Myron B. Pitts
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Father, Husband. Opinion Editor at @fayobserver/@USATODAY network. Best of @Gannett 2023. WIDU Radio Network. #GoHeels.
Aisha Carter's experience with paramedics when she was at a low-point was not good. “They kind of laughed at me,” and admonished her that it was "stupid" what she was doing, she said. “The way they talked to me, I realized I could do better.” It taught her empathy in the job. #EMS
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December 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Aisha Carter's experience with paramedics when she was at a low-point was not good. “They kind of laughed at me,” and admonished her that it was "stupid" what she was doing, she said. “The way they talked to me, I realized I could do better.” It taught her empathy in the job. #EMS
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#FayettevilleNC swearing-in: Shaun McMillan, who was greeted with a rock star reception, thanked his supporters, who he said knocked on 2,000 doors. He quoted the African principle of Ubuntu: “‘I am because we are.’”
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December 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#FayettevilleNC swearing-in: Shaun McMillan, who was greeted with a rock star reception, thanked his supporters, who he said knocked on 2,000 doors. He quoted the African principle of Ubuntu: “‘I am because we are.’”
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“President #Trump sent their unit to D.C. to fight crime, he claimed — but, really, to score political points.” — Gary Pearce
#NationalGuard #WhiteHouse #WashingtonDC
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#NationalGuard #WhiteHouse #WashingtonDC
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December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
“President #Trump sent their unit to D.C. to fight crime, he claimed — but, really, to score political points.” — Gary Pearce
#NationalGuard #WhiteHouse #WashingtonDC
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#NationalGuard #WhiteHouse #WashingtonDC
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November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Two Americas evident in my news app. #IncomeInequality
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Two Americas evident in my news app. #IncomeInequality
Keem Jones writes about Congress slipping in a provision to kill the #hemp industry in the recent bill to reopen government. #shutdown
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November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Keem Jones writes about Congress slipping in a provision to kill the #hemp industry in the recent bill to reopen government. #shutdown
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Truth. Unfortunately by then he had killed the Reconstruction and there is a through-line between that incomplete work and where we are today. He is still my pick for worst president, with a contender currently in the field. And he followed the best president.
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Truth. Unfortunately by then he had killed the Reconstruction and there is a through-line between that incomplete work and where we are today. He is still my pick for worst president, with a contender currently in the field. And he followed the best president.
@siembranc.bsky.social has made a map that shows where Border Patrol and #ICE are operating in #NC. Keep an eye out, for your neighbors and for yourself.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
@siembranc.bsky.social has made a map that shows where Border Patrol and #ICE are operating in #NC. Keep an eye out, for your neighbors and for yourself.
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This all comes as local elections boards like #CumberlandCounty’s have seen change over the past year — as a consequence of state-level partisan politics which have nothing to do with the local folks themselves. #ncpol #ncga #elections
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November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This all comes as local elections boards like #CumberlandCounty’s have seen change over the past year — as a consequence of state-level partisan politics which have nothing to do with the local folks themselves. #ncpol #ncga #elections
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An elementary school had 87 students absent in one day. That accounts for about 20% of their entire student population. — The Public School Forum of NC @thencforum.bsky.social
#CBP #ICE #CharlotteRaids
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#CBP #ICE #CharlotteRaids
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November 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
An elementary school had 87 students absent in one day. That accounts for about 20% of their entire student population. — The Public School Forum of NC @thencforum.bsky.social
#CBP #ICE #CharlotteRaids
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#CBP #ICE #CharlotteRaids
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Glad she spoke up, b/c I also didn't like this. Of course, art and literature are a joke to hardcore thugs. #ICE #CharlottesWeb
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Granddaughter of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ author criticizes use of book title in DHS immigration crackdown operation | CNN
In the popular children’s book “Charlotte’s Web,” the title character, a spider, uses her web as an instrument of good to help secure the freedom of Wilbur, a pig on her farm.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Glad she spoke up, b/c I also didn't like this. Of course, art and literature are a joke to hardcore thugs. #ICE #CharlottesWeb
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“Out in the streets” is often used in a negative sense, but #FayettevilleNC OCS shows that needn’t be the case.
What you’re doing while you’re out there is what matters.
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What you’re doing while you’re out there is what matters.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“Out in the streets” is often used in a negative sense, but #FayettevilleNC OCS shows that needn’t be the case.
What you’re doing while you’re out there is what matters.
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What you’re doing while you’re out there is what matters.
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The city dusts off a pre-pandemic development plan, and good for them. A FL developer intends to invest more than $70 million. We shall see. #FayettevilleWoodpeckers #FayettevilleNC #Skyscraper
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November 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The city dusts off a pre-pandemic development plan, and good for them. A FL developer intends to invest more than $70 million. We shall see. #FayettevilleWoodpeckers #FayettevilleNC #Skyscraper
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It's interesting that 10 Democrats signed onto a bill with a Republican provision so crooked even the House Republicans are outraged and want it out. #shutdown
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House will vote to undo provision letting senators sue over Jan. 6-related searches
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was "angry" when he learned of the provision in the bill to reopen the government and that he'll fast-track a bill to undo it next week.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It's interesting that 10 Democrats signed onto a bill with a Republican provision so crooked even the House Republicans are outraged and want it out. #shutdown
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On a day when folks are outraged over Democrats' latest surrender in spite of their election sweep - there is this spot of great news.
"Supreme Court rejects challenge to landmark same-sex marriage decision":
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#SameSexMarriage #HumanRights #LGBTQ
"Supreme Court rejects challenge to landmark same-sex marriage decision":
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#SameSexMarriage #HumanRights #LGBTQ
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
On a day when folks are outraged over Democrats' latest surrender in spite of their election sweep - there is this spot of great news.
"Supreme Court rejects challenge to landmark same-sex marriage decision":
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#SameSexMarriage #HumanRights #LGBTQ
"Supreme Court rejects challenge to landmark same-sex marriage decision":
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#SameSexMarriage #HumanRights #LGBTQ
It’s amazing how such a promising project came to such a bad place. #CumberlandCountyNC #EconomicDevelopment #Arts&Entertainment
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November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It’s amazing how such a promising project came to such a bad place. #CumberlandCountyNC #EconomicDevelopment #Arts&Entertainment
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It was #FayettevilleNC Mayor Mitch Colvin's closest election since his first run for the seat in '17. But it was still a 60%-38% win over Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Jensen, a longtime council colleague and ally. #Election2025
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November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It was #FayettevilleNC Mayor Mitch Colvin's closest election since his first run for the seat in '17. But it was still a 60%-38% win over Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Jensen, a longtime council colleague and ally. #Election2025
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"focus on cost efficiencies by using artificial intelligence tools."
Corporate-speak for layoffs of human beings. Yes, I would expect such an operation to be "anti-woke," as giving a flip about other Americans is a woke sentiment.
Corporate-speak for layoffs of human beings. Yes, I would expect such an operation to be "anti-woke," as giving a flip about other Americans is a woke sentiment.
🧵 Palantir is "the first company to be completely anti-woke," CEO Alex Karp said this week.
Karp is "outspoken about his support for the policies of President Donald Trump, reported CNBC.
$PLTR #RiskManagement
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Karp is "outspoken about his support for the policies of President Donald Trump, reported CNBC.
$PLTR #RiskManagement
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Palantir communications chief calls the company's political shift 'concerning'
Palantir Head of Global Communications Lisa Gordon's comments come as CEO Alex Karp aligns himself further with the Trump administration.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"focus on cost efficiencies by using artificial intelligence tools."
Corporate-speak for layoffs of human beings. Yes, I would expect such an operation to be "anti-woke," as giving a flip about other Americans is a woke sentiment.
Corporate-speak for layoffs of human beings. Yes, I would expect such an operation to be "anti-woke," as giving a flip about other Americans is a woke sentiment.
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
#Voting Day is always a holiday for me, although I often end up having to work more than normal (my profession etc.) Use the power in your hands. #Election2025
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Voting day info, courtesy of fayobserver:
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November 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#Voting Day is always a holiday for me, although I often end up having to work more than normal (my profession etc.) Use the power in your hands. #Election2025
Voting day info, courtesy of fayobserver:
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Voting day info, courtesy of fayobserver:
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#NorthCarolina, again making negative, national political news. #ncpol
NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
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Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
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“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#NorthCarolina, again making negative, national political news. #ncpol
#Trump claims to have solved the trade problem he created. He has struck a deal with Xi, while families here prepare to go without food. The administration has contingency funds for #SNAP but won't use them.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
#Trump claims to have solved the trade problem he created. He has struck a deal with Xi, while families here prepare to go without food. The administration has contingency funds for #SNAP but won't use them.
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Total #crime in #FayettevilleNC has dropped, but youth crime was up nearly across the board. This, despite a curfew the council voted for after high-profile shootings. Councilman Benavente has been a vocal critic of that measure. #SocialJustice
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October 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Total #crime in #FayettevilleNC has dropped, but youth crime was up nearly across the board. This, despite a curfew the council voted for after high-profile shootings. Councilman Benavente has been a vocal critic of that measure. #SocialJustice
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All of the #EastWing’s history matters not a bit to Donald #Trump. Nor do Americans’ opinions on how we want our national treasure protected. Congress’ opinion — of course, that doesn’t matter. Trump’s party is in power, and its leaders have learned when to keep their mouths shut.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
All of the #EastWing’s history matters not a bit to Donald #Trump. Nor do Americans’ opinions on how we want our national treasure protected. Congress’ opinion — of course, that doesn’t matter. Trump’s party is in power, and its leaders have learned when to keep their mouths shut.
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NC AG Jeff Jackson in #FayettevilleNC, talking his lawsuit against #FEMA: “We think we have such a strong argument that we could win it just on what the court already knows.”
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October 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
NC AG Jeff Jackson in #FayettevilleNC, talking his lawsuit against #FEMA: “We think we have such a strong argument that we could win it just on what the court already knows.”
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