If Republicans cared about daycare fraud, they wouldn’t have made a daycare fraudster their last nominee for governor #ncpol

This is a constitutional crisis, and I'm remembering that Amy Coney Barrett, in an interview with Bari Weiss (of all people), claimed that despite her lifetime job interpreting the Constitution, she wouldn't know what a constitutional crisis looks like.

“North Carolina has long expected imprisoned people to shoulder part of the cost of their incarceration,” says a law professor who studies prison labor and revenue.

Wyoming Supreme Court throws out abortion bans, keeping procedure legal reut.rs/3Le9ybr

NC is grateful for dedicated public servants like Justice Anita Earls because we know she will always stand up for the rights of every North Carolinian, no matter the obstacle. We wish her all the best as she continues undergoing treatment for breast cancer. #ncpol

April's race in Wisconsin to replace retiring rightwing Justice Rebecca Bradley is between two very different members of the state Court of Appeals: liberal Chris Taylor and conservative Maria Lazar. In North Carolina, Democratic Justice Anita Earls faces GOP state Rep. Sarah Stevens in November.

NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls has cancer, will continue reelection bid The Democratic incumbent seeking reelection to the N.C. Supreme Court in 2026, Justice Anita Earls, said her breast cancer diagnosis won't stop her work on the court or her reelection campaign.

one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it

Justice Earls is a fighter. And she’ll never stop fighting for us. #ncpol

Bob Phillips who helped grow pro-democracy group Common Cause to a major force in North Carolina, has retired. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2026/01/05/b...?

It’s been going on for awhile. Learn more here about how Republicans are using SCOTUS to make wealthy Americans wealthier and average to poor Americans poorer. It affects every state. #SCOTUS #ncpol #NorthCarolina

Both Morrow & Brown focus on fentanyl as the reason for the illegal strike on a foreign nation & the kidnapping of it's head of state with zero push-back Venezuela does not produce or distribute fentanyl regurgitating lies is not, and really has never been considered, journalism

Every medic has that patient. The one who permanently rewires how you see war. For me, it’s an Iraqi child — an American round, an American war, an American consequence. A small body that didn’t understand flags or reasons or orders. So when I think about Venezuela, that image comes back first.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

This is a violation of the public trust.

if you are talking today about how bad maduro was and were alive, at all, during the run-up to the iraq war you are potentially the dumbest person to ever live

absolutely bizarre to see a violent, rogue american regime, which is threatening military attacks on a bunch of major trading partners and close allies, and openly fantasizing about hitler-style wars of territorial conquest, covered in the tone of horse-race political commentary

Never let blatant fascism distract you from the real enemy: People who are against fascism. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

What a wonderful democracy we get to celebrate on America’s 250th birth year.

I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

uh holy SHIT?

Seriously, every word of this @sifill.bsky.social piece is the analysis and inspiration we all need as we start 2026. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter. I would strongly suggest dropping this story.” Declining a press request is one thing Trying to silence the press entirely is another ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.” We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:

Democracy in the Balance! Mark your calendars for January 26th! Confused about the courts and their role in our democracy? You are NOT alone! Space is limited! Be sure to register on Mobilize to ensure a seat: mobilize.us/s/ZLJIbb We will likely be livestreaming this as well!

NC law no longer allows for a 3-day grace period for mail-in ballots, but the state still uses postmarks for other deadlines like voter registration applications. #ncpol #ncga

4/ Now, these power grabs by NC’s GOP lawmakers are reshaping everything from the regulations that protect residents’ drinking water to the rates they pay for electricity to the culture of the state university system. www.propublica.org/article/nort...

In a visit to western North Carolina, President Trump promised to “slash through every bureaucratic barrier” and insisted that “every single inch of every property will be fully rebuilt, greater and more beautiful than it was before.” wapo.st/3LbLnKx #FEMA #ncpol

And the danger of this sort of open bigotry in an administration that tried to overturn the will of a multiracial electorate and is eviscerating civil rights protections and voting rights, continues to treated by too many as mere politics and not a dangerous entrenchment of white rule.

The VP of the US can give a speech saying no one has to be ashamed to be white anymore — the type of mainstream political speech we haven’t seen since before the civil rights acts, and the rhetoric is treated as merely divisive with few pointing out the obvious truth that white men remain in power.

In the new lawsuit, the ex-employee alleges discrimination and First Amendment violations by UNC Charlotte..

Wait! Tupac is buried in Lumberton, NC? How am I just learning this? www.theassemblync.com/news/culture...

BREAKING: Mississippi will hold special elections for state supreme court in 2026 because of our lawsuit to ensure that districts are drawn fairly to represent Black voters. In a state where nearly 40% of its residents are Black, it is absolutely crucial that their voices are heard.

Delaware Supreme Court overturned lower court’s ruling that barred Musk from receiving performance-contingent stock pay package worth $140B. Previously, Delaware Chancery Court sided with minority shareholder who sued Tesla alleging that its board was influenced by Musk, being unfair to investors.

DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar: "Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."

1/ Just weeks after a Democrat was elected governor of NC in 2024 by an overwhelming margin, the state’s GOP-controlled legislature set out to strip him of powers. What happened next illuminates the breakdown in the separation of powers throughout the nation. THREAD 👇 tinyurl.com/y3v6np59

7/ So far, Republican majorities in at least 8 counties have moved to limit early voting sites or weekend hours sought by Democrats. At least two have rejected sites near universities, including a site near a historically Black college. www.yesweekly.com/news/voting-...

Care about the #midterms? As the GOP-controlled State Board prepares to take up the fate of 2026 primary early voting in 12 NC counties later today — we have the skinny on how current plans compare with 2022 options www.commoncause.org/north-caroli... #ncpol

NEW: For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it finally succeeded.

Trump's rally yesterday in Rocky Mount, NC drew ... several hundred people. 😂 #ncpol www.rawstory.com/trump-small-...

My latest blog post for the Energy and Policy Institute looks at Duke Energy's North Carolina rate hike requests in the context of soaring utility disconnections in the state. I also break down what portion of its N.C. customers' electric bills flows straight to investors. It's a big chunk.

This guy was just confirmed to be US ambassador to South Africa

Just in: Florida's supreme court today has UPHELD a recent state law that enables juries to sentence someone to death nonunanimously. Bolts reported on FL's law a few years ago, amid huge concern that nonunanimous convictions have a high error rate, & are likelier to sideline Black jurors.

Trump's DOJ offers states 'confidential' deal to wipe voters flagged by feds as ineligible wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/18/r...

A quick thread on Republicans packing state supreme courts in the past 10 years. They hate voters and democracy. 🧵

Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, and Vicente Gonzalez joined Republicans in voting to criminalize trans health care. The bill passed only 216 to 214. 4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed. clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...

🚨 I’ve been keeping this under wraps until published and it’s out today. Do judges with background in law enforcement act differently at bail time? Our groundbreaking NYC study estimates that when they set bail, it is a full 32% higher on average compared to other judges. Check it out and share.

Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”

This is horrifying, they are going to give babies a placebo