Former Mayor of Charlotte, Wife, Mother, Activist, supporting community, equality, inclusion, environment, racial justice
This is what happens when Trump shuts down USAID and withdraws the U.S. from the World Health Organization : This Could Be the Worst Ebola Outbreak in History www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Why This Ebola Outbreak Could End Up Being the Worst One in HistoryThe situation in eastern Congo and Uganda combines some of the most dangerous aspects of the 2014 and 2018 Ebola outbreaks.www.nytimes.comJust what we need: resurrecting a dying industry that makes energy more expensive and our air and water dirtier: Trump administration grants Duke Energy $28.4M for NC coal plant ncnewsline.com/2026/06/08/t...
Trump administration grants Duke Energy $28.4M for NC coal plant • NC NewslinePerson County’s Roxboro plant is one of 13 projects across the country selected to receive grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy.ncnewsline.comThe great GOP tax scam continues apace in NC ncnewsline.com/2026/06/02/t...
The great GOP tax scam continues apace in NC • NC NewslineIf there is a single, defining, and arguably most destructive priority that has dominated GOP policymaking these past 15 years in North Carolina, it is the ongoing effort to remake the system for fund...ncnewsline.comTrump is forcing coal plants to stay open. It could cost customers billions. stateline.org/2026/03/19/t...
Trump is forcing coal plants to stay open. It could cost customers billions. • StatelineIn an unprecedented use of federal authority, President Donald Trump’s administration has invoked emergency powers to force a series of retiring coal plants to stay open.stateline.orgGreat quote: “the only thing that can eventually stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a camera.” Americans are not buying Kristi Noem’s lies, thank goodness for those videos: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
Opinion | The Best Weapon You Have in the Fight Against ICEwww.nytimes.comHow many more will die until ICE brutality stops? Yet another murder. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Federal agents shoot and kill person in Minnesota, officials sayMinneapolis officials said they are investigating.www.nbcnews.comThis is how inept ICE agents are now . They had an address that was two years outdated . Not one week, not one month, 2 years. And did not care to check the name of the person before driving him around and harassing him for hours www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into coldChongLy Scott Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in the frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.www.startribune.comInteresting analysis in the FT today, which rings true: www.ft.com/content/dede...
America’s barbarians-inside-the-gates turnNo ideological code can fully capture Trump’s actionswww.ft.comAuthoritarianism is here. Secret police arresting US citizens for speaking out.
Brennan CenterThe Trump administration openly says that it will use its domestic spying capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions. And ICE has been bulking up on the latest surveillance technology. bit.ly/3Kq348R
This is what happens when secrecy and cruelty meet incompetence. Pretty much our federal government in a nutshell right now . And families pay the price. www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
Families struggle to locate loved ones detained in Charlotte Border Patrol operationFamily members of people detained in CBP’s recent Charlotte operation say they’re struggling to locate their loved ones, and advocates warn the problem is widespread.www.wfae.orgHey by the way #PatHarrigan - if you are going to talk about CMPD get the name right - they are NOT the Charlotte Metropolitan Police Dept. They are the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department. Are you sure you’re from around here ?
Jason Kirk"Scared of Charlotte" is a whole new level of "scared of cities" that I'd never even considered possible
Yup It’s still a man’s world. But that’s changing. Women’s sports will continue to rise. Stay strong.
The New York TimesAs the WNBA continues to grow in popularity, targeted abuse has spiraled into a leaguewide problem. Hate speech and misinformation, much of it boosted by right-wing media and content farms, have joined forces to spin demeaning or harmful narratives about players.
Love math nerds. Well done Rivka! She’s proven what voting rights advocates have been saying all along : www.forbes.com/sites/kevina...
18-Year-Old Proves Voter ID Laws Cut Turnout, Wins Science AwardRivka Lipkovitz used advanced statistical methods to study voter ID laws, finding turnout effects by election type—earning her a top Regeneron STS prize.www.forbes.com
