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Removing the office and car and card privileges and making him repay any damage seems more appropriate if that was the issue. I still think it's up to the voters to decide on their mayor.

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Note: I generally think it's a bad idea to give part time elected officials assigned offices, vehicles or Purchasing cards. Mayor Williams may have acted recklessly with these things, but I still think my bigger question is why this role gets these things in the first place.

The mayor was 22, which I can imagine might not have been appreciated by certain old guard council members. The fact that he sent flirty texts to an 18 year old man also seems to play into biases. Regardless, it really should have been up to the people of Stockbridge, not the council to decide

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Disappointing. I think it's ridiculous that the Stockbridge City Council has the authority to impeach its mayor. This is a situation ripe for overturning the will of the people using flimsy pretexts. And all the charges I heard in the news seemed very flimsy.

Stockbridge council votes to remove 23-year-old mayor

YouTube video by Atlanta News First

Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I shared with my dad, who may remember a few of these.

Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Another example of AI psychosis

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Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I wish there was a political party in the US that was interested in safeguarding privacy. www.theverge.com/tech/991190/...

theverge.com

LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

Gamers Nexus comes for LG again.

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Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This game was everywhere. I have visceral feelings of sitting in my dad's room on his computer playing it - and also seeing it running on different monitors when we'd go to the "computer fair".

Paolo Bacigalupi @paolobacigalupi.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

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Thinking about new American patriotic slogans: As American as Apple Pie, and the Food Recall you should have read before you ate it.

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Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Text messages between an 18 year old and a 21 year old, before the 21 year old was even sworn in as mayor. Big deal. This "case" really looks like someone with an axe to grind throwing everything they can find against the wall to see what might stick.

ajc.com

Stockbridge mayor faces ‘sexual misconduct’ allegation

The allegation surfaced Thursday against Stockbridge Mayor Jayden Williams involving an 18-year-old high school junior, according to a police report.

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Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

T-Mobile raised our bill for two lines (plus a third "free" line we didn't use) by $46 in one go. Switched back to Google Fi. Paying significantly less than we were before the increase and access to the exact same network.

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You convinced me to get tickets.

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Last weekend, we saw this movie at The Tara, accompanied by comedians roasting it. Fun times. I watched the film many times when I was a kid (my dad had a bootleg VHS tape). I did not realize at the time, though, that the evil queen was a lesbian who was pissed Sonja wouldn't be her consort.

Red Sonja (1985) Original Trailer

YouTube video by HD Retro Trailers

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I hope he feels empowered to make change in the agency now that he is no longer "Interim"

It's a little bit of chicken and egg, because I think a new CEO is going to have to come in with some big operational wins to get credibility with state leaders.

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Hunt has an uphill road to travel, but I assume the board thought he was best positioned for this out of the candidates they had.

I spoke with a MARTA board member ahead of this vote, and they pointed out that one of the most important parts of the CEO job is political (working to get more funding from the state).

Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

When Hunt suddenly threw his hat in the ring last month, I suspected that the selection committee was probably not thrilled with the slate of candidates and might have asked him to apply. On the plus-side, he has been with the agency for more than a decade, so the learning curve should be short.

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Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I don't think you need to be a Financial Independence nerd to appreciate this interview with a Financial Planner about the many ways most Financial Advisors (even "fiduciary" ones) may not have your best interest at heart:

EconoMe Encore: Are FIRE and Financial Advisors Incompatible?

YouTube video by EconoMe Conference

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Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Lots of interesting "identity" questions in this article. What kind of identity / motives / goals do chatbots have? How do they influence the identity / motives / goals of their users?

theverge.com

AI bots started a religion — humans immediately followed

AI models are trying desperately to accomplish mysterious goals. ‘Spiralism’ was the first time they tried it on a mass scale.

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Why 2 GOP mayors are crossing party lines for Jon Ossoff

Jon Ossoff is such a good Senator. He is the only statewide elected official who has ever called me up out of the blue to see how Doraville was doing and if we needed anything from him. It's not surprising that he's getting bipartisan support from mayors across the state.

ajc.com

Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson and Tifton Mayor Julie Smith aren’t household names, but their willingness to cross party lines signals a weakness for Mike Collins.

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Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

I'm surprised at myself, because even though I am pretty open to gene editing in people to help them overcome cancer, genetic diseases, etc - the idea of doing it to dogs so they won't trigger an allergy in some people strikes me as dystopian.

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A startup has created beagles without the gene that causes runny noses and watery eyes for allergy sufferers.

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The main things not mentioned in Darin's summary were that Interim CEO Jonathan Hunt is applying and that the search is being led by Keith Parker. It's an important role. I hope the candidate they select ends up being worth the wait.

Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Competition is great, but this just sounds like a MVNO.

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I love these murals throughout Doraville. They have helped make the city more welcoming for visitors and residents alike. I feel happy whenever I see them.

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Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Congratulations and good luck!

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Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This is such a good show, and a rare one that is centered on the experiences of people in their 50s. We just watched Seasons 1 and 2, and loved them. Worth checking out, even if you're not in your 50s.

The Four Seasons | Official Trailer | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

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Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Given how much AI is jammed into my Android phone - how come it can't figure out a better way to filter out spam texts?

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qntm @qntm.org · 06/06/2026

Heads up: if you see a book for sale with this cover * it is nothing to do with me, I didn't publish it * if you pay money for it, none of that money will go to me * this is V1, the old self-published edition of the story, not V2, the overhauled new edition which you (probably) actually want

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Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Did not appreciate Kroger allowing aggressive AT&T sales people to set up in their produce section.

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Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

There were some dumb things about this show, but I generally liked Star Fleet Academy. I'm disappointed to hear it's been canceled.. but I'm happy that we're still getting a season 2. I'll miss this more inclusive era of Star Trek when it's over.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 27/05/2026

“The open internet as we know it allows people to access information anonymously, privately, and securely,” EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social told @pcmag.com. “It’s in danger by lawmakers who have good intentions but are writing broad laws.” www.pcmag.com/explainers/...

pcmag.com

Your Computer May Soon Require an Age Check. And It Might Not Take ‘No’ for an Answer

Age verification laws are moving beyond porn sites and social media. Soon, your operating system could be required to know how old you are.

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Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Also interesting since I've been working on developing and implementing a comp plan for the current city I live in for the last decade.

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Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I lived in Pomona at that time. Great covers!

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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 17/04/2026

🐙 Painted Octopus — By Lumen Street Theatre in Limerick 🇮🇪 This Is Clever (14 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/04/17/c...

Vibrant street art in Limerick, Ireland. A standard street bollard is painted as a bright blue octopus head, with its tentacles sprawled playfully across the pavement for a local scavenger hunt.

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Joseph Geierman @geierman.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

This was a nice "advertisement/art piece" on MARTA this morning.