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LuciSkyDyme @luciskydyme.bsky.social · 2h

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy...
Supreme Court rebuffs Alex Jones’ effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/p...

Supreme Court rebuffs Alex Jones’ effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment | CNN Politics

The Supreme Court declined an appeal from Alex Jones on Tuesday, brushing aside the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s effort to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment a lower court ordered against him ...

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Tom Joad™️ @theoriginaltomjoad.bsky.social · Dec 11

5 books every #Resistance member should read.

1.1984 Geo.Orwell

2.The Femine Mystigue.Betty Friedan.

3.A Peoples History of the Uninted States. Howard Zinn

4.The New Jim Crow.Michelle Alexander.

5.The Grapes of Wrath.John Steinbeck.

Please add your own.

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 1h

In strongly worded order, Judge tells Kristi Noem she cannot bully states seeking FEMA disaster funds.
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Judge Says ICE Barbie Tried to ‘Bully’ States Seeking Disaster Funds in Scathing Ruling

A federal judge blasted leaders inside the Federal Emergency Management Agency for not following his order blocking Donald Trump’s administration

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 2h

Trump Immigration Raids and Gov't Shutdown causing US food shortages, SNAP benefits at risk for many
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Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 2h

A sunny day in Boone on King Street. Temp: 57 #ncwx

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 3h

Clouds mostly over the eastern half of North Carolina now, should clear out gradually. Temp in Raleigh: 65 #ncwx

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 5h

CEO of Charlotte-based Lending Tree company killed in an ATV crash over the weekend.
Doug Lebda was 55.
www.wbtv.com/2025/10/13/c...

CEO of major Charlotte-based financial company killed in ATV crash

LendingTree CEO and chairman Doug Lebda died on Oct. 12, the company said.

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 19h

Most Major Media Reject Pentagon Rules
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Includes NYT WaPo CNN WSJ Newsmax- Fox news has not responded yet

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 20h

Near Sunset on the Wilmington Riverfront 69 degrees #ncwx

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Sean @cackalackdev.bsky.social · 20h

from what I'm reading around the country, even MAGA voters are finally starting to realize just how much their premiums are gonna go up

the GOP has big loser on their hands w/ this shutdown

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 23h

NEW: Obamacare fight escalates as shutdown drags on

Speaker Johnson calls the expiring subsidies at issue a "boondoggle" that won't be extended in this bill—or without "real reform."

Democrats aren't budging, saying action now is urgent to avert a premium hike.

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Mike Johnson slams Obamacare funds as a 'boondoggle' as shutdown drags on

Johnson also addressed conservative calls to repeal Obamacare, whose enhanced tax credits form the main dispute between the two parties that led to the funding impasse.

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 20h

Looks like Republicans are worried: NC Republicans will attempt to draw new congressional maps #ncpol
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North Carolina lawmakers will attempt to redraw congressional districts

North Carolina is represented by 10 Republicans and four Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Republican leaders in the state legislature plan to draw new lines in the coming weeks.

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 22h

Autumn color showing up nicely now on Mount Pisgah

NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 22h

Belichick says he's not leaving UNC Football, and it's a 'Learning Curve' www.wral.com/sports/belic...

Belichick: 'Zero truth' to reports he wants out at UNC

Bill Belichick met the media Monday morning, a week after WRAL began reporting about divisions within the UNC football locker room, a disorganized coaching staff and a lack of communication with famil...

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 1d

Not funny how Trump apparently helped end a war in Israel, but keeps starting wars in the U.S. Hardly behavior for a peace prize of any kind.....

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 1d

A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals #pollution
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A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals - Inside Climate News

For seven years N.C. activists overcame political and scientific hurdles to convince the EPA to enact PFAS regulations in drinking water. Now they’re confronting a Trump administration intent on quash...

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 1d

Wake County school librarians are urging the school district to protect teachers by not listing their names on new state-mandated online catalogs of classroom library books.
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 1d

When Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina, the state estimated more than 125,000 homes were damaged. A year later, many families are still struggling to rebuild
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Hurricane Helene destroyed everything they owned, year later, they still wait to rebuild

"We've just been pretty much just trying to survive."

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 1d

The National Weather Service says coastal flooding will continue along the Outer Banks through midweek as strong northerly winds, high tides, and wave run-up from a powerful coastal storm keep water levels elevated. www.patreon.com/posts/141104...

Ocean overwash likely again this afternoon on OBX; flooding threat shifts to soundside for southern Hatteras, Ocracoke on Tuesday | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 1d

PSA: While Monday is a federal holiday, it is not a recognized state holiday in North Carolina. The Post Office and most banks will be closed, but state and local government offices are operating on normal schedules.

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 1d

A brief history of the NC State Fair

A Brief History of the North Carolina State Fair | Our State

From Ferris wheels to funnel cakes, this timeline highlights 172 years of food and fun from the North Carolina State Fair.

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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 1d

🤦🤦CDC Scrambling to Restaff After Accidentally Firing Top Scientists
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CDC Scrambling to Restaff After Accidentally Firing Top Scientists

More than 4,000 government employees were laid off on Friday in what has been dubbed a “massacre.”

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 2d

Excuse me, sir, you can't park there...

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 1d

Sunday 2:30 pm: I don't normally do predictions, but its probably even money on your favorite app that NC 12 will NOT reopen today.

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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 1d

Internet outage for Moore County, NC, fiber optic lines deliberately cut in two places. Same county had a major power outage awhile back, due to vandalism on transformers
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Moore County internet outage: Deputies investigate, say someone intentionally cut fiber lines

An internet outage is affecting customers from Pinehurst to Carthage after the Moore County Sheriff’s Office reported that someone intentionally cut fiber optic lines in two places.

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The Charlotte Observer @charlotteobserver.com · 1d

The Panthers defeated the Cowboys, 30-27, on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. Here are major takeaways from the shootout win.

Takeaways from Panthers’ big home win vs. Cowboys: Young steps up in shootout

The Panthers defeated the Cowboys, 30-27, on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. Here are major takeaways from the shootout win.

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