Will #ncga ever connect the dots btwn greenhouse gases and extreme weather: Helene, Chantal, etc.? SB 266 allows Duke E to pump more GHG into the air, at our expense.Gov Stein vetoed. We'll see if lawmakers have the sense to sustain. insideclimatenews.org/news/0807202... @insideclimatenews.org

Chantal Wreaks Havoc in North ...
Chantal Wrecks Havoc in North Carolina as State Lawmakers Try to Repeal an Ambitious Climate Change Goal - Inside Climate News

The tropical system dumped massive rain across central North Carolina on Sunday, days after the state’s Democratic governor vetoed a bill canceling an interim carbon reduction goal of 70 percent by 2030. GOP lawmakers will likely attempt an override.

Inside Climate News

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Here in North Carolina there were organized “Moral Mondays” protests which really worked in taking control of the narrative and calling out the shady crap the #ncga was doing.

We need a renewed version of those.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_Mondays

Moral Mondays - Wikipedia

Oh please NO!! This is like taking the state pension fund and setting it on fire.

NC House Speaker backs bill on state investment Bitcoin for state pension and budget funds

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article300097374.html

#NC #ncga #ncpol #NorthCarolina #scam #kleptocracy

Thanks @bullcityindivisi.bsky.social for this! Friends, here we’re pretty laser focused on calls to action. Occasionally, though, special circumstances call for commentary. Yesterday’s #ncga #SB382 action, after all our efforts, is one of those times. So, read this, mourn, and refresh. Hugs!
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Indivisible Group in the Bull City https://linktr.ee/Durhamgotv

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The #NC GOP candidate for Supreme Court continues to try to invalidate thousands of votes in our state election. Griffin, like the rest of his party, simply can't face losing, so will try to throw out the ballots of 60,000 people who voted legitimately.

Excellent explainer from the #AVLWatchdog

https://avlwatchdog.org/1600-buncombe-voters-swept-up-in-gop-ballot-challenge-as-hand-recount-proceeds/

#USPol #NCGA and on and on...

1,600 Buncombe voters swept up in GOP ballot challenge, as hand recount proceeds

Several dozen citizens and election officials gathered Wednesday at the Buncombe County Board of Elections headquarters in downtown Asheville to begin a laborious hand recount of thousands of 2024 election ballots, looking for any discrepancies that might call into question the outcome of a tight race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat. Meanwhile, the […]

Asheville Watchdog
Got time tomorrow? Join others from the public at #ncga 10:30am in the gallery, and protest SB 382. #ncpol #democracy
actions: today is Sunday, but you can still contact reps. Just leave a voicemail/email, give them your first + last name & zip code (identifying you as a constituent), then your ask, eg “Please vote against the SB 382 override. Thanks.” #ncpol #ncgov #ncga #democracy #ncpol #ncgov #ncga #democracy
say on, barring vape shops from close to schools, as pointed out by Terry Mahaffey of Apex Town Council. #ncpol #ncgov #ncga #democracy
NC’s “Helene Relief” bill (SB 382) is just a legislative power grab bill. Not only from the state-level executive branch, but also from the local levels, in making local decisions - #ncpol #ncgov #ncga #democracy