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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · 2d

www.propublica.org/article/paul...
Newby is a MAGAgot crooked SOB.

“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America

Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · 2d

It's outrageous that Spotify is running ICE ads. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/S7FExjvz

Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · 2d

Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, the federal agency behind mass deportation and surveillance of immigrant communities. Cancel your Spotify subscription. #DontStreamFascism app.sosha.ai/s/2bQUYWi0

Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · 2d

#CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/sgRR2pUp

Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · 10d

youtu.be/WY8KNA-qTdg?...

Sen. Michael Garrett Delivers Powerful Speech Against Republican Rigged Maps

YouTube video by NC Senate Dems HQ

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · 12d

Trump bombs Vance and other GOP news
open.substack.com/pub/politics...

Trump bombs Vance and other GOP news

The degradation of the US and North Carolina continues under Republican rule.

open.substack.com

blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · 12d

North Carolina Democrats's event, “REDISTRICTING WATCH” - sign up now to join! #buildingblue www.mobilize.us/ncdems/event...

REDISTRICTING WATCH · North Carolina Democrats

Republicans are scared of losing, so they're cheating. We've seen redistricting battles play out across the country – and now the fight is coming to North Carolina. **We need to be outside the Gener...

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · 25d

Poll exposes potential Achilles’ Heel for the political right ncnewsline.com/2025/10/07/p...

Poll exposes potential Achilles’ Heel for the political right • NC Newsline

A new poll conducted by a GOP polling firm and released by the good government nonprofit Common Cause found that 84% of voters – including 78% of unaffiliated voters and 65% of Republicans – said gerr...

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · Sep 25

RFK Jr.’s claim that #Tylenol causes #autism has no backing cen.acs.org/policy/RFK-J...

RFK Jr.’s claim that Tylenol causes autism has no backing

Genetic factors are far more likely to influence a child’s later diagnosis

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · Sep 24

Why Do Fascists Fear Teachers? www.aft.org/ae/fall2025/...

Why Do Fascists Fear Teachers?

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · Jul 15

North Carolina sues Trump administration for $165 million in frozen education funds www.ednc.org/07-14-2025-n...

North Carolina sues Trump administration for $165 million in frozen education funds

After the U.S. Department of Education withheld education funding from states one day before they were expected, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued the federal government to unfreeze th...

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · Jul 11

I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: Gaston County” - sign up now to join me! #aftvotes www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...

GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: Gaston County · John Lewis Actions

Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to attacks on our civil and human rights and to remind people that in America, the power lies with the people. In Gaston Coun...

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · Jul 9

'Dangerous for Democracy': Trump IRS Says Nonprofit Churches Can Make Political Endorsements www.commondreams.org/news/johnson...

'Dangerous for Democracy': Trump IRS Says Nonprofit Churches Can Make Political Endorsements | Common Dreams

The Trump administration's Internal Revenue Service is under fire for attempting to allow houses of worship to endorse political candidates by formalizing the agency's longtime practice of not enforci...

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · Jun 4

No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Charlotte: Naked Emperor Parade and March” - sign up now! #aftvotes www.mobilize.us/aft/event/78...

NO KINGS Charlotte: Naked Emperor Parade and March · AFT

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · May 30

J.D. Vance’s campaign plane carried anti-immigrant rhetoric. Now it carries shackled deportees. ncnewsline.com/2025/05/29/j...

J.D. Vance’s campaign plane carried anti-immigrant rhetoric. Now it carries shackled deportees. • NC Newsline

The Boeing 737 that JD Vance used to travel around the nation during the 2024 campaign is now being used to deport immigrants.

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · Apr 30

May Day Strong's event, “Stop the Billionaire Agenda: May Day Raleigh” - sign up now! www.mobilize.us/aflcionc/eve...

Stop the Billionaire Agenda: May Day Raleigh · North Carolina AFL-CIO

Event details: 4:00 PM Halifax Mall 300 N Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27603 5:00 PM March to Bicentennial Plaza If you are travelling from Durham, you can ride the bus or join the caravan depart...

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · Apr 16

You lied in your article. You stated "Educators would receive an average 2.3% pay increase next year, and an average 3.5% total increase over the next two years.... a $3,000 bonus."
You must be counting principals in that because the teacher raise is 1.25% for 25-26 and 0% for 26-27. See p. 110

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Soulful Sips @soulfulsipsbook.bsky.social · Mar 21

Musk and Trump are panicking. Step up to join the #teslatakedown Global Day of Action on March 29.

Let’s send a clear message: no techno-fascism, no coup.

Join @teslatakedown.com and fight for democracy by fighting Musk!

Find or start an action at www.TeslaTakedown.com

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · Mar 21

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: publicschoolstrong.controlshift.app/petitions/pu...

Public School Strong: Defend Against the Trump Administration’s Attacks

Public education is under attack. From attempts to defund public schools through voucher scams, to efforts aimed at censoring educators and whitewashing history, the Trump Administration and its allie...

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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · Mar 11

"He prefers to think that there’s some grand conspiracy against him because that’s easier to swallow than people hating home for being a compulsive liar, oligarch dork with the sense of humor of a maladjusted 13-year-old." - well said, @fredlambert.bsky.social

electrek.co/2025/03/10/e...

Elon Musk claims Tesla protests are organized by Democrats without any proof whatsoever

Elon Musk has claimed that the Democratic party organized recent protests at Tesla locations worldwide. As he usually does with...

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · Feb 25

DOGE is trying to invade people’s privacy, and I’m pleased that we are helping to put a stop to it! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/u...

Judge Blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Education Department’s Student Loan Databases

The American Federation of Teachers, a union representing more than 1.8 million educators, had sued to keep members of Mr. Musk’s government efficiency team out of the Education Department’s systems.

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AFT @aft.org · Feb 25

Tell Congress: Hands Off Medicaid!

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blpadge2.bsky.social @blpadge2.bsky.social · Feb 24

JK is living proof that money does not buy class. Well, we knew that with The Felon and F-elon Muskrat, but JK proves that rich women can be just as shitty human beings as men.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Feb 23

Kudos to Gov. Janet Mills of Maine for standing up to Trump. He threatened loss of federal funds for her state simply because it allows trans girls to play in sports. She said, “See you in court.”

Trump is a weak, shallow, callous leader who wants desperately to be a despot. #BullyPolPot

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Margarete Rosalind Weidenhammer @margareterosali.bsky.social · Feb 23

Mavka Slavka 🧜‍♀️🌻
@mavkaslavka.bsky.social 💞

It's time to discard the surprise
And begin widely opening your eyes.
Apprentice and master
Pursue your disaster
To ignore it is really unwise.
#RussiaIsATerroristState

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