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Happy Sally Rooney day to those who celebrate. ICYMI, here's my review from Boston Globe Books bostonglobe.com/2024/09/21/art…

All eyes should be on Louisiana today as a new law takes effect designating mifepristone and misoprostol, two medications used for abortion and pregnancy care, as “controlled dangerous substances.” Doctors say the law puts lives at risk. 🎙️@rosemarywestwood.bsky.social npr.org/2024/09/27/nx-…

A look back at 2017, when Gov. Roy Cooper requested help from the Trump administration in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. indyweek.com/news/archives-…

NBCC Co-Vice President/Events Lauren LeBlanc reviewed Sally Rooney’s "Intermezzo" for The Boston Globe: buff.ly/3BiRLKY

In the North Carolina legislature, Republicans currently hold a one-vote supermajority — enough to override the governor’s veto. If that split remains, North Carolina is likely to enact new abortion restrictions next year. 19thnews.org/2024/09/north-… via 19thnews

FYI: basically no one is paying attention at this point in a Presidential election cycle, but federal investigators are quietly narrowing in on a massive case of political graft by Republican pols in the NC state legislature. Watch this space. newsobserver.com/news/politics-… #ncpol

NBCC Co-Vice President/Events Lauren LeBlanc reviewed Sally Rooney’s "Intermezzo" for The Boston Globe: buff.ly/3BiRLKY

NBCC board member Tobias Carroll interviewed Ryan Chapman for Volume 1 Brooklyn: buff.ly/4h1ngtd

The Los Angeles Times editorial board was preparing to endorse Kamala Harris for president, but then the owner of the paper ordered them not to make any endorsement in the most consequential election on the ballot. ktla.com/news/local-new…

My latest article in London Review of Books

Please support Matthew if you can. He made one of the best albums of the '90s and continues to bless us with beautiful music.

Though I never took a course with her, Judith Porter's presence and influence was felt by all undergraduates at Bryn Mawr College. What a life of tremendous work and passion. inquirer.com/obituaries/jud…

This is the only person from Louisiana who doesn’t know what an epic time is

.ProPublica found Texas women who died while having miscarriages because doctors wouldn't treat them until their fetus had no detectable heartbeat. Treating them would be a "crime," they feared. @Cassandrajar & Kavitha Surana have the horrifying story: propublica.org/article/jossel…

As Chair of the BOCC I was invited again to meet with Kamala Harris as she arrived in NC last week. Every opportunity with her I have used my limited time to advocate for Gaza & the West Bank. This time I was surprised. - A rambling thread of my thoughts & processing /🧵

We have lost Dorothy Allison. RIP. Her essay "A Question of Class" has never felt more relevant. PLEASE READ historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/skinal…