Brian Powell

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

Report: Roy Cooper will launch run for NC's open U.S. Senate seat • NC Newsline Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is reportedly set to formally launch a campaign for the state's open U.S. Senate seat.

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Trump tariffs, corporations cower During the Biden administration, corporate executives regularly expressed their displeasure with policies they opposed.

Duke Energy is among these cowering corporations.

It was a quick trip but always good to be back.

but Jimmy Dixon always says all the waste is coming from the big cities! 😐

My band is making its debut at Raleigh’s legendary Pour House on Feb. 13 with our friends Ol’ Joey Scrums. Grab a ticket and bring your mom ‘n them! www.seetickets.us/event/ol-joe...

Mark Robinson 'will not run' for Senate in 2026, as he drops defamation lawsuit against CNN • NC Newsline Former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said Friday he would not run for U.S. Senate in 2026. He also dropped his defamation suit against CNN.

BREAKING: Mark Robinson ‘will not run’ for Senate in 2026, as he drops defamation lawsuit against CNN ncnewsline.com/2025/01/31/m...

From Galen Bacharier

I have no earth-shaking advice to give during these v dark times, but try to do something nice today for someone, especially a stranger, with no expectation of a reward. Put some goodness into the world.

Whole Foods Workers Win First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon (Updated) Workers in Philadelphia say they’re tired of being treated like robots.

Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia just accomplished something huge: they overcame Amazon's union-busting tactics and voted to form the store's first union in over four decades.

Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.

The White House webpage for environmental justice that shows a 404 error, meaning it's been taken down.

This is now the White House's Environmental Justice webpage

goodnight DPAC
goodnight Durm
goodnight Bull shining bright as the moon
goodnight red lights, white snow
and you

Yes it's a plagiarism machine meant to put us all out of work and enrich the worst people alive and yes one request expends more energy than it takes to power Buffalo for a week, but more than that anything to do with AI is just corny dork-made shit. It fucking sucks and so do you if you use it.

'Generational poisoning': America's fastest-growing suburb at center of heated coal ash debate As the EPA evaluates the risk of coal contamination in around Mooresville, newly obtained state environmental records identify additional coal ash locations.

A new WCNC investigation documents the “generational poisoning” from Duke Energy promoting the use of its toxic coal ash waste as fill dirt in a residential community.

Clean water advocates, citizens urge officials to pass proposed groundwater standards for 3 PFAS There are three groundwater standards for PFAS under consideration. Public comment overwhelmingly supports the proposed regulations, but is also pushing for more action.

"We need PFAS protections right now. This is a package that puts forward three and we will take that as a baby step, but we have to do more," said Emily Sutton, executive director of the Haw River Assembly" @celllyg.bsky.social

guy that rang up our Christmas tree yesterday is also a Durham sanitation worker. City workers shouldn't have to work two jobs to get by; school bus drivers should be paid fairly so that there are enough drivers for the district to run busses five days a week - these are such basic things.

Oh look! It’s a gallery of things I must now order online because it takes 20 minutes to find the Keeper of the Deodorant Key

saw it on Thanksgiving and it’s unbelievably good. Incredible sets and costumes, amazing performances and a million little visual and spoken details that add so much depth. loved every second.

let’s gooooooo 🦃

I still don’t understand what this thing is or why it exists

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