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Sean Keenan

@thatseankeenan.bsky.social
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Journalist | The New York Times, Atlanta Civic Circle, Atlanta Magazine, The Daily Beast, Curbed, others

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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 18h
"The film’s Renée Good stand-in slams her Subaru into an ICE van. Described as 'MELANIE (40), a fat blue-hair,' the woman, blasting NPR, revs up again and fatally hits ICE agent Juan with her car. Then his ICE partner shoots her in a justifiable killing."
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The Daily Wire Is Quietly Shooting a Pro-ICE Movie. We Got the Script.
Locals aren’t happy about the film’s take on the ICE shooting of Renée Good.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My latest, fluffiest work for NYT www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Giant Pandas, Icons of China’s Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in Atlanta (Gift Article)
A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang landed on Sunday, days after China’s leader said he would dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My latest, fluffiest work for NYT www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Giant Pandas, Icons of China’s Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in Atlanta (Gift Article)
A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang landed on Sunday, days after China’s leader said he would dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs
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Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs (Gift Article)
The package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Trump administration plans to announce Monday that the United States will no longer limit the planet-warming pollution that power plants pump into the air while burning coal and gas.
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Yes, I'm still writing about housing. Here's my latest for Shelterforce:
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Can Atlanta Make Tax-Increment Financing Work in an Equitable Way? — Shelterforce
A $5 billion initiative aims to reduce inequity between the city's neighborhoods, but its financing method might not get the needed buy-in.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Some of Conservative Twitter is mounting a 'Cancel Netflix' crusade over this post
Netflix UK post reads, "Nearly did himself a neck injury," above two images from a TV show or something
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
👀 👀 👀
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly.
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Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War (Gift Article)
Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Trump has posted some really sinister stuff in the last hour, including one Truth showing a Space Force uniform resembling the imperials (bad guys) from Star Wars...
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
👀 👀 👀
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Pentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt (Gift Article)
The aggressive effort comes in the wake of news reports about the military’s diminished stocks of crucial munitions as the U.S. fights Iran.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Today, for a story, I filed 17 ORRs with 17 different police agencies. I CANNOT overstate the VAST difference between a good/navigable records-request system and a bad/labyrinthine one. Every journo knows this, but filing all these rapid-fire really put a point on it...
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy (Gift Article)
The bomb that hit the residential area was American, according to a weapons expert and a visual analysis by The Times. It killed five people and wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The USPS official raised “grave concerns” that the verification process could reject tens of thousands of ballots in a bulk-mailing batch if “even one bar code on one single ballot” failed to properly scan. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
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Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Holy cow
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Trump raged against Pirro in private. Then he raged to reporters. Rumors she would be fired burbled through West Wing. Then he raged more before hosting a meeting with Pirro at the White House, for a high-drama, face-to-face meeting worthy of two decorated veterans of confrontational reality TV.
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Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Reflecting Pool Damage Was ‘Botched’ Job, Not Vandalism, Prosecutors Say
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Charges to Be Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool
President Trump had repeatedly accused vandals of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. On Friday, prosecutors acknowledged it was “the result of flawed installation” and moved to dismiss cha...
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The father of a teenager who fatally shot four people at his Georgia high school was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison after a jury found he bore criminal responsibility for his son’s deadly attack in 2024.
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Colin Gray, Father of Teenage Shooter in Georgia, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
Prosecutors argued that Colin Gray bore responsibility for the 2024 shooting because he had given his son a gun and failed to act as the teen’s mental health deteriorated.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Georgia Teen Is Sentenced to Life for Deadly School Shooting My latest, with Rick Rojas:
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Georgia Teen Is Sentenced to Life for Deadly School Shooting (Gift Article)
The boy pleaded guilty to 55 charges stemming from the 2024 attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., that killed two students and two teachers.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
When he was 14 years old, Colt Gray carried out the deadliest school shooting in Georgia history. While we study the tragedy and its carnage, I think it's important to examine the backdrop, too.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
When he was 14 years old, Colt Gray carried out the deadliest school shooting in Georgia history. While we study the tragedy and its carnage, I think it's important to examine the backdrop, too.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
🧵: I sat directly behind Colt today. Amid gut-wrenching testimony from victims and families, a heartbreaking revalation emerged: Colt, now 16, was "so close" to getting much-needed mental health treatment and meds... but the "intrusive thoughts" — voices in his head, he said — won.
A photo of Colt Gray, as seen from behind in a courtroom. Beyond him is a screen showing a police officer interrogating him
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Colt Gray WILL get a life sentence, the judge says. The big question is whether he'll ever be eligible for parole.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
NEW: Colt Gray just pleaded guilty to carrying out the deadliest school shooting in Georgia's history. I'm in court today covering the case. Follow along here:
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Teen Charged in Georgia School Shooting Changes Plea to Guilty (Gift Article)
Colt Gray, 16, had been scheduled to go on trial in October. His change of plea took place at a hearing that pivoted immediately to sentencing.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I spent today speaking with friends and neighbors of Tyler Feehan, a soldier killed in Jordan by an Iranian attack. Read our story here:
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Pentagon Identifies 2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Jordan During Iran Strike (Gift Article)
Both were active-duty soldiers, the Defense Department said. They were killed in action after an Iranian strike on a U.S. base on Friday.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I spent today speaking with friends and neighbors of Tyler Feehan, a soldier killed in Jordan by an Iranian attack. Read our story here:
nytimes.com
Pentagon Identifies 2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Jordan During Iran Strike (Gift Article)
Both were active-duty soldiers, the Defense Department said. They were killed in action after an Iranian strike on a U.S. base on Friday.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
A voter told me in May he asked ChatGPT who to vote for. Of course, we found he's not the only one looking to A.I. for guidance at the polls...
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‘Who Should I Vote for?’ Voters Turn to A.I. Before Casting Their Ballots
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 03/07/2026
Trump has transformed D.C. into a dirty construction site, @mviser.bsky.social reports. He explores what awaits those who come to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.
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The Capital Is a Mess
Chain-link fences, construction cranes, armed guards, and portable toilets everywhere
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Many of the 146 Venezuelans deported from the United States the day the earthquake struck are feared dead. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/w...
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Killed by the Venezuelan Quakes Just Hours After Being Deported From U.S.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Killer lede by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social Via: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/c...
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Repubs were picking a voting rights fight in the cradle of the civil rights movement — a battle that would've tested GOP power and the resilience of the grassroots groups that bloomed from the work of MLK and John Lewis Today put the fight on ice My latest, with @alemzs.bsky.social and Rick Rojas:
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Georgia Republicans Shelve Redistricting as Anger Grows
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
ATTN: Atlanta Civic Circle readers... I'm still writing about housing/homelessness! My first for @shelterforce.bsky.social:
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Will the World Cup Fuel Arrests of Homeless People in Atlanta? — Shelterforce
As World Cup matches begin, advocates warn that Atlanta will ramp up arrests, displacement, and criminalization of homeless residents.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Repubs were picking a voting rights fight in the cradle of the civil rights movement — a battle that would've tested GOP power and the resilience of the grassroots groups that bloomed from the work of MLK and John Lewis Today put the fight on ice My latest, with @alemzs.bsky.social and Rick Rojas:
nytimes.com
Georgia Republicans Shelve Redistricting as Anger Grows
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
BIG NEWS: Georgia Republicans Shelve Redistricting for Now
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Georgia Republicans Shelve Redistricting for Now
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A coalition of faith leaders and civil rights groups is marching to the Georgia statehouse to protest a Republican-led redistricting effort that demonstrators see as a return to Jim Crow-era oppression and voter suppression.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
At Mike Collins' watch party, reporters are forbidden from crossing into the dining room to talk to supporters. The campaign staff is instead handpicking interviewees for us. When I crossed the invisible border to speak with a campaign spokesperson, he joked, "We might have to deport you now."
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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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ThreadATL @threadatl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Wow! This is very well done... BEEPTHROAT An independent public-records project documenting the Atlanta BeltLine's turn from voter-approved light rail toward autonomous shuttles. Every allegation links to a source. www.beepthroat.com h/t @alexip718.com
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BeepThroat: The BeltLine Files
An independent public-records project documenting how Atlanta's voter-approved BeltLine light rail gave way to a driverless-shuttle pilot. Every claim links to a source document.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Apropos of nothing: I noticed today that Andre Dickens and Courtney English wear the same watch, but AD's is set a few mins faster...
A picture of two men wearing identical wristwatches. Both have a white face, chrome bezels (idk if that's the right word), and leather straps
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
"Hey, Claude, who should I vote for?" Have YOU used A.I. to research candidates or map out your voting plan? @nytimes.com wants to hear about it! Comment below or DM me for contact info. Thanks in advance!
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
"Hey, Claude, who should I vote for?" Have YOU used A.I. to research candidates or map out your voting plan? @nytimes.com wants to hear about it! Comment below or DM me for contact info. Thanks in advance!
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Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Great piece about the unhoused folks proximate to the #worldcup in #atl. I so appreciate Sean's work. Flowers seem innocuous but they represent yet another group rejecting the responsibility for a problem much bigger than them. This needs city leadership, which seems lackluster.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
ATTN: Atlanta Civic Circle readers... I'm still writing about housing/homelessness! My first for @shelterforce.bsky.social:
shelterforce.org
Will the World Cup Fuel Arrests of Homeless People in Atlanta? — Shelterforce
As World Cup matches begin, advocates warn that Atlanta will ramp up arrests, displacement, and criminalization of homeless residents.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
'The Epstein crisis exposed something Trump’s advisers spent months refusing to see. The president could break institutions, redirect the federal government against his enemies and bring the world’s richest men into the Oval Office bearing tribute. But he could not make Jeffrey Epstein disappear.'
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Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files
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Darin Givens @atlurbanist.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Sean Keenan is simply one of the best local Atlanta journalists we've got and his coverage of housing news has been crucially important for the city. I'm very sorry to see Atlanta Civic Circle closing down, but I mostly want to say: hire Sean, someone. Pass it on.
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Donna Ladd said what she said. 😘 @donnerkay.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Sad to see this. I’ve hearing too much talk by wealthier publications or their cheerleaders about desire for “mergers and acquisitions.” That is not the way healthy journo ecosystems grow. Support your stellar smaller, truly local newsrooms however you can. Decks are constantly stacked against us.
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Sean Keenan @thatseankeenan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Nonprofit newsroom Atlanta Civic Circle closes after four years roughdraftatlanta.com/2026/06/01/a...
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Nonprofit newsroom Atlanta Civic Circle closes after four years
Atlanta Civic Circle, a nonprofit news organization, is closing after four years of covering affordable housing, labor, and city government.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 02/06/2026
One of @thexylom.com's local newsroom partners just went under. In the past five months, · The AJC ceased printing and laid off 15% of its workforce, predominantly women and people of color · ACPC, another reporting partner, had *their* funding crisis Atlanta media is on dire straits. Help!
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John Ruch @johnruchatlanta.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Irreplaceable loss except for whoever hires Sean.
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Ann Neff @annmcn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This is awful, to lose this reporting. A long thread, but important.
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