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Kristal Dixon

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Reporter at Axios Atlanta. Previous: AJC. ATLien. Houseplant addict. Hannah's dog mom. Wannabe runner. Foodie. Basic wine connoisseur. Climbing newbie. Reposts are NOT endorsements. Drink water. Wash your hands. Mind your business.

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 02/10/2026
On this day in 1930, white neighbors attacked the Colorado home of seven Black women while they were inside. The women had recently integrated the area but were forced to flee and relocate after the attack.
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Oct. 2, 1930 | Seven Black Women Attacked For Moving into White Neighborhood in Colorado
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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Margarita @margarita.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
71% seems low
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71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Wild stuff happening in the Clancy case. The jury foreperson sent a note to the judge yesterday. According to defense counsel, the note was sent on behalf of 11 jurors. It stated that a holdout juror “has made statements acknowledging doubt, but refuses to apply it to the verdict as the law states.”
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Brandon Tensley @brandontensley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I was really moved by Lil Nas X's statement that being "Black, gay, and bipolar" feels as if you're living life on "extreme hard mode." I spoke with mental health advocates about the distinct pressures that can keep Black queer men from seeking help. capitalbnews.org/black-queer-...
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As Lil Nas X Spotlights Black Queer Men’s Mental Health, Advocates Push for Healing
Shame and stigma have long kept some men from seeking care. A growing openness could change that.
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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 02/09/2026
On this day in 1885, white citizens in Rock Springs, Wyoming, waged a brutal attack against Chinese miners hired by the Union Pacific Railroad, leaving 28 dead. No one was ever held responsible.
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Sep. 2, 1885 | White Residents in Wyoming Wage Violent Attacks Against Chinese Miners
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/08/2026
A new study shows an alarming rate of CTE among former NFL players: At least 1 in 4 who died from 2016 to 2021 had the degenerative brain disease. And the rate might be even higher. Read more: nyti.ms/4ggtNSx
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Politico @politico.com · 14/08/2026
Capitol agenda: Wasserman Schultz roils Democrats, again
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Capitol agenda: Wasserman Schultz roils Democrats, again
Wasserman Schultz's decision to run in one of a dwindling number of majority-Black districts after Republicans redrew her former seat has deeply divided colleagues.
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Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · 11/08/2026
New: Four dozen Black Georgia lawmakers press Collins on alleged ‘white nationalist’ ties #gapol
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Four dozen Black Georgia lawmakers press Collins on alleged ‘white nationalist’ ties • Georgia Recorder
More than 50 Black Georgia lawmakers have signed onto a statement condemning Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins for associates’ comments and posts that have been widely panned as racist and antisemitic...
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Russell Contreras @russcontreras.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Violent crime kept falling across many of the nation's largest cities through June, with homicides down 17.2% from the first half of 2025, according to preliminary data reviewed by @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/08/11/b...
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Homicides fall 17% in big U.S. cities as the post-pandemic crime decline continues
Rates began dropping under Biden and have continued to decline under Trump.
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Martin Luther King III @officialmlk3.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This Friday at #NABJ2026, I'll join @arndreaking.bsky.social, Hector Sanchez Barba & @delanomassey.bsky.social for a conversation on Black & Latino coalition building, moderated by @russcontreras.bsky.social:
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 06/08/2026
The woman whose body was found hanging from a tree behind a vacant Jackson, Mississippi, home is 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, the Hinds County Coroner’s Office said on Thursday. Authorities have not said whether or not they suspect foul play. www.mississippifreepress.org/tasia-fortun...
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Tasia Fortune Identified as Woman Found Hanging in Tree Behind Vacant Jackson Home
The woman whose body was found hanging from a tree behind a vacant Jackson, Mississippi, home is 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, the Hinds County Coroner’s Office said.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
NEW: Cheyenne Hunt saw Eric Swalwell use campaign money to hire a firm that investigated women that accused him of sexual assault Hunt wanted to stop Graham Platner from doing that So she started texting Platner donors to teach them how to get refunds www.notus.org/2026-electio...
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Inside the Push to Claw Back Graham Platner’s Campaign Money
“Anything that we can do to try to take resources out of the hands of predators is worth it,” Cheyenne Hunt told NOTUS.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 24/07/2026
BREAKING: LeBron James says he will play with the Philadelphia 76ers next season.
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LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers, saying it will be his 'last decision'
LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. James made the announcement on social media, saying it will be his “last decision” and that it comes after he strongly considered retirement.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20/07/2026
British prosecutors have charged a 28-year-old man with murder in the death of former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe.
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British prosecutors charge a man with murder in the death of former politician Ann Widdecombe
British prosecutors have charged a 28-year-old man with murder in the death of former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe.
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Axios @axios.com · 20/07/2026
NEW: Federal judge pauses Paramount Skydance-WBD merger
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Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger paused by federal judge
The delay represents the most significant legal challenge related to the merger globally to-date.
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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
More than two dozen immigrant children sat in federal custody in Connecticut on an average day this spring. For these six, lawsuits finally got them out. One waited more than 500 days. My latest w/ @jrabethomas.bsky.social at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
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Six immigrant children spent as long as 505 days in federal custody as their families waited
During the months CT Insider spent reporting this story, more than two dozen immigrant children sat in federal custody in Connecticut.
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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
NEW: A 5-year-old girl spent months in federal immigration custody here in Connecticut while her family waited for her release. Her case isn’t unique, experts and court records show. My latest w/ @jrabethomas.bsky.social at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
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5-year-old spent 118 days on her own in federal immigration custody in CT
On any given day there are more than two dozen immigrant children detained without a parent or guardian in programs run by Connecticut nonprofits.
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Kristal Dixon @kristaldixon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I'm such a local government nerd/geek😂🤣
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Kristal Dixon @kristaldixon.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
www.ajc.com/business/202...
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World Cup promises aren’t materializing for some Atlanta small businesses
A group of 30 vendors is trying to recoup thousands of dollars they claim they lost with a city-sponsored small-business activation downtown, the Welcome to ATL Experience.
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Kristal Dixon @kristaldixon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Love this story by @phillewis.bsky.social www.whatimreading.net/p/george-e-j...
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George E. Johnson, pioneering Black hair care entrepreneur and Afro Sheen creator, has died
George E. Johnson, the pioneering Black hair care entrepreneur who created Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen, has died. He was 99.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
"As consumer preferences and the broader entertainment industry continue to shift away from physical discs to digital, physical game disc production for all new games releasing on PlayStation consoles will be discontinued starting January 2028."
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Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles
In response to shifting trends in consumer preference, new games will be released on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The Supreme Court won't review the dismissal of Alan Dershowitz's defamation suit. Thomas, joined by Gorsuch, once again calls for the court to reconsider (and likely overrule) New York Times v. Sullivan, gutting First Amendment protections against libel suits. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
THOMAS, J., dissenting
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ v. CABLE NEWS NETWORK,
INC.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED
STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
No. 25–770. Decided June 29, 2026
The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
JUSTICE THOMAS, with whom JUSTICE GORSUCH joins,
dissenting from the denial of certiorari.
Alan Dershowitz sued respondent, a major news network,
alleging that it defamed him. Because Dershowitz is a
“public person,” our precedents required him to prove not
only the elements of common-law defamation, but also that
the network acted with “actual malice.” See Gertz v. Robert
Welch, Inc., 418 U. S. 323, 327–328, 342 (1974). Predictably, Dershowitz did not prevail under that exacting standard, which this Court created in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U. S. 254 (1964). Dershowitz now asks this Court
to overrule Sullivan and related precedents.
The “actual malice” standard for public figures “bears ‘no
relation to the text, history, or structure of the Constitution.’” Berisha v. Lawson, 594 U. S. ___, ___ (2021)
(THOMAS, J., dissenting from denial of certiorari) (slip op.,
at 2) (quoting Tah v. Global Witness Publishing, Inc., 991
F. 3d 231, 251 (CADC 2021) (Silberman, J., dissenting); emphasis deleted); see also Gertz, 418 U. S., at 370–371, 380–
381 (White, J., dissenting); 153 F. 4th 1189, 1206 (CA11
2025) (case below) (Lagoa, J., concurring). Instead, the
founding generation believed that, if anything, public figures had stronger claims for damages when they were defamed. See McKee v. Cosby, 586 U. S. 1172, 1177 (2019)
(THOMAS, J., concurring in denial of certiorari). I and others have thus called for reconsideration of the actual-malice
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 29/06/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has rejected President Trump’s push to toss a $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse case.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case
The Supreme Court is rejecting a push by President Donald Trump to throw out a jury’s finding that he sexually abused writer E.
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Axios @axios.com · 11/06/2026
Scoop: Tulsi Gabbard got an unexpected call Tuesday from her controversial successor, Bill Pulte: "Today is your last day." Gabbard was surprised. She had announced she was leaving at month's end, not Tuesday.
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Scoop: Pulte sought Gabbard's early removal as intel czar
"Today is your last day," Pulte told Gabbard during a call on Tuesday.
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Kristal Dixon @kristaldixon.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
by @mattacpc.bsky.social: Consultants paid with city funds promoted Dickens’ NRI without disclosing financial ties, records show 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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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/06/2026
NEW: Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.”
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He Profits Off Raw Milk That's Making People Sick. The Government Isn't Stopping Him.
With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that's been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Trump coming to Madison Square Garden "He's welcome to be here. What makes sports so special, especially when there’s so much that divides people, is it’s something that we have in common."
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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 08/06/2026
WALLED GARDEN
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This map is wild
The secure zone starts at 4 p.m. and covers the area between 30th and 35th streets and Seventh and Eighth avenues. The Knicks also said that a strict no-bag policy will be in place for Monday night's game, and you can expect "TSA-level security" for entry.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Incredible headline: No walking allowed in heart of Midtown for Monday's Knicks game
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No walking allowed in heart of Midtown for Monday's Knicks game
Sorry, Knicks fans: No Madison Square Garden watch party tonight. You won’t even be able to walk close. The NYPD and U.S. Secret Service announced another spate of street closures and security measure...
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404 Media @404media.co · 26/05/2026
SCOOP: BusPatrol, a company that has installed AI-powered cameras in tens of thousands of school buses around the U.S., now plans to turn those cameras into automatic license plate readers and give that data to law enforcement, 404 Media has learned.
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‘BusPatrol’ Put AI Cameras in Tens of Thousands of School Buses. Now They Want to Give Cops Access
BusPatrol plans to scan the license plates of all vehicles the buses drive past, and then let law enforcement search that data. The plan would essentially turn school buses into roaming surveillance v...
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 20/05/2026
An assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school shook off repeated warnings that a 6-year-old student had a gun that was later used to shoot his teacher, a prosecutor says.
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School official did nothing after being told about a 6-year-old student with a gun, prosecutor says
Ebony Parker is charged with eight counts of felony child neglect in the January 2023 shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 18/05/2026
Britain's Brexit debate pushed back up agenda by Starmer's leadership rival reut.rs/3Rj2Van
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Britain's Brexit debate pushed back up agenda by Starmer's leadership rival
Branding leaving the European Union a "catastrophic mistake" and advocating Britain's return to the bloc "one day", Labour leadership hopeful Wes Streeting has forced Brexit ​up the agenda in an expected race to replace Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14/05/2026
Breaking news: After a year-long investigation, the Justice Department concluded the Yale School of Medicine discriminated based on race in its admissions, favoring Black and Hispanic applicants over White and Asian ones.
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DOJ says Yale medical school discriminated against Asian, White applicants
An investigation concluded that Yale School of Medicine discriminated based on race in its admissions, favoring Black and Hispanic applicants over White and Asian ones.
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
NEW: U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson's "reign of terror" in Mississippi "is over," Gov. Tate Reeves says, urging the ousting of the state's only Black member of Congress through redistricting before the end of 2027. He made that pronouncement even as he canceled a special session on redistricting.
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Mississippi Governor Vows Thompson’s ‘Reign of Terror Is Over,’ But Cancels Redistricting Plans
Mississippi won’t redraw any of its districts this month. The governor canceled the special legislative session to redistrict the state Supreme Court.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
JUST IN: New opinion from DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) claims federal law authorizes Trump administration to obtain full voter rolls from states, despite several judges ruling to contrary. Doc: www.justice.gov/olc/media/14...
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution @ajc.com · 11/05/2026
Cox Enterprises names Paul Curran president and publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution to sustain its journalism and continue digital transformation.
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Andrew Morse to step down, Paul Curran named AJC president and publisher
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Kristal Dixon @kristaldixon.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
www.npr.org/2026/05/11/n...
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'Atlanta Journal-Constitution' CEO steps down as bold goals yield to tough realities
The owners of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution invested $150 million to reinvent the paper. The changes have been significant. Three years in, the payoff has been modest.
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404 Media @404media.co · 11/05/2026
NEW: Graduating humanities students were told that AI is the “next industrial revolution” in a speech. It was met with thousands of booing graduates.
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Students Boo Commencement Speaker After She Calls AI the ‘Next Industrial Revolution’
A commencement speaker at the University of Central Florida was booed, with graduating humanities students yelling out, "AI SUCKS!"
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Russell Contreras @russcontreras.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Axios is looking for a reporter in Phoenix. Come join us! job-boards.greenhouse.io/axios/jobs/7... #journalismjobs
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Reporter, Axios Local (Phoenix)
Remote
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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Tennessee to go from 8-1 GOP to 9-0 in the U.S. House. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers pass a new US House map urged by Trump that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
A man has been arrested for allegedly chasing and threatening the disgraced former Prince Andrew.
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Disgraced Prince Andrew Chased by Armed Man in Balaclava
The suspect has been arrested on suspicion of public order offense and possession of an offensive weapon.
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austin HELL ray @austinlouisray.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Massive congrats to @brian-goldstone.bsky.social on the much-deserved Pulitzer for THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US. Read the excerpt we published in How I'd Fix Atlanta last year and buy a copy of Brian's book today: how-id-fix-atlanta.ghost.io/how-brian-go...
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How Brian Goldstone Would Fix Atlanta
Oh, hello. Maybe you've heard about Brian Goldstone's excellent new book, There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America. It strikes me as precisely the kind of book How I'd Fix Atlanta fol...
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Nora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
This World Press Freedom Day, systematic obstruction of reporters & erosion of press freedom have reached a 25-year high. Rising authoritarianism worldwide means journalism and dissent matter more than ever. I wrote this piece: pressingissues.org/this-world-p...
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This World Press Freedom Day, Fight for Truth-Tellers Everywhere Challenging Corrupt Dictators
Rising authoritarianism worldwide means journalism and dissent matter more than ever
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Kristal Dixon @kristaldixon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/u...
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Ronald Smothers, Times Reporter Who Covered Protest and Politics, Dies at 79
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 01/05/2026
“The greatest fear for me was coming back without the photograph,” Thornell said. “The things that were happening there, you just kind of dealt with it and tried to photograph what was happening, because that was your bread and butter, that was your career."
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Jack Thornell, AP Photographer Who Captured Assassination Attempt on James Meredith, Dies at 86
Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell died Thursday at a hospital in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie from complications from kidney disease.
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Axios @axios.com · 23/04/2026
BREAKING: Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve Paramount Skydance deal
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Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve Paramount Skydance deal
Shareholders did not approve the executive compensation package presented at the meeting.
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Kristal Dixon @kristaldixon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
atlanta.capitalbnews.org/atlanta-cop-...
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Atlanta’s Cop City Combines AI Policing And Environmental Racism - Capital B News - Atlanta
In America’s most surveilled city, a community loses forest land and gains a network of AI-enabled cameras.
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Nora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Tomorrow, I'm joining friends in Georgia to talk about this past legislative session. All things free speech, tech & privacy, voting, surveillance, more. @wabe.org @rahulbali.bsky.social membership.gfaf.org/event-6647193
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