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Becca Pirelli
@rebeccapb.bsky.social
Mom/MSN, JD, PhD Cardiology/Cardiovascular Research

#Facts #ZeroToleranceForRacism #HealthcareEquity #Duke #GlobalTraveler #NatureLover #BaldHeadIsland #LoveYourNeighbor #ncpol
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I am here. If you followed me on Twitter/X, I am transitioning to this platform. It takes time to go through the list of 'followers' and 'following' to find all of you here. Eventually, I will have everyone moved over here. Happy day!
I usually stay silent during the season of Advent through Epiphany. I cannot be silent today. Survivors of the of Epstein/Maxwell crimes have waited for years for the full truth to known by everyone all over the country and the world. Yet the #DOJ will not abide by the law to provide ALL of
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December 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Reposted by Becca Pirelli
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. Thursday for unfettered access to the states’ voter registration records. The federal government has now filed lawsuits against 21 states, plus D.C.

This is a developing story...
DOJ Sues Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and DC, Expanding Campaign of Voter Data Lawsuits to 22
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I am here. If you followed me on Twitter/X, I am transitioning to this platform. It takes time to go through the list of 'followers' and 'following' to find all of you here. Eventually, I will have everyone moved over here. Happy day!
December 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social You know I am a self-appointed ambassador for your show, but please don't give @jheil.bsky.social a hard time abt a drug deal. Any minute I think I'm going to see the Trump-Noem-Bondi-ICE team rappelling into the studio (i.e. after Cousin Eddie kidnaps Clark's boss)😉
December 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Reposted by Becca Pirelli
There is, obviously, no “Presidential Immunity Clause” in the Constitution. The conservative justices’ un-originalist efforts to imagine one into it cannot be supported by text or history. trib.al/0kIZdOu
John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and misquote.
trib.al
December 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
How much of the 12B will the infamous soybean farmer #ScottBessent receive?
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The gloom of the world is but a shadow. Behind it, yet within reach, is joy. There is glory in the darkness could we but see. We only have to look ~ Fra Giovanni
December 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Great article (and I recommend both Charlie's and Pablo's podcasts).

www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Are Sports the Most Valuable Commodity in the World?
Pablo Torre on billionaire sportswashers, YouTube unboxing videos, and the rampant gambling that’s threatening the integrity of sports
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social thank you for reporting from Charlotte. We are standing up, speaking up, and peacefully resisting this illegal #BorderPatrol action anyplace in #NC
November 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Update on #Charlotte and #Raleigh NC

As dozens of arrests occur in Charlotte, dozens of immigrants and allies protest in Raleigh ncnewsline.com/briefs/as-do...
As dozens of arrests occur in Charlotte, dozens of immigrants and allies protest in Raleigh • NC Newsline
Immigrants and immigrant allies gathered in downtown Raleigh Sunday afternoon to protest the Border Patrol’s deployment to Charlotte.
ncnewsline.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Bovino is bragging on X about a "massive" operation in #Charlotte, saying they got some "good criminals." See U.S. citizens in video from @nbcnews.com - not criminals.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0wD...
Border Patrol operations start in Charlotte as Trump Administration escalates immigration crackdown
YouTube video by NBC News
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Reposted by Becca Pirelli
Mon. guest list: Jim VandeHei, David French, David Rohde, Michael Schmidt, David Drucker, Claire McCaskill, Donny Deutsch, Sen. Chris Coons, Peter Baker, Jim Messina, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Pablo Torre
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Another update from the #Charlotte NC area. Why isn't Senator Thom Tillis speaking up about this border control action in Charlotte? Weeks ago, he publicly stated this had better not happen in Charlotte.

#BorderControl
#Immigration

gift article www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
‘Felt helpless’: Unease lingers after Border Patrol arrest at Pineville Super G
Video showed Border Patrol agents pinning down and arresting a teenage employee at the market Saturday.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Keep your eyes and ears open. See something, record it on your phone and report it. Nothing about this is right. These people are not criminals. We cannot allow this to continue.
#NoKings

#BorderControl
#Immigration

(gift article, no paywall)
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
Church members flee as federal agents arrive at east Charlotte place of worship
Witnesses say one man was detained while doing yard work while his wife and child were inside.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#GOP-led #NCGA lack of respect for life (yet they claim they are pro life). Nothing is more pro life than providing healthcare and emergency services for folks who depend on #Medicaid.

North Carolina lawmakers refuse governor’s call for special session on Medicaid ncnewsline.com/briefs/north...
North Carolina lawmakers refuse governor's call for special session on Medicaid • NC Newsline
Republican state House and Senate leaders announced late Thursday they will not heed Democratic Gov. Josh Stein's call to return to Raleigh to approve funding to patch a shortfall in the state's Medic...
ncnewsline.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Important to know for the greater #Charlotte NC area (Stanly, Cabarrus, Rowan, Union, Iredell, and Catawba counties):

#BorderControl
#Immigration
#HumanRights

www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
US Border Patrol could soon make its way to Charlotte, news reports say
CBS News and CNN have reported that border patrol could be making their way to the Queen City for an operation this month.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
There is no moral compass guiding any of the three branches of government. If SCOTUS thinks #MikeJohnson can get the House's act together in 48 hours to do the right thing, they are sadly mistaken.

#SNAP
axios.com Axios @axios.com · Nov 12
NEW: The Supreme Court has extended an order allowing the Trump administration to temporarily block full payments of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP.
Supreme Court extends SNAP payments freeze as lawmakers near shutdown vote
The decision to freeze payments to some 42 million Americans comes as lawmakers prepare to vote on a bill to end the record shutdown.
www.axios.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Reposted by Becca Pirelli
For a decade, the New York-based photographer Bryan Sansivero has sought out forgotten, dilapidated homes across the United States — each with its own story to tell.

Read more: https://cnn.it/47ICGig
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Reposted by Becca Pirelli
TONIGHT, tune in for a special conversation between Nicolle Wallace and co-founders of “Crooked Media” and co-hosts of “Pod Save America,” Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor, from her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace.”

Watch tonight at 9pm ET on MSNBC.
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
@abreezeclayton.bsky.social is showing what we can accomplish when we work to get #Democrats elected to local positions all over #NC! Great job!
November 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
To all who spoke up and voted for #Democrats all over the country - thank you! Together, we will keep up the good work and look forward to 2026 midterms!
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Reposted by Becca Pirelli
NEW: The DOJ said the Trump administration made several “errors” in presenting a key piece of evidence it repeatedly cited, and that a 9th Circuit panel ruling relied on, in defense of Trump’s attempted military deployment in Portland, Oregon last month.
‘We Deeply Regret These Errors’: DOJ Walks Back Key Evidence In Defense of Trump’s Portland Deployment
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Important article about #patients already being affected by cuts to #Medicaid and reduced services. Please take time to read this article & the links. 'We the people' have to make government work for everyone, so #SpeakUp
#ncpol

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Mon Oct 27th 2025 - 3am Edition
Kannapolis family struggles as Medicaid cuts reduce care
eedition.charlotteobserver.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Reposted by Becca Pirelli
"Since Hurricane Helene devastated the community in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the county government has spent nearly $50 million on cleanup and recovery — while getting reimbursed only $4 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency..."

www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
N.C. counties that busted budgets after Helene still waiting for FEMA to pay them back
A year after Hurricane Helene, FEMA hasn’t reimbursed millions of dollars spent on cleanup and recovery, upending local budgets and hindering reconstruction.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM