Wes Platt (Officially Official)
@wesplatt.bsky.social
Neighborhood news guy! Storyteller. Designer of worlds in spare time. Creator of OtherSpace MUSH. Editor and Publisher of Southpoint Access in Durham, NC! https://soduwelikelocal.news Member of SFWA, Tiny News Collective, and LION Publishers.
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Foreign countries are bribing our president to sell out the American people.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
February 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Foreign countries are bribing our president to sell out the American people.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
Three inches of snow outside. Would prefer to stay on this pillow, thanks.
February 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Three inches of snow outside. Would prefer to stay on this pillow, thanks.
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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger just issued an executive order shutting down state police cooperation with Trump’s ICE immediately after taking office.
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger just issued an executive order shutting down state police cooperation with Trump’s ICE immediately after taking office.
I’d think knowing how to drive on ice would be a prerequisite for living in Minnesota. Leave if the climate’s wrong for you.
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin on "acts of violence" against ICE agents in Minnesota: "Pouring water on the ground so that it would freeze the ground in front of our federal law enforcement vehicles so that they would potentially slide, crash, and potentially kill them"
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 PM
I’d think knowing how to drive on ice would be a prerequisite for living in Minnesota. Leave if the climate’s wrong for you.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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January 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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I really, really, really didn’t like this movie back in the day. But it has grown on me.
January 14, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I really, really, really didn’t like this movie back in the day. But it has grown on me.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's crusade to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) for reminding military members they can refuse illegal orders is falling apart, and fast, legal experts say.
Hegseth warned 'outlandish' crusade is 'doomed to flame out'
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's crusade to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) for reminding military members they can refuse illegal orders is falling apart, and fast, legal experts say.Controversy exploded in November when Kelly and five other military-veteran lawmakers released a 90-second video te...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's crusade to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) for reminding military members they can refuse illegal orders is falling apart, and fast, legal experts say.
Made some small additions to the @southpointaccess.bsky.social Family Resource Guide! soduwelikelocal.news/southpoint-a... #durhamnc
January 14, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Made some small additions to the @southpointaccess.bsky.social Family Resource Guide! soduwelikelocal.news/southpoint-a... #durhamnc
The evening sky over South Durham tonight.
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 AM
The evening sky over South Durham tonight.
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This comes one day before the 5th anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capital -- which was part of an unprecedented effort to overturn the will of the people and keep a defeated president in power.
The theories tying voting machine companies to Venezuela and election fraud have long been debunked.
Trump Pushes Conspiracy That Venezuela Helped Biden Win After Maduro’s Capture
The theories tying voting machine companies to Venezuela and election fraud have long been debunked.
www.forbes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This comes one day before the 5th anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capital -- which was part of an unprecedented effort to overturn the will of the people and keep a defeated president in power.
Pretty sure the answer is “We don’t. For now.”
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Pretty sure the answer is “We don’t. For now.”
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did no one watch Wag The Dog?
this is like wag the entire zoo
this is like wag the entire zoo
January 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
did no one watch Wag The Dog?
this is like wag the entire zoo
this is like wag the entire zoo
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It's January 3rd and we already have a top contender for skeet of the year. It has everything: the Fed up newscaster, the slamming of papers, the timing with the jingle, and a concise caption that acknowledges a universal mood. Everything comes together in perfect harmony.
January 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
It's January 3rd and we already have a top contender for skeet of the year. It has everything: the Fed up newscaster, the slamming of papers, the timing with the jingle, and a concise caption that acknowledges a universal mood. Everything comes together in perfect harmony.
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South Durham Crime (Dec 21–27): Vehicle Break-Ins Surge
Vehicle break-ins and thefts led a late-December surge, with clusters near hotels, malls, and major corridors like NC 54, NC 55, Renaissance Parkway, and Fayetteville Road.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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RIP.
Brigitte Bardot, an international sensation and emblem of female sexual emancipation, died at 91.
The actress and singer later became an animal-welfare campaigner and incendiary right-wing commentator.
The actress and singer later became an animal-welfare campaigner and incendiary right-wing commentator.
Brigitte Bardot, French femme fatale and cultural phenomenon, dies at 91
The actress and singer was a symbol of sexual revolution. She later became an animal-welfare campaigner and incendiary right-wing commenter.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
RIP.
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If you're uncomfortable networking by making friends, consider making enemies. Ideally, nemesis-across-the-decades-our-hatred-is-a bond-stronger-than-can-be-understood-I-will-kill-your-enemies-because-no-one-gets-to-kill-you-but-me-I-have-so-many-elaborate-plots kinds of enemies.
December 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If you're uncomfortable networking by making friends, consider making enemies. Ideally, nemesis-across-the-decades-our-hatred-is-a bond-stronger-than-can-be-understood-I-will-kill-your-enemies-because-no-one-gets-to-kill-you-but-me-I-have-so-many-elaborate-plots kinds of enemies.
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Hey, apropos of nothing, library hot tip: if a book gets wet, it’s done. I’m sorry. I know. It feels bad. But you will not be able to dry it sufficiently to avoid warping, which in turn invites mold, which is the kiss of death for collections.
It might not be today or tomorrow, but it’s coming!
It might not be today or tomorrow, but it’s coming!
December 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Hey, apropos of nothing, library hot tip: if a book gets wet, it’s done. I’m sorry. I know. It feels bad. But you will not be able to dry it sufficiently to avoid warping, which in turn invites mold, which is the kiss of death for collections.
It might not be today or tomorrow, but it’s coming!
It might not be today or tomorrow, but it’s coming!
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The war in Ukraine has highlighted the significant utility of so-called mini cruise missiles.
In my last Missile Matters post in 2025, I provide an overview of the European mini cruise missile market in 2026.
Access the post here:
missilematters.substack.com/p/2026-the-y...
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In my last Missile Matters post in 2025, I provide an overview of the European mini cruise missile market in 2026.
Access the post here:
missilematters.substack.com/p/2026-the-y...
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2026: The Year of the Mini Cruise Missile?
How low cost cruise missiles are reshaping arsenals, procurement, and market competition after Ukraine
missilematters.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The war in Ukraine has highlighted the significant utility of so-called mini cruise missiles.
In my last Missile Matters post in 2025, I provide an overview of the European mini cruise missile market in 2026.
Access the post here:
missilematters.substack.com/p/2026-the-y...
Summary below.
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In my last Missile Matters post in 2025, I provide an overview of the European mini cruise missile market in 2026.
Access the post here:
missilematters.substack.com/p/2026-the-y...
Summary below.
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