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DAVID BOSSIE: 4 Years After Being Canceled, MLB All-Star Game Back In Atlanta
While Major League Baseball (MLB) will hold its All-Star game at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 15, it must never be forgotten that the Midsummer Classic should have been played there four years ago as scheduled. In…
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Rent Prices Are Ballooning In Major US City Following Pervasive Fraud By Bums With Low Credit Scores
Atlanta appears to have become the poster child for a nationwide surge in rental-application fraud, and landlords are paying the price. Rent for a two-bedroom apartment now hovers near $2,000 a month — well above what…
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Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County. With a population of 498,715 at the 2020 census and an estimated 529,110 in 2025, Atlanta is the eighth-most populous city in the Southeast and the 36th-most populous city in the United States. Atlanta is classified as a Beta+ global city. The Atlanta metropolitan area has an estimated population of over 6.4 million and is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level, Atlanta features a unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the densest urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States.

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Georgia Democrats Pick Former Atlanta Mayor for Governor Race

After years of falling short in statewide races, Georgia Democrats are once again betting on a familiar political figure to try to flip the governor’s office in one of the country’s most competitive battleground states…

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MLB Shoots Itself In The Foot While Bending Knee To Woke Left — Again

Major League Baseball (MLB) should have learned a valuable lesson in 2021 after it humiliated itself by moving the All-Star game out of Atlanta due to pressure from the woke left-wing mob and its dishonest opposition to…

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Waymo Plans Exit From Uber Robotaxi Deal

Waymo is weighing an exit from its robotaxi partnership with Uber as competition grows, planning to operate independently in Austin and Atlanta starting January 2028 when the contract permits, while Phoenix has already split from the arrangement. Uber and Waymo continue to interface in remaining markets and are adjusting to regulatory and strategic shifts, including potential competition in London.

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County. With a population of 498,715 at the 2020 census and an estimated 529,110 in 2025, Atlanta is the eighth-most populous city in the Southeast and the 36th-most populous city in the United States. Atlanta is classified as a Beta+ global city. The Atlanta metropolitan area has an estimated population of over 6.4 million and is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level, Atlanta features a unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the densest urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States.

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“Atlanta is one of the world's most peculiar cities. It has the requisite pointy skyscrapers and if you ask for a small Coke in a Taco Bell, it still comes in a bucket. This is America.”
— Jeremy Clarkson, Born to be Riled (1999), p. 196
“The town in Georgia's got a law on the books / Says if we all got guns then we won't have crooks / Now what could make them think that way?”
— The Dead Milkmen, “Right Wing Pigeons“, Big Lizard in My Backyard (1985)
“When no candidate receives a majority of votes in the general election, a runoff between the top two vote-getters is required. The runoff election will be Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Statewide, voters will decide between incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and his challenger Herschel Walker for U.S. Senate. Some counties have down-ticket races as well. CHECK YOUR VOTING STATUS”
— georgia.gov Georgia Election 2022 (Runoff) (2022)
“Down near the Florida border, Georgia could give South Carolina lessons in heat and humidity.”
— Harry Turtledove, The Great War: Breakthroughs (2000), Chapter 14, (, p. 329)
“The management of Georgia elections has become an embarrassment for our state”
— Raphael Warnock & Kelly Loeffler according to [https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/politics/georgia-runoff-key-dates/index.html ( 9 November 2020)
“RINOS @BrianKempGA, @GeoffDuncanGA, & Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, will be solely responsible for the potential loss of our two GREAT Senators from Georgia, @sendavidperdue & @KLoeffler. Won’t call a Special Session or check for Signature Verification! People are ANGRY!”
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