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☕ In Today’s Edition
1. Are People Increasingly Drawn to Activism?
2. “Trying to Recapture Something We’ve Lost”
3. Celebrating 25 Years of Political Puppetry
4. Ask INDY: Wake County Transit Edition
Good morning, readers.
This year at the INDY, we’ve had countless conversations about how to cover the impact of the Trump administration’s policies on our local community. We’ve written about federal workers being laid off and local institutions under attack. And we’ve written about the ways individual Triangle residents have taken a stand in their everyday lives.
Kathryn Pollak, a social psychologist and researcher, has always knocked doors for the Democratic Party come election time. But faced with a second Trump administration, she set out to do more, freelancer Amanda Abrams writes for the INDY. You may know Pollak from her Substack newsletter or one of the weekly protests she organizes.
“My goal was to get people who have never been politically active to do stuff,” Pollak says. “We are powerful. We’re giving these people—politicians—our power, and if they don’t do what we need them to do, we will take our power and we will give it to somebody else. That’s how it works. But people don’t always think of themselves that way.”
Read more from the interview below. And, readers, if we haven’t met yet in person, I hope you’ll come out to Wheels this Thursday to skate, talk with INDY staff, and support the vital work of the LGBTQ Center of Durham.
—Sarah W.
Rollin’ With PRIDE
A Roller Skating Disco Event to Support the LGBTQ+ Center of Durham
- When: Thursday, June 12th, 2025
- Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm Doors open 15 minutes prior to the start of the event.
- Price: $35 per person includes admission, skate rental, slice of pizza and small drink
What’s New?
The latest from INDY, plus other stories around the state you’ll want to read. Handpicked every day by INDY Editor-in-Chief Sarah Willets.
RALEIGH
From Viral Content to Analog Media
Gawker’s former “editor of the internet” is opening a coffee and book shop on Fayetteville Street dedicated to media of the past, INDY’s Jane Porter reports.
ARTS & CULTURE
Paperhand Puppets Celebrates 25 Years
Deeply rooted in environmentalism, Paperhand Puppets has made a name for itself across the country as an activist art-making organization, The Assembly reports.
ASK INDY
Send Us Your Wake Transit Questions
From bus rapid transit to Amtrak, we know you have thoughts on transit in Wake County. Submit your questions and writer Chloe Courtney Bohl will answer in the next installment of Ask INDY.
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ICYMI: The New York Times featured INDY writer Lena Geller and her experience finding $6,000 in high-price items left by departing Duke students.
EDUCATION: Durham County commissioners vote tonight on a final budget. Catch up on the latest from INDY’s Chase Pellegrini de Paur about how Durham Public Schools may adjust if the budget falls short of what the district asked for.
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