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Ancestry Roads<p>My <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/dogwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogwood</span></a> tree is finally in bloom. It has been a family tradition to own Dogwoods. In <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a>, I've grown up by the time table of their blooms and <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Easter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Easter</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/PhotoMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoMonday</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trees</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garden</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flowers</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Bloom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bloom</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/GeorgiaOnMyMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgiaOnMyMind</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/FotoMontag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FotoMontag</span></a></p>
Ancestry Roads<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@optimant" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>optimant</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@tinker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tinker</span></a></span> ❤️ I am so glad you mentioned "just the leaves". </p><p>Someone told me that it takes 3 to 5 years to regrow from <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/bulb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bulb</span></a> but I've only picked them from the wild in unknown forests in <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a></p><p>Thank you for sustainablely growing <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/ramps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ramps</span></a>.</p>
John Brown Type Beats<p>The "Red State" Myth with Tarence Ray of the Trillbillies <br><a href="https://youtu.be/ooJwvWq3Jss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/ooJwvWq3Jss</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RedStateInsurgents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedStateInsurgents</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RuralPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RuralPeople</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirtySouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirtySouth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UrbanElitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanElitism</span></a></p>
Ancestry Roads<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@tinker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tinker</span></a></span> </p><p>Here in <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a>, it's <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Ramps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ramps</span></a> (which are in danger of being over harvested). There is nothing finer than getting together for a big ramp and potato dinner.</p>
John Brown Type Beats<p>"On February 15, 2025, a catastrophic flood ravaged McDowell County, West Virginia, and much of the state’s southern coalfields. At least three people were reported dead due to the flash flooding, with dozens more reported missing and more than 700 rescued. Damage to housing and infrastructure is expected to reach millions of dollars. </p><p>This latest flood follows similarly destructive bouts of flooding in the region in 2016, 2002, 2001 and 1977. While much of southern West Virginia is especially vulnerable to flooding due to the state’s topography along with the long-term ramifications of strip mining and timbering, McDowell County faces additional challenges. The county ranks first in the WV Social Vulnerability Index, a socio-economic resiliency indicator, revealing which communities are less likely to recover from a flood disaster quickly and fully. McDowell is the eighth poorest county in the country. Because 60% of the land is owned by corporations and insurance in flood zones is expensive, fewer than 3% of residential structures have flood insurance. This is one of the lowest flood insurance penetration rates in the state. </p><p>In press conferences since the flooding, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has stressed that his administration is looking to help where they can, as well as warning that these recovery efforts can take time. He also said that his administration will conduct a thorough review of both the response and recovery efforts to find ways to improve if and when the next disaster strikes. </p><p>But West Virginia officials have a history of ignoring and underfunding protection plans, as well as many other needs in the state’s southern coalfields. And economic factors mixing with polycrises such as addiction, isolation, lack of potable water, and limited access to affordable and nutritious food has led to a pessimistic mindset which community leaders say it’s hard to break from. </p><p>“What this place needs is hope,” Alicia Vest of Matoaka Outreach says about her hometown of Matoaka, just over the county line in Mercer County. “[Growing up] it was so full of life, [but] as the coal mine shut down, life kind of stopped and it got stuck in a hole.”</p><p>In the weeks following the flood, Trump-appointed EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to eliminate 65% of the agency’s budget as well as plans to scale back or eliminate 31 previously enforced regulations including clean water protections for rivers and streams. Prior to announcing plans to dismantle FEMA just this week, Trump has issued executive orders calling for state and local governments to “play a more active and significant role in national resilience and preparedness.” While critics — both in West Virginia and across the country — have acknowledged the need for reform, many worry that this slash-and-burn approach may leave communities like McDowell, who cannot fund a full recovery on their own, even more vulnerable."</p><p>'Hell or High Water': Southern W. Va. Three Weeks After the Flood<br><a href="https://youtu.be/Bt7ljhv90LQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/Bt7ljhv90LQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestVirginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestVirginia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Documentary</span></a></p>
Garrett SharpeThe Devils Marbleyard is my favorite rock scramble in the Southeast hands down. The views from the top are simply unbeatable with a really fun choose your own adventure ascent to reach said views.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/landscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#landscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hiking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hike?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hike</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/virginia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#virginia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mountains?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blueridgemountains?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blueridgemountains</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/appalachia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appalachia</a>
Ancestry Roads<p>Anytime and Anywhere I see someone wearing a <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/WestVirginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestVirginia</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/University" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>University</span></a> shirt (heck, any WV shirt), I walk right up to them, face-to-face and say....</p><p>'Cue Country Roads.</p><p>While this might seem bizarre to most, to West Virginians and <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a>, this usually gets you a free drink. 😉 </p><p>Worked twice when I was in <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/NewOrleans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewOrleans</span></a>. </p><p>If you know, you know. <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/hMBKT7rGgQs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/hMBKT7rGgQs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
John Brown Type Beats<p>"On March 7-9 of this year, the neo-fascist American Freedom Party (AFP) held what it billed as its “National Convention” at a location that organizers kept secret from the public. Participants later said that it was in West Virginia without specifying where, however they did post photos from the conference online. A close examination of these images reveals that the conference took place at the Berkeley Springs Castle, which is owned by the people who ran the now-defunct white nationalist website VDARE."</p><p>A Fascist Gathering in West Virginia<br><a href="https://alasbarricadas.noblogs.org/post/2025/03/31/a-fascist-gathering-in-west-virginia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alasbarricadas.noblogs.org/pos</span><span class="invisible">t/2025/03/31/a-fascist-gathering-in-west-virginia/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestVirginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestVirginia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteNationalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteNationalists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antifascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antifa</span></a></p>
John Brown Type Beats<p>"In early October, TOSHA and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation revealed they were investigating the circumstances that led to the deaths of the employees. Some people who were working at Impact Plastics on Sept. 27 told News Channel 11 they were forced to stay at the facility for too long.</p><p>TOSHA released a summary of its investigation into Impact Plastics on Wednesday, which concluded with no citations recommended and a declaration that the deaths that occurred were not work-related."</p><p>TOSHA: No citations for Impact Plastics, Helene deaths weren’t work-related<br><a href="https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/hurricane-helene/tosha-no-citations-for-impact-plastics-helene-deaths-werent-work-related/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wjhl.com/news/local/hurricane-</span><span class="invisible">helene/tosha-no-citations-for-impact-plastics-helene-deaths-werent-work-related/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HurricaneHelene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneHelene</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OSHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSHA</span></a></p>
Alice AmeliaWent to Thomas, WV. Such a cute town with a vibrant art community. There were so many stores that had conversational sections where people could go to just talk. I think society should make little public hangout spots trendy again.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/appalachia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appalachia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spring?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/talk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#talk</a>
Ancestry Roads<p>I've been participating in Amy Johnson Crow's <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genealogy</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/52ancestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>52ancestors</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a> Challenge for 2025.</p><p>This week is about <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a>. And, my biggest issue with language is explaining that <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a> are not poorly educated or lazy due to the way they speak and their <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/dialect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dialect</span></a>.</p><p>Check out the blog &amp; <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> for some common sayings.</p><p><a href="https://ancestryroads.blogspot.com/2025/04/52-ancestors-week-14-language.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ancestryroads.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/52-ancestors-week-14-language.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/FamilyHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyHistory</span></a></p>
WikiTreeBeyondBMD<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://genealysis.social/@AncestryRoads" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AncestryRoads</span></a></span> and of course, this <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Banjo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banjo</span></a> player from <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> also has a profile on <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/WikiTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WikiTree</span></a>:<br><a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Boggs-4356" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">wikitree.com/wiki/Boggs-4356</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Ancestry Roads<p>Dock Boggs would often play in mining camps. This became a dangerous occupation as <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/camps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>camps</span></a> at that time, were known to be rough and violent especially with <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/miners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>miners</span></a> drinking <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/moonshine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moonshine</span></a>.</p><p>He was rediscovered by Mike Seeger.</p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Banjo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banjo</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musicians</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Songs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Songs</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a></p>
Ancestry Roads<p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachian</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Short</span></a> of the Week:</p><p>Dock Boggs, <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musician</span></a>, <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Songwriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Songwriter</span></a>, and <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/CoalMiner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoalMiner</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DiRjeNQtYjI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/DiRjeNQtYjI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
𓍉𓌹ᴳᴿᴬⱽᴱ𓌺Missing this place<br> •<br> •<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/polaroidis048?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polaroidis048</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/digicam?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digicam</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/digitalcamera?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitalcamera</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/outsiderart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#outsiderart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antiquestore?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antiquestore</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/appalachia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appalachia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/appalachiagothic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appalachiagothic</a>
Frank Aylward<p>Signs of <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> in <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/Bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bloomscrolling</span></a></p>
Garrett SharpeLast bits of sunlight along the New River in West Virginia.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/landscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#landscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/river?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#river</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/newriver?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newriver</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/water?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/forest?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mountains?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/appalachia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appalachia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a>
Paul Anomaly<p>It's so great hearing small town Appalachians say "Have a Blessed Day." It's such a handy abbreviation for "I truly believe if your theology matches mine you deserve infinite eternal bliss, and if not, you deserve infinite eternal suffering." Which is literally about the most fucked-up, hateful thing a person could possibly believe or say, and yet...not even in the top five of Weird Shit Most American Christians Take For Granted. </p><p><a href="https://dmv.community/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/Appalesotho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalesotho</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/Blessed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blessed</span></a></p>
John Brown Type Beats<p>Wildfires threaten North Carolina and South Carolina areas still recovering from hurricane<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/26/wildfires-north-south-carolina-helene" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/mar</span><span class="invisible">/26/wildfires-north-south-carolina-helene</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HurricaneHelene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneHelene</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildfires</span></a></p>
John Brown Type Beats<p>How Police Let One of America’s Most Prolific Predators Get Away<br><a href="https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/31/how-police-let-one-of-americas-most-prolific-predators-get-away" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">removepaywall.com/search?url=h</span><span class="invisible">ttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/31/how-police-let-one-of-americas-most-prolific-predators-get-away</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceMisconduct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceMisconduct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abuse</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JohnsonCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnsonCity</span></a></p>