br00t4c, 1 month ago to random

'Throw 'em a Rager': GoFundMe for UNC frat boys who protected American flag during pro-Palestine protest breaks $400k

#chapelhill #gofundme

https://www.dailydot.com/debug/unc-gofundme-frat-flag-palestine-protest/

DorotheaLange, 1 month ago to northcarolina

Sharecropper with wife and child in their tobacco field. Note that the tobacco grows up to the front porch. Near Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#ChapelHill #NorthCarolina

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017772288/

br00t4c, 2 months ago to random

You can't fool Mother Nature

#chapelhill #mothernature

https://angrybearblog.com/2024/03/you-cant-fool-mother-nature#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-cant-fool-mother-nature

DrTCombs, 3 months ago to cycling

The other night the kid and I e-biked home from a late theater rehearsal via a cross-town #greenway in #Carrboro and #ChapelHill. It was a clear enough night that she was picking out constellations as I pedaled.

We also saw 3 deer and an owl. More greenways, please!

Video of our journey ⤵️, at 8x speed.

https://urbanists.video/w/9DDo7tYuzJuZbAPMfJisHw?muted=1

#SafeStreetsForAll #NightBike #BikeTooter

Defiance, 3 months ago to music

RIP Dexter Romweber 🎸

I first heard Flat Duo Jets when I was still in high school, from the compilation "Athens, GA - Inside/Out". Intriguing, but the other tracks overshadowed.

Then they released their first LP when I was in college. Saw them on Letterman and loved the energy and band setup, so got the album. Amazing album I still listen to today.

Last Dex album I got was 2014's "Images 13" by his group "Dex Romweber Duo". It might be my favorite Dex album of all. The dude was making great rock and roll all the way to the end.

#RockAndRoll #Psychobilly #ChapelHill #Rockabilly #music #rip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9uf6iW_Zg8

spotlightonpod, 3 months ago to random

"The White Stripes’ Jack White counted Dex as a lifelong friend and frequently cited him as a major influence, calling him 'one of the best kept secrets of the rock ‘n’ roll underground.')"

Dexter Romweber, Chapel Hill Music Legend, Passes Away at 57: https://chapelboro.com/news/obituaries/dexter-romweber-chapel-hill-music-legend-passes-away-at-57

#FlatDuoJets #DexterRomweber #ChapelHill #rockabilly

eric, 4 months ago to Ethics

Watch Rebecca L. Walker on risk assessment and "moral status": https://yewtu.be/watch?v=3rQi2uNqwxk&listen=0 @ethics

#ethics #grievability #grievable #values #science #Parr #ChapelHill

DrTCombs, 5 months ago to random

When this development was pitched to the #TownOfChapelHill, it was allegedly going to be "the most bike and pedestrian friendly neighborhood in North Carolina."

mattcaff, 5 months ago to Triangle

Hey #TriangleNC #activists—I’m looking to hire a great #organizer to help #SwingLeft build new #grassroots groups in the #Triangle. The #job is flexible and pays $18 an hour. Help us defend democracy, defeat MAGA extremism, and elect Democrats in 2024— apply or share!

#Raleigh #DurhamNC #ChapelHill

https://swing-left.breezy.hr/p/8ec5eccd0db6-part-time-organizing-coordinator

Iragersh, 6 months ago to MountainBiking

Interesting article where I lived and it's near #Durham where I have relations

https://www.southernenvironment.org/news/how-chapel-hill-and-carrboro-are-going-car-free/

The Southern Environmental Law Center is a huge organization. So many team members.

#biking
#chapelhill
#carboro
#CarrboroNC
#Carrboro

br00t4c, 6 months ago to random

Grad student and postdoc pay

#chapelhill

https://angrybearblog.com/2023/11/grad-student-and-postdoc-pay#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grad-student-and-postdoc-pay

pluralistic, 7 months ago to random

There's just one week until my next novel, The Lost Cause, goes on sale, and I'm hitting the road with it! I hope you can make it out - tell your friends!

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/08/fiduciaries/#the-lost-cause

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pluralistic, 7 months ago to random

Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: Social Security is class war, not intergenerational conflict; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/intergenerational-warfare/

#Pluralistic

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pluralistic, 7 months ago to random

Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: Zuck's gravity-defying metaverse money-pit; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/10/30/markets-remaining-irrational/

#Pluralistic

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pluralistic, 7 months ago to random

Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: A media literacy handbook for Israel-Gaza; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/10/28/fog-o-war/

#Pluralistic

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pluralistic, 7 months ago to random

Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: A taxonomy of corporate bullshit; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/10/27/six-sells/

#Pluralistic

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pluralistic, 7 months ago to random

Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: Amazon Alexa is a graduate of the Darth Vader MBA; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/10/26/hit-with-a-brick/

#Pluralistic

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pluralistic, 7 months ago to random

Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: Bad King Richard got rich by exploiting workers at King's Faire; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/10/25/huzzah/

#Pluralistic

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bespacific, 7 months ago to random

#PETA can go #undercover to record #animalabuse per #supremecourt The justices left in place a #legalvictory for #PeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals in its challenge to the state law, which was enacted in 2015. PETA has said it had wanted to conduct an undercover investigation at testing laboratories at the #UniversityofNorth Carolina at #ChapelHill but feared prosecution under the #PropertyProtectionAct #courts #legalresearch #animalrights #SentientBeings https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/peta-can-go-undercover-to-record-animal-abuses-supreme-court-says/ #SCOTUS

JayDLugin, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to random

@triangleblogblog endorses these candidates for #mayor and #Council of #ChapelHill #NC #OrangeCountyNC

Early voting begins on 26 October.

https://triangleblogblog.com/2023/10/16/triangle-blog-blog-endorsements-chapel-hill-2023-anderson-mccullough-mitchell-nollert-ryan/

triangleblogblog, 8 months ago to politics

Voters who vote by mail in the 2023 NC municipal elections must include a photocopy of an acceptable ID.

Don't have a photocopier? No fear. We're hosting a photocopy-your-ID-a-thon outside of the Chapel Hill Public Library
on Sunday and Tuesday. You'll also be able to register to vote on-site. #ncpol #chapelhill #voting #vote #politics #northcarolina #voterid

br00t4c, 8 months ago to random

All Clear Issued After Another Report Of Armed Person At University Of North Carolina

#chapelhill #university

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-report-armed-person-on-unc-campus-day-after-protest-for-gun-control_n_6501ee3fe4b034d7e74197a0

br00t4c, 8 months ago to random

UNC Chapel Hill campus left eerily empty as 'armed' person triggers lockdown

#chapelhill #university

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/unc-chapel-hill-empty-campus-lockdown-b2411064.html

br00t4c, 8 months ago to random

UNC Chapel Hill Under Active Shooter Lockdown 16 Days After Campus Shooting

#chapelhill

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/unc-chapel-hill-active-shooter-lockdown

ai6yr, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

Alerts for the (NOW CLEAR) lockdown at #UNC #ChapelHill (possible armed individual, shelters in place) at https://alertcarolina.unc.edu #ActiveShooter