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ACLU @aclu.org · 26d

BREAKING: The Board of Immigration Appeals is trying to deport our client Mario Guevara, a journalist from El Salvador, despite his clear legal path to residency and an immigration judge's order to grant his release on bond.

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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · Sep 11

Maxwell told the DOJ she stepped away from Epstein around 2003.

But the emails show that they were emailing almost every day, even as he prepared to serve his 2008 jail sentence.

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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · Sep 11

NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.

It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.

Jeffrey Epstein Email Trove Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s Secrets

A cache of 18,000 messages obtained by Bloomberg News reveals Maxwell’s deep ties and involvement with the disgraced financier and sex offender.

www.bloomberg.com

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Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Sep 10

DeKalb County

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Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Sep 10

Gov. Kemp has appointed a new MARTA board member:

GaPolBot @gapolbot.bsky.social · Sep 10

# gapol Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp executive order posted (date posted may be later than date signed) Appointing the Honorable Ryan Michael Loke as a member of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Board of Directors https://gov.georgia.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · Sep 10

settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · Sep 10

A reminder: You can turn off autoplay on videos in your settings here.

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Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Sep 4

Meanwhile, this is the 404 error you get when you click the button on the Fulton Board of Health website to "schedule a vaccination."

A 404 error page that reads: "We're sorry, but something went wrong. Please try again, and if this persists, contact the website administrator."

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Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Sep 4

Anecdata of 1: I've spent the week messaging with my doctor's office (Emory) about getting a prescription. Was able to make an appointment at Walgreens for today, but rescheduled it because I haven't gotten the prescription yet.

Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Sep 4

Big pharmacies and public health clinics in Georgia are not yet giving this year’s COVID-19 booster shots, or are putting new restrictions in place, amid vaccine uncertainty from HHS: www.ajc.com/news/2025/09...

Georgia halts giving COVID-19 booster vaccines amid HHS uncertainty

The FDA approved COVID boosters for those 65 and older and people with certain health conditions, but a federal committee is slated to decide soon if it recommends the shot.

www.ajc.com

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Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Sep 4

Big pharmacies and public health clinics in Georgia are not yet giving this year’s COVID-19 booster shots, or are putting new restrictions in place, amid vaccine uncertainty from HHS: www.ajc.com/news/2025/09...

Georgia halts giving COVID-19 booster vaccines amid HHS uncertainty

The FDA approved COVID boosters for those 65 and older and people with certain health conditions, but a federal committee is slated to decide soon if it recommends the shot.

www.ajc.com

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Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Sep 4

The $500 million project remaking the junction at I-75 and I-16 in Macon began in 2017 and but isn't going to wrap up any time soon, @joekovacjr.bsky.social reports. An update on the construction: www.ajc.com/news/2025/09...

Construction on ‘dicey’ Georgia interstate interchange won’t end soon

The construction-gnarled nexus of two interstates linking Atlanta and Savannah in Middle Georgia are a jumble of snaking lane shifts and a source of headaches - or worse.

www.ajc.com

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · Sep 4

gift link to dr. susan monarez’s piece in the wall street journal this morning.

Opinion | Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC and Me

I was fired after 29 days because I held the line and insisted on rigorous scientific review.

www.wsj.com

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Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Sep 2

In Georgia, ICE teamed up with local police to arrest immigrant workers outside a majority-Hispanic mobile home park.

"You could do this every day," a police officer is heard saying in body cam footage.

“Nothing would make me happier,” an ICE agent replied.

www.ajc.com/news/2025/09...

How ICE and Chatham County police coordinated immigrant arrests in Savannah

Body camera footage from Chatham County authorities provides a rare, close-up look at the behavior of ICE agents when questioning and arresting immigrants in the community.

www.ajc.com

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Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Sep 2

Clyde Higgs tells @nytimes.com that light rail isn’t likely to run the entire length of the Beltline:

Clyde Higgs, the president and chief executive of Atlanta Beltline Inc., pushed back on the criticism during an interview. He reaffirmed his support for light rail on the Beltline, but he also said that ultimately, a rail line wasn’t likely to traverse the entire 22-mile circuit. Instead, he said, there might be rail on portions of the trail — for example, on the South Side, as the mayor proposes, where the path is still being developed — and “another solution” for the East Side that could involve self-driving vehicles.

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Jane Margolies @janemargolies.bsky.social · Sep 2

When a new section of the Atlanta Beltline opened recently, it was reason to celebrate: The path encircling the Georgia capital now extends 13 miles. But some in Black neighborhoods fear the gentrification and displacement associated with the Beltline. My latest 👇

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...

It Was Supposed to Connect Segregated Neighborhoods. Did It Gentrify Them Instead?

www.nytimes.com

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Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Aug 28

My shoulder was in the NYT today! Also some news about where I work: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...

Reporters and editors in the AJC newsroom.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Aug 27

this picture of a mom shoes off sprinting to the Mpls school: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following

A parent runs toward the school after the shooting Wednesday at Annunciation Church in south Minneapolis. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Matt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · Aug 20

It’s important to pay for local journalism but not like this.

www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...

Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips

THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.

www.thecity.nyc

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Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Aug 20

Extremely relevant to my interests: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRty...

I made a Subway for My Cats!

YouTube video by Xing's World 爱鼓捣的邢志磊

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Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Aug 15

Same technology coming soon to MARTA, too:

Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne.bsky.social · Aug 15

"No more fumbling for that Clipper card (if you can find it). Starting Aug. 20, you can pay your BART fare the same way you pay for that morning coffee — with a quick tap of a debit or credit card."

sfstandard.com/2025/08/13/b...

BART is (finally) rolling out contactless payment

No more fumbling for that Clipper card — if you can find it. Starting next week, you can tap your debit or credit card.

sfstandard.com

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Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Aug 14

MARTA’s board picked an interim CEO, and a committee that will advise him, after a month-long process that apparently included four secret search committee meetings: www.ajc.com/news/2025/08...

MARTA names interim CEO after series of secret meetings

MARTA’s ad hoc CEO search committee met four times without public notice since July 17.

www.ajc.com

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Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Aug 13

Last night, Beltline officials unveiled a route for light rail along the northwest quadrant and identified station locations in the south. Plus: A $3.5B price tag. Details here: www.ajc.com/news/2025/08...

Atlanta Beltline officials unveil $3.5B transit plan

The plan establishes a route for light rail in the northwest quadrant, which at 5.5 miles is both the largest segment and one that has proven to be the trickiest to design.

www.ajc.com

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · Aug 9

Feel like this needs a spotlight: employees were told that the shooting at CDC, which left an officer dead and buildings riddled with bullets, was targeted at agency, @lenasun.bsky.social, @laurenweberhp.bsky.social and @tobiaraji.bsky.social report

Years of anti-CDC rhetoric has consequences

Monarez did not provide any additional information about the suspect's motives during the call. However, a briefing some CDC employees received Saturday from senior agency leaders said the gunman left a note, according to one employee who attended.
"We were told very clearly that this was targeted, directed at CDC," the employee said. "But we were also told that this was an isolated event."
There has been speculation among CDC employees that officials may have known about possible threats. When Monarez was at the CDC this week - her first week on the job - she was accompanied at all times by armed security guards, the employee said.

During Monarez's call with staff Saturday, another CDC senior leader, Daniel Jernigan, who heads the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, or NCEZID, estimated there were about 40 bullet holes in CDC buildings on campus.
He did not mean it as a complete account, but rather an indication that "it will take a bit before the buildings are 'fixed' again," said an employee who listened to the call and, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to share sensitive information.
The shooting was "way worse than what was initially reported," the employee said, adding that gunfire continued for about 15 minutes and that "it's a miracle more people weren't hit."

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · Aug 9

Exclusive: CDC Director Susan Monarez met with its vaccine-focused center to talk about yesterday’s shooting. I listened to a recording. Scientists and officials are shaken & pointing fingers at RFK Jr. Many said his vilification and misinfo turned them into targets. www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...

A deadly shooting at the CDC shook its scientists. Now they want answers from RFK Jr.

CDC Director Susan Monarez convened an online all-hands meeting of the agency division that focuses on vaccines, and employees called out Kennedy’s rhetoric specifically.

www.msnbc.com

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Sara Gregory @saraegregory.bsky.social · Aug 9

At his police academy graduation, DeKalb Officer David Rose spoke of service: “Policing isn’t just about enforcing the law. It’s about protecting the vulnerable, standing for justice and being the person who runs toward danger when others run away.” He did that Friday: www.ajc.com/news/2025/08...

Georgia officer killed in CDC shooting had lifelong connection to Emory

Rose, 33, was critically injured in the shooting incident and died at the hospital where his mother had been an intensive care unit nurse for nearly two decades.

www.ajc.com

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