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@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 1d
This coming Saturday, October 18

#WeWillBeSeen

#WeWillBeHeard

#LetsGo

#NoKings
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sheilakingdon.bsky.social @sheilakingdon.bsky.social · Aug 9
@bibicheret.bsky.social Putin and Trump in Alaska …. What could go wrong???
a black cat with a white stripe on its chest
ALT: a black cat with a white stripe on its chest
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 31m
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NC fair visitors will again navigate orange barrels. When will roads be finished?
The widening of the Raleigh Beltline continues six years after it began. Blue Ridge Road remains closed at Hillsborough Street.
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 32m
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Taco Bell worker killed at Indian Trail location, NC cops say. Suspect at large
The shooting happened just before 9 p.m., officials say.
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 7h
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‘Sweet’ shelter dog has waited nearly 500 days for a home. Meet Unicycle
“He’s a great dog who has simply been overlooked,” a North Carolina shelter wrote.
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 7h
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‘Sweet’ shelter dog has waited nearly 500 days for a home. Meet Unicycle
“He’s a great dog who has simply been overlooked,” a North Carolina shelter wrote.
www.newsobserver.com
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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Lab-grown leather from a living cow could change the fashion industry
A North Carolina startup found a way to grow real leather from cow cells in a lab, a sustainable breakthrough that could cut emissions and eliminate slaughter in the $400 billion leather industry.
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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Voting rights advocates prep for federal trial over NC 'election integrity' law
A new North Carolina voting law heads to trial ahead of the 2026 elections. Republicans say it's about election integrity. Critics say it'll throw legitimate ballots in the trash.
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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Chris Brown, Billie Eilish concerts could snarl traffic near NC State Fair this week
Between Tuesday night's Chris Brown concert at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh and crowds flocking to the North Carolina State Fair, there is bound to be a lot of traffic this week in the area of Blu...
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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OpEd.
NC Republicans tell a whopper of a lie to justify redrawing districts again | Opinion
This is what you do when you can’t admit to the truth | Opinion
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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Charlotte airport misery grows: Nearly 2,000 flight delays during shutdown
A shortage of air traffic controllers during federal government shutdown leads to major travel disruption in Charlotte and around the US.
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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51-year-old comic book brand files Chapter 7 bankruptcy, liquidating
With comic book characters lighting up the big screen, the demand for actual comics has gone up.
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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Heads up, Charlotte Mecklenburg👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
‘No Kings’ protests planned in Charlotte this weekend. Here’s when & where
Coming months after June rallies, the events will show that “America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people,” according to the protest website.
www.charlotteobserver.com
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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If The Charlotte Mecklenburg F.O.P. wasn’t already
“In bed” with the tRump regime, this wouldn’t be
the asinine story that it presently is.
FOP cited homicides in call for National Guard in Charlotte. But killings are down
The president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg FOP said he envisions soldiers in uptown assisting CMPD officers.
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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NC governor can’t veto a redistricting map. Here’s the unlikely person to blame.
Gov. Roy Cooper wrote the law that prohibits governors from vetoing redistricting maps, back when he was a NC state senator.
www.charlotteobserver.com
flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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Charlotte airport blocks political video criticizing Democrats amid shutdown
CLT joins other major airports in refusing to air Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s message, citing rules against political content.
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
www.wcnc.com/article/news...
No more long DMV lines? Stein signs new NC law for online driver’s license renewal
The new law, Senate Bill 245, signed Sept. 30, lets drivers renew or update their licenses remotely by mail, phone, or online.
www.wcnc.com
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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'Big Show with John Boy & Billy' ending decades-long radio run
A job posting by MidWest Communications confirmed the show will end on Dec. 31.
www.wcnc.com
flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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Felons are arming themselves with untraceable 'ghost guns' in NC and across the country
As convicted felons use "ghost guns" to commit violent crimes, federal prosecutors say they are combating the threat with a more aggressive approach.
www.wcnc.com
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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Union County commissioners, school board at odds over teacher supplement funding
A funding dispute between Union County commissioners and the Board of Education is raising questions about why teachers haven’t received their annual supplement.
www.wcnc.com
flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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Judge in FOIA suit against USC wants more info about $20.5M shared with athletes
Plaintiff Frank Heindel says that USC has attempted to shield any agreement behind a third party to avoid scrutiny.
www.thestate.com
flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 8h
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Pair tart apples with chicken and fennel for an easy fall dinner
Chicken roasted with apples and fennel, a perfect fall pairing, is both weeknight simple and dinner-...
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 9h
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General Motors deals billion-dollar blow to the EV industry
The U.S.
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 9h
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Updated.
Trees fall, taxpayer costs rise under plan to offset Scout project’s damage
Trees are being cut in a national forest under a multi million dollar plan to make up for environmental damage at the Scout Motors project
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 9h
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Alex Murdaugh accomplice Russell Laffitte silent as judge sentences him to 8 years
Former SC banker Russell Laffitte, who helped Alex Murdaugh carry out financial crimes, was sentenced in state court Monday to eight years.
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flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 9h
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6-year-old child shot in the face, sparking investigation, SC sheriff says
The shooting was reported just before 10 p.m. on Monday, according to the sheriff’s office.
www.thestate.com
flolake.bsky.social
@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 9h
www.wistv.com/2025/10/13/f...

#FishStorm
FIRST ALERT: Tropical Storm Lorenzo moving through the Atlantic
As of the latest advisory, Lorenzo has sustained winds of 45 MPH.
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