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Jocelyn 蔡
@jocetsai.bsky.social
Drinker of the finest Taiwanese teas and the cheapest of instant coffees.
I met Pie Pan for the first time 4 months ago. I bent down to say hello and get a selfie with her.

She responded with complete indifference.

What a true cat.

I appreciated that her celebrity status didn’t change who she was.
Greater achievement:

Vito winning the National Dog Show?

Or Pie Pan winning March Radness?
December 5, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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We received a question yesterday asking how much @carrboronc.bsky.social was paying for the civil action against Duke Energy.

We asked. The answer is $0. Their costs are being covered by NC WARN.
December 5, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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I wish @carrboronc.bsky.social the best of luck in its lawsuit against Duke Energy for the impacts of climate change. HOWEVER… 🧵1/5
Town of Carrboro files civil action against Duke Energy Corporation
We were in the room at the Carrboro Town Council meeting tonight, which had a short open session to swear in new Council Member Cristóbal Palmer - it was lovely! - and then immediately went into a mys...
triangleblogblog.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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I'm glad to see the Town of #Carrboro moving forward with this groundbreaking #climatechange lawsuit with @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social and NC WARN.
December 4, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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not mentioned: as first reported by triangle blog blog

😂😂
December 4, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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We have updated our story with the following:

- @theguardian.com has picked up the story
- the lawsuit is now available to read
- it is the nation's first-ever climate accountability lawsuit against an electric utility.

We have all of the available documents: triangleblogblog.com/2024/12/03/t...
Town of Carrboro files civil action against Duke Energy Corporation
We were in the room at the Carrboro Town Council meeting tonight, which had a short open session to swear in new Council Member Cristóbal Palmer - it was lovely! - and then immediately went into a mys...
triangleblogblog.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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Wow. @theguardian.com has picked it up.

Small North Carolina town sues energy ‘Goliath’ in historic climate action www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Small North Carolina town sues energy ‘Goliath’ in historic climate action
Carrboro officials say Duke Energy broke state laws waging decades-long ‘deception campaign’ about fossil fuels
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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We wrote what we know and will update when we learn more:

Town of Carrboro files civil action against Duke Energy Corporation triangleblogblog.com/2024/12/03/t...
Town of Carrboro files civil action against Duke Energy Corporation
We were the only journalists present at the Carrboro Town Council meeting tonight, which had a short open session to swear in new Council Member Cristóbal Palmer - it was lovely! - and then immediatel...
triangleblogblog.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:43 AM
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November 23, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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The two-term GOP senator has already been censured by the state party for not being MAGA enough. Now he’s running for re-election as Trump pushes nominees and policies that could pose problems with swing voters.

www.theassemblync.com/politics/til...
Thom Tillis Has a Donald Trump Predicament
The state GOP already censured Tillis for not being MAGA enough. Now he’s up for re-election as Trump taps controversial nominees.
www.theassemblync.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:42 PM
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🚨New job alert🚨

A collaboration of public radio stations in NC is hiring one reporter and one editor/reporter to cover state government and politics. The team of two will work from the state capitol, with an emphasis on stories that resonate with audiences outside of Raleigh.
November 20, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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Bluesky Users 🚩🚩🚩 DO NOT FALL FOR ENGAGEMENT BAIT 🚩🚩🚩
November 20, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Being an Asian mom of 2 pre schoolers means that I am perpetually picking rice off of hair, shirts, pants, and the bottom of my feet.
November 21, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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Lovely news! #TaiwanTravelogue, by Yang Shuang-zi (author) and Lin Kin (translator), have won the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Literature! A first for Taiwan.
November 21, 2024 at 2:37 AM
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This week, the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill to eliminate two elected Superior Court judicial seats. The two judges currently occupying those seats had previously ruled against #NCGA overreach. This is the past 14 years of #ncpol in a nutshell.
November 21, 2024 at 1:58 AM
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Moroccan sewage system experts helping in Valencia say cleaning up after the floods is the most difficult challenge they've seen in 25 years of work in the field.

english.elpais.com/spain/2024-1...
Morocco sends help to flood-hit Valencia: ‘They are soldiers of the Sahara who work without stopping to eat or rest’
One hundred workers with 36 trucks left Tangier for eastern Spain, where they are providing badly needed assistance clearing clogged pipes that pose a health problem
english.elpais.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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hey chapel hill and carrboro

december 6
5-7 pm
flying pierogi
November 15, 2024 at 9:17 PM
All of this is stressing me out that I’ve decided to salt cure mullet roe from Robinson’s to make 烏魚子 to distract myself.
November 14, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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Hi world! I'm an earth scientist originally (oceanography, marine microbes, carbon cycle) now working on clean energy systems, critical raw materials, and climate/energy policy. I have a particular interest in all these things for Asia.

Still learning as always—please keep on learning alongside me!
November 12, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Yeah ok sure fine let’s give it a shot
November 13, 2024 at 1:44 AM