When you think of the "average voter" in North Carolina, who do you think of? And how do you know? We're diving into the numbers to get a better sense of what the "average" voter really looks like.

North Carolina is the only state in the entire nation operating without a budget. The leaders of our state legislature failed to pass one last year, and just sort of... gave up, because it was too hard. Here's what might happen next. All of these guys look like clowns. 🤡

This Wednesday is Tax Day across America, and North Carolina is no exception. Most people have no idea what their taxes pay for, which leads to a lot of weird ideas. So let's just break it down. 💵

America is running full-speed into a major and destabilizing constitutional crisis over partisan gerrymandering. Pressure to end partisan gerrymandering was once bipartisan. It isn't anymore.

It's here! The 2026 Carolina Forward Slate launches TODAY. The Carolina Forward Slate is our first round of official endorsements for the North Carolina state legislature. Want to change our state's politics in Raleigh, but not sure where to begin? Start here 👉 carolinaforwardaction.org

The worst kind of misinformation is mostly just folks honestly not knowing how stuff works, and then getting frustrated when it doesn't.

Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics. [May 15, 2026] No, we don't have a budget yet - and they're feeling the pressure to show some progress. The May edition of the Carolina Forward Poll is in! Results dropping Monday. Get ready - it's a doozy. 📈

Direct federal government assistance has quietly become the backbone of rural North Carolina's economy. The reason: most rural counties have been in a permanent recession for 15 years running, and the leaders of our state legislature have mostly decided they're fine with that. 💸

Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics. Halifax, Hoke, Vance, Robeson and Cumberland - your state supreme court failed you this week. Don't let them forget you. 🤜

What if your neighboring county announced one day that it was taking over your town's public property and diverting your water resources to its own people - and there was nothing you could do about it?

Australian Building Code_ Weather Tightness & Condensation Management #architecture #smartspaces #buildingbetter #newzealand

Welches Land hat nochmal den geistesgestörtesten Präsidenten? Trump sagt, er könnte 2028 und möglicherweise auch 2032 im Amt bleiben. www.reddit.com/r/justincase...

For the curious here is Ramy with Elmo. How is this threatening to your society? Growing up I remember Sesame Street had a lot of Spanish in it, I don’t know much about Spanish but most of what I know came from Sesame Street.

Colts news and thoughts regarding Alec Pierce and Daniel Jones #NFL #ForTheShoe

I joined @seiu.org to protest Republicans' latest reconciliation bill which includes $350 billion more for Trump's immigration enforcement machine. Democrats have been successful in withholding funding for ICE, so Republicans are trying to abuse the reconciliation process to push ICE $ through.

Forests are a beautiful thing and the best carbon sequestration device out there. Let's do all we can to protect them. We only have one planet. Defend it. #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #climate #energy #stopdeforestation #nature #rewilding #cop16

Lee County leaders are expected to approve a contract for $3 million for safety improvements along Burnt Store Road in Cape Coral, with construction potentially beginning next month. More: https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/safety-upgrades-burnt-store-road-cape-coral-florida/71345751 

This fck talks so casually about not following the law. He gets two terms and that’s it, and he’s all done. He isn’t special. In fact he’s one of the worst presidents ever and the USA can not afford Trump.

Nathan MacKinnon after being hit by a puck in the face. 😳 Subscribe 👉 @funny_as_puck #Hockey #NHL

Lololol what is this all about? 😂

Salah signs off with an assist as Curtis scores our final goal of the season 🎯

***The Following Contains Explicit Language and Adult Content*** The Lion King Was an Emotional Roller Coaster for Kids & Adults Segment is from AJ OUM Episode 353 For ALL THINGS OUM: Click here: www.linktr.ee/ajoum #AJOrsini #DeceiveDave #OUM #TheLionKing #DisneyClassics

NordStick NordBar Preview: Single Leg Roller Can you believe how much this can replace? #homegym #garagegym #nordstick

Meet the Press: There's "8647" merchandise all over Amazon. Will you prosecute them? Todd Blanche: “Of course not. That’s posted constantly. That phrase is used constantly.”

The biggest irony is that they're locked up in Basque prisons wearing the grey tracksuits of the Israeli prison administration. 😂

Today, Arizona joined a coalition of states at the Supreme Court to defend birthright citizenship. Here’s what’s at stake.

3 things to track on Capitol Hill 👇 1. Warsh cloture vote for Fed Chair. Powell exits Friday. 2. 3 House roll calls (HR 5625, 6260, 8365). 3. CLARITY Act markup Thursday. Banks lobbying. Who voted. Who funded them. What they said. Track it on Politik. App in bio. #Politik #Congress

Persuasion (1995), avoid the 2022 one at all costs. The Red Violin (1998), Ars longa, vita brevis in movie form, with the added bonus of extreme closeups of Samuel L. Jackson being moved to tears Not a movie, but The Brokenwood Mysteries, all 12 seasons on a damn loop.

While world leaders vote "Yes" for establishing a Palestinian state, Yonit looks exactly 20 years back for insights on promises vs. reality.

Cars are a huge liability for neighborhoods. One car breaks down and chaos is unleashed for miles. Insanity.

Lamar Jackson speaking at the podium on Wednesday | Pete Gilbert reports LIVE from The Castle on WBAL-TV 11 News at 5.

Amb Ripoll com a epicentre, l'extrema dreta independentista ja no és només una anècdota electoral. Quins són els motius que expliquen la capacitat de penetració d'Aliança en l'electorat?  https://www.ara.cat/politica/l-eix-transversal-l-extrema-dreta_136_5741290.html

#AGenteTenta: "Meu perdedor favorito sou eu mesmo, qdo sei q tenho tanto potencial, mas estou tão exausto mental e fisicamente q mal tenho energia para sobreviver." Às vezes, parece q o mundo inteiro vive e acontece menos a gente. Pare, respire e dê valor às suas conquistas, pois td mundo tem. 🫂💜

Every month is #BlackHistoryMonth. The legacy continues. Shirley Chisholm, the fearless pioneer who inspired generations from politics to entertainment and beyond. She stood resilient against discrimination and breaking barriers that reshaped our society. #SpeakTruthToPower #ShirleyChisholm

#NightSlashers #Arcade #Fighting #Hackandslash/Beat'emup

The CHALK CHARMER Miann Danko on how Angel influed and inspired her art. Full Show www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFVa... #music #art

Escape the Backrooms is available now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox Game Pass. Cross-platform matchmaking has also been added to the Steam version of the game in an update today. #horrorgames #Backrooms

No president in modern history has used the office to enrich himself the way Donald Trump has. That's not a political opinion. It’s the conclusion of ethics watchdogs who have spent their careers watching this stuff.

Aaron Judge hits his 14th home run of the season. Since the start of the 2024 season, he is slugging .827 on pitches in the strike zone. Ohtani is 2nd with a .752 SLG. #RepBX

The second I'm somewhere with beautiful architecture and I hear dramatic music? I'm running. #KamikazeSnowmen #BossFight #Arena #Paris #VideoGame

Jon Stewart on the administration’s corrupt slush fund: “They’re gonna give it to people that sprayed mace at police officers and pretend they’re rewarding patriotism.”

What's your favorite thing about @sarahpodz.bsky.social and @haleyfax.bsky.social? We get all sappy on the new episode of The MinnMax Show. youtu.be/CP0hzVUTs54

💥🤘🏻 Occupied Vuhlehirsk, Donetsk Oblast.

Love talking with all of you about the work of my office when I'm at events around the Commonwealth. #mapoli

Want to bring #NGSS science + engineering practices to life in your classroom? Join our virtual workshop in August or invest in instructional coaching that can be embedded into any district’s or school’s existing professional learning system. Learn more at bscs.org/tpl 🍎 🧪 #EduSky #SciEd

Northwestern Medicine researchers reported in Nature Cancer that the generic asthma pill montelukast blocks a tumor escape pathway called CysLTR1, restoring sensitivity to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in preclinical models. Triple-negative breast cancer and other hard-to-treat tumors regained imm...

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President Trump on Iran: "We have had very, very strong talks. We'll see where they lead. We have major points of agreement... They went, I would say perfectly. I would say that if they carry through with that, it'll end that problem, that conflict."

I see you, and I've got your back. #Mayra4Congress #scpolitics #sc01 #southcarolina #TransDayOfVisibility

Breaking: We just opened egg #7 in our Epstein Files Egg Hunt and exposed Alexander Acosta's involvement in letting Epstein off with a slap on the wrist as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida! Source #EpsteinFiles #JeffreyEpstein #JusticeForVictims #TrumpCoverup #MAGAcorrupt

I found the special episode of #cdrama #ASplendidMatch on the dark side. It's 18 minutes of unreleased scenes between #CiSha and #RenMin My favourite is the "cave scene" ❤️‍🔥 Sharing here with you because I fear it won't be released except on 🥭

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💔 In Kyiv, a mother lost her leg while trying to reach shelter with her children during Russia’s attack. Her 3-year-old son was wounded. Her 4-year-old survived with bruises. These are not military targets. These are families trying to survive the night.

@ladyjulia1997.bsky.social Okay, habe es verstanden, kein Comic mehr. Nur noch in echt und Farbe. Habe nochmal für alle einen Fakecheck hinterlegt. Wer es noch nicht kennt... Das verschlossene Schwein mit dem ... Schwanz darf man hier bitte nicht falsch verstehen: Ringel 👉 Nein Eher ein 🍤.

Swinging over a 3000ft drop? Absolutely insane! 😱 Imagine sitting on a swing with nothing but air beneath you for thousands… 🔥 More viral clips & AI art: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RuViralEN TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@coolvidzcool Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vidzcool/

McGOVERN: Do you believe pesticide companies deserve liability protection? BROOKE ROLLINS: We cannot destroy our framers' ability to plant McGOVERN: So even though you say glyphosate is safe, you believe they should have some sort of liability protection?

Ethan Klein's favorite pro-Israel Palestinian collaborator, Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, did a Jubilee interview debating 20 Palestine supporters. Right away he refuses to acknowledge that his own parents, who lived in a refugee camp in Gaza, were ethnically cleansed by Israel.

Beyond the Lab: How QuEChERS Detection Exposes Regulatory Blind Spots on PAHs in Everyday Oils and Meats Faster PAH detection will pressure agencies to align limits with EU benchmarks, prompting reformulat ▶ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qaU54hEnTog #TheFactum #HELIX