Daniel J. Franch

Eagle Scout⚜️ | Piedmont ROD - @NCDemParty | @VisitTrentino Paesano🇪🇺🦅🏔️| @ydnc Triangle RVP | 1st VC @JoCoDemParty | Alum: @fulbrightprgrm & @ECU_Honors ✝️

[Daniel J. Franch @franch_daniel]

Humbled, honored, and blessed to chat with @DukeU Prof. Mac McCorkle for the first time this evening about #ncpol, @JoCoDemParty, @youngdemsjoconc, and the lay of the land in NC’s 28 #Countrypolitan counties.

[Daniel J. Franch @franch_daniel]

🧵“Countrypolitan counties stretch across a broad economic range. They include growth dynamos like Johnston in the Raleigh metro and Union in the Charlotte metro. At the other end of the spectrum are struggling counties like Rockingham…” #ncpol
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[Bear Grylls OBE @BearGrylls]

The deepest preparation isn't gear. It's character.

[Rep. Rodney D. Pierce @Pierce4NCHouse]

This bill would reduce early voting from 17 days to 10.

Of the 11 NC counties with the highest % of early votes cast in the 2024 general election, eight are represented by Republicans in each chamber of the state legislature. #ncpol #ncga #earlyvoting

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[Roy Cooper @RoyCooperNC]

June or not, North Carolinians should be proud of who they are.

Our neighbors — no matter who they love — deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Happy Pride!

[Carolina Forward @ForwardCarolina]

Here's how rural healthcare in North Carolina gets plundered.

Last month, the Republican leaders of North Carolina's state legislature announced they had the framework for a potential future deal on a state budget, now a year overdue. They basically agreed on a couple of key items that had been blockers. One of those blockers was how (or whether) to give UNC and Duke Health hundreds of millions of dollars to build a new children's hospital in Apex.

Their agreement: they would put an additional $105 million taxpayer dollars into the Apex project by taking it out of a big rural healthcare initiative.

Back in 2023, the legislature had put that $105 million into NC Care, a rural health public-private partnership that would've funded new clinics in rural east and western North Carolina. Now, Republican leaders are revoking those funds, and committing them instead to the project in Apex.

[Congressman Don Davis @RepDonDavis]

Women across North Carolina agriculture continue making a lasting impact, from family farms to agribusinesses that support our local economy.

Thankful for the opportunity to hear directly from women agricultural leaders about protecting our farming traditions, supporting rural communities, and building a stronger future for eastern North Carolina.

[NC Democratic Party House Caucus @NCHouseDems]

This is not the job of an auditor.

[Leader Reives Press @ReivesPress]

“Rep. @timlongest, D-Wake, proposed an amendment to the bill that would’ve repealed data centers’ tax loopholes. It also would’ve also banned the state government from paying incentives to data centers ... Republicans shot it down without debate.”

#ncpol https://t.co/6ZfJCZPcj2

[Carolina Forward @ForwardCarolina]

This is worse than when someone asked Trump to name his favorite Bible verse.

[Daniel J. Franch @franch_daniel]

Join me in supporting Durham County Democratic Party (NC) via @actblue https://t.co/G2R8eWb4xx

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

As Attorney General, part of my job is to protect consumers.

That includes your energy bill.

So today, I’m formally opposing Duke’s proposed 15% increase.

Our case is over 700 pages, but here’s the short version:

[Carolina Forward @ForwardCarolina]

Here's the thing people need to know about @bradknottfornc: all this hyper-MAGA stuff is pure performance art.

Brad Knott is not really MAGA. He's a silver spoon private school kid from Raleigh born into a political family. He absolutely does not believe any of the nonsense.

That was, in fact, a big part of his opponents' challenges to him in the GOP primary. Everyone knows this about Brad Knott: maybe he's not exactly a closet liberal, but he's definitely not some kind of anti-woke warrior. He's just a lot smarter than that.

But Knott understands very clearly that this is the price of entry now. You have to pretend to be some kind of MAGA soldier to get anywhere in Republican politics. So he apes the dance.

You see this everywhere now. Aping Trumpism is what the MAGA base demands. So guys like Knott are required to hang up their integrity at the door and toe the line, or their political futures are over. And we all see what he chose.

[ProPublica @propublica]

“You starve your public schools to feed your private schools and charter schools,” said one superintendent about the state’s efforts to grow charter schools. “Our foundation was set up for a free and appropriate education for all kids. All kids!”
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[Keung Hui @nckhui]

Clayton High School student spoke up for Palestine. Then her graduation speech was cut off. Leen Hijaz said it was important to deviate from her pre-approved comments to speak out as a Muslim Arab in Johnston County. (Via @nathannotforyou) https://t.co/o9XVvfHuuT #ncpol #nced

[GOETHE @DailyGoethe]

Juni

Ich lebe nun mein Leben in Gedanken,
Lebendiger als in der Tat es war,
Gehoben seh ich Hemmungen und Schranken,
Hinweggeräumt Verlockung und Gefahr.

▪️Friedrich Rückert

[Andy Beshear @AndyBeshearKY]

To our LGBTQ+ neighbors: We love you for being you.

Happy Pride, y'all.

[Mike Monaco @MikeMonaco_]

A huge thank you to the people of Chapel Hill and UNC, who are mighty kind and hospitable.

And a tip of the cap to @DiamondHeels. This program is absolutely humming. Crisp, well-rounded, and they play so dang hard. Opposing coaches gush about their effort. Dominant weekend.

[Andy Beshear @AndyBeshearKY]

Let me tell y’all, there was no bigger celebration than @RepJamesClyburn’s World Famous Fish Fry in Columbia, South Carolina last night. The Palmetto State showed us what’s possible this week, and we’re taking that energy with us to November.

[KP Asks Why @KPASKSWHY]

Fun Fact:

The word God never appears in founding documents. Christianity is also never mentioned.

In 1797, John Adams wrote, “the government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion”

Taxes should never fund any religious schools.

[Kelly McCullen @kellymccullen]

Democratic Strategists & @NC_Governor advisor @morganjacksonnc explains why @NCGOP plans for a statewide vote to cap NC's income tax is a "Con Job" on voters who may approve it. #ncpol From @mypbsnc's State Lines

[Mike Monaco @MikeMonaco_]

Incredible win for @ECUBaseball, in 14 innings, the longest NCAA Tournament game in program history.

"A bunch of sick puppies, as everyone in the dugout would say." — Braden Burress

cc @realbenmcdonald