George Chidi, Evil Reporter
@neonflag.bsky.social
Journalist for The Guardian (and occasionally Rolling Stone) in Atlanta, covering politics and the odd Young Thug tidbit. Massive D&D nerd. Veteran. #AddToBlackSky Signal: George_Chidi.80
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I think that's my fucking beat at this point. George, what do you cover?
"Evil, motherfucker. I cover evil."
"Evil, motherfucker. I cover evil."
Never defend. Always attack.
This is how you avoid accountability for failure.
This is how you avoid accountability for failure.
LESLEY STAHL: You contributed to the toxic culture. You were out there pounding, insulting people
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: You've contributed to it as well
STAHL: I want you to respond to what you have done in terms of insulting people
MTG: I'd like for you to respond to that
December 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Never defend. Always attack.
This is how you avoid accountability for failure.
This is how you avoid accountability for failure.
Conservatives said something about free speech once, I heard.
When you confront someone on the right with stuff like this, they will respond "well, you weren't complaining when liberals were doing it to us!"
That's untrue. But that argument hurts their brain less than defending this on its merits.
When you confront someone on the right with stuff like this, they will respond "well, you weren't complaining when liberals were doing it to us!"
That's untrue. But that argument hurts their brain less than defending this on its merits.
FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Conservatives said something about free speech once, I heard.
When you confront someone on the right with stuff like this, they will respond "well, you weren't complaining when liberals were doing it to us!"
That's untrue. But that argument hurts their brain less than defending this on its merits.
When you confront someone on the right with stuff like this, they will respond "well, you weren't complaining when liberals were doing it to us!"
That's untrue. But that argument hurts their brain less than defending this on its merits.
If you had to pick one fast food restaurant location to represent working class Atlanta, which one would you pick?
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you had to pick one fast food restaurant location to represent working class Atlanta, which one would you pick?
I am writing a story about food and class in Atlanta. I'm looking for the fanciest holiday party you know about in the Metro area, for a piece in the Guardian.
Who should I ping?
Who should I ping?
December 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I am writing a story about food and class in Atlanta. I'm looking for the fanciest holiday party you know about in the Metro area, for a piece in the Guardian.
Who should I ping?
Who should I ping?
The DC National Guard won't tell me if a formal operations order had been issued for the deployment to the streets.
If it exists, I'm going to find it. When I do, I'm going to remember who was jerking my chain around today.
If it exists, I'm going to find it. When I do, I'm going to remember who was jerking my chain around today.
December 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The DC National Guard won't tell me if a formal operations order had been issued for the deployment to the streets.
If it exists, I'm going to find it. When I do, I'm going to remember who was jerking my chain around today.
If it exists, I'm going to find it. When I do, I'm going to remember who was jerking my chain around today.
It is unclear to me what The Guardian has done to merit this treatment. I assure you that, at least in my own effort, I will strive to rectify the oversight of being omitted from this list.
White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories
Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It is unclear to me what The Guardian has done to merit this treatment. I assure you that, at least in my own effort, I will strive to rectify the oversight of being omitted from this list.
Sharlto Copley in the Witcher is like watching Daniel Day Lewis play Bill the Butcher again. A remarkable performance.
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Sharlto Copley in the Witcher is like watching Daniel Day Lewis play Bill the Butcher again. A remarkable performance.
We are not in a war. Killing soldiers on a street corner in D.C. is an act of war only if you are a legitimate combatant. Calling it terrorism is charitable; it is simply murder. It is also what I've been worried about for weeks. Soldiers on the street can't police. All they do is present a target.
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We are not in a war. Killing soldiers on a street corner in D.C. is an act of war only if you are a legitimate combatant. Calling it terrorism is charitable; it is simply murder. It is also what I've been worried about for weeks. Soldiers on the street can't police. All they do is present a target.
This is helping me define what working class and middle class actually mean.
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is helping me define what working class and middle class actually mean.
Atlanta airport traffic, right now. Standstill for 15 minutes.
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Atlanta airport traffic, right now. Standstill for 15 minutes.
My post on Reddit yesterday was worded poorly. I said "Charlotte's Web Isn't Done Yet." Should have been "CBP says Charlotte's Web Isn't Done Yet."
Because CBP was, in retrospect, plainly lying to the public. Again. A point I made in the story published today.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Because CBP was, in retrospect, plainly lying to the public. Again. A point I made in the story published today.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Charlotte activists met the immigration crackdown with ‘bless your heart’ resistance
ICE and CBP’s North Carolina operation faced an early-warning system run by thousands of volunteers
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
My post on Reddit yesterday was worded poorly. I said "Charlotte's Web Isn't Done Yet." Should have been "CBP says Charlotte's Web Isn't Done Yet."
Because CBP was, in retrospect, plainly lying to the public. Again. A point I made in the story published today.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Because CBP was, in retrospect, plainly lying to the public. Again. A point I made in the story published today.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
AAAAAAAAA HAHAHAHAHA
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia says she is resigning from Congress | AP News share.google/iWVT8GgcynuA...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia says she is resigning from Congress | AP News share.google/iWVT8GgcynuA...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
AAAAAAAAA HAHAHAHAHA
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia says she is resigning from Congress | AP News share.google/iWVT8GgcynuA...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia says she is resigning from Congress | AP News share.google/iWVT8GgcynuA...
The Mecklenburg sheriff said CBP quit Charlotte today. CBP neither confirmed nor denied. I asked the sheriff their source.
"I just know federal officials. We actually don't have any information. We don't receive any info from CBP. All we got was that they are leaving. Authoritative?"
It is not.
"I just know federal officials. We actually don't have any information. We don't receive any info from CBP. All we got was that they are leaving. Authoritative?"
It is not.
November 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The Mecklenburg sheriff said CBP quit Charlotte today. CBP neither confirmed nor denied. I asked the sheriff their source.
"I just know federal officials. We actually don't have any information. We don't receive any info from CBP. All we got was that they are leaving. Authoritative?"
It is not.
"I just know federal officials. We actually don't have any information. We don't receive any info from CBP. All we got was that they are leaving. Authoritative?"
It is not.
This is Charlotte.
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This is Charlotte.
LIVE with Decaturish. Talking schools and elections in DeKalb. www.youtube.com/live/rRWtY4w...
The very first episode of The Decaturish Download!
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November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
LIVE with Decaturish. Talking schools and elections in DeKalb. www.youtube.com/live/rRWtY4w...
I had a chat about the Epstein Files with the podcasters at The Guardian this morning. Kash Patel, Larry Summers and the NYT got some 'splainin to do.
Also, Jack Schlossberg, who is gonna get smoked by Micah Lasher like a sausage in the House race to replace Nadler. open.spotify.com/episode/0jYe...
Also, Jack Schlossberg, who is gonna get smoked by Micah Lasher like a sausage in the House race to replace Nadler. open.spotify.com/episode/0jYe...
The Epstein files are back to haunt Trump
open.spotify.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I had a chat about the Epstein Files with the podcasters at The Guardian this morning. Kash Patel, Larry Summers and the NYT got some 'splainin to do.
Also, Jack Schlossberg, who is gonna get smoked by Micah Lasher like a sausage in the House race to replace Nadler. open.spotify.com/episode/0jYe...
Also, Jack Schlossberg, who is gonna get smoked by Micah Lasher like a sausage in the House race to replace Nadler. open.spotify.com/episode/0jYe...
Reposted by George Chidi, Evil Reporter
ICYMI: How Atlanta communities are affected by and responding to SNAP cuts – including rescued food, reduced-price markets, food distros:
atlpresscollective.com/2025/11/04/w...
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Atlanta community members respond to SNAP cuts
The Trump administration cut funds to SNAP on Saturday, putting at risk the 1.4 million Georgians who depend on SNAP to feed their families,
atlpresscollective.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
ICYMI: How Atlanta communities are affected by and responding to SNAP cuts – including rescued food, reduced-price markets, food distros:
atlpresscollective.com/2025/11/04/w...
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atlpresscollective.com/2025/11/04/w...
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We are at that time of year when journalists write holiday stories: evergreen pieces that could theoretically run whenever an editor wanted. These stories are often ridiculous and glorious. I flex my writer muscles on them.
Free shot. Pitch the Guardian a story you wouldn't expect me to swing on.
Free shot. Pitch the Guardian a story you wouldn't expect me to swing on.
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
We are at that time of year when journalists write holiday stories: evergreen pieces that could theoretically run whenever an editor wanted. These stories are often ridiculous and glorious. I flex my writer muscles on them.
Free shot. Pitch the Guardian a story you wouldn't expect me to swing on.
Free shot. Pitch the Guardian a story you wouldn't expect me to swing on.
As we contemplate the end of the shutdown, consider class issues here. Yesterday, I wrote that Democrats had been holding the line on the shutdown because they calculated that damage done to poor people on SNAP was acceptable to support working class people on the exchanges.
Trump changed the math.
Trump changed the math.
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
As we contemplate the end of the shutdown, consider class issues here. Yesterday, I wrote that Democrats had been holding the line on the shutdown because they calculated that damage done to poor people on SNAP was acceptable to support working class people on the exchanges.
Trump changed the math.
Trump changed the math.
This is some of the finest feature reporting I've ever seen. It's a poetic piece befitting the subject and a robust argument to kill public subsidies for a sport that kills horses and exploits workers.
Pulitzer material from my friend @noahshachtman.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
Pulitzer material from my friend @noahshachtman.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
Opinion | Dead Athletes. Empty Stands. Why Are We Paying Billions to Keep This Sport Alive?
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This is some of the finest feature reporting I've ever seen. It's a poetic piece befitting the subject and a robust argument to kill public subsidies for a sport that kills horses and exploits workers.
Pulitzer material from my friend @noahshachtman.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
Pulitzer material from my friend @noahshachtman.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
Democrats effectively decided that the damage the shutdown does to the poor is worth it to defend the interests of the working class.
This isn't quite a criticism, just an observation. Working class Americans turn out to vote more predictably than the poor do. The shutdown is raw class politics.
This isn't quite a criticism, just an observation. Working class Americans turn out to vote more predictably than the poor do. The shutdown is raw class politics.
November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Democrats effectively decided that the damage the shutdown does to the poor is worth it to defend the interests of the working class.
This isn't quite a criticism, just an observation. Working class Americans turn out to vote more predictably than the poor do. The shutdown is raw class politics.
This isn't quite a criticism, just an observation. Working class Americans turn out to vote more predictably than the poor do. The shutdown is raw class politics.
WalMart's website allows third-party sales without a lot of vetting. Here's an example of how that is starting to work in practice: this racist T-shirt is on sale. Instructions to report it following.
#walmart #racism
www.walmart.com/ip/Paper-Bea...
#walmart #racism
www.walmart.com/ip/Paper-Bea...
November 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
WalMart's website allows third-party sales without a lot of vetting. Here's an example of how that is starting to work in practice: this racist T-shirt is on sale. Instructions to report it following.
#walmart #racism
www.walmart.com/ip/Paper-Bea...
#walmart #racism
www.walmart.com/ip/Paper-Bea...
My former partner in crime comes correct.
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
Atlanta Is... | iHeart
From the underground clubs that birthed music that took over the world, to the hustlers who made the city a mecca for filmmaking, and the churches whose pastors influence politics, “Atlanta Is…” tells...
www.iheart.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My former partner in crime comes correct.
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...