Andria
@andria.bsky.social
Charlotte resident. Mediagazer editor.
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Popok: The blue states and cities effectively brought the cases. The red states are suffering, and their AGs are sitting on the sidelines. There’s no red state that brought a case. Think about that: not one red state attorney general brought a case to help prevent starvation and suffering. None.
Three percentage points, or 69,745 votes statewide.
That’s the difference in 2024 that kept North Carolina from being a state that sat on the sidelines over SNAP.
#ncpol
That’s the difference in 2024 that kept North Carolina from being a state that sat on the sidelines over SNAP.
#ncpol
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Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
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Presumably a mistaken suspension of a journalist who is a very anodyne poster over here, @aaron.bsky.team and co. What's the best way to reach the team who can look into it?
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Presumably a mistaken suspension of a journalist who is a very anodyne poster over here, @aaron.bsky.team and co. What's the best way to reach the team who can look into it?
Do read through this thread about Charlotte Magazine and its links.
And the links within links (or open them in tabs for later).
What nice tributes to a town and its people at a particular time.
And the links within links (or open them in tabs for later).
What nice tributes to a town and its people at a particular time.
Charlotte Magazine announced it was closing its doors this week
3 of my favorite writers penned must-read obituaries for the magazine that was. All are nominally about the institution, but they're really about people, about creativity & about how the former gave space for the latter to thrive
(1/5)
3 of my favorite writers penned must-read obituaries for the magazine that was. All are nominally about the institution, but they're really about people, about creativity & about how the former gave space for the latter to thrive
(1/5)
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Do read through this thread about Charlotte Magazine and its links.
And the links within links (or open them in tabs for later).
What nice tributes to a town and its people at a particular time.
And the links within links (or open them in tabs for later).
What nice tributes to a town and its people at a particular time.
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Charlotte Magazine announced it was closing its doors this week
3 of my favorite writers penned must-read obituaries for the magazine that was. All are nominally about the institution, but they're really about people, about creativity & about how the former gave space for the latter to thrive
(1/5)
3 of my favorite writers penned must-read obituaries for the magazine that was. All are nominally about the institution, but they're really about people, about creativity & about how the former gave space for the latter to thrive
(1/5)
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Charlotte Magazine announced it was closing its doors this week
3 of my favorite writers penned must-read obituaries for the magazine that was. All are nominally about the institution, but they're really about people, about creativity & about how the former gave space for the latter to thrive
(1/5)
3 of my favorite writers penned must-read obituaries for the magazine that was. All are nominally about the institution, but they're really about people, about creativity & about how the former gave space for the latter to thrive
(1/5)
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So I decided to look up the claims frequencies of other types of insurance and along the way discovered that the claim frequency for employer provided insurance is actually LOWER, & historically MUCH lower, than people with Obamacare marketplace plans. (He is a medical doctor. He is lying to you.)
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
So I decided to look up the claims frequencies of other types of insurance and along the way discovered that the claim frequency for employer provided insurance is actually LOWER, & historically MUCH lower, than people with Obamacare marketplace plans. (He is a medical doctor. He is lying to you.)
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We're debating on the government funding package right now and every single Republican voted against a Democratic amendment to pass a clean, one-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
We're debating on the government funding package right now and every single Republican voted against a Democratic amendment to pass a clean, one-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
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To open the gov't, we're retroactively letting eight Senators sue for $500K each over having had their #January6th phone toll records looked at.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
To open the gov't, we're retroactively letting eight Senators sue for $500K each over having had their #January6th phone toll records looked at.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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Note too, how Trump's led by example – insane, frivolous lawsuits have replaced large sacks with $$$ painted on the side (or Cava bags) as the most fashionable containers for bribes
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Note too, how Trump's led by example – insane, frivolous lawsuits have replaced large sacks with $$$ painted on the side (or Cava bags) as the most fashionable containers for bribes
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Senate Democrats ended the shutdown & now their honorable colleagues – suspected collaborators in a coup attempt – can get around qualified immunity to bilk taxpayers for $500k a pop.
Outrageous doesn't begin to describe the extent of this failure.
Outrageous doesn't begin to describe the extent of this failure.
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Senate Democrats ended the shutdown & now their honorable colleagues – suspected collaborators in a coup attempt – can get around qualified immunity to bilk taxpayers for $500k a pop.
Outrageous doesn't begin to describe the extent of this failure.
Outrageous doesn't begin to describe the extent of this failure.
A Politico newsletter called this "disturbing" a couple days ago.
Legal doc indicates Kik did a good thing with detection and reporting.
The ex-Holland & Knight lobbyist, with a home in Mooresville, NC, has pleaded not guilty and is out on bail.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#ncpol
Legal doc indicates Kik did a good thing with detection and reporting.
The ex-Holland & Knight lobbyist, with a home in Mooresville, NC, has pleaded not guilty and is out on bail.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#ncpol
So many news stories about pedophiles in the media, and yet nobody in government can be bothered to do anything about it. #ncpol
Gift link: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
Gift link: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
Former Trump lobbyist from Lake Norman charged with distribution of child porn
Scott David Mason, of Mooresville, was accused of possessing and distributing sexually explicit photos and videos of minors.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A Politico newsletter called this "disturbing" a couple days ago.
Legal doc indicates Kik did a good thing with detection and reporting.
The ex-Holland & Knight lobbyist, with a home in Mooresville, NC, has pleaded not guilty and is out on bail.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#ncpol
Legal doc indicates Kik did a good thing with detection and reporting.
The ex-Holland & Knight lobbyist, with a home in Mooresville, NC, has pleaded not guilty and is out on bail.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#ncpol
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I'm told Sen. Ted Cruz led this effort. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats weren't consulted on the addition of this language, per a source familiar. Committee's top Dem, Dick Durbin, was among the 8 Ds who voted to advance the spending measure last night.
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm told Sen. Ted Cruz led this effort. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats weren't consulted on the addition of this language, per a source familiar. Committee's top Dem, Dick Durbin, was among the 8 Ds who voted to advance the spending measure last night.
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Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Flakes in Charlotte too!
Hoping for just flakes.
Hoping for just flakes.
Continued Event - Winter Weather Advisory: Moderate. Affects Ashe, Watauga, Grayson. Expires at 11/11/2025 07:00 AM. https://tinyurl.com/24o2q49z
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Flakes in Charlotte too!
Hoping for just flakes.
Hoping for just flakes.
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Continued Event - Winter Weather Advisory: Moderate. Affects Ashe, Watauga, Grayson. Expires at 11/11/2025 07:00 AM. https://tinyurl.com/24o2q49z
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Continued Event - Winter Weather Advisory: Moderate. Affects Ashe, Watauga, Grayson. Expires at 11/11/2025 07:00 AM. https://tinyurl.com/24o2q49z
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So many news stories about pedophiles in the media, and yet nobody in government can be bothered to do anything about it. #ncpol
Gift link: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
Gift link: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
Former Trump lobbyist from Lake Norman charged with distribution of child porn
Scott David Mason, of Mooresville, was accused of possessing and distributing sexually explicit photos and videos of minors.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
So many news stories about pedophiles in the media, and yet nobody in government can be bothered to do anything about it. #ncpol
Gift link: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
Gift link: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
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Attention #NCPOL!!
Unhappy with your state reps but they won’t answer calls and don’t care? Vet this list of PERSONAL businesses owned by your reps so you know where NOT to spend your money!!!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Unhappy with your state reps but they won’t answer calls and don’t care? Vet this list of PERSONAL businesses owned by your reps so you know where NOT to spend your money!!!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
NC State Legislators.xlsx
docs.google.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Attention #NCPOL!!
Unhappy with your state reps but they won’t answer calls and don’t care? Vet this list of PERSONAL businesses owned by your reps so you know where NOT to spend your money!!!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Unhappy with your state reps but they won’t answer calls and don’t care? Vet this list of PERSONAL businesses owned by your reps so you know where NOT to spend your money!!!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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The NC Supreme Court, in a 5-2 ruling, strikes down conditions imposed on permits for big industrial animal farming. Earls dissents and warns the GOP justices are making it harder to protect public health. #ncpol www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The NC Supreme Court, in a 5-2 ruling, strikes down conditions imposed on permits for big industrial animal farming. Earls dissents and warns the GOP justices are making it harder to protect public health. #ncpol www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Providers are warning that without ample funding, they may have to stop accepting NC Medicaid altogether. Gov. Stein is calling state legislators back to work to solve this issue before it's too late. #ncpol #medicaid
https://bit.ly/4hOIpHQ
https://bit.ly/4hOIpHQ
With Medicaid stalemate lingering, Stein calls General Assembly back to address funding
The General Assembly provided $500 million to the program this summer. DHHS says it needs $319 million more.
www.wunc.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Providers are warning that without ample funding, they may have to stop accepting NC Medicaid altogether. Gov. Stein is calling state legislators back to work to solve this issue before it's too late. #ncpol #medicaid
https://bit.ly/4hOIpHQ
https://bit.ly/4hOIpHQ
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Trump pardons NC’s Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell in fake electorate scheme #ncpol
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
Trump pardons NC’s Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell in fake electorate scheme
President Donald Trump is set to pardon North Carolina’s Mark Meadows and Sidney Powell in a scheme to overturn the election of President Joe Biden.
www.newsobserver.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Trump pardons NC’s Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell in fake electorate scheme #ncpol
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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From Oct. 16-24, 2025 Catawba-YouGov Survey of 1,000 North Carolinians:
"Who do you feel is responsible for the government shutdown?"
Democratic Party
Republican Party + President
All equally responsible
Overall & Partisan Self-ID (overall MOE +/- 3.79%; higher MOEs for subgroups)
#ncpol
"Who do you feel is responsible for the government shutdown?"
Democratic Party
Republican Party + President
All equally responsible
Overall & Partisan Self-ID (overall MOE +/- 3.79%; higher MOEs for subgroups)
#ncpol
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
From Oct. 16-24, 2025 Catawba-YouGov Survey of 1,000 North Carolinians:
"Who do you feel is responsible for the government shutdown?"
Democratic Party
Republican Party + President
All equally responsible
Overall & Partisan Self-ID (overall MOE +/- 3.79%; higher MOEs for subgroups)
#ncpol
"Who do you feel is responsible for the government shutdown?"
Democratic Party
Republican Party + President
All equally responsible
Overall & Partisan Self-ID (overall MOE +/- 3.79%; higher MOEs for subgroups)
#ncpol
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Re: Mark Meadows. I should add that Trump's pardon won't affect charges against Meadows in state court in Georgia and, overall, probably won't have many practical effects. #WNC #avlnews #ncpol www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
Supreme Court won’t hear Mark Meadows’ bid to sideline Georgia criminal case
Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff had tried to move the case into federal court.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Re: Mark Meadows. I should add that Trump's pardon won't affect charges against Meadows in state court in Georgia and, overall, probably won't have many practical effects. #WNC #avlnews #ncpol www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
Folks: The pardons are almost certainly focused on GA (they include a number of people implicated ONLY in GA), where the state will soon decide whether to appoint someone to take over the case.
They should be meaningless, but Cleta Mitchell (a key ringleader in GA and still) wanted them anyway.
They should be meaningless, but Cleta Mitchell (a key ringleader in GA and still) wanted them anyway.
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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An early Monday morning order from Justice Jackson in the SNAP case—ordering DOJ to file any further briefs responding to last night's First Circuit ruling by 4:00 this afternoon, and allowing the plaintiffs to respond by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow.
For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...
For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
An early Monday morning order from Justice Jackson in the SNAP case—ordering DOJ to file any further briefs responding to last night's First Circuit ruling by 4:00 this afternoon, and allowing the plaintiffs to respond by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow.
For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...
For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...
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I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
The Senate bill is a bad deal for North Carolina. It is a betrayal of the hundreds of thousands of NC families on the verge of losing their healthcare. abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
Senate votes to step toward government funding plan
abcnews.go.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM