Your weekly ATL politics briefing, July 23

King, Sylvia, & Aja return for this week’s politics briefing with a special feature of our poet laureate T-Pain. Important dates regarding #StopCopCity, local candidates’ safety plans, Sylvia’s new candidate alert, details on Atlanta’s surveillance program Operation Shield, FOG, football, and Kanye are all on the menu.

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To read Sylvia’s latest article detailing Operation Shield, making Atlanta the most surveilled city in the U.S., visit https://www.mainlineatl.com

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