Courage in the face of racism:

The mayor of one town in Halifax County said he's calling on North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to take action after receiving racist threats. Enfield Mayor Mondale Robinson said that letters his residents received are "domestic terror threats" and should be grounds for a state of emergency.

Residents received letters in a plastic bag with a racial slur, calling on the "white people of Enfield" to do something after someone “stomped down a piece of their white heritage.” The letter referenced the town's decision to take down a confederate statue in a local park.

It was actually bulldozed and not "stomped down," but that really doesn't matter. The peoples' chosen elected officials made the decision (4-1) to get rid of the statue, and the SBI needs to focus its attention on the threats to those residents and officials, and stop worrying about how or why it was done:

Mountaire chicken slaughter plant overwhelming #SilerCity wastewater treatment facility, which has incurred 80 violations, $110K in fines https://t.co/UHqWxNao9M #ncpol #ncga #ncdeq

— NC Policy Watch (@NCPolicyWatch) August 22, 2022

Quite nasty, and our friend Blair follows the money behind it:

#ncpol https://t.co/p6inprfP3J

— Paying Attention (@PayAttention2D) August 8, 2022

Nothing short of infuriating. Insulin costs about ten bucks (per vial) to make, but they've been selling it for $300+. That's after all the outrage a few years ago when they jacked up the price to near $700. Capping that price would save untold lives every year, but Republicans just don't care.

NC Senate Candidate Ted Budd took an oil company donation *one* day before voting against the ban on gas price gouging.

PLEASE don't send this guy to the Senate.

Vote @CheriBeasleyNC! #NCSen #NCpol #MobilizeForMidterms https://t.co/5nYB8bhX4o

— Nick Knudsen (@NickKnudsenUS) July 25, 2022

Bought and paid for, and not even slightly ashamed of it.

RT for awareness but it is a sad state of affairs in NC that classrooms in public schools are not equipped with adequate supplies without external help #ncpol https://t.co/ms9TNO8d4E

— James Glenos (@jamesglenos) July 11, 2022

It's nothing short of infuriating. Teachers and their advocates have been purchasing basic education supplies out of their pockets for years, but most parents don't bat an eye. Meanwhile BergerMoore is throwing another $100 million at private school vouchers. Grrr...