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Leslie Edwards

@tarheeled.bsky.social
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Writer, media guru, NC native, mom to Hart. Former team NCSenateDems/DanBlue, current team NRDC, forever #ncpol *Still on Signal, but not that chat

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Beatrice Sexton @bsexton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This happened in NC! #ncpol
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NRDC @nrdc.org · 02/10/2026
The Trump administration’s handouts allow the fossil fuel industry to stockpile public lands. Oil and gas companies get richer, locking up public lands indefinitely.
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NRDC @nrdc.org · 30/09/2026
Our director of insurance and financial risk, Alfonso Pating, explains why some homeowners are getting priced out of having insurance. Listen to the latest episode of What the Earth: on.nrdc.org/4iW2a2P
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Good morning from the blood-soaked killing fields of one of the most violent, worst states in the nation. 👍👍 #FDT
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thank you @markruffalo.bsky.social for lending your voice and platform to ensuring EVERY home has safe reliable drinking water #PFAS
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The president is making US policy friendlier to North Korea and Russia than Canada and Oman. Are you kidding me?
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
One of the facilities in the report, Braven Environmental in Zebulon, recently shut down following numerous violations according to NC DEQ. Amazing reporting from @lisasorg.bsky.social #ncdeq #ncpol insideclimatenews.org/news/1007202...
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A Chemical Plant Mishandled Hazardous Waste for Years, Then Quietly Shuttered - Inside Climate News
Questions remain about cleanup at the North Carolina site, which had been hailed as a solution for dealing with plastic waste.
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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Private equity is buying America's hospitals and nursing homes. The playbook: pile on debt, sell the building, cut staff. The result, one landmark study found: patient deaths up about 11%. #news #information #privateequity
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NRDC @nrdc.org · 04/06/2026
With 500 attacks in just 500 days, the Trump administration has cemented their place as the worst in history for our environment and public health. And in courtrooms across the country, we’ve been fighting back every step of the way.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/06/2026
ANGIE CRAIG: I don't think you understand the difference between error rates and fraud rates. I honestly don't. SNAP has one of the lowest fraud rates of any program BROOKE ROLLINS: You can't be serious when you say that CRAIG: Your own data says that
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
"Keeping [home] insurance available and affordable will require a multipronged strategy...State leaders need to proactively invest in strategies to reduce physical risk, such as stronger building codes and hazard mitigation investments." #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2026/06/03/n...
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Navigating North Carolina’s home insurance affordability crisis  • NC Newsline
North Carolina has some of the country's weakest building codes, making homes more vulnerable to damages from disasters, and costlier to insure.
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
More talk...where's the action? #ncpol www.wral.com/news/nccapit...
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Raleigh courthouse shooting rekindles push for red-flag laws in North Carolina
A shooting outside a Wake County courthouse that injured two attorneys is sparking a renewed push over whether North Carolina should allow courts to temporarily remove firearms from people deemed a da...
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
There are two kinds of people in this world: Those with 12,409 unread emails And those with a soul Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The grifter in Chief
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/05/2026
MIN: Do you know how much new energy China put online last year? BURGUM: Intermittent or base load? M: 543 GW. How much was renewable? 434 GW. B: But only when the sun is shining M: Meanwhile, the US put up 53 GW of new energy last year - less than 10% of China. You're harming our natl security
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Not only is this ethically dangerous, I can't imagine Big Pharma would allow it. For once, I guess I'm on Big Pharma's side.
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This is exactly why language matters: “women were given the vote” frames equality as a gift from men, instead of hard won political power extracted through organized resistance. Nobody gave women anything. Women fought, marched, strategized, endured violence, went to prison and died for it.
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
First Kristi Noem, now Bob Rucho. Who's next? #ncpol www.wral.com/news/nccapit...
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Republican NC elections board member Bob Rucho resigns as Berger-Page race remains undecided
Rucho is quitting in part over recent contributions made to 2026 sheriff candidates, officials say. Rucho also made statements supporting the reelection of state Sen. Phil Berger. Elections board memb...
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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · 27/02/2026
The EPA gutted limits on carbon pollution from cars and trucks, siding with Trump’s fossil fuel donors over working families. They did this even though their own analysis shows this rollback will raise costs for drivers while making our air dirtier.
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Trump claimed his big EPA climate rollback will save Americans money. That's very unlikely.
The agency's own analysis shows that the costs will probably overwhelm any savings.
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NRDC @nrdc.org · 20/02/2026
Every part of the country has faced extreme weather made worse by climate pollution. Now, President Trump’s EPA is repealing limits on that very pollution. It’s clear they care more about polluters’ profits than our health or future.
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Trump Doesn’t Value American Lives. His New Pollution Policy Is Proof | Opinion
The Trump administration is poised to throw out the very idea that climate pollution is a threat, too.
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NRDC @nrdc.org · 13/02/2026
This is the most dangerous environmental rollback we’ve ever seen. 🧵👇
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Apropos of nothing... www.peoplesworld.org/article/doom...
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Doomsday Clock hits 85 seconds to midnight, humanity races toward apocalypse
WASHINGTON—The popular 1984 song “2 Minutes to Midnight” by Iron Maiden—which highlighted humanity’s march toward nuclear war—needs an update to 85 seconds.
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
They can call climate change a hoax. The facts still remain -- and ignoring the facts will be deadly and costly.
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NRDC @nrdc.org · 09/02/2026
Cute ad campaign. I bet the 72,000 policyholders State Farm dropped in California appreciate the laugh. We need insurers who aren’t “halfway there”, which means: Paying covered claims. Pricing fairly. Rewarding risk reduction. Protecting people, not just company profits.
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Stop Livin' on a Prayer (Extended Cut) | State Farm® Commercial
YouTube video by State Farm Insurance
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/02/2026
Heads are going to explode 💥 Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third. All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit. 1/3
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
A lot of risk and costs around home insurance in NC -- but a lot of opportunity too. Bottom line: your home is not insurable if it's not sustainable #ncpol www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
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Insurers want another huge rate increase in NC. A lawmaker is pushing back. | Opinion
NC insurance commissioner has advice on claims that won’t sit well with some homeowners.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/01/2026
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The first week back from holiday break has been five Mondays in a row...
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
They don't serve Americans. They aren't interested in public safety. THIS is domestic terrorism
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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
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a man with glasses and a black face is sitting in a chair and says `` she ain 't lyn '' .
ALT: a man with glasses and a black face is sitting in a chair and says `` she ain 't lyn '' .
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Muskrat 8647 @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
THIS is how a President responds:
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I have eschewed the Real ID because it's redundant. I have a passport, that should suffice. Took my passport with me on a recent trip to Hawai'i. With the chaos of an underfunded and understaffed DMV...$45 doesn't seem so bad. But TSA will still likely ban me after they review my social media.
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
North Carolina had the steepest staffing cuts to any state environmental agency since 2010. With the federal EPA facing a 55% budget cut, it's a "recipe for disaster" for the environment and public health #ncpol insideclimatenews.org/news/1012202...
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A New Report Describes Deep Environmental Cuts, State by State - Inside Climate News
North Carolina topped the Environmental Integrity Project’s list for both personnel and program cuts, though a restructuring makes exact comparisons difficult. Still, one researcher said staff there i...
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
So this story dropped at 7 pm: #ncpol www.wral.com/news/nccapit...
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
First holiday gift order snafu of the season. Delivered to the wrong house. But apparently, the sender put a different name and address on it. Bah Humbug
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the grinch is wearing a santa hat and a red jacket .
ALT: the grinch is wearing a santa hat and a red jacket .
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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
I don’t know if a country can be good. Probably not. But a country can be better than this.
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
They brought back ICE before they passed a budget #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/11/30/i...
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Immigrant advocates say 'credible reports' point to new ICE operation in Raleigh • NC Newsline
Siembra NC warns that it has received multiple credible reports indicating that ICE is deploying more agents to the Raleigh area in December for a monthlong operation.
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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Multiple sources have confirmed that ICE/Border Patrol is headed back to the Raleigh and Durham areas for undefined deportation actions. We've heard 50 ICE agents, charter flights and hotels booked for all of them in the Raleigh area. Let us know what you hear.
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nothankyoupaige.bsky.social @nothankyoupaige.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Remember when there was such a thing as a ‘slow news week’? I worked in my college‘s student publication department all four years. My dad worked at a tv news station for 30- I very much remember the reaching and struggle for something to fill a spot/time.
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a man in a suit and tie stands next to a woman in a hat and the words oh walter are on the screen
ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands next to a woman in a hat and the words oh walter are on the screen
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NRDC @nrdc.org · 21/11/2025
The U.S. is the world’s leading producer and exporter of oil and gas. Expanding liquefied natural gas production into Mexico will be disastrous for communities, wildlife, and the future of our planet. Watch the latest episode of NRDC’s podcast What the Earth: on.nrdc.org/3XO2sNf
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Juliet Turner @juliet-turner.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Nov. 12: Cooper gains in polls Nov. 15: …#ncpol
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Gerrymandering >Healthcare www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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GOP rejects Stein’s call for Medicaid session, calling it attempt to ‘usurp’ power
The Monday legislative session will be only procedural, as Republicans are not coming back to pass Medicaid legislation Stein calls for.
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Nickel for your thoughts?
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
"I don't think there will be an appetite for [protests]"...Tim Moore doesn't get out much, does he?
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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Yesterday, Pennsylvania Governor @joshshapiropa.bsky.social signed their state's budget into law. That leaves North Carolina as the only state in the entire nation without an operating budget. Our Republican legislature, unable to decide amongst themselves, just quit and went home.
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
*Best/Worst Seinfeld voice What’s the deal with #ncpol guys named Mark? Mark Meadows Mark Harris Mark Robinson… wlos.com/news/local/p...
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Trump pardons Mark Meadows, but state charges remain in 2020 election fraud case
President Donald Trump has issued pardons to several allies who supported his claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged, including a familiar name.
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Leslie Edwards @tarheeled.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Wilmington knows what's up #ncpol #PFAS www.whqr.org/local/2025-1...
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Wilmington City Council passes resolution opposing Chemours Fayetteville Works Expansion
Chemours is looking to expand its plant in Fayetteville, and Wilmington City Council is not in favor.
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