if you've been hearing about "NSPM-7" and the federal crackdown on movements for justice, this is the piece for you. sent a chill down my spine while contextualizing this push historically. we have to know the enemy to defeat it. by @hannahcrileyy.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/poli...

The Chilling Trump Order Threatening All Americans

Why National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 is so important.

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Really fantastic @inthesetimes.com longform feature on the activists fighting the explosive growth of the prison industrial complex. inthesetimes.com/article/no-n...

New jail construction is quietly booming across the United States. inthesetimes.com/article/no-n...

Jail construction is booming, & it's hard to stop. Once a county board hires a "study" to explore the idea, it's almost a done deal. In Atlanta, activists got under officials' skin and pit them against each other to bring us closer to a world without cages. inthesetimes.com/article/no-n...

wrote for @inthesetimes.com about an Atlanta coalition's fight to stop various iterations of a proposed 1-2 BILLION dollar mega jail and to build something new in its place. no new beds! w/ @octoberk.bsky.social and @priscillagrim.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/no-n...

A jail feasibility study asked two questions: Do we need a new jail? How big should it be? @octoberk.bsky.social, @priscillagrim.bsky.social, and @micahh.bsky.social report that the possibility of Georgia's Fulton County not needing more beds barely entered the planning for a mega-jail.

No New Beds

How one coalition is challenging the construction of mega-jails in Georgia.

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graduated law school btw

📕 EPISODE 252! 📕 In today’s episode, we discuss the book No Cop City, No Cop World: Lessons from the Movement, edited by @kamaufranklin.bsky.social, @micahh.bsky.social, and Mariah Parker (and published by @haymarketbooks.org).

Probably worth mentioning this book again as Minneapolis figures out whether we’re going to have a cop city struggle of our own.

stop cop cities everywhere@micahh.bsky.social · last yr.

Hi! Some news––our book on the Stop Cop City movement is coming out in ONE MONTH!! It features organizers, political prisoners, abolitionists, anarchists, neighbors, educators, students, media, art & more. It’d mean the world to me if you share/pre-order! bookshop.org/p/books/no-c...

Three years ago today, Georgia state police murdered Tortuguita as part of their drive to destroy the Weelaunee Forest and build a deadly police militarization center. Tort fought for a world without police and capitalism, and so should we. Viva, viva Tortuguita.

Atlanta friends, please make sure you vote today! Biggest races: Council president - VOTE ROHIT! Overstreet is THE cop city candidate At large Post 1 - anyone BUT MJ Bond! I'd vote Rinker. District 2 - Kelsea Bond! DSA voter guide for other races: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

PUBLIC: 2025 Atlanta DSA Voter Guide

Atlanta DSA Voter Guide November 2025 General Election Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Key Voting Information 2 Statewide Races 3 Public Service Commission 3 City of Atlanta Elections 3 Mayor 3...

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It's bleak out there. But we're gonna do some good this week. How I'd Fix Atlanta has partnered with Undue Medical Debt to help a bunch of ATLiens this week, and we need your help. Give what you can. Tell everyone you know. unduemedicaldebt.org/campaign/whe...

When Good Georgians Get Together, Great Things Happen

How I’d Fix Atlanta started as a free newsletter sent on a Thursday of most months in 2022. We’ve published 37 essays (and counting) since, put out a couple print zines, done some readings around the ...

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The crackdown on any protest continues: 4 arrested on charges of "suspicion of malicious communications" for projecting images of Tr*mp & Epstein on the wall of Windsor Castle.

if you know me, you know i am SO READY to vote for @rohitforatlanta.bsky.social but! you don't have to take my word for it. ⬇️ check out this smart thread ⬇️

stop cop cities everywhere@micahh.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Atlanta! A big city race is happening: Rohit Malhotra is running for City Council President against the pro-Cop City candidate Marci Overstreet. Rohit has been facing racist attacks & bad faith, and needs our support. Thread w/ my pitch for you to support him: rohitforatlanta.com

Atlanta! A big city race is happening: Rohit Malhotra is running for City Council President against the pro-Cop City candidate Marci Overstreet. Rohit has been facing racist attacks & bad faith, and needs our support. Thread w/ my pitch for you to support him: rohitforatlanta.com

Georgia AG Chris Carr has failed in biggest attempt ever to use RICO ag't a protest mvt. Why, and what does it mean? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... @micahh.bsky.social @dnbrgr.bsky.social @equalityalec.bsky.social @alexvitale.bsky.social @stopcopcity.bsky.social

Prosecutors’ ‘Cop City’ case collapses as judge tosses Rico conspiracy charges

Two-year attempt to prosecute opponents of police training center on criminal conspiracy charges ends in failure

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Cop City RICO motions hearings day 3 live thread:

Good news! A judge has thrown out most of the Cop City RICO indictment! Georgia’s AG lacked authority to bring Counts 1 & 3, accounting for most of the defendants. The state will appeal & a subset of defendants still face terrorism charges, but this win is something to celebrate.

Atlanta Solidarity Fund@atlsolfund.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The Cop City RICO is in crisis. Judge Farmer plans to throw out the bulk of the case on the reasoning that the Georgia Attorney General's office was not invited by the Fulton DA (Fani Willis) to bring the case, so it lacks constitutional authority to prosecute.

Judge’s dismissal pending for (at least) 56 of 61 ppl from the indictment in the Cop City RICO case due to yet another prosecutorial error. This time, it’s an issue of jurisdiction and how the DA brought the case. Expect appeals, ofc. Meanwhile, 61 people’s lives still remain in legal limbo hell.

stop cop cities everywhere@micahh.bsky.social · 11mo ago

enormous development in the Cop City RICO case today: the Judge indicated he would be dismissing *at least* the RICO and Arson counts of the indictment, which would eliminate 56 out of 61 people from the indictment. Official answer tomorrow, and it will certainly be appealed.

enormous development in the Cop City RICO case today: the Judge indicated he would be dismissing *at least* the RICO and Arson counts of the indictment, which would eliminate 56 out of 61 people from the indictment. Official answer tomorrow, and it will certainly be appealed.

Join us at @brooklynlawschool.bsky.social Weds 9/17 @ 6pm for a @bkbookfest.bsky.social Bookends panel on NO COP CITY, NO COP WORLD @haymarketbooks.org, w/@micahh.bsky.social @kamaufranklin.bsky.social, Priscilla Grim, Mariah Parker, & free food&drink! RSVP: registration.brooklaw.edu/academic-eve...

Cop City RICO motions hearings Sept. 8, 2025, live thread. Live video stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJvX...

Cop City RICO Motions Hearing | Monday, Sep. 8

YouTube video by Atlanta Community Press Collective

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People sometimes unhelpfully flatten the differences between Republican and Democrats but there is NO question that Dems are in many cases actively collaborating with the Republican fascist advance

Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · 11mo ago

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser today praised Trump for flooding the city with federal law enforcement. “We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what MPD has been able to do in this city." 😐 www.huffpost.com/entry/muriel... via @delaneyrules.bsky.social @phillewis.bsky.social

the feds failing to get a felony indictment against the guy who threw the sandwich 😤😤

hey all! join us Tuesday, Aug 26 at 6pm ET for a @workshops4gaza.bsky.social virtual fundraiser event where we'll be talking about work to stop cop cities and carceral infrastructure across the country. hope you can make it! www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/sto...

Stop Cop Cities Everywhere — Workshops 4 Gaza

Step 1: Donate to Sameer Project here (sugg. donation $40) Step 2: Register for “Stop Cop Cities Everywhere” here Join organizers from struggles against cop cities and carceral infrastr...

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The amazing lineup for this year's @bkbookfest.bsky.social #BKBF includes this panel at 6 pm on Sept 17 With @micahh.bsky.social @kamaufranklin.bsky.social ‪‪@marpark.bsky.social‬ @priscillagrim.bsky.social Moderated by @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social brooklynbookfestival.org/event/no-cop...

No Cop City, No Cop World: Lessons from the Movement from Atlanta to NYC (In Person) - Brooklyn Book Festival

Join us as we celebrate the release of No Cop City, No Cop World: Lessons from the Movement, a collection of essays published in May 2025 by Haymarket Books. The event will bring together co-editors a...

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We are pleased to report that a court has dismissed the terrorism charges against one of the RICO defendants in the #StopCopCity trial, citing the prosecutors' intentional delaying tactics. Indeed—the entire case is simply judicial persecution. Throw out all the charges. crimethinc.com/AtlantaRICO