Kelley Collins

Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"

There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:

1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance

Billionaires are the result of a failed system.

Charlotte-Mecklebburg Schools, according to reports, saw 15% of its students absent today amid Border Patrol operations in Charlotte. If that percentage of 15% happens Tuesday in Wake County due to the Border Patrol coming to Raleigh, 24.000 students could be absent from school. #nced #ncpol #wcpss

Immigration agents expected to come to Raleigh, mayor says. Here’s what we know U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents descended on Charlotte over the weekend.

Immigration agents expected to come to Raleigh, mayor says. Here’s what we know. Mayor Janet Cowell says Border Patrol agents will be in Raleigh on Tuesday after a weekend of arrests in Charlotte. (Via @annamroman.bsky.social) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c... #ncpol #ralpol #wakepol

This segment is so so good. Truly no one out there uses his platform like John Oliver

Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...

Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content

"We must keep the majority at all costs."

Saying the quiet part out loud. Trump/GOP are trying to ensure that the voters' will doesn't matter, that they will hold power forever.

They hate the Constitution and they hate the United States.

Parents try to keep Charlotte schools ‘in envelope’ after Border Patrol activity At one school in east Charlotte, parents started a rotation for people to watch for immigration enforcement and Border Patrol activity.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools returns to class after Border Patrol moves into NC. CMS is operating on a normal schedule today. Attendance could fall, like it did when agents were active in Chicago. (Via @rebeccanoel.bsky.social & @josh.news) www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #ncpol

In a Congress full of millionaires, raising money becomes the job This system is preventing some candidates from running while also driving others out of office once they’re elected.

"Members from working-class backgrounds comprise only two percent of Congress," @kornbergmaya.bsky.social wrote in an op-ed in @thehill.com. That's because "our current campaign finance system prevents [working-class Americans] from even getting on the ballot.” #[bit.ly/3Xz0obS

When the employed are pushed into homelessness In America we are taught hard work is the key to success. But despite having full-time jobs, many families are locked out of the rental housing market, due to low wages, soaring rents and poor credit,...

Devastating piece on CBS Sunday Morning today regarding the working homeless. It gives the lie to the lazy refrain that the unhoused should just “get a job.” Maybe, just maybe, the problem isn’t laziness but cracks in our economic structure large enough that even the employed slip through.

A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.

The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.

A growing percentage of young women no longer see a future in the U.S. trib.al/JJwJlz3

Roughly 40% of women aged 15—44 said that they would permanently move abroad if they were able to, according to a 2025 Gallup Poll. That included 45% of single women, and 41% of married women.

No! You need longer seasons! I’m so disappointed sitting here trying to watch my favorite show.

I was not prepared for last week to be the last ep of the season. But it's good to know season 3 is on the horizon. May there be many more seasons as well.

Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.

I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.

During the Revolutionary War, Charlotte became known as a "Hornets' nest of rebellion" for resisting British General Cornwallis' attempts to occupy the city, forcing him to retreat. The NBA's Charlotte Hornets get their nickname from our history. I hope we live up to it against ICE/CBP. #CLT #ncpol

I hope you all are starting to arm yourself with CPB’s greatest fear: Whistles

Someone sees CPB, the blow their whistle, vulnerable people know to hide. I hope that takes off around Charlotte like it did around Chicago.

Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

‘It should not happen’: Worker describes Border Patrol arrest at Lowe’s in Matthews One man said federal police broke his pickup window and stole his keys. Another said they aimed rifles at him.

Masked Border Patrol agents begin making immigration arrests in Charlotte, Pineville & Matthews. Charlotte mayor & CMS school board chair say arrival of agents is causing ‘unnecessary fear and uncertainty in our community.’ (Via @jmarusak.bsky.social) www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a... #ncpol

Durham, Wake sheriffs urge calm amid Border Patrol presence in Charlotte The sheriffs said they had not received any notice of border patrol arriving in Wake or Durham counties.

Durham, Wake County sheriffs urge calm amid Border Patrol presence in Charlotte. Wake Sheriff urged residents not to confront Border Patrol agents. Durham Sheriff said they don’t participate in immigration roundups. (Via Twumasi Duah-Mensah) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a... #ncpol #wakepol

ECU music students benefit from long-time faculty member’s gift All ECU music students — particularly at the graduate level — are benefiting from an award program endowed by a long-time faculty member.

The gift of music 🎶

Thanks to a legacy gift from longtime faculty member Beatrice A. Chauncey, the #ECU School of Music has nearly doubled its number of scholarships offered.

See the impact ⤵️ https://bit.ly/499x1E6

#ECUOnline is the state's leader and a national trailblazer in #DistanceEd. 💻

With more than 100 online degree and certificate programs in business, health care, education, technology and more – #ECU's online courses offer real options for real life.

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More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns out of fear The image of gun ownership in America has been white, rural and Republican, but that's been changing as more liberals and minorities have been buying guns, especially after the 2024 election.

The image of gun ownership in America has been white, rural and Republican, but that's been changing as more liberals and minorities have been buying guns, especially after the 2024 election. n.pr/3LEzblv

Yes. And then he will declare victory by solving a problem he caused. It’s kinda his signature move.

53% of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to American democracy.

Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.

The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.

They're running from it now. But the fact that Senate Republicans tried to give 10 of their colleagues at least $1 million each for nothing but a bogus press op captures the corruption of Trump II. In no other environment wld this even occur to the most corrupt politicians.

Does School Start Too Early? | NEA Everyone agrees students need more sleep. But even as districts have adopted later school start times, the momentum behind this change seems to have stalled. “Are we really thinking this through?” asks one educator.

Research shows teens need more sleep, and later school start times can help. But change is complex and must include the voices of educators and families. Real solutions require local input and community-driven planning.

What happens when college football games are only for the rich? Some faithful fans are finding out Special moments and memories attending college football games are priceless — until they aren't.

We started in Week 1 with a simple question: Is college football pricing out the middle class?
Our answer involves 9-figure stadium renovations, rev-sharing and a lot of people like Ann, an 83 YO retired grade school teacher who's been going to games since 1960.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...

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