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Is North Carolina Set to Emulate Florida's Approach under Ron DeSantis?
  • 6th Jul 2023

Is North Carolina Set to Emulate Florida's Approach under Ron DeSantis?

Mark Robinson, the leading Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, has a history of sharing sexist, homophobic, and transphobic views, as well as trivializing assault. Already with a veto-proof GOP majority in the state legislature, North Carolina may be poised to lose its purple state cred.

Instagram Introduces Threads App, a Concern for Musk's Twitter
  • 6th Jul 2023

Instagram Introduces Threads App, a Concern for Musk's Twitter

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has launched Threads, a new text-based app that aims to compete with Twitter. The app allows users to post text and links, reply to messages, and repost content from others. Users can also port over their existing follower lists and account names from Instagram. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that there should be a public conversations app with over 1 billion users, and that Twitter has failed to achieve this. Threads is built on the same ActivityPub social-networking protocol as Mastodon, allowing users to interact with a wider community beyond Instagram in the future.

Spectacular Fireworks Display: A Celebration in Red, White, and Boom
  • 4th Jul 2023

Spectacular Fireworks Display: A Celebration in Red, White, and Boom

Port Royal, South Carolina, is hosting a daylong Independence Day celebration this year. The event will feature food trucks, live entertainment, and fireworks. The festivities will begin at noon at Sands Beach and will include food vendors, a beer wagon, and live music. The fireworks will start around 9 p.m. and last approximately 30 minutes. The town is also offering golf cart shuttles to transport people from the parking area to the beach. Another event in Beaufort, South Carolina, is the HELP of Beaufort 5K Firecracker Run, which will take place in downtown Beaufort at 8 a.m. on July 4. The race is pet and stroller friendly, and participants can register online or in person on the day of the race. Additionally, the 14th annual Salute From The Shore flyover will take place on July 4, starting in Cherry Grove, South Carolina, and ending in Beaufort County. Spectators can watch the flyover from various locations along the Beaufort County coast.

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