Reposted by NC Cranky CroneDouglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight 17122392557
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 17hWonderful colour film of mid-60’s Hollywood. 571087151
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 11hAs Autumn raking season will soon be upon us, a good reminder for staying safe from one our scariest wildlife neighbors. 😬 Why Copperheads Are Most Active In Fall share.google/gkJ4V5qAUgrB...share.googleWhy Copperheads Are Most Active In FallCopperheads aren't more aggressive in fall, they're more active. Mating, feeding, denning, daytime basking, and leaf-litter camouflage all spike autumn encounters. 041
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneX88B88 @itsradicalhere.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Petition to rename San Andreas fault to Trumps fault -- change.org/trumpsfault 千ㄩ匚Ҝ ㄒ尺ㄩ爪卩change.orgSign the PetitionRENAME SAN ANDREAS FAULT TO TRUMP'S FAULT 1285
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My television watching is pretty limited so I couldn't really think of many. 🤷 www.nytimes.com/shared/v1/be...nytimes.comMy Top Shows — the 100 best TV shows of the 21st centuryMad Men, Breaking Bad, The Expanse and 7 more. 000
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Love this explainer. Good grief, what a house of cards we've built! 😳 000
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneEric Feltman @chefericfeltman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026⚖️ I posted a version of this last year. Midterms are weeks away. Compliance is collusion. Indifference is guilt. Only two sides in this: inclusive morality, or unjust authoritarianism. Obedience does not absolve. Leadership does not place anyone above the law. Silence is not innocence. 🍽️🍜👨🍳🐝🦋 2205
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneBrian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Roy Cooper (D-NC) will be the next Senator of North Carolina, here he is out on the campaign trail talking to voters who are talking to voters and they’re mad AF and ready to vote!! Cooper is a great candidate but don’t forget the down ballot candidates and vote for Justice Earls! 622667884
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneDAMA @dama2spirits.bsky.social · 26/09/2026These people below are the head of the snake. They are controlling the trump regime. He sounds like Musk. EVIL =BAD NOT GOOD!! 35532
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneDarth Continent @darthcontinent.com · 25/09/2026#NobodyWarnedMeAboutThe "poached beef medallions with a tomato and corn syrup reduction and topped with vinegar infused with ground mustard seed". 🤔 1501312108
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneBelinda Ballard @lynieb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026substack.com/@sarscov2cov...substack.comSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) (@sarscov2covid19)🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Canadian scientists just engineered "tumor-eating" bacteria that devour cancer from the inside. We’re talking about a living treatment that colonizes tumors and eats them for lunch. ... 032
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026youtube.com/shorts/veF5d...youtube.comTrump’s media ban gets even more disturbingYouTube video by Lawyer Oyer 022
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2013: $380,000 Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2026: $14,600,000 He cashed in and sold out Michiganders. 286143174997
Reposted by NC Cranky Cronewomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Hijab Series: 'What if' (2014) by Yemeni photographer Boushra Almutawakel #womensart 141672372
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My entire life I've heard centrists scolding leftist candidates with "oh, but how will we pay for all that? isn't your agenda unreasonable? shouldn't we run on a modest proposal for means-tested tax rebates?" Then Mamdani gets elected and makes it all look pretty easy. No wonder they hate him. 15084101896
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“America Is A Gun” by Brian Bilston 511430
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Authoritarians want to consolidate state power over what information the public can know. Just a timely reminder. 5729621227
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🚨BREAKING: On behalf of North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans, North Carolina Asian Americans Together, Down Home North Carolina and individual voters, Elias Law Group has SUED North Carolina over its last-minute restrictions on absentee ballots. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comNorth Carolina mail ballot restrictions will cause ‘arbitrary disenfranchisement,’ new lawsuit warnsThe suit follows the State Board of Elections' vote to pass new absentee ballot memos — skirting legislative review and ignoring significant public dissent — the same day the state started sending out... 7256861848
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Well, you don't see that very often. It's the Lucky Seven weather report. 🙂 040
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A good reminder of just how long this has been going on. 021
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneJessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Yes. pmc19.com 830790
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Members of Congress from both parties should be demanding Trump undergo a full neuropsych exam. Enough of his crazy bullshit about passing the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. 2054127965
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneJoshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 19/09/2026It should be illegal to buy a company with debt and then sell it off to a foreign owner, but that fight was lost long ago. Anyway, now the Saudis own a truly distressing portion of American entertainment, from Hollywood to Video Games to Sports. This is not neutral behavior. Anyway.arstechnica.comFCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and QatarFCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner. 1250382309
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power. 349102964251
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Read for Info: During the previous midterm elections, the Brennan Center found that false information about elections revolved around core themes. Five Core Election Rumors: 1. Citizenship and Voting 2. Mail Voting Accuracy 3. Voting Machine Accuracy 4. Poll Workers 5. Election Resultsbrennancenter.orgFive False Election Rumors to Watch ForVoters should expect recurring false election narratives to resurface in the coming months — and familiarize themselves with the facts. 6247191
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026www.project2025.observer/enproject2025.observerProject 2025 TrackerA comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposals 010
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026So, soup for lunch and now salad for supper.🍽️ 060
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“A series of impeachments would destabilize the Trump administration…This works best if Trump himself is not impeached. Democrats can claim they’re merely going after government corruption by underlings, not fighting the will of the great and good American people.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...open.substack.comImpeach Them. All of Them.Hegseth is only the beginning. 1002142490
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Made some nice cream soup for lunch out of leftover ham, corn and some other things. Sort of a ham chowder, I guess.🤷🍽️ 1181
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneEmmyEm 🇺🇸+🇬🇧💙 @emmyem24.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#NorthCarolina - Roy Cooper is the only choice for U.S. Senate! He will bring to us the future that we, our kids, and grandkids deserve. Check your registration here: vt.ncsbe.gov/reglkup/ and make a plan to vote!!vt.ncsbe.govVoter Search 031
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026youtube.com/shorts/4jrfP...youtube.com60 Minutes & the pardon economyYouTube video by Lawyer Oyer 000
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/s...nytimes.comBob Mackie, Designer Who Bedazzled Carol Burnett and Cher, Dies at 87 (Gift Article)His sequined gowns and outrageous costumes threw clouds of glitter at American fashion for over half a century. 030
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Just took some nice buns out of the oven. 😋🍽️ 2432
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5963723613371
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/b...nytimes.comThis Philosopher Thinks It’s Time We Call Out Evil in Our World (Gift Article)In a new book, Susan Neiman argues that by defining evil in terms of individual monstrousness we fail to perceive its widespread hold on our culture. 010
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Overall we had a bad garden this summer. Oddly, what did better than anything was the one crop I had the lowest expectations for, butternut squash. Picked the last of it today. 030
Reposted by NC Cranky Cronewomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Fucketyfucketyfuckfuckfuck´ by Annie Taylor from PEG - the Profanity Embroidery Group, Whitstable, UK, known for their stitching and swearing #WomensArt #FridayFeeling 121894365
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026youtube.com/shorts/cJCJs...youtube.comTrump’s favorite legal trick, explainedYouTube video by Lawyer Oyer 012
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026😳🦀🦀 www.thetimesnews.com/large-blue-c...thetimesnews.comLarge, blue crabs spread in NCIf you’ve spotted a blue land crab skittering across sand dunes on North Carolina’s Crystal Coast, you might’ve jumped at the sight of its massive claw. 021
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneDo Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Taking away funding for public library wifi. 🤬 Our freedoms are at risk. About 7.9 million people have zero reliable internet access. And somewhere around 20 million don't have reliable access. INFORMATION IS POWER. This regime does not care about you at all. VOTE #DV1 #usDemocracy #v4v #VOTE 10306245
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Just when you think you can't possibly despise these sobs anymore. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...nytimes.comTrump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones (Gift Article)The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents. 031
NC Cranky Crone @crankycrone1.bsky.social · 05/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Not So Supreme, Mr. Roberts (Gift Article)Courting authoritarianism with a rapacious Trump. 001
Reposted by NC Cranky CroneContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Flashback Friday Matrix Behind the Scenes 1644464724