Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is a busy man, and if you’ve seen him driving in his his city-provided SUV, you’ll know it. The decked out Yukon has blue lights and sirens, and routinely uses them when traveling around town, dodging much of the city’s infamous traffic. Some law enforcement officials have noted that the vehicle should be illegal, but the Mayor maintains that city attorneys have assured him of its legality. Either way he’s unlikely to get in much trouble, but such brash use of what’s typically a right reserved for law enforcement has his ship DRIFTING…
Congressmen dodge antisemitism vote
This week the U.S. House passed a resolution condemning antisemitism in the U.S., which has seen an uptick as tensions have risen after war broke out between Israel and Hamas. The final tally was 311 in favor, 14 opposed, and 92 voting ‘present,’ including Democratic Reps. Hank Johnson of Lithonia, Lucy McBath of Marietta and Nikema Williams of Atlanta. Democrats in opposition (or sitting out the vote) said voicing support for the Jewish people was just an attempt to be divisive. Those reps. in opposition of antisemitism are SINKING…
