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rest in piece jim bakker. he died from complications resulting from being aboard the space shutter challenger when it exploded, an incident that later led to the passage of โjimโs law,โ landmark legislation banning shuttle tragedies. the supreme court struck the law down as unconstitutional in 2002
There is a sickness to being able to make more money by buying and closing businesses.
Damon Kiesow@kiesow.net ยท last mo.What a disaster: san.com/cc/inside-a-...
At CMS, minority students see gains in standardized tests. But concerns remain. Latest state results show Black students and poor students in CMS outperformed their peers in Wake County. (Via @rebeccanoel.bsky.social & @caitmcglade.bsky.social) www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #wcpss
At CMS, minority students see gains in standardized tests. But concerns remain
Achievement gaps between student groups in North Carolina have persisted for decades, but new testing data suggests CMS is closing the gap.
charlotteobserver.com
Oof, "Since Plemmonsโ layoff, the print version of the Independent Tribune has not run any locally reported stories, he said. It has run a preview of upcoming community arts events and republished stories by other North Carolina outlets like The Charlotte Observer."
Joe Sonka ๐@joesonka.lpm.org ยท 2mo agoThe McClatchy layoffs come on the heels of the Lee Enterprises layoffs at newspapers around the country. www.poynter.org/business-wor...
I, the only data reporter at the Charlotte Observer, am among the McClatchy layoffs in the bloodbath today. The HR person asked me not to talk about it! AMA. Anyway, hereโs a link to one of my most important stories this year. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
A Black teen found hanged near Charlotte church was a suicide, police say. Questions remain
In May, 16-year-old Juliana Nzita was found dead in a Charlotte churchyard. CMPD called it a suicide. Her family isnโt so sure.
charlotteobserver.com
๐ธ Hot shot! Fantastic frame from 2025 by Nathan Howard ๐ธ
Reuters@reuters.com ยท 4mo agoExplainer: How Trump's deal with Iran compares to Obama's reut.rs/3ScuHG9
Moi & vizjourno.bsky.social were order #7 at Botiwalla's grand opening yesterday. The dang line wraps around the building at the Iron Works! Their kitchen was slinging & we were outta there in 45 minutes so he could hussle to his assignment at Lenovo๐
An elderly man feeding stray cats in Baghdad, Iraq ๐งก
When an Iranian gunboat called a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz in late 1987 and demanded to know its cargoโฆ Before the merchant captain could answer, another voice cut in: โMachine guns, hand grenades to Iraq - and the atomic bomb.โ It was the Filipino Monkey again.
Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social ยท 7mo agoI nominate this as a topical companion piece to the Wired story about the numbers station. raagaformerlyrajeshwari.substack.com/p/swinging-a...
Efforts to thin forests and breed low-pollen cedar advance, even as labor gaps and neglected land complicate the work.
The human-made roots of Japan's hay fever crisis
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The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) strongly condemns the reported decision by the U.S. Department of Defense to exclude press photographers from Pentagon briefings after photographs of Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth were published that officials reportedly considered โunflattering.โ
Drone killings of press members are on the rise: surging from two in 2023 โ the first year CPJ documented such killings โ to 39 in 2025. Military drones were confirmed or thought to be behind 33 of those killings, with Israel responsible for 28. Read CPJโs #2025KilledReport: cpj.org?p=553549
Stop ICE in Cary, NC @pslweb.bsky.social
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@aoc.bsky.social ยท 8mo agoLocal zoning is the way! A lot of these are being stopped or stalled by neighborhood organizing. These warehouses often need to be purchased, permitted, approved for occupancy and specs. Each one of those steps can be interrupted. Ppl are pressuring corps not to sell, counties to deny permits, etc
At least the cartoons aren't AI generated nonsense in the year 2026, right Phil Bergerโฝ #ncpol #politicalcartoon #nepobabies
โIt is highly unusual for a federal judge to include a photograph in a written opinion or order, particularly a photograph of a minor,โ said Mickey H. Osterreicher, General Counsel at the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA).
'Highly Unusual': Viral Photo of 5-Year-Old Boy Featured in Court Order
Legal and photo industry experts call the move "highly unusual."
petapixel.com
Noctilucous [nok-tih-LOO-kus] (adj.) - Shining in the night. Used in a sentence: โThe power outage already had me on the edge of my nerves, then those large, noctilucous eyes sent me tumbling headlong into madness.โ Also: Noctilucent.
LMAO "Michele Morrow, the Republican nominee for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2024, trails behind. Receiving about $3,728, Morrow spent just over $2,000 and has about $1,635 left in her account." #MomsForLiberty #KnownLoser
NC Newsline@ncnewsline.com ยท 9mo agoFormer Gov. Roy Cooper dramatically outfundraised his competitors for North Carolinaโs open U.S. Senate seat. ncnewsline.com/2026/02/02/c... By @christinezhu.bsky.social #ncpol
From the antifa super soldiers over at the John Locke Foundation #ncpol #leopardsatemyface #LAMF
NC Newsline@ncnewsline.com ยท 10mo agoRetaliatory tariffs could have harsh economic consequences for North Carolinaโs agricultural sector, according to a new report from the John Locke Foundation. ncnewsline.com/2026/01/16/t... By @christinezhu.bsky.social #ncpol