By associating itself with the European far-right, “spiritual advisor to President Donald J. Trump” Mark Burns, and unsuspecting scientists, AllatRa operatives have been spreading climate disinformation in the EU Parliament, UN conferences, and TikTok. www.thexylom.com/post/atlanta...

NEW: Meet AllatRa, an Atlanta-headquartered "religious cult" founded by Ukrainian sympathizers of the Russian invasion, that believes humanity will go extinct by 2036. AllatRa rejects the scientific consensus on climate change, yet was invited to participate in the two most recent COP summits.

Dozier introduces an ordinance to prohibit trust fund dollars on marketing and grassroots lobbying and require disclosure of who the city pays for advocacy. This legislation, Dozier told me, is in response to the investigation we published last week. atlpresscollective.com/2026/06/09/a...

Atlanta City Council meeting, Monday, June 15, 2026, live thread.

Yes, Atlanta area folks who care about the city, and about urban justice of all kinds, should support @atlpresscollective.com if they can. (I do.)

BUT it's also struggling financially. I support the pub'n monthly. (I have also written the kinds of stories for them that no other local outlet is publishing.) Won't you support them as well? 2/2 givebutter.com/keep-acpc-te...

The Atlanta Community Press Collective – ACPC – has once again done the kind of investigative reporting any big city needs to really thrive. 1/2 @atlurbanist.bsky.social @danimmergluck.bsky.social @jtsphd.bsky.social @austinlouisray.bsky.social atlpresscollective.com/2026/06/09/a...

If you were looking for Atlanta City Council Finance/Executive Committee meeting notes today, we weren't able to attend the meeting live. However, we will have notes about it in tomorrow's newsletter. Not a newsletter subscriber? Sign up! atlpresscollective.com/newsletter

Kinda shocking that ACPC is the only source (afaik) of this news. It’s a couple of billion of Atlanta’s dollars! Biggest decision of this term. (Andre says 7B but that’s just so he can promise ponies to weak council members.)

How can media fight repression, activate allies, shape narratives, and build solidarity? Here's some thoughts & cool examples of anti-repression media made by defendants and their movements:

And ICYMI, the seventh largest metro area in the United States no longer has a single dedicated housing reporter after @atlantaciviccircle.org was forced to shut down last week. As they continued to expose Andre Dickens' corruption, local philanthropic funding magically dried up:

And to give you a sense of how Sisyphean this fight against authoritarianism in Atlanta, the amount of money Andre Dickens funneled to these astroturfing lobbyists for this initiative alone is enough to fully fund @thexylom.com's operations until 2028, and @atlpresscollective.com for a whole year.

I have come to believe that ACPC is doing the most important journalism in our fair city. Support them.

Looks from this thread like Council is not rolling over for all of Andre’s TAD power grab. Thanks, ACPC, for covering this in real time for those of us unable to be there to watch the “fun”.

Worth a read. And this absolutely should be a scandal.

Great reporting, ACPC!

Atlanta City Council Community Development/Human Services committee meeting, June 9, 2026, live thread.

Atlanta has spent more than $370,000 on consultants tied to Mayor Andre Dickens’ Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative, records show. Some also advocated publicly for the plan without disclosing their financial ties.

Y’all who live in or care about metro Atlanta should go ahead and follow — and financially support, while I’m making requests — @atlpresscollective.com. City budget days are one of the countless reasons why.

City of Atlanta public budget hearing, May 8, 2026, live thread.

Y’all ready to help out a queer baker this Pride Month? I launched a fundraiser to take my bakery into its next chapter. Any amount is appreciated - a few bucks or what you’d spend on a cannoli. If you’re not in a position to donate, please share this post. giveahand.com/fundraiser/v...

The Atlanta City Council will take a mulligan on the FY27 public budget hearing after only three council members and the council president showed up for the first—and originally only scheduled—public budget hearing on May 20. The hearing required a quorum of eight council members.

ACPC picking up ACC's summer intern.

A big problem we have in local journalism now is the lack of entrepreneurial spirit at its best. It can build a great organizational spirit to start small, prove yourself and grow. The “venture philanthropy” of amassing millions and arrogantly/ competitively blowing through it won’t save journalism

One of @thexylom.com's local newsroom partners just went under. In the past five months, · The AJC ceased printing and laid off 15% of its workforce, predominantly women and people of color · ACPC, another reporting partner, had *their* funding crisis Atlanta media is on dire straits. Help!

Funding journalism as part of the civic good must be a condition of any recovery We can not Have the loss we have had again unchecked

Sad to see this. I’ve hearing too much talk by wealthier publications or their cheerleaders about desire for “mergers and acquisitions.” That is not the way healthy journo ecosystems grow. Support your stellar smaller, truly local newsrooms however you can. Decks are constantly stacked against us.

SAD THREAD: Maybe you’ve heard the news: Atlanta Civic Circle is going under. It’s another casualty of the current, unforgiving journalism ecosystem — a loss that will leave Atlanta with, by my math, ZERO dedicated housing reporters. Let’s talk about what that means... (1/)

One of Atlanta’s most important independent newsrooms is shutting down. The Atlanta Civic Circle is closing due to a lack of funding. This is a critical problem for the city, and we need our readers to act on it. Now is the time to support local news outlets like ACPC.

This is EXACTLY the kind of coverage voters NEED about local govt. Most people cannot get to/endure such meetings but they NEED the info Please support your local reporters who enable democracy to work (Eugene area has Lookout, we're paid subscribers. Their reporters work their asses off on NEWS)

Atlanta City Council regular meeting June 1, 2026, live thread.

Ah, more vitriol from the Mayor of Atlanta against folks who dare to question a multibillion dollar, multidecade tax increment financing plan. “CopCity era vibes indeed” And @atlpresscollective.com recalls his tirade against me last year. Some excerpts atlpresscollective.indiegraf.com/index.php

Forgot how much I missed seeing ACPC’s updates on a recurring basis (I’m not as active on other platforms… I am working on it, particularly IG, though love text based…) High value contributions they provide!

Grateful for @atlpresscollective.com

Around 50 people have signed up for public comment so far at the Community Development and Human Services committee hearing on the mayor’s proposed extension of six tax allocation districts to pay for his Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative.

Atlanta City Council FY27 Interactive Budget Hearing. This is residents sole chance to speak directly to the council about the FY27 budget.

Looking for election day coverage? We're partnering with @atlantaciviccircle.org and @capitalbatl.bsky.social to provide live coverage throughout the day and across election watch parties tonight.

Beyond being a strong reporting partner and collaborator, Alex has long been a great friend. He needs community support!

If you're reading this, my cat and I have boarded a one-way flight out of the United States. The Trump administration wrongfully denied my work permit renewal; after months of demanding that they follow the law, we have run out of legal recourse, and I have no choice but to leave the country. (🧵)

Atlanta City Council Meeting, May 18, 2026, live thread.

With no Republican on the ballot, Georgia House District 62 is set to be decided in a crowded Democratic primary—one now defined by heavy outside PAC spending tied to the sports betting industry.

Incumbent Commissioner Nicole Massiah faces a rematch with Jakequeline Walls and Tommy Travis from the November 2024 special election. But a new challenger has emerged in Rev. Keyanna Jones, a renowned Stop Cop City activist who might pose the greatest threat to Massiah’s reelection.

It took 35 minutes from the time Gonzalez was found until an ambulance arrived on scene. The vehicle had to come from another county. All of Stewart County’s ambulances–typically only two of three are running at any given time, according to a county official–were on other calls.

City of Atlanta fiscal year 2027 budget briefings began Monday morning with a presentation from COO LaChandra Burks and the city's Finance Department, led by CFO Mohamed Balla. Mayor Andre Dickens has proposed a $3.16 total operating budget—the largest in the city's history. FY27 begins July 1.

Massive congrats to @brian-goldstone.bsky.social on the much-deserved Pulitzer for THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US. Read the excerpt we published in How I'd Fix Atlanta last year and buy a copy of Brian's book today: how-id-fix-atlanta.ghost.io/how-brian-go...

Atlanta City Council regular meeting May 4, 2026, live thread. Happy Star Wars day.