Tia "Very Calm Sis" Mitchell

@ajc Washington Bureau Chief. Co-host of "Politically Georgia" podcast. Also find me at @ajconwashington. #FAMU #DST1913

[Tia "Very Calm Sis" Mitchell @TIAreports]

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[Michael Jones @bymichaeljones]

Jasmine Crockett tells me she feels vindicated after she was criticized for her focus on supporting down-ballot candidates following her Senate primary loss to James Talarico:

“I know the demographics of my state. I know who’s voting, who’s not been voting. And frankly, every single thing that I said came to pass, even for the editorial boards that did not go into endorsements or lack thereof because of my platform, experience, but instead focused on the fact that my strategy was to do exactly what happened in Texas, which is that I wasn’t going to go after MAGA.

“And they said that you could never win that way. Well, guess what? Black and brown [people] showed up, and that is why Texas went blue.”

[Mabinty 🦋 @MabintyQ]

Scott Colom is on the verge of making history. I wrote about how Black voters are transforming the 2028 race after delivering historic midterm wins. https://t.co/wFNoeNmVco

[G. Thomas III @3peatgee]

“I look at that kid and think, ‘What if?’”

FAMU senior Isaiah Knowles (@zay_knowles) year was cut short by injury, ending his college football career.

It undoubtedly derailed the Rattlers season.

The injured QB has found purpose beyond the gridiron. 🏈https://t.co/A435Gdebb1

[Inside Politics @InsidePolitics]

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff may have won the Crooked Con 2028 Democratic straw poll this weekend, but @TIAreports tells @DanaBashCNN, "When he says he has zero interest, and that is his quote, zero interest in running for president, I believe him."

[Tia "Very Calm Sis" Mitchell @TIAreports]

@curtsalib @Pathstopeace1 @InsidePolitics @DanaBashCNN Lord. I missed all this. I am a journalist. I deliver analysis and insight based on my reporting. I never share my opinion. For example, I never say if I think Ossoff *should* run for president or if I think he would be good at it. To me, that is what pundits do.

[Bernard L. Fraga @blfraga]

Georgia just posted its vote history, and as race is self-reported on the file we now have our first stats on race & turnout. Black (1.37m), Latino (198k), and AAPI (149k) turnout was a midterm record. White turnout down 100k voters vs 2022, as 200k more Black voters turned out.

[Atlanta Journal-Constitution @ajc]

Nikki Porcher elected Georgia’s first Black female labor commissioner https://t.co/zKHvHDxxIx

[Florida Times-Union @jaxdotcom]

Mark Woods: After 43 years at newspapers, this is it for me. A bittersweet final column. https://t.co/LWkTu4vz8C

[Tallahassee Democrat @TDOnline]

Brendan Farrington covered Florida politics for decades. But those who knew him say his greatest story was his kindness. https://t.co/JaljWRAAEO

[Tia "Very Calm Sis" Mitchell @TIAreports]

Every now and then, Mark would write a column that I had to celebrate with a special tribute: A column so good I had to smack him! And he would let me every time. Wishing you all the best, my friend @TUmarkwoods

[Mark Woods @byMarkWoods]

After 43 years at newspapers — 25 at the Florida Times-Union — I’m taking a buyout. I’m grateful for everyone who has been on this ride: the colleagues in newsrooms and press boxes, the people in thousands of stories, and anyone who read one of them.

https://t.co/HYaKMYKFN8

[Tia "Very Calm Sis" Mitchell @TIAreports]

@fineout So very sad to read this news.

[Steve Schale @steveschale]

“He was regarded as well-sourced, fair and kind, with a good sense of humor. He also was a big sports fan who boasted of having visited every major league ballpark.”

https://t.co/h9iSYfVuhI

[Jim Rosica @JimRosicaFL]

'Be kind': Veteran Florida journalist Brendan Farrington dies
'He believed in the decency that lives inside every one of us,' his wife Amy says
https://t.co/NxkZNrotyc
via @TDOnline

[Tia "Very Calm Sis" Mitchell @TIAreports]

@TUmarkwoods But seriously, wishing you all the best in your next chapter.

[Tia "Very Calm Sis" Mitchell @TIAreports]

@TUmarkwoods Noooooo

[FAMU's Marching 100 @THEMARCHING100]

It's Game Day for the Atlanta Falcons and the Carolina Panthers! We will be playing during their halftime. See you soon!!!! 💯💯🐍🐍

[G. Thomas III @3peatgee]

After the TSU loss, FAMU coach Quinn Gray walked in the presser, sat his water down, and played his faced inside the palms of his hands.

It was a close look at a coach responsible of a rebuild, but experiencing the early “growing pains” of it.

More 🏈 https://t.co/9UqoRisqrq

[Grabien @GrabienMedia]

VIDEO - CNN Panelist on Lindsay Clancy Trial: ‘We Can’t Ignore the Nuance of Race, Not Just Gender’ @TIAreports https://t.co/n1xAcT8wrl

[Grabien @GrabienMedia]

VIDEO - Tia Mitchell: You Cannot Ignore New Wave of Staffers Coming Out Against Fetterman @TIAreports https://t.co/j7hURmFljL

[Atlanta Journal-Constitution @ajc]

Everton Blair, Georgia’s first openly gay congressman, sworn into office https://t.co/6lcXhZULqx