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Just saw my first #nc11 ad of the season--an anti-Chuck Edwards ad by American Bridge, a Super PAC that supports Democratic candidates. Ad focused entirely on Helene. #ncpol
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My new story, about profiting from gun suicide: www.thetrace.org/2026/07/gun-... Published in partnership with @thetrace.org and @newyorker.com
Parting ShotStormy Kay was born in 1961, when her parents were young newlyweds, unprepared and thrust into adulthood. Stormy’s mother cut meat at a grocery store and taught classes at a beauty school, and her fat...www.thetrace.org⟳ Репост от jacob biba
New post up: The Billion Dollar Election That Hasn't Happened, and a Few Other Items (including more campaign finance, the changing primary calendar, and the Tour de France) chriscooperwcu.substack.com/p/the-billio... #ncpol
The Billion-Dollar Race That Hasn't Happened, and a Few Other ItemsIt's 99 days before election day; buckle up.chriscooperwcu.substack.com
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My latest: The Politics of a Prison-Release Settlement www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
The Politics of a Prison-Release SettlementAs Roy Cooper runs for Senate, Republicans have seized on a 2021 settlement that compelled officials to reduce the prison population.www.theassemblync.com“Turning Southern plantations into Southern prisons is not a secret. It’s not an innovation, either. It’s a distinguished tradition in the South." washingtoncitypaper.com/article/2683...
Back to the Big HouseThe Federal Bureau of Prisons plans to send 1,200 D.C. inmates to a new private prison on the former site of one of North Carolina’s biggest slave plantations. In an open field not too far from the Ch...washingtoncitypaper.comjacob biba"A state official, who requested anonymity to discuss private planning, said the facility could be open as soon as late September." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
“Here is a guy who doesn’t speak the language; he’s in a part of the country he’s never been before; he gets a bunch of boxes dumped on him and tries to figure out what’s going on. The government is faulting him for not figuring out what to do fast enough.” www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
How a Chinese Immigrant Driver Got Entangled in a Drug BustIn early 2025, a man from Queens arranged to pick up a passenger in New York’s North Country. He’s been in jail upstate ever since.www.newyorker.com
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Madison police’s lack of body cams has become a fixation following the police killing of Corey Ruiz, rather than the ongoing scourge of police violence and impunity. It’s a good time to reread @ericumansky.bsky.social’s piece on body cams’ promises and failures: www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/m...
The Failed Promise of Police Body Cameras (Published 2023)U.S. taxpayers spent millions to fund what was supposed to be a revolution in accountability. What went wrong?www.nytimes.com
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Republicans in the North Carolina legislature abruptly slashed funding for civil legal assistance for low-income clients this month—and if other states follow suit, “access to justice could become just another luxury good,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues:
When Justice Is Only Available to Those Who Can PayRepublicans in the North Carolina legislature abruptly slashed funding for civil legal assistance for low-income clients this month.bit.ly🐣 www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...
Used the Chick-fil-A app? Data breach may have impacted NC customersThe fast-food giant said it took immediate steps to secure affected accounts after learning of the security incident.www.newsobserver.comjacob bibaweird flex. (don brown rushing to Bojangles for counter post)
also curious how the federal court in eastern North Carolina will handle all the habeas cases that will inevitably be filed nclocal.org/2026/01/21/w...
What is habeas corpus? How is it leading to the release of NC residents from ICE detention?Learn how North Carolina residents arrested by ICE are using habeas corpus petitions to challenge unlawful detentions. Immigration attorney Jeremy McKinney explains the rise in petitions and their imp...nclocal.orgjacob biba"A state official, who requested anonymity to discuss private planning, said the facility could be open as soon as late September." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
ICE previously held people here, 1,000+ detainees in 2019, according to this inspection report. cic.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
cic.dc.govThe New York TimesICE is planning to open a large detention center in North Carolina, the first of its kind in the state, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.
From April nclocal.org/2026/04/17/i...
New ICE data shows more than 6,300 arrests in NC since Trump took office, nearly double the prior two yearsICE arrests in North Carolina have surged since January 2025, with more than 6,300 people arrested statewide, nearly doubling totals over the previous two years. Arrests have been concentrated in Char...nclocal.orgjacob biba"A state official, who requested anonymity to discuss private planning, said the facility could be open as soon as late September." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
"A state official, who requested anonymity to discuss private planning, said the facility could be open as soon as late September." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
ICE Targets ‘Detention Desert’ With New Facility in North CarolinaEven as ICE has retreated from its plan to buy warehouses, the new complex near the Virginia border signals that the agency remains determined to increase its detention capacity.www.nytimes.com
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N.C. Community College System Taps Longtime Louisiana Leader for Top Job The new president, who must get confirmation from legislators, will be looked upon to provide stable leadership at a time of momentum and change.
N.C. Community College System Taps Longtime Louisiana Leader for Top JobMonty Sullivan, who must get confirmation from legislators, will be looked upon to provide stable leadership at a time of momentum and change.www.theassemblync.com
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The system has had five presidents in the last decade. Here's who is poised to lead the 58 campus system next: ncnewsline.com/2026/07/23/n... #ncpol #HigherEd
North Carolina goes out of state for its new community college system president • NC NewslineDr. Monty Sullivan is poised to become the next president of the North Carolina Community College System. Sullivan led the Louisiana Community and Technical College System for 12 years after holding l...ncnewsline.com