What can North Carolina "afford" to do? Actually... lots of stuff. We're a very big, wealthy state. There's more than enough to go around - it's just a question of priorities. Shout out to @minnaleejamison.bsky.social for the explainer here!

Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics. Whether to tolerate political corruption is a choice voters get to make every time you go to the ballot box.

Local school districts all over North Carolina are flashing 🚨warning🚨 signs that they don't have the resources to do what they've been asked to do. But this isn't just a local issue - these are all related. It's a deliberate strategy by the leaders of the North Carolina state legislature.

Yet again in the North Carolina state legislature, we have political theatrics coming from wealthy, super-ambitious politicians. But the real story isn't what they're saying - it's why they're doing it at all, and why it's hurting rural North Carolina. 🤨

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?

Among several bad state constitutional amendments being floated in the North Carolina state legislature this year, this one might be the most dangerous.

We live in a society, and we all have responsibilities in it.

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

Evidence is mounting that the 2026 election will be a "blue wave." In North Carolina, the generic ballot average currently sits around D+4 - and there's still five months before the election. Try it out for yourself: https://carolinaforward.org/news/2026-shift/

A lot of people are very cynical about whether voting makes a difference, and they're not always wrong to feel that way. But elections do have big consequences for your daily life - just ask folks up in Vance county. 🚰

Aspie Unscripted: The Great American Road Trip is tone deaf with high gas prices. #aspie #unscripted #asd #autism #disability

Employee-owned businesses circulate money 3x more than absentee corporate chains. The local multiplier effect is real. Watch the full conversation: https://youtu.be/Zp8locoNXpQ #EOT #LocalEconomy #RMEOC

People will pay $20 for apartment gossip because it feels easy. “Where can I live?” “What neighborhood?” “What’s rent?” “Where’s the food?” “Where’s the beach?” “What app do I use?” That feels fun. That feels close. That feels like movement. But the real question is not “where can I get an

Karl Darlow. He’s in superb form and this save! Wow! Incredible! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 💙💛 #LUFC

23-year-old Asal Shakeri was a videographer & photographer from Tabriz. On January 9th 2026, she was murdered by regime forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. She had just recently survived cancer, when she was stolen from us. May her dream of a free Iran be achieved. #Iran #FreeIran #IranProtests

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TikTok would have you believe all Latinas are crazy. That is definitely not true, but there is a baseline level of cultural difference you will have to make peace with.

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Who will buy Warner Brothers Discovery? @heatherfallon.bsky.social from Broadcast and Alex Segal of InterTalent on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 https://youtu.be/DNDnm45MWS4 🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast

Starmer: -46. Burnham: +14 over Farage. Streeting: +7. Labour won't change leader. Crown won't change at all. Anti‑politics? Or just anti‑two‑party? 📊#BBCLauraK

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💔Brave Ukrainians running into burning houses to save their neighbors, including 2 children, after russia yet again carried out a mass attack that hit several residential buildings in Kyiv region! My heart is literally aching! Ukrainians deserve so much better😭 We don’t hate russia enough!

DOUBLE K.O. #CB2026

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An estimated 48,550 people are set to lose health coverage in CA-23 because of Republican cuts to Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) and the decision to end enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. These are choices backed by our Congressman. We need a change: MatthewsforCongress.com #CA23

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Top 8 commuter rail systems (🇺🇸+🇨🇦) — with >10 million riders in 2025: 1. NYC (Long Island) — 103 M 2. NYC (Metro-North) — 72 M 3. New Jersey Transit — 63 M 4. Toronto 🇨🇦 (GO) — 61 M 5. Chicago (Metra) — 38 M 6. Boston (MBTA) — 30 M 7. Philadelphia (SEPTA) — 25 M 8. San Francisco (Caltrain) — 11 M

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This must be a nightmare for everyone living nearby 😔 Read more: www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/...

Another beautiful morning in San Diego ☀️ Kicked off the new year at the #PeaceOfMind networking group and debuted the 🆕infographic of mobile concierge services 💜 #ALCA Corporate Partner Blog coming soon!

🚨 "...stop having a problem with the illegal wars we're starting simply because the paperwork wasn't done properly. You should be against them because they're fundamentally immoral, unethical, and illegal..." 👈 @grahamformaine.bsky.social @davidhogg.bsky.social 📌 Graham Platner 📌 David hogg

Heat kills, and it’s time the Albanese government did something about it. After record heat scorched Vic today, I’m kicking off a campaign to name heatwaves & save lives. While we’re at it, perhaps we should name deadly heat after those making the biggest contribution. Heatwave Woodside, anyone?

Muthr fkr just don't care. Losing a single life (soldier) for your stupid fukn ego-war, which you keep saying it isn't a war, even tho you keep calling it war ... ... is way too many !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUK YOU AND YOUR WAR/NOTWAR ... WAR.

Ahead of the latest homelessness figures, the Taoiseach again pointed to the proportion of people from outside Ireland living in emergency accommodation. Opposition parties hit back, branding the comments a "disgrace" and arguing they distract from the wider issues. #VMNews

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Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Works. The benefits are proven not only for cats, but for the communities in which they live! Join us as we spread the word on the lifesaving power of TNR. Learn more at alleycat.org/TNR. #trapneuterreturn #communitycats #outdoorcats

BitSummit is the best. Watch @sarahpodz.bsky.social and @haleyfax.bsky.social's whirlwind tour of the indie convention in Kyoto in our new video! youtu.be/cr-Z-ckmpgI (The MinnMax Spotlight on @17-bit.bsky.social and Awaysis is dropping later in June. This is focused on @bitsummit.bsky.social)

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В Минобороны Румынии подтвердили, что на крышу жилого дома в городе Галац упал российский дрон, в результате чего ранены 2 человека

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Feliz Año Nuevo 2025 comunidad de #Bluesky

Classy move to have Tony eulogise Dennis Condrey and Beautiful Bobby in Huntsville #AEWCollision

Hi everyone. Today I'd like to present the next Pokémon picture as a sneak peek of the Mega Pokémon I decided to work on next. (I don't own Pokémon, I just like drawing them.) #Artist #Artwork #DailyArt #pokemon #games #ink

Oversight Democrats are going to investigate the Trump slush fund and anyone who is taking money from this theft of taxpayer dollars.

Wings lead the WNBA in % of rim FG assisted at 71.95% (pbp). Sometimes it's the offball stuff. They take away the rotation help on both sides for an eventual rim FG: strongside corner lifts up, stackside flare screen draws up the other big defender, leaving no help at the rim.

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Trump doesn’t give a shit unless he sees it in the actual burger he’s eating, but lots of luck with that🤷‍♀️

Deutschlands Freibad-Saison ist eröffnet: >> Viele Betreiber sorgen mit Sicherheitspersonal vor << Am Pfingstwochenende startet in vielen deutschen Städten die Freibadsaison, aus Angst vor sexuellen Übergriffen und Gewalttaten setzen viele Bäder nun verstärkt auf Security-Personal...🔽

El 11 de junio no habrá clases en Gran Canaria, y el 12 de junio en Tenerife, para facilitar la movilidad con motivo de la visita del papa Se recomienda el teletrabajo en la administración pública, se reforzará el dispositivo sanitario y aumentará la seguridad RTVC.es

“If I’m hated there, I’m hated everywhere.”

I just watched a drone explode over Maidan at 9 a.m.,, debris is raining down over Freedom Square. Flying drones over a city centre is indiscriminate terror. While the rest of the world starts Monday morning getting ready for work, Ukrainians have to head to bomb shelters.

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