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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I'm sure Trump and Mullins are already trying to figure out how to denaturalize and deport her.

Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If we want people out of cars -- and we should -- then we must give them a range of convenient, viable alternatives. Too often, we're not doing enough of the latter.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If Democrats want to get back working class voters they need to invest heavily in apprenticeship programs and community colleges. The path to a good paying job can't only run through four year colleges.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

As long as the kid isn't imbibing you're doing fine.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Medicare for All, while certainly where we should be striving to go, may be a bridge to far at present. Universal health care can be achieved by other means.

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Gil Penalosa @penalosag.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

No one should die in traffic incidents. Walk, bike, transit, cars. Zero is ZERO! NYC Mayor Mamdani unveiled "Vision Zero Reimagined" • 100 policy goals • Max 15Mph (24Kph) to cover 2,300 school zones • Barriers at over 1,000 intersections annual • Pedestrian Only Districts

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

And the hidden bigotry that comes out on these occasions.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

And Chapel Hill struggles mightily to enforce its existing occupancy limits.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I wonder where all these students are going to come from since all of Chapel Hill's students are already housed.

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The Economist @economist.com · 14/09/2026

Zohran Mamdani, New York’s leftie mayor, is already talking less about free buses and more about faster ones. We explain why his fellow progressives might want to do the same

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The economic folly of free buses

There are better ways to fight climate change, immobility and inequality

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Also, the Empire State Building at one point was set up to dock zeppelins.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

But I bet they are. And hot air ballooning is a ton of fun.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Interestingly the Hindenberg was originally designed for helium, but Germany couldn't get any (or enough) so they had to redesign it for hydrogen.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

You should take them hot air ballooning unless, of course, you can get them on the Goodyear blimp.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It seems that if you know or have a strong reason to believe that something is AI generated that you should note the article as such.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Loyalty can't be bought, but it can be rented.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Russia, arguably the most right-wing country in the world, has universal free healthcare. Yet to advocate for Medicare for All in the US is to be branded a socialist. Make that make sense.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It was the US National Championships

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The "Right" is no longer conservative, if it ever was. The MAGA party, formerly known as the GOP, is radical and destructive as hell.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"Your representative owes you not his industry only but his judgment, and he betrays instead of serving if he sacrifices it to your opinion." Edmund Burke

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

That's not quite right. What you should have said is that everything they say is a lie.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Given how often Trump lies on TV, he should be first in line for a "rebuke."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I've got an appointment for next Friday at CVS.

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97.9 The Hill WCHL & Chapelboro.com @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Executive Director of EMPOWERment Delores Bailey and UNC Basketball Legend Phil Ford joined us to discuss the upcoming 30th Anniversary Gala for EMPOWERment, the history of the organization, their current initiatives and more. Give it a listen here 🎧:

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On Air Today: Executive Director of EMPOWERment Delores Bailey and UNC Basketball Legend Phil Ford - Chapelboro.com

Executive Director of EMPOWERment Delores Bailey and UNC Basketball Legend Phil Ford joined 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on August 20.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Antisemitism is real… so is this administration’s political weaponization of antisemitism: DOJ used Title VI investigations not to keep students safe, but to strip universities of funding and silence dissent. abcnews.com/amp/Politics...

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DOJ investigations into alleged antisemitism at Ivy League universities had predetermined conclusions: Whistleblower

DOJ investigations on antisemitism at Ivy League schools had predetermined conclusions: whistleblower

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Lots of us criticize Trump for making fun of people's looks. We don't need to stoop to his level.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Does UNC have enough cash to sign that kind of class?

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I think there are many, many voters who support what the DSA is advocating. I also think that the use of the word socialist is very off-putting and easy to demonize. Words matter and the DSA picked a bad one.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I can't believe anyone is surprised by this. The only surprising thing is that he didn't bother to lie.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A bargain! Also I've got a bunch of Eisenhower dollars if you need some.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

What's the going rate these days? When I was a kid it was a quarter.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

What these folks consider "extreme left" is middle of the road in Europe. Who do you think is correct?

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

As I recall, they have a great arts center.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I'd have paid a lot for a baby that slept through the night from day one.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

What's to stop them from ceasing to pay any taxes at all?

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

And if he did ride it, I'd feel sorry for the bicycle.

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Michael G. Parker @michaelgparker.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Words and names matter. I suspect a fairly high proportion of Americans agree with what the DSA advocates, but the word socialist is off-putting. Maybe Progress Democrats?

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