ASPiper

ASPiper

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ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

Turns out Larry and Barack golf together and are good friends. This makes me so happy. Also makes me want to go golfing, which I’ve never said before

ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

Surprised that my new favorite person is Celine Dion. I don’t know if she’s always been this way, or if it’s Old Celine, but I find her hilarious in the videos I see.

ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

That’s definitely not true

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Chinese restaurants in America today outnumber the five largest fast foods in the United States all combined. That's a pretty big statement."

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Aaron Rupar
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Trump: "Chinese restaurants in America today outnumber the five largest fast foods in the United States all combined. That's a pretty big statement."

ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

Conducting interviews for NC GA endorsements and just learned that there is a progressive caucus in the house and hopefully one forming in the Senate

ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

I’m grateful that I lived in a time before Mapquest and the internet and AI. So that I can use them as tools, but know that I have the capability of thinking without them. I worry for our kids.

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David_j_roth
@davidjroth.bsky.social

Look if you've got a better way to run a country than "putting an illiterate octogenarian bigot on TV every few days to free associate and complain, and then everyone tries to figure out if it means we're about to start a war or not" I'd love to hear it. But the constitution says this is it.

ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

That’s my president! Delivering a 🔥speech www.instagram.com/reel/DX1fWIf...

instagram.comOn the Line on Instagram: "North Carolina educators shut down school districts across the state to join May Day calls for no work, no school, no shopping. Teachers and students are demanding fully fun...882 likes, 15 comments - laborontheline on May 2, 2026: "North Carolina educators shut down school districts across the state to join May Day calls for no work, no school, no shopping. Teachers and st...
ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

Reminder that everyone can participate in the No Buy part of May Day tomorrow. Don’t buy anything, but if you absolutely must, avoid big corporations.

ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

Last night Forsyth became the 4th (and largest) school district in NC to have a majority of their workers be union members. This is great for the state and I was happy to play a small part in getting them there.

ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

I think I’m somewhere in this old picture, but I definitely see a lot of familiar faces - people working their tails off to shut down districts for Friday!

Mike Elk@mikeelk.bsky.social

The largest school districts in North Carolina are all shutting down for May Day at the request of the teachers' union. 1 million union members in New Jersey are backing a large May Day action. May Day is gonna be HUGE this year w/ strikes in at least 85 cities! paydayreport.com/n-c-largest-...

paydayreport.comN.C. Largest School Districts to Close for May Day Strike - NJ Unions w/ 1 Million Members Back May Day - 85 Cities Holding May Day ActionsMost of the major schools districts in North Carolina are closing for May Day after teachers union around the state demanded!
ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

I don’t think it’s about Blockbuster, per se. I think it’s about planning a weekend with your friends, hitting up Blockbuster and then actually spending quality time together. Who does that anymore?

Movies Silently@moviessilently.bsky.social

I still remain astonished that Blockbuster, known for price gouging, ridiculous late fees, ambitions of a monopoly and censorship of films, has become a nostalgia beacon. For the kids, it would be like everyone suddenly sighing about the warm summer days at Walmart.

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Justin Parmenter
@justinparmenter.bsky.social

Anyone who is unclear about why a massive expression of discontent over the chronic underfunding of public education in NC is necessary, take a look at exactly what the last 15 years have done to our public schools and, by extension, to our children. notesfromthechalkboard.com/2026/04/25/w...

notesfromthechalkboard.comWhy NC Educators Are Marching: Taking the Fight for Our Students to Raleigh on May 1 - Notes from the ChalkboardFor over a century, North Carolina was known as the “Education State” of the South—a place where public schools were the engine of economic growth and social mobility. However, since the current legis...
ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

It’s one thing to hear about the shit this administration is pulling. It’s another thing entirely to try to help your coworkers and slowly start to realize their 1st amendment rights are being violated and there’s probably nothing you can do about it.

ASPiper
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Seems like it was good that I didn’t put much effort into getting to know this year’s Carolina players since they’re all leaving.

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Peggy Stuart
@peggystuart.bsky.social

On May 1, we rise together. Across every city, every town, every community—we'll pause the machine that feeds injustice. No work. No school. No shopping. Just unity & collective strength. When millions stand still, the powerful feel our movement. Let’s make May Day our day. Share: maydaystrong.org

ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

If public schools were fully funded and able to provide a great education to *all* students I wouldn’t be opposed to using public money for situations where a private school is the best setting for a student. But it should be the exception not the rule.

ASPiper
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We just lost milllllions of dollars of public education funding in NC because of the Republican Supreme Court overturning a previously decided case. All those races lower down on your ballot really matter!

ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

Would be cool if the high price of gas meant landscaping companies wouldn’t mow the same area twice in two days, but apparently not. Bad for environment, bad for noise pollution, bad for living creatures, and now really really bad for your wallet.

ASPiper
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W. T. F.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Davy Crockett, obviously a distant relative of Jasmine Crockett, and a very High IQ Frontiersman, would be proud of the legacy that he began long ago, and especially Jasmine’s Great Success as a Politician from the Great State of Texas! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

ASPiper
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Spent the past 2 days talking to public school workers in Forsyth. Turns out that ‘losing’ 35 million dollars has a big impact on workers and students.

ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

Just as one example, talked to a bus driver who has recorded a temperature of 110 on his bus bc the AC is broken. Oh and they’re not allowed to have water with them on the bus.

ASPiper
@aspiper.bsky.social

North Carolina’s decision not to pass a budget this year is going to have devastating effects on public education. It’s budget season and it’s ugly all over the state. The privatizers and the politicians they bought are purposefully starving the schools.