Beth Sutton-Ramspeck
@bsutton-ramspeck.bsky.social
Retired English Prof. (Victorian lit) 💙📚 Pissed off Feminist; 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ally Chair, Black Mountain, NC, Democratic Party precincts cluster Author of Harry Potter and Resistance (https://routledge.pub/Harry-Potter-and-Resistance) fan of black bears #resistance2.0
Buh bye, Chuck! Here’s hoping this opens the door for a Jamie Ager victory and the end of NC11’s history of Republican slime buckets (Meadows, Cawthorn, and now Edwards) #nc11 #ncpol share.google/JShuHiQ3rKRa...
Rep. Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid after censure recommendation
Edwards faced heavy scrutiny for his treatment of young female staffers.
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A brief thread on the rules around candidates for Congress in #ncpol withdrawing. I'm posting it now for....reasons. Also, because of @daniellebattaglia.bsky.social's recent story newsobserver.com/news/politic... (1/7) #nc11
NC Republican Sen. Ted Budd calls on Rep. Chuck Edwards to drop campaign
The Republican senator from North Carolina is urging Rep. Chuck Edwards to drop his campaign after an ethics committee report found evidence he had sexually harassed young employees.
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Interesting analysis of the fallout Of the House Ethics Committee’s recommendation of censure for Chuck Edwards, R #NC11 Bottom line: a red to blue flip is looking more and more promising. #ncpol avlwatchdog.org/edwardss-ree...
Edwards’s reelection campaign may not survive censure for “inappropriate conduct” with female staffers • Asheville Watchdog
Suddenly the Republican Party— locally and nationally— has its own Graham Platner crisis. Can Chuck Edwards (R-NC 11) survive a sexual-conduct scandal of his own? Or will his party here at home sacrif...
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If Chuck Edwards gets replaced by the NCGOP, it will be interesting to see if the WNC MAGA folks who mock Democrats’ concerns about democracy by noting that Kamala Harris was not “democratically” nominated, will suddenly clam up.
Chris Cooper@chriscooperwcu.bsky.social · yesterday“My heart goes out to the young women who took these roles to serve our community,” Edwards’ Democratic opponent, Jamie Ager, said in a statement. “We deserve leaders with the moral character Western North Carolina can be proud of.” Jamie Ager is just such a leader.
Politico@politico.com · 2d agoChuck Edwards recommended for censure by House Ethics Committee
Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards, who faces a tough reelection battle in #NC11, now faces formal censure over sexual harassment allegations
Ethics panel urges censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards over sexual harassment violation
The findings follow Axios' reporting that Edwards singled out two young female staffers for special attention.
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The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
Eeew! Read the House Ethics Committee’s recommendation that Rep. Chuck Edwards (R , NC11) be censured. Don’t skip the creepy appendices. #ncpol #nc11 ethics.house.gov/committee-re...
In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Chuck Edwards - House Committee on Ethics
119TH CONGRESS, 2d Session, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REPORT 119-XXX IN THE MATTER OF ALLEGATIONS RELATING TO REPRESENTATIVE CHUCK EDWARDS REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ETHICS Committee Report Appen...
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New short story collection by Doug Ramspeck, Dancing in the Dead Mother's Dresses "The writing is masterful, and the characters—the women and men grappling with loss, the lonely teenagers, the motherless little girls—are indelible. I loved these stories." —Christine Sneed #booksky
For any other president, this would be grounds for immediate impeachment. Democrats would help impeach and convict a Dem president who did this. But here we are because the GOP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trump Inc. and Democrats are useless, feckless losers.
David Roberts@volts.wtf · last wk.This is morally monstrous behavior. These are ordinary, innocent people that Trump is condemning to suffering & death out of political vindictiveness. Every decent human being, regardless of political party, should condemn it. Where is the fucking *anger*? From the press? From civic leaders? Pols?
Senate Dems just announced a $40 million ground game investment across 10 battleground states. I’m pleasantly surprised. Instead of blowing it on expensive TV ads, they’re investing in field staff, new offices, volunteer programs, and outreach to Latino, Black, and Alaska Native voters. 1/2
Not to worry: we get a ballroom and an ugly-ass Trump arch, and the billionaires get a big beautiful tax cut. Elections have consequences, y’all. Vote like your life (or your grandma’s life) depends on it. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...
Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums (Gift Article)
Millions of older Americans could pay more for their prescription drug coverage next year.
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Check out the anti-Chuck Edwards ad by American Bridge, a Super PAC that supports Democratic candidates. Power of simple truth. #ncpol #nc11 #HurricaneHelene youtube.com/shorts/tX9pa...
Chuck Edwards Abandoned North Carolina
YouTube video by American Bridge 21st Century
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In Black Mountain, NC, we're canvassing on Sunday at 2:30. In fact, we canvass EVERY Sunday at 2:30! Sign up here: www.mobilize.us/nc-coordinat...
NC Democrats@ncdp.org · 2w ago100 canvasses. 100 counties. One weekend to show what North Carolina Democrats are all about! 🎉 Find the closest event to you! 👉 ncdp.org/100days
I thought H.R. 7661 — the national book-banning bill — would quietly die in Congress. I was wrong. roncharles.substack.com/p/the-book-b...
The Book Banning Bill That Won’t Die
What looked like political theater is becoming a genuine threat to the freedom to read.
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I know there's lots going on today but this is worth following. The hearing just started: www.c-span.org/event/house-...
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Ick! "A lawyer for one of the former staffers told Axios that she 'only awkwardly accepted the gift for fear of reprisal against her employment but later legally disposed of it because she did not want it in her possession.'" #ncpol #wncpol #nc11
Axios@axios.com · 2w agoSCOOP: Chuck Edwards gifted pink and blue handguns to young female staffers
A must-read for anyone following the congressional election in #NC11 and pretty much anyone fixated on winning the U.S. House. So long as there's money in politics, we want to be the ones with more money. It ain't everything, but it sure helps. #ncpol #wncpol
Chris Cooper@chriscooperwcu.bsky.social · 2w agoThe 2nd quarter fundraising numbers are in & they provide more evidence that North Carolina's 11th congressional district--where the Reps have won 7 elections in a row--might be competitive in '26. Here's the story in 5 graphs. ⬇️ #ncpol #nc11 #wncpol open.substack.com/pub/chriscoo...
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Knock Doors for Roy Cooper & Jamie Ager in Black Mountain! · NC Coordinated Campaign
Join us as we hit the doors for Roy Cooper, Jamie Ager, and Democrats up and down the ballot in Black Mountain! This is where the real work happens—having conversations with voters, sharing what’s at ...
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TCarlson@tcw123.bsky.social · 3w ago#ElectionsMatter #VoterOutreach #NorthCarolina Hillsborough North Carolina Knock Doors for Democrats in North Orange Saturdays & Sundays through Aug 30 Multiple times available www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
So Pete is going to force soldiers to have gender affirming care? Uh...
Matthew Gault@mjgault.bsky.social · 3w agoHegseth announced they're gonna start screening for T and administering testosterone treatment for warriors found wanting
