Claire Helen
@clairehelensmith.bsky.social
Of course, Black lives matter. Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No! - Dolly Parton
Durham, NC
Durham, NC
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I AM NOT GOING TO SCAN A QR CODE, I AM NOT GOING TO ASK CHATGPT, I AM NOT GOING TO *ASK* AN APP NOT TO TRACK, I AM CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD!! YOU ARE A MACHINE!!!!
July 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I AM NOT GOING TO SCAN A QR CODE, I AM NOT GOING TO ASK CHATGPT, I AM NOT GOING TO *ASK* AN APP NOT TO TRACK, I AM CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD!! YOU ARE A MACHINE!!!!
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This 🧵 is well-worth reading, especially if you're feeling overwhelmed, defeated, or scared, as I am right now.
Yes, things are terrible. But also they have been equally or more terrible often in this country, and we have something now that we usually have not: widespread opposition.
Yes, things are terrible. But also they have been equally or more terrible often in this country, and we have something now that we usually have not: widespread opposition.
I know we don't feel like there's much to celebrate this July 4th. It's been a rough several years.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
July 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This 🧵 is well-worth reading, especially if you're feeling overwhelmed, defeated, or scared, as I am right now.
Yes, things are terrible. But also they have been equally or more terrible often in this country, and we have something now that we usually have not: widespread opposition.
Yes, things are terrible. But also they have been equally or more terrible often in this country, and we have something now that we usually have not: widespread opposition.
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State education officials received a memo that certain federal funds schools receive each July are now frozen.
State Superintendent Mo Green says it could affect NC's most vulnerable students.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
State Superintendent Mo Green says it could affect NC's most vulnerable students.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
Trump administration freezes $169 million in federal funds for NC public schools
State education officials received a memo that certain federal funds schools receive each July are now frozen. State Superintendent Mo Green says it could affect NC's most vulnerable students.
www.wunc.org
July 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
State education officials received a memo that certain federal funds schools receive each July are now frozen.
State Superintendent Mo Green says it could affect NC's most vulnerable students.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
State Superintendent Mo Green says it could affect NC's most vulnerable students.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
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Someone recently recommended to me that I AirTag a child that is in my care. And like there’s a split second where you go oh yeah, that makes so much sense. And then hopefully you get to a point where you go wait what?
As Amanda Hess points out in a recent interview, we're already normalizing this for our kids, starting with video baby monitors that appear like glowing red eyes in their bedrooms www.npr.org/2025/05/08/n...
From apps to gadgets, 'Second Life' considers how tech is changing having a baby
When Amanda Hess learned her unborn child had a genetic condition, she turned to the internet — but didn't find reassurance. "My relationship with technology became so much more intense," she says.
www.npr.org
May 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Someone recently recommended to me that I AirTag a child that is in my care. And like there’s a split second where you go oh yeah, that makes so much sense. And then hopefully you get to a point where you go wait what?
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It’d be pretty cool if aspirational masculinity was just like. Being a gentle, funny dad and a loving partner and having jumper cables and a lug wrench on hand and maybe learning how to build and paint sets for school plays instead of being a sentient crypto ham hock with a creatine addiction
May 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It’d be pretty cool if aspirational masculinity was just like. Being a gentle, funny dad and a loving partner and having jumper cables and a lug wrench on hand and maybe learning how to build and paint sets for school plays instead of being a sentient crypto ham hock with a creatine addiction
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That's the lesson huh
May 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
That's the lesson huh
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
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When Grace Clements walked across the stage at her university’s commencement ceremony this week, she leaped onto the school president and gave him a giant bear hug — bringing him straight to the ground.
Jim Clements, the president of Clemson University, is Grace Clements’s father. wapo.st/4d9Md42
Jim Clements, the president of Clemson University, is Grace Clements’s father. wapo.st/4d9Md42
May 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
When Grace Clements walked across the stage at her university’s commencement ceremony this week, she leaped onto the school president and gave him a giant bear hug — bringing him straight to the ground.
Jim Clements, the president of Clemson University, is Grace Clements’s father. wapo.st/4d9Md42
Jim Clements, the president of Clemson University, is Grace Clements’s father. wapo.st/4d9Md42
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West Virginia coal miners lose black lung screenings after Trump slashes worker safety agency NIOSH
West Virginia coal miners lose black lung screenings after Trump slashes worker safety agency NIOSH
The Trump administration's cuts to NIOSH have gutted crucial programs affecting millions of workers across the U.S.
www.cbsnews.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
West Virginia coal miners lose black lung screenings after Trump slashes worker safety agency NIOSH
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A federal district court just ordered the certification of the NC Supreme Court election, reaffirming what we already knew — Allison Riggs won. You can’t change the rules of an election after it has occurred.
Jefferson Griffin needs to concede and end this travesty.
Jefferson Griffin needs to concede and end this travesty.
May 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
A federal district court just ordered the certification of the NC Supreme Court election, reaffirming what we already knew — Allison Riggs won. You can’t change the rules of an election after it has occurred.
Jefferson Griffin needs to concede and end this travesty.
Jefferson Griffin needs to concede and end this travesty.
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I would like my federal tax dollars to pay for libraries, museums, and food for hungry people, please. No thanks on the deportation flights and man-made mass death.
May 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I would like my federal tax dollars to pay for libraries, museums, and food for hungry people, please. No thanks on the deportation flights and man-made mass death.
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Durham has an abundance of downtown redesign plans, including concepts for Central Park, Black Wall Street, and yes, maybe even the loop.
Central Park and Other Downtown Durham Sites Coming Up for a Redesign
Durham has an abundance of downtown redesign plans, including concepts for Central Park, Black Wall Street, and yes, maybe even the loop.
indyweek.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Durham has an abundance of downtown redesign plans, including concepts for Central Park, Black Wall Street, and yes, maybe even the loop.
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This is the heart of America, and we are making it happen right now.
Day 2 of Biscuits & Banjos Festival filled me with more love, joy, and inspiration than I could have possible imagined. Thank you for being on this journey with us!
Scroll to the last photo to see how I’m feeling right now…
Day 2 of Biscuits & Banjos Festival filled me with more love, joy, and inspiration than I could have possible imagined. Thank you for being on this journey with us!
Scroll to the last photo to see how I’m feeling right now…
April 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
This is the heart of America, and we are making it happen right now.
Day 2 of Biscuits & Banjos Festival filled me with more love, joy, and inspiration than I could have possible imagined. Thank you for being on this journey with us!
Scroll to the last photo to see how I’m feeling right now…
Day 2 of Biscuits & Banjos Festival filled me with more love, joy, and inspiration than I could have possible imagined. Thank you for being on this journey with us!
Scroll to the last photo to see how I’m feeling right now…
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Rhiannon Giddens' Biscuits & Banjos Festival is taking over downtown Durham this weekend. The festival is sold out, but if you didn't grab a ticket, don't worry, because there's plenty of free events that are open to the public happening all weekend.
www.wunc.org/2025-04-23/w...
www.wunc.org/2025-04-23/w...
WUNC's guide to the free events happening during Rhiannon Giddons' Biscuits & Banjos Festival in Durham
A guide to the free events happening during the inaugural Biscuits & Banjos Festival in downtown Durham.
www.wunc.org
April 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Rhiannon Giddens' Biscuits & Banjos Festival is taking over downtown Durham this weekend. The festival is sold out, but if you didn't grab a ticket, don't worry, because there's plenty of free events that are open to the public happening all weekend.
www.wunc.org/2025-04-23/w...
www.wunc.org/2025-04-23/w...
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And just in case you’re wondering… yes Durham is exactly like that… which is why i kinda love it
Cassandra Kiger, Manager of the Durham County Office of Equitable Well-Being is here to speak on the resolution.
See the proclamation, read by Chair Nida Allam, here: durhamcounty.legistar.com/gateway.aspx...
See the proclamation, read by Chair Nida Allam, here: durhamcounty.legistar.com/gateway.aspx...
April 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
And just in case you’re wondering… yes Durham is exactly like that… which is why i kinda love it
about to deal with the crushing weight of existing the best way I know how, diving into another 16+ hr Ken Burns doc
April 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
about to deal with the crushing weight of existing the best way I know how, diving into another 16+ hr Ken Burns doc
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What I love is how much Parker is in the pocket of Tara McPherson’s media theory of the south. Pop culture always goes antebellum during white reclamations. I expect more southern-ness on TV…maybe not as good as Parker’s but southern.
Parker is TRULY channeling the degeneracy and delusion of the yt bourgeois elitists in the most perfect way. Like I believe every single unhinged thing she’s uttered with that southern drawl #WhiteLotus
April 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
What I love is how much Parker is in the pocket of Tara McPherson’s media theory of the south. Pop culture always goes antebellum during white reclamations. I expect more southern-ness on TV…maybe not as good as Parker’s but southern.
stock market today
a man in a blue shirt says snip snap snap snap snap snap snap snap
ALT: a man in a blue shirt says snip snap snap snap snap snap snap snap
media.tenor.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
stock market today
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Barbacoa
Americans are cooked?
April 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Barbacoa
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They should call it a 201(k). Because it’s less. The number is going down folks
April 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
They should call it a 201(k). Because it’s less. The number is going down folks
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kind of a bar, i must admit
"If America hasn't broken your heart, you haven't loved her enough."
Corey Booker, just now.
Corey Booker, just now.
April 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
kind of a bar, i must admit
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JUST IN: National Democrats sent in millions for the liberal's campaign while Trump endorsed — and Musk financed — the conservative's. Abortion, redistricting and Tesla could come before the court.
Trump and Musk's backing wasn't enough to flip Wisconsin Supreme Court
National Democrats sent in millions for the liberal's campaign while Trump endorsed — and Musk financed — the conservative's. Abortion, redistricting and Tesla could come before the court.
www.npr.org
April 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
JUST IN: National Democrats sent in millions for the liberal's campaign while Trump endorsed — and Musk financed — the conservative's. Abortion, redistricting and Tesla could come before the court.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
April 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.