BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

In her role overseeing the country’s spy agencies, Gabbard is prohibited by law from taking part in domestic law enforcement. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

ICYMI: Waymo has repeatedly flagrantly broken traffic laws when it failed to recognize stopped school buses and passed them. www.axios.com/local/atlant...

When I think about measles I think about the number 1,000. Thats the number that epidemiologists use to explain harm from measles in children. With 1,000 cases, about 200 children will require hospitalization, 50 will develop pneumonia, and one to three will die. South Carolina is at 789.

“I was confused as to why the victim was on his side, because that is not standard practice when a victim has been shot. Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice. Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds.”

JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

“.. After the shooting, an angry crowd gathered and screamed profanities at federal officers, calling them “cowards” and telling them to go home. “.. One officer responded mockingly as he walked away, telling them: “Boo hoo.” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/immi...

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"All eyes have been on this project, and this project is pretty much the linchpin to a lot of other things to take place... It’s almost like a unilateral decision that was made by a few individuals on a widely watched project." - Atlanta City Council member Byron Amos www.ajc.com/news/2026/01...

Unbeknownst to the public, a small group of officials from the city of Atlanta, the Atlanta Beltline and MARTA voted to stop all work on the Eastside Beltline light rail project more than six months ago: www.ajc.com/news/2026/01...

It’s fun to do things just for the fun of it: www.ajc.com/news/2026/01...

“I’ve waited 30 years,” said a woman who filed a complaint to the FBI about Jeffrey Epstein's interest in “child pornography” in 1996, about a decade before investigators began scrutinizing him. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...

This entire weekend

Here at GDOT’s facility in Forest Park for a winter weather preparedness briefing ❄️

Good day to buy some books from your favorite independent bookstore. (Really always a good day to do this.)

First look at what the Beep shuttles in Cumberland may look like. More details here: www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women 🧵

The first Democrats to win a non-federal statewide election in Georgia in nearly 20 years:

Truly sorry to the suburbs but I’d love to see this thing shuttle Atlantans around Atlanta better

Here in Atlanta yesterday, more than 2,000 people waited in their cars—one woman for 14 hours—for a box of food. The giveaway ended early; there wasn't enough to go around. Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.

There's still time to send in your MARTA dream map. Here's one from a reader submitted this weekend:

should've done this 30 years ago, next best time is today:

Very excited to see what you all come up with for this: As we look at the future of MARTA, @ajc.com wants to see your MARTA dream map. Take this image, draw the rail or BRT lines you’d like to see and then send it back to us. We plan on featuring maps in future coverage: www.ajc.com/news/2025/10...

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Early MARTA plans called for 97 miles of rail across five counties. For @ajc.com, I did a deep-dive into why that and other ideas never fully came to fruition: www.ajc.com/news/2025/10...

BREAKING: The Board of Immigration Appeals is trying to deport our client Mario Guevara, a journalist from El Salvador, despite his clear legal path to residency and an immigration judge's order to grant his release on bond.

Maxwell told the DOJ she stepped away from Epstein around 2003. But the emails show that they were emailing almost every day, even as he prepared to serve his 2008 jail sentence.

NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails. It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.

Gov. Kemp has appointed a new MARTA board member:

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Anecdata of 1: I've spent the week messaging with my doctor's office (Emory) about getting a prescription. Was able to make an appointment at Walgreens for today, but rescheduled it because I haven't gotten the prescription yet.

Big pharmacies and public health clinics in Georgia are not yet giving this year’s COVID-19 booster shots, or are putting new restrictions in place, amid vaccine uncertainty from HHS: www.ajc.com/news/2025/09...

The $500 million project remaking the junction at I-75 and I-16 in Macon began in 2017 and but isn't going to wrap up any time soon, @joekovacjr.bsky.social reports. An update on the construction: www.ajc.com/news/2025/09...

gift link to dr. susan monarez’s piece in the wall street journal this morning.

In Georgia, ICE teamed up with local police to arrest immigrant workers outside a majority-Hispanic mobile home park. "You could do this every day," a police officer is heard saying in body cam footage. “Nothing would make me happier,” an ICE agent replied. www.ajc.com/news/2025/09...

Clyde Higgs tells @nytimes.com that light rail isn’t likely to run the entire length of the Beltline:

When a new section of the Atlanta Beltline opened recently, it was reason to celebrate: The path encircling the Georgia capital now extends 13 miles. But some in Black neighborhoods fear the gentrification and displacement associated with the Beltline. My latest 👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...

My shoulder was in the NYT today! Also some news about where I work: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...

this picture of a mom shoes off sprinting to the Mpls school: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-... By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following

It’s important to pay for local journalism but not like this. www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...

Extremely relevant to my interests: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRty...

Same technology coming soon to MARTA, too:

MARTA’s board picked an interim CEO, and a committee that will advise him, after a month-long process that apparently included four secret search committee meetings: www.ajc.com/news/2025/08...

Last night, Beltline officials unveiled a route for light rail along the northwest quadrant and identified station locations in the south. Plus: A $3.5B price tag. Details here: www.ajc.com/news/2025/08...

Feel like this needs a spotlight: employees were told that the shooting at CDC, which left an officer dead and buildings riddled with bullets, was targeted at agency, @lenasun.bsky.social, @laurenweberhp.bsky.social and @tobiaraji.bsky.social report Years of anti-CDC rhetoric has consequences

Exclusive: CDC Director Susan Monarez met with its vaccine-focused center to talk about yesterday’s shooting. I listened to a recording. Scientists and officials are shaken & pointing fingers at RFK Jr. Many said his vilification and misinfo turned them into targets. www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...

At his police academy graduation, DeKalb Officer David Rose spoke of service: “Policing isn’t just about enforcing the law. It’s about protecting the vulnerable, standing for justice and being the person who runs toward danger when others run away.” He did that Friday: www.ajc.com/news/2025/08...

“I’m so angry and annoyed and frustrated,” said Abigail Tighe, who was laid off this year from a job at the CDC. “I’ve been fired, I’ve been targeted, I’ve been villainized. And now they’re shooting at my kid’s day care.” From my colleague Ariel Hart: www.ajc.com/news/2025/08...

#BREAKING: The DeKalb County police officer who responded to the shooting near Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dead. LIVE UPDATES ⬇️ www.ajc.com/news/2025/08...