Leah Josephson

Tar Heel. Alum @UMsocialwork @umjclp & @UNCHussman. All views are my own. she/her ✡️

[Leah Josephson @leahjosephson]

The most ridiculous part of the developer session was the assertion that this parcel is just a retail center w/ no residential implications. I live literally 2 minutes’ walk from it & neighbors constantly walk to and from the shopping center - especially the Food Lion - all day.

[Leah Josephson @leahjosephson]

Re: Ye Olde Lakewood Shoppes — feels like Brody Co. should just sell to someone willing to invest in a meaningful reimagining that would be aligned w/ the comprehensive plan (i.e. mixed use) if they’re unwilling to do so. Commercial rezoning would shut that door for the future.

[Leah Josephson @leahjosephson]

I’m sure they’ve more than recouped the $5 million they invested in foreclosure 5 years ago.

[Justice Democrats @justicedems]

As the United Democracy Project threatens to spend $100M in Democratic primaries this cycle, let's pull back the curtain on AIPAC.

What you'll find is a web of Trump megadonors, GOP billionaires, insurrectionists, & anti-abortion extremists.

Time for Democrats to #RejectAIPAC.

[lisasorg @lisasorg]

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

[Leah Josephson @leahjosephson]

@ClipperCitizen @conradikal that one bartender who yells is so stressful - what good southerner is going to bypass a polite single-file line, even if it’s not supposed to be there?!

[Leah Josephson @leahjosephson]

@wccubbison sending love your way 💕 so sorry this is happening

[Leah Josephson @leahjosephson]

New protected bike lane on Main by Mr. Fries Man and Insomnia is working great 😒 (there were two MORE cars blocking it just before I took this) #durham

[Khalilah for Durham @khalilah4durham]

Khalilah Karim is the only candidate running for Durham City Council with a history of union organizing. A vote for Khalilah is a vote to support our city workers.

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

If you want a sense of just how sketchy the funding for crisis pregnancy centers is, watch North Carolina Sen. @NatashaMarcusNC explain how $20 million in state funding is being sent to private homes and empty storefronts

[Participatory Budgeting Durham @pbdurhamnc]

VOTING NOW OPEN! How would you spend $2.4 million of the city's budget? Vote today! (Eligible voters are 13+ and live or go to school in Durham. You may only vote once.)
@CityofDurhamNC #participatorybudgetingproject #directdemocracy

[Nida Allam ☀️ @NidaAllam]

Last week I had childcare emergency and had to bring Aaliyah to our County Commission work session. To be honest, I was pretty nervous.

[Leah Josephson @leahjosephson]

Best overview I’ve read thus far about the SCAD debate - drawing out nuances across the spectrum of policy opinion and acknowledging the many areas we all agree. (Added mildly juicy bonus: effortlessly reveals a certain resident’s true character…)

[Matt Hartman @themhartman]

part 3, in which i attempt to untangle the messy politics of housing and development.

one reason scad has become such a flashpoint is that each side is made up of relatively fragile coalitions who agree with parts of the other side on key questions

https://t.co/wuKU8PVDnM

[Carolina Abortion Fund @CarolinaAbtnFnd]

We have (reluctantly) updated our Current Laws + Restrictions page. Our lines remain open for all callers throughout the Carolinas; if you are pregnant and do not want to be in South Carolina, please call 855-518-4603

https://t.co/pE3R5bFkWb

[Leah Josephson @leahjosephson]

@jeremy_borden true Parks & Rec moment when she started recruiting random task force members from the audience by show of hands

[Leah Josephson @leahjosephson]

Is Boone really that bad? News to me 😅

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

So let me tell you what I'm doing tomorrow.

I'm heading to Boone, North Carolina, the heart of Southern Appalachia, to help convene a conversation on the wreckage neoliberalism has wrought in rural America.

And how it's left many people feeling alone and angry.

[Leah Josephson @leahjosephson]

I live for the weekly discussion on the Watts Hillandale listserv about the whereabouts of everyone’s New York Times delivery

[Leah Josephson @leahjosephson]

@CharlieReece @leestorrow @traviscrayton 🥰

[Leah Josephson @leahjosephson]

@WRALSarah Goosebumps!!!

[T. Greg Doucette @greg_doucette]

Starting a separate thread, because this sort of conduct detailed by @LenaRoseGeller / @indyweek – the flamboyant misuse of government resources by elected officials – really should be prosecuted

Have some case law...

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