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People who work or have worked at HHS, NIH, FDA, CMS, CDC, HRSA and other health agencies - we want to hear from you. Researchers who rely on federal funding from any of these entities, we also want to hear from you. Reach out to us: www.propublica.org/tips/ Or find me on Signal: 347-549-0332 🔎

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With all the new focus on "government efficiency," how many North Carolina voters know that just last year, Republican leaders of our state legislature gave away $500 million in NC taxpayer funds to a secretive venture capital fund whose finances are kept secret? www.axios.com/local/raleig...

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Unfortunately I won’t be to DC in time, but this rally for Ukraine is happening in Lincoln memorial. Attend if you can and Slava Ukrainii!

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“The people who represent the nation that has committed these war crimes are sitting across the table from Rubio with the hope of relief from devastating sanctions and an end to a conflict they started, all the while continuing to inflict suffering on Ukraine.” www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-neg...

submitted 5 days ago • 40 comments

They did this with the federal workers overseeing our nuclear weapons stockpile, too. Starting to sense a pattern in this kakistocracy.

submitted 6 days ago • 220 comments

While Musk’s rampage has been feverishly covered, the scope of its impact remains largely underappreciated. Experts say it can’t be measured in weeks or months or even in government services affected. It will be felt over the span of decades.

submitted 6 days ago • 27 comments

When Trump flew into NC to survey Helene damage, he apparently offered his endorsement to any of the Republican officeholders present to primary NC's Senator Thom Tillis if Tillis didn't fall in line and obey Trump's orders. Of course, Tillis caved. He always does. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...

submitted 11 days ago • 8 comments

Too many people didn't appreciate just how wonderful, how glorious, it was that the daily news cycle during Biden's presidency was boring as fuck.

submitted 20 days ago • 393 comments

In order to pay for the Trump agenda, Republican leaders in the U.S. House have proposed a sweeping list of deep cuts to our social safety net, in addition to whole new taxes on American consumers. Let's dive into the details about what exactly GOP leaders are proposing. 🧵👇

submitted 30 days ago • 6 comments

What Secretary of Defense hasn't paid a woman $50,000 to help persuade her not to go public after an alleged sexual assault just a few years ago?

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submitted 43 days ago • 2043 comments

Outrageous! This needs to blow up. They want to throw out 60,000 votes and steal the state Supreme Court election in NC!

submitted 49 days ago • 1698 comments

Just possibly, could this guy lack the temperament and character to be providing sound advice to an American president?

submitted 59 days ago • 1120 comments

Bourbon and a @stephenking.bsky.social novel in the snow is a good Christmas Day indeed.

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

As U.S. states across the country legalize online sports gambling, research has found that personal bankruptcies rise by 25-30% in a predictable pattern. This week on the Carolina Forward blog, we look at guardrails that could prevent it: carolinaforward.org/blog/overdra...

submitted 66 days ago • 2 comments

The art of the deal: 1. Make wild demands 2. Get nothing 3. Declare victory

submitted 66 days ago • 720 comments

[NEW] Overdraft Kings: The Hidden Cost of Sports Gambling Since sports betting became legal in NC this year, billions have been gambled statewide. But it's not all fun: research from other states suggest a personal finance catastrophe on the horizon. carolinaforward.org/blog/overdra...

submitted 71 days ago • 1 comment

No. What I believe is this: The attorneys didn’t make this decision. The client did, but not on the basis of the legal (de)merits of the claim.

submitted 72 days ago • 289 comments

Y'all notice this?

submitted 85 days ago • 424 comments

🚨🚨NEW🚨🚨 Republican leaders in North Carolina's state legislature are preparing to vacate the recent election for the state supreme court duly won by Justice Allison Riggs, thwart the voters' will, and call for a new election. Official announcement coming soon. And more...

submitted 85 days ago • 11 comments

When Virginia raised its minimum wage, the big business lobby predicted economic apocalypse. But almost four years on, that still hasn't happened. Instead, Virginians are better-paid on average than North Carolinians, and enjoy lower unemployment. carolinaforward.org/blog/virgini...

submitted 85 days ago • 1 comment

A for-profit Charlotte company that was mysteriously given a $55 million taxpayer-funded grant by Republicans in North Carolina's legislature misspent a quarter of its funds, and paid millions to its own staff in "consultant fees." Tip of the iceberg. www.theassemblync.com/politics/oly...

submitted 93 days ago • 5 comments