Chattanooga Incline Railway conductor gets FIRED on the 4th of July for telling passengers: 'Welcome to the greatest country on Earth, if you disagree, you can leave' and wishing 'Happy Independence Day' to the 'very few Americans' on board. CARTA called it 'demeaning' and 'xenophobic.' Drop your thoughts below? Patriotic? Or 'Xenophobic'?

From @Chattanooga_gov @MayorTimKelly to @Syracuse1848 Mayor Sharon Owens and from Municipality of Anchorage @MayorLaFrance to City of Athens Mayor @h_doukas, the mayors of @BHcityleaders are making progress happen for their residents across the country and around the world. Hear what’s under the hood of their work inside city hall—and the progress they chart when their local governments lead with innovation, and make it core to how they serve.

We are excited to unveil that @EPB_Chattanooga—an electric utility in Chattanooga, TN—has built the world's first commercial quantum computing and quantum networking hub in the U.S. Local businesses and companies across Chattanooga and Tennessee will be developing, testing and deploying quantum technologies along with a growing network of development partners including @UTChattanooga and @VanderbiltU. The hub’s first project—running quantum algorithms to optimize local power grid circuits—will be led by EPB’s Quantum Computing Fellows program and funded by a $4 million grant from the @NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Congratulations to Janet Rehberg, EPB CEO; Tim Kelly, Mayor of City of Chattanooga; Weston Wamp, Mayor of Hamilton County; Vicky Gregg, EPB Board Chair; Robert Long, EPB President of Strategic Initiatives; Patrick Swingle, EPB Manager of Quantum Systems; and the community of Chattanooga and greater Tennessee! Great to have Scott Millard, Steve Harris, Ryan Harring, Ves Sathya, Nicolas Mondrik, Rex Price, Cheryl Krauss, Tony Herrling, Shawn Hays, and the IonQ team. Read the full announcement → #IonQ# #QuantumIsNow# #Chattanooga# #Tennessee#