Kristal Dixon
@kristaldixon.bsky.social
Reporter at Axios Atlanta. Previous: AJC. ATLien. Houseplant addict. Hannah's dog mom. Wannabe runner. Foodie. Basic wine connoisseur. Climbing newbie. Reposts are NOT endorsements.
Drink water. Wash your hands. Mind your business.
Drink water. Wash your hands. Mind your business.
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Listen devils I’ve already seen 3 air fryer turkey recipes
This is not the time for your experimentation!!!!
This is not the time for your experimentation!!!!
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Listen devils I’ve already seen 3 air fryer turkey recipes
This is not the time for your experimentation!!!!
This is not the time for your experimentation!!!!
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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U.S. border agents are set to descend on communities in southeast Mississippi as part of "Swamp Sweep," an operation with a goal of arresting 5,000 people in southern Mississippi and Louisiana.
www.mississippifreepress.org/border-agent...
www.mississippifreepress.org/border-agent...
Border Agents Target Mississippi Communities in ‘Swamp Sweep’
Border agents are set to conduct a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep,” targeting immigrants in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
U.S. border agents are set to descend on communities in southeast Mississippi as part of "Swamp Sweep," an operation with a goal of arresting 5,000 people in southern Mississippi and Louisiana.
www.mississippifreepress.org/border-agent...
www.mississippifreepress.org/border-agent...
I am so tired. 😫
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I am so tired. 😫
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A former congressional staffer for Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew has been charged for allegedly staging her own assault, the Justice Department said today.
Ex-Hill staffer accused of staging "Trump whore" attack on herself
Van Drew's office said it was "deeply saddened" by the news.
www.axios.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A former congressional staffer for Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew has been charged for allegedly staging her own assault, the Justice Department said today.
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City of Atlanta Governing Board of the Office of the Inspector General Meeting, Nov. 20, 2025, live thread
November 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
City of Atlanta Governing Board of the Office of the Inspector General Meeting, Nov. 20, 2025, live thread
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And, the meanest comments I ever got on Twitter were about pit bulls & how horrible they are. People have visceral hate for putties (agree grounded in racism). Thanks @kristaldixon.bsky.social !
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
And, the meanest comments I ever got on Twitter were about pit bulls & how horrible they are. People have visceral hate for putties (agree grounded in racism). Thanks @kristaldixon.bsky.social !
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Atlanta: we want to hear from you!
Do you have a recommendations for what the Atlanta Police Department should use instead of “Facial Recognition”?
Do you have a recommendations for what the Atlanta Police Department should use instead of “Facial Recognition”?
In developing their facial recognition policy, the Atlanta Police Department thought that using facial recognition "may be too aggressive and create unnecessary concern and backlash."
What do we think of the proposed alternatives @atlpresscollective.com
What do we think of the proposed alternatives @atlpresscollective.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Atlanta: we want to hear from you!
Do you have a recommendations for what the Atlanta Police Department should use instead of “Facial Recognition”?
Do you have a recommendations for what the Atlanta Police Department should use instead of “Facial Recognition”?
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we got Burrito from the Fulton Co. shelter @kristaldixon.bsky.social mentions here, and although he's a pain a lot of the time 😂, we are so glad the shelter exists and hope folks looking for a new dog in ATL head there first how-id-fix-atlanta.ghost.io/how-kristal-...
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
we got Burrito from the Fulton Co. shelter @kristaldixon.bsky.social mentions here, and although he's a pain a lot of the time 😂, we are so glad the shelter exists and hope folks looking for a new dog in ATL head there first how-id-fix-atlanta.ghost.io/how-kristal-...
A long overdue conversation we need to have.
How would @kristaldixon.bsky.social fix Atlanta?
Dog breed restrictions were born out of misinformation, stereotypes, and racism.
Let’s get rid of them.
how-id-fix-atlanta.ghost.io/how-kristal-...
Dog breed restrictions were born out of misinformation, stereotypes, and racism.
Let’s get rid of them.
how-id-fix-atlanta.ghost.io/how-kristal-...
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A long overdue conversation we need to have.
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After President Trump's announcement that he has signed a bill directing the Justice Department to release the Epstein files, the DOJ will have 30 days to release all unclassified documents about Jeffrey Epstein. https://wapo.st/4411T6D
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
After President Trump's announcement that he has signed a bill directing the Justice Department to release the Epstein files, the DOJ will have 30 days to release all unclassified documents about Jeffrey Epstein. https://wapo.st/4411T6D
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Breaking: Larry Summers is taking a leave from teaching at Harvard after criticism over his correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.
Larry Summers Taking Leave From Teaching at Harvard
The university is reviewing information about the acclaimed economist’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
on.wsj.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Breaking: Larry Summers is taking a leave from teaching at Harvard after criticism over his correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.
Not @neonflag.bsky.social being name-dropped by an elected official during the Atlanta City Council meeting.
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Not @neonflag.bsky.social being name-dropped by an elected official during the Atlanta City Council meeting.
Yaaaaass! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
great news, everyone: @kristaldixon.bsky.social wrote the next How I'd Fix Atlanta essay, which is great, and which publishes on Thursday.
sign up here so you don't miss it:
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November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Yaaaaass! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
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This line in the NYT:
“.. the near-complete breakdown of the Justice Department’s traditional independence to prosecute cases based on facts and the law, as opposed to presidential fiat.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
“.. the near-complete breakdown of the Justice Department’s traditional independence to prosecute cases based on facts and the law, as opposed to presidential fiat.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Justice Department to Investigate Epstein Ties, but Not to Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This line in the NYT:
“.. the near-complete breakdown of the Justice Department’s traditional independence to prosecute cases based on facts and the law, as opposed to presidential fiat.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
“.. the near-complete breakdown of the Justice Department’s traditional independence to prosecute cases based on facts and the law, as opposed to presidential fiat.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau
The restructuring includes the elimination of 34 positions, following another round of cuts made in September.
current.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
"Though it apologized, the BBC disagreed that the edit merited a defamation claim, and it did not indicate it would compensate the president as he had demanded."
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
BBC apologizes to President Trump for documentary edit
President Trump had threatened a $1 billion defamation suit unless the BBC issued a retraction, an apology and compensation.
www.axios.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"Though it apologized, the BBC disagreed that the edit merited a defamation claim, and it did not indicate it would compensate the president as he had demanded."
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
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This just in: BBC chair Samir Shah has responded to Trump's legal threat by sending a "personal letter" making clear "that he and the Corporation are sorry for the edit of the President's speech." And/but the BBC also says Trump has no basis for a defamation lawsuit.
BBC statement in relation to Panorama - Trump: A Second Chance
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This just in: BBC chair Samir Shah has responded to Trump's legal threat by sending a "personal letter" making clear "that he and the Corporation are sorry for the edit of the President's speech." And/but the BBC also says Trump has no basis for a defamation lawsuit.
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So AI-generated videos of Black people yelling about public assistance, immigrants being snatched off the street, and women being choked to death seem to be the main output of this technology so far.
An account is spamming horrific, dehumanizing videos of immigration enforcement because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for it.
AI-Generated Videos of ICE Raids Are Wildly Viral on Facebook
An account is spamming horrific, dehumanizing videos of immigration enforcement because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for it.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
So AI-generated videos of Black people yelling about public assistance, immigrants being snatched off the street, and women being choked to death seem to be the main output of this technology so far.
The AJC's @ribunchreports.bsky.social has a breakdown of which precincts went for Marci Collier Overstreet and @rohitforatlanta.bsky.social in the Council President race.
The map is fascinating!
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
The map is fascinating!
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
AJC analysis: Southwest Atlanta voters hand council presidency to Overstreet
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis of the vote found Marci Overstreet dominating the Southwest Atlanta votes.
www.ajc.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The AJC's @ribunchreports.bsky.social has a breakdown of which precincts went for Marci Collier Overstreet and @rohitforatlanta.bsky.social in the Council President race.
The map is fascinating!
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
The map is fascinating!
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
TFW you Google someone's name, click on their LinkedIn to verify if you're spelling their name correctly...and realize they have that IN feature 😬😬😬
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
TFW you Google someone's name, click on their LinkedIn to verify if you're spelling their name correctly...and realize they have that IN feature 😬😬😬