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Jeff Amy

@jeffamy.bsky.social
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Election policy analyst for Eternal Vigilance Institute in Georgia. Sometime journalist. Can say Shuqualak like a Mississippian, Espejo like a Mobilian and Courtableau like a Cajun.

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Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Crime Index is now updated through July 2026 with data from 565 agencies covering 113 million people. Murder is down around 16% in our sample, property crime is down 9% and violent crime is down 5%. The historic declines continue albeit slightly smaller than last year.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This Rutgers-BC game is as nasty as advertised. Thanks @jasonkirk.fyi for the recc.
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No Escalators @noescalators.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Once upon a time there was a magical thing called “Big East football” and we got games as stupid as Rutgers vs. BC every Thursday night
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Rolls, potato cheese soup and salad made a great lunch.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
SMU is better than Florida State and we’ve got no replay. What is this, 1982?
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
God renders his verdict on LSU’s offseason activities.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Oh, Aubie…
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Still a whole quarter left for this to get worse.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This is a hilarious story about the pope and the White Sox. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/b...
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Pope Leo XIV Was Elected. The Chicago White Sox Were Resurrected.
The elevation of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and lifelong supporter of the Sox, was a godsend for a team failing on the field and with fans.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
So some good news -- I have a full-time job again. I started Monday as an election policy fellow for the nonprofit Eternal Vigilance Institute, researching election policy in Georgia. (Yes, I know the name is a lot.)
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
This is a great Florida story. @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social weartv.com/news/local/r...
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Report: 3 men charged by FWC used power drill to kill Milton retention pond alligator
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Three men are facing misdemeanor charges after Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) says an alligator was killed i
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
By me for @georgiarecorder.com After years of heavy new spending, Georgia school districts are beginning to tighten their belts. #gapol #gaedu georgiarecorder.com/2026/07/13/f...
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For Georgia school districts, the financial party is over after years of flush spending • Georgia Recorder
After years of spending rapidly increasing revenues on new programs and pay increases, many of Georgia’s school districts are beginning to tighten their belts. Most of the state’s 180 traditional K-12...
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
In Georgia, deal signing is commonly after the announcement, allowing officials to say nothing has been finalized, even though they sent an offer to the company laying out the terms. Also, it may be to a company’s advantage to delay a start date. Income tax benefits are more valuable later. #gapol
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
So if you’re in London right now, sunrise is an hour away.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
A good time to resurface this one:
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Only three of these stadiums really have a non-sponsor name: Arrowhead, B.C. Place and Azteca.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Maine and West Virginia would like a word.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
In Bill White news #gapol
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Team USA: All gas, no brakes.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
A bit chippy…
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
This second half has been, um, adventurous.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Credit to @theargumentmag.bsky.social for the courage of their convictions, but the only Democrat elected senator or governor by more than 9.5 points in Georgia after 1990 was Zell Miller in a 2000 Senate special election. #gapol
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
.@joshforgeorgia.bsky.social facts. #gapol
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
By me for @georgiarecorder.com: On redistricting, Georgia GOP lawmakers concluded today’s election risks outweighed future gains #gapol georgiarecorder.com/2026/06/18/o...
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On redistricting, Georgia GOP lawmakers concluded today’s election risks outweighed future gains • Georgia Recorder
Georgia Republicans were confronted with a fundamental mismatch when it comes to redistricting. They weren’t going to reap the benefits of new maps until 2028, but they were going to face the risk of ...
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Interesting story here about Georgia's decision to give up sales taxes on World Cup tickets #gapol www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...
nytimes.com
Three U.S. states waived at least $57.8m in taxes to host World Cup games
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
By me for PeachPol: Georgia’s primary results showed the power of ‘Notlanna’ #gapol peachpol.com/politics/gov...
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Georgia’s primary results showed the power of ‘Notlanna’ - Peachpol
Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mike Collins and Burt Jones are different candidates, but they had one thing in common in the May 19 primary. Look at maps of where the candidates won the largest shares of votes...
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Years of tension with lawmakers led up to runoff for Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods #gapol #gaedu georgiarecorder.com/2026/05/28/y...
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Years of tension with lawmakers led up to runoff for Superintendent Richard Woods • Georgia Recorder
State Superintendent Richard Woods has told lawmakers multiple times that reading instruction in Georgia is on the right path – but they’re not buying it. Now that discontent has helped drag Woods int...
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Good news, if you are trying to get in touch, my cellphone has returned to the land of the living. (However, some of my contacts seem to have gotten trashed.)
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms sweeps to the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor without a runoff #gapol (Thanks to @georgiarecorder.com for letting me chip in.) georgiarecorder.com/2026/05/19/f...
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Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Democratic nomination for Georgia governor • Georgia Recorder
Georgia Democrats had seven candidates to choose from for their nomination for governor, but they knew who they wanted – former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Bottoms won a majority in the Democr...
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Beginning to fill in some. This was about 7:30 #gapol
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Tonight’s office with Keisha Lance Bottoms. #gapol
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 18/05/2026
If you're reading this, my cat and I have boarded a one-way flight out of the United States. The Trump administration wrongfully denied my work permit renewal; after months of demanding that they follow the law, we have run out of legal recourse, and I have no choice but to leave the country. (🧵)
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Support Alex's Emergency Relocation + Next Steps on Give In May
Alex is leaving the US after his work permit renewal was wrongfully denied by Trump's USCIS.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
After nearly 15 years as a reporter with The Associated Press, I was one of 20 employees around the country laid off Friday.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
apnews.com/photo-galler... A small selection of the incredible photos of Jack Thornell.
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AP photographer Jack Thornell's iconic images of civil rights and beyond
Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell 's Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of a shotgun-felled James Meredith looking back toward his would-be assassin on a Mississippi highway in 1966 becam...
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
apnews.com/article/jack...; One of the points of pride when I worked for @apnews.com in Mississippi was the Pulitzer won by Jack Thornell, the AP photographer who captured an assassination attempt on James Meredith. Thornell died Thursday. #msleg
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Jack Thornell, AP photographer who captured assassination attempt on James Meredith, dies at 86
Jack Thornell, the Associated Press photographer whose picture from an assassination attempt on James Meredith in 1966 won a Pulitzer Prize, has died at age 86.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
@jasonkirk.fyi I’ll see you Pudge Heffelfinger and raise you Knowlton “Snake” Ames.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Federal officials order flight cuts at Chicago O'Hare to reduce airport delays. Officials at #ATL cackle. apnews.com/article/ohar...
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Federal officials order flight cuts at Chicago O'Hare to reduce airport delays
About 300 flights per day must be cut from the schedule at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on the busiest days this summer in an effort to reduce flight delays, The U.S.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Democrats see Georgia's failure to curb data centers as an electoral gift #gapol apnews.com/article/geor...
apnews.com
Democrats see Georgia's failure to curb data centers as an electoral gift
Georgia lawmakers have ended their legislative session without addressing concerns over data centers.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Georgia lawmakers end annual session without settling legal conflict on voting machines. Next stop could be a lawsuit or a special session. #gapol apnews.com/article/geor...
apnews.com
Georgia lawmakers end annual session without settling conflict on voting machines
The Georgia General Assembly has ended its annual session without a plan for new equipment to overhaul the state’s voting system by a July deadline.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
We who are about to sine die salute you #gapol
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
With their candidates losing in metro Atlanta, Georgia GOP seeks to remove party labels #gapol apnews.com/article/geor...
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With their candidates losing in metro Atlanta, Georgia GOP seeks to remove party labels
Georgia Republicans have passed a bill stripping party labels from most local election races in metro Atlanta’s biggest counties.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
apnews.com/article/geor... Georgia could become the first state with weapons detection in all public schools #gapol #gaedu
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Georgia could become the first state with weapons detection in all public schools
Georgia lawmakers may require that every public school student be checked for weapons each day. On Monday, a Senate committee advanced a bill, pushing it closer to final passage.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
A Georgia appeals court rules Fulton County can reject GOP election board picks #gapol apnews.com/article/geor...
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A Georgia appeals court rules Fulton County can reject GOP election board picks
A Georgia appeals court says Fulton County doesn't have to seat two Republican picks to its election board.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Meanwhile under the Gold Dome #gapol
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Georgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce an abortion #gapol apnews.com/article/geor...
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Georgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce an abortion
A 31-year-old Georgia woman has charged with murder by police who say she took pills to induce an abortion. Alexia Moore has been jailed in Camden County since March 4.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
apnews.com/live/iran-wa... Georgia moves to suspend state gas taxes #gapol
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Live updates: As Iran retaliates on Gulf energy sites, Netanyahu says it can no longer enrich uranium
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran can no longer enrich uranium or make ballistic missiles, war objectives cited by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
apnews.com/article/uber... Uber to invest up to $1.25B in Rivian to help launch robotaxis. #gapol
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Uber to invest up to $1.25B in Rivian to help launch robotaxis
Uber says it will invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian Automotive to help launch up to 50,000 robotaxis.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
@shutdownfullcast.bsky.social Please note Swiss skier named Odermatt.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
apnews.com/article/firs... Investors tell Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger they're impatient to recover $140M from alleged First Liberty Ponzi scheme #gapol
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Investors impatient to recover $140M from alleged Georgia Ponzi scheme
Seven months after an alleged $140 million Ponzi scheme collapsed, investors are impatient to recover their money.
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Jeff Amy @jeffamy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Today’s office #gapol
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