(C) Daily Kos
This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered.
. . . . . . . . . .



North Carolina Open Thread [1]

['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.']

Date: 2025-07-20

Welcome. This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue . The platform gives readers interested in North Carolina politics a place to share their knowledge, insight and inspiration as we take back our state from some of the most extreme Republicans in the nation.

Please stop by each week. You can also join the discussion in four other weekly State Open Threads . If you are interested in starting your own state blog, weekly to occasionally, I will list your work below.

Colorado: Mondays, 7:00 PM Mountain

Michigan: Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Eastern

North Carolina: Sundays

Missouri: Wednesday Evenings

Kansas: Monday Evenings

Please jump the fold for more, I hope you find this story collection useful and new to you.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A series of "Good Trouble Lives On" protests in memory of a prominent civil rights leader is set to occur across Western North Carolina on Thursday, July 17.

These rallies are part of a National Day of Action that advocates for social justice and honors John Lewis, an influential Democratic congressman and civil rights activist, five years after his death. The "Good Trouble Lives On" website says this series of rallies aims to "carry forward [Lewis's] fight for justice, voting rights, and dignity for all."

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Hundreds of protestors marched from Halifax Mall to the state capitol Thursday evening.

The protestors joined thousands across America in the “Good Trouble lives on” rally, in honor of the 5th anniversary of the late civil rights icon John Lewis’ death.

“When we fight, we win. But if we don’t know how to get into that good trouble with the fight, we will lose that is a guaranteed loss,” Diana Powell of the North Carolina Poor Peoples Campaign, said.

“There’s no ability to get any information out to the population. I find that so offensive, so republican,” Protestor, Juliette Pahl said.

The bill would also change how and when ballots are counted and would add new security rules.

With temperatures edging past 90 degrees by midday, faith leaders and community members gathered outside Binkley Baptist Church on Saturday in Chapel Hill, holding signs and silent prayers as part of a statewide solidarity fast to demand humanitarian aid for Gaza.

They stood beneath the July sun as an act of moral witness, urging U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis to help ensure aid reaches civilians in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory, where United Nations officials say Israeli restrictions have allowed only a fraction of necessary food and medical supplies to enter.

“Palestinians say despair is betrayal,” said Mark Davidson, executive director of Voices for Justice in Palestine and one of the event’s organizers. “When we give up because it seems hard or depressing or hopeless, we’re abandoning people.”

The vigil marked the 35th day in a rolling statewide fast led by Jewish Voice for Peace-Triangle and supported by groups like Durham Friends Meeting, Bullhorn Arts and Education, and the NC Environmental Justice Network. Members fasted for 24-hour shifts in rotation, abstaining from food and water in symbolic solidarity. <More>

Stein took aim at the Trump administration for withholding disaster resilience funds and said he was working to secure aid at the state level.

A day after declaring a state of emergency in the region, Governor Josh Stein toured flood-stricken Chapel Hill and spoke with residents and local business owners still reeling from recent damage.

A Chapel Hill native, Stein returned to his hometown Friday to console residents who lost their homes to flooding from Tropical Storm Chantal and pledged to seek relief for the region as well as work toward resilience against future disasters. Chantal, which brought as much as 12 inches of rain to some areas, killed at least six people in North Carolina.

At a press conference in Kipos Greek Taverna, among the businesses in Chapel Hill’s Eastgate Crossing closed indefinitely due to flood repairs, Stein said the recovery process is still in the “damage assessment phase” but he hopes that the disaster declaration will help yield federal assistance. Eastgate Crossing is less than three miles from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s main campus.

<More>

[END]
---
[1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/7/20/2334326/-North-Carolina-Open-Thread?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web

Published and (C) by Daily Kos
Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified.

via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds:
gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/