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Opinion: On The Republican Dumpster Fire #ncpol www.politicsnc.com/p/the-republ...
The Republican dumpster fire
It's been a doozy of a month for the GOP.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Opinion: On The Republican Dumpster Fire #ncpol www.politicsnc.com/p/the-republ...
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Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
‘Toxic Soup’: PFAS and other contaminants surged in French Broad River after Helene, study finds #environment
‘Toxic Soup’: PFAS and other contaminants surged in French Broad River after Helene, study finds
Research shows hurricanes can wash sewage, chemicals and “everything in people’s garages” into NC waterways, and how to prevent it.
www.northcarolinahealthnews.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
‘Toxic Soup’: PFAS and other contaminants surged in French Broad River after Helene, study finds #environment
The Trump administration wants to make everyone apply for Food Stamps
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The Trump administration wants everyone to reapply for food stamps. What does that mean? • NC Newsline
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ call for a close reexamination of the 42 million people who receive federal food aid has befuddled advocates and lawmakers, coming mere days after…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Trump administration wants to make everyone apply for Food Stamps
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is waiting to resign until Jan. 5. That’s two days after she crosses the five-year threshold to qualify for a lifetime congressional pension. Maybe she’s not so different from the politicians she detests.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene is waiting to resign until Jan. 5. That’s two days after she crosses the five-year threshold to qualify for a lifetime congressional pension. Maybe she’s not so different from the politicians she detests.
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Understand that the Halligan thing is 100% Pam Bondi's fuck-up. She could have appointed Halligan Special Attorney and this thing would still be alive.
So it's not just that HALLIGAN is an incompetent bigot.
It's that Bondi is too.
So it's not just that HALLIGAN is an incompetent bigot.
It's that Bondi is too.
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Understand that the Halligan thing is 100% Pam Bondi's fuck-up. She could have appointed Halligan Special Attorney and this thing would still be alive.
So it's not just that HALLIGAN is an incompetent bigot.
It's that Bondi is too.
So it's not just that HALLIGAN is an incompetent bigot.
It's that Bondi is too.
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Creative art quilt patterns from a North Carolina quilter, instant downloads - now on seasonal sale #quilts
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November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Creative art quilt patterns from a North Carolina quilter, instant downloads - now on seasonal sale #quilts
www.etsy.com/shop/VickiPr...?
www.etsy.com/shop/VickiPr...?
Asheville's Emma Neighborhood seeks to preserve mobile homes as long term affordable housing - opposes
townhome development.
townhome development.
Emma group fights townhouse development to preserve mobile homes as long-term affordable housing • Asheville Watchdog
Owning the land beneath their mobile home has given Laura Garcia and her husband the security to replace its ceilings, rebuild its exterior, add on a front porch and apply a fresh coat of light gray…
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November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Asheville's Emma Neighborhood seeks to preserve mobile homes as long term affordable housing - opposes
townhome development.
townhome development.
Trump's FDA Just Approved the Use of Forever Chemicals on Vegetables and Weakened other pollution
regulations. #pollution
regulations. #pollution
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November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Trump's FDA Just Approved the Use of Forever Chemicals on Vegetables and Weakened other pollution
regulations. #pollution
regulations. #pollution
$20 to $30 more per month: Duke Energy customers could see another rate increase
Duke Energy is seeking a 15% rate increase over the next two years, which would see customers paying an additional $20 to $30 per month by 2028.
Duke Energy is seeking a 15% rate increase over the next two years, which would see customers paying an additional $20 to $30 per month by 2028.
$20 to $30 more per month: Duke Energy customers could see another rate increase
Duke Energy is seeking a 15% rate increase over the next two years, which would see customers paying an additional $20 to $30 per month by 2028.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
$20 to $30 more per month: Duke Energy customers could see another rate increase
Duke Energy is seeking a 15% rate increase over the next two years, which would see customers paying an additional $20 to $30 per month by 2028.
Duke Energy is seeking a 15% rate increase over the next two years, which would see customers paying an additional $20 to $30 per month by 2028.
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Documentary: The Swannanoa Speaks
A River Speaks - Orion Magazine
What might the water have to say to us a year after the flood?
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November 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Documentary: The Swannanoa Speaks
As the Border Patrol Flooded Charlotte, residents ask, Why Us?
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November 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
As the Border Patrol Flooded Charlotte, residents ask, Why Us?
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Documentary: The Swannanoa Speaks
A River Speaks - Orion Magazine
What might the water have to say to us a year after the flood?
orionmagazine.org
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Documentary: The Swannanoa Speaks
Trump's advantage with young men is rapidly disappearing
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Trump's honeymoon with young male voters is over
In 2024 a stunning wave of enthusiasm for Trump among men in their 20s helped propel him to the White House . They were a key part of the MAGA coalition he built. But now, many are turning.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Trump's advantage with young men is rapidly disappearing
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It left a trail of destruction, but DOGE is now toast
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November 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It left a trail of destruction, but DOGE is now toast
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Duke Energy Wants to Burn More Coal To Meet Energy Needs- Some of it for Data Centers #energy #environment www.ncwarn.org/2025/10/duke...?
Duke Energy wants coal, gas for rising power needs. Clean-energy groups object. - The News & Observer - NC WARN
By Martha Quillin Duke Energy expects North Carolina’s electricity demands to soar over the next 15 years and says it will meet the need reliably and affordably by building new gas and nuclear power p...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Duke Energy Wants to Burn More Coal To Meet Energy Needs- Some of it for Data Centers #energy #environment www.ncwarn.org/2025/10/duke...?
Tracking the 'Fall Line' across North Carolina
North Carolina, Naturally: The Fall Line | Our State
Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice explores the town of Weldon, where the Roanoke River signifies the geological shift where the Piedmont meets the Coastal Plain.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Tracking the 'Fall Line' across North Carolina
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Another Trump policy driving a wedge between him and his base: Letting AI run wild: archive.ph/Yv0Pe
November 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Another Trump policy driving a wedge between him and his base: Letting AI run wild: archive.ph/Yv0Pe
The Adopt-a-Station effort to help struggling public media
small stations in rural areas are particularly hard hit by the
halt in federal funding: adoptastation.org
small stations in rural areas are particularly hard hit by the
halt in federal funding: adoptastation.org
Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media
Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.
adoptastation.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Adopt-a-Station effort to help struggling public media
small stations in rural areas are particularly hard hit by the
halt in federal funding: adoptastation.org
small stations in rural areas are particularly hard hit by the
halt in federal funding: adoptastation.org