ATL transit secrecy, dirty power, ‘Nostra-dumb ass’ & meeting GA’s youngest legislator

Beltline Rail Now's Matthew Raoe, SELC attorney Bob Sherrier & Rep. Akbar Ali all joined The Ron Show Tuesday.

Whew; a wide-ranging Ron Show from Tuesday:

+ an AJC bombshell: we knew all along the Mayor wanted to shelve Beltline rail on the east side, but no one had the authority to just halt work being done in preparation for it, and yet ⁠work was, indeed halted⁠, without MARTA board authority. Matthew Rao with ⁠Beltline Rail Now⁠ joined Ron to figure out who’s responsible (guilty) and who can be held accountable.

+ Georgia Power and its parent Southern Company is ⁠doubling down on dirty energy options to prepare for speculative data center needs⁠, according to the Southern Environmental Law Center, and SELC staff attorney Bob Sherrier joined Ron to discuss the irresponsibility of it all.

+ Anne Applebaum ⁠excoriates Donald Trump’s latest public embarrassment⁠ – his letter to Norway whining about the Nobel Prize committee (not a government entity) as rationale for sabre-rattling in Denmark’s direction (another nation altogether) to snag Greenland. Anne seeks GOP courage to wrest this madman’s power – something we’ve yet to see from feckless Republicans doubtlessly never will until he’s gone.

+ But hey, remember when Ted Cruz – aka “Nostra-dumb ass” ⁠correctly predicted in 2016⁠ there’d be an era where a President Trump would threaten to bomb Denmark? Of course, he’s tucked tail and course-corrected back in Dear Leader’s graces since, but ..

+ There’s hope for a youth movement with young elected leaders popping up in the Georgia legislature. The latest being 21-year old ⁠Rep. Akbar Ali⁠, who joined Ron to let him take “young people” quips (“old people interacting with young people” quips, too) but also to learn what motivated Akbar’s engagement in politics and the issues that drive him to serve. No big deal, dude; get acclimated to a heady gig while having to also run for re-election immediately. Good luck!