Russell Chisholm
@baristanomics.blog
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Coffee + climate cogitator. Holler to holler. Home in Appalachia.
https://linktr.ee/baristanomics
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Daniel Bachman
about 11 hours ago
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
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Sorry if you were needing something from me this evening. I have watched this 7,000 times.
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This. All day, every day.
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Roughly one-third of the "adults" in this country lining up at the boot buffet. Pathetic.
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Does the regime think this will be contained by their narrow and diseased definition of patriotism?
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47 days of training and all they learn is how to hook their thumbs into their lil tactical smocks.
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functional moron
5 days ago
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 âalright where can i go to help nowâ
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Gillian Branstetter
6 days ago
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
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Naomi Kritzer
5 days ago
"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?" A list of ideas!
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"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."
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Whether It Is ICE or Local Police, the U.S. Has Normalised Anti-Democratic Law Enforcement Practices
The Grotesque Excesses of ICE Sit Within the Broader Context of Police Brutality
https://sherrilyn.substack.com/p/whether-it-is-ice-or-local-police
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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.
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Ian Boudreau
7 days ago
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
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Rainesford Stauffer
8 days ago
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."
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ICE Needs To Get Out Of Minneapolis
On Wednesday January 7th at 3:20 pm I was working in the wrestling basement of Roosevelt Highschool to publish an article about the tragic event that occurred earlier today in South Minneapolis when a...
https://rooseveltstandard.com/797/opinion/ice-needs-to-get-out-of-minneapolis/
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Le Cagle
8 days ago
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
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Donate to Support Anna and Mar following ICE Abduction and Detention, organized by Susanne Bushman
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Fuck ICE and fuck JD Vance.
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Madeleine Vasaly
9 days ago
Minneapolis.
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molly conger
9 days ago
theyâre abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and theyâll shoot you in the fucking face if you donât cheer them on while theyâre doing it.
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Elle Ess
9 days ago
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
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Gravel Influencer
9 days ago
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.
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What will it take?
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Meade Krosby
13 days ago
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.
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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."
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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
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People should definitely do this and make plans for your friends and neighbors who might not be able to do this.
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14 days ago
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Happy New Year. I hope it starts quietly and stays that way for as long as possible.
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Rainesford Stauffer
18 days ago
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:
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Inside Climate News
18 days ago
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.
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Maine Folk Band GoldenOak Finds Its Voice in a Warming World - Inside Climate News
The musicians of GoldenOak turns floods, forest loss and climate anxiety into folk songs rooted in Maine and shaped by activism.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29122025/goldenoak-finds-its-voice-in-warming-world/
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Mountain State Spotlight
19 days ago
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...
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Puff the Magic Hater
19 days ago
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.
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Organizing My Thoughts
Kelly Hayes writes about things you should know if you want to change the world.
https://organizingmythoughts.org/
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"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."
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Mutual aid fills the gaps as ICE arrests surge across Virginia
From commissary to carpooling, communities are building safety nets.
https://www.vpm.org/news/2025-12-22/rva-immigration-mutual-aid-ice-batres-la-colectiva-free-them-all-va
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Mountain State Spotlight
26 days ago
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...
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Meade Krosby
about 1 month ago
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.
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Samantha Michaels
about 1 month ago
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...
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I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
âItâs about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/memphis-safe-task-force-trump-ice-crime-immigration-mass-deportations-287g/
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Barista solidarity.
#NoContractNoCoffee
#MutualAid
www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...
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Donate to Emergency Relief Fund for Port Republic Baristas, organized by Nissi Gotay
We are the Port Republic Starbucks baristas, and we are coming together t⊠Nissi Gotay needs your support for Emergency Relief Fund for Port Republic Baristas
https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-relief-fund-for-port-republic-baristas
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Kim Kelly
about 1 month ago
A planned rule to set new silica exposure limitsâand finally address Appalachiaâs devastating black lung crisisâhas been under continued assault by coal bosses and the Trump admin. Now, it looks like itâs off the table entirely. New for
@inthesetimes.com
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inthesetimes.com/article/the-...
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The Trump Administration Ramps Up Its War On Coal Miners
A planned rule to set new silica exposure limitsâand address Appalachiaâs ongoing black lung crisisâhas been under continued assault. Now, it looks like it's off the table.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/the-trump-administration-has-found-a-sneaky-way-to-keep-killing-coal-miners
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Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf
about 1 month ago
"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...
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I was slammed to the ground and arrested outside an ICE facility. It was a holy experience.
Internment sites are being operated across the country, writes a Chicago pastor. What we do with this knowledge tells us everything about the Christians we are.
https://faithandleadership.com/i-was-slammed-the-ground-and-arrested-outside-ice-facility-it-was-holy-experience
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Emily Sanders
about 1 month ago
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...
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Exxon's next Supreme Court play
Oil companies are once again asking the high court to intervene in climate deception lawsuits â part of an all-hands-on-deck effort by Big Oil and the Trump administration to shut the cases down.
https://www.exxonknews.org/p/exxons-next-supreme-court-play
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Kristofer Goldsmith
about 1 month ago
Pam Bondi just ordered the DOJ to investigate âAntifaâ for tax crimes. As that news broke, I was just finishing a manual on how to be antifascistâlawfully, strategically, and in community. This guide is for anyone who refuses to be intimidated.
open.substack.com/pub/onoffens...
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Pam Bondi Ordered the DOJ to Investigate âAntifa.â So I Wrote a Manual on How to Be Antifa.
A practical guide to antifascism: how to live itâlawfully, strategically, and in community.
https://open.substack.com/pub/onoffense/p/pam-bondi-ordered-the-doj-to-investigate
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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.
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âIt 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.â
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âDeeply demoralizingâ: how Trump derailed coal countryâs clean-energy revival
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia â and his successor came and took it away
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/29/trump-coal-country
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Puff the Magic Hater
about 2 months ago
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.
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Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
https://nativeorganizing.org/donate/
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Chad Loder
about 2 months ago
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.
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POWHR Coalition
about 2 months ago
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...
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First deadline to comment on MVP compressor station in Elliston is Nov. 26
There are two deadlines coming up if residents want to submit a comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about a new proposal to build a gas compressor station in Montgomery County.
https://www.wvtf.org/news/2025-11-25/first-deadline-to-comment-on-mvp-compressor-station-in-elliston-is-nov-26
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Rachel Glickhouse
about 2 months ago
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...
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Grist opens applications for new rural reporting grants on climate and environmental justice
Applicants can request up to $5,000 per project.
https://grist.org/updates/grist-opens-applications-for-new-rural-reporting-grants-on-climate-and-environmental-justice/
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Rainesford Stauffer
about 2 months ago
@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."
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Are Data Centers the Next Frontier of Extraction in West Virginia?
Mingo County, West Virginia, was once thriving, but the coal industryâs decline left it one of the poorest counties in the US. Now, several data centers could be built in the region. Are data centers ...
https://www.100daysinappalachia.com/2025/11/are-data-centers-the-next-frontier-of-extraction-in-west-virginia/
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Daniel Bachman
about 2 months ago
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! â€ïžâđ„
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Donate to Save Daniel's Smile: Urgent Dental Surgery, organized by Daniel Bachman
Hey there! And thanks for checking out my GoFundMe to help pay for dental su⊠Daniel Bachman needs your support for Save Daniel's Smile: Urgent Dental Surgery
https://gofund.me/0a99689a8
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Appalachian Voices
about 2 months ago
âNot only am I in a blast zone, but now youâre going to poison me?â 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/
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In Montgomery County, Virginia, Seasoned Mountain Valley Pipeline Fighters Prepare for Another Battle
âHere we go again,â is what Crystal Mello, an organizer for the Preserve Our Water Heritage, Rights Coalition, says she said to herself when she learned that Mountain Valley Pipeline was planning a new compressor station in Elliston, Virginia, as part of a project to send even more gas through the massive 42-inch pipeline.
https://appvoices.org/2025/10/29/seasoned-mvp-fighters-prepare-for-another-battle/
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NDA keep showing up in these boondoggles: "Bessemerâs mayor and city attorney, as well as at least one taxpayer-funded economic development staffer, have signed non-disclosure agreements related to the project.
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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.
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Hey, RVA. There's a Red Cup Rally happening tomorrow at 2309 W Broad St.
#NoContractNoCoffee
#Solidarity
www.nocontractnocoffee.org
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No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
https://www.nocontractnocoffee.org/
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