Billman
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I report on North Carolina courts and politics for @theassemblync.bsky.social. (jeffrey@theassemblync.com). Sometimes I make music. I’m probably tired.
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Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
Curious why Fox News thinks DeCarlos Brown was released from prison b/c of a 2021 COVID settlement when state records show that he’d already been released in September 2020 b/c his sentence had concluded.
www.foxnews.com/us/charlotte...
webapps.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffe...
www.foxnews.com/us/charlotte...
webapps.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffe...
Charlotte rail murder suspect linked to inmate release approved under ex-Dem governor, GOP alleges
The suspect in the Charlotte rail murder case was released from prison during a mass inmate release authorized under a former Democratic governor, state GOP says.
www.foxnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Curious why Fox News thinks DeCarlos Brown was released from prison b/c of a 2021 COVID settlement when state records show that he’d already been released in September 2020 b/c his sentence had concluded.
www.foxnews.com/us/charlotte...
webapps.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffe...
www.foxnews.com/us/charlotte...
webapps.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffe...
As Justice Kavanaugh might say, she was “briefly inconvenienced.”
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
As Justice Kavanaugh might say, she was “briefly inconvenienced.”
Is he planning to make the illegal thing extra super duper illegal?
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Is he planning to make the illegal thing extra super duper illegal?
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Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
Nothing says projecting strength like having all of your traditional allies denounce you at once.
Bessent on Greenland: "Peace through strength. Make it part of the US and there will not be a conflict because the US right now, we're the hottest country in the world, we're the strongest country in the world. Europeans project weakness. The US projects strength."
January 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Nothing says projecting strength like having all of your traditional allies denounce you at once.
Stephen Miller sees three women on TV at once and demands an entire franchise be handed over to a 94-year-old. (I thought the new show was fun, fwiw.)
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Stephen Miller sees three women on TV at once and demands an entire franchise be handed over to a 94-year-old. (I thought the new show was fun, fwiw.)
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BREAKING
Two people have been found dead at the home of director and actor Rob Reiner.
The LA Fire Department said the ages of the two victims is 78 and 68 which matches the ages of Rob and his wife Michele.
Full Story: bit.ly/497DhMd
Two people have been found dead at the home of director and actor Rob Reiner.
The LA Fire Department said the ages of the two victims is 78 and 68 which matches the ages of Rob and his wife Michele.
Full Story: bit.ly/497DhMd
December 15, 2025 at 2:08 AM
BREAKING
Two people have been found dead at the home of director and actor Rob Reiner.
The LA Fire Department said the ages of the two victims is 78 and 68 which matches the ages of Rob and his wife Michele.
Full Story: bit.ly/497DhMd
Two people have been found dead at the home of director and actor Rob Reiner.
The LA Fire Department said the ages of the two victims is 78 and 68 which matches the ages of Rob and his wife Michele.
Full Story: bit.ly/497DhMd
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Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
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One of the best uses of Roman-numeral suffixes ever
December 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
One of the best uses of Roman-numeral suffixes ever
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Border Patrol can operate anywhere in the country. The 100 mile zone is where they have heightened vehicle stop authority.
I'm guess Border Patrol goons are allowed to operate in Charlotte because it's within 100 miles of the South of the Border rest stop on I-95? I can't think of any real border that's close by
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Border Patrol can operate anywhere in the country. The 100 mile zone is where they have heightened vehicle stop authority.
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I just remembered this from Glenn Kessler 3 months ago
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I just remembered this from Glenn Kessler 3 months ago
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To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
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Both of the Georgia Public Service Commissioner Special Election seats called for Dems.
This won't get the attention of VA/NJ/CA/NYC but for students of southern politics is incredibly imp--a rare ex. of Dems holding statewide elected offices in the South outside of NC & VA.
This won't get the attention of VA/NJ/CA/NYC but for students of southern politics is incredibly imp--a rare ex. of Dems holding statewide elected offices in the South outside of NC & VA.
November 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Both of the Georgia Public Service Commissioner Special Election seats called for Dems.
This won't get the attention of VA/NJ/CA/NYC but for students of southern politics is incredibly imp--a rare ex. of Dems holding statewide elected offices in the South outside of NC & VA.
This won't get the attention of VA/NJ/CA/NYC but for students of southern politics is incredibly imp--a rare ex. of Dems holding statewide elected offices in the South outside of NC & VA.
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I have no words.
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I have no words.
Just trying to imagine the reaction if a Dem president ordered generals to fly home and told them they'd be deployed to "straighten out," e.g., Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma.
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
September 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Just trying to imagine the reaction if a Dem president ordered generals to fly home and told them they'd be deployed to "straighten out," e.g., Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma.
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pete hegseth, who you will recall has been accused of domestic abuse and sexual assault, has announced a new policy by which you cannot file anonymous complaints of mistreatment. sex criminal solidarity.
September 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
pete hegseth, who you will recall has been accused of domestic abuse and sexual assault, has announced a new policy by which you cannot file anonymous complaints of mistreatment. sex criminal solidarity.
Reminder that Thom Tillis cast the deciding vote to put this weekend Fox News host in charge of the Pentagon.
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
September 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Reminder that Thom Tillis cast the deciding vote to put this weekend Fox News host in charge of the Pentagon.
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NEW: Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
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But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
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Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene
An analysis by ProPublica and The Assembly of the more rural counties in North Carolina hardest hit by Helene shows that the households that got the most aid tended to have the highest incomes.
www.propublica.org
September 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
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CHOTINER: So You created us right
GOD: Yes
CHOTINER: In Your image
GOD: Yes
CHOTINER: And sometimes we do bad things
GOD: Oh Yes
CHOTINER: And then you send plagues and floods
GOD: OK I think I see where you are going with this
GOD: Yes
CHOTINER: In Your image
GOD: Yes
CHOTINER: And sometimes we do bad things
GOD: Oh Yes
CHOTINER: And then you send plagues and floods
GOD: OK I think I see where you are going with this
September 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
CHOTINER: So You created us right
GOD: Yes
CHOTINER: In Your image
GOD: Yes
CHOTINER: And sometimes we do bad things
GOD: Oh Yes
CHOTINER: And then you send plagues and floods
GOD: OK I think I see where you are going with this
GOD: Yes
CHOTINER: In Your image
GOD: Yes
CHOTINER: And sometimes we do bad things
GOD: Oh Yes
CHOTINER: And then you send plagues and floods
GOD: OK I think I see where you are going with this
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Apple has decided a show about taking down white nationalists is too sensitive to air in the wake of Charlie Kirk's murder
Jessica Chastain’s Apple TV+ Drama ‘The Savant’ Postponed Following Charlie Kirk Assassination
Jessica Chastain's Apple TV+ drama 'The Savant' has been postponed following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
variety.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Apple has decided a show about taking down white nationalists is too sensitive to air in the wake of Charlie Kirk's murder