Lora Durance

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...

"she's not gonna fuck you bro"

she will. she will if i display my plumage ostentatiously enough

insight…

When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

I wish people hated fascism half as much as they hate feminism

The way your whole body recoils from the nails on chalkboard 👇🏽 This whole scene is mega dystopic…Wow the juxtaposition

If they are criminals, prove it.
If they are dangerous, prove it.
If they are sentenced, do so humanely and within the law.

None of that changes if they're immigrants.
None of that justifies sending them to a country that isn't their homeland, into conditions our own laws forbid.

There is no trap.

Sen. Ruben Gallego: Trump set political 'trap' for Dems on deportation issue U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego tells the Arizona Daily Star President Donald Trump has set a political "trap" for Democrats with his controversial deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador.

U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego said Trump has set a political “trap” for Democrats with his deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador. In an interview with the Star, Gallego also said he maintains qualified support for sending migrants to El Salvador, “if they are dangerous.” tucson.com/news/local/s...

To protect nature, we must rethink our connection to it 🔄🌿

In her recent feature with @chathamhouse.org, ESP’s Jane Lawton shared how AI is helping us understand other species—and why shifting our perspective is key to a regenerative future.

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Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better.

I do not want to be a sentient being today. I want to be goo in my bed.

Feds withhold $10M owed to Pima County during migrant aid probe Pima County says the feds owe it about $10.3 million in reimbursement for services the provided migrants before it closed its two Tucson shelters in January.

In a letter to Pima County this week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it will be withholding payments from three grants the county used to operate migrant shelters, through the agency’s Shelter and Services Program. From @charlieborla.bsky.social @tucson.com tucson.com/news/local/g...

Either the worst fortune cookie ever, or the most deeply metaphorical.

You know who 👇🏽

Republicans left us two foul choices intended to harm Americans and give the powers of Congress to Trump and Musk.

I’ll be voting NO on this fake CR.

We must focus our energy on the dangers of the MAGA Republican government which gave us this false choice.

House passes Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1968) to cut domestic federal spending March 11 – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to temporarily fund the federal government and cut domestic federal spending. A continuing resolution, also known as a “CR” ...

Okay, is this continuing resolution (CR) to keep the US govt open “clean”? I thought it was — based on what gov websites and CNN were saying. But it’s Not Clean. It’s a coward’s path for Congress to cede the White House more of their own power. Dems must vote NO. www.epi.org/policywatch/...

Imagine living in a world where you could get arrested or suspended for saying don't kill children, because it might hurt the feelings of the killers.

My child just asked if the x in SpaceX stands for explode. 😭

The Democratic Party is led by the politician equivalent of the dad who went out for cigarettes and never came back

JD Vance best watch this vid ‘cuz yesterday he bitched that his 3-yr-old was scared by a group of protesters shouting “Slava Ukraini.”

The hypocrisy is staggering: This girl lost her leg in a Russian attack & is a symbol of the unyielding strength of the Ukrainian people who are fighting pure evil.

Wow!

Just a quick reminder, if Russia ceased firing there would be a cease fire

Listen to my latest essay out loud in a natural voice in the Substack app by clicking on the “play” button at the top of the post. Super easy! 🎉

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Fascist as Fuck. The Crack Down Begins.

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org