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A reminder that the first May Day after the revolution is always a banger
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I've got a piece up today at @lukeoneil47.bsky.social's Welcome to Hell World. Check it out: www.welcometohellworld.com/a-coordinate...
A coordinated campaign to drive trans people out of public life
Parker Molloy on the latest Oklahoma anti-trans work
www.welcometohellworld.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I've got a piece up today at @lukeoneil47.bsky.social's Welcome to Hell World. Check it out: www.welcometohellworld.com/a-coordinate...
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NC prison officials say “shifting economic conditions” forced them to raise their markup on basic goods like food, drinks, batteries to run radios, etc
Phill Smith, who’s incarcerated there, reports on the impact of the price hike and how prisons squeeze revenue from those who can least afford it
Phill Smith, who’s incarcerated there, reports on the impact of the price hike and how prisons squeeze revenue from those who can least afford it
North Carolina Prison Officials Raise Prices for Those Who Can Least Afford It - Bolts
It’s 4:30 pm on a Monday as Colell Steele stands in front of the closed canteen window at Neuse Correctional, a medium-custody prison in North Carolina. He’s lined up to... Read More
boltsmag.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NC prison officials say “shifting economic conditions” forced them to raise their markup on basic goods like food, drinks, batteries to run radios, etc
Phill Smith, who’s incarcerated there, reports on the impact of the price hike and how prisons squeeze revenue from those who can least afford it
Phill Smith, who’s incarcerated there, reports on the impact of the price hike and how prisons squeeze revenue from those who can least afford it
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We are always grateful to be part of a community of care that only continues to grow...
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We are always grateful to be part of a community of care that only continues to grow...
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Performative Fascism: ‘They’re Just Kind Of Grabbing People’: Fear Grips Durham as Federal Agents Arrive www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...?
‘They’re Just Kind Of Grabbing People’: Fear Grips Durham as Federal Agents Arrive
Federal agents detained at least three people, and volunteers mobilized to track the agents through Durham.
www.theassemblync.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Performative Fascism: ‘They’re Just Kind Of Grabbing People’: Fear Grips Durham as Federal Agents Arrive www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...?
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Although Durham officials were not informed of any planned CBP activity, individuals have reported seeing agents in the city, and Nida Allam, who chairs the Durham County Board of Commissioners, said she witnessed three people taken into custody in a Durham shopping center on Avondale Drive.
Federal Agents Are Coming to the Triangle. Here’s What We Know.
Officials say Customs and Border Protection agents are in Raleigh today, and immigrant advocacy groups say they may appear in surrounding areas.
indyweek.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Although Durham officials were not informed of any planned CBP activity, individuals have reported seeing agents in the city, and Nida Allam, who chairs the Durham County Board of Commissioners, said she witnessed three people taken into custody in a Durham shopping center on Avondale Drive.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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If you're reporting ICE sightings outside of the Ojo Obrero app, PLEASE make sure you at least try to follow the SALUTE reporting format so that your info can be as helpful as possible.
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If you're reporting ICE sightings outside of the Ojo Obrero app, PLEASE make sure you at least try to follow the SALUTE reporting format so that your info can be as helpful as possible.
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The Monday session of Siembra's ICE Watch Training in Charlotte is full, so there is now a second session being offered on Wednesday, Nov. 19th.
Sign up: #ncpol #CLT
actionnetwork.org/events/ice-w...
Sign up: #ncpol #CLT
actionnetwork.org/events/ice-w...
ICE Watch Training: Charlotte
Join a group of concerned congregations and faith leaders for an ICE Watch training by Siembra NC. ICE Watch patrol volunteers help immigrants get to school and work safely, and observe federal law en...
actionnetwork.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Monday session of Siembra's ICE Watch Training in Charlotte is full, so there is now a second session being offered on Wednesday, Nov. 19th.
Sign up: #ncpol #CLT
actionnetwork.org/events/ice-w...
Sign up: #ncpol #CLT
actionnetwork.org/events/ice-w...
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If you know folks in Charlotte, tell them to head to Siembra's ICE Watch training this Monday!
actionnetwork.org/events/ice-w...
actionnetwork.org/events/ice-w...
ICE Watch Training: Charlotte
Join a group of concerned congregations and faith leaders for an ICE Watch training by Siembra NC. ICE Watch patrol volunteers help immigrants get to school and work safely, and observe federal law enforcement activities to guard against violations of the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments. Please note: If you are a reporter, elected official or on staff with a local, state or federal office, such as a law enforcement agency or congressional representative, please write [email protected] to request permission to attend.
actionnetwork.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
If you know folks in Charlotte, tell them to head to Siembra's ICE Watch training this Monday!
actionnetwork.org/events/ice-w...
actionnetwork.org/events/ice-w...
Played a Be In yesterday in Carrboro. Beautiful day to see our community do its thing. Raised a bunch of $ to help feed children because what’s left of the federal gov’t refuses to do so
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Played a Be In yesterday in Carrboro. Beautiful day to see our community do its thing. Raised a bunch of $ to help feed children because what’s left of the federal gov’t refuses to do so
Lovely fall day here in the Piedmont. Mail arrived early
November 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Lovely fall day here in the Piedmont. Mail arrived early
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
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The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments during the government shutdown.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments during the government shutdown.
Listening to the game on the radio while google and disney fight for my pennies
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Listening to the game on the radio while google and disney fight for my pennies
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did you know the Mountain Goats have a new album out today and you can buy it or stream it and dance to it in your living room or while driving or on the subway and it's a whole vibe? well now you know that 30tgrs.ffm.to/ttfafpb
The Mountain Goats - Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan
Choose your preferred music service
30tgrs.ffm.to
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
did you know the Mountain Goats have a new album out today and you can buy it or stream it and dance to it in your living room or while driving or on the subway and it's a whole vibe? well now you know that 30tgrs.ffm.to/ttfafpb
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The Center released two findings from the October Catawba-YouGov Survey of 1,000 North Carolinians.
You can review the newsletters covering the releases at:
From Tuesday: myemail.constantcontact.com/New-Catawba-...
From Thursday: myemail.constantcontact.com/New-Catawba-...
#ncpol
You can review the newsletters covering the releases at:
From Tuesday: myemail.constantcontact.com/New-Catawba-...
From Thursday: myemail.constantcontact.com/New-Catawba-...
#ncpol
New Catawba-YouGov Survey: Trump Still Underwater in Approval
Email from Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service Stay Informed on NC Politics! Register for Our Upcoming Lunch & Learn. CATAWBA-YOUGOV SURVEY FINDS NORTH CAROLINIANS DISAPPROVE OF TRUMP,
myemail.constantcontact.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Center released two findings from the October Catawba-YouGov Survey of 1,000 North Carolinians.
You can review the newsletters covering the releases at:
From Tuesday: myemail.constantcontact.com/New-Catawba-...
From Thursday: myemail.constantcontact.com/New-Catawba-...
#ncpol
You can review the newsletters covering the releases at:
From Tuesday: myemail.constantcontact.com/New-Catawba-...
From Thursday: myemail.constantcontact.com/New-Catawba-...
#ncpol
Found a little pocket notebook I kept during the 2003 SXSW Interactive. All the weirdness, beauty and depravity of the time in little scribbles to myself
November 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Found a little pocket notebook I kept during the 2003 SXSW Interactive. All the weirdness, beauty and depravity of the time in little scribbles to myself
Sixty degrees here in the Piedmont night and the frogs are carrying on like they haven’t in a while
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Sixty degrees here in the Piedmont night and the frogs are carrying on like they haven’t in a while
The ghost of Eugene Debs had a good morning
You just know it
You just know it
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The ghost of Eugene Debs had a good morning
You just know it
You just know it
Verity Den, Fish Store Amphitheater, Carrboro North Carolina, November 2, 2025
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Verity Den, Fish Store Amphitheater, Carrboro North Carolina, November 2, 2025
a hangry mob is a hangry mob
November 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
a hangry mob is a hangry mob
Greetings from Bynum, NC
November 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Greetings from Bynum, NC
Damn
NEW: 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 beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
“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...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Damn
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The USDA “has broken the law in a way that will create really severe consequences for a lot of vulnerable people,” AG Jeff Jackson said.
NC attorney general sues Trump administration as shutdown threatens food aid
The USDA “has broken the law in a way that will create really severe consequences for a lot of vulnerable people,” AG Jeff Jackson said.
bit.ly
October 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The USDA “has broken the law in a way that will create really severe consequences for a lot of vulnerable people,” AG Jeff Jackson said.
NC AG announcement on SNAP actions at noon today (Tuesday)
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
NC AG announcement on SNAP actions at noon today (Tuesday)