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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 1d

Now is the time to take hope against tyranny. Remember Nemik's manifesto.
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The Star Wars spinoff Andor arrived on streaming platforms in 2022, during the interregnum between Trump 1.0 and Trump 2.0. Andor is con...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe there's no Act 2 in politics for Madison Cawthorn.
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Whatever Happened To This Guy?

Former NC-11 Congressman Madison Cawthorn now lives in Florida. He achieved his personal best in defying the law on September 25 when he g...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 3d

Professor/opponent of Trump 2.0 reinstated at Chapel Hill but trumpist attacks on free speech in academia will probably continue.
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Chapel Hill Professor Reinstated

Last Wednesday, I wrote about a Chapel Hill professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies getting himself placed on administrative leave ...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 5d

If Dallas Woodhouse is allowed to train new members of county bds of election, the actual State Bd of Elections has abandoned its duty.
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Wormwood*

We get why Dallas Woodhouse has been installed as the czar of "election integrity," and you should understand it too, because it means not...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 6d

SBOE member Stacy Four Eggers appears as concerned as Dems over appointment of Dallas Woodhouse as election integrity czar.
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Apparently, Dallas Woodhouse Gives Stacy "Four" Eggers the Heebie-Jeebies

Woodhouse I asked the question recently: How does State Board of Elections (SBOE) member Four Eggers feel about the appointment of Dallas ...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 6d

Trump's hurricane recovery czar sneaks into Western NC to avoid accountability and blame for the fecklessness of Fed recovery efforts.
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What Did Whatley-the-Feckless NOT Do?

Hurricane Recovery Czar Michael Whatley Trump designated former NC GOP Chair Michael Whatley as Hurricane Helene "recovery czar" back on ...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 6d

What remedies do plaintiffs request in the suit against Sen. Hise's unconstitutional gerrymander of Watauga?
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What Would Be the Remedy for Sen. Hise's Unconstitutional Gerrymander of Watauga?

If you're wondering what sort of earthquake it'll be if the Watauga Voting Rights Taskforce wins the lawsuit outlined in the last post bel...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 6d

Watauga residents sue over Sen. Ralph Hise's unconstitutional gerrymander of Co Commish and Bd of Education districts.
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Watauga County Voting Rights Taskforce (et al.) Challenges Sen. Hise's Unconstitutional Gerrymander of Watauga

Brandon Kingdollar, reporting for NC Newsline : Sen. Ralph Hise A federal lawsuit brought by voters Wednesday [Oct. 1, 2025] accuses the N...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 7d

The singling out and oppression of dissent is well underway.
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The Enemy Within

The people most in charge of the military -- Trump and Hegseth -- laid out their long-range plans yesterday in front of hundreds of military...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 9d

Putting this guy into a role above the NC SBOE -- capable of mandating early voting and ballot access for Blacks and students--what new hell is this?
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Dallas Woodhouse Now in Charge of Election Integrity in North Carolina

Woodhouse News came last week that the state Auditor Dave Boliek, the newly established Republican overlord of voting in North Carolina, a...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 16d

Congressman Chuck Edwards is now facing a tough primary with a local hero.
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A Genuine Hero Joins the NC11 Republican Primary for Congress

Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene caused $60 billion in damage across North Carolina, most local governments still haven’t received any...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 18d

Jeanine Pirro is prosecuting Jay Carey for burning a flag. So SNL had it right.
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The Man Who Burned the Flag Pleads Not Guilty

Remember a Western North Carolina vet named Jay Carey who recently burned a flag across the street from the White House immediately after ...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 19d

Important investigative piece in today's NandO. Private prison corp may be reopening large facility in NC
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The Corruption of Imprisoning People for Profit

Hertford County, NC According to a big investigation in today's NandO , the GEO Group, a worldwide private prison operator and impresario ...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 20d

Shutting down the government that's already been corrupted and subverted doesn't seem all that radical. Dems can do it.
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Not Exactly Holding My Breath

US Senate Democratic leaders (Schumer et al.) promised two days ago that they would not provide the votes to get to the needed 60 to pas...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 28d

The Supreme Six pave the road to dictatorship.
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What They Do in the Shadows

The shadow docket provides no rationale for overruling the detailed and persuasive opinions of the district court and the court of appeals...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · 29d

New Dems candidate for Senate from Texas calls for a "mindset shift"
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New Texas Senate Candidate: We Need a 'Mindset Shift'

[This young new candidate in Texas for US Senate] disagrees with fellow Democrats who have been campaigning on “defending democracy” against...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · Sep 8

Annie Karni profiles some new (revolutionary?) labor candidates running for US Senate
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Labor Needs Seats at the Table

Annie Karni in today's New York Times sees (and explores in some depth) the rise of impressive candidates who have been laborers and who ...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · Sep 8

NY Times guy David French speaks an irrefutable truth
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Trump Sees Himself as Dirty Harry. We See a Super-Villain

David French, this morning : President Trump has done it again. He is attacking a genuine and serious problem recklessly, heedless of the ...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · Sep 7

Whatever happened to Don Blankenship's defamation lawsuit against 150 media influencers?
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Whatever Became of Don Blankenship's Defamation Lawsuit? A Tiny History of Coal Baron Hubris

**For this update on some recent political history that got personal for me, I tried out a new A.I. platform named Perplexity , which aggreg...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · Sep 5

You can always depend on Congresswoman Foxx to make your burden heavier.
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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · Sep 3

Zach Wahls, the young man who stood up, running for US Senate in Iowa.
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Zach Wahls -- The Young Man Who Stood Up

On January 31, 2011, Zach Wahls, at the time a 19-year-old engineering student at the University of Iowa, delivered some impassioned and a...

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WataugaWatch @wataugawatch.bsky.social · Sep 2

Dane Kane uncovers some more corruption, the legal bribery of public officials and special pleading at the UNC Bd. of Trustees. The Age of Trump, NCGOP-style.
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