On this date in 1923, Oklahoma was placed under martial law by Gov. John Calloway Walton due to terrorist activity by the Ku Klux Klan. After this declaration national newspapers began to expose the Klan and its criminal activities. Peaches Meeting about proposed Georgia mosque canceled after militia video Newt on point Georgia man dies
These Morning Reads are sure to be the greatest ever of all time! “Skeleton Tree” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. The whole album is rough and utterly fantastic. 2016’s nights were hotter than any other year since records started being kept. Yet more data showing global warming is a theory! There’s literally no
Good morning! I hope you don’t get pneumonia – but if you do, I hope no one minds if you take the day off work. The New York Times maps gay marriage in America. The Economist finds a correlation between beer and heathens. Ohio University is returning Roger Ailes’ donation. I’ve never been accused of
Happy Monday, everyone! If you’re in Atlanta, try out The Southern Gentleman. The food is delicious and the drinks are unique. Ask for Victoria. Jawja Being the White minority in Jawja. Court says Jawja can’t request proof of citizenship to vote. But apparently we need it for literally everything else. Go figure. On that note, only
The Lady Chablis passed away yesterday. Tech’s getting another dorm! Eeeeew. Six Flags is getting another vomit-inducing ride! Goats for hire. Really. Russians behaving badly. But who’s got the toilet paper? Name-calling isn’t presidential. Too big to fail. But giving bucks to Clinton is ok. Point. Counterpoint. Not The Onion.
On this date in 1892, an early version of “The Pledge of Allegiance” appeared in “The Youth’s Companion.” Colin Kaepernick would probably disapprove. Also on this date, President Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former President Nixon. Peaches Georgia Tech is trying to reduce the number of suicides on campus A monkey and drugs caught in
Good morning! And if you’re in metro Atlanta, welcome to Traffic Season! Phyllis Schlafly died yesterday. SCOTUS Justices Kagan and Sotomayor discussed our “exceptionally homogeneous” Supreme Court. There was a dog show in Perry this past weekend. Gator season is open in Georgia – and no, I’m not talking about college football. In the New
Happy Monday, everyone! Happy Labor Day, everyone! Charlie told me I had to write MRs or else he’d banish me to the Island of Misfit Toys. Needless to say, I am writing the MRs. Jawja Don’t get deadly herpes from a wild monkey. Moar analysis on Jawja turning blue. Dawgs discuss the UGA/UNC game. A
Ginny is our latest jet setting world traveler. I’m betting she’s out finding a yarn supplier to keep her “knitting in publick” alive and strong. In such, I’m here to give you this morning’s news. On this day in Georgia history, General William T. Sherman and his army captures Atlanta. It still makes a few
HAPPY SEPTEMBER. It’s time for football and pumpkin flavored things, as well as celebrating the release of the movie Titanic, which occurred on this date 18 years ago, and the release of the first Harry Potter book, which happened on the same date. THE BEST THING YOU’LL READ ALL DAY: Dog walks 12 miles after swimming 6
