Excited to share this event honoring the first Virginia folk performer to get an Encyclopedia Virginia entry, Texas Gladden. We will share lots of music from the archive & have ballad singer Elizabeth LaPrelle speak to her influence in her work. Texas Gladden & the Art of Appalachian Ballads

Sorry if you were needing something from me this evening. I have watched this 7,000 times.

This. All day, every day.

Roughly one-third of the "adults" in this country lining up at the boot buffet. Pathetic.

Does the regime think this will be contained by their narrow and diseased definition of patriotism?

47 days of training and all they learn is how to hook their thumbs into their lil tactical smocks.

cannot stress enough that they are abducting legal observers left and right and people are hearing about this happening to other people and still immediately going “alright where can i go to help now”

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is going to hear West Virginia's effort to ban the state's only transgender athlete, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson. Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right

"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?" A list of ideas!

"Now the scourge of unaccountable, brutal, and racist law enforcement, armed for war, has metastasized into the creation of a militarized presidential police force that roams our cities targeting peaceful, hardworking residents at will."

I firmly believe this is where most people are, even as Hannity tries desperately to steer the interview back to the regime's hideous narrative. Except for the segment of the population they will never lose, they are losing and they know it.

It's incredibly demoralizing to constantly see the highest institutions of government and academia and the most important and widely seen news outlets knuckle under one after another, but then to see the gulf between that and the bravery of communities and neighbors and teachers - that's something

By Lila Dominguez, Editor in Chief of the Roosevelt Standard, news site of Roosevelt High School: "Later in the afternoon today my high school Roosevelt was paraded by ICE vehicles during dismissal. Our community and staff stepped up to protect one another."

Friends of a friend in Minneapolis were detained by ICE. One is still in custody, and the other has been released and is in the hospital with broken bones in her hand. Anything you can contribute will help with medical costs and potential legal fees. Thank you, thank you

Fuck ICE and fuck JD Vance.

Minneapolis.

they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll shoot you in the fucking face if you don’t cheer them on while they’re doing it.

I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK

It's worth remembering that a lot of the people out doing ICE observation work are middle-aged moms and dads like the woman who was murdered today.

What will it take?

Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.

I get that it takes time but none of the coverage I heard or read today even raised the question. "At least 40 people, including civilians and soldiers, were killed in the attack, according to a senior Venezuelan official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe preliminary reports."

Canceled a bunch of digital services in December but renewed my Virginian Leader subscription. Weekly print home delivery + online edition for sharing a few stories w/community members. Their annual local governance reviews (Giles County focused) is a great resource. www.virginianleader.com

People should definitely do this and make plans for your friends and neighbors who might not be able to do this.

Happy New Year. I hope it starts quietly and stays that way for as long as possible.

I love working with @appalachia100.bsky.social on a youth vertical that publishes (and pays) young writers and journalists throughout the region, and we have exciting projects ahead! If you can support this work, and donate by Dec. 31st, your donation will be doubled by NewsMatch. Link below:

As a member of the folk band GoldenOak, Zak Kendall draws on his background in ecology and his close attention to how climate change is reshaping daily life in Maine.

As electricity costs rise and solar becomes cheaper, people have begun turning to solar energy to help save money on their power bills. But even then, the cost of installing the renewable energy source has been too high for lower-income households. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/12/22/e...

Times are tough, and some of my paid subscribers have had to cancel lately due to financial hardships. I get it, and I wish for better times for us all. Unfortunately, paid subscriptions are now dipping into unsustainable territory. I am hoping to get eight new paid subscribers before the new year.

"It is important for us that people know that we do not want to improve the conditions of the centers. We want to close these centers."

The West Virginia state government has a report about effects of the Big Beautiful Bill on the state. It refuses to release it to the public. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/12/20/b...

Not to dismiss the progress that's been made and all those working hard to advance climate action locally and globally. But sometimes you just have to bear witness to the unnecessary suffering and take a moment to grieve.

I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Barista solidarity. #NoContractNoCoffee #MutualAid www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...

A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and finally address Appalachia’s devastating black lung crisis—has been under continued assault by coal bosses and the Trump admin. Now, it looks like it’s off the table entirely. New for @inthesetimes.com: inthesetimes.com/article/the-...

"We can act on our strongest convictions that dehumanization anywhere is unacceptable because we are all bearers of the image of God." Check out my latest article with @faithandleadership.bsky.social faithandleadership.com/i-was-slamme...

Exxon is asking the Supreme Court to toss climate deception lawsuits, which could hold oil companies liable for billions in climate damages. According to Exxon's lawyer, the cases are a "problem" and killing them is a "big priority." My latest with @desmog.com www.exxonknews.org/p/exxons-nex...

Pam Bondi just ordered the DOJ to investigate “Antifa” for tax crimes. As that news broke, I was just finishing a manual on how to be antifascist—lawfully, strategically, and in community. This guide is for anyone who refuses to be intimidated. open.substack.com/pub/onoffens...

We endured some incredibly challenging times to be here and to build for what comes next. I'm proud of our small and mighty organization and hope you will support us.

“It was a once-in-a-generation cash injection designed to prioritize extraction-based communities as part of the energy transition, which for the first time in almost a century made Appalachia very competitive. So to have it all taken away is deeply damaging and demoralizing.”

Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.

National Guard soldiers didn't sign up to be deployed as local police indefinitely as part of someone else's political stunt. They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.

Grateful for this coverage from @roxytodd.bsky.social and WVTF. Crystal went door to door to door to door and the people showed up! www.wvtf.org/news/2025-11...

Opportunity for journos: @grist.org is giving out grants of up to $5K each for climate and environmental justice reporting on the rural US. The deadline is rapidly approaching, so get your application in! grist.org/updates/gris...

@moreperfectunion.bsky.social produced this story in partnership with @appalachia100.bsky.social on Mingo County, West Virginia. Such an important watch: "...the communities that are being presented with this, they're not going to take it quietly, and they haven't been."

Im asking for help to save my front teeth. As many of you might know Ive spent my entire adult life as a full time artist, a lifestyle with little opportunity to afford basic health care over the years. Ive learned that without urgent surgery my teeth will likely abscess & be lost. Anything helps! ❤️‍🔥

“Not only am I in a blast zone, but now you’re going to poison me?” says Penny Artis. MVP is planning a new compressor station in Elliston, VA, less than a mile from Artis. More on The Appalachian Voice! https://appvoices.org/2025/10/29/seasoned-mvp-fighters-prepare-for-another-battle/

NDA keep showing up in these boondoggles: "Bessemer’s mayor and city attorney, as well as at least one taxpayer-funded economic development staffer, have signed non-disclosure agreements related to the project.

Remember, solar and wind only work when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing but gas works around the clock unless of course your utilities are cut off because you have to choose between heat or food.

Hey, RVA. There's a Red Cup Rally happening tomorrow at 2309 W Broad St. #NoContractNoCoffee #Solidarity www.nocontractnocoffee.org