#Georgia Today

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

Outkast released their fourth album Stankonia October 31, 2000

[fairydrowning]

"I have done nothing all summer but wait for myself to be myself again."

– Georgia O'Keeffe, Georgia O'Keeffe

[mizgnomer]

The Tennants and friends in matching outfits

(with thanks to Georgia's Instagram)

[ingravinoveritas]

David and Michael wearing their respective GO 2 fleeces when they are apart, the way they do...

[todayontumblr]

Friday, August 25.

A tribute to the state of Georgia, USA.

Georgia, Georgia, Georgia. And what a fine state it is. For reasons unbeknownst to us, we found ourselves compelled to celebrate every last one of its 59,425 square miles when we awoke from nourishing slumber this morning and pulled the duvet from over our faces. As we drew back our collective curtains, we found our faces struck by magnificent morning light; a light all too reminiscent of those rich hues you only find down in that most famous of American states.

It's a state as beautiful as the name suggests, and with an embarrassment of riches to explore and enjoy: Stone Mountain Park, the cities of Atlanta, Athens, and Savannah, wild horses roaming Cumberland Island, its famous southern hospitality, its iconic peaches, The Varsity—the world's largest drive-in restaurant, Anna Ruby Falls, having your fingerprints taken, the World of Coca-Cola museum, the Blue Ridge Mountains. Ah, #georgia. There really is no place quite like it—it's not so much a state as a state of mind. 

So if you find yourself in need of a holiday, whether a week's vacation, city break, or a few days hiking and camping in the best the natural world has to offer, you could do a lot worse than head down to the state of Georgia, USA. Don't forget to get a cute pic while you're there.

Say cheese x

[candlelightceremony]

‘Standing in your flames 🍷🥀❤️‍🩹🩸’

Via the band’s instagram

[alexbkrieger13]

More 🙈

https://www.instagram.com/p/DAi8bkqICse/

[reasonsforhope]

"The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case from Alabama, with two conservative justices joining liberals in rejecting a Republican-led effort to weaken a landmark voting rights law.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh aligned with the court’s liberals in affirming a lower-court ruling that found a likely violation of the Voting Rights Act in an Alabama congressional map with one majority Black seat out of seven districts in a state where more than one in four residents is Black. The state now will have to draw a new map for next year’s elections.

The decision was keenly anticipated for its potential effect on control of the closely divided U.S. House of Representatives. Because of the ruling, new maps are likely in Alabama and Louisiana that could allow Democratic-leaning Black voters to elect their preferred candidates in two more congressional districts.

The outcome was unexpected in that the court had allowed the challenged Alabama map to be used for the 2022 elections, and in arguments last October the justices appeared willing to make it harder to challenge redistricting plans as racially discriminatory under the Voting Rights Act of 1965...

The case stems from challenges to Alabama’s seven-district congressional map, which included one district in which Black voters form a large enough majority that they have the power to elect their preferred candidate. The challengers said that one district is not enough, pointing out that overall, Alabama’s population is more than 25% Black.

A three-judge court, with two appointees of former President Donald Trump, had little trouble concluding that the plan likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the votes of Black Alabamians. That “likely” violation was the standard under which the preliminary injunction was issued by the three-judge panel, which ordered a new map drawn.

But the state quickly appealed to the Supreme Court, where five conservative justices prevented the lower-court ruling from going forward. At the same time, the court decided to hear the Alabama case.

Louisiana’s congressional map had separately been identified as probably discriminatory by a lower court. That map, too, remained in effect last year and now will have to be redrawn.

The National Redistricting Foundation said in a statement that its pending lawsuits over congressional districts in Georgia and Texas also could be affected."

-via AP, June 8, 2023

[xcziel]

I VOTED!!

omg y'all it took over an hour and it's still the first week of early voting

(the entrance is under that overhang way up ahead there and the line continues inside)

if you're headed out to vote PLEASE make sure you have comfortable shoes, maybe water and a hat or sun shade, and ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME

[daily-table21]

Video: 2020 NFL Draft 1st Round Recap

Status: Public

Link: 2020 NFL Draft 1st Round Recap - YouTube

Date Posted: April 25th 2020

[katelynnwrites]

sydney lohmann scoring against duisburg, frauen-bundesliga, 15/4/24

[amartofagos]

Miss Georgia bloom photoshoot out in the sun!! She’s apsolutely beautiful!!

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9.19.24

[ingravinoveritas]

hello! I'm currently watching the NT's recording of NYE, and its leaving the youtube channel on the 11th. I live in an area where I can't access the NT's normal subscription service, and I absolutely need to know how to access this again. I know you might not be the person for this question, but given your own love for Michael, I figured you might now a way for me to find this/download/rip the video so I can watch it again after it leaves the youtube page? It's rather quickly become a comfort watch.

Thank you in advance for anything you can offer :)

Hi there! Absolutely, I am happy to help as best I can. Michael is utterly fantastic in Nye, so I very much understand wanting to rewatch it as much as you can. In terms of a download/rip of the video, I found one (with and without English subtitles) on VK here and someone has also uploaded it to Dropbox here. I think @invisibleicewands might also have a source for a download, if they want to chime in.

I hope this is helpful to you! I'll end this with a gif of gratuitous Sheen arse wiggles, just because...

[indeedgoodman]