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Pam Kelley

@pamkelley.bsky.social
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Journalist, author of MONEY ROCK: A FAMILY'S STORY OF COCAINE, RACE, AND AMBITION IN THE NEW SOUTH.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
I have family in the Twin Cities and they were out protesting — standing on a sidewalk, holding a sign, not even talking at the time — ICE bear-sprayed them in the face, clearly aiming for their eyes. People there keep saying the rest of the country doesn't understand how bad it is and they're right
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Jeremy Markovich @ncrabbithole.com · 13/11/2025
Rep. Mark Harris wants the National Guard to help fight crime in Charlotte. Data shows that the more rural parts of his district have a higher rate of violent crime. www.ncrabbithole.com/p/republican...
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GOP congressmen want the National Guard in Charlotte. Here's where violent crime is a bigger problem.
Sure, the data can't always tell the entire story. But one representative who's asking for a deployment isn't suggesting the same solution for a more violent place in his own district.
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Pam Kelley @pamkelley.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
The journalist received this message from the N.C. Republican Party: “I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter. I would strongly suggest dropping this story.” A must-read: www.propublica.org/article/paul...
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“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Proud of how well this reporting with veteran higher ed reporter @pamkelley.bsky.social holds up.
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Pamela Grundy @paminnc.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Former Marine and DeKalb County officer David Rose was shot and killed in August when he confronted a vaccine denier attacking the Atlanta office of the Centers for Disease Control. He left a wife and three children. If anyone deserves half-mast flags and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, it's him.
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Pam Kelley @pamkelley.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
The DA used a low-quality video to convict James Richardson of a double drive-by murder in Greenville, NC. Now, two experts say the state's theory of the crime is impossible. My latest for @theassemblync.bsky.social www.theassemblync.com/politics/cri...
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‘Compromised’ Video Got Him Life in Prison. He Wants a New Trial.
A prosecutor used low-quality video to convict a former pro-basketball player in a double murder. Now he's getting another shot in court.
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Pam Kelley @pamkelley.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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St. Andrew's Unversity in N.C. to Close Amid Financial Struggles
Following decades of struggles for the small private school in Laurinburg, officials said it will cease operations in less than two weeks.
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Pam Kelley @pamkelley.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
The latest on legit votes that Jefferson Griffin and the N.C. Supreme Court are trying to throw out: www.theassemblync.com/politics/nc-...
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Longtime N.C. Voters May Have Their Ballots Wrongfully Tossed in Supreme Court Race
Some longtime NC residents may be surprised to find their ballots tossed in the Supreme Court race between Jefferson Griffin and Allison Riggs.
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Pam Kelley @pamkelley.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
The Disappearance of Julio Zambrano www.theassemblync.com/politics/tru...
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The Disappearance of Julio Zambrano
Julio Zambrano, a Venezuelan asylum seeker, was living in North Carolina legally. So why did the Trump administration send him to El Salvador?
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Pam Kelley @pamkelley.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Chilling.
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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
This is the kind of impact reporting we need. Look past the political screeching to who's being harmed and who's making money off the Trump administration upheaval. Kudos @statnews.com #journalism #USPolitics
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/01/2025
THREAD 🧵🧵
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
1/ A Republican judge who narrowly lost a race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court is trying to get around 60,000 ballots thrown out based on a theory that some election deniers worried was too extreme: www.propublica.org/article/jeff...
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A North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate’s Bid to Overturn His Loss Is Based on Theory Election Deniers Deemed Extreme
Republican Jefferson Griffin narrowly lost his race for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Now he’s asking that 60,000 ballots be thrown out based on a theory that an election denier said amounted to ...
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
At least six UNC-Chapel Hill trustees asked senior staff members at the university for information on specific applicants or the admissions process, according to more than 100 pages of texts obtained by @theassemblync.bsky.social. www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Pressed Senior Staff for Admissions Information
At least six trustees prodded university employees for information on specific applicants or the admissions process, text messages showed.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Between 1/1/15 and 11/8/16, the New York Times published 79 PIECES that were about or referenced foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation That is nearly one story a week for 22 months Number of NYT mentions of an $18 million payment to President-elect Trump by a Chinese national? ZERO
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Trump v. Clinton: The media double standard on the influence of foreign cash
On Monday, Popular Information reported that Justin Sun, a Chinese national currently being prosecuted for fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission, sent President-elect Donald Trump $18 millio...
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Pam Kelley @pamkelley.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
A great gift for anyone who wants to know what’s going on in North Carolina.
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Pam Kelley @pamkelley.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Coming in February, just ahead of March Madness!
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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Simple assignment for #USPol #journalists covering #Trump cabinet and key administration nominees: What are the duties and powers of the job, what are the nominated party's qualifications, how do they compare to other people who have held the post, current and past. Coud be done in a grid.
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Mary Newsom @marynewsom.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Just about anyone working at any UNC campus will read this and need more blood pressure meds. Kudos to @pamkelley.bsky.social for enduring months of UNC system stonewalling and for sorting through an administrative mess. Note @melaniesill.bsky.social says deficit projected for 2027 not next year.
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Pam Kelley @pamkelley.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
A new audit finds the University of North Carolina system failed to monitor Project Kitty Hawk, the nonprofit it created with $97 million in taxpayer money. The result? Lots of unallowable expenses, including the ex-CEO's stay at a Ritz-Carlton. www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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UNC’s Project Kitty Hawk Cleans Up After a CEO’s Departure
An audit found the UNC System failed to monitor its $97 million online ed program, which has returned $102,000 in unallowable expenses.
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Pam Kelley @pamkelley.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Quite the kicker on this story.
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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
North Carolina's General Assembly has added to its own power each session since Republicans took control in 2010, and maybe most people tune it out, but this is a doozy. In the end it's the people of NC who are losing power. We have an imperial legislature. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2024/11/19/n...
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NC GOP lawmakers aim to curb new statewide Democrats' power • NC Newsline
GOP bill places new limits on North Carolina's governor and attorney general and makes raft of other changes to state and local government
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