Travis Fain

Communications and consulting. Formerly @wral, @daily_press, @macontelegraph and more. 919.630.9296.

[Travis Fain @TravisFain]

I stopped being a journalist, but I didn't stop seeing stories, so here's a running list of ideas. If you're a North Carolina reporter looking for a story, have a look --> https://t.co/9TAgZw36mI

[Adam Wagner @ByAdamWagner]

We are nearly a decade into North Carolina's PFAS story and lawmakers are still hearing from people who say things like, "I'm not aware of any health cluster anywhere in the country related to PFAS."

[Travis Fain @TravisFain]

Full story from @AP https://t.co/cO3xmD8kby

[Travis Fain @TravisFain]

Republicans: You CAN hold this administration accountable.

[Travis Fain @TravisFain]

Full story from @noroneill. This commission used to be appointed by the governor. Lawmakers took appointments a couple years ago so the board would be majority Republican. https://t.co/LI5wP4IrXb

[Travis Fain @TravisFain]

“The approved water rate also exceeds what the utility originally proposed.”

This does not bode well for anyone’s affordability push. The NC utilities, commission decides water and electricity rates all across the state in areas served by monopoly utilities.

[Travis Fain @TravisFain]

Emcee’d a panel this morning for @_NCAST_ at the @NC_GHSP transportation safety expo. Thanks to @NCDOT Sec Johnson, Sen Vickie Sawyer and GHSP Director Mark Ezzell for the conversation (and to Tracy Russ!)

Everyone wear your seatbelt and don’t drive with a phone in your hand.

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

Feb. 10: Trump portfolio buys between $1 million and $5 million in stock in Dell.

Feb. 19: Trump at rally encourages supporters to "buy a Dell computer."

May 27: Pentagon awards $9.7 billion contract to Dell.

@maeganvaz https://t.co/f1HqeHqqtV

[Acyn @Acyn]

Ossoff: This is what small men like Donald Trump and JD Vance and Stephen Miller will never understand—that our national greatness flows not through our blood or our genes, but through our ideas.

Americans are not a race, we're a people united not by ethnicity, but by our shared convictions, and that is what makes us exceptional

[Eric Michael Garcia @EricMGarcia]

It's kind of astonishing how Ossoff went from someone Republicans laughed off when he ran for Congress in 2017 to probably the most formidable incumbent Senator Democrats have had in a long time, in the South no less.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump’s Truth Social posting over the last hour or so is completely batshit insane. Get a load of this nonstop nuttery.

[Travis Fain @TravisFain]

@donaldbryson How’d you spend your Saturday?

Going to bat for the ultra rich!

[Travis Fain @TravisFain]

@LPDonovan Zero introspection from the president of the United States when Milli Vanilli doesn’t want to go to your party is the wrong amount of introspection

[NBC News @NBCNews]

BREAKING: Federal prosecutor leading the James Comey indictment over his seashells post resigns from the case. https://t.co/tPMgnJEA4D

[Travis Fain @TravisFain]

@LamorneMorris I’m a big Winston fan. Lot of competition on that show, but I think you made me laugh the most. But I was well into episode 2 of Spider Noir before I realized you play Robertson, who I already thought was a fun character. I think that’s a good sign / good acting. Best wishes.

[Travis Fain @TravisFain]

Missed this last week. It’s one of the least surprising headlines I’ve ever seen.

[Travis Fain @TravisFain]

“Fascinating example of the postmodern decline of culture at large,” he said on Twitter

[Eyes Wide Open 👁️ @Eyes_wideopentv]

Was watching hockey last night and noticed the Hurricanes have this retro “collegiate” logo patch on their jerseys. Turns out it was designed + added in 2025 to give the team an appearance of tradition and legacy. Fascinating example of the postmodern decline of culture at large

[Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank]

Voters: We'd really like you to focus on the cost of living.

Trump: Best I can do is investigate E. Jean Carroll.

[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

WaPo: Trump appointees push $250
banknote with his portrait

The printing director who resisted the effort said she was reassigned last month. "The buck stopped here," she wrote in her goodbye.

https://t.co/1drb9IBSV2

[Robert Faturechi @RobertFaturechi]

New: A top White House aide intervened to get a $620 million Pentagon loan for a company tied to Donald Trump Jr.

“The call came from the White House: We have to get this done,” said one person involved.

https://t.co/duvJ0cQ9bH

[Crémieux @cremieuxrecueil]

For the first year on record, wind and solar produced more electricity than coal in the U.S.