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It's bleak out there. But we're gonna do some good this week.

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When Good Georgians Get Together, Great Things Happen
How I’d Fix Atlanta started as a free newsletter sent on a Thursday of most months in 2022. We’ve published 37 essays (and counting) since, put out a couple print zines, done some readings around the ...
unduemedicaldebt.org
September 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Over the past few years, I’ve been fascinated with one of the largest federal investigations happening in Georgia, known as Operation Blooming Onion. So I partnered with Zaydee Sanchez to uncover the untold story of an unnamed victim at the heart of the case. 🧵
September 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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CNN has relaunched its free streaming channel, called CNN Headlines, which now offers live programming during certain hours of the day.

The streaming channel is available on Prime Video (without a subscription), Pluto TV and Plex.
CNN adds live news to streaming channel CNN Headlines
CNN has rolled out a refreshed programming schedule for CNN Headlines, its free streaming channel dedicated to news, politics, business and sports stories.
thedesk.net
August 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
my hottest educational take is that schools should actively, non-punitively teach students how to admit when they don't know something, aren't sure or have made a mistake, with various teaching frameworks adapted to support this ideal, because people who can't admit fault are breaking the world
June 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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In newly launched cereals between 2010 and 2023, there were significant increases in fat, sodium and sugar and decreases in protein and fiber content, according to a new study: cnn.it/3FEZd5l
The most popular breakfast food for kids has gotten even unhealthier. Here’s what to serve instead | CNN
Eating cereal for breakfast may be a habit you want to break, either for yourself or your kids. A recent study finds newer cereals have more sugar, fat and salt.
cnn.it
June 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Dwindling ticket sales and cancellations: What’s behind the decline of music festivals? cnn.it/3Fx3FTW
Dwindling ticket sales and cancellations: What’s behind the decline of music festivals | CNN
Longstanding music festivals, such as Chicago’s Pitchfork fest, have been canceled. Other festivals have seen ticket sales decline — even as other areas of live music thrive.
cnn.it
June 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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For the last several years, Pride Month was a splashy marketing event for big brands. Stores adorned windows with rainbow flags, displayed LGBTQ-themed t-shirts and coffee mugs at their entrances, changed their logos on social media accounts, and spotlighted donations to LGBTQ rights groups.
Big brands are staying quiet this Pride Month | CNN Business
Consumer brands are wary of provoking right-wing customers and activists, and they fear reprisals from President Donald Trump’s administration.
www.cnn.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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The Class of 2025 faces a daunting assignment: getting hired in today's no-hire, no-fire jobs market.
This is the worst jobs market in years for college grads | CNN Business
The Class of 2025 faces a daunting assignment: getting hired in today’s no-hire, no-fire jobs market.
www.cnn.com
June 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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After years of bidding wars and climbing home prices, the balance of power in the housing market may finally be shifting.
Home sellers now outnumber buyers by largest margin in 12 years | CNN Business
The era of intense competition for homes on sale in the US may finally be coming to an end.
www.cnn.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Faizan Zaki nearly threw away his opportunity to go from runner-up to champion at the Scripps National Spelling Bee with a shocking moment of overconfidence. Given a second chance, he seized the title of best speller in the English language.

Details: cnn.it/4kDZSmr
May 30, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Billy Joel announced he's canceling all of his scheduled concerts after recently being diagnosed with a neurological condition cnn.it/4kcdvJU
May 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Popular Mexican singer Julión Álvarez says he and his band had to cancel a show in Texas after the singer’s visa to enter the United States had been allegedly revoked.
Mexican singer Julion Alvarez postpones Texas show after US visa allegedly revoked | CNN
A popular Mexican singer, Julión Álvarez, says he and his band have had to cancel a show in Texas on Saturday night after the singer’s visa to enter the United States had been allegedly revoked.
www.cnn.com
May 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has been inaccessible for thousands of US users early Saturday, according to Downdetector.com
X is down for thousands of users | CNN Business
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has been inaccessible for thousands of US users early Saturday, according to Downdetector.com, which tracks internet disruptions.
www.cnn.com
May 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Spotify is scrambling to remove dozens of podcasts promoting online prescription drug sales: cnn.it/4kpv7lf
Spotify is scrambling to remove dozens of podcasts promoting online prescription drug sales | CNN Business
Spotify is scrambling to remove fake podcast pages that direct users to buy drugs from potentially dangerous and illegal online pharmacies. CNN identified dozens of these phony podcasts across Spotify...
cnn.it
May 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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George Wendt, an actor and comedian who was beloved for his performance as Norm Peterson on the long-running comedy series “Cheers” has died, his family announced.

Read more: cnn.it/4k7chQ9
May 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · May 22
The plaintiffs, all over the age of 40, claim that they submitted hundreds of job applications through Workday and were rejected each time — sometimes within minutes or hours. They blame Workday's algorithm.
Workday’s discriminatory hiring tech prevented people over 40 from getting hired, lawsuit alleges | CNN Business
Tech firm Workday is facing a collective action lawsuit alleging that its job applicant screening technology is discriminatory, following an order by a California district judge on Friday.
www.cnn.com
May 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · May 23
President Donald Trump showed an image alleging the murder of White farmers in South Africa, but it was actually an image from the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Reuters.
May 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I hate AI more than anybody, but let’s face it: AI could’ve written a better speech than Brody’s.
March 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Not for nothing but more than half of @runforsomething.bsky.social's candidates in November won their elections, including flipping seats in states as varied as AZ, IA, KY, WA & NY.

All in all, we've won 1484 state & local campaigns since 2017.
December 2, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Bob Dylan: …she might think I’ve forgotten her. Don’t tell her it isn’t so.

Me: Ok, so pretend like you don’t remember her. But you do still want me to say hello for you?

Bob Dylan: …uh…yeah.
November 25, 2024 at 7:20 PM
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A Trump supporting, anti-trans, anti-gay Republican was elected commissioner of the county where I grew up. He won despite being in jail on election night for a sexual assault in Vegas.

It’s now come out that the woman he assaulted was his daughter.

fox59.com/news/indycri...
Politician pleads guilty in sexual assault case after being elected to Hancock County Council
HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — A current central Indiana county commissioner has pleaded guilty in a Nevada sexual assault case, days after being elected to his local County Council. John D. Jessup – a cur…
fox59.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:22 AM
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digging through Ipsos surveys for a piece I'm writing on propaganda and I just keep coming back to this one

I wonder where most of these Republican voters get their local and national news and information from
November 18, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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It’s abundantly clear folks are learning the exact wrong lessons once again. So let’s break it down. First, about my race, the Governor endorsed against me for the first time and the Georgia GOP paid for digital ads and mailers. We should’ve lost some ground. 1/
November 17, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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November 14, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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As some of us grapple with what could possible happen over the next 2-4 years at the Federal level, I would suggest getting more involved at the local level.

I started attending local county and city meetings in 2019, and here are some of my takeaways…

📸: screenshot of me making a public comment
November 13, 2024 at 4:07 PM