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DeKalb County school board will meet to review policies following superintendent’s resignation
The DeKalb County Board of Education will meet on Oct. 29 to discuss land, legal, litigation, personnel and student appeals, as well as review public comment on its policies, following the resignation of…
The DeKalb County Board of Education will meet on Oct. 29 to discuss land, legal, litigation, personnel and student appeals, as well as review public comment on its policies, following the resignation of…
DeKalb County school board will meet to review policies following superintendent’s resignation
The DeKalb County Board of Education will meet on Oct. 29 to discuss land, legal, litigation, personnel and student appeals, as well as review public comment on its policies, following the resignation of Devon Q. Horton as superintendent after a federal indictment.
roughdraftatlanta.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
DeKalb County school board will meet to review policies following superintendent’s resignation
The DeKalb County Board of Education will meet on Oct. 29 to discuss land, legal, litigation, personnel and student appeals, as well as review public comment on its policies, following the resignation of…
The DeKalb County Board of Education will meet on Oct. 29 to discuss land, legal, litigation, personnel and student appeals, as well as review public comment on its policies, following the resignation of…
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DeKalb County takes first step to form a community land trust. What’s next?
As home prices soar out of reach for many residents, county leaders are assessing a new tactic to reduce housing costs.
As home prices soar out of reach for many residents, county leaders are assessing a new tactic to reduce housing costs.
DeKalb County takes first step to form a community land trust. What’s next?
As home prices soar out of reach for many residents, county leaders are assessing a new tactic to reduce housing costs.
atlantaciviccircle.org
October 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
DeKalb County takes first step to form a community land trust. What’s next?
As home prices soar out of reach for many residents, county leaders are assessing a new tactic to reduce housing costs.
As home prices soar out of reach for many residents, county leaders are assessing a new tactic to reduce housing costs.
Tucker, GA, had *at least* 4k folks!
October 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Tucker, GA, had *at least* 4k folks!
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As NPR reports, the Supreme Court is hearing a case on provisions of the Voting Rights Act which, if struck down, could allow Republicans to redistrict 19 districts in favor of the GOP -- possibly eliminating 30% of the Congressional Black Caucus. READ: https://loom.ly/sVtklII
A Supreme Court ruling on voting rights could boost Republicans' redistricting efforts
A Supreme Court case over Louisiana's congressional map could determine the future of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination and allow Republicans to draw 19 more House seats.
www.npr.org
October 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
As NPR reports, the Supreme Court is hearing a case on provisions of the Voting Rights Act which, if struck down, could allow Republicans to redistrict 19 districts in favor of the GOP -- possibly eliminating 30% of the Congressional Black Caucus. READ: https://loom.ly/sVtklII
@neonflag.bsky.social do you think the “Santa is Watching” signs relate to the announcement from DeKalb about its new FLOCK investment?
September 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
@neonflag.bsky.social do you think the “Santa is Watching” signs relate to the announcement from DeKalb about its new FLOCK investment?
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ICE, Homeland Security conduct workplace raid at Hyundai facility in Georgia share.google/uwORHeM3iDV8...
This is one way to completely destroy your economy and scare away all international business.
Why would anyone open anything there is this is what they have to deal with?
This is one way to completely destroy your economy and scare away all international business.
Why would anyone open anything there is this is what they have to deal with?
ICE, Homeland Security conduct workplace raid at Hyundai facility in Georgia
Videos showed federal agents lining up workers at a battery plant under construction next to a site that makes electric vehicles and is one of the state's largest manufacturing facilities.
share.google
September 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
ICE, Homeland Security conduct workplace raid at Hyundai facility in Georgia share.google/uwORHeM3iDV8...
This is one way to completely destroy your economy and scare away all international business.
Why would anyone open anything there is this is what they have to deal with?
This is one way to completely destroy your economy and scare away all international business.
Why would anyone open anything there is this is what they have to deal with?
Because we all need a moment of joy.
August 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Because we all need a moment of joy.
Ahem.
What if the rise of Hitler wasn't a uniquely awful event, as we used to think it was, and instead was the kind of societal infection that would show up in a highly civilized country every 90 years or so.
August 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Ahem.
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“…abt 1/3 of those were surrendered after their owners lost their housing or were forced to move into shelters. Other contributing factors: “a pandemic-era dip in the rate of spaying and neutering” + “the ⬆️ cost of veterinary care… as private equity firms acquire + consolidate smaller practices” 😢
As Cost-Burdened New Yorkers Give Up Pets, Shelters Turn Them Away
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“…abt 1/3 of those were surrendered after their owners lost their housing or were forced to move into shelters. Other contributing factors: “a pandemic-era dip in the rate of spaying and neutering” + “the ⬆️ cost of veterinary care… as private equity firms acquire + consolidate smaller practices” 😢
Please make it stop
Ben Brody - The White House AI Action Plan is live lnkd.in/dd5vZpvD
July 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Please make it stop
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In 1965, the government recruited thousands of strapping high-school boys to replace Mexican workers on farms in Texas and California.
A lot of the boys went on strike. Others quit. The program "was considered a giant failure and was never tried again."
www.npr.org/sections/the...
A lot of the boys went on strike. Others quit. The program "was considered a giant failure and was never tried again."
www.npr.org/sections/the...
When The U.S. Government Tried To Replace Migrant Farmworkers With High Schoolers
In 1964, a program that brought migrant Mexican laborers to the U.S. ended. So the U.S. recruited American students to pick crops instead. When they saw their living conditions, strikes ensued.
www.npr.org
July 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
In 1965, the government recruited thousands of strapping high-school boys to replace Mexican workers on farms in Texas and California.
A lot of the boys went on strike. Others quit. The program "was considered a giant failure and was never tried again."
www.npr.org/sections/the...
A lot of the boys went on strike. Others quit. The program "was considered a giant failure and was never tried again."
www.npr.org/sections/the...
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An Offhand Remark About Gold Bars, Secretly Recorded, Upended His Life
www.nytimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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The wildest part about us getting banned on instagram and threads and all meta platforms without warning or explanation is not even being able to get in touch with a human being about it.
Dystopian, Orwellian shit.
Dystopian, Orwellian shit.
June 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The wildest part about us getting banned on instagram and threads and all meta platforms without warning or explanation is not even being able to get in touch with a human being about it.
Dystopian, Orwellian shit.
Dystopian, Orwellian shit.
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Belarus Is a Warning www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/o...
Belarus Is a Warning www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/o...
Opinion | Belarus Is a Warning
www.nytimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Belarus Is a Warning www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/o...
Belarus Is a Warning www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/o...
Again, I would like to hug whomever this is. I hope one day, when it’s safe, we discover who it is!
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Another mysterious anti-Trump sculpture appears on the National Mall
This time, featuring clips of President Trump dancing. The White House was not amused.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Again, I would like to hug whomever this is. I hope one day, when it’s safe, we discover who it is!
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
@ajc.com put it behind a paywall but an important read.
“We’ll use them in a bonfire.” 🔥
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
“We’ll use them in a bonfire.” 🔥
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Border Patrol pizza box ads surprise Decatur pizzeria staff, diners
Mojo Pizza N’ Pub, a neighborhood pizzeria in Decatur's Oakhurst neighborhood, wants no part in a campaign featuring Border Patrol ads on pizza boxes.
www.ajc.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
@ajc.com put it behind a paywall but an important read.
“We’ll use them in a bonfire.” 🔥
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
“We’ll use them in a bonfire.” 🔥
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
One hundred-twenty eight Democrats voted with Republicans to table the measure: thehill.com/homenews/hou...
House torpedoes Rep. Al Green’s effort to impeach Trump over Iran strikes
The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly torpedoed an effort by Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) to impeach President Trump over the U.S. strikes on Iran, underscoring how little appetite Democrats have to try a…
thehill.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
One hundred-twenty eight Democrats voted with Republicans to table the measure: thehill.com/homenews/hou...
I am so saddened by my country.
Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S.
www.npr.org/2025/06/24/g...
Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S.
www.npr.org/2025/06/24/g...
Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S.
Sae Joon Park left for South Korea on Monday. His removal order was the result of drug possession and bail jumping charges from over 15 years ago — offenses that, he said, stemmed from untreated PTSD.
www.npr.org
June 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I am so saddened by my country.
Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S.
www.npr.org/2025/06/24/g...
Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S.
www.npr.org/2025/06/24/g...
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