Alicia Lalone

For the lovers 💚 , the Dreamers 🌈 …

Welcome to summer — officially starting NOW at 10:41 p.m. Eastern! That means today is the longest day of the year. And right on cue, a sizzling heat wave is taking aim at the DC area. More on the summer solstice, and the heat wave, at cwg.live

NEWS: The 2025 Summer Solstice occurs tonight at 10:42 PM ET

It marks the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

Summer Solstice blessings!
#Summer #Summersolstice #Pagan
#Witchery #Druids #StoneHenge

Brutal and potentially deadly heat & humidity is coming our way. Saturday starts building the heat. We really land in the ugly stuff Sunday and all of next week. So, let's review folks. Click images for various heat safety info. #wncwx #ncwx #scwx #avlwx #boonewx #cltwx

The sole reason why you are where you are is bc #PeterThiel propelled you & bankrolled you there for his own political missions. #TrumpKakistocracy

I miss our chats 😎❤️❤️❤️

Why do you cosplay JD ..your real name is James David Bowman/Hamel. Alex Padilla at least acknowledges his real name. Speaking of receiving “substantial resources” .. you were created by your political sugar daddy, Billionaire (and citizen of multiple countries), #PeterThiel

Vice President JD Vance (@jd-vance-1.bsky.social‬) is the most-blocked account on Bluesky, less than a day after joining

“.. ‘The world hasn't been faced with such enormous potential impacts to trade in more than 100 years,’ CEO Carol Tome said on the company's earnings call.”

@reuters.com $UPS
www.reuters.com/markets/us/u...

Thank you to @connolly.house.gov for your many years of service and strong leadership for the people of Virginia and for all Americans – you always fight the good fight, and I know that will never change!

The Meaning behind Ashley Westwood’s Captain’s Armband Anton Walkes' #5 is de facto retired by Charlotte FC. The club should make it official.

Ashley Westwood honors the late Anton Walkes every time he steps on the pitch, wearing an AW5 armband.

Walkes' #5 is de facto retired by Charlotte FC. The club should make it official.

Read More: www.soccersheet.com/p/the-meanin...

Stay Weather aware Monday, March 31, 2025. The risk of severe storms is increasing, thanks to the timing of the cold front during maximum heating in the late afternoon and early evening. VLOG coming shortly. #cltwx #ncwx #scwx #wcnc

Wildfires in the Carolinas, fueled by Hurricane Helene debris, rage on: See map The Black Cove Fire is the top priority in the U.S. right now, and red flag warnings are in place. See maps of wildfires in North and South Carolina.

“Wildfires in the Carolinas, fueled by Hurricane Helene debris, rage on: See map” www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... - @usatoday.com

#NCFire #NCwx #SCFire #SCwx #Wildfires

Presidential Actions Threaten Federal Education Funding—What’s at Stake for Kids - NC Budget & Tax Center President Trump signed into law last week an Executive Order on closing the Department of Education that furthers his end goal: gutting our country’s public education system. This comes after putting ...

Thanks to our friends @ncbudget.bsky.social for highlighting how cuts at the federal Dept of Education threaten our students and heighten the importance of state leaders doing their basic job of providing students with schools that live up to the promise of our state constitution

#ncpol

My new report looking at the equity of school funding in North Carolina is now live. Many thanks to my friends at CREED for the opportunity and to @schoolfinance101.bsky.social for giving me some invaluable guidance.

www.creed-nc.org/research

#ncpol #nced #EduSky

NEW: On Tuesday, as the Signalgate scandal raged, DOGE employees were given a new "records retention policy" reminding them to preserve their Signal messages and disable auto-delete. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

HAPPENING NOW: Judge Reyes opens her hearing on fired IGs saying that even if she sides with them, she sees no path to actually reinstating them. Her remedies are limited, she thinks, to backpay.

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Not one word. #TrumpKakistocracy

Sundance Film Festival is moving to Boulder, Colorado beginning in 2027, beating out three other cities including Salt Lake.

An NIH employee said he saw the news as proof that “RFK Jr. is carrying out the marching orders of President Musk with total disregard for how these ‘changes’ will impact public health."

“This MAHA nonsense will do just the opposite," he added.

w/ @metrauxjulia.bsky.social ⤵️

No outdoor burning. Winds are picking up. #wncwx #ncwx #scwx #avlwx #boonewx #cltwx #hkywx

#NCPol #NCNews

CBS/Paramount+ now holds the media rights to #USOC2025 and #USOC2026 from the third round (when USL Championship teams enter through the final).

Maybe one day over the air CBS (not just CBS Sports Network) will be the home of the final for all to see.

Trump’s Latest Executive Order is a Sham—and a Warning From Marc | The greatest threat to Donald Trump’s authoritarian dream is not the courts — it is free and fair elections.

NEW: The greatest threat to Trump’s authoritarian dream is not the courts — it is free and fair elections, @marcelias.bsky.social writes. The president's latest illegal executive order is a wake-up call for those who believe the danger of election subversion has passed.

Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.

“People should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions.” @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social and @shaneharris.bsky.social share the group chat in which officials planned strikes on Yemen. theatln.tc/AHkpb39A

San Jose Earthquakes have improved greatly in 2025 but captain Westwood says Charlotte FC can “go through anyone”

Not an April Fools Joke: Carolina Core FC will travel to take on USL League One club Charlotte Independence on Tuesday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. ET at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews in the Second Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Charlotte FC manager Dean Smith has signed a contract extension through 2027

Smith in his second season with the club. He led Charlotte to fifth place last season, off to fast start this year

DAY THREE, WEEEEE 😍 #USOC2025

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