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Bipartisan: Scott Holcomb
The next entry in the Bipartisan series, looking at how cross party politics works ... and doesn't ... in Georgia.
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May 2023
It's Illegal to Raise Money To Stop Cop City
At least, that's what the arrests of three activists today in Atlanta suggests.
May 31
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Bipartisan: Mesha Mainor
This is the first in the Bipartisan series, looking at how cross party politics works ... and doesn't ... in Georgia.
May 24
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Murder in the Daylight
"Please don't kill my son," Minyone Patterson begged, speaking as a manhunt unfolded for Deion Patterson in Cobb County.
May 4
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April 2023
Atlanta - and America - Has Seven Social Classes
Last year, I gave an address to Leadership Atlanta. I'd like to share that with you.
Apr 25
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Join me on Notes
Because Twitter is hell.
Apr 25
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Watching the Watchmen Leave
Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat "accepted the resignations" of three senior staff at the jail. We are still scratching the surface of the problem.
Apr 18
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Violence Recedes in Atlanta
I've been waiting to make sure I'm not imagining it. The numbers show a meaningful decline in violent crime.
Apr 10
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March 2023
Performative Legislation
I wish I could tell you that Georgia's legislature understood crime and punishment. But it is almost certainly making the problem worse.
Mar 30
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Closing Cop City
DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond declares Intrenchment Creek Park closed until further notice, despite a judicial order demanding the opposite.
Mar 24
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February 2023
"Don't Take Me With You."
The "snitching" conversation is toxic. I don't care for it. If you care about rap and prefer to see fewer people die, neither should you.
Feb 21
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Turnstile Priorities
MARTA will arrest a homeless person for evading a $2.50 fare while the city of Atlanta returns $10 million in unspent housing supports.
Feb 8
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