Saba Long
@sabalong.bsky.social
executive director at @atlantaciviccircle.org
interested in (nonprofit) media, civic engagement, comms, transportation, global affairs, and exceptional eats.
interested in (nonprofit) media, civic engagement, comms, transportation, global affairs, and exceptional eats.
tonight I attended the @ajc.com live taping of Politically Georgia, which featured key Democrat and Republican gubernatorial candidates (minus Burt Jones and Ruwa Romman).
nearly all candidates, regardless of party, agreed that the cost of living is the top issue facing Georgians.
nearly all candidates, regardless of party, agreed that the cost of living is the top issue facing Georgians.
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
tonight I attended the @ajc.com live taping of Politically Georgia, which featured key Democrat and Republican gubernatorial candidates (minus Burt Jones and Ruwa Romman).
nearly all candidates, regardless of party, agreed that the cost of living is the top issue facing Georgians.
nearly all candidates, regardless of party, agreed that the cost of living is the top issue facing Georgians.
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In Atlanta for the #ABFE Harambee Conference? ACC's @sabalong.bsky.social will join @thepivotfund.org and others for an important conversation on the state of Black media, combatting misinformation, and funding journalism that serves the community.
April 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In Atlanta for the #ABFE Harambee Conference? ACC's @sabalong.bsky.social will join @thepivotfund.org and others for an important conversation on the state of Black media, combatting misinformation, and funding journalism that serves the community.
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Federal policy changes—such as funding freezes, executive orders, firings, and other actions—are directly impacting metro Atlanta organizations and households. ACC has two surveys live to gather objective insights on what's happening on the ground locally.
DETAILS: bit.ly/4ji2t58
DETAILS: bit.ly/4ji2t58
April 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Federal policy changes—such as funding freezes, executive orders, firings, and other actions—are directly impacting metro Atlanta organizations and households. ACC has two surveys live to gather objective insights on what's happening on the ground locally.
DETAILS: bit.ly/4ji2t58
DETAILS: bit.ly/4ji2t58
a defense contractor is bringing Christ to Silicon Valley. he believes in his cause so much he turned down an opportunity to serve as defense secretary under Trump 47. intriguing @wired.com piece.
www.wired.com/story/christ...
www.wired.com/story/christ...
The Silicon Valley Christians Who Want to Build ‘Heaven on Earth’
Is work religion, or is religion work? Both.
www.wired.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
a defense contractor is bringing Christ to Silicon Valley. he believes in his cause so much he turned down an opportunity to serve as defense secretary under Trump 47. intriguing @wired.com piece.
www.wired.com/story/christ...
www.wired.com/story/christ...
HB 147 would require state agencies to report to the Georgia Technology Authority which AI tools they're using and how AI influences their decision-making. A related bill to propose a statewide AI board for state and local governments did not make it past Crossover Day. #gapol
Georgia lawmakers weigh how to regulate AI for state agencies. What about local governments?
A state senate committee weighed how to regulate state agencies’ use of artificial intelligence (AI).
atlantaciviccircle.org
March 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
HB 147 would require state agencies to report to the Georgia Technology Authority which AI tools they're using and how AI influences their decision-making. A related bill to propose a statewide AI board for state and local governments did not make it past Crossover Day. #gapol
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Manigault has come under fire for how her office issued third-party subpoenas to banks for financial records pertaining to investigations. The city's attorney issued a cease and desist order that accused the OIG of violating state law by not notifying account-holders in advance of the subpoenas.
Atlanta Inspector General Shannon Manigault resigns amid attacks on her office
In addition to Manigualt, five OIG governing board members have resigned since December.
atlantaciviccircle.org
February 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Manigault has come under fire for how her office issued third-party subpoenas to banks for financial records pertaining to investigations. The city's attorney issued a cease and desist order that accused the OIG of violating state law by not notifying account-holders in advance of the subpoenas.
if you don’t share your successes, your opponents will share your losses –– and that becomes the public narrative. the CFPB has saved taxpayers ~$21B but the only people who know that are policy wonks & media. if folks learns anything from this slash & burn era, it is you must tell your story first.
The CFPB is one of the American people’s best defenses against waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
February 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
if you don’t share your successes, your opponents will share your losses –– and that becomes the public narrative. the CFPB has saved taxpayers ~$21B but the only people who know that are policy wonks & media. if folks learns anything from this slash & burn era, it is you must tell your story first.
haven’t seen this law enforcement statement about the J6 pardons circulated much. I cannot overstate how rare it is for the IACP and the Fraternal Order of Police (!) to speak out and criticize a Republican president.
January 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
haven’t seen this law enforcement statement about the J6 pardons circulated much. I cannot overstate how rare it is for the IACP and the Fraternal Order of Police (!) to speak out and criticize a Republican president.
We are really leaning into community in 2025. That’s why I’m so excited to launch “Community On Tap” this MLK Monday. If you care about building a city and metro region that feels like Dr. King’s “beloved community” then this is the event for you.
January 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We are really leaning into community in 2025. That’s why I’m so excited to launch “Community On Tap” this MLK Monday. If you care about building a city and metro region that feels like Dr. King’s “beloved community” then this is the event for you.
WSB's (metro Atlanta's no. 1 TV station) traffic helicopter is officially no more due to budget/costs. I'm assuming Atlanta's TV stations will now rely on drones for aerial footage of our notorious traffic. Drone journalists...is that a thing?
Gridlock Guy: Cheers and farewell to the WSB Skycopter
This one may be harder to write than my farewell to 95.5 WSB from last September. It certainly is a bigger deal. The famed WSB Skycopter took its last flight on December 30th, ending nearly 65 years o...
www.ajc.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
WSB's (metro Atlanta's no. 1 TV station) traffic helicopter is officially no more due to budget/costs. I'm assuming Atlanta's TV stations will now rely on drones for aerial footage of our notorious traffic. Drone journalists...is that a thing?
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When snow blanketed Atlanta this morning, most of the city shut down. Schools and businesses closed, the roads emptied, and children found the nearest fluffy white hill to sled down. But not Atlanta’s unhoused residents. That’s where the city’s emergency warming centers come in.
How Atlanta's warming centers work when temps plummet
When temperatures dip below 40 degrees, the mayor's office sets up cots and heaters in some rec centers.
atlantaciviccircle.org
January 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
When snow blanketed Atlanta this morning, most of the city shut down. Schools and businesses closed, the roads emptied, and children found the nearest fluffy white hill to sled down. But not Atlanta’s unhoused residents. That’s where the city’s emergency warming centers come in.
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Our top non-election story of 2024 made the rounds in education, nonprofit, and government circles. This story was also a great example of how our newsroom relies on data to help paint a clearer picture of a particular challenge: 12,000 metro Atlanta students are homeless.
Nearly 12,000 metro Atlanta public school students are unhoused
Nearly 2% of the 631,274 public school students in the five-county metro area are living on the streets, in shelters or extended-stay motels, doubled up with other families, or couch-surfing.
atlantaciviccircle.org
December 30, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Our top non-election story of 2024 made the rounds in education, nonprofit, and government circles. This story was also a great example of how our newsroom relies on data to help paint a clearer picture of a particular challenge: 12,000 metro Atlanta students are homeless.
WSJ: Rural Chinese migrant workers have severe reservations about starting a family. And a big reason appears to be China’s household-registration system, which since the 1950s has divided the population into rural or urban and makes it hard for rural workers to take their children with them.
The ‘Invisible Wall’ Amplifying China’s Population Doom Loop
A two-tier system that has long made workers leave children behind in villages is cutting into birthrates.
www.wsj.com
December 24, 2024 at 2:05 PM
WSJ: Rural Chinese migrant workers have severe reservations about starting a family. And a big reason appears to be China’s household-registration system, which since the 1950s has divided the population into rural or urban and makes it hard for rural workers to take their children with them.
Far more people trust and have faith in their local government than the folks in D.C. Over the years, in Atlanta, we’ve have moments that have hurt that trust – corporate giveaways, unkept promises, corruption, etc. The future of the OIG is worth paying attention to, esp. ahead of an election year.
December 19, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Far more people trust and have faith in their local government than the folks in D.C. Over the years, in Atlanta, we’ve have moments that have hurt that trust – corporate giveaways, unkept promises, corruption, etc. The future of the OIG is worth paying attention to, esp. ahead of an election year.
why do I voluntarily put myself through the suffering that is Atlanta Falcons football? I’m tortured enough being a nonprofit executive director.
December 17, 2024 at 3:06 AM
why do I voluntarily put myself through the suffering that is Atlanta Falcons football? I’m tortured enough being a nonprofit executive director.
There’s still a lot Joe Biden can do in his final days as president, including:
▪️ Pardon people convicted of nonviolent marijuana offenses
▪️ Make the Equal Rights Amendment part of the Constitution
▪️ Protect vulnerable federal land
▪️ Pardon people convicted of nonviolent marijuana offenses
▪️ Make the Equal Rights Amendment part of the Constitution
▪️ Protect vulnerable federal land
Opinion | How Biden Should Spend His Final Weeks in Office
The president can still do a lot before he leaves the White House.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2024 at 5:01 PM
There’s still a lot Joe Biden can do in his final days as president, including:
▪️ Pardon people convicted of nonviolent marijuana offenses
▪️ Make the Equal Rights Amendment part of the Constitution
▪️ Protect vulnerable federal land
▪️ Pardon people convicted of nonviolent marijuana offenses
▪️ Make the Equal Rights Amendment part of the Constitution
▪️ Protect vulnerable federal land
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"Rather than playing by the rules of dominant platforms and entrenched forces," @sabalong.bsky.social writes, "media organizations will redefine the battlefield, leveraging unconventional approaches to disrupt the status quo and reclaim their relevance."
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
The media industry adopts an insurgent strategy
"Insurgents succeed because they know exactly what they are fighting against."
www.niemanlab.org
December 12, 2024 at 9:17 PM
"Rather than playing by the rules of dominant platforms and entrenched forces," @sabalong.bsky.social writes, "media organizations will redefine the battlefield, leveraging unconventional approaches to disrupt the status quo and reclaim their relevance."
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
Large publishers like the Associated Press and Wall Street Journal are part of the Alexa query system (and paid to do so). 🤔How can local newsrooms be part of the action?
Alexa, tell me who's on my runoff ballot and where they stand on [insert local issue].
www.axios.com/2024/12/03/a...
Alexa, tell me who's on my runoff ballot and where they stand on [insert local issue].
www.axios.com/2024/12/03/a...
Scoop: Amazon eyes news partners for revamped AI Alexa voice assistant
Amazon wants its updated version of Alexa to be able to answer more complex user queries.
www.axios.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Large publishers like the Associated Press and Wall Street Journal are part of the Alexa query system (and paid to do so). 🤔How can local newsrooms be part of the action?
Alexa, tell me who's on my runoff ballot and where they stand on [insert local issue].
www.axios.com/2024/12/03/a...
Alexa, tell me who's on my runoff ballot and where they stand on [insert local issue].
www.axios.com/2024/12/03/a...
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December 3, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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@kawamataryo.bsky.social : having issues with sky follower bridge plugin. using chrome. it's not detecting any users/handles from X -> Bsky. extension permissions seem to be in order. what am I doing wrong?
December 1, 2024 at 12:48 AM
@kawamataryo.bsky.social : having issues with sky follower bridge plugin. using chrome. it's not detecting any users/handles from X -> Bsky. extension permissions seem to be in order. what am I doing wrong?
took a tumble down the stairs today. and it was while I was in the middle of being a smarty pants about something. all I could do was say “ouch” and laugh. 😝
a blurry picture of a person walking up stairs
ALT: a blurry picture of a person walking up stairs
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:25 PM
took a tumble down the stairs today. and it was while I was in the middle of being a smarty pants about something. all I could do was say “ouch” and laugh. 😝
i've been thinking a lot lately about words, information, access. about how i consume news, what I retain, what I share, and what I keep in. these reflections from the great Toni Morrison's 1993 Nobel Prize lecture are helping me figure it all out.
November 25, 2024 at 7:59 PM
i've been thinking a lot lately about words, information, access. about how i consume news, what I retain, what I share, and what I keep in. these reflections from the great Toni Morrison's 1993 Nobel Prize lecture are helping me figure it all out.