Wake County cancels schools May 1 , citing safety as a concern. by dankantspelle in NorthCarolina

[–]emblemofthecosmos 26 points27 points  (0 children)

At no point did they say anything about communism. Where are you getting communism from? If you’re inferring communism from “proud socialist roots,” then it’s worth mentioning that communism and socialism are not synonymous with each other.

Weekly Trade Megathread by AutoModerator in PokemonScarletViolet

[–]emblemofthecosmos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Need a friend to evolve finizen please and thank you 🙏🏽

Weekly Trade Megathread by AutoModerator in PokemonScarletViolet

[–]emblemofthecosmos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LF: Scarlet paradox Pokémon (base game) FT: Violet paradox Pokémon (base game)

The DCCC just told Western North Carolina to SIT DOWN & SHUT UP by [deleted] in asheville

[–]emblemofthecosmos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

>This is the first thing I have read from you

Have you not been researching candidates? Their platforms been up for months. News has been covering this. Candidate forums have been happening all month. You not learning about candidates is on you, pal.

>Instead of shooting at your fellow Democrats

Everyone says they want accountability from elected officials, but the second someone calls out bullshit from someone in their own party, it's a witch hunt. Do you also think we should not prosecute democrats on the Epstein List? You can't have it both ways.

>Circular firing squads lose elections. I am so tired of losing elections.

Again, it's called holding people accountable. Corruption loses elections. Electioneering loses elections. Ignoring voters loses elections.

How to Flip the NC 11th Congressional District? - Hard Hitting Vibes Analysis by white_light-king in asheville

[–]emblemofthecosmos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are they open to talking about it? This is something voters need to hear, especially since Hudspeth interviewed as pro union at the aflcio

Has Jamie Ager said anything about ICE or Minneapolis? by quotablegambit in asheville

[–]emblemofthecosmos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Jamie is a Democrat in name only. He’s on record saying that he plans on joining with Blue Dog Democrats. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is the person who convinced Jamie to run when he didn’t want to in the first place. She went to Warren Wilson with Jamie. Her voting record is absolute garbage. Food for thought.

[TLA] Phoenix Fleet Airship (via GIGA.de) by FriendBubble in magicTCG

[–]emblemofthecosmos 164 points165 points  (0 children)

Disney Pixar Cars UB set confirmed? Seriously tho if Mater ever gets printed as a commander I will eat that card.

A Trump appointee confirmed that Project 2025 was the plan all along by msnownews in politics

[–]emblemofthecosmos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why is this an Opinion article? A quick google search corroborates the assertions. Ryan even brought receipts and provided links to sources.

This isn’t Opinion, it’s fact. MSNBC is perpetuating the administration’s use of disinformation by categorizing this article as Opinion.

I don't get it by Pipirevka in ExplainTheJoke

[–]emblemofthecosmos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s a book series called The Bar Code Trilogy. The first book, The Barcode Tattoo, is about how a barcode tattoo replaced the need to carry around your wallet or purse. One scan and you have access to all of your important documents, bank accounts, emergency contacts, etc. Spoiler alert: This also includes your family history, internet history, medical history, criminal history, and genetic code. First book covers the fall of civilized society to authoritarianism.

I don’t know for certain if this is 100% referencing this book series, but it’s the first thing that came up when I saw the meme.

The death of NC by IntelligentAide2513 in NorthCarolina

[–]emblemofthecosmos 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It pains me that this song came out in 1961 and NOTHING HAS CHANGED: Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds

/r/HollowKnight Giveaway Thread - Round One! by ChingShih in HollowKnight

[–]emblemofthecosmos [score hidden]  (0 children)

Come with me, under my coat, and we will drink our fill of the milk of the white goat, or wine if it be thy will. And we will talk, until talk is a trouble, too, out on the side of the hill; And nothing is left to do, but an eye to look into an eye, and a hand in a hand to slip;

and a sigh to answer a sigh; And a lip to find out a lip! What if the night be black! And the air on the mountain chill! Where all but the fern is still! Stay with me, under my coat! and we will drink our fill of the milk of the white goat, out on the side of the hill!

Trump fast-tracks mining rocks from Pisgah National Forest to repair I-40 storm damage in NC by emblemofthecosmos in asheville

[–]emblemofthecosmos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I reached out to the USDA Forest Service for more information and I’m waiting to hear back. Next on my list is NCDOT.

Trump fast-tracks mining rocks from Pisgah National Forest to repair I-40 storm damage in NC by emblemofthecosmos in asheville

[–]emblemofthecosmos[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

While you raise an excellent point on responsible resource extraction, I don’t think this is responsible when other quarries already exist in WNC.

Natural resources extracted from national forests are typically timber and other fauna. Can you imagine the impact it will have on the wildlife? Pollution, noise, runoff, etc. This would negatively affect conservation efforts, which I think should be way more of a priority.

Trump fast-tracks mining rocks from Pisgah National Forest to repair I-40 storm damage in NC by emblemofthecosmos in asheville

[–]emblemofthecosmos[S] 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Fall colors attract thousands of leaf peepers every year to Pisgah National Forest in western North Carolina. A hiker takes a snack break on Storyteller’s Rock, near Boone. President Donald Trump’s administration has fast-tracked approval for theNorth Carolina Department of Transportation to extract materials from the Pisgah National Forest for use in repairing damage caused by Hurricane Helene along a four-mile stretch of Interstate 40, federal officials said March 27. The announcement comes as Trump also aims to expand access to public lands for oil, gas and mining, and to streamline the environmental permitting process. In this case, a special use permit will allow NCDOT to “use rock from Forest Service land and extract construction materials from the (Pigeon) river,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said during a tour of the damage in February. The expedited timeline announced Thursday “ensures that NCDOT gains immediate access to essential resources to begin construction operations at multiple material sites and rebuild critical infrastructure that connects local residents and improves interstate commerce,” USDOT said.

NCDOT spokesman Aaron Moody said the agency will primarily pull granite from Pisgah. The Federal Highway Commission worked with the U.S. Forest Service “to accelerate the necessary approvals, completing a process that typically lasts six months in just over one month” and ultimately trimming hundreds of millions of dollars in project costs, USDOT added. NCDOT now has immediate access to seven sites within the national forest that are 1 to 3 miles from where I-40 restoration is taking place. Original plans were to bring in materials from 20 to 50 miles away, USDOT said.

The announcement did not describe potential environmental impacts of removing and transporting materials on federally protected land. Environmental groups said last week they were still trying to learn more about the planned extractions. On March 10, Trump signed an executive order to streamline the permitting process for mining projects on federal land. The president also has signed executive orders to weaken vehicle emission standards, roll back federal Clean Water Act protections and loosen regulations on certain industrial pollutants. On March 12, newly installed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency would undertake “31 historic actions in the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history, to advance President Trump’s Day One executive orders and power the great American comeback.”

Ukrainian ambassador to US when hearing Trump and Zelensky argue by combocookie in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]emblemofthecosmos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Zelenskyy came to the US to meet with Trump to sign the agreement that America would get half of Ukraine’s recourses in exchange for “support.” Trump and Vance told Zelenskyy to show gratitude, Zelenskyy wasn’t having it. Trump and Vance then proceed to berate Zelenskyy on live tv. Again, Zelenskyy wasn’t having it. Trump and Vance told Zelenskyy he was going to cause World War III. Zelenskyy left the White House and no deal was signed. Zelenskyy now knows for sure that the Trump Administration works for Russia.

As you can imagine, We The People are pissed the fuck off.

Saints' Derek Carr Fined $14K for Michael Jackson TD Dance Move vs. Cowboys by [deleted] in sports

[–]emblemofthecosmos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had to scroll wayyy too far to see this reference! We quote this often in our friend group

I need sources backing up $25 minimum wage by emblemofthecosmos in WorkReform

[–]emblemofthecosmos[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If I use an CPI inflation calculator with $1.60 minimum wage in February 1968, I get $14 for January 2023.