The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
I have family in the Twin Cities and they were out protesting — standing on a sidewalk, holding a sign, not even talking at the time — ICE bear-sprayed them in the face, clearly aiming for their eyes. People there keep saying the rest of the country doesn't understand how bad it is and they're right
Rep. Mark Harris wants the National Guard to help fight crime in Charlotte. Data shows that the more rural parts of his district have a higher rate of violent crime. www.ncrabbithole.com/p/republican...
The journalist received this message from the N.C. Republican Party: “I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter. I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
A must-read: www.propublica.org/article/paul...
Proud of how well this reporting with veteran higher ed reporter @pamkelley.bsky.social holds up.
Former Marine and DeKalb County officer David Rose was shot and killed in August when he confronted a vaccine denier attacking the Atlanta office of the Centers for Disease Control. He left a wife and three children. If anyone deserves half-mast flags and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, it's him.
The DA used a low-quality video to convict James Richardson of a double drive-by murder in Greenville, NC. Now, two experts say the state's theory of the crime is impossible. My latest for @theassemblync.bsky.social www.theassemblync.com/politics/cri...
Once lauded for its lively intellectual atmosphere, the college had been struggling for years. My story from 2023: www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
The latest on legit votes that Jefferson Griffin and the N.C. Supreme Court are trying to throw out: www.theassemblync.com/politics/nc-...
Chilling.
This is the kind of impact reporting we need. Look past the political screeching to who's being harmed and who's making money off the Trump administration upheaval. Kudos @statnews.com #journalism #USPolitics
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1/ A Republican judge who narrowly lost a race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court is trying to get around 60,000 ballots thrown out based on a theory that some election deniers worried was too extreme: www.propublica.org/article/jeff...
At least six UNC-Chapel Hill trustees asked senior staff members at the university for information on specific applicants or the admissions process, according to more than 100 pages of texts obtained by @theassemblync.bsky.social.
www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
Between 1/1/15 and 11/8/16, the New York Times published 79 PIECES that were about or referenced foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation
That is nearly one story a week for 22 months
Number of NYT mentions of an $18 million payment to President-elect Trump by a Chinese national? ZERO
A great gift for anyone who wants to know what’s going on in North Carolina.
Coming in February, just ahead of March Madness!
Simple assignment for #USPol #journalists covering #Trump cabinet and key administration nominees: What are the duties and powers of the job, what are the nominated party's qualifications, how do they compare to other people who have held the post, current and past. Coud be done in a grid.
Phil Hill, the ed-tech expert quoted in my story questioning PKH's projections, wrote a column about my article that makes some important points. He calls for more transparency from the UNC System, for one thing. onedtech.philhillaa.com/p/about-that...
Just about anyone working at any UNC campus will read this and need more blood pressure meds. Kudos to @pamkelley.bsky.social for enduring months of UNC system stonewalling and for sorting through an administrative mess. Note @melaniesill.bsky.social says deficit projected for 2027 not next year.
A new audit finds the University of North Carolina system failed to monitor Project Kitty Hawk, the nonprofit it created with $97 million in taxpayer money. The result? Lots of unallowable expenses, including the ex-CEO's stay at a Ritz-Carlton. www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
Quite the kicker on this story.
North Carolina's General Assembly has added to its own power each session since Republicans took control in 2010, and maybe most people tune it out, but this is a doozy. In the end it's the people of NC who are losing power. We have an imperial legislature. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2024/11/19/n...
