School Board Sam
@samhershey.bsky.social
Wake School Board, Dad of my son, two dogs and two cats, Coach and a hugger of trees. Democrat through and through. Won't quit ever.
Also: Go Wolfpack, Caps, WFT (can't say Commanders), Wiz, Mystics, Orioles and Hurricanes when not playing the Caps.
Also: Go Wolfpack, Caps, WFT (can't say Commanders), Wiz, Mystics, Orioles and Hurricanes when not playing the Caps.
Don't forget how many of these same ones sold us out in March as well. These are the official members of the Caving Caucus.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Durbin
Fetterman
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Durbin
Fetterman
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Don't forget how many of these same ones sold us out in March as well. These are the official members of the Caving Caucus.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Durbin
Fetterman
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Durbin
Fetterman
Democrats should use this opportunity to introduce universal health care for the country. One would think that Dems would be ready with a plan at this point if someone was in charge.
October 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Democrats should use this opportunity to introduce universal health care for the country. One would think that Dems would be ready with a plan at this point if someone was in charge.
What's worse for the NBA, their gambling issues or their officiating issues? The end of the 4th quarter and OT was so tilted to GS, it's comical to watch. #NBA
October 24, 2025 at 5:03 AM
What's worse for the NBA, their gambling issues or their officiating issues? The end of the 4th quarter and OT was so tilted to GS, it's comical to watch. #NBA
When Dems are back in power, we cannot welcome back traditional media that has bent the knee. They need to be gone and stay gone. This includes print media as well.
Trump now calls for the firing of Jimmy Fallon and Seth Myers.
September 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
When Dems are back in power, we cannot welcome back traditional media that has bent the knee. They need to be gone and stay gone. This includes print media as well.
There is a zero percent chance the administration goes along with this.
Of course there will be an appeal and possibly a stay, but hopefully this decision sticks www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Florida ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over environmental impact
The ruling, which gives the state 60 days to act, comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to convert a prison in North Florida into a second immigrant detention site.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
There is a zero percent chance the administration goes along with this.
Dems need to realize there is no return to normal or the old days. Nor should Dems want to go back to a time of feckless Dem leadership. We need a bold agenda that defends democracy, defends our constitutional freedoms, and uplifts the working class.
"The 'deterrence' view proposes that would-be authoritarians need to see that liberalism has teeth. That those who attempt to undo the liberal order will face consequences. That there are no free shots; that the ratchet can turn the other way."
Why Won’t Democrats Fight?
A tale of two judges.
www.thebulwark.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Dems need to realize there is no return to normal or the old days. Nor should Dems want to go back to a time of feckless Dem leadership. We need a bold agenda that defends democracy, defends our constitutional freedoms, and uplifts the working class.
In other words, this is the payback for big oil helping elect Trump. These clowns don't give a damn about people nor the planet. This is about money and the rich think they can escape global warming.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright says rescinding all greenhouse gas emissions regulations is about ending "the cancel culture Orwellian squelching of science"
July 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
In other words, this is the payback for big oil helping elect Trump. These clowns don't give a damn about people nor the planet. This is about money and the rich think they can escape global warming.
Vile remarks made by Dem state house Rep. Carla Cunningham supporting the GOP overriding Gov. Stein's veto.
A couple of Mecklenburg Democrats did a lot of damage to the state today. We Dems are supposed to be for the working class & support those in need. These two did the opposite today. #ncpol
A couple of Mecklenburg Democrats did a lot of damage to the state today. We Dems are supposed to be for the working class & support those in need. These two did the opposite today. #ncpol
Immigration bill override passes House, after Rep. Cunningham's remarks that "if you ask me to line up behind another group of people to raise awareness about their plight, I unapologetically say no."
And two Democrats crossed over to back bill shifting regulatory power to the legislature. #ncpol
And two Democrats crossed over to back bill shifting regulatory power to the legislature. #ncpol
July 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Vile remarks made by Dem state house Rep. Carla Cunningham supporting the GOP overriding Gov. Stein's veto.
A couple of Mecklenburg Democrats did a lot of damage to the state today. We Dems are supposed to be for the working class & support those in need. These two did the opposite today. #ncpol
A couple of Mecklenburg Democrats did a lot of damage to the state today. We Dems are supposed to be for the working class & support those in need. These two did the opposite today. #ncpol
Wake County, including the funding freeze, has now lost $34 million from the Trump administration. This fits the narrative that if someone wanted to weaken our country, they’d slash education funding just as they’ve slash USAID, science research, and on and on.
Wake County Superintendent Robert Taylor gave his opinion today on NPR's "Morning Edition" on the impact of the federal funding freeze & why he thinks students will be worse off if the US Department of Education is dismantled. www.npr.org/2025/07/16/n... #wcpss #nced #ncpol
How school districts are preparing for a future without the Education Department
How are states and local school districts preparing for a future without the Department of Education? NPR asks Robert Taylor, superintendent of the Wake County Public School System in North Carolina.
www.npr.org
July 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Wake County, including the funding freeze, has now lost $34 million from the Trump administration. This fits the narrative that if someone wanted to weaken our country, they’d slash education funding just as they’ve slash USAID, science research, and on and on.
I hope @wileynickel.com senate campaign runs some ads connecting the cabinet confirmation votes by Thom Tillis to the likes of the anti-vaxxer/anti-science Kennedy. What a fucking disaster this guy has been.
Mass murderer.
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Kennedy Withdraws U.S. Funding Pledge to International Vaccine Agency
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I hope @wileynickel.com senate campaign runs some ads connecting the cabinet confirmation votes by Thom Tillis to the likes of the anti-vaxxer/anti-science Kennedy. What a fucking disaster this guy has been.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at a JPMorgan Chase event that the tariff situation with China is unsustainable and that he expects a de-escalation.
Bessent said that negotiations with China haven’t started yet!!! but a deal is possible. (Sure, Jan)
It's endless market manipulation.
Bessent said that negotiations with China haven’t started yet!!! but a deal is possible. (Sure, Jan)
It's endless market manipulation.
April 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at a JPMorgan Chase event that the tariff situation with China is unsustainable and that he expects a de-escalation.
Bessent said that negotiations with China haven’t started yet!!! but a deal is possible. (Sure, Jan)
It's endless market manipulation.
Bessent said that negotiations with China haven’t started yet!!! but a deal is possible. (Sure, Jan)
It's endless market manipulation.
By the end of the week the administration will label him the mastermind behind the Pearl Harbor attacks.
Leavitt: "Abrego Garcia was a foreign terrorist. He is an MS-13 gang member. He was engaged in human trafficking." (The White House hasn't provided evidence for any of these claims ... )
April 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
By the end of the week the administration will label him the mastermind behind the Pearl Harbor attacks.
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Bill Burr is a national treasure 🎯!
"You journalists need to get your balls back"
"You journalists need to get your balls back"
April 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Bill Burr is a national treasure 🎯!
"You journalists need to get your balls back"
"You journalists need to get your balls back"
AND tax billionaires almost out of existence.
The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
April 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
AND tax billionaires almost out of existence.
This is great. I've said this before and I will keep saying this as someone who believes in our Constitution. Frame all these issues around the Constitution and relentlessly press MAGA on whether or not they believe what is in the Constitution.
“Scott? Hello? Look at me. You and I are talking.”
You can tell Scott Jennings knows how un-American this dismissal of due process is by how red-faced and petulant he gets when Abby Phillip is simply trying to have an adult conversation with him about what our laws actually say.
You can tell Scott Jennings knows how un-American this dismissal of due process is by how red-faced and petulant he gets when Abby Phillip is simply trying to have an adult conversation with him about what our laws actually say.
April 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This is great. I've said this before and I will keep saying this as someone who believes in our Constitution. Frame all these issues around the Constitution and relentlessly press MAGA on whether or not they believe what is in the Constitution.
This shows how terrible @schumer.senate.gov is as a leader. There should be a full "Protect Our Democracy" agenda with multiple amendment proposals on half a dozen topics. Introduce them over and over again. But Dems in the Senate are leaderless and Chuck is addicted to that Wall St. money.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is introducing a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, the case that opened the floodgates to dark money and the buying of elections by billionnaires.
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Shaheen Renews Push to Overturn Citizens United Ruling, Rid American Elections of Dark Money and Excessive Corporate Campaign Spending | U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
(Washington, DC) – On the anniversary of the bipartisan McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform...
www.shaheen.senate.gov
March 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
This shows how terrible @schumer.senate.gov is as a leader. There should be a full "Protect Our Democracy" agenda with multiple amendment proposals on half a dozen topics. Introduce them over and over again. But Dems in the Senate are leaderless and Chuck is addicted to that Wall St. money.
I don't see reverting to focus on national security, I see Dems (though not enough) rightfully calling for the firing of SecDef. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social was spot on yesterday. Operate on multiple fronts while keeping the main focus the anti-oligarchy fervor.
The Signal story is a glaring display of incompetence and sloppiness, and it’s also fun to mock, but as a political matter, let’s not overstate its salience. “Russiagate” didn’t move the dial. Dems reverting to a focus on national security would be malpractice amid this mass anti-oligarchy fervor.
March 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I don't see reverting to focus on national security, I see Dems (though not enough) rightfully calling for the firing of SecDef. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social was spot on yesterday. Operate on multiple fronts while keeping the main focus the anti-oligarchy fervor.
Another demonstration on just how weak @schumer.senate.gov is as a leader. Some Democratic Senators will continue to fail the party. They just don't understand the moment or they are not aware of the moment.
The senate is now voting on the confirmation of Christopher Landau for Deputy Secretary at the State Dept, who's promoted the destruction of USAID. Amy Klobuchar just voted yes.
March 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Another demonstration on just how weak @schumer.senate.gov is as a leader. Some Democratic Senators will continue to fail the party. They just don't understand the moment or they are not aware of the moment.
Journalist need to start framing questions around the Constitution. “Do you believe in due process as referenced in the Constitution and how is it being applied here?”
KARL: Do they have any due process at all?
HOMAN: Due process -- what was Laken Riley's due process?
(That's a "no")
HOMAN: Due process -- what was Laken Riley's due process?
(That's a "no")
March 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Journalist need to start framing questions around the Constitution. “Do you believe in due process as referenced in the Constitution and how is it being applied here?”
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“Pelosi noted her and Jeffries’ shared confidence in Schumer … ‘What happened last week was last week,’ Pelosi said. ‘We’re going into the future.’” To win.
“Pelosi noted her and Jeffries’ shared confidence in Schumer … ‘What happened last week was last week,’ Pelosi said. ‘We’re going into the future.’” To win.
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"We're fighting every day. Today, we just issued a statement..."
That sums up the disconnect perfectly.
That sums up the disconnect perfectly.
Schumer on CBS: "I am the best leader for the Senate ... I am the best at winning Senate seats."
March 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"We're fighting every day. Today, we just issued a statement..."
That sums up the disconnect perfectly.
That sums up the disconnect perfectly.
Democrats need to explain both why certain government agencies exist and their value. We don't have cleaner air and water because corporations grew a conscience, it took regulations and enforcement. Same with workplace safety. Countless example that impact people's lives.
Suozzi on Fox on DOGE: "What we're seeing from DOGE is a lot of it has just been reckless. Why do you want to eliminate people who work to oversee the nuclear stockpile? Why do you want to get rid of people who oversee the avian flu? Why do you want to get rid of ppl who oversee a measles outbreak?"
March 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Democrats need to explain both why certain government agencies exist and their value. We don't have cleaner air and water because corporations grew a conscience, it took regulations and enforcement. Same with workplace safety. Countless example that impact people's lives.
"We're fighting every day. Today, we just issued a statement..."
That sums up the disconnect perfectly.
That sums up the disconnect perfectly.
Schumer on CBS: "I am the best leader for the Senate ... I am the best at winning Senate seats."
March 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"We're fighting every day. Today, we just issued a statement..."
That sums up the disconnect perfectly.
That sums up the disconnect perfectly.
A list on what would immediately change these numbers for the better:
1. Removing Schumer and Durbin
That's the list for now. I had a longer list, but this would be an enormous shot in the arm for the party. This must happen.
1. Removing Schumer and Durbin
That's the list for now. I had a longer list, but this would be an enormous shot in the arm for the party. This must happen.
The Democratic Party's favorability rating among Americans stands at a record low, fueled in part by dimming views from its own frustrated supporters, a new CNN Poll finds: cnn.it/4bRAzKs
CNN Poll: Democratic Party’s favorability drops to a record low | CNN Politics
The Democratic Party’s favorability rating among Americans stands at a record low, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, fueled in part by dimming views from its own frustrated supporters.
cnn.it
March 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A list on what would immediately change these numbers for the better:
1. Removing Schumer and Durbin
That's the list for now. I had a longer list, but this would be an enormous shot in the arm for the party. This must happen.
1. Removing Schumer and Durbin
That's the list for now. I had a longer list, but this would be an enormous shot in the arm for the party. This must happen.