Alicia Lalone
@alicialalone.bsky.social
Lover of all things theme park, Shop/Eat & support local (in the real #QueenCity 👑 & beyond), MLS ~ #ForTheCrown ⚽️ fan ; travel and adventure enthusiast✈️🛳️Rescuing dogs #AdoptDontShop 🐶
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Welcome to summer — officially starting NOW at 10:41 p.m. Eastern! That means today is the longest day of the year. And right on cue, a sizzling heat wave is taking aim at the DC area. More on the summer solstice, and the heat wave, at cwg.live
June 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Welcome to summer — officially starting NOW at 10:41 p.m. Eastern! That means today is the longest day of the year. And right on cue, a sizzling heat wave is taking aim at the DC area. More on the summer solstice, and the heat wave, at cwg.live
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NEWS: The 2025 Summer Solstice occurs tonight at 10:42 PM ET
It marks the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
It marks the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
June 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
NEWS: The 2025 Summer Solstice occurs tonight at 10:42 PM ET
It marks the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
It marks the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
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June 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Vice President JD Vance (@jd-vance-1.bsky.social) is the most-blocked account on Bluesky, less than a day after joining
June 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Vice President JD Vance (@jd-vance-1.bsky.social) is the most-blocked account on Bluesky, less than a day after joining
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“.. ‘The world hasn't been faced with such enormous potential impacts to trade in more than 100 years,’ CEO Carol Tome said on the company's earnings call.”
@reuters.com $UPS
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@reuters.com $UPS
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April 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“.. ‘The world hasn't been faced with such enormous potential impacts to trade in more than 100 years,’ CEO Carol Tome said on the company's earnings call.”
@reuters.com $UPS
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@reuters.com $UPS
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Thank you to @connolly.house.gov for your many years of service and strong leadership for the people of Virginia and for all Americans – you always fight the good fight, and I know that will never change!
April 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Thank you to @connolly.house.gov for your many years of service and strong leadership for the people of Virginia and for all Americans – you always fight the good fight, and I know that will never change!
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Ashley Westwood honors the late Anton Walkes every time he steps on the pitch, wearing an AW5 armband.
Walkes' #5 is de facto retired by Charlotte FC. The club should make it official.
Read More: www.soccersheet.com/p/the-meanin...
Walkes' #5 is de facto retired by Charlotte FC. The club should make it official.
Read More: www.soccersheet.com/p/the-meanin...
The Meaning behind Ashley Westwood’s Captain’s Armband
Anton Walkes' #5 is de facto retired by Charlotte FC. The club should make it official.
www.soccersheet.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Ashley Westwood honors the late Anton Walkes every time he steps on the pitch, wearing an AW5 armband.
Walkes' #5 is de facto retired by Charlotte FC. The club should make it official.
Read More: www.soccersheet.com/p/the-meanin...
Walkes' #5 is de facto retired by Charlotte FC. The club should make it official.
Read More: www.soccersheet.com/p/the-meanin...
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“Wildfires in the Carolinas, fueled by Hurricane Helene debris, rage on: See map” www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... - @usatoday.com
#NCFire #NCwx #SCFire #SCwx #Wildfires
#NCFire #NCwx #SCFire #SCwx #Wildfires
Wildfires in the Carolinas, fueled by Hurricane Helene debris, rage on: See map
The Black Cove Fire is the top priority in the U.S. right now, and red flag warnings are in place. See maps of wildfires in North and South Carolina.
www.usatoday.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“Wildfires in the Carolinas, fueled by Hurricane Helene debris, rage on: See map” www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... - @usatoday.com
#NCFire #NCwx #SCFire #SCwx #Wildfires
#NCFire #NCwx #SCFire #SCwx #Wildfires
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Thanks to our friends @ncbudget.bsky.social for highlighting how cuts at the federal Dept of Education threaten our students and heighten the importance of state leaders doing their basic job of providing students with schools that live up to the promise of our state constitution
#ncpol
#ncpol
Presidential Actions Threaten Federal Education Funding—What’s at Stake for Kids - NC Budget & Tax Center
President Trump signed into law last week an Executive Order on closing the Department of Education that furthers his end goal: gutting our country’s public education system. This comes after putting ...
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March 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Thanks to our friends @ncbudget.bsky.social for highlighting how cuts at the federal Dept of Education threaten our students and heighten the importance of state leaders doing their basic job of providing students with schools that live up to the promise of our state constitution
#ncpol
#ncpol
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My new report looking at the equity of school funding in North Carolina is now live. Many thanks to my friends at CREED for the opportunity and to @schoolfinance101.bsky.social for giving me some invaluable guidance.
www.creed-nc.org/research
#ncpol #nced #EduSky
www.creed-nc.org/research
#ncpol #nced #EduSky
March 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My new report looking at the equity of school funding in North Carolina is now live. Many thanks to my friends at CREED for the opportunity and to @schoolfinance101.bsky.social for giving me some invaluable guidance.
www.creed-nc.org/research
#ncpol #nced #EduSky
www.creed-nc.org/research
#ncpol #nced #EduSky
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NEW: On Tuesday, as the Signalgate scandal raged, DOGE employees were given a new "records retention policy" reminding them to preserve their Signal messages and disable auto-delete. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
March 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
NEW: On Tuesday, as the Signalgate scandal raged, DOGE employees were given a new "records retention policy" reminding them to preserve their Signal messages and disable auto-delete. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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HAPPENING NOW: Judge Reyes opens her hearing on fired IGs saying that even if she sides with them, she sees no path to actually reinstating them. Her remedies are limited, she thinks, to backpay.
March 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Judge Reyes opens her hearing on fired IGs saying that even if she sides with them, she sees no path to actually reinstating them. Her remedies are limited, she thinks, to backpay.
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Sundance Film Festival is moving to Boulder, Colorado beginning in 2027, beating out three other cities including Salt Lake.
Sundance Film Festival Goes for Boulder
Sundance Film Festival is moving to Boulder, Colorado beginning in 2027, beating out three other cities including Salt Lake.
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March 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Sundance Film Festival is moving to Boulder, Colorado beginning in 2027, beating out three other cities including Salt Lake.
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An NIH employee said he saw the news as proof that “RFK Jr. is carrying out the marching orders of President Musk with total disregard for how these ‘changes’ will impact public health."
“This MAHA nonsense will do just the opposite," he added.
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“This MAHA nonsense will do just the opposite," he added.
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New @motherjones.com: HHS workers react to the agency's newly-announced plan to cut 10K workers (in addition to the 10K laid off thru 'fork in the road' email + buyouts)
Several say they got no advance notice or further info on this, instead learning from media:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Several say they got no advance notice or further info on this, instead learning from media:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"A sicker America": RFK Jr.'s HHS will lay off 10,000 staff
Staff and experts fear the massive cuts will kneecap the agency's ability to fulfill its mission.
www.motherjones.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
An NIH employee said he saw the news as proof that “RFK Jr. is carrying out the marching orders of President Musk with total disregard for how these ‘changes’ will impact public health."
“This MAHA nonsense will do just the opposite," he added.
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“This MAHA nonsense will do just the opposite," he added.
w/ @metrauxjulia.bsky.social ⤵️
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CBS/Paramount+ now holds the media rights to #USOC2025 and #USOC2026 from the third round (when USL Championship teams enter through the final).
Maybe one day over the air CBS (not just CBS Sports Network) will be the home of the final for all to see.
Maybe one day over the air CBS (not just CBS Sports Network) will be the home of the final for all to see.
U.S. Soccer and CBS announce a new two-year broadcast deal for the Open Cup.
Every game from the third round on will be on Paramount+, with some games also on CBS Sports Network or Golazo Network.
Every game from the third round on will be on Paramount+, with some games also on CBS Sports Network or Golazo Network.
March 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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NEW: The greatest threat to Trump’s authoritarian dream is not the courts — it is free and fair elections, @marcelias.bsky.social writes. The president's latest illegal executive order is a wake-up call for those who believe the danger of election subversion has passed.
Trump’s Latest Executive Order is a Sham—and a Warning
From Marc | The greatest threat to Donald Trump’s authoritarian dream is not the courts — it is free and fair elections.
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March 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NEW: The greatest threat to Trump’s authoritarian dream is not the courts — it is free and fair elections, @marcelias.bsky.social writes. The president's latest illegal executive order is a wake-up call for those who believe the danger of election subversion has passed.
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“People should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions.” @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social and @shaneharris.bsky.social share the group chat in which officials planned strikes on Yemen. theatln.tc/AHkpb39A
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
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March 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“People should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions.” @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social and @shaneharris.bsky.social share the group chat in which officials planned strikes on Yemen. theatln.tc/AHkpb39A
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San Jose Earthquakes have improved greatly in 2025 but captain Westwood says Charlotte FC can “go through anyone”
March 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
San Jose Earthquakes have improved greatly in 2025 but captain Westwood says Charlotte FC can “go through anyone”
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Not an April Fools Joke: Carolina Core FC will travel to take on USL League One club Charlotte Independence on Tuesday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. ET at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews in the Second Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
March 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Not an April Fools Joke: Carolina Core FC will travel to take on USL League One club Charlotte Independence on Tuesday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. ET at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews in the Second Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
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Charlotte FC manager Dean Smith has signed a contract extension through 2027
Smith in his second season with the club. He led Charlotte to fifth place last season, off to fast start this year
Smith in his second season with the club. He led Charlotte to fifth place last season, off to fast start this year
March 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Charlotte FC manager Dean Smith has signed a contract extension through 2027
Smith in his second season with the club. He led Charlotte to fifth place last season, off to fast start this year
Smith in his second season with the club. He led Charlotte to fifth place last season, off to fast start this year
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March 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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