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Chief of Innovation @foxcarolina.com. MFA student @ugagrady.bsky.social. Writer. Gamer. Not a fiddle player. www.amandashawwrites.com

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Stella Carlson had no way of knowing that she would soon watch a man die β€” or that her video of that fatal incident would serve as a crucial counter to the Trump administration's initial efforts to paint Alex Pretti as a wannabe assassin or domestic terrorist. https://cnn.it/4riaBXa

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ABC: Noem said Pretti committed an act of domestic terrorism. Stephen Miller labeled him a domestic terrorist. Does the president agree?

LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way

26.01.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 2416 πŸ” 433 πŸ’¬ 429 πŸ“Œ 276
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

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In the aftermath of another deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis, protesters are making their voices heard in downtown Greenville >>> https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/01/24/protesters-gather-downtown-greenville-over-ice-operations-minnesota/

24.01.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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I can't be the only one who caught that the casing with the arrow symbols was the Helldivers 2 500kg bomb code, right?

12.09.2025 15:19 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Upstate restaurant reopens after Homeland Security raid The Mexican restaurant on Foothills Center Drive was the focus of a Homeland Security investigation in June.

Agents said they arrested eight people at Puerto Nuevo on immigration charges and found two child victims of human trafficking. However, no one has been charged with trafficking-related offenses. The ACLU and others are calling for transparency.
www.foxcarolina.com/2025/07/18/u...

18.07.2025 11:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Upstate woman charged in international murder investigation requests bond Cynthia Wilson was arrested after the 2021 death of Connor Lloyd. The 29-year-old victim was the father of one of the suspect’s grandchildren.

Cynthia Wilson was arrested after the 2021 death of Connor Lloyd. The 29-year-old victim was the father of one of her grandchildren. www.foxcarolina.com/2025/07/08/u...

08.07.2025 17:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Watching people vote to continue playing in Squid Game is what it feels like to be in America right now.

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Presentation slide says β€œA.I. is an instrument of the past.” A drawing shows AI waving to a library saying β€œmy old friends!”

Presentation slide says β€œA.I. is an instrument of the past.” A drawing shows AI waving to a library saying β€œmy old friends!”

Thoroughly enjoyed the irony of hand-drawn slides during a @nytimes.com panel on AI-assisted journalism with @dylanfreedman.nytimes.com #IRE25

20.06.2025 10:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Collage of images from Investigative Reporter & Editors Conference

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Investigative journalism + amazing food ⚜️ The perfect combination in New Orleans for #GrayDay and #IRE25

19.06.2025 02:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sheriff on protests: β€˜Keep it peaceful’ or β€˜we will fill that jail up’ β€œNo Kings” rallies will be held nationwide on June 14 and have been organized in multiple Upstate cities, including Greenville.

Previous 50501 protests in Greenville have been peaceful, so there's no reason to think June 14 will be different. But the Greenville County sheriff said in light of the ICE Protests in Los Angeles, if crime or violence takes place, "we will fill that jail up." www.foxcarolina.com/2025/06/10/s...

10.06.2025 21:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Elon Musk says Pres. Trump is named in the Epstein files https://www.foxcarolina.com/2025/06/05/musk-says-trump-is-named-epstein-files-that-is-real-reason-they-have-not-been-made-public/Β 

05.06.2025 19:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking into Pippin’s tapioca pearl eyes is what gets me through some days.

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This is beyond heart-breaking. How horrendous. RIP Jonathan Joss πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”

03.06.2025 08:30 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Elon Musk criticizes Trump’s β€˜big beautiful bill,’ a fracture in a key relationship WASHINGTON (AP) β€” Elon Musk is criticizing the centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, a significant fracture in a partnership that was forged during last year’s campaign …

Elon Musk criticizes Trump's 'big beautiful bill,' a fracture in a key relationship

28.05.2025 20:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Man’s death highlights gaps in restraint device policies across Upstate A woman is suing an Upstate sheriff’s office, claiming her son died after being left in a full-body restraint for nearly seven hours. FOX Carolina Investigates uncovered gaps in critical policies acro...

FOX Carolina Investigates has spent months looking into the death of an Upstate man in law enforcement custody and uncovered gaps in critical policies for physical restraints www.foxcarolina.com/2025/05/22/m...

22.05.2025 22:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Abortion law forces doctors to keep pregnant brain dead woman alive "This decision should've been left to us," said the mother of a woman who is pregnant and has been brain dead for over 90 consecutive days.

Adriana Smith was a young mom and Emory Hospital nurse who tragically lost her life in February while nine weeks pregnant.

Georgia’s abortion ban is forcing Adriana’s family β€” against their wishes β€” to keep her body on a ventilator for 7 months to incubate the fetus.

The cruelty is unfathomable.

14.05.2025 22:54 πŸ‘ 363 πŸ” 230 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 91

Mehmet Oz just said on Fox News that:

β€œIt is your patriotic duty to be as healthy as you can”.

09.05.2025 02:12 πŸ‘ 658 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 299 πŸ“Œ 360

Me starting ACOTAR to fit in at work: This dialogue is terrible. Why is there so much wincing and blinking

Also me, after reading 200 pages in one sitting: Babe, how come you never kiss my palms in the rose garden

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The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall The Justice Department is lifting a school desegregation order in Louisiana dating to the Civil Rights Movement, calling its continued existence a β€œhistorical wrong” and suggesting that others across ...

they are literal segregationists apnews.com/article/scho...

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Air Force won’t renew F-16 depot contract with Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin confirmed the U.S. Air Force is ending its F-16 Depot Sustainment Program contract sooner than initially reported.

Lockheed Martin confirmed the U.S. Air Force is ending its F-16 Depot Sustainment Program contract sooner than initially reported.

30.04.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes, this is a real tweet.

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I think Bella Ramsey is great as Ellie. And yes, I played The Last of Us. Haters keep trying to say it’s not for superficial reasons but when you boil down their arguments, everything I’ve seen has been rooted in misogyny and bigotry.

29.04.2025 22:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They eat roadkill, ticks, and copperheads. It’s virtually impossible for them to get rabies. They don’t attack people. They hiss and growl to look scary but have no real defense mechanisms. Possums are under-appreciated. Let β€˜em work, let β€˜em live. (2/2)

27.04.2025 00:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As police and now the FBI thankfully investigate the horrific animal cruelty video out of Charlotte, here’s my possum PSA (along with a photo of one I rehabbed in 2019). Possums are important to the ecosystem. (1/2)

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Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.

Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse, has died by suicide, her family says.

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Attorney General Bondi rescinds Biden-era protections for journalists in leak investigations | CNN Politics The Justice Department will again allow federal investigators to pursue communications from media outlets in the course of government leak investigations, rescinding a Biden-era policy, according to a...

The Justice Department will again allow federal investigators to pursue communications from media outlets in the course of government leak investigations, rescinding a Biden-era policy, according to a memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi obtained by CNN.

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Me, gesturing at everything: I hate it here

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The shirts also say "Rewrite the Rules" on them.

24.04.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tired
I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
For the world to become good And beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two-And see what worms are eating
At the rind.
-Langston Hughes

Tired I am so tired of waiting, Aren't you, For the world to become good And beautiful and kind? Let us take a knife And cut the world in two-And see what worms are eating At the rind. -Langston Hughes

I am actually very tired, thank you for asking, Langston Hughes.

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