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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 9h

From MSNBC's Jen Psaki on Tuesday.

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 11h

Renewable Energy Is Booming Despite Trump’s Efforts to Slow It. With federal subsidies ending or becoming hard to claim, companies are racing ahead with #solar, #wind and #battery projects.

Renewable Energy Is Booming Despite Trump’s Efforts to Slow It

With federal subsidies ending or becoming hard to claim, companies are racing ahead with solar, wind and battery projects.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 13h

A photo showed several heavyset Guard troops arriving in Chicago, which elicited insults mocking their weight and appearance. Some also noted they appeared at odds with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent denunciation of “fat troops.” www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

Texas calls back National Guard members after some heavyset troops face viral mockery

Social media users appear to have bullied Texas into pulling some members of the Texas National Guard deployed to aid Trump’s Chicago crackdown.

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 13h

The former FBI director got a quick win on a procedural issue that reinforces the presiding judge’s refusal to allow needless delay in the criminal case against the Donald Trump critic brought by a Trump-installed prosecutor. www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...

Comey wins early discovery fight as judge finds Trump DOJ stance would cause needless delay

Accepting Lindsey Halligan's proposal, the judge wrote, “would unnecessarily hinder and delay Defendant’s ability to adequately prepare for trial.”

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 22h

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 21h

At least nine rallies in Triangle cities including Raleigh and Durham will occur Saturday, Oct. 18. These are in addition to many more across NC and the country. #nokings2025
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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 21h

A new map would likely target Democratic Rep. Don Davis’ district in Northeastern NC. #gerrymander #fairmaps
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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 21h

While #AI is flourishing this year, manufacturing is entering an ever deeper slump.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 21h

Officials previously estimated it could help about two million people get rid of $4 billion in #medicaldebt. The debt that had been held by hospitals, and are usually difficult to recover, will be pulled from credit reports.

North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people

Officials say a North Carolina government initiative is eliminating over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s the deal, Mike Johnson, you worked 9 days since July, make $200K, and get best free healthcare we pay for, while shutting down ours.

Want it fair? Start with your paychecks. No work, no pay and no damn free healthcare for any of you. Let Congress feel the pain they dump on the rest of us.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 1d

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 1d

The #NCGA will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House map. The 1st District represented by Democratic Rep. Don Davis in NE NC is a swing district and could be targeted by the GOP for an 11th seat.
apnews.com/article/nort...

North Carolina GOP announce plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map.

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 1d

Goldman Sachs: , U.S. consumers are shouldering as much as 55% of Trump's #tariff costs, And with new tariffs likely on the way, the cost burden could rise even higher. @ncnewsline @ncnewsline.com www.nbcnews.com/business/con...

U.S. consumers bearing more than half the cost of tariffs so far, Goldman Sachs says

The findings suggest U.S. consumers will continue to struggle with high prices — something Trump had promised to address in the run-up to his re-election.

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 1d

Labor unions, Democrats and a growing number of miners accuse Trump of ignoring workers while using hundreds of millions of dollars in federal subsidies to bolster the companies that operate coal plants and mining operations.

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump

President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits on a lethal workplace hazard.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Respect to those who got here first.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

It says a lot that Trump can find $20 billion to bail out Argentina, but won't help the millions of Americans who are in real need at home.

So much for “America First.”

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"If they could snap their fingers and eliminate the ACA marketplaces altogether, they would. And they haven’t arrived at a consensus on what the insurance system would look like in their preferred world, beyond a bunch of vacuous bromides about 'choice' and 'patient-centered care.'"

Republicans are completely full of it on healthcare

And it becomes more obvious every time they talk about it.

www.publicnotice.co

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

Join the October 18th peaceful No Kings protests. Remind Donald Trump that America is still the land of the free and the home of the brave. @gtconway.bsky.social

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Be there. Saturday, October 18th.
www.nokings.org

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 1d

The #telehealth and in-home #hospital care programs were popular options for #Medicare. Four million Medicare beneficiaries used #telehealth services in the first half of 2025. And 366 hospitals were in the at-home program, serving 31,000 patients,
ncnewsline.com/2025/10/10/r...

Shutdown forces Medicare patients off popular telehealth and hospital-at-home programs • NC Newsline

The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1.

ncnewsline.com

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 1d

Susan Griffin, a Leading Voice of Ecofeminism, Is Dead at 82. With books like “Woman and Nature,” she pioneered a unique form of creative nonfiction, linking violence against women to the ravaging of the #environment.

Susan Griffin, a Leading Voice of Ecofeminism, Is Dead at 82

With books like “Woman and Nature,” she pioneered a unique form of creative nonfiction, linking violence against women to the ravaging of the environment.

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