Back in 2008, Georgia enacted a series of tax and production incentives that resulted in Georgia becoming known as the “Hollywood...

I didn’t think this story was real when I first saw it, but it’s from the Associated Press.

Via Marketwatch:

University of Georgia will only sell alcohol to fans who donate $25K

Some University of Georgia fans will be able to buy beer during football games — but only donors who have agreed to...

He announced this during his commencement speech, to deafening cheers, no doubt.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported:

Morehouse commencement speaker to pay off Class of 2019’s student loans

Billionaire Robert F. Smith, who received an honorary doctorate at Morehouse College’s Sunday morning graduation exercises, had already announced a $1.5 million gift to the school.

But during...

In the fevered mind of actress turned political activist Alyssa Milano it makes perfect sense to advocate a #SexStrike to protest Georgia’s new “heart beat” law.  Without any hint of irony, she claims that women “cannot risk getting pregnant” and should withhold sex “until we get bodily autonomy back.”

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I have no idea why people call this controversial because there is nothing controversial about life and science. Life begins at conception. It’s science and basic biology.

Republican Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into l...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) tried so hard to get failed Georgia governor candidate Stacey Abrams to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. David Perdue in 2020.

It didn’t work as Abrams announced today she will not run for the senate in 2020.

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This happened at Emory University. The suspended prof used the ‘N’ word in context, while teaching.

The Daily Report has the story:

ABA Asked to Censure...

Students at Emory University, including Jewish students, woke up this week to find eviction notices taped to their dorm room doors. The notices were posted by ‘Emory Students for Justice in Palestine’ as part of “Israeli Apartheid Week.”

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This looks really bad. The school took millions in federal funds meant for students and allegedly used it to pay for other expenses.

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports:

Education Dept. Cuts Off Student-Aid Funds for Argosy U.

As Argosy University’s financial problems worsened, the troubled institution took millions in taxpayer dollars that were...

The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) and the Georgia Council on American Indian Concerns (GCOAIC) have issued statements condemning the virulently anti-Israel and undeniably antisemitic campaign known as “Deadly Exchange”.

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One of the protesters was a former correspondent for the Daily Show. What a surprise.

Inside Higher Ed reports:

TV Comedian, Protesters Arrested at Georgia Higher Ed Meeting

Jordan Klepper, a former correspondent for The Daily Show on Comedy Central, was among nine people arrested Tuesday during a Georgia Board of Regents meeting for...

Democrats will trot out failed Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams to deliver their official State of the Union rebuttal.

Tuesday, Senator Schumer confirmed Abrams had agreed to give the official anti-Trump response.
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University of Georgia TA Irami Osei-Frimpong came under fire after he tweeted that “some white people may have to die for black communities to be made whole in this struggle to advance to freedom.”

Osei-Frimpong didn’t back away from his claims when he spoke with Tim Bryant, a radio host on a...

Federal authorities arrested Hashar Jallal Taheb, 21, from Cumming, GA, after he allegedly plotted to attack the White House.

From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Hasher Jallal Taheb, 21, of Cumm...

Two professional associations of police leaders and chief law enforcement officers in Georgia have condemned the virulently anti-Israel and undeniably antisemitic “Deadly Exchange” campaign.

That campaign, led by ‘Jewish Voice for Peace’, falsely blames Israel and American Jewish organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), for U.S. domestic police practices and problems in...

The Washington Post is facing backlash over its “analysis” piece entitled “What’s up with all those black men who voted for the Republican in the Georgia governor’s race?”.

The article begins with the obligatory attack on white women, but we aren’t the “real” target this time.  Instead, the author is enraged that...

Hollywood actors took to Twitter over the weekend to encourage others within the entertainment industry to boycott Georgia after Republican Brian Kemp defeated Democrat Stacey Abrams in the governor race.

However, Abrams has pushed back and asked Hollywood not to boycott the state.

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