John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The explosion of that Jeff Bezos rocket is the epitome of "billionaireism". 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 05/04/2026"Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell" -President Donald Trump, a bible salesman whose bibles were printed in China at $3 a piece, selling for $59.99 The post was made on Easter Sunday, 2026. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 02/04/2026The U.S. Government does not have a private sector 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 26/03/2026On March 25, 2026; 123 United Nations member states voted in favor of a resolution declaring transatlantic enslavement the gravest crime against humanity. 3 members voted against - United States, Israel, and Argentina. There were 52 abstentions news.un.org/en/story/202...news.un.orgUN resolution urges reparations for slavery’s ‘historical wrongs’Applause erupted in the UN General Assembly Hall on Wednesday as Member States adopted a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 25/03/2026I.C.E. agents at airports has nothing to do with long lines. They are not there to help with that. They're not even there to curb illegal immigration. It's all to do with normalizing the presence of militarized law enforcement in every aspect of day to day life; airports aren't where it ends. 010
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Atlanta voted for More MARTA. A decade later, there isn't much 'more' about it atlpresscollective.com/2026/03/10/m... @atlpresscollective.com 🖋️Teresa Fang 📷John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social #photojournalist #localnewsatlpresscollective.comMore MARTA: Almost 10 years in, there is not much 'more' about itIn 2016, Atlanta voters approved the More MARTA sales tax. Nearly a decade later, only 2 of the 17 approved projects are near completion. 0104
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Kristi Noem was not fired for doing a bad job; she was fired for not being good enough at doing a bad job. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 01/03/2026"The war is not fought to be won; it is fought to be continuous" -George Orwell, "1984" 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I don't know much about Tourette's Syndrome, but I know racism when I hear it, even when it comes from someone with Tourette's Syndrome like it did at that awards show recently. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Meet Sandbox: Atlanta's fix-it hackerspace and progressive tech collective atlpresscollective.com/2026/02/24/s... 🖊️Zak Kerr 📷@johnarthuratl.bsky.social #photojournalist #localmediaatlpresscollective.comMeet Sandbox: Atlanta’s tech makerspace collectiveLaunched in early 2025, Sandbox offers member-run digital security trainings, community fix-it days, 3-D printing and much more. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Rest in Peace to the icon Jesse Jackson October 8, 1941 - February 17, 2026 www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...usatoday.comJesse Jackson, towering icon of civil rights, dies following lengthy illnessIn a decades-long effort, Jesse Jackson stood alongside MLK, pushed for voting rights, shamed corporations and negotiated with world leaders. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 10/02/2026apnews.com/article/fact...apnews.comBoy who appeared in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show is not the 5-year-old detained by ICE in MinneapolisSocial media users incorrectly identified a young boy who was part of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday as Liam Conejo Ramos. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Bearing in mind: Bad Bunny already performed at the Super Bowl with Shakira back in 2020 020
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 31/01/2026The U.S. president of the U.S. government, unprecedentedly, is suing the U.S. government that he presides over. Another way to put it: the government is suing itself. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...usatoday.comTrump sues IRS, Treasury for $10 billion over leak of tax returnsCharles "Chaz" Littlejohn, a former IRS employee, is currently serving a five-year sentence in prison for disclosing thousands of tax returns. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 31/01/2026The U.S. president of the U.S. government, unprecedentedly, is suing the U.S. government that he presides over. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-s...cbsnews.comTrump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion, accusing agencies of letting his tax returns leakPresident Trump is suing the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for at least $10 billion, claiming the agencies unlawfully allowed an IRS contractor to leak his tax returns and those of ... 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 08/01/2026That officer should not have drawn his weapon to begin with. From the DOJ website: www.justice.gov/jm/1-16000-d... 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 04/01/2026At some point, it was agreed among nations that there was an established order on how certain situations would be handled. Currently, there is an attack on that order. It might be about oil and resources. Words like "dictator" and "terrorist" get tossed around. Eventually, it's bigger than that. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 24/12/202560 Minutes recently did a report on the CECOT prison in El Salvador. The story was censored, but leaked and was temporarily able to be viewed on Global TV, a Canadian outlet. A link to the censored report is now available on the Internet Archive site: archive.org/details/insi...archive.orgInside CECOT | 60 Minutes : CBS News : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveSharyn Alfonsi's Inside CECOT for 60 Minutes, which was censored by Bari Weiss, as it appeared on Canada's Global TV app. 010
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Atlanta police searched license plate reader network for immigrants, records show atlpresscollective.com/2025/11/13/a... @atlpresscollective.com #localnewsatlpresscollective.comAtlanta PD used Flock cameras to track migrants, records showAtlanta PD denied that it has assisted in immigration enforcement, but records show 15 immigration-related Flock searches in March 2025. 010
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 01/11/2025'No Kings'? Agreed, but Atlanta organizers question protest's efficacy atlpresscollective.com/2025/10/31/a... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Zak Kerr 📷John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social #photojournalist #localmediaatlpresscollective.comAtlanta organizers question "No Kings" protest's efficacyWhile many heralded the protest as crucial to upholding democracy, others critiqued it as insufficient to meet a moment requiring change. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Atlantans protest, reflect on 2 years of Israel's genocide in Gaza ahead of ceasefire atlpresscollective.com/2025/10/12/a... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Layla Amar #localmediaatlpresscollective.comAtlantans protest Gaza genocide ahead of peace dealDays before Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, Atlantans gathered on the 17th St. Bridge to protest the genocide in Gaza 010
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Emory protesters’ First Amendment rights violated, attorney says atlpresscollective.com/2025/10/02/e... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Layla Amar #localmediaatlpresscollective.comEmory protesters’ First Amendment rights violated, attorney saysStudents at Emory University set up a Gaza solidarity encampment on April 25, 2024. (Wittika Chaplet) Nearly a year and a half after the brutal arrests at 100
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 08/10/2025‘Probably one of the worst things you could do to people’: Immigrant communities face compounding traumas amid Trump’s deportation blitz atlpresscollective.com/2025/09/22/i... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Ada Wood 📷@johnarthuratl.bsky.social #photojournalist #localnewsatlpresscollective.comICE deportation blitz compounds trauma for immigrant communitiesICE deportations lead to difficulties with trust, grief, anger, isolation, social withdrawal and hypervigilance among immigrant communities. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 09/08/2025‘They want to kill me:’ Inside the Folkston ICE Processing Center expansion atlpresscollective.com/2025/08/08/i... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Layla Amar #localmediaatlpresscollective.comInside the Folkston ICE Processing CenterThe Folkston ICE Processing Center is set for a $47 million expansion despite community pushback and reports of inhumane treatment. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 22/07/2025City of Atlanta paid out $25.8M in taxpayer-funded settlements over two years atlpresscollective.com/2025/07/21/c... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Matt Scott #localnewsatlpresscollective.comCity of Atlanta settlement payouts cost $25.8M over two yearsPolicing, vehicle accidents and employment issues cost City of Atlanta taxpayers the most in settlement payouts for FY24 and FY25. 010
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Court rules that Atlanta Police Foundation release Cop City records after a lawsuit filed by Atlanta Community Press Collective and Lucy Parsons Lab @atlpresscollective.com @lucyparsonslabs.com www.wabe.org/atlanta-comm...wabe.orgAtlanta Community Press Collective publishes open records from police foundation lawsuitThe private nonprofit helps recruit and raise money for the Atlanta Police Department and was one of the groups behind the city's controversial police and firefighter training facility, widely known b... 010
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Court rules that Atlanta Police Foundation release Cop City records after a lawsuit filed by Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com and Lucy Parsons Lab @lucyparsonslabs.com @theguardian.com 🖊️Timothy Pratt @onofftherecord.bsky.social 010
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Coalition of organizers and unhoused Atlantans secured housing commitment from city ahead of sweep atlpresscollective.com/2025/07/15/c... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Zoey Laird #localnewsatlpresscollective.comCornelius Taylor Coalition secures housing ahead of city sweepUnhoused Atlantans & community organizers negotiated with city officials to obtain housing for Backstreet residents before encampment sweep. 010
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Cop City RICO: Trial of Ayla King delayed again over mistrial, double jeopardy appeal atlpresscollective.com/2025/07/08/c... @atlpresscollective.com 🖋️Matt Scott 🖋️Nolan Huber Rhodes #localnews #copcityricotrialsatlpresscollective.comCop City RICO: First trial delayed over mistrial, double jeopardyThe speedy trial of Ayla King resumed after months of delays but was put back on hold after a mistrial and a double jeopardy acquittal motion. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Cop City RICO: Mistrial declared in Ayla King’s case || Full Court Proceeding atlpresscollective.com/2025/07/07/c... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Matt Scott 📷Nolan Huber Rhodes #localnews #copcityricotrialsatlpresscollective.comCop City RICO: Mistrial declared in Ayla King’s case || Full Court ProceedingThe Cop City RICO trial of Ayla King is once again headed to the Georgia Court of Appeals after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kevin M. Farmer declares a mistrial. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Georgia Power poised to freeze base rates until 2028 — with a catch atlpresscollective.com/2025/07/01/g... @atlpresscollective.com 🖋️Alex IP @alexip718.com #localnewsatlpresscollective.comGeorgia Power set to freeze base rates until 2028 — with a catchThe Georgia Public Service Commission recently weighed Georgia Power’s request to keep base consumer power rates frozen for three more years. 010
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Senior APD official failed to disclose financial interest in police tech company, ethics probe finds atlpresscollective.com/2025/06/26/e... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Andrew Free @foiaroundnfindout.bsky.social 🖊️Matt Scott @mattacpc.bsky.social #localnewsatlpresscollective.comAPD official failed to disclose financial conflict, ethics probe findsSenior APD official held an equity stake in a police tech company he promoted in his official capacity, according to a recent ethics probe. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Opinion — Misplaced priorities: Policing trans bodies over securing our freedoms atlpresscollective.com/2025/06/25/o... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Aleo Pugh #localnewsatlpresscollective.comOpinion — Misplaced Priorities: The impact of anti-trans legislationThe real-world consequences of Georgia's anti-trans legislation and priorities on healthcare, women's rights, and racial equality. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Marci Collier Overstreet for city council president atlpresscollective.com/2025/06/22/a... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Zak Kerr #localnewsatlpresscollective.comAtlanta City Council candidates Q&A: Marci Collier OverstreetDistrict 11 Council Member Marci Collier Overstreet stresses keeping the same people on the Council as crucial to Atlanta’s advancement. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Explainer: Holding the Georgia Public Service Commission accountable with the People's Power Union atlpresscollective.com/2025/06/17/e... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Karina Teichert #localnewsatlpresscollective.comExplainer: People's Power Union wants clean, affordable energyThe People's Power Union seeks to ensure the Georgia Public Service Commission works for everyone. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 13/06/2025A 68-year-old grandfather died in ICE's custody. His family seeks answers. atlpresscollective.com/2025/06/12/i... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Andrew Free @foiaroundnfindout.bsky.social #localnewsatlpresscollective.comGeorgia grandfather's death in ICE custody leaves family in shock68-year-old Abelardo Avellaneda-Delgado died while en route to ICE's Stewart Detention Center. Now, his family wants answers. 0811
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Opinion — Mapping Atlanta's camera network and surveillance strategy atlpresscollective.com/2025/06/10/a... @atlpresscollective.com 🖋️Taylor Shelton @jtsphd.bsky.social #localnewsatlpresscollective.comAtlanta surveillance camera network mapping with Taylor SheltonUsing APD data obtained via open records request, Taylor Shelton maps Atlanta's camera network and explores the city's surveillance strategy. 011
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Justice for Cornelius Taylor Coalition and unhoused Atlantans propose Housing First policy atlpresscollective.com/2025/06/09/c... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Zoey Laird #localnewsatlpresscollective.comCornelius Taylor Coalition proposes Housing First policy for AtlantaIn meetings with Mayor Dickens, the Justice for Cornelius Taylor Coalition is proposing a Housing First policy for Atlanta. 010
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Muslim life behind bars: From religious practice to retaliation atlpresscollective.com/2025/06/05/h... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Bashirah Mack 📷John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social #localmedia #photojournalistatlpresscollective.comIncarcerated Muslims in Georgia face challenges of faith and rightsAs Eid al-Adha begins, advocates push for the right of Incarcerated Muslims to practice their faith to the fullest extent. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Flock Safety’s license plate readers used for immigration enforcement by metro Atlanta police departments atlpresscollective.com/2025/06/03/f... @atlpresscollective.com 🖋️Matt Scott #localnewsatlpresscollective.comMetro Atlanta police agencies searching national database for ICEMetro Atlanta and other Georgia police agencies are searching Flock Safety cameras nationwide on behalf of ICE. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 03/06/2025ACPC and Lucy Parsons Labs win open records lawsuit against Atlanta Police Foundation atlpresscollective.com/2025/06/02/a... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Matt Scott #localnewsatlpresscollective.comACPC & Lucy Parsons Labs win open records lawsuit against APFACPC and the Lucy Parsons Lab won a decisive court victory against the Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) on Cop City open records. 010
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Flock Safety: The billion-dollar company at the forefront of AI-powered surveillance atlpresscollective.com/2025/06/01/f... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Andrew Free @foiaroundnfindout.bsky.social #localnewsatlpresscollective.comFlock Safety: AI- powered surveillance capturing license plate dataFlock Safety surveillance database enabled local police to track of a person who had an abortion in Texas. 000
John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social · 30/05/2025ATL61: ‘Cop City’ RICO judge hears arguments over evidence and discovery issues atlpresscollective.com/2025/05/29/a... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Matt Scott #localnewsatlpresscollective.comATL61 Cop City RICO attorneys argue on evidence issuesAttorneys for the ATL61 Cop City RICO defendants argued over throwing out evidence from a 2023 police raid and other discovery issues. 000