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Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics. [September 18, 2026]
Postscript: after this video was finished, the Wake County District Attorney announced they're settling with 3 of the 4 special interest lobbyists who worked with Greater Carolina to cozy up to Republican NC lawmakers.
Postscript: after this video was finished, the Wake County District Attorney announced they're settling with 3 of the 4 special interest lobbyists who worked with Greater Carolina to cozy up to Republican NC lawmakers.
September 18, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics. [September 18, 2026]
Postscript: after this video was finished, the Wake County District Attorney announced they're settling with 3 of the 4 special interest lobbyists who worked with Greater Carolina to cozy up to Republican NC lawmakers.
Postscript: after this video was finished, the Wake County District Attorney announced they're settling with 3 of the 4 special interest lobbyists who worked with Greater Carolina to cozy up to Republican NC lawmakers.
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He was actually very clear about what he was going to do. Maybe you should have leveled with your constituents about what you were supporting bsky.app/profile/phil...
Florida GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar to Trump: "Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far ... The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today"
September 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM
He was actually very clear about what he was going to do. Maybe you should have leveled with your constituents about what you were supporting bsky.app/profile/phil...
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🚨An alarm is being sounded for the American public.
Sitting federal judges go on the record with the NYT.
On threats to democracy by DOJ/administration actions.
Includes 90 minute interview with conservative Judge Patrick Schiltz.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
Sitting federal judges go on the record with the NYT.
On threats to democracy by DOJ/administration actions.
Includes 90 minute interview with conservative Judge Patrick Schiltz.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
Trump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns (Gift Article)
In a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.”
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
🚨An alarm is being sounded for the American public.
Sitting federal judges go on the record with the NYT.
On threats to democracy by DOJ/administration actions.
Includes 90 minute interview with conservative Judge Patrick Schiltz.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
Sitting federal judges go on the record with the NYT.
On threats to democracy by DOJ/administration actions.
Includes 90 minute interview with conservative Judge Patrick Schiltz.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
September 17, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
Gastonia, where Trump is speaking tonight, had the highest murder rate in the nation for part of the early 80s.
That’s not an important data point in this Senate race. But he obviously doesn’t know or care about crime data.
That’s not an important data point in this Senate race. But he obviously doesn’t know or care about crime data.
Trump, in North Carolina calls North Carolina "one of the worst" states "in the whole nation"
September 16, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Gastonia, where Trump is speaking tonight, had the highest murder rate in the nation for part of the early 80s.
That’s not an important data point in this Senate race. But he obviously doesn’t know or care about crime data.
That’s not an important data point in this Senate race. But he obviously doesn’t know or care about crime data.
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Drawing from our new book Supremacy, @nikobowie.bsky.social and I argue in @slate.com that limiting judicial supremacy is the only way to bind the president with law.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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John Roberts’ New Role Model Demonstrates Everything Wrong With the Supreme Court
If the court is curling up anywhere, it is at the feet of a presidency increasingly unchecked by law.
slate.com
September 16, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Drawing from our new book Supremacy, @nikobowie.bsky.social and I argue in @slate.com that limiting judicial supremacy is the only way to bind the president with law.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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If he’s buying it for $2/pound, that “beef” isn’t coming from a cow.
September 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM
If he’s buying it for $2/pound, that “beef” isn’t coming from a cow.
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Partisan gerrymandering doesn't just rob North Carolinians of their political representation. It also fosters dysfunction and widespread political corruption - which is exactly what we see today in the North Carolina state legislature.
Vote Jessica Bichler for Senate District 7!
Vote Jessica Bichler for Senate District 7!
September 12, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Partisan gerrymandering doesn't just rob North Carolinians of their political representation. It also fosters dysfunction and widespread political corruption - which is exactly what we see today in the North Carolina state legislature.
Vote Jessica Bichler for Senate District 7!
Vote Jessica Bichler for Senate District 7!
I don’t understand why Collins asked Vance to take care of the widow instead of asking him to respond to the fact that this unsanctioned war is leaving widows w/o traditional veterans’ benefits.
September 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I don’t understand why Collins asked Vance to take care of the widow instead of asking him to respond to the fact that this unsanctioned war is leaving widows w/o traditional veterans’ benefits.
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Political corruption is rampant in North Carolina's state legislature, and it makes a lot of people feel hopeless. If that's you, hey - that's totally understandable.
But you should know that there ARE good people working in our state's politics. But more of them need to speak up.
But you should know that there ARE good people working in our state's politics. But more of them need to speak up.
August 19, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Political corruption is rampant in North Carolina's state legislature, and it makes a lot of people feel hopeless. If that's you, hey - that's totally understandable.
But you should know that there ARE good people working in our state's politics. But more of them need to speak up.
But you should know that there ARE good people working in our state's politics. But more of them need to speak up.
This is a fascist bill.
Stein to Veto Bill Allowing Chief Justice to Suspend Judges Without Pay
GOP lawmakers say the bill improves judicial accountability, but Democrats say it would embolden Republican Paul Newby to target judges with opposing viewpoints.
GOP lawmakers say the bill improves judicial accountability, but Democrats say it would embolden Republican Paul Newby to target judges with opposing viewpoints.
Stein to Veto Bill Allowing Chief Justice to Suspend Judges Without Pay
GOP lawmakers say the bill improves judicial accountability, but Democrats say it would embolden Republicans to target judges with opposing viewpoints.
www.theassemblync.com
August 17, 2026 at 11:19 AM
This is a fascist bill.
I dunno how this will go. I think Collins is extremely vulnerable. But nothing has changed in Maine wrt abortion which is when shit actually hits the fan.
But absolutely support putting justices in political ads. Wish it weren’t so
But absolutely support putting justices in political ads. Wish it weren’t so
Nobody in the U.S. Senate is more responsible for the overturning of Roe v. Wade than Susan Collins. In November, we will defeat her.
July 23, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I dunno how this will go. I think Collins is extremely vulnerable. But nothing has changed in Maine wrt abortion which is when shit actually hits the fan.
But absolutely support putting justices in political ads. Wish it weren’t so
But absolutely support putting justices in political ads. Wish it weren’t so
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Nobody in the U.S. Senate is more responsible for the overturning of Roe v. Wade than Susan Collins. In November, we will defeat her.
July 23, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Nobody in the U.S. Senate is more responsible for the overturning of Roe v. Wade than Susan Collins. In November, we will defeat her.
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Andy Bowline, the Democratic candidate for State Senate District 31 (Forsyth & Stokes), created this remarkable dashboard where you can break down the new budget by topic, provision, browse appropriations and earmarks, and more. Super impressive!
https://andycantwin.com/budget/
https://andycantwin.com/budget/
July 7, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Andy Bowline, the Democratic candidate for State Senate District 31 (Forsyth & Stokes), created this remarkable dashboard where you can break down the new budget by topic, provision, browse appropriations and earmarks, and more. Super impressive!
https://andycantwin.com/budget/
https://andycantwin.com/budget/
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The discourse around the Supreme Court term would be much improved, I think, if people focused on the center of the Court as being very much part of the GOP coalition, rather than focusing entirely on whether it is or is not doing Trump’s bidding specifically.
July 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The discourse around the Supreme Court term would be much improved, I think, if people focused on the center of the Court as being very much part of the GOP coalition, rather than focusing entirely on whether it is or is not doing Trump’s bidding specifically.
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Question: do you know who your representatives are in the North Carolina state legislature?
Most people - almost 80%, in fact - don't. That's why we created a source where anyone can find basic information about how our state legislature works: https://carolinaforward.org/legislature
Most people - almost 80%, in fact - don't. That's why we created a source where anyone can find basic information about how our state legislature works: https://carolinaforward.org/legislature
July 2, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Question: do you know who your representatives are in the North Carolina state legislature?
Most people - almost 80%, in fact - don't. That's why we created a source where anyone can find basic information about how our state legislature works: https://carolinaforward.org/legislature
Most people - almost 80%, in fact - don't. That's why we created a source where anyone can find basic information about how our state legislature works: https://carolinaforward.org/legislature
This is correct
John Roberts: the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to ignore blatant discrimination on the basis of race www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/06/john...
John Roberts: the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to ignore blatant discrimination on the basis of race - Lawyers, Guns & Money
As one part of what as Paul observed earlier was a fresh new day of appalling opinions, the Court today allowed the Trump administration to systematically terminate TPS status for immigrants from Syri...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
June 26, 2026 at 2:40 PM
This is correct
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NC Republicans continue to attempt to suppress the vote of college students whom they fear might actually be informed.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
Republican officials say GOP and NC auditor pressured them to reject voting site
One member resigned ahead of the meeting, saying his “moral position” had been called into question by entities outside the board.
www.newsobserver.com
June 3, 2026 at 7:37 PM
NC Republicans continue to attempt to suppress the vote of college students whom they fear might actually be informed.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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You come to me, on the day of my son's wedding, which I am not attending
May 22, 2026 at 10:38 PM
You come to me, on the day of my son's wedding, which I am not attending
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In 1984, two things help explain this. First, we had just been through a period of inflation that was vastly worse than the pandemic inflation, and had lasted much longer. As in, well over a decade.
www.dallasfed.org/-/media/Imag...
www.dallasfed.org/-/media/Imag...
April 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
In 1984, two things help explain this. First, we had just been through a period of inflation that was vastly worse than the pandemic inflation, and had lasted much longer. As in, well over a decade.
www.dallasfed.org/-/media/Imag...
www.dallasfed.org/-/media/Imag...
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This resource, also authored by Ann McColl, is a terrific introduction and primer on all things Leandro/Hoke v NC
www.ednc.org/everything-y...
www.ednc.org/everything-y...
April 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
This resource, also authored by Ann McColl, is a terrific introduction and primer on all things Leandro/Hoke v NC
www.ednc.org/everything-y...
www.ednc.org/everything-y...
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By a 4–3 vote, the North Carolina Supreme Court's Republicans toss out a long-running lawsuit seeking to enforce the state constitution's guarantee of a quality public education for all children. The one reasonable Republican dissents, as do the two Democrats. www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...
April 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
By a 4–3 vote, the North Carolina Supreme Court's Republicans toss out a long-running lawsuit seeking to enforce the state constitution's guarantee of a quality public education for all children. The one reasonable Republican dissents, as do the two Democrats. www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...
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What should North Carolina do about datacenters?
The biggest problem with datacenters is that they're forcing everyone else to pay more to subsidize their business. Our lawmakers are completely capable of putting an end to the subsidies - here's how.
The biggest problem with datacenters is that they're forcing everyone else to pay more to subsidize their business. Our lawmakers are completely capable of putting an end to the subsidies - here's how.
March 9, 2026 at 10:54 AM
What should North Carolina do about datacenters?
The biggest problem with datacenters is that they're forcing everyone else to pay more to subsidize their business. Our lawmakers are completely capable of putting an end to the subsidies - here's how.
The biggest problem with datacenters is that they're forcing everyone else to pay more to subsidize their business. Our lawmakers are completely capable of putting an end to the subsidies - here's how.
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The Alleged Trump Victim's Claims about Blackmail Are as Important as Her Claims about Rape
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The Alleged Trump Victim's Claims about Blackmail Are as Important as Her Claims about Rape - emptywheel
One day before Jeffrey Epstein suicided, the woman who claimed Donald Trump had abused her told the FBI that Epstein and Trump had spoken about blackmail in front of her.
emptywheel.net
March 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The Alleged Trump Victim's Claims about Blackmail Are as Important as Her Claims about Rape
emptywheel.net/the-alleged-...
emptywheel.net/the-alleged-...