the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

A small but growing movement has sprung up in Nashville that is radical in its simplicity: People are building wooden benches and placing them at bus stops where there is no other place to sit. nashvillebanner.com/2025/09/22/g...

EXCLUSIVE: A new analysis by The Xylom's @alexip718.com shows for the first time just how much America’s top research institutions have grown to depend on H-1B skilled workers — and how this delicate balance might be disrupted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration.

On the campaign trail… Special appearance by Jellybean. 1/

The Roswell City Council voted 6-0 to adopt a 2025 property tax rate of 4.949 mills — the same as last year, though higher property values mean most homeowners will see a bigger bill.

when u walk into an interview and see isaac chotiner sitting there

IT IS TIME.

*clears throat* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

De paseo en Roswell. Ven a visitar votantes conmigo, envíame un mensaje directo aquí o a través de mi sitio web erenbrumley.com Se necesitan muchos cambios en el Ayuntamiento, y los PODEMOS hacer con tu ayuda y voto. #roswellga #votabrumley #gapol

Out and about in Roswell. Come canvass with me, send me a DM here or through my website erenbrumley.com Big changes are needed at City Hall, and they CAN happen with your help and vote. #roswellga #votebrumley #votetheincumbentsout #gapol

the best way to defend vaccine access is to join together! so many great orgs here. thank you @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social for compiling. please share folks! on and off bluesky :)

I’m raging at this mansplaining. I’m a knitter and yes I know how knitting works, it’s not a mystery! And it is hard to learn! I was taught by my mom and grandma and I cried and cried for years until I did it successfully.

Pope Leo XIV said a proposal to create an AI-version of him so people could have a virtual audience with the pope pretty much horrified him.

LiveAI demo fails on the first prompt at Meta Connect 2025. #Meta #AI #LiveAI

I've got some extra copies of There Is No Place for Us, and I'd love to give away 5 signed books. Just repost, like, or comment to signal your interest. I'll pick names at random on Friday. Totally optional: feel free to share how the struggle for stable housing shows up in your life or community.

Happy Pythagorean triple day (9/16/25) y'all's

I had a helper today. She walked with me up and down the stairs. (I’m running for Roswell, GA City Council, election is Nov 4!)

Just over a quarter of paid work days are done at home now, and that seems to be sort of settled for now. While people work from home far more now, they aren’t free agents to live anywhere, as hybrid schedules are most common. This has implications for housing choices and transit use, plus others.

Don't ask why this was a thing but it utterly dominated the moment

So to try and explain it as high-level as possible, the vast, vast majority of 0day exploits against iPhone (and similar platforms) exploit software vulnerabilities belonging to a very old class of bug called "memory corruption". If you've heard of a buffer overflow, that's the class it belongs to

My dear friend Stephanie's 26-year-old son, Jaden, was recently shot and killed in Atlanta. He leaves behind a fiancee and 4-year-old daughter—"his whole world," as Stephanie put it. Stephanie has created a fundraiser to help cover rent and bills as they face the unimaginable. Any amount helps.

“The telenovela must wait, mamá. I’m here.”

Inventées en Chine les nouilles sont un ingrédient essentiel et un aliment de base de la cuisine chinoise Kuro Neko tags : saveurs du monde, #illustration #food #china #cats

I got the really neat opportunity to write for How I'd Fix Atlanta and talk about how Atlanta desperately needs water fountains! Read it and subscribe: how-id-fix-atlanta.ghost.io/how-marisa-p...

We’re proud to endorse our NAL alumna @erenbrumley.bsky.social for Roswell City Council, Ward 5! 🎉 As a longtime resident of Roswell, she is dedicated to her community and has advocated for New Americans and working families in the community and the greater Atlanta area.

The belief that poverty and homelessness are about "individual choices" didn't arise on its own. It was manufactured through decades of messaging designed to protect the policies and interests that create mass precarity. As this new poll shows, that propaganda campaign has been wildly successful.

GOP greatly overestimates the number of fucks GenX and younger give about Bill Clinton.

What @joe-scarborough.bsky.social and @mika-brzezinski.bsky.social should be asking isn’t “do people like crime?” but (1) what’s the trajectory been (2) what policies have led to downward trends (3) how do we continue that? DJT manufactured an emergency and they took the bait hook line and sinker.

The Roberts Court

Alexander the Great, the military commander of antiquity, didn’t burn his ships to motivate his men. Nor did he conduct any significant amphibious campaigns. Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador, is said to have done it in The Hunt For Red October (1990), but that is also somewhat inaccurate.

Aw man, no, RIP Maru the cat. That little man brought so much joy to my life for years and years. ❤️ en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maru_(c...

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...

fun fact: did you know you can impeach and convict a vice president

couldn’t get her covid vaccine yesterday either — in GA, even immunocompromised seniors need a prescription now, and her providers are closed til monday. it’s absurd. get RFK out of our health care

NEW 🚨 The violence is the point. Elected Dems must call for widespread resignations (RFK, Bhattacharya, Prasad) in response to the CDC shooting. Public health must demand this of them, and the public must demand that of us. With @publichealthguy1.bsky.social in STAT: www.statnews.com/2025/08/15/c...

meta ai is out here asking some wild questions

When I say that we could end homelessness in Minneapolis, but we have chosen not to. I'm serious. The money and skills exist in this country. Tax the rich, feed (and house) the poor

I am not running to the be-all and end-all for cultural things in the city, but when you frequently make these mistakes, including using a Southwestern Native American symbol for a HISPANIC Heritage Festival this year (!)… #roswellga #votebrumley #hispanicheritagemonth www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6nWvNbK/

It’s “Team by team reporters, baffled, trumped, tethered, cropped, Look at that low playing, fine, then

It’s ‘Left of west and coming in a hurry with the Furies breathing down your neck

Laura calls out the district’s political bias in back-to-school coverage. The focus should be on students and teachers, not just board members who align with leadership. 🎙️ Clip from Not Bored of Education – Episode 5

CONCERT ON ICE? This year, the Chase County Fair hired a Mexican band to perform on the main stage. But many local Latino residents decided to stay home, afraid of what could happen, sharing whispers and worries of an immigration enforcement trap. From Flatwater Free Press:

Do you have family or friends who are 17.5 and citizens? Make sure they are registered to vote by October 6. You can vote from October 14 until November 4. #votebrumley #roswellga

A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment. Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.

If you see me around town, say hi!

Pathetic and cowardly. Your tax dollars at work