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NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.

If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.

The website to check linked in the reply.

www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

“There is a cult of ignorance in the US and has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'” Isaac Asimov

Man it is really hard to be living in the USA right now and getting news about how South Korea deposed their president for staging a coup and then their Supreme Court just said yup, definitely the right thing to do there.

Great reporting lately just subscribed

Dysentery cases on the rise in the Portland area: 40 new cases reported in January alone Cases of dysentery have consistently been on the rise in the Portland, Oregon area year-over-year since 2012, officials said.

You guys. As a member of the Oregon Trail generation, I just.

Congressman @beyer.house.gov will be going to USAID today with colleagues to shine a light on what is happening there, I think others will join us. Figuring out details now and will share but flagging now for press and public in the area

The universe speaks in mysterious ways.

euphoric photo of dolphins jumping under a rainbow

this is how it feels to reach 30 MILLION users!!!

An alt Decision Tree Accessibility resources free online from the international standards organization: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

So straightforward, so good. An ALT text decision tree.

www.w3.org/WAI/tutorial... #a11y

The People and Groups Who Tried to Disenfranchise Voters in 2024 Democracy Docket looks back at the anti-voting people and groups we exposed in 2024.

Throughout this year, Democracy Docket exposed and dug into some of the more egregious people and groups behind anti-voting litigation and other legal efforts to purge voters, gain access to voter rolls and overall tried to make it harder for more people to vote.

Really coming down to the wire on this one.

2023-2024 Litigation Report: The Most Litigated Election in History Democracy Docket tracked voting rights and election-related litigation leading up to the 2024 election. Despite a wave of lawsuits aimed at restricting voting access, courts consistently ruled in favor of voters. Here’s a breakdown of the most litigated election cycle in history. 306 democracy-related lawsuits filed across 45 states. 415 outcomes for voters across 40 states. 275 victories for voters across 34 states.

Despite the surge of 2024 litigation seeking to restrict voting access, pro-voting forces saw almost three times as many victories as losses this cycle.

Check out the voting rights lawsuits filed this year with our litigation report: https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/2024-litigation-report/

The State of UX in 2025 From design tools, to our design process, to the user behaviors that will change the way we design — a list of what to expect for User Experience (UX) Design in the next year.

The State of UX reports have been bleak for the past few years, but I appreciate this bit of optimisim in the final (?) one:
"Design, after all, is not just a job but a particular way to look at the world and reimagine it. If you love to design, you’ll find your way."
https://trends.uxdesign.cc/2025

The Associated Press has officially joined Bluesky. Follow us at @apnews.com.

Games @GamesXBL why is it spelled "camouflage" and not BLAKE @BlxkeMW2.6m Not what Games @GamesXBL BLAKE @BlxkeMW2.3m Bruh it's not loading

It's Time to Get Organized and Push Back Online Join our call on Monday to learn how you can be a part of the solution.

ANNOUNCEMENT:

We’re about to launch a massive recruitment to build a cross-platform Digital Field Team to rival the right wing’s troll army.

Please share and join our call to learn how you can be a part of the solution during Trump 2.0.

Pass it on.

Old ruin viewed through a glass frame with the original outlines of the building etched onto the glass

An interesting way to help people visualize what a ruin used to be.

Just a reminder that there’s an app available for your TV called PBS RETRO where you can watch all sorts of wonderful old pbs shows like Mr. Rogers and Reading Rainbow, you know, in case you might need that sort of energy right now

How to build a battery big enough to solve the world’s energy problems Utilities are building massive batteries to store renewable energy and replace polluting fossil fuel power plants.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

Trump alone didn't beat the justice system.

He had help.

It took Oligarchs relentlessly amplifying his lies on their media platforms.

Ethically compromised members of the Supreme Court.

70+ million willing to vote for a convicted felon.

There's a lot to fix. But it can be fixed. It must.

Books We Love Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.

Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

yes!

Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X We will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articles

www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...