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From a news release linked here:

It is an exciting time for North Carolina politics! As the 2012 campaign season heats up, Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is ramping up his efforts to reach out to voters, colleagues and supporters.

Goodwin’s website has been redesigned to make it easy to find the latest news about his service to North Carolina, watch video messages on YouTube, or follow his updates on Facebook and Twitter.

Goodwin has made transparent and open government a cornerstone of his efforts in the office of Insurance Commissioner. Creating a clear and open dialogue with citizens is equally important in his campaign.

“I love to talk to North Carolinians about the issues that are most important to them,” Goodwin said. "North Carolina is a big state, but social media can bring us together almost instantly."

Learn more at www.waynegoodwin.org and/or follow on Twitter @WayneGoodwinNC.

WORLD WAR WEB ADVISORY #1: ARE YOU AN UNWITTING VICTIM OF INTERNET CENSORSHIP?

1. Emails about topics like Occupy Wall Street, 9/11, the USA Patriot Act, Citizens United v. FEC, AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA), the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the Enemy Expatriation Act (EEA) are being blocked by Network Solutions, Verizon and other ISPs using Barracuda, Cloudmark Authority and other Internet censorship systems euphemistically referred to as "spam filters". The 99% can use the same weapon against the 1%: Whenever you receive emails from corrupt corporations - such as those listed at http://contractormisconduct.org - flag them as spam and report them to your ISP.

On speaking to power, or, when sanity's gone, there's always satire

So everybody’s hearing the news, right? There is a tentative debt ceiling deal, and this Administration and Congressional Democrats seem to have won everything they wanted: Republicans get to have multiple “we don’t approve” votes before 2012 on raising the debt ceiling, there won’t be any new revenue, there’s going to be another “hostage-taking” event around Christmastime, for many Democrats the issue of the Ryan Budget and the dismantling of Medicare is likely off the table for the 2012 electoral cycle, and the Administration seems to have figured out a way to not involve itself in shaping the way that entitlement reform will work out.

All in all, it’s some pretty slick negotiating, and I’m sure this Administration and Democratic Congressional leaders must be very proud. Even on bad days, however, you gotta have some fun, and that’s why I’m encouraging everyone to take a minute today to say #thanksalot.

This week, the Republicans in Raleigh are trying to push through myriad bad bills that drastically change voting in North Carolina. H452 (Repeal Public Financing), H351 (Voter ID), and S411 (Elect Pat McCrory) are all in committee or in session today. There is pressure on legislators to have bills pass at least one of the two houses before the crossover deadline - so a whirlwind of bills will come before legislators this week. Many of these bills adversely affect young, disabled, minority, and elderly voters.

Last week, in anticipation of the crossover deadline (this Thursday, June 7), YDNC President Sam Spencer and Legislative Director Doug Jackson addressed extreme changes to North Carolina voting laws during our press conference at the General Assembly (Sam's comments on voting start at 8:20).

The Young Democrats of North Carolina (YDNC) will gather in at the General Assembly today to ask legislators to maintain North Carolina’s investment in public education. The YDNC Legislative Action Day will begin at 8:15 a.m. in Room 422 of the Legislative Office Building, and involve meetings with legislators and a 11:30 press conference.

If you can't make it in person, please join us on your social networking platforms to get the word out. Supporters of YDNC can ReTweet the Young Democrats on Twitter (@YDNC) and submit questions by using the hashtag #AskNCGA (obviously, you're welcome to throw a #BlueNC in there as well). You can also follow our President (@choosesam) and our Publicity and Newsletter Chair (@jpresident) for additional updates.

For more information, see our earlier post.

So Arizona Senator Jon Kyl went and did a stupid thing the other day by claiming on the floor of the Senate that 90% of what Planned Parenthood does is related to abortions, and that, by God, we need to cut that Federal funding for abortions, and we need to cut all Federal funding for Planned Parenthood—and we need to do it today.

Of course, that 90% claim was total hooey; it turns out that only 3% of Planned Parenthood’s work relates to abortions. (The Federal funding for abortions part is, too; the Hyde Amendment made such funding illegal decades ago.)

When confronted, Kyl’s office released a statement claiming the Senator’s comments were “not intended to be a factual statement”.

Sir Rev. Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, DFA, decided to have a bit of fun with Kyl, and he challenged his audience to Tweet their own “Not Intended To Be A Factual Statement” about Kyl.

I decided to compose a Tweet of my own…and then another…and before I knew it I had an entire story’s worth; that’s why, today, we’ll be taking a taking a short break from the daily grind to have a bit of fun with a man who truly deserves it: Jon Kyl.

In the wake of the destruction in Japan, one of Lockers opined on teh Twitter that:

That's what happens when people think with their ideology instead of their brains, which is pretty much par for the course at the Show. Meanwhile, real "experts" see things going downhill fast. Not good.

I guess it takes all kinds. Some people see the glass half full, even if it's half full of crap.

If you scroll down the page you'll see a new feature, a box showing a real-time Twitter feed. This stream gathers Tweets with the hashtag #bluenc, so if you Tweet/reTweet stuff you think would be of interest to readers here, just type in the hashtag and voilà! It will appear in the box. And yes, it is magic.

Recent Twitter.com activity surrounding House Bill 2 and the proposed vote on the NC House bill proposed by the GOP leaders:
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House J: on anti-HCR bill - Rep Martin: "Let's do our jobs as lawyers, not as Democrats or Republicans...and get this right." #ncga
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House Jud on HCR repeal: Dem Phil Haire points out the bill's requirement that the AG pursue HCR cases could cost millions. #ncga

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Rep Jennifer Weiss on #HCR mandate repeal: I can't believe we are talking about this issue rather than putting our people back to work #NCGA
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Public Policy Polling. They crank out a lot, but it's worth slogging through. Numbers are our friends, especially when they come with stories.

Chris Fitzsimon. Frontline agenda-setting, straight up and clear.

Binker and Radiogirl. Tweeting machines.

Others?