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basketball analyst/dork, art museum loiterer, look up at the trees college hoops: https://briangeisinger.substack.com/ Buzz Beat - Charlotte Hornets podcast: https://shorturl.at/sajhV

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BREAKING: After months of discussion, developers have withdrawn applications for the proposed data center near Apex.

05.03.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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U.S. Forest Service Rams Through Permit for Drilling at Sacred Site - NDN COLLECTIVE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 2, 2026 Rapid City, SD – Last Friday (2/27), the U.S. Forest Service Black Hills Regional...

Pe’sla, a sacred site in the Black Hills, translates to β€œthe heart of all that is.” The site is central in Lakota creation stories. Last week, the Forest Service approved a permit for exploratory drilling for a graphite mine.

05.03.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Disappointing to say the least. This area deserves better. Feels like a big missed opportunity.

04.03.2026 06:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

truly hate to see it

04.03.2026 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NOT JUST THIS:

Two other Democratic lawmakers in North Carolina who sided with the GOP to overturn vetoes of major bills (e.g. anti-trans legislation) are also losing in their primaries so far to progressive challengers.

This could be a major night in NC.

04.03.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5143    πŸ” 826    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 144

RESULT: Over & over, Democratic lawmaker Shelly Willingham helped the North Carolina GOP override the vetoes of Governor Stein & Cooper.

He lost just now to a progressive challenger, 56% to 44%.

(And he's likely one of several in this position. Stay tuned.)

04.03.2026 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3944    πŸ” 722    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 52

need just a morsel of good news man

04.03.2026 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll live inside the Dean Dome for a full year if we do one good

04.03.2026 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do something cool and good, North Carolina

04.03.2026 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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First anti-Iran war ad of the cycle. Nida Allam (@nidaallam.bsky.social, X: @NidaAllam) cites her opponents campaign support from Lockheed and other defense contracts and, ironically, Anthropic, which helped with the Iran attack even as Hegseth hates it

02.03.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

It's so distressing that the grassroots energy in the district right now is deeply anti data center and one of the biggest villains in the "stealing all my shit industry" might pull off buying the race.

26.02.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I want to believe, man

26.02.2026 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's over $2 million poured into this race on Foushee's side in the last week, mostly from 2 sources:
Jobs & Democracy PAC (AI, with support from Anthropic, maker of Claude): $1.6 million
Article ONE PAC (Jeffries-linked, possible AIPAC pass-through): $600,000

26.02.2026 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5

It's difficult to explain all the outside spending developments in the bellwether NC-04 race, but I'll try to break it all down.
As of last Friday, the numbers were:
Nida Allam (challenger): $1.1 million
Valerie Foushee (incumbent): $100,000
Today:
Allam: $1.58 million
Foushee: $2.27 million

26.02.2026 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5

Getting extreme 2022 flashbacks with the about of outside and bad faith money, including from those now with deep ties to AI, being dumped on Valerie Foushee’s campaign in order to stop Nida Allam. Pretty disgusting stuff!

26.02.2026 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bleak. Every single part of this story is gross and depressing.

25.02.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The β€œAI safety” super PAC largely backed by Anthropic is now up to nearly $700k (!) in North Carolina 4, backing Valerie Foushee over@nidaallam.bsky.social.

Foushee is on the Dems AI task force. In 2022, she got $1m in backing from SBF AND $2M+ from AIPAC.

25.02.2026 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5
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fire (shirt) walk with me

24.02.2026 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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thinking about them today

24.02.2026 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is so, so, sooooo good

23.02.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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March Is Coming: How Duke Survived a Final-Four-Type Matchup vs. Michigan While Duke's defense deserves plenty of credit, the offense executed flawlessly down the stretch. Here’s a closer look at how the Blue Devils ran their offense over the final four minutes

Film Room: How did Duke close it out vs. the No. 1 defense in the country?

Over the final 4 minutes against Michigan:
- 5-out spacing with Patrick Ngongba to open up the rim
- Cam Boozer as backer screener
- Inverted PnR with Boozer to force mismatches briangeisinger.substack.com/p/march-is-c...

22.02.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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March Is Coming: How Duke Survived a Final-Four-Type Matchup vs. Michigan While Duke's defense deserves plenty of credit, the offense executed flawlessly down the stretch. Here’s a closer look at how the Blue Devils ran their offense over the final four minutes

Film Room: How did Duke close it out vs. the No. 1 defense in the country?

Over the final 4 minutes against Michigan:
- 5-out spacing with Patrick Ngongba to open up the rim
- Cam Boozer as backer screener
- Inverted PnR with Boozer to force mismatches briangeisinger.substack.com/p/march-is-c...

22.02.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
AIPAC On the Ballot in North Carolina |  Nida Allam | TMR
YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder AIPAC On the Ballot in North Carolina | Nida Allam | TMR

Nida has the goods. full support.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCe_...

21.02.2026 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really gross! Hate this shit so much. Could end homelessness and erase all student debt with this amount of money.

21.02.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

nida!

www.youtube.com/live/ztNiybx...

20.02.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Dow is at 50,000 and the cats have the audacity to ask about chicken paste treats.

20.02.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Elbow Room: The Search for Extra Space in Duke's Offense A closer look at one of Jon Scheyer’s go-to offensive actions -- designed to showcase Patrick Ngongba vision from the high post

How does Duke create cut opportunities for Cam Boozer in the half court?

Introducing Duke’s Elbow action: Patrick Ngongba + Maliq Brown as high-post decision-makers, Boozer finding space vs. lifted defenses, Isaiah Evans gravity β€” plus the counters briangeisinger.substack.com/p/elbow-room...

19.02.2026 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Elbow Room: The Search for Extra Space in Duke's Offense A closer look at one of Jon Scheyer’s go-to offensive actions -- designed to showcase Patrick Ngongba vision from the high post

How does Duke create cut opportunities for Cam Boozer in the half court?

Introducing Duke’s Elbow action: Patrick Ngongba + Maliq Brown as high-post decision-makers, Boozer finding space vs. lifted defenses, Isaiah Evans gravity β€” plus the counters briangeisinger.substack.com/p/elbow-room...

19.02.2026 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is Tuffy’s cousin. I love him.

18.02.2026 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yes.

16.02.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0