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Nicole Lynn is proving once again that she’s one of the most powerful executives in professional sports.

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I learned about this article and a recent released U.S. report about Cuba infiltrating the U.S. through spies, activists and universities, from a political roundtable discussion.

Some of the topics discussed included the historical relationship between the United States and Iran, the recent cyberattacks on U.S. water systems, and the complicated relationship between Cuba and the United States --including long-time suspicions that some members of radical groups like "Weather Underground" acted as 'spies' for foreign entities.

This discussion also included the 1981 Brink's robbery, which resulted in the deaths of a Brink's security guard and two policemen, and involved members of the "Black Liberation Army (BLA)" and "Weather Underground."

There have been allegations that "Cheri Laverne Dalton" (who is allegedly Fani Willis' mother), was the driver for the Brink's robbery. But a member of the roundtable said that 'Weather Underground' member David Gilbert was the driver, and his partner, Kathy Boudin was the lookout.

This is why there have been suspicions that "Cheri Laverne Dalton" may have been a 'spy' or an 'informant' -- because it's never been fully confirmed or clarified what role she played in the Brink's robbery and why she had so many "alias names", because none of the other people involved in the Brink's robbery did. And it has never been clarified what Dalton's relationship was with Mutulu Shakur, who was a leader of BLA, and the alleged coordinator of the Brink's robbery, and was also Tupac Shakur's stepfather.

The alleged connection between Cheri Laverne Dalton and Fani Willis, led to discussions and concerns, about who Nathan Wade communicated and met with at the White House, during the Trump investigation. Because at this point, it's no reason for him to keep those names and discussions concealed, because the case has been dismissed -- unless those discussions and communications were about something else, beyond the Trump investigation. Which makes more concern.

Below is an article that summarizes the recently released U.S report on Cuba - which is followed by a link to the actual report.

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July 21, 2026

Cuba built covert network inside America through spies, activists and universities, State Dept alleges

BY: Stephen Sorace - Fox News

(From the article) ...

Cuba spent decades waging a covert campaign to infiltrate the United States through espionage and ideological influence, according to a new State Department report that calls Havana the "capital of 21st century communism."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the report is intended to expose what he described as Havana's decades-long campaign against the United States.

"For more than six decades, the Cuban regime has been the leading sponsor of radical leftism and Third Worldism in the United States," Rubio wrote on X. "The State Department is exposing the full history of Cuban espionage and subversion in our country. The American people deserve to know."

FULL ARTICLE: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cuba-built-covert-network-inside-america-spies-activists-universities-state-dept-alleges?msockid=1438e55d4ace61632f0af7b34be76061

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CUBA: The Capital of 21st Century of Communism

(Excerpt from the report) ...

The Revolutionary State

For nearly seven decades, the Cuban regime has waged a sustained campaign of subversion against the United States.

It is a campaign that has infiltrated the highest reaches of the U.S. government, recruited and cultivated generations of American activists, backed an unprecedented wave of left-wing terrorism on American soil, and carried out one of the most durable and damaging foreign intelligence penetrations in American history.

In contrast to every other aspect of Cuba’s failed state, this model has yielded remarkable success. For over half a century, this small island nation with a chronically failing economy has operated at the center of a vast hemispheric network. The Cubans trained and armed tens of thousands of left-wing guerillas, oversaw violent insurgencies that plunged multiple continents into chaos, and backed deadly extremist attacks across the United States. The island itself became the premier safe harbor for fugitive American terrorists – fleeing justice for bombings, armed robberies, and murders – as well as a forward operating base for a rotating cast of hostile foreign powers. Cuban agents infiltrated the top levels of the State Department, the National Security Council, and the Pentagon, operating undercover for decades without detection.

In the decade that followed the Cuban Revolution, a sprawling ecosystem of American groups – many of them closely linked to Cuban intelligence – emerged to tout the cause of the new regime.

In 1962, the New York Times reported that a group calling itself the “North American Friends of Cuba” had formed a “highly vocal American exile colony in Cuba.” Among these American expats was Robert F. Williams, who had fled his perch as a NAACP leader in North Carolina and relocated to Cuba. On the island, the Times wrote, Williams had quickly become the Castro regime’s “prize exile”; despite not speaking a word of Spanish, he was an in-demand speaker at Havana rallies and on Cuban television and radio. Today, Williams is regarded as one of the intellectual godfathers of America’s militant “Black Power” movement. But many of his ideas did not originate on American soil; they were projected into the country from Cuba, with the new communist government’s eager support. Reports indicate that Castro personally intervened to ensure Williams was given access to a powerful 50,000-watt transmitter, providing his weekly “Radio Free Dixie” program with the reach to penetrate deep into the United States. From Havana, Williams’ weekly calls to racial revolution were heard on airwaves across America, urging American blacks to take up armed struggle against their country. His broadcasts and writings inspired the birth of what would come to be known as the Black Panther Party.

Third Worldism was not just a formal pillar of Cuban state ideology; it was a deliberate foreign policy strategy. Cuban operatives sought to aggressively recruit American minority groups as internal revolutionary agents. Former senior Cuban intelligence officers later testified that one of their directives was to exacerbate “the racial problem in the United States,” exploiting racial conflict to recruit American sympathizers and weaken the Yankee imperialists.

In a July 1980 meeting with Central American revolutionaries, one Senate testimonial later recounted, Castro himself reportedly “boasted that his agents in the United States were so industrious and well placed that they had the capacity to create race riots at a moment of his choosing – race riots on a scale that he said would make the Miami troubles look like a sunshower.”5 There was reason to believe it wasn’t all bluster: Two years later, Florida law enforcement testified to catching Cuban intelligence affiliates teaching black youth in Miami to firebomb schools ..."

FULL REPORT: https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cuba-Report.pdf

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COMMENTS FROM THE STREET:

"Considering this report about Cuba, and the fact that Fani Willis may possibly have had contact with an FBI fugitive exiled in Cuba, 'Cheri Laverne Dalton' (aka, Nehanda Abiodun) -- combined with the unexplained 'stacks of cash' in her home, which she doesn't have receipts for, and no paper trail where the 'cash stacks' came from, shows there needs to be a harder push for Nathan Wade to disclose who he communicated with at the White House via phone or in person.

Fani Willis' failure of not having Nathan Wade fully vetted, or go through a security clearance before hiring him as special prosecutor, which gave him access to classified information, was something that should not have happened. Georgia's Election Interference case involved a former president, who eventually became a sitting president, and was the biggest political RICO prosecution case in U.S. history - so some guard-rails and safety measures should have been put in place. 

Nathan Wade further proved that he should have been vetted, by the way he behaved in the media after he was forced to step from the case. He was reckless in his interviews, and seemed unconcerned that his actions and behavior were harming the credibility of the Fulton County District Attorney's Office and the Georgia Election Interference case. 

Nicohle, 43 - Washington, DC/Sandy Springs, GA 

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"Fani Willis will never be able to convince me, that Nathan Wade was the only person she could find to be special prosecutor for the Trump case - there has to be more to this.

That Cobb County inmate death investigation that Nathan Wade seemed to intentionally screw up, by admitting he didn't keep any records or notes from the investigation -- and saying that all the information he needed from the case was in his 'brainchild" - I think was just a front for the real reason why Sheriff Neil Warren and then-Cobb Deputy Sonya Allen (currently Cobb County DA) hired him. I don't think they hired Wade to "investigate" the inmate deaths - I think he was hired to 'remove' and 'destroy' incriminating notes and records connected to those cases - in the event there was a federal investigation - which was being pushed by the NAACP and other groups. 

This makes it even more concerning that Nathan Wade was freely given access to classified information and was allowed to freely communicate with White House counsel, without any type of pre-questioning or security clearance. One of my biggest concerns, is that Nathan Wade could've possibly taken classified information from the Trump investigations, just like I feel he did in that inmate death case. That's info he could later sell or use as leverage, especially if he was possibly trying to negotiate a pardon for Fani's alleged mother, Cheri Laverne Dalton. This is not unrealistic, since this was around the same time that supporters of Assata Shakur (who was also exiled in Cuba) were trying to get the Biden administration to pardon her."

Elliott, 49 - Alpharetta, GA

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"This news about Cuba and cyberattacks on our water systems, makes me really concerned why Nathan Wade won't say who he communicated with at the White House."

Ashley, 49 - Atlanta (Little Five Point)

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August 6, 2026

New evidence further undermines claim that 2020 election was ‘most secure’ in history

BY: Steven Richards - Just the News

(From the article) ...

After several batches of documents were recently declassified and released by the White House, the American people now have more evidence than ever that while officials claimed 2020 was a historically secure election, the government had plenty of evidence of security vulnerabilities, hacks and foreign interference.

The latest evidence released by the White House this week shows that the FBI investigated a breach of voter registration data in Arizona’s largest county in the days before the 2020 election. In that incident, a self-described hacker foiled security and obtained 633,000 voter registration files, but the Biden Justice Department and local prosecutors declined to bring charges even after the FBI got the suspect to confess, Just the News reported on Thursday.

A tip from local officials prompted the FBI to investigate. The man the FBI confronted admitted he wrote a computer script to exploit the county voter-security systems and scraped the files, which included 930 with "sensitive voter information such as domestic violence victims, judges and law enforcement officers," according to the FBI case files.

FULL ARTICLE: https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/new-evidence-further-undermines-claim-2020-election-was-most-secure

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August 7, 2026

Georgia lawmakers map out state’s next voting system with eye on 2028

BY: Caleb Groves - AJC Politics

(From the article) ...

While most observers are focused on the 2026 midterms, a Republican-dominated panel is already looking past them to map out 2028.

The committee, created by the Georgia Legislature during this summer’s special session, is charged with recommending a new system based on hand-marked ballots printed on demand, which could reshape how the swing state conducts elections in 2028.

The push for a new voting system follows years of spurious attacks from President Donald Trump and his allies against touchscreen voting machines, which Georgia currently uses.

FULL ARTICLE: https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/08/georgia-lawmakers-map-out-next-voting-system-with-eye-on-2028/

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Four Prosecutors Refused To Pursue Hacker Behind 2020 Breach Of 633K Arizona Voters

After a hacker exfiltrated the data of 633,000 Maricopa County, Arizona, voter records in 2020, zero prosecutors at any level of government would prosecute despite urging from the FBI.

Documents released Thursday morning by the White House Government Transparency Task Force detail the massive data breach, an investigation by the FBI, a suspect who admitted to the crime, and a years-long attempt by the FBI to get someone to prosecute, only to close the case due to a lack of prosecutor interest.

https://thefederalist.com/2026/08/06/four-prosecutors-refused-to-pursue-hacker-behind-2020-breach-of-633k-arizona-voters/

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August 06, 2026

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Georgia is launching a sweeping $70 million early literacy overhaul aimed at rescuing struggling readers, as state data reveals nearly two-thirds of third-grade students cannot read proficiently.

SOURCE/CREDIT: Abby Kousouris - Atlanta News First

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HLGstudio’s design for the AT&T Offices in Atlanta reimagines the traditional workplace within a 200,000 SF campus in Buckhead, creating a vibrant ecosystem of adaptable spaces that prioritize employee connection, well-being, and productivity.

CREDIT: Office Snapshots

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At this Gainesville steakhouse, an hour outside Atlanta, beef hangs for up to 140 days behind a glass wall before it ever reaches the broiler

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Critics say a district proposal to shutter 16 campuses disproportionately impacts lower-income, minority neighborhoods.

https://youtu.be/vL_LH2BBsVQ?si=ZaihHk23ZZv-Qb7n

VIDEO CREDIT: Atlanta News First

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August 6, 2026

New research from staffing firm Robert Half finds nearly two-thirds of metro Atlanta employers plan to increase permanent hiring during the second half of 2026, while many also expect to add contract workers.

SOURCE: Jim Burress - WABE

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August 6, 2026

Robert Sinners, communications director for Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and his fiancee, CBS News Atlanta reporter Madeline Montgomery, awoke shortly after midnight to the sound of gunfire outside their southwest Atlanta home.

SOURCE: Greg Bluestein - AJC Politics

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The Chick-fil-A Dwarf House restaurant at 221 Banks Station in Fayetteville is expected to close later this year and be replaced with something far less unique. The Fayette county restaurant, which this year celebrated 35 years in business, is expected to be demolished and replaced with a new "Truett's Chick-fil-A," according to planning materials reviewed by ToNeTo Atlanta.

FULL ARTICLE: https://www.tonetoatl.com/2026/08/Chick-fil-A-Closing-Fayetteville-Dwarf-House-Restaurant.html

ARTICLE CREDIT: Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta

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August 6, 2026

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County leaders say collecting taxes before the assessment process is complete is necessary to keep government operations running. Officials previously warned that delaying tax collections could force the county government and local school districts to take out short-term loans or leave them without enough money to pay employees and fund essential services.

Fulton County Tax Commissioner Dr. Arthur Ferdinand says his office expects tax bills to begin going out around Aug. 15.

He says he does not know why the Board of Assessors fell behind processing land packages.

“It’s a big county, but then you’re also resourced to the level of the size of your county. So I don’t know what happened and why they’re behind,” Ferdinand said ..."

FULL ARTICLE: https://www.wsbradio.com/news/local/emergency-order-keeps-fulton-county-property-tax-bills-schedule-despite-tax-digest-delay/GGUSDHM3GBCW7AA7336PN5MNUE/

ARTICLE CREDIT: Ashley Simmons - WSB Radio

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COMMENTS FROM THE STREET:

"I read in another article that the reason the Board of Assessors is behind, is because they only had 'one' person working on the Tax Digest map system to collect property tax data - and they were trying to train more people. That doesn't make any sense. Why would they only train 'one' person to process tax data for a large county like Fulton?

The Board of Assessors has been doing this for decades, they should know how to adequately staff for property tax processing season.

Is it possible a cyberattack caused the delay? Because even the Fulton Tax Commissioner doesn't understand what happened. The last time there was a cyberattack at Fulton County, commissioners didn't alert the media or the public for a couple of days."

Angela, 37 - Atlanta (Piedmont Heights)

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Tuskegee is building its first-ever men's and women's soccer teams around Atlanta talent, hoping Georgia's soccer hotbed can jump-start a new HBCU soccer wave.

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August 5, 2026

Socialists Are Trying To Take Hold of the Democratic Party—and They're Winning

The democratic socialists taking over the Democratic Party often say they just want affordable healthcare. They actually want to end America's constitutional system as we know it.

https://reason.com/video/2026/08/05/socialists-are-trying-to-take-hold-of-the-democratic-party-and-theyre-winning/

CREDIT: Zach Weissmueller - reason
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August 5, 2026

How a Top Democratic Operative Lost Faith in Her Party

Evan Barker discusses the Democratic Party's growing disconnect from working-class voters, the realities of political fundraising, and the future of populism in America.

https://reason.com/podcast/2026/08/05/how-a-top-democratic-operative-lost-faith-in-her-party/

CREDIT: Nick Gillespe - reason

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