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Four Construction Vehicles Burned at Data Center in Georgia
At the end of March, some entered the construction site of the data center hypercampus east of Atlanta, Georgia and burned 4 construction vehicles. This was done to oppose data centers that quickly exhaust the limited water supply of the region. This is another example of the country’s tendencies to externalize the costs of their relentless wealth hoarding to southeastern United States. They have chosen the south as an area of sacrifice, that is, a place to deposit the most unpleasant industries and their waste. For them, our home is barely available within such parameters, as it can still be used as a landfill. Thus, the people who acted insist that those who try to steal our water, air and land must at least endure loss and embarrassment on their way to hell.
This specific data center has aimed at facilitating AI connection for local companies. AI not only use more water than other computer processes, but is quickly becoming a way for the state to increase its intrusion in our personal life. And more and more are used by police and state forces to monitor those who oppose them. The people who burned these machines do not believe that our thoughts and movements should be used for profit or incarceration.
If you are interested in taking similar steps against such opponents, there are many opportunities. Atlanta Region is one of the locations with the highest activity of the data center developers, but they appear across the country. Companies owned by these centers often are not based in regions in which construction happens. No matter where you are, you are likely to be able to identify a project, facility or corporate office associated with data centers. There are many opportunities to take action. Some neighbors in Atlanta were successful with traditional organizing approaches. However, when politicians inevitably sell you out, we hope that this action reminds you of alternatives.
Here are some tips that may guide you to identify potential targets. Driving in search of construction sites can produce good results. Notifications of public hearings for rezoning and new constructions can also be helpful. Comparing the logos and the name of the corporation on signs outside the construction via Tor Browser on Tails will also help narrow it down. Check that your research is done safely on tails before acting; there are many methods and techniques that others have developed to limit the state’s ability to stop you.
Note: photo not associated with action.
I'm excited to announce that I have been awarded a Fund for Investigative Journalism seed grant to continue The Xylom's reporting on Atlanta's beleaguered public transit system!
Thank you to my editor Rhysea Agrawal, as well as Atlanta-area residents, experts, and officials who have spoken with me so far.
Tips? Comments? Suggestions? Reach out through our encrypted communications channel at Signal alexip.718.
https://fij.org/fund-awards-46-new-grants-for-groundbreaking-investigations/
"Algunas reflexiones sobre la manifestación de hoy en #HandsOff en #Atlanta.
Admito que me sentía un poco desesperanzado. Todos los mensajes terribles de familiares y amigos esta semana (desde despidos del gobierno, cierres de programas, etc.), mis ahorros de toda la vida afectados por estos estúpidos aranceles, y bueno, me sentía como un bote de remos en un mar tempestuoso.
Pero, Dios mío, la cantidad de gente que se presentó en Piedmont Park y marchó —millas de estadounidenses patriotas— marchando hacia el Capitolio del Estado de Georgia. Todas las pancartas, la energía, los cánticos, las bandas de música.
La energía era genial, el ambiente era intenso pero concentrado, y ver la multitud de estadounidenses al final de la marcha me hizo llorar.
Los medios de comunicación también estuvieron presentes, documentando para todos que esto es real.
Y durante todo esto, toda la organización en Mastodon, en Bluesky, el trabajo de #IndivisibleAtlanta (especialmente Kimberly Krautter) ha sido inspirador, indescriptible.
Tenemos un movimiento político y social, amigos. Queda mucho por hacer para arreglar lo que está tan terriblemente dañado, pero movilizar a la gente para la acción política es el primer paso en esa lucha."
Some reflections about today at the #HandsOff rally in #Atlanta.
I admittedly was feeling a bit hopeless. All the messages of terribleness from family and friends this week (from gov't firings, programs shutting down, etc), my literal life savings getting hit by these stupid tariffs, and well, I felt like a rowboat in stormy seas.
But my god, the number of people who showed up at Piedmont Park and marched - miles of patriotic Americans - marching to the GA State Capital. All the signs, the energy, the chants, the marching bands.
The energy was great, the mood was intense but focused, and seeing the sea of Americans at the end of the march brought tears to my eyes.
The media showed up too - documenting to everyone that this for real.
And during this, all the organizing on Mastodon, on Bluesky, the work of #Indivisible Atlanta (esp. Kimberly Krautter) has been inspiring beyond words.
We've got a political and social movement, folks. There is a long way to go to fixing what is so terribly broken, but activating people for political action is Step 1 in that struggle.
Estimates of over 30,000 people people at the rally at the Georgia State Capitol today
The GA State MARTA station was packed when we left the rally at the capitol. A lot of people riding who were obviously not used to it.
A guy played the ukulele and got the whole train to sing "This Land is My Land".
Public transit is freedom
"a start to finish listen both vocally and musically, with the vibes and vision tuned in that much tighter to Holley’s singular, on point and pointed lyrics" - https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/lonnie-holley-tonky-jagjaguwar
Find Lonnie Holley in many places but also The New Age of New Age Playlist:
https://www.submithub.com/link/the-new-age-of-new-age-playlist
Hey theATL.social! Hope everyone is having an alright Monday.
The new members site for theATL.social site is fully online! Lots of great features for paid members, including member profiles (theATL.social's version of Linktree), email forwarding, a new domain blocking helper, #Bluesky handles with theatl.social domain, pastebin, and more coming soon! 
Learn more at https://members.theatl.social
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Thank you to our current members. Your contributions are greatly appreciated. 
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Two days ago, the #pollen count in #Atlanta #Georgia reached a record-breaking high level of 14801 (https://www.atlantaallergy.com/pollen_counts) - the highest level the area has ever seen
Record-high CO2 levels amplify pollen production in trees - another clearly visible impact of #ClimateChange 
Region: Atlanta, United States
Attraction: Rhodes Hall
What is your favorite sightseeing destination and why?
See beautiful sights in Atlanta: https://visitsights.com/sights/United%20States/Atlanta
#Travel #Tourism #House #Historic #Sights #Museum #Atlanta #UnitedStates #Sightseeing #Building
Hey theATL.social! Hope everyone is managing pollen-time in #Atlanta.
ICYMI, on April 5th, a #HandsOff march from Piedmont Park (Oak Hill) to the State Capitol will be gathering at 12:30pm, with the march commencing at 1pm.
theATL.social members and friends are invited to march together!
Let me know if you are interested in joining - either DM or via Signal @ lee.512
Closer to the event, I'll send out the location for our rallying point on/near Oak Hill.
What is #HandsOff? It's a mass mobilization of good people marching and organizing across 
demanding that the bad people keep their grubby hands off our country, our people, and our rights.
Atlanta's #pollen count today is 14801.
This is the highest on record.
( Atlanta's old pollen count was 9,369 on March 20, 2012. )
Literally, the air is yellow along with our cars.
Today in Labor History March 28, 1977: AFSCME Local 1644 struck in Atlanta, Georgia, for a pay raise. This local of mostly African American sanitation workers saw labor and civil rights as part of the same struggle. They saw their fight as a continuation of the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike. For several years, they organized to get black civil rights leaders elected to public office. They succeeded in getting their man, Maynard Jackson, elected mayor of Atlanta. After all, as vice mayor, Jackson had supported their 1970 strike. Yet, in his first three years as mayor, he refused to give them a single raise. Consequently, their wages dropped below the poverty line for a family of four. Jackson accused AFSCME of attacking Black Power by challenging his authority. He fired over 900 workers by April 1 and crushed the strike by the end of April. Many believe this set the precedent for Reagan’s mass firing of 11,000 air traffic controllers during the PATCO strike, in 1981.
Here is one of the new billboards that the government of 
has placed along key highways in red states in the US to help inform the public. This one is just outside #atlanta
"Community members discussed and partially lived out a collective visualization of what they want public safety to look like as hundreds of Atlantans convened Saturday afternoon at Howell Park in the West End to brainstorm and vote on critical aspects of a holistic view of public safety in a People’s Movement Assembly (PMA)."
https://atlpresscollective.com/2025/03/26/atlanta-residents-redefine-public-safety/
The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records first reviewed by @ProPublica .
So, where can Americans get reliable information on climate change? Look no further than the doctor's office, say Atlanta primary care providers.
This story is co-published by Atlanta Community Press Collective and 285 South.
