Voters continue to believe that Democrats lack sincere beliefs and Democratic leaders keep validating them

Back in August, I pointed out that our big voucher program is overfunded by about $137m. That was based on Fiscal Research's estimate that demand would increase 40% from the prior year. Actual numbers show demand is up 28%, implying that the state's voucher program is overfunded by $188m. #ncpol

As you read this story, one thing becomes increasingly clear: there's no clear vision of what folks want our shool accountability model to do. It'll be interesting to see if this group can articulate their goals for school accountability. #ncpol

"Yet NAEP is low stakes for schools, so there is less incentive to try to inflate scores through excessive teaching to the test." Isn't the bigger issue that NAEP is low stakes *for students* who have less incentive to try to get the answers right?

STARBUCKS WORKERS WILL BEGIN STRIKING ON 11/13 IF STARBUCKS DOESN’T COME THROUGH IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. Join them by not purchasing Starbucks products until the strike is over!!! Pass it on.

Should’ve ordered them back to address the open court order to fully fund the Leandro Plan. The NCGA’s constitutional violation there is unambiguous (even if the #ncpol press likes to help violate students’ constitutional rights by pretending otherwise)

NC's virtual charters: 1) have never delivered expected academic growth 2) violate nonprofit laws 3) are huge, unchecked avenues for fraud #ncpol

It DOES mean that if we're truly concerned about protecting religious students and their families from discrimination, we need to zealously guard our public schools as neutral, secular spaces, where your school of right is a place that you can feel welcome regardless of your faith or practice. 11/12

Why does every company suck so bad. You want to give me a credit? Then just give it to me! There's no need for Youtube TV to make you jump through additional hoops like this.

Riverbottom Nightmare Band

Just digging in, and chapter 1 starts by going in on my least favorite education finance “expert” Marguerite Roza. I think I’m gonna like this book

Obama didn’t hold the Bush war criminals accountable. Biden didn’t hold Trump accountable for treason. You’re gonna need to do more than just vote blue if you want to see justice.

As recently as the late 1980s, tuition at @uwmadison.bsky.social was <$1000/semester. In current dollars, that's about $2500/semester. There is one central reason for that: the <massive decline in state funding>. This was a choice. Other choices remain readily available.

More like Brandt Bronichoke #CLTNYC

If you're at the grocery store, Pink Lady, SweeTango/Minneiska, or Cosmic Crisp are good bets. SweeTango & Cosmic Crisp were bred specifically to be "Honeycrisp but with the will to live." Other ones are good too! Those are just the 3 I've had the best luck with here in eastern NC.

Steve Malik, you biffed it

Every Democratic politician needs to internalize this point from @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social

@fcdallas.bsky.social should be submitting cashfer bids for Owen Wolff

“North Carolina is at the forefront of AI for K12” - some guy from OpenAI This is the type of thing I was hoping would get fixed when we elected Mo Green

I know open racism is disgustingly common, but I’m still of the belief that a school segregationist shouldn’t be eligible for this position #ncpol

A good companion piece to my repeated refrain that conservatives oppose public schools because public schools - when done correctly - foster cross-class and cross-racial solidarity that threatens existing hierarchies

Destroying the environment to destroy our brains. Humans are so toast

In a nation in which the yawning gap between the wealthy and everyone else continues to metastasize, the IOLTA freeze is just the latest broadside in a longstanding and hugely destructive war on the poor. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/04/t... #ncpol #LegalAid

Im now a bring baseball to Raleigh guy

Chris Brady making a strong case for MVP by letting Jeffrey Gal start in goal today #CHIPHL #CHIvPHL

It’s wild seeing a team get appropriately penalized for persistently kicking Josh King. First time all season. #FFC #FULvWOL

Interesting that we’ve started against Wolves with this midfield. So far so good though

The first baseball game I watched in maybe a decade went 18 innings and now maybe I like baseball again?

My neighborhood is the best

Some interesting NCGA voting data from the Assembly's Caucus newsletter. I found this particularly interesting: "Sen. Dan Blue of Wake County was the most conservative-voting Democrat in his chamber, siding with the GOP on 69 percent of votes. " #ncpol

Did an unregistered homeschool let Zebulon murder suspect avoid state oversight? Father didn't register homeschool with North Carolina. The 4 children were at home, where they were allegedly murdered by their father over a 4-month period. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #ncpol

Well lookie here

man, it sure looks like republicans are using threat of federal government force to try and silence journalists

Crunching numbers on SNAP in NC. Belts of rural counties in the south & northeast will see anywhere from a quarter to a third of their residents without food assistance. Ten of the state’s 99 counties have 25% or more of its residents enrolled in SNAP. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/10/29/l...

There are just so many stories of people being harmed by this administration. It's heartbreaking and overwhelming.

The most powerful Republican in N.C. calls a suit to prevent SNAP food benefits from being cut off to N.C. 600,000 kids “frivolous.” We know who is working for the people of N.C., and it ain’t 👇

Excited that @mattbarnum.bsky.social is back at @chalkbeat.org

580,000 North Carolina children rely on SNAP #ncpol

Stadium/arena music should be limited to music from the home team’s city

A live look at me after watching 16.5 innings of baseball

Im rooting for whatever outcome will make the guy in the Marlins jersey sad

Avoiding topics will not prevent Republicans from saying the top Democratic priority is getting organic locally sourced vegan food for LGBTQ immigrant detainees. Avoidance is just a failure to do politics.

This all day. If you try to explain away an 'accidental' Nazi tattoo you're either an idiot or a liar or a Nazi and none of those are good so

Time to re-up the original @nytimes.com graphic on the armed members of the fascist movement

You love to see it

Is it Christmas already? Get your own copy here: thenewpress.org/books/as-pub...

As states face deep fiscal uncertainty, Maine, New Jersey, and Rhode Island show how mansion taxes on high-value homes can raise billions in needed revenue and fund vital services in 2026. www.cbpp.org/blog/states-...

Classrooms are the little-recognized front line in the battle to preserve democracy. Our ED, @aryamerikaner.bsky.social, argues that if we are to reverse our trajectory, diversifying schools is more important than ever. Read the piece in Democracy Docket: www.democracydocket.com/opinion/to-s...

You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o... With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:

Made a "Bluesky MLS" bracket challenge league, anyone can join at the link