Carolina Forward
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We fight for a better, freer North Carolina that works for everyone. The future is a policy choice. YIMBY, esse quam videri, go Canes. 🏔
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Hey y'all - you know what? It doesn't have to be like this.
We can demand better from Raleigh and a better state for us all.
If you've had enough and are ready to take action, join us. Fight back.
We fight for North Carolina. 👇
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We can demand better from Raleigh and a better state for us all.
If you've had enough and are ready to take action, join us. Fight back.
We fight for North Carolina. 👇
secure.actblue.com/donate/carol...
Multiple sources have confirmed that ICE/Border Patrol is headed back to the Raleigh and Durham areas for undefined deportation actions. We've heard 50 ICE agents, charter flights and hotels booked for all of them in the Raleigh area.
Let us know what you hear.
Let us know what you hear.
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Multiple sources have confirmed that ICE/Border Patrol is headed back to the Raleigh and Durham areas for undefined deportation actions. We've heard 50 ICE agents, charter flights and hotels booked for all of them in the Raleigh area.
Let us know what you hear.
Let us know what you hear.
We mapped the zip codes of all our donors in 2025. You guys blew us away - THANK YOU so much.
Together, we are going to save North Carolina, and make it once again into a state that works for ALL of us.
Ready to join? We're honored to have you along:
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Together, we are going to save North Carolina, and make it once again into a state that works for ALL of us.
Ready to join? We're honored to have you along:
secure.actblue.com/donate/carol...
November 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We mapped the zip codes of all our donors in 2025. You guys blew us away - THANK YOU so much.
Together, we are going to save North Carolina, and make it once again into a state that works for ALL of us.
Ready to join? We're honored to have you along:
secure.actblue.com/donate/carol...
Together, we are going to save North Carolina, and make it once again into a state that works for ALL of us.
Ready to join? We're honored to have you along:
secure.actblue.com/donate/carol...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics.
Just kidding. Happy Thanksgiving. 🦃
Just kidding. Happy Thanksgiving. 🦃
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics.
Just kidding. Happy Thanksgiving. 🦃
Just kidding. Happy Thanksgiving. 🦃
Among North Carolina counties, those that went for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election account for approximately two-thirds of all economic activity in North Carolina.
We have 100 counties, but many of them are so small in population that their economic output is totally dwarfed by our larger ones.
We have 100 counties, but many of them are so small in population that their economic output is totally dwarfed by our larger ones.
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Among North Carolina counties, those that went for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election account for approximately two-thirds of all economic activity in North Carolina.
We have 100 counties, but many of them are so small in population that their economic output is totally dwarfed by our larger ones.
We have 100 counties, but many of them are so small in population that their economic output is totally dwarfed by our larger ones.
Each part of this story gets progressively crazier.
The Legislative Assistant to Republican State Senator Norm Sanderson was arrested in Raleigh for apparently trying to burn down a house with two inhabitants inside. (Everyone's okay.)
www.wral.com/news/local/n...
The Legislative Assistant to Republican State Senator Norm Sanderson was arrested in Raleigh for apparently trying to burn down a house with two inhabitants inside. (Everyone's okay.)
www.wral.com/news/local/n...
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Each part of this story gets progressively crazier.
The Legislative Assistant to Republican State Senator Norm Sanderson was arrested in Raleigh for apparently trying to burn down a house with two inhabitants inside. (Everyone's okay.)
www.wral.com/news/local/n...
The Legislative Assistant to Republican State Senator Norm Sanderson was arrested in Raleigh for apparently trying to burn down a house with two inhabitants inside. (Everyone's okay.)
www.wral.com/news/local/n...
What do you notice about the change in U.S. blue-collar employment, beginning in early 2025?
Starting in 2025, we've seen a collapse in manufacturing, construction and transport/warehousing employment.
Credit: Joseph Politano
Starting in 2025, we've seen a collapse in manufacturing, construction and transport/warehousing employment.
Credit: Joseph Politano
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
What do you notice about the change in U.S. blue-collar employment, beginning in early 2025?
Starting in 2025, we've seen a collapse in manufacturing, construction and transport/warehousing employment.
Credit: Joseph Politano
Starting in 2025, we've seen a collapse in manufacturing, construction and transport/warehousing employment.
Credit: Joseph Politano
How is North Carolina's economy doing? Well, it depends a lot on where you live.
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
How is North Carolina's economy doing? Well, it depends a lot on where you live.
Donald Trump's net approval has hit a new all-time low among American voters.
By contrast: at the same point in his presidency, Joe Biden was at -6 net approval.
By contrast: at the same point in his presidency, Joe Biden was at -6 net approval.
November 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Donald Trump's net approval has hit a new all-time low among American voters.
By contrast: at the same point in his presidency, Joe Biden was at -6 net approval.
By contrast: at the same point in his presidency, Joe Biden was at -6 net approval.
A restaurant worker in Charlotte is tackled to the ground by Border Patrol agents who raided the kitchen.
He had no criminal record at all.
He had no criminal record at all.
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A restaurant worker in Charlotte is tackled to the ground by Border Patrol agents who raided the kitchen.
He had no criminal record at all.
He had no criminal record at all.
Political change begins on Election Day. From your town council all the way to the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh, we're here to help you make your voice heard.
Your contribution powers direct action to mobilize our fellow North Carolinians:
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Your contribution powers direct action to mobilize our fellow North Carolinians:
secure.actblue.com/donate/carol...
November 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Political change begins on Election Day. From your town council all the way to the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh, we're here to help you make your voice heard.
Your contribution powers direct action to mobilize our fellow North Carolinians:
secure.actblue.com/donate/carol...
Your contribution powers direct action to mobilize our fellow North Carolinians:
secure.actblue.com/donate/carol...
The man in this video is an American citizen in North Carolina.
Border Patrol agents grabbed him off the street because his skin is brown and he speaks Spanish.
They cuffed him, threw him in a van, and drove him two miles away before dumping him off on the side of the road and leaving.
Border Patrol agents grabbed him off the street because his skin is brown and he speaks Spanish.
They cuffed him, threw him in a van, and drove him two miles away before dumping him off on the side of the road and leaving.
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The man in this video is an American citizen in North Carolina.
Border Patrol agents grabbed him off the street because his skin is brown and he speaks Spanish.
They cuffed him, threw him in a van, and drove him two miles away before dumping him off on the side of the road and leaving.
Border Patrol agents grabbed him off the street because his skin is brown and he speaks Spanish.
They cuffed him, threw him in a van, and drove him two miles away before dumping him off on the side of the road and leaving.
Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics.
The invasion, its aftermath, and what we do next. 💪
The invasion, its aftermath, and what we do next. 💪
November 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics.
The invasion, its aftermath, and what we do next. 💪
The invasion, its aftermath, and what we do next. 💪
Dang - how bad was the Border Patrol invasion in North Carolina?
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Dang - how bad was the Border Patrol invasion in North Carolina?
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
So the Border Patrol announced that they arrested >250 people in their North Carolina invasion, but that only 44 had any criminal record at all.
Some of those "criminal" records include shoplifting and driving with an expired registration. Some were U.S. citizens.
www.wunc.org/2025-11-19/b...
Some of those "criminal" records include shoplifting and driving with an expired registration. Some were U.S. citizens.
www.wunc.org/2025-11-19/b...
November 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
So the Border Patrol announced that they arrested >250 people in their North Carolina invasion, but that only 44 had any criminal record at all.
Some of those "criminal" records include shoplifting and driving with an expired registration. Some were U.S. citizens.
www.wunc.org/2025-11-19/b...
Some of those "criminal" records include shoplifting and driving with an expired registration. Some were U.S. citizens.
www.wunc.org/2025-11-19/b...
So Trump's Border Patrol invaded Charlotte, and then Raleigh, and other towns all over North Carolina.
What did it all accomplish? 🤬
What did it all accomplish? 🤬
November 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
So Trump's Border Patrol invaded Charlotte, and then Raleigh, and other towns all over North Carolina.
What did it all accomplish? 🤬
What did it all accomplish? 🤬
So Trump's Border Patrol invasion of Charlotte has succeeded in grabbing men, women and children off the street, widespread racial terror and destruction of personal property.
But at least it's also frozen the construction industry in North Carolina's biggest city too?
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/17/c...
But at least it's also frozen the construction industry in North Carolina's biggest city too?
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/17/c...
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
So Trump's Border Patrol invasion of Charlotte has succeeded in grabbing men, women and children off the street, widespread racial terror and destruction of personal property.
But at least it's also frozen the construction industry in North Carolina's biggest city too?
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/17/c...
But at least it's also frozen the construction industry in North Carolina's biggest city too?
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/17/c...
The Moms for Loonytoons had a bad election night. Every single one of their endorsed candidates nationwide lost.
The whole idea of the "M4L" was to push fringe far-right politics into the mainstream using school boards as a vehicle. But despite all that money, they've failed at their core mission.
The whole idea of the "M4L" was to push fringe far-right politics into the mainstream using school boards as a vehicle. But despite all that money, they've failed at their core mission.
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Moms for Loonytoons had a bad election night. Every single one of their endorsed candidates nationwide lost.
The whole idea of the "M4L" was to push fringe far-right politics into the mainstream using school boards as a vehicle. But despite all that money, they've failed at their core mission.
The whole idea of the "M4L" was to push fringe far-right politics into the mainstream using school boards as a vehicle. But despite all that money, they've failed at their core mission.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is in chaos, and now led by people who do not believe in fair and impartial election administration.
There's only one way to overcome this kind of bias: to vote in large numbers that can't be suppressed. 📈
There's only one way to overcome this kind of bias: to vote in large numbers that can't be suppressed. 📈
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is in chaos, and now led by people who do not believe in fair and impartial election administration.
There's only one way to overcome this kind of bias: to vote in large numbers that can't be suppressed. 📈
There's only one way to overcome this kind of bias: to vote in large numbers that can't be suppressed. 📈
Most Americans oppose the Trump administration's immigration policies, and by pretty big margins.
But don't forget: there's significant common ground on immigration! Large majorities of American voters (including Republicans) want a pathway to citizenship for law-abiding undocumented immigrants.
But don't forget: there's significant common ground on immigration! Large majorities of American voters (including Republicans) want a pathway to citizenship for law-abiding undocumented immigrants.
November 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Most Americans oppose the Trump administration's immigration policies, and by pretty big margins.
But don't forget: there's significant common ground on immigration! Large majorities of American voters (including Republicans) want a pathway to citizenship for law-abiding undocumented immigrants.
But don't forget: there's significant common ground on immigration! Large majorities of American voters (including Republicans) want a pathway to citizenship for law-abiding undocumented immigrants.
Punishing tariffs. Out of control corruption. Political chaos in Washington.
No wonder companies are hesitant about hiring.
Sorry, kids - your parents were just really, really afraid of the Woke.
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
No wonder companies are hesitant about hiring.
Sorry, kids - your parents were just really, really afraid of the Woke.
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
November 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Punishing tariffs. Out of control corruption. Political chaos in Washington.
No wonder companies are hesitant about hiring.
Sorry, kids - your parents were just really, really afraid of the Woke.
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
No wonder companies are hesitant about hiring.
Sorry, kids - your parents were just really, really afraid of the Woke.
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
A major North Carolina solar power firm in Asheville has been forced to close and lay off hundreds of employees due to the Trump administration's war on renewable energy.
www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...
www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...
November 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A major North Carolina solar power firm in Asheville has been forced to close and lay off hundreds of employees due to the Trump administration's war on renewable energy.
www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...
www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...
Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics.
If you have a Get Out Of Jail Free card, you can do crimes without any consequences. ⛓️💥
If you have a Get Out Of Jail Free card, you can do crimes without any consequences. ⛓️💥
November 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics.
If you have a Get Out Of Jail Free card, you can do crimes without any consequences. ⛓️💥
If you have a Get Out Of Jail Free card, you can do crimes without any consequences. ⛓️💥
Yesterday, Pennsylvania Governor @joshshapiropa.bsky.social signed their state's budget into law.
That leaves North Carolina as the only state in the entire nation without an operating budget.
Our Republican legislature, unable to decide amongst themselves, just quit and went home.
That leaves North Carolina as the only state in the entire nation without an operating budget.
Our Republican legislature, unable to decide amongst themselves, just quit and went home.
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Yesterday, Pennsylvania Governor @joshshapiropa.bsky.social signed their state's budget into law.
That leaves North Carolina as the only state in the entire nation without an operating budget.
Our Republican legislature, unable to decide amongst themselves, just quit and went home.
That leaves North Carolina as the only state in the entire nation without an operating budget.
Our Republican legislature, unable to decide amongst themselves, just quit and went home.