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Robert M. Campbell
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- Renewable Energy Policy Analyst
- Communications Lead + Social Media Manager for Indivisible Asheville/WNC
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North Carolinians deserve fair representation. We are already one of the most gerrymandered states in the country. Urge the NC GOP to back down on this antidemocratic proposal to silence voters.

www.ncleg.gov/requestforco...

#northcarolina #ncpolitics #redistricting #politics
October 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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How to solve climate change?
Just stop talking about it, according to the Trump Administration.

The overwhelming scientific consensus is that climate change is very much real and caused directly by human activities (primarily the burning of fossil fuels).

#environment #climatechange #climate
September 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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The Trump Administration is trying to sell off OUR public lands to industry (and they don't want you to know about it).

Submit a comment today before the 9/19 deadline: www.roadless.org/m/

#roadlessrule #environment #nationalforests #conservation #politics
September 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Trump's Sec. of Agriculture has proposed removing the Forest Service’s Roadless Rule, which protects over 100,000 acres of WNC's forests. We cannot afford to lose these forests.

You can comment on the proposal until Sep. 19th: www.roadless.org/m/

#asheville #Pisgah #nantahala #northcarolina #wnc
September 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.

Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year.

Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?
September 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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15% of WNC's forests are at risk. Support the Roadless Area Conservation Act:

act.sierraclub.org/actions/Nati...

#Pisgah #nantahala #northcarolina #westernnorthcarolina #Asheville #nationalforests #sierraclub
August 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I sat down recently with NC-11 candidate Chris Harjes to discuss environmental issues in Western North Carolina:

youtu.be/CETtuRk1vL8?...

#nc11 #westernnorthcarolina #environment #climatechange #publiclands
Protecting Our Environment. Back Porch Banters, Episode 4
YouTube video by Chris Harjes
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August 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have too much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."

#fdr #democrats #democratic #dnc #franklindelanoroosevelt
Democrats Don't Need to Reinvent the Wheel to Solve Their Identity Crisis - They Need to Look Back to FDR
Neoliberalism has run its course. We need a return to Keynesianism.
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August 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
SB 266 would be disastrous for the people of NC (and the environment). Urge your state reps to uphold Governor Josh Stein's veto before they reconvene on the 29th.

p2a.co/jbyegwz

#ncpolitics #northcarolinapolitics #Asheville #northcarolina #cleanenergy #renewableenergy
July 24, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Items the Trump regime is spending $$ on instead of conservation:

1) Renovate Alcatraz:$2B www.axios.com/2025/07/18/t...

2) Golfing, 40 days:$56M didtrumpgolftoday.com

3) ICE Budget:$28B (up $20B) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/u...

4) Military/Birthday Parade:$45M. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Did Trump Golf Today?
Track Donald Trump's golf outings and the cost to taxpayers.
didtrumpgolftoday.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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"They'll get over it" - Mitch McConnell 

"Everybody dies" - Joni Ernst

"Minutiae" - JD Vance

MAGA politicians have zero empathy for the plight of ordinary Americans who depend on these programs.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
J.D. Vance Dismisses Kicking Millions Off Medicaid: 'Minutiae”
Vice President J.D. Vance said the reconciliation bill kicking millions off Medicaid is “minutiae" compared to securing ICE deportation funding.
www.rollingstone.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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May 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Despite claiming that we were in an "energy crisis," Trump is now planning to discontinue the money- and energy-saving Energy Star program. Energy Star helps save American families over $40 billion in annual energy costs.

#energy #climatechange #energystar #energypolicy

www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/c...
Trump admin plans to shut down money-saving Energy Star program soon, sources say | CNN
The Trump administration is preparing to eliminate two key Environmental Protection Agency divisions, including the Energy Star program.
www.cnn.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"Among the centers on the chopping block is that in Charlotte, North Carolina, which managed the fallout from widespread and deadly Hurricane Helene flooding in Asheville in late 2024."

uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-offici...

#helene #Asheville #ashevillenc #ashevillepolitics
Trump officials gut 25 centers that monitor flooding and drought in the US
White House orders closure of USGS water science centers, which shares data with weather service for flood warnings
uk.news.yahoo.com
May 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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News media captured by Corp interests downplays climate emergency by treating extreme weather as aberrational one offs.

These outlets r purposely misleading people & putting them in danger to protect their advertisers & owners’ interests.

Which is why YellowDot releases The Extreme Weather Report.
The Extreme Weather Report, April 24, 2025:
This is your weather at 1.5°C/2.7°F of global warming from burning oil, gas, and coal. #extremeweather #weathersky #wx #news
April 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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“If the Trump administration can get away with violating the Constitution because it knows the courts will be too slow to prevent it, then those constitutional rights simply no longer exist,” Adam Serwer writes: https://theatln.tc/QtHNdGCu
April 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The millionaires in Congress had their PPP loans forgiven.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court refused to grant the 10-20k loan forgiveness Biden ordered for working class Americans.

The laws are not applied equally to the rich and the poor in this country.
When student loan borrowers are in default, how does the Trump regime respond?

By garnishing their wages.

When billionaires see their wealth hit record highs, how does the Trump regime respond?

By extending their tax cuts.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
April 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
BREAKING: Trump has issued an Executive Order that calls for repealing sections of the Civil Rights Act.

"...the Attorney General shall initiate appropriate action to repeal or amend the implementing regulations for Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.."

#civilrights #trump #uspolitics
Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.  A
www.whitehouse.gov
April 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz: "If you say you love freedom, but you don't think freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love isn't freedom, it's privilege."
April 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Happy Earth Day! First established on April 22, 1970, Earth Day is an annual holiday held to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

As this administration ramps up attacks on the environment, it is critical that we continue to defend our natural world.

Photo: @robmcampbell.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Two headlines in the New York Times today.
April 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM