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Atlanta Journal-Constitution presentation specialist. Dad. Not in that order.

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BREAKING: Family says Atlanta journalist Mario Guevara will be deported tomorrow Mario Guevara, the Atlanta-based Spanish-language journalist who was arrested covering an anti-Trump protest, has been transported to a Louisiana immigration facility, from where his family said he wi...

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02.10.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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F’in gender reveals

21.09.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From all the recent cancellations MARTA may as well have already discontinued the No. 2 bus route.
Guess I need to invest in a better bike and some weather gear.

04.09.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Clyde Higgs tells @nytimes.com that light rail isn’t likely to run the entire length of the Beltline:

02.09.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Former AJC investigative editor recognized nationally for four-decade career Lois Norder directed investigations exposing fraud and abuse in housing, health care, education and the prison system.

And now for some good news. It was my pleasure to work with Lois Norder on many big AJC projects.
A typical 10-minute chat with her generates a half-dozen investigative story ideas.
Atlanta (Georgia really) was very lucky to be under her scrutiny.
www.ajc.com/business/202...

29.08.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AJC to move to fully digital publication, phase out print Dec. 31 The AJC will continue to publish distinctive journalism every day and with urgency on its website, mobile app, as well as through video, podcasts and other digital platforms.

www.ajc.com/business/202...

28.08.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE kidnapped my friend, update - An Andisheh Almanac On Wednesday, August 27, my friend Reza Zavvar will have a court hearing in Greenbelt, Md. to learn why he has been held captive by the Trump Administration for two months. Trump says – and Fox report...

My friend Reza Zavvar was kidnapped by ICE while walking his dog in June. He has been a legal resident of the U.S. for 40 years. He has a hearing tomorrow. andisheh.com/2025/08/ice-...

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Al Jazeera Says Its Correspondent Anas Al-Sharif Has Been Killed In Gaza, And Israel Confirms It Broadcaster Al Jazeera says its correspondent Anas al-Sharif has been killed in Gaza City, and Israel’s military confirms it.

Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif was killed in an Israeli strike, while he and other journalists were inside their tent

10.08.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1346    πŸ” 648    πŸ’¬ 84    πŸ“Œ 66
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Baltimore is seeing the city’s fewest homicides in 50 years. Here’s why. Multiple people have taken credit for the historic drop that mirrors a national decrease in violent crimes. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says it’s due to a community-based approach to gun violence.

#Baltimore Mayor #BrandonScott invested in 42 summer youth camps, 29 literacy programs, extended the rec center hours to 11 p.m, planned block parties, opened the pools for safe fun, & opened several schools up for summer classes. Crime is down 62%. πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

05.07.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5387    πŸ” 1801    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 251

Over the pandemic I picked up a WFH habit of listening to a lot of the Classic FM station β€” that’s a good way to get an Elgar fix several times a day.

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Atlanta plan to remove homeless in downtown Atlanta could bring arrests, judge says Atlanta is scrambling to create housing for homeless people before the World Cup arrives, but a judge says the plan could lead to some arrests of homeless people.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens: β€œWe want to make sure those unsheltered individuals don’t come anywhere downtown, and throughout the city of Atlanta, not just during the World Cup, but now.” www.ajc.com/news/2025/06...

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Mario Guevara, reporter in ICE detention, faces new criminal charges Mario Guevara, the metro-Atlanta immigration reporter in ICE custody, was hit with new criminal charges in Gwinnett County on Thursday.

The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office has filed three additional misdemeanor charges β€œfor distracted driving, failure to obey traffic control device, and reckless driving”.

@ajc.com reports they are unrelated to his Saturday arrest but seem to be connected to Guevara’s daily routine as a reporter:

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ICE takes custody of Hispanic reporter Mario Guevara, who faces deportation Spanish-language reporter Mario Guevara was granted a bond, but ICE issued a detainer for him to be held longer. Guevara was arrested hours before the detainer was to expire

Katherine Jacobsen of the Committee to Protect Journalists said Guevara’s case β€œsignals a frightening erosion of press freedom in the U.S.”

18.06.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

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ICE moves to deport Atlanta-based Hispanic reporter who covered immigration raids Atlanta-based reporter who made his name covering immigration raids may be deported after his arrest at a weekend protest.

Lawyers for the journalist arrested Saturday by DeKalb police say ICE has lodged a detainer to start deportation procedures. Big question now: Will the DeKalb jail turn Mario Guevara over to ICE detention or release him (bond has been granted for Saturday’s charges)? www.ajc.com/news/2025/06...

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City of Cameras Atlanta is the most surveilled city in the United States. With 124.14 surveillance cameras per 1,000 people, we not only lead the country, we have more than twice as many cameras per capita as 2nd …

Atlanta is the most surveilled city in the United States.

But because the Atlanta Police Department claims that releasing the locations of these 60,000+ cameras will lead to terrorism, we’ve not been able to map their locations...

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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

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DHS officers just hit the BBC car with tear gas canisters.

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That affects me but I still don’t understand how the zones work. I assume the shuttles only dump at the Candler Park train station.
(Not as convenient as taking the No. 2 bus to PCM, the Plaza or the Fox.)

06.06.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Damn, Ponce de Leon! What’s going on in Druid Hills?

19.05.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m learning how much Syd Mead inspired Star Wars designs.

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How many of y’all knew that the original 1981 version of β€œThe Four Seasons” (Alan Alda & Carol Burnett) was filmed at Agnes Scott College and other parts of Georgia?

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I stayed for the Segovia clowning

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Barrios' Transformation | Great Performances | PBS Scott Yoo and Dr. Fred Sheppard discuss Barrios' transformation into Nitsuga MangorΓ© after he more fully embraced his GuaranΓ­ heritage.

Oh man, a PBS Great Performances episode on Augustin Barrios. Y’all are in for a treat if you don’t already know.
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/b...

03.05.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Black mecca math: How does Atlanta stack up? It’s complicated. How do the city and metro stack up? We look at demographics, income, voting power and more.

Goin' up on a Tuesday!

The next story in the Black Mecca series is LIVE.

Big thanks to the data reporting (and viz) wiz's @stephanielamm.bsky.social, @charlesminshew.bsky.social and @petecorson.bsky.social.

29.04.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Andor is closer to THX 1138 than it is to Star Wars

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Yeah, that was beautiful stuff. So many great B/W indie books in the β€˜80s.
I liked Chadwick’s weird little backup short stories too. They could be romanticly sweet and nightmarish at the same time.

21.04.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University has reneged on their commitment to host the @sciencewriters.org annual conference and withdrew their entire financial support.

The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.

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How Sam Worley Would Fix Atlanta How I’d Fix Atlanta β€” Let Water In, Let Longtime Residents Stay Put Sam Worley A decade ago, a design firm hired to suggest solutions to persistent flooding in Southeast Atlanta pitched one from left...

Recommended if you haven’t already read it

how-id-fix-atlanta.ghost.io/how-sam-worl...

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