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Sean Keenan
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Journalist | The New York Times, Atlanta Civic Circle, Atlanta Magazine, The Daily Beast, Curbed, others
They booked the trip two years ago. He retired two weeks ago. Their ship sets sail for Antarctica on Tuesday morning. But the #winterstorm barreling east across the US nearly derailed their great voyage from the Great Plains to as south as they could go.

My latest for @nytimes.com:
How two hardy North Dakotans were almost thwarted by an ice storm.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:13 AM
And reach out if you have any Atlanta-specific news to share!
January 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Keep up with our reporting on the #winterstorm here:
Live Updates: U.S. Winter Storm Starts Spreading East
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Atlanta ICE protest
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Trump wants to crack down on Wall Street landlords gobbling up single-family homes. What might that mean for the Georgia lawmakers who want to do that, too?

For @atlantaciviccircle.org:
What will Trump order to rein in Wall Street landlords mean for Georgia legislation?
“My administration will take decisive action to stop Wall Street from treating America’s neighborhoods like a trading floor."
atlantaciviccircle.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Reposted by Sean Keenan
What will Trump order to rein in Wall Street landlords mean for Georgia legislation?

“My administration will take decisive action to stop Wall Street from treating America’s neighborhoods like a trading floor."
What will Trump order to rein in Wall Street landlords mean for Georgia legislation?
“My administration will take decisive action to stop Wall Street from treating America’s neighborhoods like a trading floor."
atlantaciviccircle.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Reposted by Sean Keenan
🚨: Holy corpo landlord crackdown, Batman!

Trump issues exec order restricting Wall Street investors' homebuying

(I wonder what this means for GA legislation to limit institutional investors' impact on markets here — or if it nullifies the need)
Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:23 AM
🚨: Holy corpo landlord crackdown, Batman!

Trump issues exec order restricting Wall Street investors' homebuying

(I wonder what this means for GA legislation to limit institutional investors' impact on markets here — or if it nullifies the need)
Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Reposted by Sean Keenan
What Atlanta’s homeless services leaders want from Kemp’s $50M grant

"Let's have the World Cup's legacy be providing housing and services that get and keep folks off the streets."
What Atlanta’s homeless services leaders want from Kemp’s $50M grant
"Let's have the World Cup's legacy be providing housing and services that get and keep folks off the streets."
atlantaciviccircle.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM
To local homeless advocates, there is a glaring omission in Fulton County’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget: Over $2 million to provide supportive services to 230 formerly unhoused Atlantans is nowhere in sight.

For @atlantaciviccircle.org:
Fulton shortchanges homeless services for Atlantans in FY26 budget proposal
“On Dec. 10, at what we thought was a planning meeting for 2026, the county dropped a bomb on us."
atlantaciviccircle.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Reposted by Sean Keenan
Fulton shortchanges homeless services for Atlantans in FY26 budget proposal

“On Dec. 10, at what we thought was a planning meeting for 2026, the county dropped a bomb on us."
Fulton shortchanges homeless services for Atlantans in FY26 budget proposal
“On Dec. 10, at what we thought was a planning meeting for 2026, the county dropped a bomb on us."
atlantaciviccircle.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Reposted by Sean Keenan
The Trump administration will send “hundreds more” federal agents to Minneapolis to support the work of ICE agents, Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said on Sunday, days after a federal agent shot and killed a woman there.
‘Hundreds More’ Federal Agents to be Deployed to Minneapolis After ICE Shooting
The announcement by the homeland security secretary came days after an immigration officer shot and killed a woman, Renee Good, in the city.
nyti.ms
January 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Here are maps of recently reported ICE activity in Los Angeles, New York, and... Minneapolis
January 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Messages left for ICE agents
January 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
A few hundred protesting ICE at the Atlanta field office
January 11, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Reposted by Sean Keenan
An officer attempted to arrest someone in the crowd. He was chased away.
January 9, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Reposted by Sean Keenan
800+ Atlanta households who rely on federal funding to avoid sliding back into homelessness remain in limbo after HUD announced a sweeping overhaul of the grant renewal process.

For @atlantaciviccircle.org:
Federal funding delays cloud future of permanent supportive housing in Atlanta
“This makes what is already a really challenging job more difficult and confusing.”
atlantaciviccircle.org
January 7, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Fresh from the White House, a list of the many international organizations, treaties, and pacts the U.S. is abandoning:
January 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
800+ Atlanta households who rely on federal funding to avoid sliding back into homelessness remain in limbo after HUD announced a sweeping overhaul of the grant renewal process.

For @atlantaciviccircle.org:
Federal funding delays cloud future of permanent supportive housing in Atlanta
“This makes what is already a really challenging job more difficult and confusing.”
atlantaciviccircle.org
January 7, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Hours after the U.S. invaded Venezuela to seize President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump sent a warning to the governments of Mexico, Cuba and Colombia that their countries could be next. www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
Trump signals more Latin American invasions could be next after capturing Maduro
"Something's going to have to be done with Mexico," Trump told Fox and Friends.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Reposted by Sean Keenan
FINALLY, a judge has tossed the "Cop City" RICO charges, devastating the state's aggressive prosecution against 61 activists.

But protesters aren't out of the woods yet. The AG will appeal. And if that fails, he'll almost certainly reindict.

My latest:
Georgia Judge Dismisses Racketeering Charges Against ‘Cop City’ Activists
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
FINALLY, a judge has tossed the "Cop City" RICO charges, devastating the state's aggressive prosecution against 61 activists.

But protesters aren't out of the woods yet. The AG will appeal. And if that fails, he'll almost certainly reindict.

My latest:
Georgia Judge Dismisses Racketeering Charges Against ‘Cop City’ Activists
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I spent the tail end of '25 reporting on how the Trump admin has threatened housing security for hundreds of thousands of low-income Americans. For my last @atlantaciviccircle.org story of the year, I explored how metro Atlanta leaders can counteract the chaos.
atlantaciviccircle.org/2025/12/17/i...
Can metro Atlanta’s housing leaders parry federal funding cuts in 2026?
A look at tools officials can use to counteract Trump administration cuts and keep people housed
atlantaciviccircle.org
December 31, 2025 at 12:06 AM
December 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Reposted by Sean Keenan
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:

"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM