The "Roadless Rule" bans roads and timber harvesting in certain areas of national forest. The Trump administration is proposing to rescind the rule, impacting thousands of acres in NC. Some of my convo with Boone Mayor Dalton George & @robmcampbell.bsky.social here: www.wcnc.com/article/tech...

Despite overwhelming opposition, the Trump Administration is moving forward with a plan to open up 44 million acres of national forests to logging and road construction, including some of NC's most beloved forests. substack.com/@robertmccul...

Under FDR, the highest marginal tax rate was raised to 94% in 1944. Eisenhower slightly lowered this to 91%, which lasted until '63. This was an era of unprecedented prosperity. Reagan later gutted the rate down to 28% with the Tax Reform Act of 1986. Taxing the rich works. Trickle down doesn't.

The law passed with an overwhelming bi-partisan majority: robertmcculleycampbell.substack.com/p/hawaii-may... #citizensunited #politics #democracy

Spent the week in DC with @sierraclub.org as part of the volunteer Wildlands Lobby, advocating for environmental priorities including: - Maintaining the USFS's Roadless Rule - Protecting grizzly bear + gray wolf populations - Protecting the Grand Staircase monument in Utah #sierraclub #environment

Whoever gets the Democratic nomination in 2028 needs to just run on this. It's been 80 years since FDR proposed this and we still aren't there.

Relevant for primary season: open.substack.com/pub/robertmc... #fdr #democrats #democraticparty #roosevelt

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

North Carolinians deserve fair representation. We are already one of the most gerrymandered states in the country. Urge the NC GOP to back down on this antidemocratic proposal to silence voters. www.ncleg.gov/requestforco... #northcarolina #ncpolitics #redistricting #politics

How to solve climate change? Just stop talking about it, according to the Trump Administration. The overwhelming scientific consensus is that climate change is very much real and caused directly by human activities (primarily the burning of fossil fuels). #environment #climatechange #climate

A road map for the future: substack.com/home/post/p-... #fdr #democrats #politics

Democrats Don't Need to Reinvent the Wheel to Solve Their Identity Crisis - They Need to Look Back to FDR

Neoliberalism has run its course. We need a return to Keynesianism.

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The Trump Administration is trying to sell off OUR public lands to industry (and they don't want you to know about it). Submit a comment today before the 9/19 deadline: www.roadless.org/m/ #roadlessrule #environment #nationalforests #conservation #politics

Trump's Sec. of Agriculture has proposed removing the Forest Service’s Roadless Rule, which protects over 100,000 acres of WNC's forests. We cannot afford to lose these forests. You can comment on the proposal until Sep. 19th: www.roadless.org/m/ #asheville #Pisgah #nantahala #northcarolina #wnc

Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years. Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year. Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?

15% of WNC's forests are at risk. Support the Roadless Area Conservation Act: act.sierraclub.org/actions/Nati... #Pisgah #nantahala #northcarolina #westernnorthcarolina #Asheville #nationalforests #sierraclub

I sat down recently with NC-11 candidate Chris Harjes to discuss environmental issues in Western North Carolina: youtu.be/CETtuRk1vL8?... #nc11 #westernnorthcarolina #environment #climatechange #publiclands

Protecting Our Environment. Back Porch Banters, Episode 4

YouTube video by Chris Harjes

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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have too much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." #fdr #democrats #democratic #dnc #franklindelanoroosevelt

Democrats Don't Need to Reinvent the Wheel to Solve Their Identity Crisis - They Need to Look Back to FDR

Neoliberalism has run its course. We need a return to Keynesianism.

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#ncpolitics #northcarolina #renewablenergy #climatechange

Duke Energy is a Top Campaign Donor for All Three NC Democrats Who Voted with Republicans to Raise Utility Bills

On July 29, Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly overrode eight of Governor Josh Stein's first 14 vetoes.

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SB 266 would be disastrous for the people of NC (and the environment). Urge your state reps to uphold Governor Josh Stein's veto before they reconvene on the 29th. p2a.co/jbyegwz #ncpolitics #northcarolinapolitics #Asheville #northcarolina #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

Items the Trump regime is spending $$ on instead of conservation: 1) Renovate Alcatraz:$2B www.axios.com/2025/07/18/t... 2) Golfing, 40 days:$56M didtrumpgolftoday.com 3) ICE Budget:$28B (up $20B) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/u... 4) Military/Birthday Parade:$45M. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Did Trump Golf Today?

Track Donald Trump's golf outings and the cost to taxpayers.

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Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large

Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning

CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.

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"They'll get over it" - Mitch McConnell  "Everybody dies" - Joni Ernst "Minutiae" - JD Vance MAGA politicians have zero empathy for the plight of ordinary Americans who depend on these programs. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

J.D. Vance Dismisses Kicking Millions Off Medicaid: 'Minutiae”

Vice President J.D. Vance said the reconciliation bill kicking millions off Medicaid is “minutiae" compared to securing ICE deportation funding.

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#pbs #DOGE #pbscuts

Despite claiming that we were in an "energy crisis," Trump is now planning to discontinue the money- and energy-saving Energy Star program. Energy Star helps save American families over $40 billion in annual energy costs. #energy #climatechange #energystar #energypolicy www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/c...

Trump admin plans to shut down money-saving Energy Star program soon, sources say | CNN

The Trump administration is preparing to eliminate two key Environmental Protection Agency divisions, including the Energy Star program.

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"Among the centers on the chopping block is that in Charlotte, North Carolina, which managed the fallout from widespread and deadly Hurricane Helene flooding in Asheville in late 2024." uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-offici... #helene #Asheville #ashevillenc #ashevillepolitics

Trump officials gut 25 centers that monitor flooding and drought in the US

White House orders closure of USGS water science centers, which shares data with weather service for flood warnings

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News media captured by Corp interests downplays climate emergency by treating extreme weather as aberrational one offs. These outlets r purposely misleading people & putting them in danger to protect their advertisers & owners’ interests. Which is why YellowDot releases The Extreme Weather Report.

Yellow Dot Studios@yellowdotstudios.bsky.social · last yr.

The Extreme Weather Report, April 24, 2025: This is your weather at 1.5°C/2.7°F of global warming from burning oil, gas, and coal. #extremeweather #weathersky #wx #news

“If the Trump administration can get away with violating the Constitution because it knows the courts will be too slow to prevent it, then those constitutional rights simply no longer exist,” Adam Serwer writes: https://theatln.tc/QtHNdGCu

The millionaires in Congress had their PPP loans forgiven. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court refused to grant the 10-20k loan forgiveness Biden ordered for working class Americans. The laws are not applied equally to the rich and the poor in this country.

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When student loan borrowers are in default, how does the Trump regime respond? By garnishing their wages. When billionaires see their wealth hit record highs, how does the Trump regime respond? By extending their tax cuts. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

BREAKING: Trump has issued an Executive Order that calls for repealing sections of the Civil Rights Act. "...the Attorney General shall initiate appropriate action to repeal or amend the implementing regulations for Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.." #civilrights #trump #uspolitics

Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.  A

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