Somebody has to act:

WRAL: With gun bills stalled in General Assembly, Cooper pushes forward with safety initiatives https://t.co/dx2pJh76p2 #ncpol #ncga

— Sadie Weiner (@sadieweiner) August 12, 2019

The NC GOP needs to get with the program on common sense gun regulations. People are tired of thoughts and prayers.

Over 30 years, $1 million worth of utility-scale solar or wind produces 40 million & 55 million kilowatt-hours of power respectively. By comparison, $1 million worth of shale well produces enough natural gas to generate 300 million kilowatt-hours. https://t.co/zreGTpHEod #ncpol

— John Hood (@JohnHoodNC) August 12, 2019

I'll let Geremy take this one:

Dear John, fracked gas wells only produce optimally for about 5-7 years, which is why there are so many of them. That's 198,248 wells drilled, and 96,094 still producing. #ncpol

— Geremy the Germ (@Geremy43676198) August 12, 2019

John is pretty smart, so I can only assume he already knew this but wrote that nonsense anyway. Hell, most standard wells will play out long before 30 years hits, but hydraulically-fractured shale wells are even more limited. Again, Geremy:

But a picture is worth a thousand well pads: #ncpol pic.twitter.com/QzCPDToF66

— Geremy the Germ (@Geremy43676198) August 12, 2019

The inefficiency of each well is glaringly obvious, to those with two eyes in their head.

We will keep pushing to get this bill passed because sexual assault should always be a crime and victims deserve justice. Revoking Consent Bill Dies Again In NC #ncpol @JeffJacksonNC @WFAE https://t.co/E2RBMN5lYK

— Senator Natasha Marcus (@NatashaMarcusNC) August 12, 2019

And we need to tie that misogynistic noose around their necks come 2020...

If the #NCGA expands Medicaid, Gov. Cooper will have nothing to promote as a solution to every problem.#NCpol #NCGov

— Pete Kaliner (@PeteKaliner) August 12, 2019

Poor Pete seems to be regressing. Surprised they still let him have his own radio show. Then again, McCrory's got one. Apparently not a high bar to achieve...

I enjoyed visiting @kornegayfarms today with @SenBrentJackson where we discussed the impact on farms one year after Hurricane Florence.

Stay tuned for our interview on @SpecNewsRDU's show, In Focus, the week of September 7th. #ncpol #ncga pic.twitter.com/th3OPdeswq

— Representative Lisa Stone Barnes (@LisaStoneBarnes) August 12, 2019

Hope you asked them about Trump's tariffs, too. But I seriously doubt it.

"Istation’s products have been instrumental in providing a piece of the puzzle to help identify students at risk of dyslexia, and the tools have a track record of alerting teachers to conduct a thorough evaluation of a student." #ncpol #ncga #ncedhttps://t.co/RxtqSupxKN

— Istation North Carolina (@IstationNC) August 12, 2019

You know, it's funny we didn't see any of this promotional crap before the shit hit the fan over Mark Johnson's inexplicable choice to grant them the contract...

Rep. John Faircloth told attendees of a town hall in High Point last week that @SenatorBerger was choosing to act like a spoiled child on the budget. #ncpol https://t.co/qj15100lzj

— Real Facts NC (@RealFactsNC) August 12, 2019

He's probably getting tired of the Veto override head-fakes just like everybody else.

Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, NC gov. Roy Cooper, law enforcement & education leaders are in #Guilford Co. to share the official release of the School Justice Partnership Toolkit. The goal is to help students in juvenile court for minor defenses stay in school. @wfdd #ncpol #nced pic.twitter.com/8rNIWI8yvt

— Keri Brown (@kerib_news) August 12, 2019

This is fantastic news. We have to interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline, and the sooner the better.

This weekend I spoke in opposition to the RDU Quarry and introduced the Documentary 400 Feet Down.

I oppose the sale of this beautiful public land next to the Umstead State Park. We need to do all we can to protect the William B. Umstead State Park and #StopRDUQuarry. #ncpol pic.twitter.com/9wvCkCI0mg

— Sen. Wiley Nickel (@wileynickel) August 13, 2019

However this turns out, it has exposed just how convoluted these things can get when nobody really knows who's in charge.

Join Lt. Governor Dan Forest at our official 2020 campaign kick-off for Governor on 08/17 in Winston - Salem.
Reserve your FREE tickets today and make plans to join us for this family-friendly event! https://t.co/jlxaKujSfQ #RunForestRun #NCgov #NCpol pic.twitter.com/cBFhso3yik

— Dan Forest (@DanForestNC) July 19, 2019

Lol! Pretty sure that picture was taken at the RNC Convention, but leave it to Photo Op Dan to make people think all those people were there for him.

On that sadly predictable note, here's your Onion:

"That train crash or something sounded like it was really bad. Anyway, congratulations." https://t.co/BRZmbQUBhW

— The Onion (@TheOnion) August 9, 2019

Not an exaggeration...