Blind People Offered Hope of Seeing Again After Stem Cell Breakthrough Remakes Retinal Blood Vessels

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/blind-people-offered-hope-of-seeing-again-after-stem-cell-breakthrough-remakes-retinal-blood-vessels/

#goodnews #science #blindness #vision #eyesight #research #NorthCarolina

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This video by PBS tells about the history and restoration of the Great Dismal Swamp in my home state of North Carolina, in the southeastern region of the United States.

#northcarolina #history #blackhistory #americanhistory
#BlackHistoryIsUSHistory
#ushistory #greatdismalswamp
#swamprestoration #peatlands
#slavery #indigenouspeoples
#nativeamericans #pbs #naturalcarbonoffset

https://youtu.be/t-J5QNauVIc

As a native and current Carolina girl, I am not at all surprised. Here's the thing: the state of North Carolina declined to officially participate in the Great American State Fair in Washington, DC. So ... who is responsible for the North Carolina display? And what reason would they for including a Confederate flag in the display video? I'm just sayin'. If it was not created *by* the state of North Carolina, to *represent* the state of North Carolina ... then who would want to create a video depicting the state flying a Confederate flag?

> Mt. Olive Pickle Company has withdrawn from the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., after learning that North Carolina’s exhibit included a video briefly showing a Confederate flag. The company said it had not been aware the image would be part of the display and reaffirmed its commitment to “human dignity, opportunity, and freedom.” The controversy adds to a difficult start for the Trump-backed America 250 event, which has also faced low attendance, extreme heat that sent multiple people to the hospital, and several Democratic-led states declining to participate. The Confederate flag image was later removed from the exhibit, with organizers saying it appeared only briefly in a historical video about North Carolina’s past.

#aaronparnas #substack #uspolitics
#northcarolina #trump #uspol #greatamericanstatefair
#confederateflag #america250
#mtolivepickles #washingtondc

https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronparnas/p/important-update-white-nationalists

WRAL: More than 60 North Carolina cases tied to parasite behind 'explosive diarrhea'

North Carolina is dealing with a rise in Cyclospora cases, a microscopic parasite known for unpleasant gastrointestinal symptoms, including "explosive diarrhea."

https://www.wral.com/lifestyles/health/cyclospora-parasite-diarrhea-north-carolina-july-2026/

#NorthCarolina #publichealth #diarrhea

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July 2, 1983, 43 years ago today: Took a day off in Waynesboro, VA. From May 18, 1983: From Georgia to Virginia run long intricate strands of interconnected mountain ranges anchored by the main fork of the Blue Ridge on the east and another fork far to the west. The deep gorges of major rivers such as the Little Tennessee divide this western fork into a series of separate mountain ranges.

#backpacking #hiking #NorthCarolina #Tennessee #mountains #nationalparks #nature #AppalachianTrail

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Beneath a deep blue cloudless sky, we are following a trail along the crest of a mountain range through early springtime forests of trees that are either growing out large white or pink blossoms or bright green spring leaves. The sun-drenched forest floor is carpeted with lush green grass in most places.

Failed #NorthCarolina legislator and Country Club Democrat Carla Cunningham gave the GOP the decisive vote to pass a law forcing police to comply with the #ICE. In her own words, she said, "All cultures are not equal." She lost. Bigly. 70-22.

"There are four sections of the Atlantic Ocean leased for offshore wind development off the #NorthCarolina coast, including two off of Kitty Hawk and two off of Brunswick County. With the Trump executive order, all four projects are seemingly paused, with would-be developers holding leases but unable to obtain the required permits until either the administration shifts its policy or there is a change in the White House."

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article299095230.html

New Road Crossings Help Save World’s Rarest Wolf https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/new-road-crossings-help-save-world-s-rarest-wolf #NorthCarolina #Rewilding

One of my first ever big expeditions with a Camera was, against all good reason, was to climb the 3-4 miles to the top of Pilot Mountain - after working 10 hours that day.

Thursday, I had it in mind to come back to the mountain with fresh eyes and some experience.

Well... ehhh, I also didn't plan the timing of the day very well, as, as you can see, I don't have an actual photo of the mountain.

"Firekeeper, why do you not have pretty picture of Mountain?"

BECAUSE THE SUN WAS BEHIND IT!

Ughh, Charlie Brown. Well, I suppose my next visit to this splendiferous Mountain will be had at 7:00pm rather than 7:00am next round, but nonetheless, I did walk the top and grab shots as I went, and made the most of the morning mist down below, or as much as I could of it.

I took WAY more photos than I thought I did Thursday so these first four will be the first of eight to twelve from that trip. Right now, 8 seems more definite, so here's the first 4 that I've edited thus far.

tagdump:
#photography #landscapephotography #mountain #pilotmountain #MtAiry #landscapephotography #canon #mirrorless #bofipho #r8 #cameras #northcarolina #nc #winstonsalem #blueways #greenways

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View of some morning mist down below Pilot Mountain

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More Morning Mist, I wonder had I gotten here earlier if I had seen more... I wonder if I had gotten here earlier if I would be able to see anything lol

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Some ominous looking steps up to the crown of the mountain.

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Some craggulous rockyness up on the bald top of the mountain.

How and Why to Fight Back Against #SocialMedia Bans

Several U.S. states are pushing to ban young people from social media entirely. This marks the latest wave of #censorship bills masquerading as “children’s online safety” measures, with states like #Massachusetts , #Idaho , #Minnesota , #NorthCarolina , #SouthCarolina , #Illinois , and EFF’s home state of #California leading the charge.

Just a few years ago, lawmakers supporting age-gating laws insisted their efforts were narrowly targeted at limiting young people’s access to adult content.
#agegating #ageverification
#privacy

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/how-and-why-fight-back-against-social-media-bans

Only in North Carolina would an immigration judge issue deportation papers for a dead man (said the native North Carolinian). I wish I could say I was surprised to read this.

> A North Carolina immigration judge ordered the deportation of Levi Mendez-Maldonado, a 19-year-old Honduran immigrant who was murdered in 2024, even after his attorney informed the court of his death and provided police records documenting it. The judge ruled that he had failed to appear for his hearing and issued a removal order without mentioning his death in the decision, prompting criticism from immigration advocates who called the case an example of a dehumanizing and overly bureaucratic system. Mendez-Maldonado had been pursuing an asylum claim and had legal representation at the time of his death, while his homicide case remains unsolved.

-- Aaron Parnas, THE PARNAS PERSPECTIVE, June 3, 2026

#aaronparnas #substack
#northcarolina #immigration
#unsolvedhomicide #uspol
#deportationorder

RE: https://mastodon.social/@CStamp/116658435990021975

This is abhorrent.

Abortion is healthcare.

Abortion bans and forced birth laws are about misogynists forcing control over women.

Forced birth laws strip women of rights as people and turn pregnant people into property of the state.

When the state controls who gets what healthcare it does not and will not stop with abortion.

Criminalization are attacks on all women.

Abortion is a #privacy #law #issue.

I hope these #ChristoFascists burn in their own version of hell.

#NorthCarolina #Misogyny #GOP #WarOnWomen #Abortion #ForcedBirth

Jason Lefkowitz boosted

Carolyn » 🌐 2026-05-29
@CStamp@mastodon.social

“North Carolina bill proposes amending the state constitution to classify abortion as first-degree murder and to give any person the right to use deadly force to stop it.“

Nothing says pro life more than giving free reign to murder women.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/nc-republicans-propose-letting-anyone-use-deadly-force-against-women-who-have-abortions-under-new-bill/ar-AA240JKu

Why Statesville, plaid-clad camera-person?
Because Statesville is the new location of my cousin's tattoo parlor, that just opened, and I got to photograph it!

It's called "The Parlor", go on, go there, he's awesome.

While those photos aren't public, Statesville very much is, so here's some photos I took yesterday of downtown.

As usual, my goal isn't as much to document where I am like I'm trying to prove it exists to a speculative audience, I just took a few shots while I was there.

#photography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #landscapephotography #canon #mirrorless #bofipho #r8 #cameras #northcarolina #nc #winstonsalem #statesville #blueways #greenways

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Pic-a-nic tables, rainbow colored for the purposes of fun and whimsy

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The "Vile weed strangling our Dixie" aka Kudzu, and a somewhat aging powerline.

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The Statesville Clock Tower, as-so named because people often look at their watches near it.

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A metal horse,a rusty one! That's... as descriptive as I can be! You have to see it.

This is a very manecured place. It's part golf course to keep the Tesla and Corvette drivers busy and off of the highways during the day, but if you walk out far enough, you can still find some rustic rather untouched wilderness, my kinda stuff.

I did end up walking out of the woods and finding Mallard lake right in front of me and beyond it, part of the golf course itself, but it was a pleasant surprise to walk out of the woods after half a mile of walking and "BEHOLD... LAKE".

Oh yeah and happy first post on the new instance. Holla back y'all, my ego needs it.

#photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #landscapephotography #canon #mirrorless #bofipho #r8 #cameras #northcarolina #nc #winstonsalem #highpoint #greensboro #tanglewood #trees #flowers #plants #blueways #greenways #summer #forestphotography #forest #thewoods

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Some of the gardens around the Arboretum. Most of the flowers have come and gone... gotta be faster about these things, still mighty green tho.

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Another garden area, like this one a lot.

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Playing with reflections never gets old, Mallard Lake and the golf course beyond it.

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A spiderweb illuminated by a ray of sunlight