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@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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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
Read the schedules and meetings on Governor Brian Kemp's schedules, obtained through the Georgia Open Records Act.
thecurrentga.org
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress #gapol

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
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)
“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
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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...
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
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
# gapol Report from Georgia Dept. of Audits & Accts Law Enforcement Organization Tax Credit https://www.audits.g
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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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
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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
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
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 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 - 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
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 ?
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
pro tip: for less SEO crap from your search engine, limit to results from before, like 2005
November 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
if there's anything i have learned from @samleecole.bsky.social reporting, it's that whoa, ppl sure do use ai + images of real people to make porn
AI porn generator and ERP chatbot Secret Desires left millions of images and videos exposed in unsecured cloud storage. I took a look and found folders called "faceswap," where people had uploaded tons of stolen content and random photos of women www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The major Georgia taxes are on:
- property
- income
- sales

You hear a lot of pols arguing to cut taxes on property and income

Not so much sales
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Brought to you by the @eff.org and MuckRock, 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 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
oh man a lady down the road is stockpiling bullets and beans but i told her i intend to die immediately if there's social collapse
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
follow @gapolbot.bsky.social for the latest in georgia public documents fresh off the internet

including new bills from Georgia's members of congress

on here ⬇️ & on RSS #gapol
# gapol New legislation or amendment from Johnson, Henry C. "Hank": To ensure that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement offic https://www.congress
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
i was talking to this local government reporter from california and they have a whole other public sector actor out there: unions
November 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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New from @alander.bsky.social: Critics warn proposal to accelerate construction permitting in Georgia threatens water quality
Critics warn proposal to accelerate construction permitting in Georgia threatens water quality • Georgia Recorder
The bill to fast-track residential construction permitting faced strong opposition from local officials and environmentalists concerned about pollution.
georgiarecorder.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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1/ Announcing GovScape – a public search system for 10 million U.S. government PDFs (70 million pages)! GovScape offers visual search, semantic text search, and keyword search. Explore below:

Website: www.govscape.net
ArXiv link: arxiv.org/abs/2511.11010
www.govscape.net
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
"without our brain and muscle, not a single wheel can turn"
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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# gapol Supreme Court of Georgia opinions: November 18, 2025—Summaries Of Noteworthy Opinions https://www.gasuprem
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
inbox: press release about new companies coming to georgia

not in inbox: press release about companies doing mass layoffs in georgia (companies are obliged to announce these but you gotta find em yourself)
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
potentially impacts multiple customers huh
Cloudflare is aware of, and investigating an issue which potentially impacts multiple customers. Further detail will be provided as more information becomes available. Follow our updates here: www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8g...
Cloudflare Global Network experiencing issues
Cloudflare's Status Page - Cloudflare Global Network experiencing issues.
www.cloudflarestatus.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
update: With a judge's OK, a South Carolina company without a website is going to take over the Gilman Paper site in St Marys Georgia

The one name associated with the South Carolina company used to ah, be in the news a lot

thecurrentga.org/2025/11/06/o...
Update: Judge approves new ownership for St. Marys’ Gilman Paper site - The Current
Onic Corp. proposed a $20 million buyout of Jacoby Development's bankrupt company that owns the St. Marys' old Gilman Paper site, but Safe & Green objected to the terms, citing lack of feasibility and...
thecurrentga.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Just incredibly sad that the Atlanta City Council appears ready to rubber stamp a catastrophic city policy whose ramifications will last 3 decades.

And much of Atlanta seems to be cheering, or yawning.

(See my comment below on article from Linked In.)

www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM