Damon Seils
@damonseils.bsky.social
Science communicator and a former mayor of Carrboro, North Carolina, among other things. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ damonseils.org
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Damon Seils
@damonseils.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hi, Bluesky. 👋🏻 I’m a science communicator in my work life, a former smallish-town mayor in my public life. I post about Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Orange County, North Carolina; local and state politics; land use and transportation; LGBTQ+ issues; and occasional highlights from everyday life.
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
This news makes me happy.
EXCLUSIVE: Chapel Hill native and former town council member Karen Stegman plans to run in the primary election for the Board of Orange County Commissioners next year.
Here’s what she told us about her plans:
Here’s what she told us about her plans:
EXCLUSIVE: Karen Stegman Announces Campaign for Orange County Commissioner Seat - Chapelboro.com
Chapel Hill native and former town council member Karen Stegman plans to run for the Board of Orange County Commissioners in 2026.
chapelboro.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This news makes me happy.
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That ghastly whiteness it is which imparts such an abhorrent mildness, even more loathsome than terrific, to the dumb gloating
November 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
That ghastly whiteness it is which imparts such an abhorrent mildness, even more loathsome than terrific, to the dumb gloating
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oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
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For two decades, Paul Newby has pushed to make judicial elections in North Carolina explicitly partisan and consistently backed initiatives by Republican lawmakers to strip power away from North Carolina’s governor.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
For two decades, Paul Newby has pushed to make judicial elections in North Carolina explicitly partisan and consistently backed initiatives by Republican lawmakers to strip power away from North Carolina’s governor.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
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While we do not agree on all issues, I want to publicly thank UNC-CH Chancellor Lee Roberts for clearly stating today in Faculty Council that UNC cannot and will not sign Trump's Compact, because it raises irresolvable issues of academic freedom. That was important for faculty & students to hear.
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
While we do not agree on all issues, I want to publicly thank UNC-CH Chancellor Lee Roberts for clearly stating today in Faculty Council that UNC cannot and will not sign Trump's Compact, because it raises irresolvable issues of academic freedom. That was important for faculty & students to hear.
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This week’s elections prove that when candidates focus on the issues that really matter to voters– like healthcare, education, and the climate crisis, rather than attacking transgender people; they win. From Virginia to New York– anti-trans hate is a losing issue.
Election Night Proved Democrats Don’t Need to Abandon Trans People to Win
Mamdani, Spanberger and other wins tell Dems: you don’t need to cave on transgender rights to win an election.
www.them.us
November 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This week’s elections prove that when candidates focus on the issues that really matter to voters– like healthcare, education, and the climate crisis, rather than attacking transgender people; they win. From Virginia to New York– anti-trans hate is a losing issue.
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Your hometown radio station has once again been honored as the best in North Carolina.
The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters named 97.9 The Hill WCHL as its 2025 Non-Metro Station of the Year Wednesday at its annual awards luncheon.
The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters named 97.9 The Hill WCHL as its 2025 Non-Metro Station of the Year Wednesday at its annual awards luncheon.
97.9 The Hill Named NCAB's 2025 Non-Metro Station of the Year - Chapelboro.com
The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters named 97.9 The Hill WCHL as its 2025 Non-Metro Station of the Year Wednesday.
chapelboro.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Your hometown radio station has once again been honored as the best in North Carolina.
The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters named 97.9 The Hill WCHL as its 2025 Non-Metro Station of the Year Wednesday at its annual awards luncheon.
The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters named 97.9 The Hill WCHL as its 2025 Non-Metro Station of the Year Wednesday at its annual awards luncheon.
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With no more votes expected in NC this year, Republicans will have gotten the least amount of things done in any long session since taking control of the General Assembly in 2011. My look at just how (un)productive the past 10 months have been--> #ncpol
andersonalerts.substack.com/p/nc-leg-202...
andersonalerts.substack.com/p/nc-leg-202...
The Sleepy Session
With North Carolina lawmakers not planning any more votes this year, GOP leadership has concluded a historically unproductive long session.
andersonalerts.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
With no more votes expected in NC this year, Republicans will have gotten the least amount of things done in any long session since taking control of the General Assembly in 2011. My look at just how (un)productive the past 10 months have been--> #ncpol
andersonalerts.substack.com/p/nc-leg-202...
andersonalerts.substack.com/p/nc-leg-202...
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Reeling from the scale of the SNAP cliff. In Orange County NC alone: 8700 individual SNAP recipients in 4683 families.
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reeling from the scale of the SNAP cliff. In Orange County NC alone: 8700 individual SNAP recipients in 4683 families.
What Is Ezra Klein Thinking? newrepublic.com/article/2011... via @newrepublic.com
What Is Ezra Klein Thinking?
The New York Times columnist is asking the right questions, but pushing the wrong answers.
newrepublic.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What Is Ezra Klein Thinking? newrepublic.com/article/2011... via @newrepublic.com
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New York Times on hormone use for people who are transgender: A horrible crime against their bodies which needs to be critically examined to extreme ends.
New York Times on hormone use for women to boost their sex lives: Huh, this is cute!
New York Times on hormone use for women to boost their sex lives: Huh, this is cute!
‘I’m on Fire’: Testosterone Is Giving Women Back Their Sex Drive — and Then Some
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
New York Times on hormone use for people who are transgender: A horrible crime against their bodies which needs to be critically examined to extreme ends.
New York Times on hormone use for women to boost their sex lives: Huh, this is cute!
New York Times on hormone use for women to boost their sex lives: Huh, this is cute!
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When I served in the majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court, the court held that extreme partisan gerrymandering violated the state constitution. That ruling was rooted in the principle that voters should choose their representatives—not the other way around.
October 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
When I served in the majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court, the court held that extreme partisan gerrymandering violated the state constitution. That ruling was rooted in the principle that voters should choose their representatives—not the other way around.
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asylum but only for racists apparently www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
asylum but only for racists apparently www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Overheard in Carrboro: “I’m going to be the gayest thing that ever happened to Easton, Pennsylvania.”
October 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Overheard in Carrboro: “I’m going to be the gayest thing that ever happened to Easton, Pennsylvania.”
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Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.
I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.
I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.
October 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.
I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.
I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.
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Got a gig at The Drakeford tonight!
Former Mayor Damon Seils and I are having a conversation with School Board & Town of Carrboro candidates about what they hope to accomplish/ managing challenges like housing, school enrollments, flooding and other thorny issues. 6-8pm downstairs in the theatre
Former Mayor Damon Seils and I are having a conversation with School Board & Town of Carrboro candidates about what they hope to accomplish/ managing challenges like housing, school enrollments, flooding and other thorny issues. 6-8pm downstairs in the theatre
October 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Got a gig at The Drakeford tonight!
Former Mayor Damon Seils and I are having a conversation with School Board & Town of Carrboro candidates about what they hope to accomplish/ managing challenges like housing, school enrollments, flooding and other thorny issues. 6-8pm downstairs in the theatre
Former Mayor Damon Seils and I are having a conversation with School Board & Town of Carrboro candidates about what they hope to accomplish/ managing challenges like housing, school enrollments, flooding and other thorny issues. 6-8pm downstairs in the theatre
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Before (2021) and after (2025) of the utility easement along Bolin Creek in Carrboro. It's actually walkable now. Definitely check it out if you haven't been on it lately. A good preview of what it will be like to have a greenway through here .
October 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Before (2021) and after (2025) of the utility easement along Bolin Creek in Carrboro. It's actually walkable now. Definitely check it out if you haven't been on it lately. A good preview of what it will be like to have a greenway through here .
“It’s pronounced ‘cyclist.’” 🔥
October 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“It’s pronounced ‘cyclist.’” 🔥
On October 13 at 6:00 pm, the Orange County Democratic Party will host a candidate forum for the upcoming #Carrboro municipal and school board elections. Join us in the Drakeford Library Complex theater to meet candidates for mayor, council member, and school board. www.mobilize.us/orangecounty...
October 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
On October 13 at 6:00 pm, the Orange County Democratic Party will host a candidate forum for the upcoming #Carrboro municipal and school board elections. Join us in the Drakeford Library Complex theater to meet candidates for mayor, council member, and school board. www.mobilize.us/orangecounty...
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Happy National Coming Out Day! 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ❤️ Whether you are out and proud or still finding the language to understand your identity, just know that you are loved and our community is ready to welcome you. Learn more coming out resources from @trevorproject.bsky.social buff.ly/kZ9Eoo7
October 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Happy National Coming Out Day! 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ❤️ Whether you are out and proud or still finding the language to understand your identity, just know that you are loved and our community is ready to welcome you. Learn more coming out resources from @trevorproject.bsky.social buff.ly/kZ9Eoo7
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For some reason the Trump cert petition did not cite my piece, but figure it might become relevant
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
By Birth Alone: The Original Meaning of Birthright Citizenship and Subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States
The citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment entrenched birthright citizenship into the Constitution. Building on a recent revisionist scholarly literatur
papers.ssrn.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
For some reason the Trump cert petition did not cite my piece, but figure it might become relevant
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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this is, no exaggeration, some of the most loser shit i have ever seen in my life
Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."
September 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
this is, no exaggeration, some of the most loser shit i have ever seen in my life
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In Carrboro, we saw that new development in key locations, because of its MUCH stricter standards, can even catch and slow water from neighborhoods without controls and reduce flooding locally, even in a huge storm like Chantal.
Want to stop flooding? Build smart and retrofit older neighborhoods!
Want to stop flooding? Build smart and retrofit older neighborhoods!
We can address stormwater while building more homes
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Tonight, the Chapel Hill Town Council will consider whether or not to approve up to 700 homes in north Chapel Hill. (The vote itself is scheduled for October 22).
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Tonight, the Chapel Hill Town Council will consider whether or not to approve up to 700 homes in north Chapel Hill. (The vote itself is scheduled for October 22).
We can address stormwater while building more homes - Triangle Blog Blog
A group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.
triangleblogblog.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In Carrboro, we saw that new development in key locations, because of its MUCH stricter standards, can even catch and slow water from neighborhoods without controls and reduce flooding locally, even in a huge storm like Chantal.
Want to stop flooding? Build smart and retrofit older neighborhoods!
Want to stop flooding? Build smart and retrofit older neighborhoods!