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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 9h

I have been posting fewer doomscrolling reminders because I've been doomscrolling for several hours a day after pretty bad news last week. There's also a lot of bad news in general.

Please make sure to eat something today, drink a big glass of water, and try to charge your phone away from your bed.

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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 9h

NC House Rep. Rodney Pierce is a perfect example of the difference authentic representation makes.

In 2024, Rep. Pierce knocked out a sleazy and corrupt 10-term incumbent, and now the people of northeast NC have a voice in the North Carolina legislature responding to attempts to rig our elections.

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 11h

Brooklyn Museum - Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens
October 10, 2025–March 8, 2026 www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/...

Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens

Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date.

www.brooklynmuseum.org

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 1d

Nearly 42 million people could miss food stamps next month thanks to the Trump-Republican government shutdown.

And Republicans would rather keep the government shut down than help feed our families.

The cruelty is the point.

Millions of Americans are at risk of losing food stamps next month amid shutdown | CNN Politics

Roughly 42 million people are at risk of losing critical food assistance in November amid the federal government shutdown. And it’s not clear whether the Trump administration will step in to find the ...

www.cnn.com

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 1d

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

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T Dot 📸 @strictphotos.bsky.social · 1d

Anyway, donate to your local food bank if you can. Winter is coming and food assistance is getting cut in a lot of places.

foodbankcenc.org/give

Give | Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina

Right now, one in five people in central and eastern North Carolina don’t have enough to eat. There are many ways you can help provide food and hope to families, children, and seniors right here in ou...

foodbankcenc.org

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T Dot 📸 @strictphotos.bsky.social · 1d

This + it seemed like a springing off point for folks to get more involved.

There were similar sentiments it seemed about the Target boycott, and you see how impactful that has been.

The point is, we all have to start somewhere. And every activity isnt for everybody and thats fine.

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

I've seen multiple posts recently saying No Kings had no demands and I think I see what they mean but that also feels... not quite right to me

For one there's a demand in the name lol "no kings," like everyone was demanding an end to authoritarianism

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Cengiz Yar @cengizyar.com · 1d

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Photojournalism Fellowship

New York City, United States

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

"Authoritarians strip you of your language. They try to convince you that what you know is not true and that what you say is not valid. We have to deny authoritarians their ability to demonize our language."

More: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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♎ jentrification @jentrification.com · 1d

1. she is not wrong
2. I know leaders of social justice orgs who were ready to change the name of their orgs to "hide"
3. I got my first funder email helping orgs pivot A YEAR AFTER THE FACT

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

"Authoritarians strip you of your language. They try to convince you that what you know is not true and that what you say is not valid. We have to deny authoritarians their ability to demonize our language."

More: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 1d

You have to be willing to walk away from these guys if they let you down, just as a matter of basic self respect. It's not a fandom. You're hiring them to do a job or not.

timothy faust @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 1d

I liked the Platner ads too but I think there's a difference between "guy who had some bad reddit posts a decade ago" and "ex-Blackwater merc who still has a Nazi tattoo." Sucks bigtime that he's the only one taking positions and talking policy I like, but them's the breaks!

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T Dot 📸 @strictphotos.bsky.social · 1d

You look amazing 🤩

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T Dot 📸 @strictphotos.bsky.social · 1d

Same!

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Rockin' Robin @rantnraverobin.bsky.social · 1d

Love it! And I would volunteer if that opportunity became available.

INDY Week @indyweek.bsky.social · 1d

“We are a nation that has the potential to solve our hunger crisis that hasn’t,” Woods stresses. “I don’t think too many people need to have it explained to them how dire the need is in this particular moment for work that touches at the intersection of hunger and poverty.”

Nonprofit Modeled After DC Central Kitchen Opening in Triangle

With plans to launch pilot programs in 2026, Triangle Central Kitchen aims to reduce food insecurity while creating job opportunities.

indyweek.com

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Galen Bacharier @galenb.bsky.social · 1d

New voting map to flip a congressional district to the GOP advances in NC Senate #ncpol
ncnewsline.com/2025/10/20/n...

New voting map to flip a congressional district to the GOP advances in NC Senate • NC Newsline

NC Republicans move on their plan for a new congressional map that will add another GOP seat, as President Trump requested.

ncnewsline.com

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T Dot 📸 @strictphotos.bsky.social · 1d

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T Dot 📸 @strictphotos.bsky.social · 1d

It’s only 9:30 am 😭🤣

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction

Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

www.wsj.com

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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 1d

Just since February, over 300 North Carolina homeowners across Western NC have applied for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grants to help rebuild their homes.

None - zero - have been approved.

Neither the White House nor WNC's Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards will even comment on it.

What's going on?

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T Dot 📸 @strictphotos.bsky.social · 2d

Local News really be having alllll the tea: drunk driving state senators, state fair updates, weather, Studio Ghibli festival, international news 🗞️ 📰

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T Dot 📸 @strictphotos.bsky.social · 2d

I never thought about it like this but this is basically like household management 101. A busy mom would understand this in a heartbeat.

T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 2d

And soldiers have to eat *every day!* Multiple times!

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 2d

I’ve been watching a lot of those “How the navy feeds 1,500 people on a destroyer” videos and “how this kitchen feeds 3,000 Mongolian miners every day” and I think it would be good for people to watch to understand these logistical challenges.

T Dot 📸 @strictphotos.bsky.social · 2d

Spooky shit man

Guy Dupont @guydupont.bsky.social · 2d

Made a Slack-o-lantern that hits you with the Slack notification sound and logo when you walk by.

👻 now baAAck toOOO WooOOrk 👻

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

Lucy Dacus and Janelle Monáe discuss AI chatbots and how technology in culture has shifted in the last fifteen years.

Lucy: "It seems like an easy way for people to get out of the dirt and grime of having to coexist. Like when people are like, 'oh I want my digital girlfriend...'"

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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 2d

Related: Our new paper entitled, "Rural Hospital Closures, Hospital Spatial Accessibility, and Preventive Care Receipt in the US South: A Cross‑Sectional Ecological Study" is now out at the Journal of General Internal Medicine link.springer.com/article/10.1...

(link to download .pdf is below 👇)

links.springernature.com

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Governor Josh Stein @ncgovernor.bsky.social · 2d

Today the legislature returns to Raleigh focused on a power-grab redistricting effort, not the critical issues impacting North Carolinians.

The General Assembly must act now to invest in public safety and fully fund Medicaid.

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