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Cameron McWhirter @cammcw.bsky.social · 2h

Wherever you get your podcast, coming Monday, Nov. 3. #guns #AmericanHistory #ar15 #massshootings
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Cameron McWhirter @cammcw.bsky.social · Aug 23

@wsj.com's The Journal podcast on the farming/development fight in rural #Tennessee
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Can a Farming Community Resist a Development Boom? - The Journal. - WSJ Podcasts

When a pro-growth mayor in rural Tennessee dies unexpectedly, his vision for development is suddenly challenged. What began as a land dispute quickly escalates into a clash of values, dividing the dee...

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · Aug 19

I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote.

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Cameron McWhirter @cammcw.bsky.social · Aug 18

#ICYMI #Georgia wanted to become #Yallywood and for a brief period became a major player for TV/film. Now it's got problems. By @benfritz.bsky.social
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Disney’s Marvel Abandons Georgia, Taking Livelihoods With It

Tax incentives lured studios to help build the ‘Hollywood of the South,’ but now Marvel and others are going overseas for cheaper labor costs.

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Cameron McWhirter @cammcw.bsky.social · Aug 13

After #Trump narrowly lost #Georgia in 2020, he lashed out at GA Sec of State Brad Raffensperger. He wanted Raffensperger out of office and politics. It didn't work.
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No Longer ‘Dead Brad Walking’: Georgia’s Election Chief Makes a Comeback

Republican Brad Raffensperger, who refused to ‘find’ more votes in 2020, survived political exile by MAGA—and is now eyeing higher office.

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Cameron McWhirter @cammcw.bsky.social · Aug 11

St. Louis couple get their #AR15 back, 5 yrs after they brandished it at #BlackLivesMatter protestors.
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St. Louis Couple mentioned in American Gun get AR-15 Back

St. Louis lawyers Mark and Patricia McCloskey recently regained possession of their AR-15 rifle. Five years ago, the firearm was seized after Mark McCloskey brandished at Black Lives Matter protesters...

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · Aug 10

Fifty-one years ago today.

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Cameron McWhirter @cammcw.bsky.social · Aug 6

5 soldiers wounded in shooting at #Army fort in #Georgia.
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Shooter Injures Five Soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia

A suspect is in custody after shooting and injuring five soldiers at a U.S. Army base in Georgia, officials said.

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Cameron McWhirter @cammcw.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Manhattan Mass Shooter used AR-15 VariantAmericanGunBook

The shooter who attacked a Park Avenue office building and killed four people used a commercial, semiautomatic version of an M4 rifle, a shorter version of the M16/AR-15 rifle developed by Eugene Ston...

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · Jul 23

Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.

Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files

Bondi told president at the meeting that Justice also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims.

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Cameron McWhirter @cammcw.bsky.social · Jul 22

#Atlanta's domestic migration growth streak -- decades old -- was broken last year. Key reason: housing costs.
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Atlanta’s Growth Streak Has Come to an End

“Welcome South, Brother” is turning into goodbye as many residents look to smaller, more affordable metro areas.

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Cameron McWhirter @cammcw.bsky.social · Jul 22

#OTD 1864 #Atlanta. Union victory that paved the way for the surrender of this strategic city, the March to the Sea, and the collapse of the Confederacy.

Cameron McWhirter @cammcw.bsky.social · Jul 16

The fight over #farmland versus #subdivisions in #rural America is intensifying.
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After a Mayor’s Mysterious Death, a Land Dispute Divides Republicans in Tennessee

A development battle is splitting a deep-red county over what it means to be conservative.

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Cameron McWhirter @cammcw.bsky.social · Jul 7

Great speaking w/ Tim Monroe on his "What I Really Want To Talk About" podcast. I talked about #JamesWeldonJohnson: poet, journalist, songwriter, diplomat, etc., including #NAACP leader during the #RedSummer of 1919 and key figure in the #HarlemRenaissance.
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Cam McWhirter Really Wants to Talk About James Weldon Johnson

Podcast Episode · What I Really Want to Talk About · 06/26/2025 · 45m

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Cameron McWhirter @cammcw.bsky.social · Jul 4

I can report that #Hiking on @isleofmanofficial.bsky.social is beautiful.

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Cameron McWhirter @cammcw.bsky.social · Jun 20

@wsj.com investigated what happens after natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires strike communities. We found an emerging cycle in this era of increasingly extreme weather in America: communities struck by disasters often become richer and more exclusive.
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When Towns Rebuild From Disaster, Some Get Priced Out

In Panama City, Fla., and Paradise, Calif., money poured in after natural disasters—squeezing some residents out. The dynamic is repeating across the U.S.

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Cameron McWhirter @cammcw.bsky.social · Jun 17

Born #OTD 1871. #JamesWeldonJohnson, novelist, essayist, poet, songwriter, diplomat, lawyer, etc. Key official in the NAACP, including during the #RedSummer.
“I will not allow one prejudiced person or one million or one hundred million to blight my life.”