Mel C
@melcumber.bsky.social
Dogs, flour, books, flowers, assorted introvert + boy-tribe grandma stuff. Mostly here to read. NC
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Mel C
@melcumber.bsky.social
· Nov 18
I need a starter pack for people who loathe Tricia Cotham.
Current events antidote
March 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Current events antidote
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My view is that the American South never fully took to liberal democracy. And I think we have to reckon with that to face the moment we’re now in. I wrote about it for @thebulwark.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/liberal-de...
www.thebulwark.com/p/liberal-de...
Waiting for Liberal Democracy in the American South
Our country’s constitutional order is withering before us. In the states of the former Confederacy, democracy never fully flourished.
www.thebulwark.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
My view is that the American South never fully took to liberal democracy. And I think we have to reckon with that to face the moment we’re now in. I wrote about it for @thebulwark.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/liberal-de...
www.thebulwark.com/p/liberal-de...
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A great horned owl found dead in Cary tested positive for bird flu after a resident reported seeing multiple bird carcasses by their pond.
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c...
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c...
Great horned owl tests positive for bird flu in Cary
Read what to do if you see a group of dead or sick birds.
www.newsobserver.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A great horned owl found dead in Cary tested positive for bird flu after a resident reported seeing multiple bird carcasses by their pond.
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c...
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c...
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It’s so crazy they did that
February 16, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It’s so crazy they did that
NC fixing to be efficient by erasing billions from our state economy: “North Carolina 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.” www.cbs17.com/news/north-c...
NC health leaders stress ‘immediate action’ as Trump administration aims to shut down U.S. aid agency
North Carolina is the nation’s fourth-largest recipient of USAID funding, contributing $31.9 billion every year to the state’s economy, health leaders said.
www.cbs17.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
NC fixing to be efficient by erasing billions from our state economy: “North Carolina 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.” www.cbs17.com/news/north-c...
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Wow - big news here, particularly for our friends in the Cape Fear region. Trump has officially killed PFAS discharge limits in water that the Biden admin had put in place.
www.michiganpublic.org/politics-gov...
www.michiganpublic.org/politics-gov...
January 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Wow - big news here, particularly for our friends in the Cape Fear region. Trump has officially killed PFAS discharge limits in water that the Biden admin had put in place.
www.michiganpublic.org/politics-gov...
www.michiganpublic.org/politics-gov...
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ProPublica tells the stories of voters whose votes Jefferson Griffin would like to throw out so he can steal an election.
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
They Followed North Carolina Election Rules When They Cast Their Ballots. Now Their Votes Could Be Tossed Anyway.
A Republican judge is trying to overturn his election loss by challenging more than 60,000 ballots. These are some of those voters’ stories.
www.propublica.org
January 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
ProPublica tells the stories of voters whose votes Jefferson Griffin would like to throw out so he can steal an election.
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
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Reposted by Mel C
What if fascism is just bad and your moral obligation to fight it is not in any way diminished or altered by what The Left did or didn't do?
January 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
What if fascism is just bad and your moral obligation to fight it is not in any way diminished or altered by what The Left did or didn't do?
One dog behind, one ham
January 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
One dog behind, one ham
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A clear-eyed, and damning, evaluation of the state of public education in N.C. and how the GOP caused it, by @krisnordstrom.bsky.social
www.publicedworks.org/2025/01/vouc...
The Republican majority in North Carolina's General Assembly does not care .
The Republican majority in North Carolina's General Assembly does not care .
Vouchers: Next step to dismantle NC public schools - Public Ed Works
By Kris Nordstrom Senior Policy Analyst, North Carolina Justice Center RALEIGH (January 16, 2025) – If your goal was to dismantle North Carolina’s public school system, how would you do it? Would you ...
www.publicedworks.org
January 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A clear-eyed, and damning, evaluation of the state of public education in N.C. and how the GOP caused it, by @krisnordstrom.bsky.social
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This map of the 60K people who would have their vote nullified. Damn.
January 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This map of the 60K people who would have their vote nullified. Damn.
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The PHONE-A-FRIEND map is ready: dash.geocod.io/maps/share/l...
All addresses in NC on TheGriffinList.com are mapped.
Takes a minute to load, then zoom and click to find neighbors who may be on it.
Will be adding this to the TheGriffinList.com shortly.
All addresses in NC on TheGriffinList.com are mapped.
Takes a minute to load, then zoom and click to find neighbors who may be on it.
Will be adding this to the TheGriffinList.com shortly.
January 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The PHONE-A-FRIEND map is ready: dash.geocod.io/maps/share/l...
All addresses in NC on TheGriffinList.com are mapped.
Takes a minute to load, then zoom and click to find neighbors who may be on it.
Will be adding this to the TheGriffinList.com shortly.
All addresses in NC on TheGriffinList.com are mapped.
Takes a minute to load, then zoom and click to find neighbors who may be on it.
Will be adding this to the TheGriffinList.com shortly.
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NEW: Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
ProPublica Releases New Private School Demographics Lookup
Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NEW: Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
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‘Life is short, art is long’: the couple who poured their grief into collecting child portraits
‘Life is short, art is long’: the couple who poured their grief into collecting child portraits
After their daughter died aged 19, Yannick and Ben Jakober began amassing 165 paintings of children at their Mallorca museum - many with similarly tragic family stories attached
When Yannick and Ben Jakober’s daughter died aged 19, they poured their…
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
‘Life is short, art is long’: the couple who poured their grief into collecting child portraits
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"An initiative that was promoted for years as a civil rights cause — helping poor kids in troubled schools — is threatening to become a nationwide money grab."
www.propublica.org/article/scho...
www.propublica.org/article/scho...
The Movement to Redirect Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Private Religious Schools
Private letters reveal the strategy behind the decadeslong quest — successful in 12 states and counting — by politicians, church officials and activists to make taxpayer-funded school vouchers availab...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"An initiative that was promoted for years as a civil rights cause — helping poor kids in troubled schools — is threatening to become a nationwide money grab."
www.propublica.org/article/scho...
www.propublica.org/article/scho...
Total bird brawls on icy feeders this morning, the back yard is chaos! Everybody feed your birds.
January 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Total bird brawls on icy feeders this morning, the back yard is chaos! Everybody feed your birds.
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I appreciate NC Newsline making a single document with all 60,000 names. See if Jefferson Griffin is trying to throw out your vote:
#ncpol
#ncpol
January 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I appreciate NC Newsline making a single document with all 60,000 names. See if Jefferson Griffin is trying to throw out your vote:
#ncpol
#ncpol
Lots in this 🧵, can vouch for Thrive
Moving away from Amazon and wondering if anyone has (more) ethical retailers they can recommend.
January 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Lots in this 🧵, can vouch for Thrive
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BREAKING: The NLRB has granted Amazon workers' petition for a union election at RDU1 warehouse in Garner, NC
January 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
BREAKING: The NLRB has granted Amazon workers' petition for a union election at RDU1 warehouse in Garner, NC
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One of the NC Supreme Court Justices who ruled to block the certification of Allison Rigg's election is a member of Moms for Liberty. #ncpol
January 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
One of the NC Supreme Court Justices who ruled to block the certification of Allison Rigg's election is a member of Moms for Liberty. #ncpol
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The Dogs of 2024
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The Dogs of 2024
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December 31, 2024 at 5:11 PM
The Dogs of 2024
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Good solstice morning - I hope you slept like pork-stuffed Neolithic party-goers - I'm starting with 'Stonehenge - A Showery Day', William Turner, watercolour on paper, 1840s.
#Solstice
#Solstice
December 21, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Good solstice morning - I hope you slept like pork-stuffed Neolithic party-goers - I'm starting with 'Stonehenge - A Showery Day', William Turner, watercolour on paper, 1840s.
#Solstice
#Solstice
Yup.
slow motion coup. a 50/50 swing state that elected 3 dem governors in a row that instead gets permanent, unaccountable GOP control. Now stealing election boards to rig future races. Tyranny.
North Carolina's governor has appointed election board members since 1901. But with Democrat Josh Stein set to take office, the GOP moved swiftly to transfer this power to a GOP-held office, giving themselves control of the boards.
boltsmag.org/north-c...
boltsmag.org/north-c...
December 18, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Yup.
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The devils (and there are multiple) are in details of #NCPol Republicans' power-grabbing legislation, which is up for a veto override vote today. It adds power and $$ to GOP causes at many levels (i.e. new judgeships they would appoint) Good work by Peter Castagno portcitydaily.com/local-news/2...
Helene recovery bill would fund lawsuit blocking coastal protection rules | Port City Daily
NORTH CAROLINA — Two regulatory agencies face a hearing in a lawsuit over coastal protection policies representing a broader power struggle between the state’s legislative and executive branches.
portcitydaily.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:16 PM
The devils (and there are multiple) are in details of #NCPol Republicans' power-grabbing legislation, which is up for a veto override vote today. It adds power and $$ to GOP causes at many levels (i.e. new judgeships they would appoint) Good work by Peter Castagno portcitydaily.com/local-news/2...