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BREAKING: This morning, a bill (S636) passed a Senate committee which would take dark campaign money and make it even darker.The title is “Donor Privacy,” which right off the bat

Breaking: The former head of the NCGOP just reported there are plans to heavily gerrymander our congressional districts this year.Current NC map: 8 GOP, 5 DEMReported new map: 10 GOP,

Truly awful stuff:A bill filed in our state legislature this week (SB514) would require that teachers report in writing to a student’s parents if they’ve “exhibited symptoms of gender nonconformity.”So,

So much of crummy politics is explained by our susceptibility to propaganda.Our defenses to propaganda aren't natural: We have to build them.Lots of those defenses are institutional, like real-time fact-checking

When Democrats take the majority in the North Carolina legislature we will immediately vote to expand Medicaid.After it's done - providing health insurance to 500,000 of our citizens for a

Here's the situation with COVID in NC:The biggest number that everyone follows is new daily cases. And that chart certainly looks discouraging. /thread/ #ncpol #covid19 BUT then you follow it

I will be uptown tonight to do my part to help keep the peace.Our city had a peaceful and powerful protest this afternoon - we can't ruin it tonight.And if

So, quick question:What happened to rock music?I’m sure it still exists somewhere, but it seems strange that we just went a whole decade without a great new rock band we

“Hey Jeff, you know we can't stay home forever, right?”Let’s talk about how North Carolina gets back to work.And let’s skip the obvious stuff - like hand-washing and staying home

GOP leadership is now saying they'll block any attempt to expand vote-by-mail in NC for fear of corruption.I've been in the state senate for six years.Here's a list of just

We have a new COVID projection built specifically for North Carolina by a collaboration of researchers at UNC, Duke, and RTI. It tells us a lot. Good news and bad./thread/

The big question: "How bad will the coronavirus be in NC?"There’s a new estimate and I want to share it with you - not because I’m certain it’s completely accurate,