Beatrice Sexton
@bsexton.bsky.social
Gen Xer, INFJ, Player Hater, doing my best to be an Ally, "nolite te bastardes carborundorum," she/her
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Hits differently when Democrats insult people's intelligence. Gift link below. #ncpol
A reporter asked Cary's Mayor how he handles conflicts of interest, and he responded by saying the question was "insulting."
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
A reporter asked Cary's Mayor how he handles conflicts of interest, and he responded by saying the question was "insulting."
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
A company invited Cary staff to dinner. The offer came from the mayor.
Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht consults for an engineering firm that does work for the town and for clients seeking town approvals.
www.newsobserver.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Hits differently when Democrats insult people's intelligence. Gift link below. #ncpol
A reporter asked Cary's Mayor how he handles conflicts of interest, and he responded by saying the question was "insulting."
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
A reporter asked Cary's Mayor how he handles conflicts of interest, and he responded by saying the question was "insulting."
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
Literally, no one has ever told me these things.
Some of the sh*ttiest writing I've read in a while:
Some of the sh*ttiest writing I've read in a while:
“Woman Enjoying Career Literally Made Possible by Feminism Declares Feminism a Failure”
December 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Literally, no one has ever told me these things.
Some of the sh*ttiest writing I've read in a while:
Some of the sh*ttiest writing I've read in a while:
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you are not prepared for this, i promise
December 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
you are not prepared for this, i promise
If you've never menstruated, then chances are that you don't fully understand the value of free tampons to people who need them.
No one has ever schlepped around tampons. Yes, 5600 tampons is a large quantity, but they're small & light weight.
JFC, some people don't know when to be quiet.
No one has ever schlepped around tampons. Yes, 5600 tampons is a large quantity, but they're small & light weight.
JFC, some people don't know when to be quiet.
Turning campaigns into mutual aid hubs isn’t good for campaigns or mutual aid! Your campaign manager should be entirely too busy to schlep around 5600 tampons!
December 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If you've never menstruated, then chances are that you don't fully understand the value of free tampons to people who need them.
No one has ever schlepped around tampons. Yes, 5600 tampons is a large quantity, but they're small & light weight.
JFC, some people don't know when to be quiet.
No one has ever schlepped around tampons. Yes, 5600 tampons is a large quantity, but they're small & light weight.
JFC, some people don't know when to be quiet.
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DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
December 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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OMG it’s a bus full of cuties
December 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
OMG it’s a bus full of cuties
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Merry Christmas from somewhere near Greensboro, NC.
December 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Merry Christmas from somewhere near Greensboro, NC.
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NORAD is being hypocritical tonight as they allow a non-USA citizen over the boarder to distribute goods that aren't tariffed. Santa must be treated as a criminal so the kids will know the new rules. Enjoy your two pencils and doll.
December 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
NORAD is being hypocritical tonight as they allow a non-USA citizen over the boarder to distribute goods that aren't tariffed. Santa must be treated as a criminal so the kids will know the new rules. Enjoy your two pencils and doll.
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This is fine. 🔥
Board member Bob Rucho appears to have fallen asleep and had to be called on multiple times before popping back up to vote #ncpol
December 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This is fine. 🔥
Hoping an #ncpol reporter looks into this conflict of interest regarding Dave Boliek overseeing the State Board of Elections:
OSA absolutely cannot audit the elections boards given that they oversee that. That’s the highest level conflict of interest/independence impairment. It’s absurd that Boliek can claim that he might still be able to do it. But his office is regularly violating auditing standards.
December 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Hoping an #ncpol reporter looks into this conflict of interest regarding Dave Boliek overseeing the State Board of Elections:
9/ Officials, including director Sam Hayes and the state auditor Dave Boliek, told ProPublica they were focused on running fair and nonpartisan elections.
Boliek said the board was dedicated to making “it easy to vote and hard to cheat in North Carolina.”
www.wunc.org/politics/202...
Boliek said the board was dedicated to making “it easy to vote and hard to cheat in North Carolina.”
www.wunc.org/politics/202...
Q&A: State Auditor Dave Boliek on running elections, investigating DMV and Helene spending
Since Republican Dave Boliek won last year’s election for state auditor, the position has been getting more powerful. He’s now responsible for appointing and overseeing the State Board of Elections, a...
www.wunc.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”
Perry: The return of the r-word
"These days, the r-word slur has become a staple of the American right wing, uttered with few professional or social consequences," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”
I'm glad it isn't just me who's confused by this contradiction:
"The North Carolina GOP’s effort to rein in executive power at the state level stands in sharp contrast to the Trump administration’s efforts to expand such power federally."
Thanks, @dougbockclark.bsky.social #ncpol
"The North Carolina GOP’s effort to rein in executive power at the state level stands in sharp contrast to the Trump administration’s efforts to expand such power federally."
Thanks, @dougbockclark.bsky.social #ncpol
NEW: For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections.
This year, it finally succeeded.
This year, it finally succeeded.
Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors
For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it finally succeeded.
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'm glad it isn't just me who's confused by this contradiction:
"The North Carolina GOP’s effort to rein in executive power at the state level stands in sharp contrast to the Trump administration’s efforts to expand such power federally."
Thanks, @dougbockclark.bsky.social #ncpol
"The North Carolina GOP’s effort to rein in executive power at the state level stands in sharp contrast to the Trump administration’s efforts to expand such power federally."
Thanks, @dougbockclark.bsky.social #ncpol
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“North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has scheduled a hearing for May 4, 2026, to consider a proposed 68.3% average increase in dwelling insurance rates requested by the North Carolina Rate Bureau.”
#affordability #NCpol #demsec
wcti12.com/news/local/n...
#affordability #NCpol #demsec
wcti12.com/news/local/n...
NC insurance commissioner schedules May hearing on proposed 68.3% rate hike
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has scheduled a hearing for May 4, 2026, to consider a proposed 68.3% average increase in dwelling insurance r
wcti12.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has scheduled a hearing for May 4, 2026, to consider a proposed 68.3% average increase in dwelling insurance rates requested by the North Carolina Rate Bureau.”
#affordability #NCpol #demsec
wcti12.com/news/local/n...
#affordability #NCpol #demsec
wcti12.com/news/local/n...
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As long as we're renaming buildings
December 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
As long as we're renaming buildings
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Does America need Steven Pinker, Ross Douthat (if that really is his real name), CBS News, The Free Press and Bari Weiss?
December 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Does America need Steven Pinker, Ross Douthat (if that really is his real name), CBS News, The Free Press and Bari Weiss?
From my British friend:
December 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
From my British friend:
Ted Budd says "Communist China" will benefit if Americans have greater access to marijuana.
Gawd bless anyone who believes this. #ncpol
www.newsweek.com/marijuana-re...
Gawd bless anyone who believes this. #ncpol
www.newsweek.com/marijuana-re...
Donald Trump's marijuana reclassification plan faces Republican rebuke
GOP senators urged Trump to keep marijuana classified as a Schedule I drug, warning rescheduling would harm public safety.
www.newsweek.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Ted Budd says "Communist China" will benefit if Americans have greater access to marijuana.
Gawd bless anyone who believes this. #ncpol
www.newsweek.com/marijuana-re...
Gawd bless anyone who believes this. #ncpol
www.newsweek.com/marijuana-re...
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Within weeks of New York banning phones in school, teachers began to notice an incidental (and arguably even more compelling) benefit: The teens were talking to one another. nymag.com/intelligence...
How the Phone Ban Saved High School
Since the bell-to-bell device lockup, teens in New York have rediscovered the simple pleasures of conversation, board games, and poker.
nymag.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Within weeks of New York banning phones in school, teachers began to notice an incidental (and arguably even more compelling) benefit: The teens were talking to one another. nymag.com/intelligence...
PBS reports that trump spoke 140-150 words per minute in his speech tonight. He normally speaks 70 wpm.
December 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
PBS reports that trump spoke 140-150 words per minute in his speech tonight. He normally speaks 70 wpm.
You might be a sicko if you support posting the pictures and names of children on social media who may or may not have been victims of sexual assault.
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
You might be a sicko if you support posting the pictures and names of children on social media who may or may not have been victims of sexual assault.