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Sailor Jones @sailorjones.bsky.social · 1d

UPCOMING election protection trainings in North Carolina:
October 16, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
safevoternc.org/electionprot...

Sailor Jones @sailorjones.bsky.social · 4d

“[N]o citizen who simply settles for being a consumer of democracy should expect to have a real democracy ever again.”

Opinion | Mourn, or Else

www.nytimes.com

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Sailor Jones @sailorjones.bsky.social · 4d

“When people say their vote doesn’t count… remind them they live in North Carolina. And justices here win or lose by hundreds of votes out of millions.” —Tyler Daye, @commoncausenc.bsky.social #InOurCourt

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Sailor Jones @sailorjones.bsky.social · 4d

“I never paid attention to our judges…but after doing the research I learned judges have a ton of [power]. We should be paying a lot more attention to who they are, where they came from and where they raised their money.” —Faith Allen, @peoplesparity.bsky.social #InOurCourt

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Sailor Jones @sailorjones.bsky.social · 4d

“As a civil rights attorney, I can truly say the power is in the people….organizing and mobilizing, and education — beyond this room and in our court.” —Ashley Mitchell, Forward Justice, from the #InOurCourt Conference at Elizabeth City State University

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Sailor Jones @sailorjones.bsky.social · 5d

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Brandon Kingdollar @kingdollar.bsky.social · 6d

More than 80% of North Carolina voters oppose partisan gerrymandering, including a clear majority of Democrats and Republicans, as the state becomes the latest target in the nationwide redistricting battles. #ncpol #ncga

As redistricting fight looms, North Carolina poll shows voters of all parties oppose gerrymandering • NC Newsline

A poll found 84% of North Carolina voters say redrawing maps for partisan advantage is “never acceptable” and they should be drawn neutrally.

ncnewsline.com

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Sailor Jones @sailorjones.bsky.social · 5d

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 6d

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

people.com

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Sailor Jones @sailorjones.bsky.social · 7d

Once again, everyday North Carolinians are leading some of the nation’s most important fights for voting rights. Watauga County has a plan to win with @commoncause.org

Watauga voters and Common Cause file lawsuit against NC legislature’s illegal manipulation of county voting maps

www.commoncause.org

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Sailor Jones @sailorjones.bsky.social · Aug 18

Please 19th Amendment while we can still 19th Amendment.

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Sailor Jones @sailorjones.bsky.social · May 8

👉🏻 @newsobserver.com: "...Jefferson Griffin — in the face of a federal court ruling against him — has finally conceded that he lost his bid for a seat on the state Supreme Court.

But the more significant loser in this case is the state Supreme Court itself and its chief justice Paul Newby." #ncpol

These six judges brought shame to our state in the NC Supreme Court race | Editorial

Charlotte Observer/Raleigh News & Observer editorial: All voters should remember these judges’ names.

www.newsobserver.com

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Sailor Jones @sailorjones.bsky.social · May 5

Riggs wins NC Supreme Court seat — in a victory filed by a federal court but fueled by North Carolina voters. #ncpol www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/u...