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Suzanne
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Durham • dogs • democracy • due process
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politicsgirl.bsky.social
Pissed off? Here's what you can do!
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Hail Mary!
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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July 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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mford.bsky.social
Skip Gates is the GOAT. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/m...
Five Key Discoveries in the Family Tree of Pope Leo XIV
www.nytimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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jilldlawrence.bsky.social
@nickkristof.bsky.social to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, after Rubio denied deaths due to USAID grant cutoffs: "The only debate is whether to measure the dead in the thousands, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands." 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...
Opinion | Really, Secretary Rubio? I’m Lying About the Kids Dying Under Trump?
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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ericlipton.nytimes.com
A race played out across the globe, from Europe to the Middle East and the U.S., led by Eric Trump & Don Trump Jr. as they pushed new ways to profit off of the Trump name & Trump's status as POTUS. The NYT today investigates this extraordinary drive to cash in. nyti.ms/4iNzTYv
Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump (Gift Article)
The president’s older sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing deals, many of which will financially benefit their father.
nyti.ms
May 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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ericm.cd
I look at close to 100 stories a week and even more outside of work. I’ve done this ten years.

This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.

www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out
Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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mollytaft.com
NEW: i spoke with several young AmeriCorps volunteers around the country who were abruptly pulled off projects building homes, readying forests for wildfire season, and working at food banks Tuesday afternoon. they are now on their way home thanks to DOGE cuts —
DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs
The youth volunteers who were working on projects ranging from rebuilding homes destroyed in storms to distributing supplies for hurricane recovery were suddenly pulled from service. Why? DOGE cuts.
www.wired.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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bcbsara.bsky.social
The largest paying crowd in the history of Wrigley Field was the day Jackie Robinson made his debut. Wrigley is the only park left Jackie played a game in. Mike Ryoko was a kid at that ballpark that day and he wrote about it. Take a minute and read this today.

press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago...
A newspaper clipping from Mike Ryoko part one: Jackie's Debut a Unique Day All that Saturday, the wise men of the neighborhood, who sat in chairs on the sidewalk outside the tavern, had talked about what it would do to baseball. I hung around and listened because baseball was about the most important thing in the world, and if anything was going to ruin it, I was worried. Most of the things they said, I didn't understand, although it all sounded terrible. But could one man bring such ruin? They said he could and would. And the next day he was going to be in Wrigley Field for the first time, on the same diamond as Hack, Nicholson, Cavarretta, Schmitz, Pafko, and all my other idols. I had to see Jackie Robinson, the man who was going to somehow wreck everything. So the next day, another kid and I started walking to the ballpark early. We always walked to save the streetcar fare. It was five or six miles, but I felt about baseball the way Abe Lincoln felt about education. Usually, we could get there just at noon, find a seat in the grandstand, and watch some batting practice. But not that Sunday, May 18, 1947. By noon, Wrigley Field was almost filled. The crowd outside spilled off the sidewalk and into the streets. Scalpers were asking top dollar for box seats and getting it. Part II: I had never seen anything like it. Not just the size, although it was a new record, more than 47,000. But this was twenty-five years ago, and in 1947 few blacks were seen in the Loop, much less up on the white North Side at a Cub game. That day, they came by the thousands, pouring off the northbound Ls and out of their cars. They didn't wear baseball-game clothes. They had on church clothes and funeral clothes·suits, white shirts, ties, gleaming shoes, and straw hats. I've never seen so many straw hats. As big as it was, the crowd was orderly. Almost unnaturally so. People didn't jostle each other. The whites tried to look as if nothing unusual was happening, while the blacks tried to look casual and dignified. So everybody looked slightly ill at ease. For most, it was probably the first time they had been that close to each other in such great numbers. We managed to get in, scramble up a ramp, and find a place to stand behind the last row of grandstand seats. Then they shut the gates. No place remained to stand. Robinson came up in the first inning. I remember the sound. It wasn't the shrill, teenage cry you now hear, or an excited gut roar. They applauded, long, rolling applause. A tall, middle-aged black man stood next to me, a smile of almost painful joy on his face, beating his palms together so hard they must have hurt. Part III: When Robinson stepped into the batter's box, it was as if someone had flicked a switch. The place went silent. He swung at the first pitch and they erupted as if he had knocked it over the wall. But it was only a high foul that dropped into the box seats. I remember thinking it was strange that a foul could make that many people happy. When he struck out, the low moan was genuine. I've forgotten most of the details of the game, other than that the Dodgers won and Robinson didn't get a hit or do anything special, although he was cheered on every swing and every routine play. But two things happened I'll never forget. Robinson played first, and early in the game a Cub star hit a grounder and it was a close play. Just before the Cub reached first, he swerved to his left. And as he got to the bag, he seemed to slam his foot down hard at Robinson's foot. It was obvious to everyone that he was trying to run into him or spike him. Robinson took the throw and got clear at the last instant. I was shocked. That Cub, a hometown boy, was my biggest hero. It was not only an unheroic stunt, but it seemed a rude thing to do in front of people who would cheer for a foul ball. I didn't understand why he had done it. It wasn't at all big league. I didn't know that while the white fans were relatively polite, the Cubs and most other teams kept up a steady stream of racial abuse from the dugout. I thought that all they did down there was talk about how good Wheaties are. Part IV: Late in the game, Robinson was up again, and he hit another foul ball. This time it came into the stands low and fast, in our direction. Somebody in the seats grabbed for it, but it caromed off his hand and kept coming. There was a flurry of arms as the ball kept bouncing, and suddenly it was between me and my pal. We both grabbed. I had a baseball. The two of us stood there examining it and chortling. A genuine major-league baseball that had actually been gripped and thrown by a Cub pitcher, hit by a Dodger batter. What a possession. Then I heard the voice say: "Would you consider selling that?" It was the black man who had applauded so fiercely. I mumbled something. I didn't want to sell it. "I'll give you ten dollars for it," he said. Ten dollars. I couldn't believe it. I didn't know what ten dollars could buy because I'd never had that much money. But I knew that a lot of men in the neighborhood considered sixty dollars a week to be good pay. I handed it to him, and he paid me with ten $1 bills. When I left the ball park, with that much money in my pocket, I was sure that Jackie Robinson wasn't bad for the game. Since then, I've regretted a few times that I didn't keep the ball. Or that I hadn't given it to him free. I didn't know, then, how hard he probably had to work for that ten dollars. But Tuesday I was glad I had sold it to him. And if that man is still around, and has that baseball, I'm sure he thinks it was worth every cent.
April 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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chrismurphyct.bsky.social
Bone chilling.

A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.

The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.

1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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jeremymberg.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
One of the country's leading Alzheimer's projects is in jeopardy
A pause to NIH funding has researchers scrambling for contingency plans at the University of Washington’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. The center’s brain bank is preserving more than 4,000 bra...
www.nbcnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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carolinaforward.bsky.social
Your tax dollars help pay for political corruption in North Carolina's state legislature.

They're not trying to hide any of this. They're doing it right out in the open, and daring anyone to do anything about it.
April 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
Trump just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene, calling it “unwarranted.”
FEMA will stop 100% cost-share in Helene recovery • NC Newsline
"I am extremely disappointed and urge the President to reconsider FEMA’s bad decision, even for 90 days," Gov. Josh Stein said.
ncnewsline.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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warren.senate.gov
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is a father, a husband, a SMART Union apprentice — and it’s long past time for him to be reunited with his family in Maryland.

He was wrongly deported by Donald Trump and left to rot in an El Salvador prison.

Bring him home.
Judge allows Trump administration to require everyone in the country illegally to register. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
The move will have far-reaching repercussions for immigrants across the country. The requirement goes into effect Friday.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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stevenmazie.bsky.social
BREAKING: the Supreme Court orders the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Abredo Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly sent to El Salvador.
April 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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atrupar.com
"People look back on the golden age of American manufacturing with fondness because it provided the elusive 'good jobs at good wages.' To the extent that was actually true, it was thanks to an interlocking series of policies that MAGA Republicans happen to hate." -- @snipy.bsky.social
Trump tries to restore a grim era for American workers
Make Black Lung Great Again.
www.publicnotice.co
April 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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carolinaforward.bsky.social
There are some legitimately great, meaningful, and bipartisan pro-housing bills making their way through our state legislature this year.

Let's build a future for North Carolinians to live in.
April 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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kindofnerdy.bsky.social
🚨 Hey, North Carolina!

Please search this list to see if you - or others you know - have been singled out by Jefferson Griffin.

If you're one of the 60,000+ voters on this list, please TAKE ACTION. Call your county BOE ASAP! Then tell Griffin to shove it! #RiggsWon

thegriffinlist.com#search-line
The Griffin List
A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted. ...
thegriffinlist.com
April 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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triangleblogblog.bsky.social
Hello! We are a scrappy three-year-old civics blog based in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.

We just updated
thegriffinlist.com, which contains detailed instructions for 65,000 NC voters whose votes might be thrown out in the state Supreme Court race. Please share!
The Griffin List
A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted. ...
thegriffinlist.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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abreezeclayton.bsky.social
We know we’re going to have to mobilize quickly in North Carolina, which means we need folks standing by ready to help in WHATEVER capacity we need. Sign up below to get rapid response updates:

NCDP.org/protectthevote
Volunteer Interest Form · North Carolina Democrats
Republicans are still trying to throw out over 66,000 votes to give Jefferson Griffin an electoral win he didn't earn. Democrats are fighting back in the courts and we expect a win. If you're interes...
NCDP.org
April 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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triangleblogblog.bsky.social
How NC voters on the Griffin List (or anyone worried about their future vote) can update their voter file Please share with everyone in NC you know triangleblogblog.com/2025/04/05/h...
How voters on the Griffin List (or anyone concerned about their future votes) can update their voter file - Triangle Blog Blog
A group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.
triangleblogblog.com
April 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
suzuyoung.bsky.social
Hey @darthbluesky.bsky.social can we get a thread of dogs supporting democracy #handsoff
(Spotted in Durham NC)
Mixed breed dog with sign strung across reading, “Dogs against DOGE”
April 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
suzuyoung.bsky.social
Durham NC #handsoff
Man at protest with sign reading, “Veterans against dick-tators”
April 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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drnickiw.bsky.social
Article includes multiple ways to search for names.

www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
60,000 voters are challenged in NC Supreme Court race. How to learn if you’re on the list
Republican Jefferson Griffin seeks to throw out tens of thousands of ballots cast in the state Supreme Court race. Find out if you’re on the list.
www.newsobserver.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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chrismurphyct.bsky.social
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
suzuyoung.bsky.social
“I’m here despite his speech. As powerful as he was, the people were more powerful”

Way to go, @booker.senate.gov!
April 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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scottjshapiro.bsky.social
We’re going to annex Canada and invade Greenland but we can’t request return of an innocent man from El Salvador.
April 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM