I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.

Jefferson Griffin concedes after court ruling, per AP #ncpol
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Thanks for showing up, Chapel Hill!
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“This does not just affect North Carolina,” Riggs said. “This is like dropping a match in a really dry forest. And if we let this kind of anti-democratic effort take hold, we will not be able to contain it. So this is a fight for the very soul of democracy. Today’s decision was deeply misinformed.”

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Yep

Not satisfied with purchasing a Presidential Election to become co-President, Sissy SpaceX now wants to buy himself a Supreme Court judge in Wisconsin.

You can end his shopping spree, Wisconsinites! 🚫 💰

#VoteForJudgeSusanCrawford 🗳️ ✅ 👍

This is super important.

Another proud day for Republicans: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The loss of federal funds is expected to impact a number of areas of work in North Carolina including immunization efforts, behavioral health, substance use disorder services, and infectious disease monitoring and response.

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“The opposite of shame is pride. Let’s be proud of fighting back, of caring about one another, of committing to rebuild what is being destroyed. B/c America is not just about the powerful becoming more powerful…it is about the underdog beating the longest of odds.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...

"School vouchers take our hard-earned tax dollars—the ones meant for our neighborhood public schools—and hand them over to private schools, many of which aren’t required to follow the same rules, provide the same services, or accept every student."

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Top comment on the recent NYT story on DOGE’s young aides

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A North Carolina judge ruled in a landmark case on Friday that race played a key role in the death penalty trial of Hasson Bacote, a Black man who challenged his death sentence under the Racial Justice Act. #ncpol

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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

Letitia James of New York, joined by 18 other Democratic state attorneys general, said in a lawsuit that when President Trump gave Elon Musk the run of government computer systems, he breached protections enshrined in the Constitution and “failed to faithfully execute the laws enacted by Congress.”

On top of the vital life-saving aid USAID and its partners have provided for the past 65+ years, NC is the nation’s fourth-largest recipient of USAID funding, bolstering a robust global health sector that adds $31.9 billion every year to the state’s economy. #SaveUSAID

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉