A couple of interesting articles at Carolina Journal detail some interesting legislation being advanced in Raleigh. First, an amendment to the NC State Constitution are being proposed to mandate voter ID for all voters– including absentee voters. There is another amendment to place a cap on state income taxes at […]
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Helene Documentary
This is an attempt to document the experience of the people of western North Carolina with Hurricane Helene. It is of high quality but tends to whitewash the governmental response. Produced by WBTV in Charlotte, it is worth a look: (HT: Carolina Plott Hound)
Western NC: Living In Tents
HT: NC Renegade This is not from weeks ago, this is NEW Western North Carolina Hurricane Helene victims are living in all these tents behind her 🚨 They’re being forced to sleep “5 people living in each tent— last night they ran out of firewood and they were cold for […]
Even Those On The Inside Know About The Vaccine
I had expressed within the last several days that the NIH is an unconstitutional agency and thus ought not even exist. The significance of this guy’s interview is that at least some of those on the inside know something was wrong with the process; and understand the Covid vaccines were […]
The New NIH Director
Several weeks ago, I had discussed here Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and posted an interview he had recently given. This evening, it was announced he will be Trump’s NIH director. Trump’s nominations thus far have been a mixed bag in my opinion. However, this was a great pick. Remain mindful that […]
Guilford County Emulating City of Greensboro’s Tricks
Over the last few weeks, we have seen two instances of the Guilford Board of County Commissioners take actions that reek of Greensboro corruption. The first was the proposal floated to build a new hockey arena. The second was reported in the Rhino Times yesterday. The commissioners voted to get […]
Cone Health’s “Profit”
An interesting article in the News and Record reports that Cone Health’s excess revenue over expenses surged to $364.7 million this past year. This represented an 84% increase from the previous year. This measure is analogous to profit but it cannot be described that way because Cone is organized as […]
How Cokie Roberts’ Father Died
Roberts used to be a television journalist/ commentator with ABC News years ago. Pretty striking story given the events we have witnessed during recent years:
Beware Forecasts Of Trump Economic Boom
Various figures and media outlets on the right are celebrating an anticipated economic boom they believe will result from Trump’s policies. That is, in fact, what happened after he assumed office eight years ago. But there is ample reason to believe things might be much different this time. A number […]
Knives Being Sharpened in GOP Senate For Trump Agenda
Over the last several days, some of John Thune’s assignments for key committee chairmanships were made public. Mitch McConnell will chair the Rules Committee. This is the committee that controls which bills will be allowed to be considered; and which will be killed. Susan Collins will chair the Appropriations Committee. […]