Henderson County NC Democratic Party
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The Henderson County Democratic Party works to build an inclusive, equitable community through local initiatives and civic engagement. Follow us for updates, events, and ways to make a difference! 🌟
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For years, HCDP has had an affordable office that served as our hub for organizing, training, & turning out voters. That chapter has closed BUT we’ve found a new space that is bigger, more visible & below market rate.
To make it ours, we need your help. Details here:
www.myhcdp.com/post/we-need...
To make it ours, we need your help. Details here:
www.myhcdp.com/post/we-need...
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Newsom: "He is not screwing around. He's changing the rules. He's rigging the game because he knows he'll lose if all things are equal. He did not expect California to fight fire with fire."
November 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Newsom: "He is not screwing around. He's changing the rules. He's rigging the game because he knows he'll lose if all things are equal. He did not expect California to fight fire with fire."
Many thanks to our amazing Attorney General. One of the bright spots of last year was seeing NC elect him as well as our governor, secretary of state, lieutenant governor and superintendent of education!
Breaking: SNAP benefits are getting shut off next week for 16 million kids - including 600,000 in NC - because the USDA is refusing to use its $6b emergency fund.
They’re playing shutdown politics in a way that will cause a major hunger crisis - so I’m taking them to court to stop them.
They’re playing shutdown politics in a way that will cause a major hunger crisis - so I’m taking them to court to stop them.
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Many thanks to our amazing Attorney General. One of the bright spots of last year was seeing NC elect him as well as our governor, secretary of state, lieutenant governor and superintendent of education!
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Please say Arthur’s name. Share Arthur’s story. ICE kidnapped this 13 year old child off the streets of Mass and have moved him to two separate detention centers in other states. He’s 13!!! His mother is here legally. He’s a child!! ICE are monsters
October 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Please say Arthur’s name. Share Arthur’s story. ICE kidnapped this 13 year old child off the streets of Mass and have moved him to two separate detention centers in other states. He’s 13!!! His mother is here legally. He’s a child!! ICE are monsters
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NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.
October 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.
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The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
October 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
Please contact your representatives and ask them to stand up for democracy!
NEW: North Carolina is the latest state to join the nationwide redistricting battle, as state lawmakers are set to vote next week on redrawing the state's congressional map. The move follows Trump's call for red legislatures to "fix" their maps before 2026.
North Carolina Is Latest GOP-Controlled State To Announce a Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Please contact your representatives and ask them to stand up for democracy!
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Cycling isn’t just good for the planet, your wallet and your fitness. Choosing this form of transportation for your errands instead of driving or taking the train may also help you prevent cognitive decline, a recent study found.
Cycling linked with lower dementia risk, study finds | CNN
Cycling instead of driving has been linked with a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a large study has found.
www.cnn.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Cycling isn’t just good for the planet, your wallet and your fitness. Choosing this form of transportation for your errands instead of driving or taking the train may also help you prevent cognitive decline, a recent study found.
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ACTION ALERT: Cut ESPN -- call your cable company and ask to cut any bundles that have ESPN.
Disney makes 10 billion on ESPN carriage fees.
Disney makes 10 billion on ESPN carriage fees.
This Is The Best Way To Boycott Disney
Many people on the left are talking about a boycott of Disney after they took Jimmy Kimmel off the air, but there is a better way than a boycott to really hit Disney where it will hurt.
www.politicususa.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
ACTION ALERT: Cut ESPN -- call your cable company and ask to cut any bundles that have ESPN.
Disney makes 10 billion on ESPN carriage fees.
Disney makes 10 billion on ESPN carriage fees.
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Republican Ted Cruz says FCC chair’s threats about Kimmel are ‘dangerous’
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Republican Ted Cruz says FCC chair’s threats about Kimmel are ‘dangerous’
The conservative senator warned that letting the government threaten to censor voices it doesn’t like could come back to hurt the political right if Democrats return to power.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Republican Ted Cruz says FCC chair’s threats about Kimmel are ‘dangerous’
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Cool. Release the Epstein files.
September 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Cool. Release the Epstein files.
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In 2020, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called political satire one of "the oldest and most important forms of free speech."
He might have forgotten his words, but we haven't.
He might have forgotten his words, but we haven't.
Legal experts say pulling Jimmy Kimmel from air may amount to illegal 'jawboning'
Free speech scholars say ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely represents "jawboning," when government officials pressure private companies to suppress speech.
www.npr.org
September 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
In 2020, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called political satire one of "the oldest and most important forms of free speech."
He might have forgotten his words, but we haven't.
He might have forgotten his words, but we haven't.
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The federal government is absolutely abandoning North Carolina's recovery from Hurricane Helene.
Compared to every other major climate disaster from the last 20 years, the feds are skimping on helping communities impacted by Helene get back on their feet.
Compared to every other major climate disaster from the last 20 years, the feds are skimping on helping communities impacted by Helene get back on their feet.
September 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The federal government is absolutely abandoning North Carolina's recovery from Hurricane Helene.
Compared to every other major climate disaster from the last 20 years, the feds are skimping on helping communities impacted by Helene get back on their feet.
Compared to every other major climate disaster from the last 20 years, the feds are skimping on helping communities impacted by Helene get back on their feet.
Yes!
September 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Yes!
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We live in a country where the president can order a comedian to be yanked off TV. What I describe is not a democracy.
September 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We live in a country where the president can order a comedian to be yanked off TV. What I describe is not a democracy.
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Trump’s tariff taxes on Canada, one of Minnesota’s top trading partners, will raise costs of everyday goods, hurt small businesses, and eliminate jobs by attacking our neighbor and ally.
Senator Kaine and I reintroduced a bipartisan bill to undo Trump's reckless tariffs on Canadian goods.
Senator Kaine and I reintroduced a bipartisan bill to undo Trump's reckless tariffs on Canadian goods.
September 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Trump’s tariff taxes on Canada, one of Minnesota’s top trading partners, will raise costs of everyday goods, hurt small businesses, and eliminate jobs by attacking our neighbor and ally.
Senator Kaine and I reintroduced a bipartisan bill to undo Trump's reckless tariffs on Canadian goods.
Senator Kaine and I reintroduced a bipartisan bill to undo Trump's reckless tariffs on Canadian goods.
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Moving words from Fletcher's dad Jesse Merkel, “Please remember Fletcher for the person he was, and not the act that ended his life. Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today. We love you, Fletcher. You’ll always be with us.”
www.startribune.com/family-of-8-...
www.startribune.com/family-of-8-...
Families identify the two children killed in shooting at Annunciation Church
In handmade memorials from classmates and tearful tributes by parents and friends, the two children killed this week in a shooting in Annunciation Church are being remembered as deeply loved and full ...
www.startribune.com
August 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Moving words from Fletcher's dad Jesse Merkel, “Please remember Fletcher for the person he was, and not the act that ended his life. Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today. We love you, Fletcher. You’ll always be with us.”
www.startribune.com/family-of-8-...
www.startribune.com/family-of-8-...
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Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.
August 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.
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Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning.
The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc
The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc
August 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning.
The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc
The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc
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Tonight in Washington D.C.
The sign reads: “The Bondi order is unlawful you are not obligated to follow it”
The sign reads: “The Bondi order is unlawful you are not obligated to follow it”
August 17, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Tonight in Washington D.C.
The sign reads: “The Bondi order is unlawful you are not obligated to follow it”
The sign reads: “The Bondi order is unlawful you are not obligated to follow it”
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Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."
August 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."
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In the early 2000s, I worked in countries where democracy was fragile, new, or still just an idea.
We didn’t talk about “election years” or “get out the vote.”
We talked about survival
Strategy.
Coalition
Courage
We didn’t always win. But we learned what worked
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
We didn’t talk about “election years” or “get out the vote.”
We talked about survival
Strategy.
Coalition
Courage
We didn’t always win. But we learned what worked
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
The Democracy-Building Toolbox — And Why We Need It Here Now
Tools we used to export. Now we need to use them to save ourselves.
open.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In the early 2000s, I worked in countries where democracy was fragile, new, or still just an idea.
We didn’t talk about “election years” or “get out the vote.”
We talked about survival
Strategy.
Coalition
Courage
We didn’t always win. But we learned what worked
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
We didn’t talk about “election years” or “get out the vote.”
We talked about survival
Strategy.
Coalition
Courage
We didn’t always win. But we learned what worked
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...