Hey fellow #GA and #ATL folks - Invasive Yellow Legged hornets are a threat to local pollinator species. Please help by reporting any sightings. fieldreport.caes.uga.edu/news/help-co...

UGA scientists need your help to stop an invasive hornet | CAES Field Report

Learn how University of Georgia scientists are helping stop invasive yellow-legged hornets and how reporting suspicious sightings can protect Georgia's bees.

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We are making space. Also centering. And amplifying. But also listening. While at the same time elevating.

An unofficial Atlanta Council Tracker is now available: council.who-owns-atlanta.org Every meeting, paper, and roll-call vote since 2018 have been compiled and are being updated on a daily basis. When possible, papers have been geocoded and mapped.

🚨 WE HAVE A DEAL! After three years, in a major step forward for our members, we have ratified our first contract with @propublica.org’s management. We deeply appreciate everyone who supported us along the way. Here are some of our big wins👇

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

made a spreadsheet to figure out if it was worth keeping Ridwell for specialty recycling pickup or if swapping to CompostNow's add-on bags was cheaper. @fromawildkate.bsky.social is very proud of me.

Bums me out when I see a well-considered written piece accompanied by a slop graphic. Tells me that the writers don't respect visual communication as a legitimate practice worthy of equal consideration. Visceral reaction to a sepia tone.

ANTHROPIC: Our son loves humanity and for the low price of trillions and trillions of dollars will usher in an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity! OPENAI: Our horrible oafish son is hacking web sites without our permission. ANTHROPIC: (eyes narrowing) Our son is also evil

modern computing is just repeatedly muttering “no, i do not want to click the sparkle button” to yourself as you try to get your work done

I Hate Adobe: aftermath.site/i-hate-adobe/

Atlanta, some comrades have been working for years on this exhibition about Kathleen Cleaver that opens tomorrow at the Auburn Avenue Research Library. Please help spread the word and visit yourselves. It runs until Jan 4, 2027 so you have time to visit. theworldsshemade.com

I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.

a family member who just got a new job asked me for advice on resources for AI-assisted coding, which is (a) hilarious to anyone who has talked to me about AI for more than ten seconds and (b) maybe I have a real harm reduction opportunity here

Calling all #nonprofits! It's time for my annual Week of H.O.P.E. & I hope to see you at my 4 Part Grants Workshop Series for expert guidance, practical resources, and a new opportunity to receive personalized grant writing coaching! Visit https://hankjohnson.house.gov/2026WeekofHope to learn more!

I want you to repeat after me: NIMBYism leads to a cost of living crisis that results in mass trans suffering. YIMBYism allows trans people to flee to cities that welcome them, so they can be who they are, rebuild their lives, and contribute to the social and economic fabric.

Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · last wk.

“There has been persecution in the form of increased social scrutiny, harassment and violence. And there has been persecution in the undercutting of access to vital, lifesaving gender-affirming medication despite the overwhelming medical consensus for it.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...

Flock, Ring and Atlanta's network of more than 28,000 integrated cameras haven't improved the Atlanta Police Department's crime clearance rates, according to data available from the FBI's Crime Data Explorer dashboard.

28,000 cameras and counting, Atlanta's clearance rate isn't rising

Despite the eight-fold growth of surveillance cameras directly accessible by Atlanta PD officers, crime clearance rates haven't increased.

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The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people,” he said.

‘The Government Hopes To Set a Precedent’: An Interview With the Man Charged for Allegedly Wiping His GrapheneOS Phone

The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to...

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stardew update: i hatched a Void Chicken and named her Elvira

my bag of sunflower seeds now proclaims it has 8g of protein per serving, and I just need the sunflower seed company to know that I am not eating sunflower seeds for protein, I am eating them so that when I crack open the shells with my teeth I can imagine it is the skulls of my enemies

She is very lonely

People who keep pointing out that golf courses use as much water as data centres as some sort of defence of data centres drastically underestimate the amount we also hate golf.

The 13th annual international Gender Census 2026 is now open until at least 13th August 2026! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy. #LGBTQ

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Ten Unsent Letters to the Dark Lord - Lightspeed Magazine

1. I’m sorry, my lord. 2. I miss the sound of your voice, deep enough to shake the mountain fortress’s stones. I miss feeling it rumble in the soles of my feet. I miss the glow of your eyes while you...

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i love it when a medical office asks me for my pronouns and preferred name on the intake form, and then proceeds to completely ignore them and refer to me by my legal name and sex in every interaction i have with everyone at that office. why bother to ask if you aren't going to use the information?

my dog gets really upset whenever i cough. i am also her Comfort Human. unfortunately, i'm coughing a lot right now because of a cold. which means she is freaking out every time she is near me, and also refusing to be anywhere other than near me because she is freaked out.

6 days left and we are 70% funded—toss a coin, spread the word, help us reach the finish line!

khōréō magazine@khoreo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our Kickstarter is live! Help support another year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers over at @Kickstarter. 🧡 With your help, we can keep funding our work, expand to regular author interviews, raise our artist pay, & more! Support us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

I once asked a priest to bless a printer that I was in the middle of fighting with and he went "I only bless things when there's a chance it'll take" and then turned and walked out of the room.

✨hauntedtoasters✨@hauntedtoasters.bsky.social · 4w ago

I am tech support to the bone and do not like to mystify computer stuff but I genuinely believe in my heart of hearts that printers have demons in them. There is literally no other explanation.

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