Amanda Underwood

Stepping back in after a while offline—with big news: I’m running for Clayton Town Council.

I’m a Clayton native, small business owner, mom, and downtown resident. I believe we deserve leadership that listens and plans for the long term.

Find out more at ThinkClayton.com
#ThinkClayton #ClaytonNC

Hallelujah

@aoc.bsky.social Will you help me start the Bread and Roses Party? The US needs a real labor party.

From dogs to rabbits, NPR readers share how adopting shelter pets impacted them National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.

National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.

Higher wages = good. More billionaires = bad. That is all

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He's such a hero and a class act, and anyone who can't see that is blind

What Trump isn't talking about tonight...

His approval ratings are plummeting

The economy is showing major signs of strain due to his policies

DOGE looks more and more like a giant hoax

The GOP is trying to gut Social Security and Medicaid to pave the way for big tax cuts for the rich

Hello?

Same here, besides the fall of democracy, not much to complain about. Good to see you!

Hey! How are you? Terrible question, I know

@marxbrosthing.bsky.social You had me at MANY cats, lol

These are not serious people

YES!!

It's been 20 years, Google, but we're breaking up now that you're evil.

Tom Robbins, comic novelist of US counterculture, dies aged 92 Author of books including Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Another Roadside Attraction, was known for his outlandish tales of sex, drugs and mysticism

My favorite author of all time, this is a terrible loss. I never got to meet him, but he did send me a birthday card one time www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...

Why is WRAL asking if Mark Robinson is done with politics? Seriously? He should be done with politics, please don't encourage him.

I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers | Rebecca Shaw Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s desperation to be cool as they suck up to Donald Trump is so cringe it makes my skin crawl

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Twin Peaks, my parents watched it way back in the day, and it's still one of the weirdest things I've ever seen

They weren't big on bedtime, lol

The Log Lady made quite the impression on 6-year-old me. I haven't been the same since

Ugh

Jimmy Carter, longest-lived US president, dies aged 100 Former president faced series of economic and foreign policy crises, including Iran hostage affair and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

His legacy of kindness will live on. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

We have sales and use tax here

Why didn't the McAllister's try a staycation at any point?

You and everyone over 70 I've met. Did you know that shit used to cost a nickel?

North Carolina Election Board Rejects 60K Ballot Challenges in Supreme Court Race Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: In a vote split mostly along party lines, the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) on Wednesday rejected GOP Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin’s bid to invalidate tens of thousands of ballots statewide.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

It's really only been in style for a few years, if that, but the privileged are mad that they're not as privileged now that we let (almost) everybody vote. That's my guess

Please tell your kids, every damn day if necessary, that chatGPT is not a goddamn search engine and you shouldn’t believe a word it says. Tell the adults too, but it’s especially imperative to inoculate kids against this

Tweet by Nate Silver: I discussed here how I voted for Harris despite feeling like Democrats indulged in a lot of bad behavior that voters were rational to publish. After the White House lying about the Hunter pardon I'm not sure how much more I can tolerate.

Nate Silver says he can’t tolerate a Democratic president lying. But the incoming guy, he never lies, right?

Betty White