Hacker News with Generative AI: Georgia

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 18 hours 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 28 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 37 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 55 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 64 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 65 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 183 days ago | 2 comments

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