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Dawn B. Vaughan
16 days ago
NCâs budget negotiations are moving, but dragging. Where talks stand Or, come for the latest on the budget, stay for the aviation references.
#ncpol
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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NCâs budget negotiations are moving, but dragging. Where talks stand
Where budget talks stand between House Speaker Destin Hall and Senate leader Phil Berger.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article315672520.html
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Dawn B. Vaughan
17 days ago
Exclusive news and images of the massive construction site in downtown Raleigh. See what the new NC Education Campus in Raleigh will look like, inside and out
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See what the new NC Education Campus in Raleigh will look like, inside and out
The construction project is set to bring multiple education agencies together in 2028. Part of the building is eight stories high.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article315578664.html
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Some of the best days in SciFi!
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nilay patel
23 days ago
People do not feel this way about great products!
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The more young people use AI, the more they hate it
ï»żCaught between fears of job loss and social stigma, Gen Zâs opinions of AI are hitting new lows.
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/920401/gen-z-ai
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Celeste Ng
27 days ago
The city blocked off part of our neighborhood to tear down a building w asbestos. The teen said "Why did people use asbestos if it causes cancer?!" I told him people thought it was a wonder product and used it EVERYWHERE & told him how the same thing happened w radioactivity... and now AI.
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The Verge
28 days ago
Trump fires the entire National Science Board
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Trump fires the entire National Science Board
Federal funding for scientific research was already in turmoil.
https://buff.ly/k5oax5w
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Dawn B. Vaughan
30 days ago
New property tax story: A bill to pause NC property tax revaluations could be law by May, Berger says Plus what Democrats are proposing
#ncga
#ncpol
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A bill to pause NC property tax revaluations could be law by May, Berger says
NC Republican Senate leader Phil Berger wants a new property tax bill by May.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article315499095.html
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nilay patel
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sometimes you just have to go all-caps in the headline
www.theverge.com/podcast/9170...
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Dawn B. Vaughan
about 1 month ago
Major development on the state budget:
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Allison Morrow
about 1 month ago
Two copy editors high-fiving so hard right now
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Carl Quintanilla
about 2 months ago
â.. could become a dangerous new phase of the war should President Donald Trump choose to escalate.â
@washingtonpost.com
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Welp, it took a few days, but my bracket is finally busted for real.
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All of this is crazy infuriating. The rich get richer. The rest of us pay ten grand per gallon of printer ink.
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WeRateDogs
3 months ago
This is Aly. She just learned about capitalism. Certainly not a perfect system, but if that is what it takes to put chippies on the table, she understands. 13/10 (IG: alythebichon)
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Carl Quintanilla
3 months ago
This is amazing.
www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com
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Dawn B. Vaughan
3 months ago
If you are among the thousands of Republican voters who live in NC Senate District 26, this is a story for you. If you are one of the 11 million people living in North Carolina, this is also a story for you.
#ncga
#ncpol
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As voters decide their political futures, what Berger and Page say about heated race
Just a fraction of the stateâs Republican voters will decide whether to keep Senate leader Phil Berger in office or send Sheriff Sam Page to Raleigh.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article314833740.html#storylink=cpy
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WeRateDogs
3 months ago
Dutch Bros employees surprised a shelter volunteer with enough pup cups for every dog in the shelter. 13/10 for all (TT: juliesaraceno2)
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Hank Green
3 months ago
You've heard that something is going on with colon cancer. I'm working on a thing...let me know what you think!! Is it helpful? What would you do different?
hankgreen.com/crc
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Something is Going on with Colorectal Cancer
An interactive data journalism piece exploring the rise of young-onset colorectal cancer, with population simulations, risk factors, and prevention information.
https://hankgreen.com/crc
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WeRateDogs
3 months ago
This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
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Michelle Bruton
3 months ago
This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Womenâs Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGAâs photofinish camera đ
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Rodger Sherman
3 months ago
DOG AT THE OLYMPICS FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
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nilay patel
3 months ago
Ring walks away from Flock. Statement is a doozy!
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
https://www.theverge.com/news/878447/ring-flock-partnership-canceled
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MdDoogie3
3 months ago
I donât really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. Iâll call it âlessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.â 1/
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Dawn B. Vaughan
3 months ago
In today's Under the Dome newsletter:
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Aaron Rupar
4 months ago
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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Minnesota Star Tribune
4 months ago
Here's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE. đ·ïž: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Dawn B. Vaughan
4 months ago
I'm on PBS NC "State Lines" this weekend:
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www.pbs.org/video/januar...
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State Lines | January 16, 2026 | Season 2026
Possible federal penalty for SNAP benefits in NC; Medicaid compliance laws; early voting sites.
https://www.pbs.org/video/january-16-2026-0fy8tc/
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Dawn B. Vaughan
4 months ago
On our new
@newsobserver.com
Under the Dome podcast episode, I'm joined by
@kyleingram.bsky.social
as we talk about lapsed state employee salaries and what to expect at the
#ncga
this week.
#ncpol
open.spotify.com/episode/2I1y...
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Vacant jobs and costs in NC state government
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2I1yKMAVsQUeqaapIIHFUJ?si=JE05KnA8S32IcXLPKaWeoA
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Dawn B. Vaughan
5 months ago
New: UNC gets court win, but itâs sending coronavirus research records to the General Assembly's Gov Ops
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UNC gets court win, but itâs sending coronavirus research records to lawmakers
Groups have also requested records about the work of coronavirus researcher Ralph Baric. A court ruled UNC doesnât have to turn them all over.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article314235856.html
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The News & Observer
5 months ago
Democratic NC Gov. Josh Stein talks with The News & Observer about the budget fight, taxes, Medicaid funding and balance of power.
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Gov. Josh Steinâs âmediationâ pitch to solve NCâs 2026 budget, taxes battle
Democratic NC Gov. Josh Stein talks with The News & Observer about the budget fight, taxes, Medicaid funding and balance of power.
https://bit.ly/45tF5gg
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Dawn B. Vaughan
5 months ago
In today's Under the Dome: The last state without a budget. NC Gov. Stein âhere at the tableâ still waiting on the General Assembly
#ncga
#ncpol
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The last state without a budget. NC Gov. Stein âhere at the tableâ still waiting
Democratic Gov. Josh Stein says heâs ready to negotiate with Republican lawmakers when a budget reaches his desk. If that ever happens.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article314124273.html
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John Scalzi
5 months ago
Per Craig Ferguson: When you're about to say something, ask yourself 1. Does this need to be said 2. Does this need to be said by me 3. Does this need to be said by me right now It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
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Erin Grievances
5 months ago
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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nilay patel
5 months ago
School shootings and measles
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The Verge
5 months ago
Brendan Carr is a dummy
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Brendan Carr is a dummy
The season finale of Americaâs favorite podcast within a podcast.
https://buff.ly/gAXCL6h
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Merriam-Webster
5 months ago
Merriam-Websterâs human editors have chosen âslopâ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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But how, oh how, could this have been prevented?? (Vaccines. It's vaccines. Duh.)
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Dawn B. Vaughan
6 months ago
New
@newsobserver.com
Under the Dome podcast is out. I talk about
#ncpol
and Raleigh and Wake County candidate filing for 2026 with
@kyleingram.bsky.social
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@annamroman.bsky.social
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NC candidates file in Raleigh mayor, Wake commissioners and Supreme Court races
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CWumShbqxCFMouPzhFmcx?si=LF6Mia8cTPy9u-lR8PS-vg
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John Scalzi
6 months ago
Thread, long but very worth it.
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Daniel Abraham
6 months ago
This is beautiful
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The Washington Post
6 months ago
Breaking news: A dozen former leaders of the FDA warned that plans for a stricter approach to vaccine approvals risks undermining the nationâs ability to fight infectious diseases and could threaten the health of vulnerable Americans.
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A dozen former FDA commissioners condemn plan to tighten vaccine approvals
In a New England Journal of Medicine article, the former FDA commissioners wrote they were âdeeply concernedâ by the top vaccine regulatorâs approach to raising the bar for approvals.
https://wapo.st/48PVJJ2
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Dawn B. Vaughan
6 months ago
I'm really sorry to hear about the passing of Rodney Rogers, the basketball player who epitomizes what it means to give back to your community. Hereâs a story from 2017 when Durham honored him:
www.heraldsun.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article179206786.html
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Dan Diamond
6 months ago
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that âthe claim âvaccines do not cause autismâ is not an evidence-based claimâ
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Dawn B. Vaughan
6 months ago
Covered the protest downtown tonight: Hundreds protest Border Patrol downtown, chanting âOut of Raleigh nowâ
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Hundreds protest Border Patrol downtown, chanting âOut of Raleigh nowâ
Moore Square filled with peaceful protesters Tuesday after federal agents detained at least a dozen people around the Triangle
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article312969752.html
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Mo Ryan
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6 months ago
Battle of the branches: Republicans reject NC Gov. Josh Steinâs call for a Medicaid extra session, calling it an attempt to âusurpâ power of the General Assembly
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GOP rejects Steinâs call for Medicaid session, calling it attempt to âusurpâ power
The Monday legislative session will be only procedural, as Republicans are not coming back to pass Medicaid legislation Stein calls for.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article312905463.html
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Carl Quintanilla
7 months ago
â.. the bulletin cites five 2025 incidents involving fake immigration officers and says criminals are using Immigration and Custom Enforcementâs heightened profile to target vulnerable communities ..â
@wired.com
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Menotti Minutillo
7 months ago
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
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NPR
7 months ago
In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.
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U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country
In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.
https://n.pr/4nmS7Tb
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sarah jeong
7 months ago
I have a theory
www.theverge.com/policy/79849...
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American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming
The Frog is owning the president.
https://www.theverge.com/policy/798491/frog-portland-trump-national-guard
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