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Town of Social Circle’s complaint invokes ‘public nuisance’ law that scholars say could have impact for other localities
DHS bought a warehouse in a city called Social Circle, GA, then refused to answer questions on how they'd use it.
So, the city cut off water and sewer services, put a lock on the water meter, and said that services will remain off “until ICE answers their questions."
This is how we stop fascism.❤️✊🏽
PAC | why certain friendships feel emotionally draining lately?
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Pile 1 -> 3
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Pile 1:
Cards pulled: Three of Swords rx, Four of Swords, Ten of Swords rx
What’s currently draining you in this friendship is unresolved emotional pain that never got fully addressed. Someone keeps suppressing hurt instead of honestly dealing with it, which creates emotional heaviness and silent resentment over time. This connection feels emotionally exhausting because too much is being internalized instead of expressed (lots of swords energy here… you both are seriously stuck in your heads lately)
The emotional pattern repeating between you two is emotional distance, silence, avoidance, and pretending things are “fine” instead of having uncomfortable conversations. One or both people withdraw when emotions become too overwhelming, which only creates more confusion and emotional tension afterward. This friendship survives through pauses and emotional shutdowns rather than healthy resolution
The truth you’re finally being pushed to acknowledge is that this connection cannot heal properly if both people keep revisiting the pain without fully releasing it. There is unfinished emotional baggage here, but spirit is also showing that complete ending energy is being resisted. Someone keeps trying to emotionally “revive” what already changed instead of accepting that the friendship cannot go back to what it once was (this feels like emotional limbo honestly)
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Pile 2:
Cards pulled: Nine of Swords, Eight of Swords, Death rx
What’s currently draining you in this friendship is constant mental and emotional anxiety. This connection feels emotionally consuming because too much energy is going into overthinking, worrying, replaying conversations, wondering what someone really meant, or emotionally carrying tension that never fully settles. Someone here is emotionally exhausted from thinking about the friendship more than actually experiencing peace within it (the mental spiraling here is intense honestly)
The emotional pattern repeating between you two is feeling emotionally stuck while convincing yourselves nothing can really change. There’s avoidance, fear of confrontation, emotional restriction, and self sabotage here. One or both people may feel trapped in the dynamic yet continue staying because the familiarity feels safer than fully addressing the problem. This friendship keeps circling through the same emotional issues without true movement forward
The truth you’re finally being pushed to acknowledge is that this connection has already changed fundamentally, even if both people keep resisting it. Spirit is showing delayed endings, fear of letting go, emotional attachment to the past, and difficulty accepting transformation. Something here cannot continue in the exact same form forever no matter how much people try to hold onto it (this feels like clinging to something that already shifted emotionally a long time ago)
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Pile 3:
Cards pulled: Two of Cups, Seven of Wands rx, Judgement
What’s currently draining you in this friendship is the emotional intensity and attachment itself. There’s genuine emotional closeness here, but it’s becoming overwhelming because too much emotional energy is constantly flowing between both people. Someone may feel overly responsible for maintaining the bond, emotionally available at all times, or deeply affected by every shift in the connection. This friendship feels emotionally consuming rather than emotionally balanced lately (some of you are way more emotionally attached to this connection than you want to admit)
The emotional pattern repeating between you two is avoidance of direct conflict until emotional pressure builds up too much. Boundaries weaken easily here. One or both people may give in too quickly, suppress frustrations, avoid defending themselves, or emotionally back down just to keep the peace. This creates passive resentment and emotional exhaustion over time because important issues never get fully addressed
The truth you’re finally being pushed to acknowledge is that this connection is reaching a major emotional turning point. Spirit is forcing clarity, accountability, and emotional awakening here. You can no longer stay emotionally unconscious about what this friendship truly is, how it affects you, or what needs to change moving forward. There’s strong “wake up call” energy surrounding this pile (this honestly feels like the friendship is demanding honesty now whether both people are ready or not)
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WE’RE NOT DOOMED: Fri July 17, 2026
I don’t know about you, but for me this week was just a lot. It was hot and overwhelming. But maybe these stories will help you end the week on a better note.
We got data and ICE center wins plus a ballot measure you don’t want to miss…
And we’re starting in Montana?
Montana
Tue, June 16 - The Montana Plan has surpassed enough signatures to get on the November ballot.
This measure would “curb election spending by “artificial persons,” eliminate anonymous money, and put Montanans’ voices back at the center of our democracy,” according to their website.
Essentially, The Montana Plan is an attempt to circumvent Citizens United in the state. Or more like, bring back their old laws. Back in 1912, Montana passed the Corrupt Practices Act which banned corporations from being treated as individuals in elections, but it was ruled unconstitutional 100 years later thanks to Citizens United.
Now, of course, there is very little chance that SCOTUS will okay this plan if it goes into effect, but, like with most things, the goal is to get people angry enough that they act.
Rick Hansen, of the Election Law Blog explained:
There is a political benefit in pushing such a measure and in galvanizing public support against the Supreme Court’s damaging approach to issues of money in politics. . . . Passing such a measure and having the Court strike it down is a way of reminding the public that the Supreme Court is the entity standing in the way of achieving a fair balance between robust political competition and not allowing the ultra-wealthy to have disproportionate political power in society.
So even though this has very little chance of staying law, if it becomes law, I think it’s still incredibly worth while and it’s very exciting that they managed to get almost 50k signatures, well over the 30k threshold in their very short 13 week time frame with only grassroots organizing and volunteers.
The more angry we can get people at the Supreme Court, the better, in my view.
Social Circle, Georgia
Thu, June 18 - Back in June, DHS announced that they were scrapping several new detention centers, and one of these was in Social Circle.
This detention center had been in the news, mostly because, in a town of 5k that voted 73% for Trump, and pretty much unanimously rebuked this center.
City Manager Eric Taylor said:
The feedback from the very beginning was that the community didn’t want it, and this community was unified against it.
The biggest concern is that we don’t actually know why this was canceled, and DHS hasn’t communicated with Taylor or anyone in the local government about it at all. But it was, so we’ll take the win.
And as usual, this was only possible because of the work put in, especially by local Indivisible group Boldly Blue, to make it possible.
Member Gereth Fenley said:
It’s a joyous day in showing that sometimes the little guy can win against the really big federal government.
And that’s exactly what happened. This small town was able to come together and convince DHS, at least for the time being, that they aren’t welcome.
As Senator Raphael Warnock said in a statement about Social Circle and Oakwood, another town that also had their center scrapped:
When we stand up and speak out, the power of the people is more powerful than the people in power.
And that’s true across the entire country. If we keep fighting back, they can’t win.
Box Elder County, Utah
Tue, June 23 - Two Republican County Commissioners were not reelected thanks to their support of the massive Kevin O’Leary Data Center.
Boyd Bingham was ousted by Vance Smith with 52% of the vote. Smith will go on to face Alan Williams in the general.
Meanwhile Lee Perry lost to Nathan Tueller with 53% of the vote, and Tueller will be unopposed in the general.
Before the election Bingham posted in a since deleted Facebook post that his hands were tied, and he had no choice but to support the gargantuan center:
We approved a project area that if we had voted no to, would have brought lawsuits that our county would lose. Taxpayer dollars would have been spent, not insurance money since we had no legal basis to stand on for a no vote.
But Perry argued, after the election that if he had known this would cost him reelection, he might have handled it differently if he could go back:
I wouldn’t vote differently, but I would push back against the state and make them come out publicly and tell everybody why they’re forcing it down our throat.
Good lesson for any elected official considering just going along with data centers.
And, as always, this just proves that voting, in every election, no matter how small, is one of the most important things we can do.
So those are today’s stories. I hope you learned something and it makes you ready to find your place to fight back!
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Town of Social Circle’s complaint invokes ‘public nuisance’ law that scholars say could have impact for other localities
A community in Georgia is trying a number of legal moves to keep an ICE prison from setting up shop in the area. The most interesting is to have the ICE facility declared a "public nuisance".
A small Georgia town’s federal lawsuit opposing the Trump administration’s plans to turn a warehouse into one of the largest immigration detention centers in the US has the potential to create a wide impact as it uses novel legal arguments, experts said. The town of Social Circle’s complaint goes further than other recently filed lawsuits around the same issues, which assert that the US federal government has not carried out environmental impact assessments for proposed detention centers, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (Nepa). The town’s lawsuit goes on to allege that the homeland security department and ICE have also violated the federal Administrative Procedures Act (APA) – which “requires reasoned decision-making by federal agencies, including consideration of adversely affected interests and any reasonable alternatives”, according to the complaint. Additionally, the complaint asserts that locating what ICE has called “megacenters” in the small town of about 5,000 residents would violate Georgia’s “public nuisance” law – meaning it would “harm their health, safety, and wellbeing”.
You know how Trump cons people into thinking he's such a great deal maker? The Trump administration paid $99 million more for this property than what it was worth. SAD!
(Attorney Adam) Lauridsen pointed to the town’s interactions with the agencies after it became clear that the federal government had purchased a warehouse for $128m in early February – nearly five times its assessed value of $29m last year, (City Manager Eric) Taylor told the Guardian shortly after the sale went through.
More proof that Trump is a sucker and loser. It would be nice if we could remove Trump by simply declaring him to be a public nuisance.
Seriously, we need to give more attention to local government. Taking care to have the right sort of people leading our municipalities and counties will help us when somebody wants to put an ICE prison, a data center, or a toxic waste dump next door.
It's funny how much gaining a social circle is like trying to get a job these days...If you don't already HAVE it in some capacity you won't get one or it will be immensely difficult to procure. Not to mention the fact that not having one puts you at a severe disadvantage for support so you usually end up spending more money to keep yourself afloat.
I don't even have an emergency contact to list. I have no one to ask for a lift somewhere. I have nobody to come over and help me with anything. I have no one to speak to about the happy things in my life except this here blog and only about zero people see it because I don't really have mutuals.