esso82
@esso82.bsky.social
Love where I live, Carrboro,NC. I have opinions about plants, music and my kids.
I’m not saying ICE is leaving Charlotte out of fear of Petey Pablo, wait…yes I am.
On Sunday, as ICE agents began their descent on Charlotte, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino posted a video that contained Petey Pablo's anthem "Raise Up" without the artist's permission.
www.wunc.org/wunc-music/2...
www.wunc.org/wunc-music/2...
Greenville native Petey Pablo says border patrol used his "Raise Up" anthem without permission
On Sunday, as ICE agents began their descent on Charlotte, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino posted a video that contained Petey Pablo's anthem "Raise Up" without the artist's permission.
www.wunc.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I’m not saying ICE is leaving Charlotte out of fear of Petey Pablo, wait…yes I am.
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The @carrboronc.bsky.social Town Council just passed the Downtown Area Plan! Thanks to Mayor Foushee and Councilors Nowell, Fray, Posada, Merrill and Palmer for their leadership!
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The @carrboronc.bsky.social Town Council just passed the Downtown Area Plan! Thanks to Mayor Foushee and Councilors Nowell, Fray, Posada, Merrill and Palmer for their leadership!
Listen to the blog blog.
We will not report anything without confirmation which we do independently. If you see something, the best place to call is @siembranc.bsky.social’s hotline. Also please follow them.
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Listen to the blog blog.
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BREAKING: Federal agents detained at least three people in Durham on Tuesday, chasing them through a shopping center parking lot as stores locked down and shoppers fled.
“They’re Just Kind Of Grabbing People”: Fear Grips Durham As Federal Agents Arrive
Federal agents detained at least three people as volunteers mobilized to track the agents through Durham.
indyweek.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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BREAKING: Federal agents detained at least three people in Durham on Tuesday, chasing them through a shopping center parking lot as stores locked down and shoppers fled.
“They’re Just Kind Of Grabbing People”: Fear Grips Durham As Federal Agents Arrive
Federal agents detained at least three people as volunteers mobilized to track the agents through Durham.
indyweek.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
BREAKING: Federal agents detained at least three people in Durham on Tuesday, chasing them through a shopping center parking lot as stores locked down and shoppers fled.
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We can confirm reports that Customs and Border Patrol will be expanding their operation to the Raleigh area as early as tomorrow, Tuesday, November 18th.
Today is day three of CBP's operations in our state.
Today is day three of CBP's operations in our state.
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
We can confirm reports that Customs and Border Patrol will be expanding their operation to the Raleigh area as early as tomorrow, Tuesday, November 18th.
Today is day three of CBP's operations in our state.
Today is day three of CBP's operations in our state.
No context needed
Also I think we can all agree GOOD GRACIOUS / ASS IS BODACIOUS is up there with anything Keats or Wordsworth have ever written
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
No context needed
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This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
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Diego Pavia has as many career wins over Auburn as South Carolina does
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Diego Pavia has as many career wins over Auburn as South Carolina does
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While we do not agree on all issues, I want to publicly thank UNC-CH Chancellor Lee Roberts for clearly stating today in Faculty Council that UNC cannot and will not sign Trump's Compact, because it raises irresolvable issues of academic freedom. That was important for faculty & students to hear.
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
While we do not agree on all issues, I want to publicly thank UNC-CH Chancellor Lee Roberts for clearly stating today in Faculty Council that UNC cannot and will not sign Trump's Compact, because it raises irresolvable issues of academic freedom. That was important for faculty & students to hear.
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FYI. Buses have been free in Chapel Hill and Carrboro North Carolina for over 20 years. See: chapelboro.com/news/news-tr...
Chapel Hill Transit Marks 20th Anniversary of Fare-Free Service - Chapelboro.com
Chapel Hill Transit moved to its fare-free model 20 years ago and continues to explore ways to make transit more accessible and resourceful.
chapelboro.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
FYI. Buses have been free in Chapel Hill and Carrboro North Carolina for over 20 years. See: chapelboro.com/news/news-tr...
Women ruined my workplace and it’s never been better.
Hahahhahaha
Change in Headline
November 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Women ruined my workplace and it’s never been better.
What’s the opposite of doom scrolling? It’s been so long.
Ah, off-cycle election night. Time to start obsessively following the returns for a faraway candidate I just learned about an hour ago.
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
What’s the opposite of doom scrolling? It’s been so long.
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In a rare win for tenants, the city of Durham, NC approved an amendment to their housing code that prohibits landlords from collecting rent if a housing unit is found to be dangerous to tenants' health and safety. Landlords can even be charged with a misdemeanor.
October 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
In a rare win for tenants, the city of Durham, NC approved an amendment to their housing code that prohibits landlords from collecting rent if a housing unit is found to be dangerous to tenants' health and safety. Landlords can even be charged with a misdemeanor.
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King Gizzard’s Stu Mackenzie on leaving Spotify and making all their music free: ‘Sometimes you just forget that you have free will’
King Gizzard’s Stu Mackenzie on leaving Spotify and making all their music free: ‘Sometimes you just forget that you have free will’
Australian band’s decision to remove catalogue in protest of CEO’s military investments an easy one, frontman says, and making music with friends remains ‘top of the triangle’
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
King Gizzard’s Stu Mackenzie on leaving Spotify and making all their music free: ‘Sometimes you just forget that you have free will’
It looked good to Charlene!!!!!!!!
starting right guard Joe Diffie
sick flow
October 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It looked good to Charlene!!!!!!!!
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The Boston College Availability Report is something to see... 👀
October 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The Boston College Availability Report is something to see... 👀
#carrboro #chapelhill do yourself a favor and go by the muse gallery next to weaver street and see the beautiful art of Annie and Maddie Lewis. I was blown away. The dresses, paintings, and other works were stunning.
October 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
#carrboro #chapelhill do yourself a favor and go by the muse gallery next to weaver street and see the beautiful art of Annie and Maddie Lewis. I was blown away. The dresses, paintings, and other works were stunning.
Before or after giving the coop number and agreeing to round up?
You know things are bad bad when a guy is talking to the Co-op cashier about firing Belichick at the Carrboro Weaver Street
October 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Before or after giving the coop number and agreeing to round up?
First story of the the day. Make it a good one.
Train named Ctrl Alt Deleaf to help blast billions of leaves from Great Britain’s tracks
Train named Ctrl Alt Deleaf to help blast billions of leaves from Great Britain’s tracks
Network Rail says train named after public vote will join fleet of ‘unsung hero’ leaf-busters this autumn
If Boaty McBoatface taught us one thing, it’s that the public do not take a naming ceremony particularly seriously.
Cue the newly named leaf-removal train: Ctrl Alt Deleaf. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:17 AM
First story of the the day. Make it a good one.
Charlotte’s public transit system is narrowly focused, under funded, and under utilized.
After video of Iryna Zarutska's August 22 death was released, the tragedy is shedding light on the challenges of keeping America's public transportation riders safe in vast, crowded and wide-open systems that fuel urban life.
Read more: https://cnn.it/4gr7SGE
Read more: https://cnn.it/4gr7SGE
September 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Charlotte’s public transit system is narrowly focused, under funded, and under utilized.
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Federal immigration agents were seemingly forced to retreat from a roofing job site in Rochester, NY, after being confronted by more than 100 protesters
The workers stayed on the roof and agents drove away in a Border Patrol SUV on four flat tires, which had been slashed
The workers stayed on the roof and agents drove away in a Border Patrol SUV on four flat tires, which had been slashed
ICE agents in the Park Ave neighborhood spark large-scale protest
The group shouted “shame” and "Gestapo,” and applauded as agents in the ICE-led action drove a Border Patrol SUV away on four flat tires, which had been slashed.
www.wxxinews.org
September 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Federal immigration agents were seemingly forced to retreat from a roofing job site in Rochester, NY, after being confronted by more than 100 protesters
The workers stayed on the roof and agents drove away in a Border Patrol SUV on four flat tires, which had been slashed
The workers stayed on the roof and agents drove away in a Border Patrol SUV on four flat tires, which had been slashed