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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 8h

People are not pawns. The latest CDC layoffs are another example of this Administration going after our health—this time by firing scientists working to prevent chronic & respiratory disease.

I’m working to reopen the gvt, reverse these reckless cuts, & fund health care.

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Indivisible Marching Buddies of Atlanta @indivmarchingbuds.bsky.social · 4h

Make a plan to attend a NO KINGS DAY Rally! Bring your families and prepare to have some fun with great speakers and like-minded people.

Tucker, GA:
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Clairmont Lake: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Atlanta:
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10h

Happy pride, Atlanta!

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night, and it was the dance that kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.” – Dan Savage

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Indivisible ATL @indivisibleatl.bsky.social · 10h

Mario Guevara was wrongfully deported eight days ago.

El Faro English @elfaroenglish.bsky.social · 1d

"This isn’t what they promised," Katherine Guevara told El Faro English, after her father, Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara, was detained by ICE. "They said they would go after criminals. But instead, they’re rounding up and detaining everyone."
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Podcast: The Deportation of Mario Guevara: Where Attacks on Immigrants and Journalists Collide

Salvadoran-born journalist Mario Guevara was deported today, Friday, after his arrest in June, while covering protests in Georgia against the immigration raids of Trump’s first months. He was the…

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 19h

RIFed:
PHIC - Public Health Infrastructure Center

Their job? Make public health infrastructure and workforce development actually work.

They help state, tribal, local, and territorial health agencies.

Y’know… everyone in the U.S. 🫠

2024 Accomplishments

Strengthening the public health infrastructure and workforce of the United States

www.cdc.gov

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Indivisible ATL @indivisibleatl.bsky.social · 10h

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 18h

It’s been…. a night.

#CDCFridayNightMassacre

I’m exhausted - physically, emotionally.
To those divisions and branches that were RIFed and that we didn’t yet highlight here, apologies. We need to take a break for the night.

All of your - all of our - work matters.
We are in this together.

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Indivisible ATL @indivisibleatl.bsky.social · 1d

21 days since Rep. Mike Johnson called for votes in the House.

Congresswoman Nikema Williams @repnikema.bsky.social · 1d

We're on day 10 of the #RepublicanShutdown, and it has now been 21 days since Mike Johnson last called a vote in the House. I'm ready to work for the #FightingFifth and the American people, and to negotiate in good faith to reopen the government AND secure affordable health care.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 1d

I can't stress enough that if this is what Border Patrol does to a middle-aged Midwestern white woman producer on camera, imagine what they are doing to people who are *not* middle-aged Midwestern white women off-camera

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 1d

One in four farmers rely on the ACA Marketplace for their health care.

Sara is one of them. Her premiums are about to rise 3x.

For Sara and for farmers across Georgia, we MUST fund health care.

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Congresswoman Nikema Williams @repnikema.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to my friend and colleague @warnock.senate.gov on his 20th pastoral anniversary. His service and ministry at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church—America's Freedom Church—in Georgia's #FightingFifth has been, and continues to be, deeply impactful on our communities.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Later this afternoon, @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and @ezralevin.bsky.social will be here for their weekly chat. Our co-founders will cover the ongoing Trump Shutdown, the upcoming No Kings Day, the Trump regime’s smears of our movement, and much more.

What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders · Indivisible

The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back. The an...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Mike Johnson is running out of excuses for keeping the government shut down. Instead of doing his job, preserving affordable healthcare, or lowering costs for working families, he’s attacking millions of Americans who will peacefully protest to say that our country belongs to its people — not kings.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Rough Draft @roughdraftatlanta.com · 1d

On These Shoulders We Stand: Early roots of Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ movement

The 1972 Atlanta Pride March (Photo by Boyd Lewis/Touching Up Our Roots) The origins of Atlanta and Georgia’s LGBTQ+ rights movement stretch back to the upheavals of the 1960s, when a handful of activists began laying the…

On These Shoulders We Stand: Early roots of Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ movement

The 1972 Atlanta Pride March (Photo by Boyd Lewis/Touching Up Our Roots) The origins of Atlanta and Georgia’s LGBTQ+ rights movement stretch back to the upheavals of the 1960s, when a handful of activists began laying the groundwork for visibility and justice. Abby Drue. (Photo by Katie Burkholder) Among the earliest leaders was Lorraine Fontana, co-founder of the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA), the state’s first lesbian organization. Abby Drue became the first openly LGBTQ+ person to serve at Atlanta City Hall, working under three mayors and later leading the Ben Marion Institute for Social Justice.

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Indivisible Marching Buddies of Atlanta @indivmarchingbuds.bsky.social · 1d

Shoppers with a Georgia Access account can search their options and prices by signing in on the GeorgiaAccess.gov homepage.

As predicted, premiums have spiked, affecting older, poor, and just above middle-income Georgians. At the same time, deductibles have increased.

Georgia Access | Find Affordable Health Insurance in Georgia

Getting quality, affordable health insurance for your family is easier than ever. On Georgia Access, find assistance and enroll in coverage that fits your needs.

GeorgiaAccess.gov

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Indivisible Marching Buddies of Atlanta @indivmarchingbuds.bsky.social · 1d

Current Public Service Commissioners are all too cozy with providers. Follow the money, and you see how that profits them. Vote for Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard for real accountability!

A complicated flowchart showing how money from utility providers flowed to individual Public Service Commission members.

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Indivisible ATL @indivisibleatl.bsky.social · 1d

It was folks at @indivisiblegaco.bsky.social, but I’ll pass along the gratitude!

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Indivisible ATL @indivisibleatl.bsky.social · 1d

Mario Guevara was wrongfully deported seven days ago.

El Faro English @elfaroenglish.bsky.social · 2d

The deportation of Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara isn’t only a story of attacks on immigrants in Georgia; it highlights another trend: By August, assaults on journalists in the U.S. had already reached a four-year high. beta.elfaro.net/en/a-region-...

Podcast: The Deportation of Mario Guevara: Where Attacks on Immigrants and Journalists Collide

Salvadoran-born journalist Mario Guevara was deported today, Friday, after his arrest in June, while covering protests in Georgia against the immigration raids of Trump’s first months. He was the…

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Indivisible ATL @indivisibleatl.bsky.social · 1d

📢📢📢 No Kings in Atlanta is now taking place outside of the old Civic Center.

See you there!

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

We’re eight days away from No Kings Day, and we have 2,500 protests planned in all 50 states and across the world.

October 18 is going to be the biggest day of nonviolent protest in US history — and we want to see you there. Find your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Rough Draft @roughdraftatlanta.com · 1d

Atlanta Pride, Oakhurst Porchfest, and High Museum exhibition highlight busy weekend

It's another busy fall weekend in metro Atlanta, with the Atlanta Pride celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, free rock 'n' roll at the Oakhurst Porchfest, and the opening of the High Museum's new fashion-forward…

Atlanta Pride, Oakhurst Porchfest, and High Museum exhibition highlight busy weekend

It's another busy fall weekend in metro Atlanta, with the Atlanta Pride celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, free rock 'n' roll at the Oakhurst Porchfest, and the opening of the High Museum's new fashion-forward exhibition. Courtesy Atlanta Pride Atlanta PrideOct. 11 – 12, Piedmont ParkThe 55th annual Atlanta Pride celebration will feature events, activities, parties, performances, and the big Sunday parade through Midtown. See our complete guide here. Oakhurst PorchfestOct. 11, DecaturMore than 200 bands will be performing on front porches and in yards across the Decatur neighborhood.

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Indivisible ATL @indivisibleatl.bsky.social · 1d

“Novel”

Unconstitutional.

Unlawful.

Unjust.

Unwarranted.

Unwanted.

Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · 1d

President Donald Trump’s novel use of National Guard troops for law enforcement purposes has reopened a debate over states’ authority to control police powers, as dueling briefs from current and former state leaders filed in Illinois’ lawsuit against the president show.

Former governors, state AGs weigh in on Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops • Georgia Recorder

President Donald Trump’s novel use of National Guard troops for law enforcement purposes has reopened a debate over states’ authority to control police powers, as dueling briefs from current and forme...

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Indivisible ATL @indivisibleatl.bsky.social · 2d

20 days since Rep. Mike Johnson called for votes in the House.

Congresswoman Nikema Williams @repnikema.bsky.social · 2d

I will not stop fighting for affordable healthcare. While the #RepublicanShutdown drags on, I’m in D.C. ready to work for Georgia’s #FightingFifth. It’s been 20 days since Mike Johnson held a vote—House Democrats are here and ready to do the work for the American people.

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Rep. Lucy McBath @mcbath.house.gov · 2d

Millions of Americans will see their costs skyrocket if Republican leadership doesn't come to the table and work with Democrats to protect health care

I joined Keep Americans Covered this morning to talk about the impacts this crisis will have on our community.
youtube.com/shorts/19Pgs...

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Third Act Georgia @thirdactga.bsky.social · 2d

PSC Election for All Georgians!
Early voting starts Oct 14!
Here's why you should care:

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Indivisible ATL @indivisibleatl.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for a powerful day of remembrance, resistance, and community celebration in honor of George Floyd’s life and legacy.

⏰ 3:00 pm Mutual aid at Woodruff Park

⏰ 4:00 pm Gather at Woodruff

⏰ 5:00 pm March to Centennial Park

⏰ 5:30-7:00 Speakers and Celebration of Life Festival

The People’s National Day of Remembrance: Celebrating the Life of George Floyd · Indivisible ATL

Join us for a powerful day of remembrance, resistance, and community celebration in honor of George Floyd’s life and legacy. ⏰ 3:00 pm Mutual aid at Woodruff Park ⏰ 4:00 pm Gather at Woodruff Park ...

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