@maggie-lee.bsky.social
Georgia data reporter still & GaPolBot dev 4 life: bsky.app/profile/gapolbot.bsky.social yes also flower farmer at Yonder Farm.
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What does Gov. Brian Kemp do each day? Here's his calendar. - The Current
Read the schedules and meetings on Governor Brian Kemp's schedules, obtained through the Georgia Open Records Act.
thecurrentga.org
icymi, there are a couple years' calendars in here #gapol
What does Gov. Brian Kemp do each day? Here’s his calendar.
The Current GA collects Georgia public records so readers understand how elected officials work – and who they meet.
thecurrentga.org/2025/09/05/w...
What does Gov. Brian Kemp do each day? Here’s his calendar.
The Current GA collects Georgia public records so readers understand how elected officials work – and who they meet.
thecurrentga.org/2025/09/05/w...
In the Lawrenceville Saga mom steers her flood-tossed sea-steed to three grocery stores before even the sun can catch her
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In the Lawrenceville Saga mom steers her flood-tossed sea-steed to three grocery stores before even the sun can catch her
Federal cash flows again for Coastal Georgia EV chargers
Trump administration first demanded removal of equity pledges from multiyear plan
#gapol
thecurrentga.org/2025/11/25/f...
Trump administration first demanded removal of equity pledges from multiyear plan
#gapol
thecurrentga.org/2025/11/25/f...
Federal cash flows again for Coastal Georgia EV chargers - The Current
Georgia has awarded federal funds to two companies to build electric vehicle charging stations along Interstates 16 and 95, as part of a national effort after state navigated Trump administration road...
thecurrentga.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Federal cash flows again for Coastal Georgia EV chargers
Trump administration first demanded removal of equity pledges from multiyear plan
#gapol
thecurrentga.org/2025/11/25/f...
Trump administration first demanded removal of equity pledges from multiyear plan
#gapol
thecurrentga.org/2025/11/25/f...
one of these folks in the group chat is looking for real vanilla beans in fairburn today and everybody else is like lol not today friend
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
one of these folks in the group chat is looking for real vanilla beans in fairburn today and everybody else is like lol not today friend
There are about 10.8 million vehicles registered in Georgia.
What percent do you guess are electric?
What percent do you guess are electric?
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
There are about 10.8 million vehicles registered in Georgia.
What percent do you guess are electric?
What percent do you guess are electric?
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The PSF Grants Program has supported #Python conferences around the globe, helping make events more welcoming & accessible for all- because Python is for everyone. While the program is on pause, your support moves us closer to bringing it back.
💝 Donate: donate.python.org/
#PythonForEveryone
💝 Donate: donate.python.org/
#PythonForEveryone
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The PSF Grants Program has supported #Python conferences around the globe, helping make events more welcoming & accessible for all- because Python is for everyone. While the program is on pause, your support moves us closer to bringing it back.
💝 Donate: donate.python.org/
#PythonForEveryone
💝 Donate: donate.python.org/
#PythonForEveryone
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The origin of this law? A Reconstruction-era Black Code to prevent recently freed persons in some counties from gaining any independence from working on white owned plantations.
In Georgia, picking wild fruit could cost you $1,000 — unless you go here
www.ajc.com/video/news/2...
In Georgia, picking wild fruit could cost you $1,000 — unless you go here
www.ajc.com/video/news/2...
In Georgia, picking wild fruit could cost you $1,000 — unless you go here
The Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill offers a rare, legal area to forage for fruits, nuts and herbs. Credits: AJC | Library of Congress | The Conservation Fund
www.ajc.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The origin of this law? A Reconstruction-era Black Code to prevent recently freed persons in some counties from gaining any independence from working on white owned plantations.
In Georgia, picking wild fruit could cost you $1,000 — unless you go here
www.ajc.com/video/news/2...
In Georgia, picking wild fruit could cost you $1,000 — unless you go here
www.ajc.com/video/news/2...
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# atlpol Development Authority of Fulton County upcoming meeting or other item December 2 2:00PM EST https://www.developf
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
# atlpol Development Authority of Fulton County upcoming meeting or other item December 2 2:00PM EST https://www.developf
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# atlpol MARTA RFP or RFQ or related doc MARTA Police Uniforms, Equipment and Ballistic Safety Components
https://martabid.mar
https://martabid.mar
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
# atlpol MARTA RFP or RFQ or related doc MARTA Police Uniforms, Equipment and Ballistic Safety Components
https://martabid.mar
https://martabid.mar
new Georgia state grant just dropped, $3.5 million to mercedes in Fulton County
I'll post the docs when I get them #gapol
georgia.org/about-us/geo...
I'll post the docs when I get them #gapol
georgia.org/about-us/geo...
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
new Georgia state grant just dropped, $3.5 million to mercedes in Fulton County
I'll post the docs when I get them #gapol
georgia.org/about-us/geo...
I'll post the docs when I get them #gapol
georgia.org/about-us/geo...
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In 1983, V103 FM in Atlanta teamed with McDonald’s to release an LP of independent artists from the area, dubbed MCTRAX. This is an insanely rare piece in any condition, but this one is SEALED!
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In 1983, V103 FM in Atlanta teamed with McDonald’s to release an LP of independent artists from the area, dubbed MCTRAX. This is an insanely rare piece in any condition, but this one is SEALED!
good lord i was alive in 1985 i didnt recall us looking like that or the news being written like that 😹 how many times can you use the word hacker in a sentence??
Everything I retrieve gets put on archive dot org so that anyone can view and use them as they wish. You can check out an example from 1985 here:
archive.org/details/1985...
archive.org/details/1985...
CBS News - July 17th, 1985 - Hacker Segment : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
CBS News broadcast from July 17th, 1985 documenting the arrests of seven teenage hackers and BBS operators in South Plainfield, New Jersey. Features...
archive.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
good lord i was alive in 1985 i didnt recall us looking like that or the news being written like that 😹 how many times can you use the word hacker in a sentence??
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The Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark. It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
It’s time to name and shame: Let us know 2025’s worst transparency offenders with a Foilies nomination!
Brought to you by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark.
www.muckrock.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark. It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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Atlanta's Housing Justice League is calling on folks to "STOP THE TADS" (TADs=TIFs for folks not in Georgia) and this is about Mayor Dickens' proposal to extend 25+ year-old TIFs (many parts of which are in gentrifying nabes) until 2055.
Email councilmembers here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Email councilmembers here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Atlanta's Housing Justice League is calling on folks to "STOP THE TADS" (TADs=TIFs for folks not in Georgia) and this is about Mayor Dickens' proposal to extend 25+ year-old TIFs (many parts of which are in gentrifying nabes) until 2055.
Email councilmembers here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Email councilmembers here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
ok spent the morning googling & asking how to parse times from strings to objects and back feat. time zones, that took all damn morning lol
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
ok spent the morning googling & asking how to parse times from strings to objects and back feat. time zones, that took all damn morning lol
Tangential but also true:
Home/urban gardeners would love any amount of banana peels, coffee grounds, eggshells, spent grain from beer-brewing etc for compost
But I don't know the system for it -- rats could enter at any step if the restaurant and the gardeners don't keep it clean🤔
Home/urban gardeners would love any amount of banana peels, coffee grounds, eggshells, spent grain from beer-brewing etc for compost
But I don't know the system for it -- rats could enter at any step if the restaurant and the gardeners don't keep it clean🤔
Food waste is responsible for as much as 10% of global emissions — about five times the pollution from the entire aviation industry. In the United States alone, roughly a third of all food produced is thrown away each year.
The climate solution sitting in America’s trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
floodlightnews.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Tangential but also true:
Home/urban gardeners would love any amount of banana peels, coffee grounds, eggshells, spent grain from beer-brewing etc for compost
But I don't know the system for it -- rats could enter at any step if the restaurant and the gardeners don't keep it clean🤔
Home/urban gardeners would love any amount of banana peels, coffee grounds, eggshells, spent grain from beer-brewing etc for compost
But I don't know the system for it -- rats could enter at any step if the restaurant and the gardeners don't keep it clean🤔
"Speaking at a conference ... Mr Muñoz [of Hyundai] said the governor of Georgia had also called him and said 'I don't know what happened, this is not state jurisdiction.'"
#gapol
(Kemp campaigned on a boast that personally has a truck to haul off "criminal illegals")
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#gapol
(Kemp campaigned on a boast that personally has a truck to haul off "criminal illegals")
www.bbc.com/news/article...
White House has apologised over Georgia raid, says Hyundai boss - BBC News
The carmaker's CEO said the raid was "a bad surprise" but the firm will continue to invest in the US.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"Speaking at a conference ... Mr Muñoz [of Hyundai] said the governor of Georgia had also called him and said 'I don't know what happened, this is not state jurisdiction.'"
#gapol
(Kemp campaigned on a boast that personally has a truck to haul off "criminal illegals")
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#gapol
(Kemp campaigned on a boast that personally has a truck to haul off "criminal illegals")
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress #gapol
apnews.com/article/marj...
apnews.com/article/marj...
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.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress #gapol
apnews.com/article/marj...
apnews.com/article/marj...
YES thank you , there's a difference between working as a reporter and working as an media person-brand
(Only one of these makes much money)
(Only one of these makes much money)
“there are about 42,000 journalists in the U.S., the vast majority performing ethically & honorably for newspapers large & small, television newscasts, community news startups, public radio stations &, in a few cases, independent newsletters & blogs”- @dankennedy.net dankennedy.net/2025/11/22/m...
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
YES thank you , there's a difference between working as a reporter and working as an media person-brand
(Only one of these makes much money)
(Only one of these makes much money)
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A Republican activist recently tapped as a “special adviser” to Georgia GOP Chair Josh McKoon to help the party leverage technology to reach new voters has a history of xenophobic and hateful social media posts, according to an @ajc.com review. #gapol
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Georgia GOP’s new adviser echoed far-right themes online
Brad Barnes, a Republican activist recently tapped as a “special adviser” to Georgia GOP Chair Josh McKoon, has a history of xenophobic and hateful social media posts.
www.ajc.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A Republican activist recently tapped as a “special adviser” to Georgia GOP Chair Josh McKoon to help the party leverage technology to reach new voters has a history of xenophobic and hateful social media posts, according to an @ajc.com review. #gapol
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Georgians donated $13.6 million to police foundations in lieu of taxes in 2024
The state is willing to give up $75 million in taxes for this annually but is not getting near that much interest
That's according to a new review by the Georgia Dept of Audits and Accounts
#gapol
The state is willing to give up $75 million in taxes for this annually but is not getting near that much interest
That's according to a new review by the Georgia Dept of Audits and Accounts
#gapol
# gapol Report from Georgia Dept. of Audits & Accts Law Enforcement Organization Tax Credit https://www.audits.g
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Georgians donated $13.6 million to police foundations in lieu of taxes in 2024
The state is willing to give up $75 million in taxes for this annually but is not getting near that much interest
That's according to a new review by the Georgia Dept of Audits and Accounts
#gapol
The state is willing to give up $75 million in taxes for this annually but is not getting near that much interest
That's according to a new review by the Georgia Dept of Audits and Accounts
#gapol
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# gapol Report from Georgia Dept. of Audits & Accts Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit https://www.audits.g
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
# gapol Report from Georgia Dept. of Audits & Accts Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit https://www.audits.g
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# gapol Report from Georgia Dept. of Audits & Accts PEACH Education Tax Credit https://www.audits.g
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
# gapol Report from Georgia Dept. of Audits & Accts PEACH Education Tax Credit https://www.audits.g
Wrong answers only
Here’s the hardest Connections category from Tuesday, Nov. 11. What connects these four things?
Find the answer here: nyti.ms/4oIM9NG
Find the answer here: nyti.ms/4oIM9NG
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Wrong answers only
thecurrentga.org/2025/11/19/g...
Glynn County Police to expand Flock surveillance cameras
Civil rights advocates warn against technology that costs county $260,251 a year in public money
#gapol via The Current GA/Jabari Gibbs
Glynn County Police to expand Flock surveillance cameras
Civil rights advocates warn against technology that costs county $260,251 a year in public money
#gapol via The Current GA/Jabari Gibbs
Glynn County Police to expand Flock surveillance cameras - The Current
The Glynn County Police Department has installed license plate readers across the county, which can be shared with other law enforcement agencies, to help fight property crime and locate stolen vehicl...
thecurrentga.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
thecurrentga.org/2025/11/19/g...
Glynn County Police to expand Flock surveillance cameras
Civil rights advocates warn against technology that costs county $260,251 a year in public money
#gapol via The Current GA/Jabari Gibbs
Glynn County Police to expand Flock surveillance cameras
Civil rights advocates warn against technology that costs county $260,251 a year in public money
#gapol via The Current GA/Jabari Gibbs
Are you here to tell me the Epstein emails/docs were not indexed or named in a meaningful way
Like , is this mess what the committee is trying to read ?
Like , is this mess what the committee is trying to read ?
We talk the terrible format of the latest Epstein dump; how a contractor is hiring randos on LinkedIn to physically track immigrants for $300; and a new code of conduct in the adult industry.
Podcast: The Epstein Email Dump Is a Mess
We talk the terrible format of the latest Epstein dump; how a contractor is hiring randos on LinkedIn to physically track immigrants for $300; and a new code of conduct in the adult industry.
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Are you here to tell me the Epstein emails/docs were not indexed or named in a meaningful way
Like , is this mess what the committee is trying to read ?
Like , is this mess what the committee is trying to read ?