People in #Atlanta held a rally today outside of a court hearing in solidarity with Jack, a political prisoner in the fight to stop Cop City, a massive counter-insurgency training center.
For more information on Jack's case, go here: https://www.freejack.co/
Not sure if this is related to what is going on with some banks, but...
Zelle confirms issues with payments platform across US
(Timon - stock.adobe.com)
By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
May 02, 2025
"Zelle is down for several banks across the country.
"Users have been sharing on DownDetector that they are not able to send payments from some institutions such as Truist, Navy Federal and Chase.
"There were reports of outages in several areas, including #Seattle, #Atlanta, #Boston and #Tampa, WMAQ reported."
I am in #Atlanta for the #ResistANDBuild Summit!
“Uniting for Systemic Change”
“Where Changemakers Connect, Learn, and Collaborate
Fostering a vibrant ecosystem for systemic transformation through dialogue, relationship-building, and collective action”
#Solidarity #SolidarityAtScale
#SystemChangeNotClimateChange
#SolidarityEconomics #MutualAid
#Transformation #Cooperatives
#Resistance #CollectiveAction
#Dialogue #Changemakers
The Trump administration is jailing immigrants in an Atlanta prison that has recently been the subject of Congressional hearings over mismanagement and brutal conditions. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/trump-immigrants-federal-prisons
#politics #USPol #Atlanta #immigration #prison
I normally vote early, but I just realized I forgot. If you're in Cobb County, GA district 2, we have an important special election today for county commissioner, get out there!
It was great to see everyone who showed up at Atlanta Streets Alive! A friendly passer-by parked his dog (Sophia?) in front of our sign for a photo. She's a good dog!
#dogsofmastodon #atlanta
#EverythingIsARemix and the majority set of #MagicalThinking is #culture, #normal, and #mainstream.
First offer of #Atlanta house-hunting 2025 submitted
Hey y'all! Today is #Atlanta Streets Alive!
theATL.social will be hosting a booth at/near 33.75568° N, 84.38880° W (Peachtree St & Poplar St).
Stop by for a free sticker and good vibes. (And maybe a cookie or two ).
I'll post updates as the day progresses - but, do stop by and say hi
City of Atlanta just ~canceled~ "postponed" their affordable housing week events...
Here's the title track, "The Backbone Of America Is A Mule And Cotton" in its entirety. It's the only original song on the album, but gives you a pretty good glimpse at Jay's personality.
#Thrifting #ThriftStoreFind #Folk #Blues #Vinyl #OutsiderArt #OneManBand #Nashville #Atlanta
Feeling really lucky to have come across this artifact. Traditional songs have, by definition, been done to death, but Jay's renditions are entrancing. His rendition of How Great Thou Art nearly brought this atheist to tears.
The Wikipedia article on the man reveals so much more you'd never know from looking at his own autobiography and notes. Take a look if you've got a few minutes to learn some American history nobody's trying to teach you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abner_Jay
#Thrifting #ThriftStoreFind #Folk #Blues #Vinyl #OutsiderArt #OneManBand #Nashville #Atlanta
Some of Jay's recordings were complied for release in 2009 for an edition called "True Story of Abner Jay." The release includes a two-page autobiography by Jay. It's good reading.
Here's a thoughtful review with some excerpts and whatnot
#Thrifting #ThriftStoreFind #Folk #Blues #Vinyl #OutsiderArt #OneManBand #Nashville #Atlanta
https://www.covermesongs.com/2017/05/abner-jay-true-story-of-dixie.html
On the back cover are what I assume to be Jay's own notes
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Just found this at the thrift for $2, and subsequently went down the rabbit hole learning who Abner Jay was. Seems like he was a real character !
https://www.discogs.com/release/9893362-Abner-Jay-The-Backbone-Of-America-Is-A-Mule-And-Cotton
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