North Carolina's lieutenant governor is "an office in search of a purpose," @chriscooperwcu said. So what do all these (15!) people want to do with it? https://t.co/FQDUQwDGTn
A neo-Nazi podcaster is running for a House seat in Rockingham County, NC. Republicans there, with help from the House Republican Caucus, have sought to have him removed from the ballot, citing past felony convictions. https://t.co/Bpxeq7yPsk
NC Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby has heard at least six cases involving Duke Energy, a company in which he and his wife had a direct financial stake, @a_mendelson reports. https://t.co/sPKFQ5nFD4
At its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14, the Carrboro Town Council passed a Resolution Calling for an Immediate De-escalation and Cease-fire in Israel and Gaza.
ℹ️ https://t.co/8zGxM4dpuH
I am stunned by this piece by @AyOdeh . I do not have the words to adequately communicate ho much you need to read it. So just: read it.
https://t.co/GioZGBoO42
This is a Big Deal: #NC appeals ct rules that since "life begins at conception" a mother can lose parental rights to her unborn child if she commits certain crimes while pregnant @Kelan_Lyons has details @NCNewsline
https://t.co/oVMUu5zAP6 #ncpol
Shepherds of the FLOC: @TheTinaVasquez delves into the leadership issues roiling the union that represents migrant farmworkers in North Carolina. Featuring a contested election held in person in Ohio during the peak of NC's tobacco harvest.
https://t.co/nIJiqaIw6D
My first story for @TheAssemblyNC has posted! It delves into the heated debate about fairness that is roiling an iconic North Carolina institution, State Employees' Credit Union. https://t.co/FcS0jywbpa
Casting legislative records into darkness.
GovOps Gestapo powers.
Control of courts and judicial oversight.
Legislative control of state agencies (S512) and elections (S747 + S749).
Where does it all lead?
Authoritarian rule by the GOP Majority at the General Assembly.
#ncpol
Don't recall seeing a legislator take shots at a member of their own party in a constituent newsletter before.
-clip ⬇️ from NC119 Republican Mike Clampitt's constituent newsletter.
Should be an interesting few weeks in #ncpol
Hitting people with racketeering charges for handing out zines and flyers is the kind of thing our national media goes apeshit for when it happens in a country that's adversarial towards US foreign policy https://t.co/gx1J9PZBpC
It is my privilege to honor our history with a proclamation that August 30th will be known as Chairman Fred Hampton Day in the City of Chicago. Chairman Fred’s commitment to racial and economic equality was the driving force that fueled his every action.
Big #ncpol news this morning: Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls is suing the group in charge of judicial oversight.
She says she's being investigated in an attempt to stop her from pointing out a lack of diversity among court staff, among other issues: https://t.co/qVlsrRnxGy
"How do we build solidarity within a culture of individualism, punishment, and accumulation? Drawing connections and showing up is where we should start and return to again and again."
Hammer and Hope Issue No. 2 out now at https://t.co/qoJaa4efIo.