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Michael Kratzenberg

@kratzenberg-70.bsky.social
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25 y/o North Carolinian. Omnium rerum principia parva sunt. Randolph County, NC. Progressive Dem in a deeply conservative county. Likes/Retweets/Follows =/= endorsements. Also follow me on Fedi!

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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If you haven't already registeted to vote, please do so. www.ncsbe.gov/registering/how-regis… Tomorrow (Friday Oct 9) is the last day to do so if you are going to vote in November. Whatley wants to expand Data Centers and AI in NC. Don't let him.
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Voter Registration Deadlines | NCSBE
Learn about the deadlines to register to vote in North Carolina.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Whenever some politician tries to tell you that data centers are good, remember that they are lying through their teeth.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump says he'd be okay with the bombing of Los Angeles and San Diego?? What the hell?
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is a powerful article. Infuriating how every time the trucker was trying to find empathy for Pierre and Haitians in general, his girlfriend and mom kept intervening with some racist logic or conspiracy.
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Anderson Clayton ☀️ @abreezeclayton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Imma need everyone in North Carolina to stay LOCKED tf in for the next 29 days of this election cycle!!!! All gas, no brakes, everyone still getting everyone you know plus the people you don’t out to vote like we are 20 points down.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It genuinely boggles my mind how Buc-ees has destroyed its reputation as "Decent novelty gas station" and now they're just another giant company with a POS ceo who hates poor people. www.the-independent.com/news/world/…
the-independent.com
Buc-ee’s settles lawsuit with Ohio gas station chain over cartoon mascots
The lawsuit is one of several that Buc-ee’s has brought against companies it claims has infringed on its beaver logo
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The Democratic Governors Association @demgovs.org · 29/09/2026
According to the New York Times, GOP candidate for Ohio governor Vivek Ramaswamy has spent at least $689,000 on private jet travel while running for governor. 69% of Ohioans struggle to afford basic needs.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 29/09/2026
Help make it happen. Blue26.org
blue26.org
Blue26.org
Not a PAC. Just helping raise money for Democratic candidates to help save democracy.
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Alliance Against Gun Violence and Gun Violence Ticker. @gunviolenceticker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fetterman is a ghoul.
Post. "US senate BLOCKS War Powers resolution to stop military action against Iran, 49-50" shows an image of the senate floor with senators voting.
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CJ Lemire @cjlemire.com · 21/09/2026
And the state Democratic Party has a dynamic young leader in Anderson Clayton who, similar to what Ben Wikler did in Wisconsin, is doing much to reenergize the party at the grass roots level.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Who else out here living in the blood soaked killing fields of #NorthCarolina ?
facebook thing with a blue flag which says "marked safe from the blood soaked killing fields in North Carolina" today.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As if the mire that the war in Iran has become isn't bad enough, The gov't almost went to war with China over a ChatGPT hallucination. Why is the gov't trusting AI "reports" when they can't even correctly guess how many letters the word "strawberry" has.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
Q: Mr Whatley, are you ashamed that you campaigned with child rapist Daimon King? Do you think it's okay to campaign with people who abuse children? Do you think the Trump administration should release the Epstein files, or do you want to protect those pedophiles as well? MICHAEL WHATLEY: *flees*
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
With Trump announcing that he is banning news orgs that don't agree with him, I find that the US is slipping further and further into authoritarian fascism. Washington has moved to recreate a new Goebbels fueled by hatred.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
You ever see an AI generated picture of a product in an advert? I seriously think that should be False Advertising. Like, if you can't even take a proper photo of what your product actually looks like, and you instead rely on chatGPT to amalgamate a "picture" for you, thats not your product. Shame.
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Caswell County Democratic Party @caswelldems.com · 17/09/2026
#ncpol VOTE NO on ALL AMENDMENTS to the NC Constitution. They stink. (How bad??) REAL BAD. (Plus the folks who wrote them? They think you’re stupid.) (Seeiously, they want to make YOUR local decisions in Raleigh because they believe YOU CAN’T BE TRUSTED!)
VOTEBLUENC
THREE AMENDMENTS. BIG CONSEQUENCES.
KNOW THE FACTS. VOTE NO.
In November, North Carolinians will vote on three constitutional amendments.
Here's what they do, why we should vote NO, and what's at stake.
AMENDMENT1
REQUIRE VOTER PHOTO ID

AMENDMENT 2
CAP STATE INCOME TAXES

AMENDMENT3
LIMIT PROPERTY
TAXES
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Please take today to remember all the victims of bigotry and hatred, caused by the stochastic terror intrensic to much of the hyper-online far-right in this country. For every one Kirk, there are thousands of souls in this country attacked and brutalized by fascist violence, egged on by the right.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
British media thinks people with Bulimia are faking it for attention.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Impeach Fetterman
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Ironbound @ironbound.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Man this guy sucks
Last September, when an aide told Fetterman that officials with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, known as CHOP, wanted to meet because they were worried about Medicaid cuts, he was dismissive.
Fetterman
Why do I have to keep having to meet with chop
Aide
Because they are worried about vaccines and Medicaid cuts.
Fetterman
Well I'm not
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I'm convinced they just want free trips to DC
Source: messages reviewed by WSJ
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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics. [September 4, 2026] Michael Whatley should be ashamed of himself (but he isn't). 🚮
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Climate change past the point of no return, UN says, as worst impacts are now unavoidable" Every Climate Change Denier who has ever held office from 1970 to today should be charged in connection to every death climate change causes. t.ly/-6wS3 #ClimateChange #ecology #GreenEnergy
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For the first time, a key UN report says the 1.5 C global warming threshold is lost | CBC News
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. Officials say the...
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Alleged Rape on Navy Ship Was Treated as Workplace Injury" A woman raped aboard Navy ship told by federal judge that the rape was "within her duties" in the Navy and should be treated as workers comp... WHAT THE HELL is wrong with this world. t.ly/zYQpB #America #wtf #courts #CarsonCity
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Alleged rape on Navy ship was treated as workplace injury
Judge dismissed civil suit brought by civilian engineer working on Navy ship after rape accusation was deemed worker's comp claim.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My question is this: Why are we discussing the dating habits of AOC? Would Fox or anyone else do the same to a guy in office? "Would you date a conservative?" Everything about demanding to know about a woman's dating life on TV is just gross. #aoc atpr.to/@kratzenberg-70.bsky.social…
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Ocasio-Cortez on if she’d date a Republican: ‘No, no foul to people who do’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday she probably would not date a conservative, citing the importance of shared values in a relationship. The New York Democrat laughed when a TMZ re…
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
People back in the day used to want to develop a city for the better of its citizens, meanwhile these days we have to beg for libraries and most of America doesn't have public transit options
A wikipedia article detailing "The Raising of Chicago" reads: "During the 1850s and 1860s, engineers carried out a piecemeal raising of the grade of central Chicago to lift the city out of its low-lying swampy ground. Buildings and sidewalks were raised on jackscrews. The work was funded by both private property owners and public funds."
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FOX8 WGHP @myfox8.com · 31/08/2026
Rising health care costs could take a bigger bite out of workers' paychecks
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Rising health care costs could take a bigger bite out of workers’ paychecks
Otto Graham says the increased costs of medication and rise in utilization are driving the potential effect for workers.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I'm so glad the government is focused on renaming bodies of water to "America" instead of lowering the astronomical cost of living in this country. /sarc
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/08/2026
Pritzker: So here’s the truth, plain and simple: Our state is under siege. Not by protesters, immigrants, the deep state, the press, Canada or Mexico or Greenland, Antifa or Jewish space lasers or pride parades. No. Our state's under siege by a petty, corrupt man in Washington.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Bovino denied entry from Charlotte NC bakery 💪💪💪 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/am…
independent.co.uk
Trump’s former Border Patrol commander denied entry to North Carolina bakery
​Manolo Betancur said he had a “tense conversation” about immigration enforcement in the city with Greg Bovino during the encounter
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If Oklahoma can do it, why aren't more states cracking down on Big Insurance? By challenging Allstate and State Farm's allegedly unfair claims handling practices, AG Gentner Drummond is opening the door to a broader crackdown. His counterparts elsewhere have no excuse to sit on the sidelines. 🧵⬇️
prospect.org
Cracking Down on Big Insurance in … Oklahoma? - The American Prospect
State Attorney General Gentner Drummond is leading a crackdown on Allstate and State Farm.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I am so sad right now. Rip Dolly Parton. The world just lost a real shining star...
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Mitch McConnell Is Getting More Paid Time Off Than Women Who Give Birth" atpr.to/@kratzenberg...
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Mitch McConnell is getting more paid time off than women who give birth
Senator Mitch McConnell has continued to receive his full salary while being absent from the Senate for medical reasons.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
If I were a top democrat in this state my major priorities would be
- Lowering the price of groceries
- Halting any new data-center development, especially those near human habitation
- Making AI-Generated imagery illegal to include in advertisements
- Holding health insurers accountable when they fail to uphold their duty to the people
- Legalizing Recreational Marijuana and using the tax proceeds to fund more and better schools
- Bringing Ranked Choice Voting to North Carolina
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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Things Sen. Budd won’t say: “At least 97 of the more than 1,500 individuals granted clemency by President Trump for their roles in the January 6 Capitol attack have been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of crimes separate from Jan. 6 since their participation in the Jan. 6 riot.”
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Natalie Harp is one of the most powerful people alive. I'm not joking or exaggerating. Controlling what information the US president gets and publicly communicating on behalf of the president give someone significant influence over policy of the world's most powerful country, all the way up to war.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Trump's correspondence with Kim:
Valentines day heart shaped chocolates in a heart shaped box over a white background
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Funkdafied 🌻🐸 ✊🏼📢⚖️ @pretefunkera.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Funding local down ballot GOTV efforts is the best ROI in politics! That last mile to the voters … local campaigns know like the back of their hands! It changes elections and more!!! Great job Gaba!!! Every dollar helps!
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Allegedly Natalie Harp is the then unnamed staffer who posted that extremely racist AI gen video depicting the Obamas as monkeys
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Voters in NC: Contact your representative to call for them to uphold Gov. Stein's veto of HB958, a bill which was designed to restrict voting access for North Carolinians ahead of the midterms. #ncpol #ncpolitics
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Common Cause North Carolina @commoncausenc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Thanks to Governor Josh Stein for vetoing the anti-voter NC House Bill 958! ➡️ Take action: Tell your legislators to respect our freedom to vote and support the governor’s important veto of this harmful bill – ccnc.me/No958 #NorthCarolina #VotingRights #ncpol
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DCCC @electdemocrats.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Anyway, Trump just voted by mail. Again.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
404 media finds that the app formerly known as twitter is using it's algorithm to serve users content they hate; making ragebait and hate-clicks the effective strategy on musk's platform. tinyurl.com/444dpcv9
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Governor Josh Stein @ncgovernor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If you are lawfully registered to vote, show your ID, and vote early, some sore loser could still try to throw out your vote after the election. That’s why I’m vetoing HB 958. Now I need your help! Call your legislators and tell them to uphold my veto:
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NC Democrats @ncdp.org · 17/08/2026
Wall Street’s thriving while we’re barely surviving.
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
It's a little funny but mostly sad to see (to me) that a lot of the driving factor in republican politics is simply that the candidates are insecure and self-loathing, and these factors are projected outward at anyone but themselves.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is some very welcome good news coming from the DNC #Dems #Dnc
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Michael Kratzenberg @kratzenberg-70.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The story of Jason Arday saddens me to no end. A black man who got a job as a professor at cambridge, only to be brought down by the Substack of a man (Nathan Cofnas) who believes in racist pseudo-science and has called for a race war. The fact that British Media as a whole sided with the racist...
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