Cristóbal Palmer
@palmerforcarrboro.com
Views expressed here are mine and not official positions of the Town or Council.
I run a lab where we teach students how to manage and maintain software for websites, streaming radio, and software mirrors. Come visit Carrboro. It’s lovely here.
I run a lab where we teach students how to manage and maintain software for websites, streaming radio, and software mirrors. Come visit Carrboro. It’s lovely here.
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Cristóbal Palmer
@palmerforcarrboro.com
· Nov 16
Help My Neighbor - OWASA
Help My Neighbor Do you Dare to Share? DONATE TODAY! This holiday season, Mayor Anderson and Mayor Foushee are daring the communities of Chapel Hill and Ca...
www.owasa.org
Shout-out to mayors Foushee and Anderson for encouraging folks to donate to the Care to Share program which supports families struggling to pay their water bills. What better way to get in the spirit of the season than to donate to help those in need. www.owasa.org/help-my-neig...
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Schumer seems to think that politics is something that just *happens* to politicians, like the weather — rather than something that *politicians actively engage in and shape.*
MSNBC reported Schumer's office felt that the longer that shutdown went on, the more likely it was that people would start to blame the Dems.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Schumer seems to think that politics is something that just *happens* to politicians, like the weather — rather than something that *politicians actively engage in and shape.*
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Not great! www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
October 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Not great! www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
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NEW: We just filed a lawsuit alongside 25 states to restore SNAP food assistance during the federal shutdown.
141,000 DC residents rely on SNAP to afford their meals — including 47,000 children and 24,000 seniors.
We will do everything in our power to prevent DC families from going hungry.
141,000 DC residents rely on SNAP to afford their meals — including 47,000 children and 24,000 seniors.
We will do everything in our power to prevent DC families from going hungry.
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: We just filed a lawsuit alongside 25 states to restore SNAP food assistance during the federal shutdown.
141,000 DC residents rely on SNAP to afford their meals — including 47,000 children and 24,000 seniors.
We will do everything in our power to prevent DC families from going hungry.
141,000 DC residents rely on SNAP to afford their meals — including 47,000 children and 24,000 seniors.
We will do everything in our power to prevent DC families from going hungry.
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Our community just donated thousands of menstrual products that are supporting families at IFC, Freedom House, UNC's Horizons program, and students through the Carolina Cupboard and CJ's Cupboard @uncpublichealth.bsky.social 🙏
October 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Our community just donated thousands of menstrual products that are supporting families at IFC, Freedom House, UNC's Horizons program, and students through the Carolina Cupboard and CJ's Cupboard @uncpublichealth.bsky.social 🙏
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“The boat strikes constitute murder,” Eugene R. Fidell told me. He used to be a JAG in the Coast Guard and is now at Yale Law School. The entire operation amounts to “treating the world as a free-fire zone,” he said.
If you're still not sure whether America risks sliding into authoritarianism, we talked to some Americans who know all about the improper use of violence
Hegseth Is Waging War Against the Laws of War
If you’re still not sure whether the United States is at risk of sliding into authoritarianism, talk to some Americans who know all about the proper and improper uses of violence. They are the men and women who are or were in the military’s so-called Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
bloom.bg
October 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“The boat strikes constitute murder,” Eugene R. Fidell told me. He used to be a JAG in the Coast Guard and is now at Yale Law School. The entire operation amounts to “treating the world as a free-fire zone,” he said.
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Huge scale of SNAP cliff continued: over 2.5 million dollars in benefits come in to Orange County NC every MONTH. For every 1 meal our food banks provide, SNAP covers 9.
We will do as much as we can, but even if each of us gave past our point of pain, it still would not be enough.
We will do as much as we can, but even if each of us gave past our point of pain, it still would not be enough.
October 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Huge scale of SNAP cliff continued: over 2.5 million dollars in benefits come in to Orange County NC every MONTH. For every 1 meal our food banks provide, SNAP covers 9.
We will do as much as we can, but even if each of us gave past our point of pain, it still would not be enough.
We will do as much as we can, but even if each of us gave past our point of pain, it still would not be enough.
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Two Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors."
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"
Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha say they'll defy federal orders regarding Trump's immigration enforcement operation in Chicago.
cbsn.ws
October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Two Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors."
Mental Health First Aid two (half) day Course starts November 6th at the Drakeford Library. See the flyer.
October 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Mental Health First Aid two (half) day Course starts November 6th at the Drakeford Library. See the flyer.
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.
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
I was voter number 2 at the Drakeford Library Complex in Carrboro this morning. Early voting is happening today!
Grab your ID and come out to vote. www.orangecountync.gov/2143/Photo-I...
Grab your ID and come out to vote. www.orangecountync.gov/2143/Photo-I...
Voter Photo ID | Orange County, NC
This page has information about Voter ID regulations.
www.orangecountync.gov
October 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I was voter number 2 at the Drakeford Library Complex in Carrboro this morning. Early voting is happening today!
Grab your ID and come out to vote. www.orangecountync.gov/2143/Photo-I...
Grab your ID and come out to vote. www.orangecountync.gov/2143/Photo-I...
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I used to teach a college level 'community organizing' class many years ago. After a class one day, a student came to me and said "it's so much work to organize. I thought change just happened." I think of that student often.
October 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I used to teach a college level 'community organizing' class many years ago. After a class one day, a student came to me and said "it's so much work to organize. I thought change just happened." I think of that student often.
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
First the grand juries, now the trial juries. This Admin is not winning.
Jurors acquit anti-ICE protester accused of assaulting federal officer in Paramount
Brayan Ramos-Brito was the first of immigration protestors to go to trial in Los Angeles federal court.
www.dailynews.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
www.doa.nc.gov/news/press-r...
For folks asking about yesterday in Carrboro, the link has the answer near the bottom of the page: “Note: Flags will also be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, September 13, in honor of civil rights activist Major General Joseph McNeil.”
For folks asking about yesterday in Carrboro, the link has the answer near the bottom of the page: “Note: Flags will also be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, September 13, in honor of civil rights activist Major General Joseph McNeil.”
Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Patriot Day, A National Day of Service and Remembrance
Gone but never forgotten, this day honors the victims of the terrorist attack, their families and the heroic sacrifices of first responders.
www.doa.nc.gov
September 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
www.doa.nc.gov/news/press-r...
For folks asking about yesterday in Carrboro, the link has the answer near the bottom of the page: “Note: Flags will also be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, September 13, in honor of civil rights activist Major General Joseph McNeil.”
For folks asking about yesterday in Carrboro, the link has the answer near the bottom of the page: “Note: Flags will also be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, September 13, in honor of civil rights activist Major General Joseph McNeil.”
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The Town of Carrboro expresses its deepest sympathy following the recent death of former Town Alderman Hilliard Caldwell.
Caldwell was a pivotal figure who advocated for and participated in the desegregation of schools in Carrboro during the Civil Rights Movement.
ℹ️ https://monkeylink.co/7b5a56
Caldwell was a pivotal figure who advocated for and participated in the desegregation of schools in Carrboro during the Civil Rights Movement.
ℹ️ https://monkeylink.co/7b5a56
September 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The Town of Carrboro expresses its deepest sympathy following the recent death of former Town Alderman Hilliard Caldwell.
Caldwell was a pivotal figure who advocated for and participated in the desegregation of schools in Carrboro during the Civil Rights Movement.
ℹ️ https://monkeylink.co/7b5a56
Caldwell was a pivotal figure who advocated for and participated in the desegregation of schools in Carrboro during the Civil Rights Movement.
ℹ️ https://monkeylink.co/7b5a56
The abrupt and incoherent end of TPS today throws a lot of your neighbors into a legal limbo. Many of these are people who have worked here for decades. enlacelatinonc.org/fin-del-tps-...
“Mi vida sería un caos”: conductor de Duke University enfrenta el fin del TPS
Noticias en español sobre política, inmigración y asuntos comunitarios para los latinos en Carolina del Norte.
enlacelatinonc.org
September 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The abrupt and incoherent end of TPS today throws a lot of your neighbors into a legal limbo. Many of these are people who have worked here for decades. enlacelatinonc.org/fin-del-tps-...
Set up shop outside Gray Squirrel Coffee in Carrboro and got recognized by the Mills River Town Manager. Small world!
September 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Set up shop outside Gray Squirrel Coffee in Carrboro and got recognized by the Mills River Town Manager. Small world!
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If folks want a protest on a weekday and want people to stay in the streets indefinitely, then you have to organize it. Who is supposed to make this happen? Why not you?
September 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If folks want a protest on a weekday and want people to stay in the streets indefinitely, then you have to organize it. Who is supposed to make this happen? Why not you?
This is tomorrow night!
September 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This is tomorrow night!
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Come learn and share!
August 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Come learn and share!
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Such an outstanding column by @gustavoarellano.bsky.social!
Police abuses.
Immigration raids.
Dehumanizing technology.
Rethinking political party loyalty.
History is repeating itself. Ruben Salazar already covered it all.
Police abuses.
Immigration raids.
Dehumanizing technology.
Rethinking political party loyalty.
History is repeating itself. Ruben Salazar already covered it all.
Commentary: Slain L.A. Times columnist Ruben Salazar matters more than ever, 55 years later
Fifty-five years ago, Salazar was killed in an East Los Angeles bar after a tear gas canister launched by an L.A. County sheriff's deputy tore through his head.
www.latimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Such an outstanding column by @gustavoarellano.bsky.social!
Police abuses.
Immigration raids.
Dehumanizing technology.
Rethinking political party loyalty.
History is repeating itself. Ruben Salazar already covered it all.
Police abuses.
Immigration raids.
Dehumanizing technology.
Rethinking political party loyalty.
History is repeating itself. Ruben Salazar already covered it all.
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This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor.
Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/1996...
Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/1996...
The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins
Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.
newrepublic.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor.
Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/1996...
Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/1996...
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HB 318 in North Carolina: Activist Stefanía Arteaga warns that this measure does not strengthen safety but instead expands racial profiling, fear, and unnecessary incarceration. (Carolina Migrant Network )
What is racial profiling? Find out here 👇
enlacelatinonc.org/what-is-raci...
What is racial profiling? Find out here 👇
enlacelatinonc.org/what-is-raci...
What Is Racial Profiling and Why Does HB 318 Increase It?
Noticias en español sobre política, inmigración y asuntos comunitarios para los latinos en Carolina del Norte.
enlacelatinonc.org
August 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
HB 318 in North Carolina: Activist Stefanía Arteaga warns that this measure does not strengthen safety but instead expands racial profiling, fear, and unnecessary incarceration. (Carolina Migrant Network )
What is racial profiling? Find out here 👇
enlacelatinonc.org/what-is-raci...
What is racial profiling? Find out here 👇
enlacelatinonc.org/what-is-raci...
To my trans neighbors, my public health professional neighbors, and my fellow parents of school age children: today was rough. I see you. You’re not alone.
August 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
To my trans neighbors, my public health professional neighbors, and my fellow parents of school age children: today was rough. I see you. You’re not alone.