Tonight is thrill night

It’s been terribly terribly dry here in the Piedmont. The first big thunderstorm in a while is rolling in from the south. Down in the woods along the creek, owls are going wild.

Looks like future tropical storm Imelda is going to dump heavy rains inland in NC, SC & maybe Va/WVa early next week. This is not a drill

All hell gonna break loose in NC

Another storm blowing up and heading this way in a few days. Wetter storms & shorter prep times— that’s our world now

A 12-foot statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein frolicking and holding hands appeared on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Tuesday, September 23. A plaque under the statue states that it has been erected “In Honor of Friendship Month."

The same bs they're spewing about autism and tylenol is the same bs they're spewing about trans people's healthcare. It's the exact same playbook and the fact that the media can see through one and not the other is a damning indictment of how complicit they are in the attack on trans lives.

breaking news from unc: former provost chris clemens is suing the university for open meetings and public records violations during their discussion about delaying tenure votes www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...

Going through some new #NCGA legislation this morning and this jumped out at me

Show a comin’

Exactly.

this is a truck commercial

This record and this song in particular www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6V2...

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

Breaking — FEMA Acting Chief Counsel Colt Hagmaier just resigned in an email to staff. He's worked at the agency for more than a decade. Hagmaier's resignation comes immediately after two FEMA employees were placed on leave for comments about Charlie Kirk. Text of his email shared with me:

Hey NC folks, Got my 25-26 Covid vaccination Gov lifted all restrictions last night Have at it

My favorite quote of his was about the potential merger of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. He said he wouldn’t mind “as long as they call it Carrboro”

I encourage everyone to look out for their safety and practice good internet hygiene, of course. But some of the scolding posts I've read suggest we can change the awful aftermath of a fateful event by just holding our tongues and being quiet little mice, and that isn't my experience.

important

sorry to say, no matter how many times you say “please don’t post anything bad” someone definitely will and it’ll probably be someone you know

Yesterday some friends rescued a rather large mirror ball from a defunct strip club in Fayetteville so there is some good in this world

fully endorse

The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security www.propublica.org/article/insi...

Look there has been no official word on why all our salt trucks are out. But Chicago having all our Salt trucks blocking street access while ICE is trying to invade our city is just perfection. We are the City of Big Shoulders; we are also a poem.

Absentee voting starts today (9/5) in about 15 cities with Oct 7 non-partisan primaries or elections, including Durham, Greensboro, Fayetteville, Roxboro, Louisburg, Henderson, Elizabeth City, Hickory, New Bern, Dobbins Heights, Rocky Mt, Erwin and Asheboro. #ncpol

EXCLUSIVE: Two years and two months after a fire destroyed the interior of Med Deli, the business is preparing to welcome back customers to in-person dining next week. The restaurant will reopen for dinner hours starting on Tuesday, Sep. 9.

half price books from unc press plus new raincoats bio yes pls

Had some visitors last night

I can scarcely think of any slogan or trademark phrase that punches at the weight of Bunny Bread’s. Seventy years at the top of its game. Nothing but Respect

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

Turns out I do have an old photo of the HHS secretary that pretty much sums it up

they think they can just erase trans joy and trans freedom. they can't. they can make things a lot harder and more painful. but that joy and that freedom is not theirs to take and it is incumbent on all good people to say so.

New @catawbacollege.bsky.social-YouGov Poll of North Carolina: Trump Approval: 45% Disapproval: 54% Stein Approval: 58% Disapproval: 30% Cooper App: 55% Disapp: 38% Whatley App: 30% Disapp: 35% Never heard of: 35% 8/11-18 of 1K NCians with MOE =/- 3.83% #ncpol www.catawba.edu/news/all-new...

Louisiana has to build three new natural gas power plants to accommodate the "AI" data center that Meta just crammed through because said center will use *Three Times* as much electricity (and, thus, attendant resources) as the *Entire City Of New Orleans*, every year. Y'all this isn't sustainable.

“Defend the District” protest and Go-Go concert against Trump’s takeover at 14th and U St:

This is genocidal rhetoric calling people cockroaches. This is exactly the language used in the Rwandan genocide.

In North Carolina, two horrific anti-trans bills became law — thanks to Democratic support. It's part of an old pattern of betrayal. @davidforbes.bsky.social delves into this vital history, the South's importance to trans liberation and the need to fight back. Edited by @ket.bsky.social

Am reminded today once again that at some point my community decided that the most punk rock thing we can do is be kind and look after one another

Although Hurricane Erin is more than 1,100 miles away, forecasters continue to warn that the powerful storm will likely cause life-threatening surf and rip currents to the North Carolina coast over the coming days, especially for the Outer Banks. www.patreon.com/posts/136650...

You can learn more about Dan and his career and impact in this story from the Asheville NC paper 2/n www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

Slightly diminish a band: Maybe

We named the band Lud because we didn’t have any songs and didn’t use pedals, just plugged straight into the amp. It was great fun

Today's a really good day to put @signal.org's app on your personal devices.

After Skrmetti, legal experts are concerned that the decision will have a broader impact on transgender people’s civil rights, and advocates express that it has already had a chilling effect on providers while emboldening conservative lawmakers. buff.ly/5wZoToa

Firms who put "profit over public wellbeing" can expect to be held responsible said Shawn LaTourette as Dupont, Chemours + related firms reach $2billion compensation + clean-up settlement for massive PFAS forever chemicals contamination at 4 New Jersey sites: newjerseymonitor.com/2025/08/04/n....

Accurate. Somewhere on I-465, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 2025

Registration Recovery Project (RRP) update for July 31 🗳️ 1,154 people cured their registration yesterday 🗳️ 4 people were added to the RRP yesterday 🗳️ 94,073 people remain--9,173 fewer than on July 17 #ncpol #electionadministration For more analysis ⤵️ www.oldnorthstatepolitics.com/2025/07/an-a...