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Hey, X. I’m an independent journalist reporting from Atlanta and across the South.
I cover the places where politics, identity, culture, technology, and power collide.
I’ve spent years working in public media and television news. Now I’m building something independent.
If you’re interested in reporting that follows the evidence, follow my @Substack at byzacharybynum: open.substack.com/pub/byzach…
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ALT AI edited background. This photo was made from of a picture of Zachary Bynum, Left, and rapper Yung Jeezy, right, on the recording set of WABE’s Closer Look with Rose Scott, Aug. 2023.
More than 7,000 Fulton voters had their voter registration flagged over residency issues.
Further analysis found that some of the addresses were wrongly flagged.
But that doesn’t change the fact that voter registration is based off of a person’s legal residence, not whether the address provided is classified as “residential.”
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A camera. A database. An AI-generated lie. A threat at the polls.
Digital hate isn’t always a comment section.
I launched DIGITAL HATE to investigate the technology, intimidation and institutions shaping American democracy.
Start here: byzacharybynum.substack.com/…
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The U.S. Department of Justice has notified at least six Democratic-friendly Georgia counties it intends to station monitors there on Election Day. #gapol
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Kamala Harris is expected to make a three-day campaign swing through Georgia beginning Wednesday, Oct. 28. fox5atlanta.com/news/former-…
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WSJ: 'The Trump admin’s investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and other people familiar with the probe' wsj.com/politics/policy/ilha…
Race. Politics. Tech. The South.
I follow who holds power and what it means for the rest of us.
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House Democratic leaders have condemned the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as an "abuse of power" by the Trump administration. Follow the latest updates: apnews.com/live/trump-greece…
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BREAKING: Homeland Security Investigations agents raided the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday amid a criminal investigation into the Minnesota Democrat. huffpost.com/entry/ilhan-oma…
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Atlanta is leading the nation in evictions, and Black families face the greatest risk
Officials are sounding the alarm over Black renters making up 70% of evictions cases in the region despite only being 52% of the population atlanta.capitalbnews.org/met…
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A year ago, we learned of a secret cemetery in Maryland where at least 230 Black boys who died in state custody are buried in unmarked graves.
Now, @Georgetown has revealed a more chilling truth: At least 1,000 kids were similarly buried nationwide.
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This will be a long thread. Please stick with it.
The Miami Herald, one of the premier legacy newspapers in America, laid off or wrote off more than 30 positions today – well over one-third of its editorial staff. The cuts include crucial accountability beats. (1)
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The number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests topped 2,000 in Georgia in July — a new high for the Trump administration as it carries out its policy of mass-scale deportations. #gapol
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Hello, to fellow digital journalists out there, here’s my substack for independent reporting on politics, race, tech, democracy and the South available on my new Substack.
Maybe give it a read, review, and subscribe?
No pressure, though.
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Employers who fired their staff for posts about Charlie Kirk have lost a string of high-profile disputes.
The latest is the Washington Post, which was ordered this week to reinstate Karen Attiah, the opinion columnist it fired last year for her social media posts in the wake of Kirk’s assassination. motherjones.com/politics/202…
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BREAKING: Dolly Parton, a country music legend and cultural icon, has died. She was 80.
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Can your bank drop you because of your politics?
Trump’s lawsuits against Capital One and JPMorgan Chase may reveal some important answers to that question.
A 🧵 on “political debanking”….
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