"Cawthorn’s social media branding also reinforces the notion that a trip to Johnston County, while not helpful to his NC-11 constituents, may play into larger, statewide political aspirations. As my colleague Chris Cooper astutely wrote about after Cawthorn's jaunt to Johnston County: Just review his Twitter account and you will find his panache for stirring controversy and laying claim to populist outbursts. Since winning the 2020 general election, Cawthorn has made sure his messaging is one that will be perfectly, if not conceivably more, Trumpian than the former president himself. After being shunned for the elusive Trump endorsement in 2020's first Republican primary contest, he beat the Trump-endorsee in a run-off second primary. The New North Carolina Congressional Map ("the new aisles")īack to the Cawthorn dynamic and his jump from the old 11th to the new 13th.Īs a first-term representative, Cawthorn has been focused on making a real name for himself. The Current North Carolina Congressional Map ("the old aisles") So here's the "old aisle" and the "new aisle" congressional district maps, just to orient yourself (I still get lost trying to find things months after a grocery store moves things around-here endeth the digression). OK, maybe that was too much of a digression, but you get my point. The result: confused shoppers wandering around like a bunch of lost souls, exclaiming "where's the bread!" and "All I need is coffee-it was on Aisle 5, where is it now?" is probably what most North Carolinians, and especially voters, are feeling right now when it comes to which congressional and state legislative districts they reside in (or thought they did). Having to learn not just the new turf that each district occupies, but the new numbering for each district.well, let's say, it's like Food Lion decided to move all the products on every aisle after five or ten years of leaving things where we know they are located. Now, a slight digression: if you're confused over the congressional districts' numbering and territory, trust me: you are not alone. Representative Madison Cawthorn announced that he was moving from his current home of the 11th (soon to become the 14th) congressional district to what will now be the new 13th congressional district. In news that has startled North Carolina politics, current U.S. It's not just the plant that one can see overtaking farmland, but what I'm seeing is a political version that has strong roots in the Old North State and is advancing quickly.Īnd like the plant, Trumpism's spread will likely not be contained until it covers all aspects of the Republican Party. Yet beyond the actual plant, kudzu can take on metaphorical dimensions, within the right conditions, for an invasive and aggressive being that can devour whatever is in its path at lightening speed. Most of the 'lore' of the noxious vine is just that-a myth-even though most Southerners and those visiting the region have seen the telephone poles, barns, and trees consumed by the invasive green monster. And yet it contains 'mythical' dynamics of a plant destined to eat the entire region. If Machie’s suspicions are correct and the dangerous Gaia Cult has returned, then an apocalyptic outbreak is imminent, and it will be up to her to save her loved ones and find a safe haven in a dead world.For those not from the South, kudzu is a vine that spreads itself far and wide, seemingly minute-by-minute, thanks to the region's heat and humidity. hiding in her apartment building, and questionable activity in the Bamako Megacity. Living with the knowledge that the world is in danger is difficult, made more complicated by the arrival of visiting family, a rogue A.I. The zombie virus kills, brings the dead back to life, and instills in the resurrected Scourge the overwhelming need to bite and spread the contagion.
In the past, the fanatical Gaia Cult has used the potent Inferi Plague Virus as a terrorist weapon. The surviving aircrew is grounded and ordered to maintain their silence about the possible emergence of an old enemy so ruthless its sole purpose is to wipe out humanity. Machie Ibeke is on the verge of becoming a pilot of her own Hawk in the West African Union Military when the final flight before her promotion is interrupted by a horrifying terrorist attack.
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