Orange NC Progressives
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Official account for the Orange County Progressive Caucus of North Carolina.
Email: [email protected]
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Hello, world!
What are we fighting for?
✅to help the people in North Carolina survive, be heard, and be seen.
✅to not let our leaders stand idly by while Republicans destroy our country.
Interested? Tell us what YOU fight for. [email protected]
What are we fighting for?
✅to help the people in North Carolina survive, be heard, and be seen.
✅to not let our leaders stand idly by while Republicans destroy our country.
Interested? Tell us what YOU fight for. [email protected]
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Yet another reminder that when billionaires take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech.
It’s a win for oligarchy.
The super-rich won't hesitate to sell out the American public if it means getting merger approvals or deregulation that helps their bottom line.
It’s a win for oligarchy.
The super-rich won't hesitate to sell out the American public if it means getting merger approvals or deregulation that helps their bottom line.
December 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Yet another reminder that when billionaires take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech.
It’s a win for oligarchy.
The super-rich won't hesitate to sell out the American public if it means getting merger approvals or deregulation that helps their bottom line.
It’s a win for oligarchy.
The super-rich won't hesitate to sell out the American public if it means getting merger approvals or deregulation that helps their bottom line.
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People are rightly disgusted by this speech, but it’s a measure of fascism’s normalization that many see this as more of the awful same rather than what I think most of us who’ve been reporting this beat hear it as: a significant calculated escalation. Full alert stuff.
JD Vance gets the biggest applause of his speech so far when he says "by the grace of God we always will be a Christian nation"
December 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
People are rightly disgusted by this speech, but it’s a measure of fascism’s normalization that many see this as more of the awful same rather than what I think most of us who’ve been reporting this beat hear it as: a significant calculated escalation. Full alert stuff.
Orange County Progressive Caucus is meeting tonight at 7:30 on Zoom to elect new officers and more. Send us a message here or to our Gmail account for a link to the meeting.
December 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Orange County Progressive Caucus is meeting tonight at 7:30 on Zoom to elect new officers and more. Send us a message here or to our Gmail account for a link to the meeting.
I guess the Road to Character took a detour to Epstein Island. 😂
December 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I guess the Road to Character took a detour to Epstein Island. 😂
Can we please be done with this condescending prick now? If you look up white male upper class privilege in the dictionary, it’s a picture of David Brooks. Never did a more self righteous hypocrite walk the Earth.
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Can we please be done with this condescending prick now? If you look up white male upper class privilege in the dictionary, it’s a picture of David Brooks. Never did a more self righteous hypocrite walk the Earth.
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This is why you never give an inch to the bigots. All those centrists dems (Newsom, Mayo Pete) claiming there are concerns around trans kids, you're complicit in this.
This doesn't get rid of trans people, it just makes them suffer unbearably. Get your head straight: trans rights are human rights.
This doesn't get rid of trans people, it just makes them suffer unbearably. Get your head straight: trans rights are human rights.
RFK Jr announces moves to cut off gender-affirming care for children – US politics live
Donald Trump’s health secretary announces rules designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is why you never give an inch to the bigots. All those centrists dems (Newsom, Mayo Pete) claiming there are concerns around trans kids, you're complicit in this.
This doesn't get rid of trans people, it just makes them suffer unbearably. Get your head straight: trans rights are human rights.
This doesn't get rid of trans people, it just makes them suffer unbearably. Get your head straight: trans rights are human rights.
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While the media chums it up with Greene, reminder that she has a bill going before the House today to make it a *federal crime* to provide or advocate for healthcare for trans youth.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "What I'd like to see from the president is empathy for Americans. Donald Trump is a billionaire and he's the president. When he looks into a camera and says 'affordability is a hoax,' he's talking to Americans that are suffering and have been for many years now."
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
While the media chums it up with Greene, reminder that she has a bill going before the House today to make it a *federal crime* to provide or advocate for healthcare for trans youth.
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shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. every bit of cruelty, boasting, slander, and persecution was for absolutely fucking nothing.
December 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
On this day in 1859 John Brown was hung.
John Brown was a hero, undaunted, true and brave,
And Kansas knows his valor when he fought her rights to save;
Now, tho the grass grows green above his grave,
His soul is marching on.
John Brown was a hero, undaunted, true and brave,
And Kansas knows his valor when he fought her rights to save;
Now, tho the grass grows green above his grave,
His soul is marching on.
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 AM
On this day in 1859 John Brown was hung.
John Brown was a hero, undaunted, true and brave,
And Kansas knows his valor when he fought her rights to save;
Now, tho the grass grows green above his grave,
His soul is marching on.
John Brown was a hero, undaunted, true and brave,
And Kansas knows his valor when he fought her rights to save;
Now, tho the grass grows green above his grave,
His soul is marching on.
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
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there’s no amount of good faith that beats bad faith. you beat bad faith with fire*, not argument.
*definitions are situational
*definitions are situational
Look, there is no way to avoid TPUSA. You can give trolls a C-, B, B+. It won't matter. They can even get an A overall but if you give the feedback the very constructive OU instructor did, you're on the list. The assignment could be 2% of the grade (it might be in that class!). There is no defense.
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
there’s no amount of good faith that beats bad faith. you beat bad faith with fire*, not argument.
*definitions are situational
*definitions are situational
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The crisis isn’t refugees. It’s not that one person committed one tragic crime and killed one other person. The crisis isn’t that America’s 250-year old history of hosting immigrants turned out to be a mistake.
The crisis is that STEPHEN MILLER, a hateful little maggot, controls the government.
The crisis is that STEPHEN MILLER, a hateful little maggot, controls the government.
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The crisis isn’t refugees. It’s not that one person committed one tragic crime and killed one other person. The crisis isn’t that America’s 250-year old history of hosting immigrants turned out to be a mistake.
The crisis is that STEPHEN MILLER, a hateful little maggot, controls the government.
The crisis is that STEPHEN MILLER, a hateful little maggot, controls the government.
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Durham high school students demonstrate at CCB Plaza downtown in opposition of this week’s federal immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina
Photo credit: Will Michaels
Photo credit: Will Michaels
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Durham high school students demonstrate at CCB Plaza downtown in opposition of this week’s federal immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina
Photo credit: Will Michaels
Photo credit: Will Michaels
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Jamal Khashoggi was unavailable for comment.
Rep. Moolenaar on Trump selling F-35s to Saudi Arabia: "I believe the president is bringing different countries into the coalition that would be more aligned with Western values and with respect for national security. I trust his team."
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Jamal Khashoggi was unavailable for comment.
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I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
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Trump is a piece of shit and his supporters like him because they are pieces of shit.
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Trump is a piece of shit and his supporters like him because they are pieces of shit.
Activists in Charlotte are handling out whistles to community members to alert neighbors to the presence of ICE. PS please don’t film faces of the resistance. (I cropped this to avoid that)
November 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Activists in Charlotte are handling out whistles to community members to alert neighbors to the presence of ICE. PS please don’t film faces of the resistance. (I cropped this to avoid that)
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Nuke the industry from orbit.
Jesus Christ.
November 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Nuke the industry from orbit.
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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Ah yes, in Germany they called this "lebensraum"
But one thing that's important to note: this was their policy back during the campaign too even as people believed for some reason that they would only deport crininals
But one thing that's important to note: this was their policy back during the campaign too even as people believed for some reason that they would only deport crininals
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Ah yes, in Germany they called this "lebensraum"
But one thing that's important to note: this was their policy back during the campaign too even as people believed for some reason that they would only deport crininals
But one thing that's important to note: this was their policy back during the campaign too even as people believed for some reason that they would only deport crininals
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RE starbucks picket line--the relevant detail is "picket line, do not cross." Pass that along. Proclaiming that you are in no danger of doing so because you are too aesthetically pure to let Starbucks coffee pass your lips is...unhelpful and does not give the impression you perhaps imagine it does.
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
RE starbucks picket line--the relevant detail is "picket line, do not cross." Pass that along. Proclaiming that you are in no danger of doing so because you are too aesthetically pure to let Starbucks coffee pass your lips is...unhelpful and does not give the impression you perhaps imagine it does.