Carolina on my mind.

Durham, NC
Joined September 2009
Briana Brough retweeted
My father taught me to never back down from a tough fight. Now, I’ve brought that determination to the Court, and I won’t stop until the law works for everyone.
8
52
5
175
4,676
Briana Brough retweeted
When Ukraine destroys Russian data centers, hoards of aggressive right-wing bots disappear, and Twitter becomes much friendlier. Isn’t that interesting? So much of our politics is driven by the internet, and so much of the internet is driven by Russians who want to hurt us. Shouldn’t we do something about that, given that we know it?
1,144
6,518
245
25,651
468,895
Briana Brough retweeted
Zelensky should get the Nobel Peace Prize, if for no other reason than silencing so many fucking trolls in one fell swoop. The level of peace that has already introduced on social media…holy shit.
131
2,105
31
17,804
152,650
Briana Brough retweeted
New: The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administration. propub.li/4zmkdnX
133
3,348
169
5,114
146,728
Briana Brough retweeted
The entire Alabama republican delegation voted against building a bridge in Alabama. Joe Biden got the money approved. They built the bridge. Now Trump wants to name it after himself and republicans are making that a priority.
167
3,952
155
8,789
200,883
Briana Brough retweeted
Evil. Shame on everyone who voted for this.👇
588
1,495
59
4,588
104,254
The Asheville Citizen Times found no direct communications between Whatley and leaders at FEMA, North Carolina Emergency Management, the North Carolina Department of Commerce, or leadership in any of the twelve counties surveyed. #nc cardinalpine.com/news/public…
9
49
5
142
2,610
Briana Brough retweeted
🚨New: With data added from more states, we now estimate that about 2 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP in the wake of deep cuts enacted in last year’s Republican reconciliation law. Overall, more than 5 million people have lost SNAP since July 2025. cbpp.org/research/food-assis…
17
216
21
292
49,437
Briana Brough retweeted
Nikole Hannah Jones will be interviewed by her daughter for an episode of “This American Life” airing on September 27 at 7pm CT thisamericanlife.org/898/the…
60
364
287
2,538
622,371
Briana Brough retweeted
Montgomery's bus boycott ran for 381 days. It needed cars, gas, insurance and drivers — and money that could not be traced to anyone who could be fired for giving it. A cook solved that problem with pound cake. Georgia Gilmore. She had testified in court about being thrown off a bus, and lost her job for it. Dr. King helped her set up a kitchen in her own house. Then she organized women across Montgomery into a fundraising operation she deliberately named the Club From Nowhere — so that when the money arrived at mass meetings, nobody could be identified, targeted, or sacked. They sold sweet potato pies, fried fish and pound cake at beauty shops and on street corners, week after week, for over a year. Her kitchen fed the movement and funded the carpools. King ate at her table. Kennedy ate at her table. The boycott is remembered as speeches and lawsuits. It ran on pie money from women nobody was writing down. Georgia Gilmore’s story is one of the many stories in black history that is never spoken about. Black history is not only about the famous names. It’s also about the people whose courage, sacrifice, and stories were nearly forgotten.
41
1,857
71
5,270
53,189
Briana Brough retweeted
Heads up: We’re seeing a new scam targeting victims of domestic violence. Scammers search court filings, then call victims of domestic violence and pretend to be law enforcement or court officials. They use details from the case to sound legitimate. Then they ask for money, claiming they'll keep the victim safe by getting a court order or electronic monitoring for the abuser. It’s a scam. No law enforcement or court official will call you and demand money as part of a domestic violence case. Hang up and call law enforcement. And if you’re a victim of abuse, here is a list of organizations across North Carolina that can actually help: doa.nc.gov/divisions/women-y…
5
80
2
201
10,899
A hill I’m willing to die on: Elizabeth Warren is the most underappreciated senator in the country. She’s one of the few who has never taken AIPAC PAC money, doesn’t trade individual stocks, and publicly posts her tax returns every year. She’s just as progressive as Bernie Sanders. She introduces far more bills than the typical senator and works both sides of the aisle to get them passed.
BREAKING: Today, I'm introducing a bill to BAN corporate takeovers of your doctor's office. Doctors should be able to care for their patients without greedy private equity investors getting in the way. Let's get this done.
741
1,897
53
9,442
157,831
The Trump family has major business interests in the Balkans. So I asked two nominees to be ambassadors to the region if they would use their embassy to push Trump family deals. Watch this for their answers. Just chilling.
134
1,373
58
3,608
204,353
Briana Brough retweeted
Marco Rubio Is Punishing a Teenager For His Grandmother's Sins This story is as outrageous as the student detained for an op-ed. A green card holding family interned for months for a crime they didn't commit. My latest w/ emails from inside Dilley: thebulwark.com/p/marco-rubio…
76
1,096
43
2,869
673,640
Briana Brough retweeted
SCOOP, from @jakespring The Trump administration has blocked $25 million in funding that was already approved to support projects and operations in national parks across the U.S., from protecting historic mounds in Iowa to tending to sled dogs in Alaska. washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
5
168
16
247
16,367
Briana Brough retweeted
bang up work from the @WhatleyNC campaign!
115
271
48
2,350
182,144
Briana Brough retweeted
Today we’re announcing the largest environmental damage payment in North Carolina history. Chemours and DuPont are responsible for massive PFAS contamination of our water, especially in eastern NC. This settlement is worth nearly $600m, with most funds going directly to local communities. It was crucial that we got real money for our state, because the EPA completely failed. It gave these companies a slap on the wrist without even consulting us. We just got North Carolina at least 20x what the EPA got for us. This new money is in addition to the $1.2b Chemours has been required to spend by the previous court order to clean up their mess, but now that cleanup effort must also be financially guaranteed by DuPont - a key win to ensure the cleanup work continues. My thanks to @NCDEQ for their partnership and dedication to clean water for our state. abc11.com/post/chemours-accu…
24
265
16
963
38,337