Rod P.
@rodpowell.bsky.social
Retired after 30 years service in NC public school classrooms to the foothills of Cleveland County NC
Chair Cleveland county North Carolina Democratic Party,
Community activist, good troublemaker, lifelong Dem
Chair Cleveland county North Carolina Democratic Party,
Community activist, good troublemaker, lifelong Dem
The shutdown boils down to one thing: Obamacare subsidies.
Democrats won’t reopen gov’t just to let premiums triple. Republicans control both chambers—they could end this today.
Cutting off SNAP for 40M Americans before the holidays isn’t leadership. It’s cruelty. #Shutdown
Democrats won’t reopen gov’t just to let premiums triple. Republicans control both chambers—they could end this today.
Cutting off SNAP for 40M Americans before the holidays isn’t leadership. It’s cruelty. #Shutdown
November 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The shutdown boils down to one thing: Obamacare subsidies.
Democrats won’t reopen gov’t just to let premiums triple. Republicans control both chambers—they could end this today.
Cutting off SNAP for 40M Americans before the holidays isn’t leadership. It’s cruelty. #Shutdown
Democrats won’t reopen gov’t just to let premiums triple. Republicans control both chambers—they could end this today.
Cutting off SNAP for 40M Americans before the holidays isn’t leadership. It’s cruelty. #Shutdown
No one in Cleveland County should go hungry. Thanks to P&M Food Pantry and Second Harvest for keeping our neighbors fed and cared for. Spread the word—Thursday, Oct. 16, 11–1 at 2026 Kingston Road.
October 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
No one in Cleveland County should go hungry. Thanks to P&M Food Pantry and Second Harvest for keeping our neighbors fed and cared for. Spread the word—Thursday, Oct. 16, 11–1 at 2026 Kingston Road.
Republican fair booth myths v. Reality
October 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Republican fair booth myths v. Reality
At the Cleveland County Fair, our Republican counterparts handed out crudely reproduced pamphlets full of fantasies, wishful thinking, and political myths about Democrats.
Let’s separate myth from reality.
Let’s separate myth from reality.
October 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
At the Cleveland County Fair, our Republican counterparts handed out crudely reproduced pamphlets full of fantasies, wishful thinking, and political myths about Democrats.
Let’s separate myth from reality.
Let’s separate myth from reality.
At the Cleveland County Fair, our Republican counterparts handed out crudely reproduced pamphlets full of fantasies, wishful thinking, and political myths about Democrats.
Let’s separate myth from reality.
Let’s separate myth from reality.
October 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
At the Cleveland County Fair, our Republican counterparts handed out crudely reproduced pamphlets full of fantasies, wishful thinking, and political myths about Democrats.
Let’s separate myth from reality.
Let’s separate myth from reality.
At the Cleveland County Fair, Republicans handed out myths about Democrats.
Myth 1: Government is the problem.
Reality: Government is how free people solve problems—building schools, roads, and justice for all.
#ClevelandCountyDemocrats #TruthMatters
Myth 1: Government is the problem.
Reality: Government is how free people solve problems—building schools, roads, and justice for all.
#ClevelandCountyDemocrats #TruthMatters
October 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
At the Cleveland County Fair, Republicans handed out myths about Democrats.
Myth 1: Government is the problem.
Reality: Government is how free people solve problems—building schools, roads, and justice for all.
#ClevelandCountyDemocrats #TruthMatters
Myth 1: Government is the problem.
Reality: Government is how free people solve problems—building schools, roads, and justice for all.
#ClevelandCountyDemocrats #TruthMatters
At the Cleveland County Fair, Republicans handed out myths about Democrats.
Myth 1: Government is the problem.
Reality: Government is how free people solve problems—building schools, roads, and justice for all.
#ClevelandCountyDemocrats #TruthMatters
Myth 1: Government is the problem.
Reality: Government is how free people solve problems—building schools, roads, and justice for all.
#ClevelandCountyDemocrats #TruthMatters
October 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
At the Cleveland County Fair, Republicans handed out myths about Democrats.
Myth 1: Government is the problem.
Reality: Government is how free people solve problems—building schools, roads, and justice for all.
#ClevelandCountyDemocrats #TruthMatters
Myth 1: Government is the problem.
Reality: Government is how free people solve problems—building schools, roads, and justice for all.
#ClevelandCountyDemocrats #TruthMatters
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September 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Reposted by Rod P.
REMINDER: Our August monthly meeting is tonight at 6:30 PM at the Cleveland County Democratic Party Headquarters. If you're a registered Democrat or a like-minded ally, we welcome you to join us. 🫏
August 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
REMINDER: Our August monthly meeting is tonight at 6:30 PM at the Cleveland County Democratic Party Headquarters. If you're a registered Democrat or a like-minded ally, we welcome you to join us. 🫏
$14/hour doesn’t go far in 2025.
Cleveland County rent? $950–$1,200.
Gas, groceries, bills? All up.
Wages? Still stuck in 2005.
People aren’t lazy—they’re underpaid.
It’s not a labor shortage. It’s a math problem.
#ClevelandCountyNC #LivingWage #DemocratsDeliver
Cleveland County rent? $950–$1,200.
Gas, groceries, bills? All up.
Wages? Still stuck in 2005.
People aren’t lazy—they’re underpaid.
It’s not a labor shortage. It’s a math problem.
#ClevelandCountyNC #LivingWage #DemocratsDeliver
August 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
$14/hour doesn’t go far in 2025.
Cleveland County rent? $950–$1,200.
Gas, groceries, bills? All up.
Wages? Still stuck in 2005.
People aren’t lazy—they’re underpaid.
It’s not a labor shortage. It’s a math problem.
#ClevelandCountyNC #LivingWage #DemocratsDeliver
Cleveland County rent? $950–$1,200.
Gas, groceries, bills? All up.
Wages? Still stuck in 2005.
People aren’t lazy—they’re underpaid.
It’s not a labor shortage. It’s a math problem.
#ClevelandCountyNC #LivingWage #DemocratsDeliver
Kind of explains all those Bankruptcies… Doesn’t it?
August 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Kind of explains all those Bankruptcies… Doesn’t it?
Pay everyone a living wage
August 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Pay everyone a living wage
About that American Dream….
August 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
About that American Dream….
Guess who is defunding the police
Hint… It ain’t the Democratic Party
Hint… It ain’t the Democratic Party
August 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Guess who is defunding the police
Hint… It ain’t the Democratic Party
Hint… It ain’t the Democratic Party
"While the budget changes bar health providers who perform abortions from being a part of Medicaid, the clinics being closed did not offer abortion services.
Their services included tests for sexually transmitted diseases, birth control, cancer screenings..."
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/18/s...
Their services included tests for sexually transmitted diseases, birth control, cancer screenings..."
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/18/s...
Southwest Ohio to lose two health clinics over federal, state budget Medicaid cuts • Ohio Capital Journal
Southwest Ohio is going to lose two reproductive health clinics due to the federal budget changes to Medicaid, a loss that could mean more abortions will happen, according to the leader of the clinics...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
August 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
open.substack.com/pub/jefftied... Jeff Tiedrich isn’t for everyone—but he’s saying what a lot of us are thinking: Trump isn’t just “controversial,” he’s dangerous.
The media’s both-sides routine is helping normalize it.
Worth the read.
The media’s both-sides routine is helping normalize it.
Worth the read.
will the DC press ever admit that the Mad King’s brain has gone fuckity-bye?
also: Donny gets an abysmal jobs report. hilarity ensues.
open.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
open.substack.com/pub/jefftied... Jeff Tiedrich isn’t for everyone—but he’s saying what a lot of us are thinking: Trump isn’t just “controversial,” he’s dangerous.
The media’s both-sides routine is helping normalize it.
Worth the read.
The media’s both-sides routine is helping normalize it.
Worth the read.
Trump says he’s winning. But:
📉 Approval down 10 pts
📉 Independents at 29%
📉 Gen Z support cut in half
📉 No major issue polls above 36%
In Casar, Polkville & Waco, folks are quietly quitting him.
More: www.axios.com/2025/07/23/t...
📉 Approval down 10 pts
📉 Independents at 29%
📉 Gen Z support cut in half
📉 No major issue polls above 36%
In Casar, Polkville & Waco, folks are quietly quitting him.
More: www.axios.com/2025/07/23/t...
Behind the Curtain: Trump is losing by winning
The more he does, the more the general public, especially independents, shrug — or recoil.
www.axios.com
August 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Trump says he’s winning. But:
📉 Approval down 10 pts
📉 Independents at 29%
📉 Gen Z support cut in half
📉 No major issue polls above 36%
In Casar, Polkville & Waco, folks are quietly quitting him.
More: www.axios.com/2025/07/23/t...
📉 Approval down 10 pts
📉 Independents at 29%
📉 Gen Z support cut in half
📉 No major issue polls above 36%
In Casar, Polkville & Waco, folks are quietly quitting him.
More: www.axios.com/2025/07/23/t...