The explosion of that Jeff Bezos rocket is the epitome of "billionaireism".
John Arthur Brown
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Photojournalist based in the A.
"Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell" -President Donald Trump, a bible salesman whose bibles were printed in China at $3 a piece, selling for $59.99 The post was made on Easter Sunday, 2026.
The U.S. Government does not have a private sector
On March 25, 2026; 123 United Nations member states voted in favor of a resolution declaring transatlantic enslavement the gravest crime against humanity. 3 members voted against - United States, Israel, and Argentina. There were 52 abstentions news.un.org/en/story/202...
UN resolution urges reparations for slavery’s ‘historical wrongs’
Applause erupted in the UN General Assembly Hall on Wednesday as Member States adopted a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity.
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I.C.E. agents at airports has nothing to do with long lines. They are not there to help with that. They're not even there to curb illegal immigration. It's all to do with normalizing the presence of militarized law enforcement in every aspect of day to day life; airports aren't where it ends.
Atlanta voted for More MARTA. A decade later, there isn't much 'more' about it atlpresscollective.com/2026/03/10/m... @atlpresscollective.com 🖋️Teresa Fang 📷John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social #photojournalist #localnews
More MARTA: Almost 10 years in, there is not much 'more' about it
In 2016, Atlanta voters approved the More MARTA sales tax. Nearly a decade later, only 2 of the 17 approved projects are near completion.
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Kristi Noem was not fired for doing a bad job; she was fired for not being good enough at doing a bad job.
"The war is not fought to be won; it is fought to be continuous" -George Orwell, "1984"
I don't know much about Tourette's Syndrome, but I know racism when I hear it, even when it comes from someone with Tourette's Syndrome like it did at that awards show recently.
Meet Sandbox: Atlanta's fix-it hackerspace and progressive tech collective atlpresscollective.com/2026/02/24/s... 🖊️Zak Kerr 📷@johnarthuratl.bsky.social #photojournalist #localmedia
Meet Sandbox: Atlanta’s tech makerspace collective
Launched in early 2025, Sandbox offers member-run digital security trainings, community fix-it days, 3-D printing and much more.
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Rest in Peace to the icon Jesse Jackson October 8, 1941 - February 17, 2026 www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Jesse Jackson, towering icon of civil rights, dies following lengthy illness
In a decades-long effort, Jesse Jackson stood alongside MLK, pushed for voting rights, shamed corporations and negotiated with world leaders.
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Bearing in mind: Bad Bunny already performed at the Super Bowl with Shakira back in 2020
The U.S. president of the U.S. government, unprecedentedly, is suing the U.S. government that he presides over. Another way to put it: the government is suing itself. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump sues IRS, Treasury for $10 billion over leak of tax returns
Charles "Chaz" Littlejohn, a former IRS employee, is currently serving a five-year sentence in prison for disclosing thousands of tax returns.
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The U.S. president of the U.S. government, unprecedentedly, is suing the U.S. government that he presides over. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-s...
Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion, accusing agencies of letting his tax returns leak
President Trump is suing the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for at least $10 billion, claiming the agencies unlawfully allowed an IRS contractor to leak his tax returns and those of ...
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That officer should not have drawn his weapon to begin with. From the DOJ website: www.justice.gov/jm/1-16000-d...
At some point, it was agreed among nations that there was an established order on how certain situations would be handled. Currently, there is an attack on that order. It might be about oil and resources. Words like "dictator" and "terrorist" get tossed around. Eventually, it's bigger than that.
60 Minutes recently did a report on the CECOT prison in El Salvador. The story was censored, but leaked and was temporarily able to be viewed on Global TV, a Canadian outlet. A link to the censored report is now available on the Internet Archive site: archive.org/details/insi...
Inside CECOT | 60 Minutes : CBS News : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Sharyn Alfonsi's Inside CECOT for 60 Minutes, which was censored by Bari Weiss, as it appeared on Canada's Global TV app.
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Atlanta police searched license plate reader network for immigrants, records show atlpresscollective.com/2025/11/13/a... @atlpresscollective.com #localnews
Atlanta PD used Flock cameras to track migrants, records show
Atlanta PD denied that it has assisted in immigration enforcement, but records show 15 immigration-related Flock searches in March 2025.
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'No Kings'? Agreed, but Atlanta organizers question protest's efficacy atlpresscollective.com/2025/10/31/a... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Zak Kerr 📷John Arthur Brown @johnarthuratl.bsky.social #photojournalist #localmedia
Atlanta organizers question "No Kings" protest's efficacy
While many heralded the protest as crucial to upholding democracy, others critiqued it as insufficient to meet a moment requiring change.
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Atlantans protest, reflect on 2 years of Israel's genocide in Gaza ahead of ceasefire atlpresscollective.com/2025/10/12/a... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Layla Amar #localmedia
Atlantans protest Gaza genocide ahead of peace deal
Days before Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, Atlantans gathered on the 17th St. Bridge to protest the genocide in Gaza
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Emory protesters’ First Amendment rights violated, attorney says atlpresscollective.com/2025/10/02/e... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Layla Amar #localmedia
Emory protesters’ First Amendment rights violated, attorney says
Students at Emory University set up a Gaza solidarity encampment on April 25, 2024. (Wittika Chaplet) Nearly a year and a half after the brutal arrests at
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‘Probably one of the worst things you could do to people’: Immigrant communities face compounding traumas amid Trump’s deportation blitz atlpresscollective.com/2025/09/22/i... @atlpresscollective.com 🖊️Ada Wood 📷@johnarthuratl.bsky.social #photojournalist #localnews
ICE deportation blitz compounds trauma for immigrant communities
ICE deportations lead to difficulties with trust, grief, anger, isolation, social withdrawal and hypervigilance among immigrant communities.
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