A North Carolina political candidate was arrested Monday following a standoff with Cary police — the culmination of an incident that started with threats on social media and included calls to WRAL to tell his side of the story.

At approx. 9:30 this morning, Jonathan D. Miller, the Libertarian candidate for District 16's NC Senate seat, sent out a tweet stating:

The whole police department is chasing me with guns drawn. This should be fun.

Since then, he has been sporadically posting about having six shots and the high ground. The last post was about 45 minutes ago, as of my writing this, stating

I fucked up and talked to the negotiator on the phone long enough for them to box me in. They have dogs so I'm probably done for.

I've not seen anything on the news about this yet, but the standoff is apparently happening in Cary near the Whole Foods according to a post in r/raleigh (link) so keep an eye out if you live out that way.

EDIT 4:30 PM: As of a few minutes ago, WRAL is reporting that Miller is in custody following a multi-hour standoff in Cary's Lochmere neighborhood. Link

Remember to vote the entire ballot. A couple of cycles ago Cheri Beasley lost by 401 votes statewide. Some 2000 voters in Durham County didn't vote the entire ballot.

Also: hopefully only one more week of those blasted texts and emails from politicians from across the nation pleading for money.

Make sure yall get out and vote! Do the research, learn about what each individual wants to do for you and others! You can’t help make changes when you sit around and don’t get out and vote!

Main takeaway: vote early in person if you can! There’s no grace period this year if your ballot is delivered after Election Day.

Cruising down the Cape Fear River past the Battleship, North Carolina.

I have been in North Carolina for the past five years. I love it here for some reason people were telling me that I shouldn’t move here, but I completely disagree with them. I don’t ever wanna move.

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/cmpd-searching-vehicle-hit-and-run-that-killed-6-year-old-girl/RB5LI3VZJ5C57M7WAUK24AADPY/?outputType=amp

I grew up in the Sandhills (Rob Co) and I say “wuhter”. My husband grew up in the high country and says “wahter”. Same with “miwk”, “ohl”, “fahr/tahr”, “aise” …you get it maybe.

I KNOW the actual pronunciations most use but 20 years removed from home I can’t break the habit. If I’m talking to someone I am not comfortable with I speak slower and over pronounce those words the “correct” way but I never considered that my own family would say something. They’ve had teachers call crayons “crowns” ffs it was a whole thing.

Do yall think people are dumb for shit like this or am I overthinking every interaction I’ve had the past couple decades?

WCPSS has fully embraced generative AI for students ages 13+ with no existing AI policy or established best practices for teachers and staff. This irresponsible approach to a rapidly changing technology not only undermines students' developing critical thinking abilities, but exposes them to potential privacy violations and inappropriate content.

Hi everyone! I was involved in a hit-and-run this morning, October 26, around 6:50 AM on I-40 West, approximately half a mile before Exit 211 (Gallimore Dairy Road). Greensboro, NC
I was driving a red Honda CR-V when a black sedan changed lanes into my vehicle, striking my driver’s-side rear passenger door. The driver left without stopping.
I’m hoping someone commuting westbound toward Greensboro around 6:40–7:00 AM might have captured the incident or the black sedan on their dashcam.
I’ve filed a police report. If you witnessed anything or have footage, please send me a private message.
Thank you so much!

From California, lost my dog and just trying to bring him back home

Will North Carolina voters surrender to this crap... or will we reject the idiots who are responsible for it?

Peak color in this area this weekend.

Does anyone have comparisons for the soil & water candidates in Columbus County?