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Grace Tenkay
@gracie28.bsky.social
A progressive, professional Geek. Science & Tech. Refugee from X.
Cary, NC No DM's please.
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Residents get sticker shock as they check the new higher rates for the Affordable Care Act. Congress could have prevented this. avlwatchdog.org/theres-no-wa...
“There’s no way”: Huge ACA premium hikes force Buncombe policyholders to make hard choices, including dropping coverage • Asheville Watchdog
Virginia Gilbert was shocked and angry after she learned last week that premiums for her Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance policy will more than double next year, jumping from $930 to $2,042. She wa...
avlwatchdog.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If Netflix buys Warner Brothers, they say they'll continue to release movies in theatres
archive.ph
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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North Carolina's remarkable Linn Cove Viaduct, in Avery County - opened in 1987. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linn_Co...
November 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Too Big to Split? Latest Meta anti-trust decision shows Silicon Valley companies are moving too fast for the government to keep up:
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November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If Ellison gets his way the Saudis may soon own a big chunk of American broadcast media
Ellisons tap Saudis to fund news media takeover
If the Saudi crown prince...
americanprospect.bluelena.io
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Study suggests we are already stuck with extreme heatwaves for at least one thousand years. The worst is yet to come. #climate www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Damned if we do but completely stuffed if we don’t’: heatwaves will worsen longer net zero is delayed
A new study suggests heatwaves will not revert back towards preindustrial conditions for at least 1,000 years after emissions target reached
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In a democracy, this is a problem.
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Medicaid fight between governor, GOP lawmakers spills into NC auditor’s findings
'Bureaucracy over people's needs? But his report may be misleading. #ncpol
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November 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Cary, NC, yesterday. No due process. Appearance and association only basis for detention, handcuffing and driven away only to be released 2 miles away, belongings thrown on ground with contempt.
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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America’s Free Press Faces a Supreme Reckoning
Conservative judges and activists hope to overturn a case considered a cornerstone of freedom of expression in America. An attack on NYT vs Sullivan would be a severe threat to the First Amendment.

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America’s Free Press Faces a Supreme Reckoning
Conservative judges and activists hope to overturn a case considered a cornerstone of freedom of expression in America. An attack on NYT vs Sullivan would be a severe threat to the First Amendment.
jeoshea.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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A reporter sets out to track down his friend's killer only to discover murder of another kind in the Appalachian mountains. #KindleUnlimited #books #booksky
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November 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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ICE is now in North Carolina's capital city, Raleigh. Expected to begin arrest operations soon. www.wral.com/news/local/f...
Federal immigration agents plan Raleigh operations as early as Tuesday, mayor says
Federal immigration agents are on the ground in Raleigh and plan to conduct operations in the area as soon as Tuesday, according to Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell.
www.wral.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
De-Minted and De-Mented
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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North Carolina hemp stores, farms prepare to fight federal ban
‘We can’t really pivot’: North Carolina hemp stores, farms prepare to fight federal ban • NC Newsline
North Carolina hemp business owners and their counterparts across the U.S. are bracing for a 2026 ban and advocating to reverse it.
ncnewsline.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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The time quickly approaches for North Carolina's black bears to retire for much of the winter.
Humans are their biggest predators: #nature
Silent Giants | Our State
From eastern pocosins to mountain hollows, black bears shape North Carolina’s wild places with persistence, silence, and strength.
www.ourstate.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Bezos goes big into AI www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Sen. Chris Murphy just said Trump was “at the center of a child sex trafficking ring” as the Epstein file vote nears. If a senator is saying that out loud, the files must be worse than we think? America deserves to see it!

#ReleaseTheFiles
#USDemocracy
#Pinks

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'Could bring him down': Senator says Trump was 'clearly at center of child sex ring' — Raw Story
With a vote on releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein just days away, Sen.
apple.news
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Feathering his own nest... Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October including new investments in sectors benefiting from his policies, financial disclosures made public on Saturday showed.
Trump Buys At Least $82 Million In Bonds Since Late August, Disclosures Show
According to the forms released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, Trump carried out more than 175 financial purchases from August 28 through October 2.
www.huffpost.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM