Cardinal Scribe
@cs-ws.bsky.social
As a freelance writer I am advocating for democracy, social justice, and environmental sustainability while finding joy amidst the chaos. North Carolina is my home. Writing is my medicine. Follow me on Substack.com/@cardinalscribe.
When Edwards beat Rep. Madison Cawthorn in the 2022 GOP District 11 primary, it was supposed to end the scandals. Cawthorn's short time in office was filled with embarrassing, bizarre controversies. Edwards was supposed to be a refreshingly boring candidate. It hasn't worked out that way. #NCpol
NC Congressman Chuck Edwards faces censure for 'inappropriate actions' toward two young staffers
Investigators found Edwards had created a “hostile work environment” through a pattern of “inappropriate actions” toward the two young staffers, though it found no evidence he had inappropriately touc...
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This ... and I will add, stop excusing people who treat us as if our opinions don't count and/or as if we are invisible. #SeniorCitizen
I'm with Mark Hamill. #VoteBlue #RejectMAGA
Exactly 3 months from today is the most important midterm election in our lifetime. Our opportunity to hold him accountable. Register to vote here: Iwillvote.com The stakes have never been higher. Show the world the majority of Americans are good, decent, honest people. #VoteBlue🗳️ #RejectMAGA 👎
A break from all the madness: my recent article on Substack. #Nature #LifeLessons
How the Final Week of July Changed My Outlook
The Lessons Taught by Wild Animals
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I think Hearn should sue everyone involved. #FightBack
🚨 BREAKING: The DOJ is moving to dismiss the indictment against David Hearn in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool case and is admitting the damage was the result of a flawed, botched installation job, not vandalism.
I love that the Meidas Touch Network is spreading this type of gospel. #NCpol
Michael Whatley Keeps Turning Up Alongside a Church at the Center of an Abuse Scandal
Michael Whatley, the Republican National Committee chairman now running for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat, has spent his campaign branding the GOP as
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List of U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina that voted to give billions of dollars to ICE and Customs & Border Patrol. #NCpol
I enjoyed listening to Ben when he was announced as the Center's artistic director. Very talented and a class act. I was proud of him when he resigned. #BenFolds #KennedyCenter
Winston-Salem musician, Ben Folds testified before Congress about Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center and his decision to resign as artistic advisor. In 8 years on the job, Ben had never heard politics brought up in a meeting. That suddenly changed last year. #ncpol #music https://bit.ly/4fvoo8u
Hertford County ICE Detention Center #ICE #NCpol
ICE plans huge detention center in North Carolina
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CALL TO ACTION: Stand with Rural Hall against hyper-scale data centers. Thursday, July 30th, 6 pm - 7:30 pm at the FC Commissioners' meeting, 201 N. Chestnut St, Winston-Salem. Help stop the proposed data center in Rural Hall www.ruralhallinfo.com youtube.com/shorts/-1gfy... #DataCenters
How Changing My Surroundings Improved My Mental Health #SpacesMatter #MentalHealth
How Changing My Surroundings Improved My Mental Health
Lessons I Learned Thanks to COVID
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I have no alternative to Spectrum, Google, and Microsoft, unless I completely go off-grid. For the other 22 on this list, a boycott is no problem. #Boycott #ICEsupporters
Boycott as many as possible folks
Hertford County on the Virginia border will be home to the largest ICE concentration camp on the East Coast. #NCpol
ICE detention center reportedly set to open in Eastern NC this year
One critic in Hertford County calls the prospect of an ICE detention center in rural North Carolina “politically divisive.”
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Whatley Campaign Manager bars local journalist from event at a city-owned facility and threatens to sue him. They really don't want voters to know what's going on. #NCpol
The weird fights Senate candidate Michael Whatley is picking with reporters
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How to Stop The Madness of Crowds #Resist
How to Stop The Madness of Crowds
Fear and Ignorance in the U.S.
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Please listen to this and pass it along. Trump is laying the groundwork for stealing the November election. #NCpol #DemocracyDocket #TrumpRegime
The Chilling Directive at the End of Trump's Speech
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Did you know you couldn’t always vote for your U.S. Senators? For over a century, state legislatures picked them, and regular voters had no say. The 17th Amendment gave that choice to the people. By: D.C. Davis, Cardinal Scribe @cs-ws.bsky.social Read on Substack: bit.ly/fcdpnc-2