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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Wake Co Bd of Elections approved 1,671 civilian absentee ballots at 9/29 meeting, but 42 ballots rejected and new ballot packets reissued due to voter failing to seal inner envelope. This is 2.5% of all ballots submitted. If you are voting by mail PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE follow all instructions. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 22h

today’s NC voter registration tip: If you are a registered voter but moved WITHIN the county of your registration, easiest ways to update your address: 1) at early voting Oct 15-31 when checking in; or 2) if you have an NCDL online at NCDMV portal by 5 pm Oct 9 www.ncdot.gov/dmv/offices-... #ncpol

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Official NCDMV: Voter Registration Application

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Voters in NC: it's only 5 wks til the election + 16 days til early voting begins. If you want to encourage Democratic voter turnout, have a printer + a few $ for postage, join a @votefwd.bsky.social political campaign to print letters to voters, add your handwritten message & mail them out. #ncpol

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s always projection. Always.

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Good morning North Carolina! Looking for a project to encourage Democratic voter turnout for the midterms? Check out @votefwd.bsky.social's political letter writing campaigns detailed in the thread below. NC voters need your encouragement to show up and vote! #ncpol

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dame @dame.is · 26/09/2026

i would like your help with a social art project this post is the project the goal is for this post to receive ZERO likes… only replies, reposts, or quotes once it's liked, replies are immediately disabled, thereby finishing the piece this is take #37 dame.is/creating/ratioed/37

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Cost of extending ACA subsidies: $30 billion/year Cost of Trump's Iran War: $43 billion in roughly seven months (and that's a low estimate) It's not a question of what we can afford. It's a question of priorities.

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Winston-Salem! Mooresville & Statesville! Hickory! Lincolnton! Check out Ashley Bell, Democrat running for the US House seat currently occupied by Pat Harrigan. #ncpol

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

North Carolina: if you feel like you wanna do more than vote in this election, @votefwd.bsky.social has some letter-writing campaigns to NC voters that are open to volunteers and will only cost you your time, printer & pen ink, paper, envelopes, & stamps. #ncpol

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If you're voting absentee by mail in NC, see below for recommended mailing deadlines for your ballot. #ncpol

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I heard this too, since he YELLED IT AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS.

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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

FYI, this flowflex code should work through Sunday. Supposedly, you can use it more than once if you need to re-up again already.

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If you're a parent of a kid with health issues who can't get their Covid shot through Vaccines for Children right now please reach out at jmetraux@motherjones.com

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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

VERY important paper! This study detected SARS-CoV-2 in the air of common areas of 4 big US airports. SARS-CoV-2 detected in 98% of samples through the year. Influenza A was found during flu season. That’s why you want to wear an N95 respirator in an airport! And all indoor public spaces all year!

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Multimodal genomic surveillance for respiratory pathogens at four U.S. international airports: A comparison of air, wastewater, clinical, and national surveillance data

Early detection of outbreaks and emerging pathogens is critical for public health and global biosecurity. Airports, as major international travel hubs with dense, enclosed populations, are high-risk s...

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It’s insane that people in Congress are paid over $174K a year in taxpayer dollars whilst making millions of dollars from insider trading whilst getting 18 vacations a year as Americans all over the country struggle to pay for rent, gas and groceries.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

US Senators get paid sick leave and healthcare for life Mitch McConnell disappeared for 90 days and never had to worry about getting a paycheque or paying his medical bills Senators should be given exactly what they give their constituents. In Mitch’s case, that’s no healthcare

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Habibi, who confirmed RFK Jr.?

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hi! Have you eaten something today? Had a glass of water? Sent that important email?

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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 16/09/2026

To be fair, there's a lot of news for Mike Johnson to avoid catching up with

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Andria @andria.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Judge Arrowood, who is up for a vote in this election, dissented. Here’s a concrete case for when you’re telling friends to vote the whole ballot. #ncpol

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

North Carolina voters, are you anywhere near Gastonia? Join @indivisibleclt.bsky.social and send Trump a message that We Deserve Better when he arrives for his rally on Wednesday night, Sept 16. #ncpol #Charlotte #CLT

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In NC, churches are used as polling places. My precinct votes at a church, moved from the prior location (also a church) due to a fallen tree. The closest early voting site? Another church. I didn't know churches are exempt from the ADA. Read about how this affects Disability Voting Rights. #ncpol

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Democrats @democrats.org · 14/09/2026

America, we have 50 days left to get this done.

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

When your mute of a certain person's name did not last nearly long enough

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wanna know the position on impeaching Trump of every US House Rep from your state? Search @citizensimpeachment.com's House Position Tracker (like NC- for North Carolina). Spoiler alert: the NC delegation in the US House is 3/14 for impeachment. Trump only got 51% of NC votes in 2024. #gerrymandering

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House Impeachment Tracker - Citizens' Impeachment

Citizens' Impeachment maintains this tracker to display the stances from all representatives with regard to the impeachment of Donald Trump.

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

When you have a new obsession (neurosoicy special interest) and infodump about it to the wrong person online and they think you're AI. Thank you for making me even more self conscious about the way I express myself, just what I needed. FFS. Going back to bed for as long as my cat will let me sleep.

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Public Health Action Network @publichealthaction.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A surge of COVID-19 infections is happening in multiple states in the U.S. and has been building for the past month, according to the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative, led by @michael-hoerger.bsky.social. The PMC produces weekly COVID-19 heatmaps of the U.S. based on wastewater data.

Maps of the U.S. from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative from the past month showing a growing level of COVID-19 infections from wastewater data in multiple states.

It's worth the effort to avoid getting COVID-19 or other airborne infections:
- mask up in public indoor spaces
- ventilate the air
- purify your air with air purifiers
- and move events outside or to virtual

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Damon Young @damonyoung.com.au · 04/09/2026

This Finnish guy has been teaching himself Sumerian, and sent a cuneiform tablet to the British Museum to check his progress. They just emailed him that they've sent him something in the post. I'm now thrilled and excited for a total stranger! Clay tablet mail! www.reddit.com/r/Cuneiform/...

a photo of a hand holding a cuneiform tablet

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Myelita Melton @myelita.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#NCPOL Even though NC sends out mail-in ballots today…beware of changes on how to make your vote count! -Round up 2 witnesses and have them sign it -Photocopy your ID -Seal inner envelope -Take a loan for the postage due. l.smartnews.com/p-8qT9ZxoQ/j...

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In split vote, NC approves new mail-in ballot guidelines hours before voting begins (The News & Observer)

In a split vote, the North Carolina State Board of Elections approved new guidelines for mail-in ballots on Friday, just hours before those ballots were sent...

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

If you live in NC, consider early voting in person or voting on election day to avoid having your mail-in absentee ballot thrown out on a technicality like not sealing the inner envelope. If you are immunocompromised or a caregiver and need a mask to vote safely, reach out and I'll help you. #ncpol

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I want to vote by mail, but NC requires two witnesses or a notary. I shouldn't have to involve family, a friend, neighbor or coworker in exercising my right to vote, nor have to pay a notary. Now they're changing the rules for envelopes & signatures to make valid ballots not count. #ncpol

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I've lived in 7 states, across all different time zones in the continental US. Took the 60 question dialect quiz and it pegged me as speaking like I'm from Colorado -- where I lived from ages 5 - 18. mydialect.us/quiz-standar...

Map of the United States where the red color indicates speech that is most like mine, yellow is more neutral, and blue indicates speech that is least like mine after taking the mydialect Standard Quiz.

Red areas include Colorado, the Pacific Northwest and desert Southwest, and Florida. Blue areas include the Northeast and the Bayou states in the south. Yellow across the broader South and upper Midwest.

"Your dialect map
Redder areas talk more like you; bluer areas least.

You talk most like someone from Colorado — about 50% of your answers match a typical resident."

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Have you recently gone to a Job Center in a red state where you went through an ID verification to file for unemployment insurance? I want to talk to you. Signal: marisakabas.04 Email: marisa@thehandbasket.co

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If you are ever not sure about whether to keep a food after the date on the package, check out StillTasty.com as they use publicly available food safety resources to tell you if it's a "best buy" date you can stretch out or a "use before" date. Also a wealth of knowledge about safe food storage.

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Nicholas Sarwark @sarwark.org · 31/08/2026

More pressure on the House to impeach and remove Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. When senior officials are resigning rather than keep working for an incompetent and malicious person, it makes congressional inaction less defensible. HRES 1177 is already filed by @repyassansari.bsky.social.

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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026

We’re not changing it.

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R. A. Allen @raallen87.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I have personally taken care of three covid positive patients in the last few days. Definitely making its rounds, again, getting ready for holiday travel season.

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 31/08/2026

Anyone who tells you we should ignore the Constitution and do nothing for years on end is probably not on the side of freedom and democracy. #ImpeachConvictRemove

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alex benzer @alexbenzer.com · 26/08/2026

thread numbering badges now show up on posts in feeds! to see them, make sure you have beta features enabled. you can do that here: bsky.app/settings/bet... once that's enabled, you should see them on posts in feeds like in the photo below. let us know what you think!

A demo showing where the thread number badge appears on posts in feeds.

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I am eagerly waiting the updated ones for this year to be available so I can celebrate Dolly.

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Black Voters Matter Fund @blackvotersmatterfund.org · 24/08/2026

Voting rights fights don't always look like someone being told they can't vote. Sometimes they look like changing the rules around how, when, where, or whether a ballot gets delivered and counted.

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Black Voters Matter Fund @blackvotersmatterfund.org · 24/08/2026

Another reminder that “the right to vote” and “access to voting” are not exactly the same thing. You can technically have the right to vote while policymakers make the process harder to navigate, harder to access, or easier to disrupt.

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/08/2026

Gary, Indiana is 76% Black.

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