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28 Jul, 6 tweets, 4 min read
Phil Berger, one of the most powerful politicians in North Carolina, said the CDC’s guidance on wearing masks is like its caution against eating raw cookie dough: “guidance to ignore.”

#NCPol #COVID
Any agency, entity, or department that relies on state funds in North Carolina may be afraid to contradict Phil Berger (in word or deed) because he controls the North Carolina Senate.
"A fundraising email sent Wednesday morning said the latest CDC guidelines aren’t based on science but a method by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the media and liberals to control the American people."

newsobserver.com/news/politics-… #NCPol
Latest North Carolina COVID numbers by zip code from @AnalyticsEqv:
Huh. This kind of tactic is apparently a named phenomenon called "sadopopulism."

@AnalyticsEqv NC Senate Pres. Phil Berger opposing the new masking guidelines will make it politically difficult for UNC-system schools to adopt masking requirements.

#UNC #NC #COVID

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28 Jul
July 29 will mark 100 days of peaceful protest in #ElizabethCity NC since #AndrewBrown, Jr. was killed when by Pasquotank County deputies shot him in the back of the head.

#BlackLivesMatter 1/ 🧵
The Elizabeth City community has continued to demand justice for #AndrewBrownJr, a father of seven. The local NC District Attorney, R. Andrew Womble, refused to prosecute the officers who fatally shot Brown.
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27 Jul
As school boards across NC are deciding on face mask policies, the CDC has recommended universal indoor masking for adults and children at all schools.

The American Academy of Pediatrics also recommends universal masking in schools. #NCEd
"AAP recommends universal masking because a significant portion of the student population is not yet eligible for vaccines, and masking is proven to reduce transmission of the virus and to protect those who are not vaccinated."

services.aap.org/en/news-room/n…
"CDC recommends that everyone in K through 12 schools wear a mask indoors, including teachers, staff, students and visitors, regardless of vaccination status."

cnn.com/2021/07/27/hea…
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3 Jun
Foundation which awards multi-million dollar grants reminds #UNC it seeks "integrity, honesty, and sound judgement of those with whom we work" and asks for assurances that Nikole Hannah-Jones “is being treated fairly and equitably in decisions regarding her appointment."

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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has given over $131 million in grants to UNC since 1972. In the last two years alone, the foundation has given UNC more than $9 million.

2/
pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2021/06/03/maj…
“To honor our commitment to ethical conduct and practices, we ask that the UNC Board help us understand the steps it is taking to ensure that Ms. Hannah-Jones is treated fairly and equitably in decisions regarding her appointment,” letter from RWJF to UNC says.

3/
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3 Jun
Multiple North Carolina city elections may be delayed until 2022 because delayed census results don’t leave enough time to adjust city council & other municipal voting districts to reflect population changes.

1/ #NCPol
Voting districts for state, county, and city elections are redrawn using census results to ensure that voting districts are roughly equal in population.

Congressional districts will also be redrawn as part of reapportionment & adjusting for population changes.

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North Carolina cities that may have city elections postponed to 2022 because US Census results have been delayed include: #Raleigh #Cary #Charlotte #ElizabethCity #Fayetteville #Greensboro #Greenville

See: canons.sog.unc.edu
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2 Jun
ALEC taught GOP lawmakers to make "deals" with Black legislators on elections bills as a tactic.

In NC's voter ID trial, GOP said, in their defense, that a handful of Black legislators had voted for bill.

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 newsobserver.com/news/politics-… #NCPol
"Republican lawmakers said, in their defense, that a handful of Black Democrats in the legislature supported voter ID in 2018. One was even among the bill’s primary sponsors."

2/ Full story by @will_doran:
newsobserver.com/article2511609…
Leaked audio recording from an ALEC meeting revealed how state lawmakers were taught create an appearance of bipartisanship.

From 2019:
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