Vivian Coates
superviv.bsky.social
Vivian Coates
@superviv.bsky.social
Bostonian living in North Carolina with two kids, CKC spaniel and partner. I’m also a lawyer, avid reader and shopper.
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1. A day after the Michigan church shooting, Republicans are silent after learning the shooter was a MAGA extremist.

No investigations of Trump supporters as terrorists. No national conversations about the rights of cisgender men.

The silence is deafening.

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Deafening Silence After Mormon Church Shooter Not A "Transgender Leftist" But A Trump Supporter
The event is a case study in how shootings are covered in America.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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President Trump said Dave Boliek told him, "I'm only in politics for you, sir." Soon after, Boliek, elected NC's top auditor, was given a key role in election administration.

@renlarson.bsky.social charts his path. #ncpol

www.theassemblync.com/politics/ele...
How North Carolina Got a Trump-Backed Voting Chief
Republicans have been trying to regain control of the state elections apparatus for years. With state Auditor Dave Boliek, they have a shot.
www.theassemblync.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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With House Veto Override Vote, North Carolina Republicans’ Power Grab Is Complete talkingpointsmemo.com/news/with-ho...
With House Veto Override Vote, North Carolina Republicans’ Power Grab Is Complete
The North Carolina House voted on Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto on a GOP-backed bill that will strip power from the newly-elected Democratic Gov. Josh Stein and Attorney…
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:16 AM
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'In North Carolina, a Black farmer purchased the plantation where his ancestors were enslaved—and is taking back his family’s story, his community’s health, and the soil beneath his feet.'
civileats.com/2024/12/10/b...
Black Earth: A Family's Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation
Fourth-generation farmer Patrick Brown purchased a North Carolina plantation as an act of reclamation for his family, his community's health, and the soil beneath his feet.
civileats.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:21 AM
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Hi everyone.

The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.

We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.

We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.

I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:09 PM