We wondered if we would reach this day. And here it is. Republicans are officially a full year late on passing a state budget. #ncpol

“A choreographed vanishing act” is such an elegant way to describe such slimy behavior. Bravo. That’s exactly what it was. It’s not hard to see why their constituents rejected them, and their consistently abhorrent behavior, so handily in the primary. #ncpol

The GOP lacked the supermajority for these veto overrides, but a couple of absent lawmakers, Willingham and Cunningham, magically handed them the win. A choreographed vanishing act by politicians who lost their primaries and decided to sell out their constituents on the way out the door. #NCPol

Today is day 359 of the Republican's ongoing failure to pass a state budget. We are within a week of a full year of failure. And I'm sorry to say, it could be weeks/months/another year before Republicans finally unveil *something.* #ncpol

The Stanley Cup has entered the Senate chamber #ncpol

NC Republican Senator Lisa Barnes has embraced an incredibly racist and offensive AI generated video that shows her walking hand and hand with Jesus to “defeat” her opponent, a black pastor, who is shown walking hand and hand with Satan. #ncpol businessnc.com/n-c-state-se...

Dave Boleik doesn’t seem to understand why the people of North Carolina would be so concerned about him running our elections. Maybe because he’s a political hack who does things like show up to support Phil Berger during his primary, while running elections? #ncpol www.cbs17.com/news/capitol...

Remember those "pallets of cash Obama sent to Iran" that Trump is always bitching about? Those "pallets" included $1.7 billion. Trump's surrender deal opens the door to $300 billion for Iran. Which is roughly 176 times as much. Trump is giving Iran 17,547% more tax $$$ to end the war he started.

This is exactly what republicans have been saying for a year. It's been 1,000 days since the last time they passed a budget. It's very convenient that "next week" is always a week away. #ncpol

You might remember Larry Pittman from his days in the NC Legislature. He is, and always has been, a racist old crackpot. This is the exact same man who filed bills to make gay marriage illegal in 2017, and to classify abortion as first-degree murder punishable by the death penalty in 2021. #ncpol

We've passed a terrible milestone in the NCGA today. It has officially been 1,000 days since the last time Republican's passed a state budget. More here #ncpol ----> batchbrief.substack.com/p/1000-days-...

Not only did he fail to drain the swamp, our incompetent president created an entirely new one.

🧵 Today, NC Senate Democrats tried to force a vote on one of the most popular ideas in North Carolina politics: independent redistricting. Republican leadership’s response? They shut the debate down. #ncpol

NOT BREAKING NEWS: 80-year-old President Continues to Lose War that is Definitely Not Over abc7.com/post/iran-sa...

Today officially marked 350 days Republicans are late on their constitutional duty to pass the state budget. That is 350 days of failure. Will we make it to 365? #ncpol

Phil Berger lost his primary and in his last 6 months on the job he's now pushing horrifying changes to rig future elections. This will likely sail through the General Assembly this week. Rigging elections is urgent work. The state budget? Forget about it. #ncpol www.myhcdp.com/post/new-nc-...

This bill is a 5-alarm fire and every North Carolinian who values their right to vote needs to be outraged, NOW! Call the NCGA. More important, CALL REPUBLICANS and tell them they don’t get to rig our elections because they’re terrified of losing in Nov. #ncpol carolinaforward.org/images/hb-95...

Yeah, we can tell. Because you’ve never done a thing to fix inflation. Only things to make it actively worse. #ncpol

North Carolina still doesn’t have a state budget.

Last week was a crazy one in the NC General Assembly. This is the very best explainer you’ll find on why Republicans are pushing the constitutional amendments they are, and how NC Senate Dems proved Republicans don’t give a shit about you. #ncpol batchbrief.substack.com/p/the-republ...

Michael Whatley goes on the record in support of using nearly $2 billion of your tax dollars for Trump’s cop-killer slush fund. A bold strategy that will surely aid his failing campaign. #ncpol

10 years ago my buddy Malik and I waited hours in line in the cold to score seats to see Stephen Colbert and sit in the Ed Sullivan theater. For two guys majoring in Television and Journalism, it was an unforgettable night. So sad to think the Late Show will no longer be in that historic theater.

Donald Trump secured a nearly $2 billion fund to pay cop killers yesterday, and the biggest emotion the GOP can feel about it is “frustrated.” That tells you just about everything you need to know about the Republican party of “law and order.“ www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Stephen Colbert. He always delivers.

Dems were willing to stick around to do their job and pass a budget. As Leader Batch said: “it’s really unfortunate the Republicans have decided that, after ... an entire month of hard work that they’ve decided that they want to go home, despite the fact that we still don’t have a budget.” #ncpol

The answer to this is “NO” Because let me make this clear. This is not a “right to work” proposal, this is a “right to be shafted by your employer for the rest of time” proposal. North Carolina workers will gain nothing, and keep losing $$$ permanently by putting this in our constitution. #ncpol

Did you know that in states like North Carolina with “right to work” laws, the average worker makes 7.5% less $$ than workers in other states for the same job? So in essence, Republicans are asking you to enshrine in the constitution the “right” for you to earn less $$ for the rest of time. #ncpol

Republicans in the General Assembly are currently debating a number of constitutional amendments. Meanwhile, it’s day 322 and North Carolina still doesn’t have a state budget. #ncpol

Day 321 in a North Carolina that still does not have a state budget. But don’t worry. Republicans are full steam ahead this week on four unrelated constitutional amendments. They’ll do anything to hold power. You know, except their actual job. #ncpol www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

It’s day 320 and North Carolina still doesn’t have a state budget So why are republicans legislators focused on passing constitutional amendments next week, and then going on vacation the week after? Why aren’t we the people demanding they do their job? #ncpol www.ncleg.gov/LegislativeC...

It’s day 319 and North Carolina is still the only state in the nation without a budget. How much longer will we allow this Republican led general assembly to hold our tax dollars hostage? #ncpol

For 318 days now, NC has not had a state budget. Absolutely nothing has changed. North Carolina remains the only state in the nation without a budget. Do not be fooled by the lazy headlines from lazy reporters saying there’s a “budget deal.” There is no budget until we see numbers!!! #ncpol

Today, #Spotify rolled out a lifetime version of Wrapped, where instead of summarizing just one year, it looks back across your entire account's life. According to my account, I’ve played 24,293 songs since signing up in August 2015. 🤔 This immediately raised a number of questions for me: 1/14

My electric bills from Duke energy for my exact same 700 sq ft. apartment: March 2024 = $65.48 March 2025 = $80.18 March 2026 = $104.41 Meanwhile, Duke’s CEO made nearly $14,000,000 last year. Make that make sense to me #ncpol www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...

Ripping healthcare from 25,000 pregnant women and babies is not what I’d call an “anti-fraud” measure. The state must fix Medicaid. That’s non-negotiable. But there is 0 reason for the culture war policies republicans have, yet again, hid in a massively critical bill. #ncpol

Ever wonder how the "short session" bill filing period works in North Carolina? There's an entire breakdown here to check out ---> #ncpol open.substack.com/pub/batchbri...

If you’re watching today’s NC House Oversight committee you’ll notice two things. 1. AG Jeff Jackson is a class act who is obviously running one of the strongest AG offices in the nation. 2. The Republican House members “grilling” him are a bunch of ill-informed punks. #ncpol

So @friendsforbatch.bsky.social has stepped up and given the NC GOP an off-ramp. Now you get to see if any of them have the spine to stand up to their corporate donors.

Today, North Carolina Republicans are officially 270 days late on their constitutional obligation to pass a state budget. But it is not from a lack of trying from North Carolina Senate Democrats. Are there six courageous Republicans who are ready to do their job? #ncpol

Can confirm. Leader Batch is, in fact, “that girl.” And as she said at her press conference Wednesday - All we need are six courageous Republican souls to stand up to Phil Berger and their caucus, and do what is right for their constituents and the state of North Carolina. #ncpol

Want to save taxpayer dollars in our elections? Stop dragging North Carolina through endless elections chaos. The real waste & abuse is the $$$ the NCGOP makes us spend litigating bullshit fraud claims and manufactured controversies when they lose. #ncpol carolinapublicpress.org/74926/voter-...

If republicans are willing to reject the most powerful politician in the entire state in a primary, that’s a BADDDDD sign for them in November! So, who’s ready to work every single day to make sure republicans lose their supermajority along with losing Phil?

Everyday, I see a headline that convinces me nothing is real anymore. #ncpol

I often tell about growing up near Braddock, Pennsylvania, where Fetterman was Mayor. He was someone I once truly believed in, a real life folk hero. “Don’t trust that guy” my dad and uncles, who grew up around him, would tell me. They were painfully right. www.pennlive.com/nation-world...

Wouldn’t it be great to live in an NC people wanna move to, not only because the weather is nice, or because we have great economic opportunity - but because we made our public schools the best in the nation!? NC Dems are working to make this state the best option for your child’s future! #ncpol

Get ready, North Carolina. We could be seeing prices like $6, $7 a gallon at the pump by April. It’s gas first, then groceries, then shipping, and everyday prices. All of it is about to spike EVEN HIGHER. Anybody tired of “winning” yet? #ncpol www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...

You tell me, North Carolina? Do you believe Phil Berger, the man who gerrymandered our state for a Trump endorsement not 6 months ago, only cares about “fairness” to the voters of NC? I sure don’t! #ncpol www.wral.com/news/nccapit...

Much praise for @rainmcmey.bsky.social who modernized my favorite poem. Percy Shelley would be proud. THIS is poetry for our age: "The future's technofeudal God King Google 3d print's approval No bread, no circus here Just YouTube shorts and instant noodles" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv0m...

Happy St. Patrick’s Day North Carolina ☘️ #ncpol

For anyone who has ever heard of the “electric stack” - energy is the key factor in China’s increasing march to become the new world superpower. It is absolutely maddening to watch the US’s incompetent leadership willingly lead us down the road to our own, predictable destruction.