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Dear #Swifties & wannabe Swifties:

Consider this as an action item, to help people hurt by government shutdown and cutbacks. Make 13 donations at whatever cadence you can of $13 to Feeding America, marking them in honor of “Taylor’s Example”.

And then tell someone else!

www.feedingamerica.org

Graphic that reads: The Tax Code is Rigged Working families pay an effective tax rate that is 4x higher than the average billionaire’s. The biggest source of income for the ultra-rich—the increase in value of investments they don’t sell—is never taxed at all. Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” made things even worse, giving trillions in tax breaks to corporations, billionaires, and millionaires. It’s not fair that a billionaire can pay a lower tax rate than a public school teacher.

Our tax code is rigged.

It’s not fair that a billionaire can pay a lower tax rate than a public school teacher.

The NC SNAP Map | North Carolina Democratic Party

4 in 5 families participating in SNAP in North Carolina have either a child, a senior, or an adult with a disability in the household.

Tell Tillis that North Carolinians, regardless of if they’re poor, deserve the chance to live and feed their family. ⬇️

www.ncdp.org/snap/

Which member of "Houthi PC small group" are you? The most powerful people in America added a journalist to an illegal group chat on the Signal app. Which potential violator of the Espionage Act are you?

no one:

pete hegseth: 👊🇺🇸🔥

nc dems digital team:

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Democracy.io - Contact your Members of Congress Democracy thrives when people’s voices are heard. Send a message to your legislatures using EFF's simple new tool.

This website is a handy way to email your US Senators and US House representative.

And if you feel helpless these days, this is one thing you can do. No need for fancy words. Just ask them to please stand up for our democracy, our institutions, our people of all kinds.

democracy.io

This Valentine’s Day, you’ve got TWO ways to spread the love (or the pettiness):
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This seems really significant. The Judge will want to know how the error occurred and who fed the lawyers inaccurate information. Government lawyers are trained to make sure their representations to the court on material matters are truthful and accurate. Judge Kelley is unlikely to be pleased.

The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist.

THIS is why Elon Musk and his DOGE cabal should be hauled before Congress to answer questions:

www.wired.com/story/treasu...

Okay, pardon us, but F this. America, you’ve got to stand up.

YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show

If ya have a few minutes, listen to this from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social . #DontBelieveHim

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Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.

And ICYMI yesterday:

The Trump administration ordered federal health agencies, such as the FDA, the CDC, and the NIH “to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts.”

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Graphic: How to Use Our Private School Demographics News App. Join our reporters in a walkthrough of our new database. Friday, Jan. 31. 3 p.m. Eastern time. Register at propublica dot org slash events. Background image: Nighttime views of two Amite County, Mississippi high school football fields in close proximity.

With our new Private School Demographics database, we’re enabling parents, researchers and journalists to directly compare the makeup of private schools to local public schools.

Join our reporters on Jan. 31 for a live demonstration of its features.

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'This is a National Outrage:' North Carolinians Protest GOP Election Challenges Read more here.

" It’s a messy, confusing legal situation, but one whose outcome is soberingly simple: the fate of over 60,000 ballots — and, as a result, the outcome of the state Supreme Court election — hangs in the balance of the North Carolina Supreme Court." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Events | CantWinVictoryFund

On Tuesday we’ll stand in front of the court building and read the name of every challenged voter. It will take 17 hours.

www.cantwinvictoryfund.com/event-list

Analysis | The gravity of a GOP election challenge in N.C.: ‘Invites incredible mischief’ Why the North Carolina Supreme Court allowing the case to proceed two months after the election is so extraordinary.

"This is an effort to invalidate votes, even though there is no indication that they’re fraudulent or that voters would have known they could be problematic..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Donate to Help a Chef Feed WNC: Allergy-Conscious Food Truck, organized by Cayte Gowan Hello Everyone! A little about me: I've been a professional … Cayte Gowan needs your support for Help a Chef Feed WNC: Allergy-Conscious Food Truck

Donated campers and tents for people made homeless in Western North Carolina by Hurricane Helene are a godsend. But imagine trying to cook decent meals when you have so little space, so little shelter and so little precious heat? Let’s help Cayte Gowan help others. gofund.me/05e80850

These women are making it happen. Have they met @maddow.bsky.social yet?!?