Roger Grant @roger-grant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is why WE VOTE, I VOTE, YOU VOTE, OUR FAMILIES VOTE, OUR FRIENDS VOTE, OUR COMMUNITY VOTES 000
Reposted by Roger GrantCHCH News @chchnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Niagara Falls lit red white and blue, thanking Buffalo Bills.chch.comNiagara Falls lit red white and blue, thanking Buffalo BillsThe falls were lit up as a show of thank you to the Buffalo Bills for having the Canadian national anthem at their home opener a couple of weeks ago. 843849601
Reposted by Roger GrantRobert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Nick Cave on AI and creativity 051
Roger Grant @roger-grant.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...npr.orgA startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in UtahValar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project. 000
Reposted by Roger GrantBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social did the country 2 big favors this week His talk with the Nvidia CEO revealed a shallow, glib, defensive man (and thus a technology) nowhere near safe maturity His talk with Abdul El-Sayed revealed a humane, responsive, and morally rich man ready for leadership 1528659
Roger Grant @roger-grant.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Check your voting status at vote.govvote.govRegister to vote in your state | Vote.govFind the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government. 000
Reposted by Roger GrantJamie Ager @jamie.agerforcongress.com · 25/09/2026I’m a farmer and an entrepreneur, which taught me how to lead, how to be humble, and how to execute, not just talk about big ideas. Right now, this country needs leaders in Washington who will roll up their sleeves, work hard, and fight for Western North Carolina. #NC11 #WNC #WesternNC 0197
Reposted by Roger GrantWNCTimes.com @wnctimes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The Fuel Shock: How the War with Iran and Global Energy Chokepoints Are Grounding School Transit and Extracurriculars wnctimes.com/article/the-... #IranWar #FuelPrices #GasPrices #Schools #NorthCarolina #NCNEWS #WNC #WncMountains #Education #Students #Children #Asheville #HaywoodCounty #Bucombewnctimes.comThe Fuel Shock: How the War with Iran and Global Energy Chokepoints Are Grounding School Transit and Extracurriculars | WNC TimesNews -- September 25, 2026: School buses represent the single largest mass transit fleet in the United States, operating over 480,000 yellow buses and carrying approximately 25 million children to an... 001
Reposted by Roger GrantBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is quite funny in a not-at-all funny kind of way www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.comFrom 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada FizzleIt was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare. 18518
Reposted by Roger GrantJamie Ager @jamie.agerforcongress.com · 18/09/2026The government's job isn't to track private citizens. All across Western North Carolina, I keep hearing the same concern: people don't trust Flock & Axon cameras that watch their every move. We need real guardrails before this technology outpaces our constitutional rights. #WNC #NCpol #NC11 01911
Roger Grant @roger-grant.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Federal lawsuit, filed Friday in Washington, D.C., argues the administration's suggestions that federal agents could be deployed to the polls violate the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which bars intimidating another person from voting. www.npr.org/2026/09/18/n...npr.orgIt's illegal for armed federal officers to be at polls. Lawsuits seek to ensure thatThe latest lawsuit, first reported by NPR, argues the Trump administration's repeated suggestions that federal officers could be at polling sites is a form of illegal voter intimidation. 000
Reposted by Roger Grantalexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Battery electric vehicle share of the car market rose past 30% in the EU in August beating any suggestion that appetite for EVs is waning. There were 203,000 electric cars registered in 16 of EUs key markets, a 54% increase on the same month in 2025 www.electrifying.com/blog/article... #ActOnClimateelectrifying.comOne in three new cars in Europe are now EVs, beating industry forecastsElectric share of the new car market in Europe passed 30% in August this year 1120361
Roger Grant @roger-grant.bsky.social · 18/09/2026That's my hometown and ain't nobody going to tell them it's not Lake Ontario! 000
Roger Grant @roger-grant.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Stupid is as stupid does. www.npr.org/2026/09/17/n...npr.orgPeople's houses are collapsing into the ocean. FEMA gives them no other optionWaterfront homes are collapsing along the coast. Homeowners generally have plenty of warning before their house buckles. So why aren't most houses removed, or at least emptied, before they fall? 000
Reposted by Roger GrantBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3. 392169145980
Reposted by Roger GrantWNBA @wnba.com · 13/09/20262026 FIBA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS 🇺🇸🏆 The #USABWNT claim their fifth consecutive and 12th overall #FIBAWWC title. 14758266
Reposted by Roger GrantJoseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026You know what gets a library perpetual access to a book??? Purchasing the physical book. I guarantee the publisher won’t come steal it back!!! 261024311
Reposted by Roger GrantRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Trump's attacks on our civil liberties didn't come out of nowhere. The groundwork for his Orwellian surveillance state was laid by the post-9/11 PATRIOT Act. Only one Senator at the time had the foresight to see what it would unleash. 521829582
Roger Grant @roger-grant.bsky.social · 11/09/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CB9...youtube.comMark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Sting & Phil Collins - Money for Nothing LiveYouTube video by GuitarDocs 011
Roger Grant @roger-grant.bsky.social · 09/09/2026www.npr.org/2026/09/09/n...npr.orgBallot seizures seemed impossible. But judges and officials are prepping for them nowThe idea of law enforcement taking possession of ballots in the middle of an active election used to be considered impossible. Now, it's a scenario voting officials — and judges — are training for. 000
Reposted by Roger GrantAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/09/2026PSA: Election officials in California, Oregon, Washington and elsewhere are telling voters if you can, return your ballot through an official ballot drop box rather than trusting it to the mail. 537109084169
Roger Grant @roger-grant.bsky.social · 09/09/2026www.bpr.org/climate-envi...bpr.orgEl Niño could be supercharged this year. Here’s what that means for the Blue RidgeA common weather pattern is intensifying due to global climate change, and that might mean a soggy winter in WNC. 010
Reposted by Roger GrantWonder Why🦆Ducky🦆 @duck-flying.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation If tech firms such as Meta, Google and TikTok did not give the option to turn off algorithms, they should face "substantial" penalties www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comAustralians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislationFirms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the option, minister says. 20775322100
Roger Grant @roger-grant.bsky.social · 07/09/2026www.npr.org/2026/09/07/n...npr.org'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homesHeat kills thousands of people across the U.S. every year. The risk is especially high for the millions of Americans who live in manufactured housing like mobile homes and trailers. 000
Reposted by Roger GrantMolly White @molly.wiki · 05/09/2026Huge congratulations to the US-based Wikimedia Foundation employees who voted with 92% support in favor of unionizing, and shoutout to the tireless work of the organizers.wikiworkersunited.orgWikimedia Foundation Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form Union with CWAU.S. workers form first recognized unit as global union movement builds across Wikimedia Foundation 184468829
Reposted by Roger GrantTime is Sliding @timeissliding.bsky.social · 04/09/2026More than half (55%) of young UK drivers want their first car to be electric, as almost a quarter (23%) say owning a petrol car is as outdated as using a landline. news.eonenergy.com/news/generat...news.eonenergy.comGeneration EV: Young drivers say petrol cars are as outdated as landlines | E.ON NewsMore than half (55%) of young drivers want their first car to be electric, as almost a quarter (23%) say owning a petrol car is as outdated as using a landline Economist reveals new drivers could save... 71774175
Reposted by Roger GrantWNCTimes.com @wnctimes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Murphy High School Closed as Heat Exposes Vulnerabilities in Mountain Infrastructure wnctimes.com/article/murp... #WNcschools #SchoolClosing #Weather #ClimateCrisis #MountainInfrastructure #HighTemperatures #WNCnews #Asheville #MurphyNC #NCNEWS #NorthCarolina #Educationwnctimes.comMurphy High School Closed as Heat Exposes Vulnerabilities in Mountain Infrastructure | WNC TimesMurphy -- September 3, 2026: Murphy High School canceled classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, following severe cooling system failures that drove indoor classroom temperatures to unsafe levels. The shutdown... 001
Roger Grant @roger-grant.bsky.social · 30/08/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRCI...youtube.comCNN A Fareed Zakaria Special 8/30/26 | CNN Breaking News Today Aug 30, 2026YouTube video by hloa _ ast 000
Reposted by Roger GrantBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Huge California win for plug in solar, so many thanks to all who fought for it, including my Third Act Cali colleagues. Oh, and sponsor Scott Wiener! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comCalifornia Becomes Latest State to Approve Plug-in SolarStates across the country are letting residents install small solar systems without utility permission. 15745184
Reposted by Roger GrantMax B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 24/08/2026Simple lessons in economics. 4261108
Reposted by Roger GrantChris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 22/08/2026💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador. 55832682125
Roger Grant @roger-grant.bsky.social · 21/08/2026www.npr.org/2026/08/21/n...npr.orgAmid intense backlash, people are vandalizing Flock surveillance camerasIn dozens of states around the country, people are vandalizing, blocking and taking down Flock cameras. A surge in such activity underscores the growing resistance to this police surveillance technolo... 000
Roger Grant @roger-grant.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Adding some distance to my walks, 10 miles, 16 km. Tired but no knee pain. 000
