John Appleby

The Feds Targeted Charlotte. Now a Local Democrat Who Helped ICE Faces Voters. - Bolts North Carolina lawmaker Carla Cunningham voted to mandate compliance with ICE, and derided immigrants on the House floor. The Democrat faces an intense March primary.

If you think that a lone Democratic primary for a State Legislative seat in North Carolina couldn't possibly have that much impact, read this @boltsmag.org piece and think again.

The March 3rd primary could decide NC's future in ways that many don't realize.

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It may be a performative gesture, but the symbolism matters. It all helps break the dam holding back the full release of the files.

Did he leave the Nannie’s instead?

Let’s hope she wins so @roycoopernc.bsky.social can win by +10 going away. The Republican Party in NC can only stay in power thru its supreme court majority inflicting gerrymandering on us all. We are now ranked last in education. What a success story.

Do we need a fancy report to know why the democrats lost? They’re afraid of their own shadow. Refused to confront an old man. Refused to hold a primary. Refused to offer any different vision from the incumbent. Why you offer nothing, the biggest con man in history is free to sell you the world.

Clearly, he’s not been shopping on the healthcare exchange. The hoax’s on them.

The key question is why he is so focused on the size of his ballroom, but so unfocused on the size of the healthcare premiums. If only someone would ask…

When you don’t know what you’re talking about, you have to fill the time with blather.

Clearly hasn’t bothered to ‘shop’ on the exchanges…there are no ‘cheap’ plans. His $2000 will cover less than one month of coverage. These news anchors fail us everyday in their lack of follow up questioning. The issue isn’t the subsidy, it’s the incomprehensible rise in underlying costs.

ICE escalations in NC will drive @roycoopernc.bsky.social to victory. Not a peep from Ted Budd or our illustrious WNC rep Chuck Edwards. Probably too busy changing their mind on the Epstein vote.

Yes. Excellent. More of this. Get out on the stump. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

What comes first - the Epstein Files being released, or the GOP health care plan? Or neither?

I am so tired of these interviews where #’s are thrown out, but the interviewer never asks for proof. Ask them to send you the data. Never any follow up. It’s as though they’re too embarrassed to embarrass the guest.

My family (4) is going up to $3,200/mo. It’s insane.

You need to choose to lead. If you’re gonna run for President start now. Quit hiding. All we have are @governor.ca.gov meme’s and @jbpritzker.bsky.social bluster. Get on the stump and lead. Or just go back to the day job of bending a knee.

As usual, the Dems get nothing. They’ll never be a vote on the ACA. Can always count on Schumer to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Received our ACA renewal today….up 37% per month. Americans will vote for anyone who will fix the healthcare system. Only one side as a plan. The other side has nadda. Zip. Zilch. This is just insanity.

This is nothing to do with sports (though Belichick is a terrible hire) and all to do with the politicization of the UNC school system. MAGA is what MAGA does. Due to gerrymandering the best state in the Union continues to go backwards.

Asheville, NC #Nokings

The GOP never talk about the millions of able bodied Americans working jobs that don’t offer health insurance. It is all one big beautiful lie.

Democracy isn’t dying in darkness it’s being dismantled at the hands of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. @allisonjriggs.bsky.social won this election fair and square back in November. Her opponent is a petulant Confederate cosplayer who can’t handle losing. Concede Jefferson Griffin.

There's still some legal battles ongoing, but @ncdemocrats.bsky.social are recruiting a rapid response team to reach out to these 60,000 people to get them to cure their ballots and make sure their votes count.

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OMG - not Thom Tillis pretending to take yet another anti MAGA stand. He’ll cave as he always does and vote in lockstep.

Start your weekend with this banger from @aselrod.bsky.social

This is the biggest, underreported news right now. Republicans are trying to STEAL an election in North Carolina. Straight up. This is a test case for 2026 and 2028. They will never voluntarily give up power again.

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I am sure Tom Tillis loves these partisan judges.

🚨 🚨 🚨 the North Carolina state court is going along with Jefferson Griffins request to disenfranchise tens of thousands of NC voters by throwing out their votes. And thereby hand the seat on the NC SCT to Griffin when Justice Allison Riggs won the election. This is a HUGE deal.

OMG. Don’t fall for the Tillis game. He does this on every single vote. Then sides MAGA. He’s scared of his own shadow.