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T.I. Decodes Hilarious Acronym About Atlanta Re-Opening


T.I. has a message for all Georgia residents after Governor Brian Kemp announced that he would be re-opening non-essential services this week.

Governor Brian Kemp made the very controversial decision to re-open non-essential businesses, like gyms, barbershops, and bowling alleys, at the end of this week in the state of Georgia. Although we all would like to get out of the house, it’s pretty clear to the majority of us that it’s far too early to be doing something that could affect our health so dramatically. Still, Kemp appears poised to move forward. That doesn’t mean that anybody will actually be going to said non-essential businesses though.

Joining Cardi B after the rapper criticized Governor Kemp’s decision to re-open businesses in Georgia, the King of the South T.I. has officially chimed in with an acronym for us all to decode.

“Dear Georgia, IDGAFWKSYBSYBAITMFH,” wrote the Atlanta legend on Instagram.

In case you weren’t quite getting that, let me decode it all for you. Tip is likely saying the following: “I don’t give a fuck what Kemp says, y’all better stay y’all bitch asses in the mother-fucking house.”

He followed up that message with one that concerns solely Atlanta.

“Atlanta: YKWTFGO,” he added.

Translation: “Atlanta, you know what the fuck goin’ on.”

This is definitely a cheekier way of criticizing the way that Governor Kemp has gone about re-opening non-essential businesses during the coronavirus outbreak. While he will surely please Donald Trump in doing so, the general public ain’t all too impressed.

Stay home, everyone!

T.I. Decodes Hilarious Acronym About Atlanta Re-Opening
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Killer Mike Won’t Open Barbershop After Georgia Reopens On Friday


As Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announces to lift the majority of the state’s lockdown, Killer Mike breaks own exactly why his barbershop won’t be opening up shop this Friday.

The coronavirus pandemic is still sweeping the nation but there are politicians that are rushing to reopen the economy. Trump, of course, has urged for this to happen while the Georgia governor clearly agreed. Gov. Brian Kemp announced that many non-essential businesses such as barbershops, salons, and gyms, can re-open this Friday as he lifts a majority of these emergency lockdown laws in place. 

Killer Mike Won't Open Barbershop After Georgia Reopens On Friday
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As many individuals protest this decision, Killer Mike, who owns The Swag Shop barbershops throughout Atlanta, sat down with TMZ to reveal that he won’t be opening up shop this week. “As business owners, we were concerned and we are concerned,” he said, revealing that it’s great news for business but not for public health. “Our first concern is the safety of our employees and our customers,” he explained. “We aren’t comfortable opening.”

Killer Mike shed light on the high death rate of African-Americans from COVID-19 and explained the decision to keep the doors shut for timebeing is the best decision at the moment to keep people in his community safe. 

In addition to having a business, Killer Mike explained that he’s also a landlord and that he’s also made sure to adjust rent in the midst of the pandemic. 

Clearly, Killer Mike supports Dr. Anthony Fauci’s sentiment surrounding the dangers of opening the economy up too soon. 

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Georgia Governor Didn’t Know Asymptomatic People Could Spread Coronavirus

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp admitted that he was not actually aware that asymptomatic people could spread coronavirus to others until recently.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp confessed that he had only just recently learned that people who haven't shown symptoms of coronavirus could still spread the disease to others. During a press conference on Wednesday, Kemp revealed that he had just been informed earlier this week "that this virus is now transmitting before people see signs," despite medical professionals stressing this possibility for quite awhile.

"So what we've been telling people from directives from the CDC for weeks now," he continued, "that if you start feeling bad stay home, those individuals could have been infecting people before they ever felt bad." However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had definitely already made it abundantly clear that the incubation period for coronavirus is anywhere between 2-4 days, meaning asymptomatic carriers could absolutely unknowingly spread the virus to others. While the CDC only explicitly stated that asymptomatic individuals were capable of infecting others on Monday (March 30th), Dr. Anthony Fauci had already confirmed that "asymptomatic transmission" was a real threat way back in January.

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"Well we didn't know that until the last 24 hours," Kemp confessed. "This is a game-changer for us." Kemp initiated a shelter-in-place order for the state of Georgia during this press conference, which will go into effect on Friday (April 3rd) and last until at least April 13th. He explained that Georgia is preparing hospitals for an expected increase of coronavirus-infected patients, as the state's numbers rose to 4,700 confirmed cases and 154 deaths this week.