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Atlanta-based journalist. My #gentrification documentary @theatlantaway, podcast host. Newsletter below.
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Joined March 2011
None of these people seem to know how bad things were before the ACA. Women paid twice as much for their premiums. Anyone could be shut out for preexisting conditions. Some plans were rip offs that covered very little. About 50 million Americans had no health insurance.
Democrats created Obamacare, established ACA subsidies, extended them for everyone no matter their income level, and then set the deadline for their expiration. This is a problem of their own making.
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I hope the NBA folks arrested for the gambling and sports rigging get minimal consequences. Because I don’t give a damn. We building a ballroom but can’t fund healthcare. That’s the crime of greed.
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Tearing up watching these videos. What grace. Debbie Allen giving her flowers. When Misty made principal it gave faith to so many girls who weren’t typically chosen.
Misty Copeland, who a decade ago became the first Black female principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre’s 75-year history, was feted at its star-studded fall gala at Manhattan's Lincoln Center, in honor of her retirement from the company.
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Reminder to absentee voters: please request your ballot for the upcoming General Election by 10/24 at https://t.co/KpVRkoj7yM.
#dekalbvotes
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A man was arrested for playing Darth Vader's theme music, "The Imperial March," behind National Guard troops walking through Logan Circle. Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. https://t.co/Koj5mLtbif
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The developer is in discussions with a "major hotel company" to select a brand for the property.
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The developer is in discussions with a "major hotel company" to select a brand for the property.
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Research shows less stringent visa requirements enable more foreign-trained doctors to practice in remote and low-income areas. “International medical graduates are not taking jobs from US physicians", but are instead "filling critical gaps in care.” https://t.co/Sc2p6iK1ug
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First look: 15-building "Downtown" with Main Street scale and functionality set to break ground off #Atlanta Beltline soon.
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Obama had a supermajority why didn't he codify roe? The supermajority:
JUST IN: Former KY county clerk Kim Davis' case looking to overturn same-sex marriage is on conference for Nov. 7 at #SCOTUS
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I am begging the mainstream media to talk less about the East Wing & more about the loss of SNAP funding The East Wing is gone. We can’t change that. We *can* help people prepare for the loss of SNAP. We can urge folks to donate to food banks. We can give them warning.
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My letter to President Trumps requesting the end of all SRM funding
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Why aren't the statue people mad about the White House.
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The posts of "food to stretch your dollar" are nice but at the same time implying that poor people waste frivolously and need to be taught how to shop. Believe me - they're already buying the off brand and eating rice and beans. You can't budget your way out of having no money.
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The leaders of an effort to cap Atlanta’s Downtown Connector with a park say their project remains in motion. They also want Congress to see what lawmakers chose to defund, adding that the project will persist without the federal government’s help. More on A1 in today’s @ajc.
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Do you hold legacy investment positions with significant gains? What if you could transition into an ETF without facing a large tax bill? You can, with a 351 ETF Exchange. Here’s how it works: Investors contribute stocks or other securities to a newly formed ETF in exchange for
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If you guys are worried about players manipulating player props, wait until you hear about politicians and stocks…
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Despite Democrats controlling NOTHING, 43% of Americans still blame Democrats for the government shutdown. How does that actually work?
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To get around GA's ban on rent control, Atlanta has to offer developers an 'out' for inclusionary zoning (requiring affordable homes): paying in-lieu fees that go into a fund for building affordable homes elsewhere. The good news: fees were recently increased. ht @civicatlanta
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