BREAKING: Democrat Aftab Pureval wins Cincinnati mayoral election over Cory Bowman, half-brother of Vice President JD Vance. Follow AP for live updates.

And this when I finish teaching?!? Great day for news.

Whew, thank goodness. That other lady looks and ACTS like Tara’s mama from “True Blood,” omg. Season one at that!

A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.

🚨BREAKING: 2 fed courts have issued orders blocking Trump’s attempt to defund SNAP. Congrats to @democracyforward.org, its co counsel and clients, and Dem State AGs.

If SNAP benefits pause on Nov 1, Gopuff is offering $50 in free groceries (up to $10M total) for SNAP customers. Add your EBT card in-app. Please share this with others if you can 🫶🏽

Food banks are stepping up as millions of Americans prepare to lose federal food assistance, but it may not be enough. “The charitable food system is there to support families, but it is tiny compared to the amount of money that is available through SNAP" - @marlene-schwartz.bsky.social #Food #News

Reeling from the scale of the SNAP cliff. In Orange County NC alone: 8700 individual SNAP recipients in 4683 families.

He did the crimes, Senate and SCOTUS Republicans let him get away with them, he got reelected, Senate Republicans let him appoint his personal lawyers to run DOJ, and now he’s ordering his personal lawyers who run DOJ to give him $230 million of your money.

"researchers have estimated that the end of enhanced tax credits will lead to 7.3 mill people losing their ACA coverage in 2026, of whom 4.8 mill would become uninsured. The loss of the additional subsidies are projected to increase how much...enrollees must pay...from an avg of $888 to $1,904/year"

Good morning, America. Nice work yesterday. I love you.

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

Trump’s EPA canceled a $20M flood protection grant for the area in May, calling it “wasteful DEI spending.”

Before (2021) and after (2025) of the utility easement along Bolin Creek in Carrboro. It's actually walkable now. Definitely check it out if you haven't been on it lately. A good preview of what it will be like to have a greenway through here .

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning: www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

Psychiatrists/NPs/therapists who could provide off-the-books, no-fee, Zoom-based care for individuals in crisis in ICE-targeted Chicago communities, please email me: [email protected]. Include whether you can prescribe, speak Spanish (or other languages), and available hours per week/month.

Q: Do federal nutrition assistance programs operate during a government shutdown? A: October SNAP benefits will go out as normal, and federally-funded school meals are okay for now. However, WIC could run out of funds in the next 1-2 weeks. #FoodPolicy Learn more in @foodfixco.bsky.social:

All of us who are US citizens suffer from moral injury from the things done in our name, including the denial of basic needs this country can well afford to address, including healthcare to all immigrants. It would heal that moral injury to do this; it's an ethical act, not just a practical one.

the usual story. rich guy wants to punish universities for not clamping down on pro-palestinian protests and for doing too much to recruit minorities. at base these guys want the top tier of american universities to become, once more, safe-spaces for their dunderheaded failsons

All hell gonna break loose in NC

The Republican reaction to Kirk’s murder has been a campaign of state repression that ends with Trumpist toadies deciding what Americans are allowed to think, do and say. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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The Chapel Hill Police Department is seeking a 28-year-old resident reported missing after he has not been seen for more than two days. Here's what we know as of Sunday morning:

Have you tried Tar Heel Town Pharmacy in Carrboro? Got both the flu and COVID vaccines there on Tuesday.

Malcolm X: “If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

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WA DOH's chief science officer: "We signed a statewide standing order that could act like a prescription — which instead of being signed by a doctor, is signed by a state health officer — to make it easier for people to get access to COVID-19 vaccines." All states should do this!

👟 What a day! Women on the Move hosted our 2nd Annual Shoe Giveaway on Friday, Sept. 5th—and it was a celebration of movement, community, and joy! Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/2nd-ann... #TogetherWeMove #WomenOnTheMove

Massachusetts is outdoing other states because they are the first to require insurers to cover the cost of COVID shots and other vaccines recommended by state health officials. Vaccines are not accessible if they are unaffordable. Every state needs to follow their lead!

Gotta say seeing governors competing to one up each other to see who can make vaccines most accessible is a refreshing change.

Can someone in the legacy media explain to me how this is not front page news? How is it that only Democracy Docket is covering this unfolding authoritarian takeover? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

As a governor who cares about the well-being of my people, I can’t live in a fantasy land where I pretend Trump is not tearing this country apart for personal greed and power.

Yes, call not matter which party you Representative and Senators belong to; Yes, call if at all possible. You can *also, additionally* send an email if you'd like; Yes, call after hours to leave a voicemail if you don't want to speak to a person; Yes, you can change my script if you want to

"Why Trump’s attack on the Smithsonian matters" | Kimberlé Crenshaw and Jason Stanley www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... This is an important read to understand why we must push back against these Trump regime attacks on African American history and education.

New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download! California (by county/area) Chicago Colorado DC Metro Area (DMV) Massachusetts North Carolina Triangle Area NYC Philly Pittsburgh Portland, OR St. Louis Metro Area Washington State Please share! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

This is a good watch. So much potentially impactful science is being stopped for no good reason.

A North Carolina law passed in 2013 made it much harder to improve access for pedestrians and cyclists on state roads. The law says state funds can only go to such efforts if they’re part of projects that benefit drivers.

I debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.

Road closure in #Carrboro on Main Street from Fleet Feet down past Crooks Corner due to structure fire. @chtransit.bsky.social is determining re-routing. Best to walk down Rosemary towards campus.

Sometimes it’s worth remembering that what often motivates these people is simple cruelty. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

If you are under 65 and have any of the conditions on this list, you are eligible. How the hell the manufacturers are supposed to know how many doses to make is anyone's guess. I predict they will be conservative and that there will be shortages.

public health has so many of humanity’s best: regular folks who do their best to serve the public and their communities. yet they are being terrorized for their work. it’s not right, and it must stop — but first, we need to regroup. for STAT by @colincarlson.bsky.social + me:

In my opinion, this finding shows how good public health messaging and better education (and science communications) - even when misinformation is prevalent, like the belief that some alcohol consumption can have health benefits - can be effective and actually empower people to make healthy choices.

The President is taking over DC to distract from the Epstein files. Real community safety programs are about harm reduction - and the biggest threat to public safety today is financial desperation driven by high costs and low incomes.

👀 Check out that hot, new articulated @chtransit.bsky.social bus out on the NS route this morning! The interior is so pretty. Ready for all the UNC students who are coming back to our community. #GetOnTheBus

🚨New peer-reviewed commentary that I co-authored with Chris Beyrer is now out in the journal Vaccine, gift link below We show the ways in which the MAHA & MAGA guys—RFK Jr, Makary, Bhattacharya, Prasad—have dismantled the US vaccine regulatory framework authors.elsevier.com/a/1lbDt,60n7... 1/5

RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775. I'd also call your senators/reps as well.

Inside the neighborhood patrols watching for Ice: ‘They thought they could scare us – but this is LA’ | Los Angeles Ice protests | The Guardian share.google/yYXgzxO3l7xu...