Hacker News with Generative AI: Georgia

The Last Nomads (thedial.world)
I first visited the highland villages of Adjara, a remote region in Georgia’s southwest near the Turkish border and the Black Sea, in 2013. Over the next decade, I would return at least twice a year, wanting to understand it more intimately.

Travel, Georgia, Culture

24 points by Thevet 36 days ago | 7 comments

U.S.-born American citizen under ICE hold in Florida after driving from Georgia (nbcnews.com)
A U.S.-born American citizen was being detained at the request of immigration authorities Thursday despite an advocate showing his U.S. birth certificate in court and a county judge finding no reason for him to be considered an “illegal alien” who illegally entered Florida.

Immigration, Law, Florida, Georgia, United States

57 points by shitter 71 days ago | 26 comments

Archaeologists just mapped a Bronze Age megafortress in Georgia (arstechnica.com)
A sprawling 3,500-year-old fortress offers tantalizing clues about a culture that once dotted the southern Caucasus mountains with similar walled communities.

Archaeology, History, Georgia, Ancient Civilizations, Bronze Age

4 points by thunderbong 169 days ago | 0 comments

Mysterious tablet with unknown language unearthed in Georgia (archaeologymag.com)
A basalt tablet inscribed with an enigmatic language has been unearthed near Lake Bashplemi in Georgia’s Dmanisi region.

Archaeology, Linguistics, Georgia

125 points by speckx 196 days ago | 97 comments

Georgia's moment of truth: Protesters demand Western path not Russian past (bbc.com)
Night after night, Georgians have filled the broad central avenue that runs past parliament, in such great numbers there is barely space to move, on the road or the pavement either side.

Politics, Georgia, Protests, Russia, Westernization

11 points by peutetre 207 days ago | 4 comments

Georgia Officials Report Russian-Origin Bomb Threat Hoaxes at Polling Spots (newsweek.com)
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Tuesday that a bomb threat was made against a polling place.

Politics, Security Threats, Georgia, Elections, Russia

4 points by dtquad 234 days ago | 0 comments

Georgia Shows Why Ukraine Must Win (phillipspobrien.substack.com)
Well what we are witnessing in Georgia is both depressingly predictable and yet horrifying at the same time. A nation that wanted to be democratic, whose people saw their future in the West, in Europe, is having their freedom corrupted in front of their (and our) eyes. Its shows how fragile democratic systems can be in the face of unopposed brutality.

Georgia, Ukraine, Politics, Democracy, International Relations

10 points by JumpCrisscross 244 days ago | 0 comments

A New Rule Could Allow Georgia to Exclude Votes from Entire Precincts (propublica.org)
An examination of a new election rule in Georgia passed by the state’s Republican-controlled election board suggests that local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to affect the outcome of the presidential race.

Politics, Elections, Georgia, Voting

9 points by hn_acker 261 days ago | 8 comments

Over 90k Georgia residents taking shelter after chemical fire (apnews.com)
A weekend fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky has led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze several miles away across metro Atlanta, where some schools canceled outdoor activities and residents living near the fire sheltered at home.

Emergency Response, Environmental Hazards, Georgia, Public Health

15 points by perihelions 270 days ago | 4 comments

Software issues Georgia man 1.4M speeding ticket (nbcnews.com)
A Georgia man was left reeling after receiving a $1.4 million speeding ticket, but city officials say the figure was just a placeholder, not the actual fine.

Software Errors, News, Georgia, Government

11 points by lando2319 271 days ago | 4 comments

Earning $30 too much a month keeps a cancer patient in Georgia from cheaper care (text.npr.org)

Healthcare, Social Issues, Inequality, Georgia

18 points by rntn 389 days ago | 2 comments

Georgia rocked by protests as government pushes Putin-style 'foreign agent' bill (cnn.com)