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I'm so humbled to receive Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman's endorsement for our campaign. Thank you, my friend.

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Falls Creek Falls, at 256 ft/78 m, the highest free-fall waterfall in the eastern US. June 2024 📍Falls Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Tennessee #appalachia #southeast #waterfalls #waterfallwednesday #stateparks #protectourparks #gorges #forest

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The key to Democratic resurgence in rural areas www.alternet.org/hochschild-t...

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If you don't roll with Lexington, Kentucky music then man you're missing out on some bad ass musicians. These two represent EKY and Appalachia (my home) so well.

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Miss Taylor reads “Hollow Song,” a poem about growing up in rural Appalachia. Tell us what you think in the comments. #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #appalachia youtu.be/QEGUug4iVOg?...

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Pride Month Pick: Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place 🌟2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist 🌟Named the BEST LGBTQ+ MEMOIR of 2022 by Book Riot 🌟Named a New York Public Library Best Book of 2022 🌟Weatherford Award finalist, nonfiction

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Map du jour: People 25-44 are increasing in many smaller and rural counties, especially in the Mountain West and boom states of the South. But the declines in the Deep South and Appalachia also stand out. www.coopercenter.org/research/you...

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Yahoo Arch, Daniel Boone National Forest, June 2025. 📍Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Kentucky #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Kentucky #appalachia #nationalforests #publiclands #bigsouthfork #arches #geology #sandstone #Appalachia #protectourparks #outdoors

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This episode of Mountain Laurels @mountainlaurels.bsky.social is about grandmothers. My wife submitted a story about my Ma and mealtime customs. It’s at 36:50. I can’t overstate how enjoyable these podcasts of intimate conversations about mountain women are. Thank you to Jessica Miles.

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Is it still there? #109 in a series. Log cabin, Doran Hollow Road, East Tennessee, 2014. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentary #Appalachia

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This woman has been posting for 70 days asking for Democrats to campaign in Appalachia. As far as I know she has heard nothing back. SC showed last night that when we fight we win. These areas are winnable. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8MxpSLh/

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Our very handsome resident big male #greenanole and some demure gravid females. #lizard #herping #nature #wildlife #photography #appalachia #southcarolina

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Great blue skimmer in Black Mountain, NC #bugs #insects #invertebrates #northcarolina #appalachia

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Russell Fork, along the Kentucky / Virginia border. June 2024 📍Breaks Interstate Park, KY/VA #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Kentucky #Virginia #stateparks #appalachia #rivers #mountains #southeast #nationalforests #publiclands #protectourparks #mountainmonday #outdoors

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Stillness on Appalachia 💙 #photography #nature #hikingscape #blueskymonday #eastcoastkin #virginia

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Scientists race against time in Kentucky, collecting flood data amid funding cuts. The stakes? The future of southern Appalachia. Trump’s budget guts FEMA, NSF & NWS—crippling agencies meant to forecast floods & save lives. Scientists scramble as federal support vanishes. zurl.co/HdX01

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Cinnamon ferns. #nature #photography #explore #nikon #fern #plants #photo #photofrapher #woods #forest #appalachia #green #naturephotography #westvirginia

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“Residents and researchers teamed up to show the airborne spread of pig poop from nearby factory farms in Duplin County.”

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As part of reporting on Helene storm damage in North Carolina, Nicolas Zegre tells Carolina Public Press dams have a lifespan and are not a permanent solution to flooding in southern Appalachia.

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Lovely short KET segment about Kentucky's outgoing poet laureate, @silashouse.bsky.social youtu.be/Bwpr4OlBYds?...

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I hope you will read my two new poems, just published at South Writ Large. southwritlarge.com/articles/poe...

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“As one who lives through the heart does, House continues to explore fresh territory while staying true to the values that have always guided his voice.”

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“This data collection effort could give…Trump unprecedented power over Americans, with the president being better able to punish his critics and target immigrants.” Anyone who thinks the database will be limited to just government data is naive.

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“The extreme weather is making life unbearable and economically unviable for a chronically underserved region where coal was once king, and climate skepticism remains high. Yet little is known about flooding in the Appalachian region. It’s why the geologists got involved.”