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Wake County Indivisible @wakencindivisible.bsky.social · 10h

Throwback to our video on how NC got to be as gerrymandered as it is! Now Phil Berger is trying to score points with Trump and is promising to gerrymander our state further. Stay loud about this! We deserve fair maps and laws that help all North Carolinians, not more gerrymandering.

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Wake County Indivisible @wakencindivisible.bsky.social · Jun 14

Our Connect the Dots of NC Poltiics video is now available on our indivisible triangle collab youtube channel!

youtu.be/ziV--jZTI70?...

We had a great time filming with Indivisibles and other grassroots friends. Thank you to @50501nc.bsky.social for filming!

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Center for NC Politics & Public Service @ncpolitics.bsky.social · 17h

It's official: NC will yet again redraw its congressional map, from 10-4 Republican to 11-3 Republican.

But could they go for all 14 districts?

New Substack post from @bowtiepolitics.bsky.social:

#ncpol

open.substack.com/pub/ncpoliti...

In the words of The Joker: "And here we go..." yet again with NC redistricting

The Old North State enters the Nationalized Redistricting War

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Ruby S. @rubyji.bsky.social · 13h

These people are old hands at creating the worst illegal gerrymanders. NC Republicans will take a state that is literally split ideologically, and have us sending 11 Rs and 3 D's to Congress. That hurts the whole country, not just #NCpol.

Linda James @ljamesnc.bsky.social · 15h

Don’t forget that the GOP-controlled NC legislature was achieved through gerrymandered, unconstitutional maps to begin with. #ncpol

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Barry Yeoman @barryyeoman.com · 12h

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14h

North Carolina said Monday that it will work on a new congressional map that could yield another GOP-leaning district in the state.

It's the latest state to heed President Trump’s call to redraw congressional maps five years earlier than usual.

North Carolina Republicans heed Trump’s call to redraw congressional map

State becomes latest to join a national redistricting battle sparked by the president’s urging to shore up the historically small GOP House majority ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 2h

North Carolina wipes out $6.5 billion in medical debt for 2.5 million residents. Here’s how. The state's Medical Debt Relief Program is resulting in hospitals forgiving the debt for low- and middle-income residents. (Via @lucianaperezu.bsky.social) www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol

North Carolina wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M residents. Here’s how.

North Carolina’s medical debt initiative, announced in 2024, has delivered more relief than initially expected in a state with a high rate of medical debt.

www.newsobserver.com

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Doc Kennedy @dockennedy.bsky.social · 14h

A) NC is already extremely gerrymandered, from 7-7 in 2022 to 11-3 if this goes as they hope
B) This is Phil Berger's attempt to win Big Orange's favor as Berger is in a bitter primary fight against a MAGA challenger

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17h

🚨BREAKING: North Carolina became the latest GOP-controlled state to announce it will gerrymander its congressional map to please President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

North Carolina Is Latest Gop-Controlled State To Announce a Gerrymander

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 20h

WaPo joins the NYT, the Atlantic, and the Guardian US in rejecting the Pentagon's new press restrictions ahead of a Monday deadline; OANN will sign the policy (Corbin Bolies/The Wrap)

Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 20h

Some families in America are on track to pay over $22,000 more per YEAR for their health insurance.

Where are their Republican senators?

Three panels of Senator Elizabeth Warren saying:

Thanks to Republicans in Congress, a 60-year-old couple making $85k/year will have to pay over $22,000 more EVERY YEAR to keep their coverage.

TWENTY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.

For families already hanging on by their fingernails, that could be a matter of life and death.

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Mike @mike.perham.net · 20h

One thing I haven’t seen reported about the ICE building protest: they have 10-20 costumes on a rack that anyone is free to use. Put it on, inflate it and protest!

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Joe Bearden @grayhairjoe.bsky.social · 1d

#ncpol

Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler @rodneysadler.com · 1d

I’m running for NC House District 106 to put the people first, because working families in Mecklenburg County deserve better: affordable homes, fair wages, quality healthcare, and safe schools. Watch my WBTV announcement: www.wbtv.com/2025/09/25/c... #NCGA #RunWithRodney

Community advocate Rodney Sadler ready to challenge North Carolina Rep. Carla Cunningham in 2026

Dr. Rodney Sadler talks about his bid to run for NC House District 106

www.wbtv.com

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Sandy F. @baystaterinnc.bsky.social · 2d

I didn’t receive high speed internet where I live until 2022, and it’s been great. Going from 25 Mbps to 1Gb has been a game changer, especially since I am a remote worker. Denying high speed internet to rural communities is ridiculous in this digital landscape. #ncpol #rural #internet

NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 2d

Federal cuts to the Digital Equity Act leave rural communities without internet access, jeopardizing health care, jobs, education. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org

#digitalequityact #trump #donaldtrump #rural #internet #internetaccess

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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 2d

Federal cuts to the Digital Equity Act leave rural communities without internet access, jeopardizing health care, jobs, education. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org

#digitalequityact #trump #donaldtrump #rural #internet #internetaccess

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Sean @cackalackdev.bsky.social · 1d

I'll be at the No Kings protest in Asheville and will be looking for IMSI-catchers

www.cyberneticgi.com/2024/10/15/d...

Sean @cackalackdev.bsky.social · 2d

Protesters should assume these are at every protest, even in smaller cities like Asheville

Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 2d

EXCLUSIVE: A cell-site simulator, commonly referred to as an IMSI-catcher or "Stingray," may have been used at the ICE facility in Portland.

Analysis of cellular signals in the area showed phones receiving abnormal spikes in requests for their unique identifiers. san.com/cc/exclusive...

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 1d

A look at Re:Public, a new nonprofit outlet focusing on US public lands and aiming for 10-12 stories/year, founded by former Outside Magazine EIC Chris Keyes (Neel Dhanesha/Nieman Lab)

Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 1d

President Trump is using mainstream media as props in his show of force, while building a group of friendly influencers and journalists to advance policy goals (Sarah Ellison/Washington Post)

Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

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svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 4d

Part of what's happening now was laid out by Stephen Miller on a podcast with Charlie Kirk in early 2024, then shortly after in an article on Feb 8 from The Atlantic. Trump's court losses only lead to further blurring of the lines between "legal" and overt dictatorial power.

screenshot of an article, text reads; How Trump and his advisers intend to staff such a program would make a prospective Trump deportation campaign even more volatile. Stephen Miller, Trump's top immigration adviser, has publicly declared that they would pursue such an enormous effort partly by creating a private red-state army under the president's command. Miller says a reelected Trump intends to requisition National Guard troops from sympathetic Republican-controlled states and then deploy them into Democratic-run states whose governors refuse to cooperate with their deportation drive.
Such deployment of red-state forces into blue states, over the objections of their mayors and governors, would likely spark intense public protest and possibly even conflict with law-enforcement agencies under local control. And that conflict itself could become the justification for further insertion of federal forces into blue jurisdictions, notes Joseph Nunn, a counsel in the Liberty & National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 1d

not sure I'm kidding about this, actually

☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 1d

gotta start dancesafe for oligarchs... an underground network of deep-cover agents surreptitiously capturing and analyzing various fluid samples, just so we can model what kind of trip we're in for

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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 1d

Turns out they could find a spare fifty six million dollars.

The Athletic @theathletic.com · 1d

BREAKING: Penn State has fired head coach James Franklin, the school announced Sunday.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Here more than 5,000 people answered the question below (more than 4,200 via quote replies & >800 comments). Lots of interesting stories!

On X, 15 people replied to the same query.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 6d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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simmcewen.bsky.social @simmcewen.bsky.social · 2d

Dahlia after the rain #bloomscrolling #dahlias #photography #PNW

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 1d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 1d

To hell with judicial decorum. Liberal Justices should just go on podcasts and do TikTok videos at this point.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 1d

SIX YEARS after Harris County deputies took a man's life savings - $41k - saying it ~could~ potentially be used to buy drugs at some point in the future, a Texas appeals court has ordered them to return it.

Will be interested to see if the current DA tries to appeal this... ij.org/press-releas...

Texas Appeals Court Reverses Forfeiture of Innocent Americans’ Life Savings and Orders Harris County to Return the $41,680 It Seized - Institute for Justice

Today, the Texas First Court of Appeals reversed a Harris County civil-forfeiture judgment entered after a six-day jury trial and rendered judgment for Institute for Justice (IJ) […]

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