The Hometown Holler
@thehometownholler.bsky.social
Tar Heel politics in a shot glass🥃
From Alamance County 🏡
For North Carolina 🇺🇸🦅
Find all of our episodes, editorials, and more at
thehometownholler.substack.com as well as wherever you get your podcasts
From Alamance County 🏡
For North Carolina 🇺🇸🦅
Find all of our episodes, editorials, and more at
thehometownholler.substack.com as well as wherever you get your podcasts
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The Hometown Holler on Instagram: "🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 The Holler hangs out w/ David A. Graham — staff writer for @theatlantic and author of The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America.
David expl...
David A. Graham, a staff writer for The Atlantic, discusses the tactics used by dictators to maintain power and control in North Carolina, using elections as a means to appear legitimate while suppres...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Rubber Soul is The Beatles best work. So clearly they are a preteen musical aficionado headed to Berkeley.
November 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Rubber Soul is The Beatles best work. So clearly they are a preteen musical aficionado headed to Berkeley.
Always a good time chatting with @dgraham.bsky.social and having @milobaynes.bsky.social in the studio keeping us straight!
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Always a good time chatting with @dgraham.bsky.social and having @milobaynes.bsky.social in the studio keeping us straight!
People make decisions about where they live for lots of reasons...
...and studies show that "tax burden" very, very rarely makes the list.
So, can we dump the high-tax scare tactics and move on to honest conversations about making *every* Hometown worth Hollering about? bsky.app/profile/patr...
...and studies show that "tax burden" very, very rarely makes the list.
So, can we dump the high-tax scare tactics and move on to honest conversations about making *every* Hometown worth Hollering about? bsky.app/profile/patr...
Raising taxes on the wealthy won’t drive millionaires out of New York—it will help keep the city livable for everyone.
Our Chair, and proud New Yorker, Morris Pearl explains why he’s willing to pay more in taxes so everyone can afford to live and enjoy all that New York City has to offer.
Our Chair, and proud New Yorker, Morris Pearl explains why he’s willing to pay more in taxes so everyone can afford to live and enjoy all that New York City has to offer.
October 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
People make decisions about where they live for lots of reasons...
...and studies show that "tax burden" very, very rarely makes the list.
So, can we dump the high-tax scare tactics and move on to honest conversations about making *every* Hometown worth Hollering about? bsky.app/profile/patr...
...and studies show that "tax burden" very, very rarely makes the list.
So, can we dump the high-tax scare tactics and move on to honest conversations about making *every* Hometown worth Hollering about? bsky.app/profile/patr...
There's no evidence that the wealthy flee tax hikes, & plenty saying the opposite. Millionaires move less often than the rest of us, not more.
We reckon the things that make it "The City" -culture, transit, opportunity (& killer bagels)- will continue to do so. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
We reckon the things that make it "The City" -culture, transit, opportunity (& killer bagels)- will continue to do so. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
There's no evidence that the wealthy flee tax hikes, & plenty saying the opposite. Millionaires move less often than the rest of us, not more.
We reckon the things that make it "The City" -culture, transit, opportunity (& killer bagels)- will continue to do so. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
We reckon the things that make it "The City" -culture, transit, opportunity (& killer bagels)- will continue to do so. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Especially enjoyed the part where a CLT airport spokesperson says that if Noem wants to show her weird home videos to Charlotte passengers then she should buy herself some TVs -- because CLT's screens are already being used...
...y'know, for actual airport stuff.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-ai...
...y'know, for actual airport stuff.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-ai...
October 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Especially enjoyed the part where a CLT airport spokesperson says that if Noem wants to show her weird home videos to Charlotte passengers then she should buy herself some TVs -- because CLT's screens are already being used...
...y'know, for actual airport stuff.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-ai...
...y'know, for actual airport stuff.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-ai...
Bah! This is great!
October 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Bah! This is great!