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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 23/09/2026
Atlanta City Council Public Safety Committee work session on the potential sale of the Atlanta City Detention Center, Sept. 23, 2026, live thread.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 22/09/2026
In this thread we incorrectly posted that Council member Kelsea Bond would be introducing Community Control Over Police Surveillance legislation. Council member Jason Dozier took his previously introduced ALPR legislation and amended that Monday to align more closely with ACLU’s CCOPS.
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Austin L. Ray @austinlouisray.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Y'all ready to do some good this week? How I'd Fix Atlanta has once again partnered with Undue Medical Debt to help out a bunch of our neighbors. As always, we need your help. Please give what you can and tell everyone you know. unduemedicaldebt.org/campaign/whe...
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When Good Georgians Get Together, Great Things Happen
How I’d Fix Atlanta was a free monthly essay series for four years. It’s been a couple of print zines and a performance on a stage a few times. Quite often, it’s stickers. HIFA is large, it contains multitudes. Every September, we do a big fundraiser to abolish medical debt. From 2023-2025, we raised more than […]
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 21/09/2026
Atlanta City Council meeting Sept. 21, 2026, live thread.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 14/09/2026
The Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to hold the jail sale resolution.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 14/09/2026
Breaking: The Atlanta City Council Public Safety Committee is considering legislation authorizing the mayor to enter negations to sell the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County for $68 million. Council member Michael Julian Bond, speaking first, voiced his disagreement with the sale.
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Jason Dozier @jasondozier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
1/ Today, Atlanta City Council adopted legislation urging the Atlanta Department of Transportation to preserve the protected multi-use path on Centennial Olympic Park Drive. The goal is to not to just make it permanent part of our Downtown bike network, but make it better. 🧵
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 08/09/2026
Last week, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted to offer $68 million to the city of Atlanta for the purchase of the Atlanta City Detention Center. Today, Mayor Andre Dickens sent a letter to county accepting the county's offer.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 08/09/2026
Atlanta City Council regular meeting, Sept. 8, 2026, live thread.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 01/09/2026
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 31/08/2026
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Atlanta's Flock Safety faces backlash in week of nationwide protest
As protests spread nationwide, Atlanta-based Flock Safety grapples with backlash over surveillance technology and growing privacy concerns.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 24/08/2026
Atlanta City Council Zoning Committee Meeting, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, live thread.
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Prism @prismreports.org · 18/08/2026
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 18/08/2026
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Prism News shuts down network of more than 200 AI-generated local news sites
Just months after launching across the U.S., Prism News has shut down its network of more than 200 AI-generated local news and hobby sites — including Prism Grand Traverse County.
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Kelsea Bond 🌹 @kelseabondatl.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If you want to follow what happened to my data center task force legislation today ⬇️👇
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Evelyn Olansky 🏳️‍⚧️ (limited edition) @credible-source.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
1. A really remarkable number of regular ass citizens showing up to Atlanta City Council to say they oppose data centers, many with receipts. 2. This is pure service journalism -- thorough, engaging live posts from the Atlanta City Council meeting. Ty @atlpresscollective.com!
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 17/08/2026
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 17/08/2026
Atlanta City Council regular meeting, August. 17, 2026, live thread.
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Julian Bene @julianbene.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Developers get all their brownfield remediation expenses credited against the project's property taxes. A State office OKs the amount. So Schools, County & City pay the remediation cost. The project pays no property tax until the remediation cost has been offset.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 15/08/2026
A map on the event’s website shows more than 400 events planned by groups and individuals in nearly every U.S. state, as of Aug. 13. Twenty of those events are in Georgia. About 22,000 people across the country have registered with the event, according to organizers. by @onofftherecord.bsky.social
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Organizers launch week of action against Flock and other ALPRs
Organizers, both new and experienced, are holding events across the country from Aug. 16-22 for the National Week of Action Against ALPRs.
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Jordan Green @byjordangreen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Breaking: The DNC is suing ICE for documents revealing the agency's plans to deploy agents at polling places in November. Last week, ICE turned over 576 pages of press clippings — a ploy that "circumvented the court's orders," the DNC charges. (paywall) www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
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Anger as ICE dances around judge's demand to reveal polling place plans
Nearly 10 months after Democrats demanded records of ICE’s plans for deploying agents to polling places, the agency has turned over 576 pages of press clippings.The batch of useless — and already easi...
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Austin L. Ray @austinlouisray.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
never a dull moment at ATL city hall!
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 10/08/2026
Atlanta City Council Zoning Committee Meeting, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, live thread.
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Timothy Pratt @onofftherecord.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Highlighting @atlpresscollective.com again: for Atlanta to be a major US city, we need this kind of reporting. Next post: their fundraiser. Tagging Atliens to sprd wd.! 1/2 @neonflag.bsky.social @hannahcrileyy.bsky.social @austinlouisray.bsky.social atlpresscollective.com/2026/07/28/f...
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28,000 cameras and counting, but Atlanta's clearance rates aren't rising
Despite the eight-fold growth of surveillance cameras directly accessible by Atlanta PD officers, crime clearance rates haven't increased.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 03/08/2026
Atlanta City Council meeting Aug. 3, 2026, live thread.
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Kelsea Bond 🌹 @kelseabondatl.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Last month I moved to send an airport Flock contract back to committee, which council voted AGAINST 4-10, claiming that Flock cameras help *solve* crimes. New analysis by @atlpresscollective.com shows otherwise! atlpresscollective.com/2026/07/28/f...
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 28/07/2026
Flock, Ring and Atlanta's network of more than 28,000 integrated cameras haven't improved the Atlanta Police Department's crime clearance rates, according to data available from the FBI's Crime Data Explorer dashboard.
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28,000 cameras and counting, Atlanta's clearance rate isn't rising
Despite the eight-fold growth of surveillance cameras directly accessible by Atlanta PD officers, crime clearance rates haven't increased.
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Timothy Pratt @onofftherecord.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The fed continues recent attempts to prosecute mvt ag’t Atlanta’s Cop City, this time over GrapheneOS, a phone operating system: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... @wired.com @404media.co @eff.org @atlpresscollective.com
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US government targets Cop City protester over phone operating system
Concern over US effort to prosecute Sam Tunick, accused by authorities of wiping his phone using GrapheneOS
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Timothy Pratt @onofftherecord.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
As Spanish detention and US extradition request of Fergie Chambers over alleged $ for Hamas enters 2d wk., his wife Stella Schnabel told me she's hiring Baltasar Garzón, famed human rts att.: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... @chrislhayes.bsky.social @neonflag.bsky.social @atlpresscollective.com
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Wife of US heir and activist donor on fighting his extradition to US: ‘It’s incredible that this can happen’
Stella Schnabel says Trump administration is falsely accusing James ‘Fergie’ Chambers of contributing to Hamas
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Timothy Pratt @onofftherecord.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
US seeking extradition of James "Fergie" Chambers, of Cox family $, for "material support of Hamas", in 1st case of its kind: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... @neonflag.bsky.social @cairnational.bsky.social @ruwaromman.bsky.social @atlpresscollective.com
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Arrest of American who has given $1m in aid to Palestine prompts fears of ‘growing repression from Trump’
Extradition request for James ‘Fergie’ Chambers sparks concerns that US government is conflating humanitarian aid with terrorism
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 14/07/2026
If you have a home camera integrated with the city's Connect Atlanta surveillance program, we'd love to hear from you. DM us here, or shoot an email to inbox @ atlpresscollective.com.
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Stephen Owens @stephenjowens.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
This was a zoning review of whether to allow a data center near a MARTA station in West End. My wife went and recorded the final vote.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 09/07/2026
City of Atlanta Zoning Review Board meeting, July 9, 2026, live thread.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 08/07/2026
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Proposed Powers Ferry data center faces backlash in Marietta
The Marietta City Council is scheduled to vote on a rezoning application for the controversial Powers Ferry data center on Wednesday, July 8.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 06/07/2026
Atlanta City Council Meeting, July 6, 2026, live thread.
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Timothy Pratt @onofftherecord.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
@atlpresscollective.com ag'n w. kind of story a real city needs fm its press. As a journo, I've wk'd w. large outlets like the Guardian and local alts like ACPC. We need both! That's why I support ACPC w/$, hope y'all do same: atlpresscollective.com/2026/06/21/u... @brian-goldstone.bsky.social 1/2
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Photos: The FIFA World Cup and Atlanta's unsheltered community
While the visitors from across the globe come to Atlanta for the FIFA World Cup, the city's unsheltered population continues on the margins.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 21/06/2026
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Photos: The FIFA World Cup and Atlanta's unsheltered community
While the visitors from across the globe come to Atlanta for the FIFA World Cup, the city's unsheltered population continues on the margins.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 21/06/2026
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Photos: The FIFA World Cup and Atlanta's unsheltered community
While the visitors from across the globe come to Atlanta for the FIFA World Cup, the city's unsheltered population continues on the margins.
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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 19/06/2026
By associating itself with the European far-right, “spiritual advisor to President Donald J. Trump” Mark Burns, and unsuspecting scientists, AllatRa operatives have been spreading climate disinformation in the EU Parliament, UN conferences, and TikTok. www.thexylom.com/post/atlanta...
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In Parliaments, TikTok and COP Summits, This Atlanta-Based Doomsday ‘Cult’ Spreads Climate Disinformation
AllatRa, a “religious cult” founded in Ukraine and now headquartered in Atlanta, has spread climate misinformation from parliaments and TikTok to COP summits, including the false claim that greenhouse...
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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 19/06/2026
NEW: Meet AllatRa, an Atlanta-headquartered "religious cult" founded by Ukrainian sympathizers of the Russian invasion, that believes humanity will go extinct by 2036. AllatRa rejects the scientific consensus on climate change, yet was invited to participate in the two most recent COP summits.
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In Parliaments, TikTok and COP Summits, This Atlanta-Based Doomsday ‘Cult’ Spreads Climate Disinformation
AllatRa, a “religious cult” founded in Ukraine and now headquartered in Atlanta, has spread climate misinformation from parliaments and TikTok to COP summits, including the false claim that greenhouse...
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 15/06/2026
Dozier introduces an ordinance to prohibit trust fund dollars on marketing and grassroots lobbying and require disclosure of who the city pays for advocacy. This legislation, Dozier told me, is in response to the investigation we published last week. atlpresscollective.com/2026/06/09/a...
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Atlanta spent $370K on consultants who promoted mayor's NRI
NRI consultants failed to disclose financial ties and were partially paid through Atlanta’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 15/06/2026
Atlanta City Council meeting, Monday, June 15, 2026, live thread.
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Dan Immergluck @danimmergluck.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Yes, Atlanta area folks who care about the city, and about urban justice of all kinds, should support @atlpresscollective.com if they can. (I do.)
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Timothy Pratt @onofftherecord.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
BUT it's also struggling financially. I support the pub'n monthly. (I have also written the kinds of stories for them that no other local outlet is publishing.) Won't you support them as well? 2/2 givebutter.com/keep-acpc-te...
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Help ACPC raise $65,000
The Atlanta Community Press Collective needs you to help us raise $65,000 to keep delivering the news that matters to Atlantans.
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Timothy Pratt @onofftherecord.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The Atlanta Community Press Collective – ACPC – has once again done the kind of investigative reporting any big city needs to really thrive. 1/2 @atlurbanist.bsky.social @danimmergluck.bsky.social @jtsphd.bsky.social @austinlouisray.bsky.social atlpresscollective.com/2026/06/09/a...
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Atlanta spent $370K on consultants who promoted mayor's NRI
NRI consultants failed to disclose financial ties and were partially paid through Atlanta’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 10/06/2026
If you were looking for Atlanta City Council Finance/Executive Committee meeting notes today, we weren't able to attend the meeting live. However, we will have notes about it in tomorrow's newsletter. Not a newsletter subscriber? Sign up! atlpresscollective.com/newsletter
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Julian Bene @julianbene.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Kinda shocking that ACPC is the only source (afaik) of this news. It’s a couple of billion of Atlanta’s dollars! Biggest decision of this term. (Andre says 7B but that’s just so he can promise ponies to weak council members.)
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Outlaw Podcast @outlawpod.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
How can media fight repression, activate allies, shape narratives, and build solidarity? Here's some thoughts & cool examples of anti-repression media made by defendants and their movements:
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Creative Anti-Repression Media
& why you should listen to episode 15 of Outlaw Podcast
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 10/06/2026
And ICYMI, the seventh largest metro area in the United States no longer has a single dedicated housing reporter after @atlantaciviccircle.org was forced to shut down last week. As they continued to expose Andre Dickens' corruption, local philanthropic funding magically dried up:
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