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Art/ Nature/ Music/ VOTE! North Carolinian. From the Ocean.
Joined July 2012
The right wants us to believe that a teen who showed up at a Wisconsin rally with an AR-15 and shot three people is a peacekeeper who deserves to be celebrated, but an unarmed mom driving away from a Minnesota rally was a domestic terrorist who deserved to die.
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BREAKING: Australia has passed a Bill that will limit the total spending on a party by billionaires like Elon Musk to Just $50,000 This will ban billionaires from single-handedly buying Elections in Australia.
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Wow who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files?
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I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT HOLIDAY WEEKEND, EXCEPT OUR CLINICALLY ILL FELON PRESIDENT, STEPHEN MILLER, JD VANCE, JDâS COUCH, JDâS FUTON, KASH KANT KATCH âEM PATEL, KOSPLAY KRISTI, PARTICIPATION-TROPHY PETE, KAROLYNâ LEAVITT, SECRETARY BRAINWORM, AND MIKE âALWAYS ON HIS KNEESâ
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North Carolinaâs Governor James B. Hunt now belongs to the ages. He was one of the last surviving Southern governors who helped lead his state out of the Jim Crow past. I was a beneficiary of a program he developed to give African-American youth an opportunity to serve in summer
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It is with deep sadness that I share the passing of my beloved daddy and hero, former Governor Jim Hunt.
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Number of people who go bankrupt a year due to medical debt: Germany: 0 France: 0 UK: 0 Japan: 0 Norway: 0 Denmark: 0 Finland: 0 Sweden: 0 Italy: 0 Australia: 0 Canada: 0 Spain: 0 Portugal: 0 Iceland: 0 Netherlands: 0 United States: 530,000 Yes. We need Medicare for All â NOW.
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đ¨ BREAKING: Jackson County Board of Elections votes 3-2 to close the Western Carolina University early voting site despite it being one of the most active polling locations in the county. This is active voter suppression and we will not stand for it.
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte. ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018. We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
âWhen the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good olâ boy system,â says Charlotteâs sheriff. GOP lawmakers this week passed a bill cracking down on their policies of standing up to ICE:
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Border Patrol and ICE are currently arresting and stealing our community members off the streets in Charlotte. Donald Trump is single-handedly responsible for this heinous actions. PLEASE report any activity you see. And know that our party stand with ALL immigrant communities.
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Not only was it a major night for Democrats nationally, but also in local elections across North Carolina. You won't read about about these in the headlines tomorrow, but NC Dems are continuing to lay impressive groundwork â building the bench and racking up wins.
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My biggest takeaway from tonight: liberals, progressives, and leftistsâunitedâsteamroll the fascists.
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NEW: Novemberâs almost here, so time to launch my cheat sheet of whatâs on the ballot this fall! I guide you thru the *185* elections I'm watching, & why: lawmakers, governors, judges, DAs, mayors, school boards, & many measures. Explore, share, save:
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Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus Californiaâs redistricting measure. But thereâs so... Read...
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A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man whoâs been dubbed the "Mozart of Math."
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A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man whoâs been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines whatâs...
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Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has said the US revoked his visa and banned him from the country. The 91-year-old author said the US consulate asked him for his passport so his visa could be cancelled in person. https://t.co/6jjTb502Kl
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