bicmay, "Those problems are particularly pronounced in rural communities, where more than 68 hospitals have closed in the last decade. The closures slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the federal government doled out billions of dollars in extra funds to hospitals. But with that money spent, hospital closures might tick up again, said George Pink, the deputy director of the UNC’s Sheps Center’s Rural Health Research Program."
bicmay, “As a physician I am deeply concerned about North Carolina’s potential total ban on mask-wearing. It’s disturbing to think immunocompromised and cancer patients could be deemed criminals for following medical advice aimed at safeguarding their health,” [Jerome] Adams said in one post.
ahimsa_pdx, "Doctors rail against proposed ban against public masking"
“I should have the freedom, my children should have the freedom and my husband should have the freedom to wear a mask in order to protect and save my life without fear of being arrested and charged with a class one misdemeanor, which is exactly what this bill would do.”
#USPol #Covid #CovidISNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #NorthCarolina
michael_w_busch, Do not allow this or anything remotely like it, #NorthCarolina.
For so many reasons.
Roey Hadar @roeyhadar
2024 May 15NC #HB237, a BAN ON WEARING MASKS IN PUBLIC, passes Senate 30-15.
The bill removes an exemption allowing masking for medical reasons.
Republican supporters say it will not criminalize mask wearing for health reasons but Democrats and the state's legislative analyst say it does.
kellogh, @michael_w_busch has none of them experienced the pollen season here?
DorotheaLange, Thirteen year old daughter of sharecropper planting sweet potatoes. She walks down the row and places the young plants in the holes her father has dug with a hoe. They will return down the row, water the plants with a bucket, then cover the roots with earth. Her father hopes to send her to school. Note pine woods and light colored soil. Near Olive Hill, North Carolina
psrman,
GWESOfficial, Stunning shades of pink and purple seen in the sky over #Apex, #NorthCarolina. This #solarstorm really is something to see! #spaceweather #northernlights #aurora
jhv, Anyone have any Hurricane making advice? This is for the cocktail, not a cyclone. :) I'd prefer not adding to my over-extensive liquor collection, but I'm happy to buy or make syrups or other inexpensive items. I imagine I need passionfruit. ;) I live in an #alcohol control state (#NorthCarolina), so ordering a particular booze can be hard. Cheers! 🍸
@noplasticshower @Dr_Bombay @shovemedia @SazeracLA @rossgrady @culturednyc
#Drankin #cocktail #Hurricane #BoozeHounds #Drinkstodon
ratkins, @jhv @noplasticshower @Dr_Bombay @shovemedia @SazeracLA @rossgrady @culturednyc It’s a pretty simple drink. Just find a rum you like, then there’s lemon juice and… the syrup. I use a 1:1 mix of passionfruit puree and rich simple syrup, but apparently it’s meant to be “fassionola” which is similar but not quite the same. Start with https://bgreynolds.com/products/red-fassionolabur there are recipes to make your own floating about; search r/cocktails or r/tiki on Reddit.
DorotheaLange, Untitled photo, possibly related to: Wives of tobacco tenants pile the tobacco before the barn preparatory to firing. Granville County, North Carolina
DemLabs, Mapping accountability from weakened gun laws to tragic North Carolina mass shooting
https://thedemlabs.org/2024/04/30/mapping-accountability-from-weakened-gun-laws-to-tragic-north-carolina-mass-shooting/
#northcarolina #massshooting #gunviolence #NRA
GottaLaff, Another day, another…
Numerous law enforcement officers have been struck by gunfire on Monday, according to police in Charlotte, #NorthCarolina. #GunViolence
https://apnews.com/article/42d3e25ec6ec990634c9ac209e0f779a
joeinwynnewood, That would be #FoxPropaganda I believe...
GottaLaff,
GottaLaff, Daimler Truck Workers Reach Deal and Avert Threatened Strike in #NorthCarolina
The United Automobile Workers reached an agreement involving workers who make Freightliner trucks and Thomas Built buses. The deal comes as the union seeks to expand its membership in southern states. #UnionStrong #UAW
GottaLaff, Planned Parenthood Plans $10 Million Boost for Democrats in #NorthCarolina
The party is banking on #abortion access as an issue to animate the state’s competitive race for governor and, they hope, galvanize voters for President Biden.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/us/politics/planned-parenthood-north-carolina.html
EvilBunnyPottymouth, @GottaLaff
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DorotheaLange, Untitled photo, possibly related to: Tobacco sharecropper's daughter getting eggs from hen's nest in the henhouse. Enclosure for the pig is just beyond under the pine trees. Person County, North Carolina
DorotheaLange, Untitled photo, possibly related to: Zollie Lyons, sharecropper, home from the field for dinner at noontime, and part of his family. Upchurch, North Carolina. He has thirteen acres of tobacco and a labor force of five
#ZollieLyons #Upchurch #NorthCarolina #thirteenacres #theUnitedStates
voron, So a #northcarolina #cop #chokes a handcuffed man it takes 3 years to get the #video released because the town fights tooth & nail spending #tax dollars to hide it, and multiple other videos are still not being released.
The big social media platforms seem to hide stories like this these days
DorotheaLange, Father of sharecropper family. He is sixty-nine years old, has six acres of tobacco, has a large family. Heard in conversation on his porch, "Land is like folks. It gets tired and needs a rest." Person County, North Carolina
DorotheaLange, Country filling station owned and operated by tobacco farmer. Such small independent stations have become meeting places (community center) and loading spots for neighborhood farmers in their off times. Granville County, North Carolina
DorotheaLange, Country filling station owned and operated by tobacco farmer. Such small independent stations have become meeting places and loafing spots for neighborhood farmers in their off times. Granville County, North Carolina
DorotheaLange, Tobacco people take it easy after their morning's work "putting up" tobacco. Granville County, North Carolina
DorotheaLange, Tobacco sharecropper tells about his prospects. Person County, North Carolina
YusufToropov, In 9 of the 11 former Confederate states, Black citizens are underrepresented in the state legislature— and it’s no accident.
#BidenHarris2024 #Democrats #DemocratsAbroad #DemsAbroad #voting #votingrights #civilrights #NorthCarolina #Georgia #BlackMastodon #democracy #Alabama #Louisiana #VotingRightsAct #ElectDemocrats #SaveTheBallot
@uspolitics @blackvoices @DemocracyMattersALot
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YusufToropov, Recently in Alabama, the Republican legislature refused to comply with a federal judge’s order to create fair voting maps that better represented Black voters. It had to be enforced by court order.
#BidenHarris2024 #Democrats #DemocratsAbroad #DemsAbroad #voting #votingrights #civilrights #NorthCarolina #Georgia #BlackMastodon #democracy #Alabama #Louisiana #Black #GA #NC #AL #LA #VotingRightsAct #ElectDemocrats #SaveTheBallot
@uspolitics @blackvoices @DemocracyMattersALot
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YusufToropov, And if you haven't already done so....
REGISTER TO VOTE AT VOTE.GOV !
Please #boost this message far and wide!
https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote
#BidenHarris2024 #Democrats #DemocratsAbroad #DemsAbroad #voting #votingrights #civilrights #NorthCarolina #Georgia #BlackMastodon #democracy #Alabama #Louisiana #Black #GA #NC #AL #LA #VotingRightsAct #ElectDemocrats #SaveTheBallot
@uspolitics @blackvoices @DemocracyMattersALot
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DorotheaLange, Tobacco sharecropper's wife disposing of dishwater after washing breakfast dishes. She put on white shoes for the photograph. Person County, North Carolina
DorotheaLange, Tobacco sharecropper with his oldest daughter. Person County, North Carolina
DorotheaLange, Single tobacco flower. The tobacco plant is "topped" before it blooms in the field, with exception of a few plants which are saved out for seed. Shoofly, Granville County, North Carolina