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Sarah Stevens, the Republican candidate for North Carolina Supreme Court, has halted all public campaign events and gone into hiding. Meanwhile, Justice Anita Earls at Cats Cradle last night:

ICE said Antonio Moreida jumped onto the hood of their vehicle. Now a local police investigation concludes that an ICE agent struck him with his SUV. The routine lying by ICE is the result of the example set by leadership of the Department of Homeland Security.

“Justice should not have an expiration date, and it certainly should not be dictated by the news cycle. We cannot allow the Epstein scandal to become yesterday’s news simply because today’s headlines are more urgent.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

OBAMA: The big trade war he's starting now is with that well-known evil empire: Canada. These are the people who gave us maple syrup and Martin Short.

Repeat after me: Hand sanitizer will not stop you from catching an airborne virus.

In his new book (of course), Senator Thom Tillis says that top NC Republican leaders together told him directly that Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" would cost North Carolina almost $2 billion per year, every year, for a decade. Full story: www.wral.com/news/nccapit...

"The rejection rate is at about 3% statewide, and two or three times as high as in some larger counties. “Potentially thousands of votes could be spoiled by this new guidance... This is a huge deal for North Carolina.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/u...

In state election boards & county offices, GOP officials have been closing polling places and making it harder to vote. The bet is that enough people will get tired, give up, and stay home. But this month, a group of college students made it clear that their gamble will backfire. (link in comments)

We’re not talking nearly enough about the sitting president of the United States sending our troops to die in a war while aligning our country with the dictator helping to kill them.

Trump: "Russia is not helping Iran" Iran:

2 WEEKS FROM TODAY: Vote in numbers too big to rig & make his prediction come true. #MakeAmericaNormalAgain

Federal agents launched raids and arrests on Monday based on a list of 20,000 people the White House alleges have illegally registered to vote.

The fact that Amy Acton was removed from her mother’s care and went on to obtain an MD and flourish in public health makes her even more of a hero in my eyes. This type of trauma never really goes away. Yet when there was a fork in the road, she chose the one where she helps others. Hero.

Are hallucinations a stage of dementia? Asking for an enemy...

NEW: Senators blast Trump’s plan to rig child deportation proceedings. “Under your plan,” they wrote, the children’s attorneys work for the administration: “That is unacceptable.”

Important to note when the Trump administration tries to slip the highlighted language past. The Constitution protects the rights of every incarcerated person in the U.S. whether or not they're a citizen.

Happy Sunday, everybody. Vote 🗳️

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Every time you think he can’t get worse

So LIndsay Graham's sanctions bill on Russia passed 86 to 11 in the Senate. A veto proof majority. So Trump, who loves America and Democracy so much, wrote an "Executive Order" to get around that pesky Constitution. Yet I'm watching as we struggle to retake the House and Senate from a traitor. 🙄

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NEW: The leader of the UK Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey:

Trump has to go. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

The interesting thing about Elon‘s rocket car is that he’s a war criminal 

As we try to restore access to the No Kings instagram today, this is what I am thinking about.

#caturday hugs

#caturday

Public records show that as Donald Trump's "Recovery Czar" for Hurricane Helene, Michael Whatley held a grand total of 5 phone calls, totaling 38 minutes in all. Full story: www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

No thank you. Have any of these people ever used their imagination, read up on AI, or even seen the terminator?

No. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Two years ago today, Hurricane Helene devastated communities across WNC. The work of rebuilding continues.

The word of the day: Zombified www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...

Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files

Here’s your periodic reminder that Howard Lutnick is still Commerce secretary despite blatantly lying to the public about his personal and business ties with child molester Jeffrey Epstein.

Breast cancer patients shouldn’t be denied hope of a new lifesaving treatment because Russ Vought thinks women’s health research is woke. I will fight this plan tooth and nail.

Vote blue, and vote early if you can!

And let’s not forget the writers, producers and crew who also made the Late Show what it was and who have lost their jobs because our president is a thin-skinned thug who deeply fears the ridicule he so richly deserves.

I saw this in Erin Brockovich. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

This is what the White House looks like today. This destruction and tacky chaos perfectly represents what the MAGA regime has done to the United States. Makes me sick to my stomach.

Bad bill alert: last week, Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina state legislature filed a bill that would legally authorize the murder of anyone involved in providing an abortion. Bill: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1232

Ebola Unlikely To Cause Anyone Any Harm, Say White People

The MAGA cult claims they want to Make America Great AGAIN. My question is when do they think was the last time America was actually great? Still waiting for an answer... 🤔

This is the kind of work, published today, that should be fully supported and prioritized at the highest level. Currently, there is no vaccine vs the Ebola Bundibugyo virus, the source of a major outbreak www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...