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Please do this. See the instructional video that is further down the thread.

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"A different person said he noticed the congressional staffers who had been introduced at the beginning of the town hall had already left by the time people started asking questions." roanoke.com/news/local/g...

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“The very same rate structures that have socialized the costs of reliable power delivery are now forcing the public to pay for infrastructure designed to supply a handful of exceedingly wealthy corporations," write @harvardeelp.bsky.social's @aripeskoe.bsky.social and Eliza Martin in a new paper.

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☎️Morgan Griffith Abingdon Office 323 West Main Street Abingdon, VA 24210 Phone: 276-525-1405 cardinalnews.org/2025/03/04/p...

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

"And therefore, I will _____________."

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

We don't quit and we don't give up on each other. #StopMVP #NoMVPSoutghate actionnetwork.org/events/virtu...

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"It is with very heavy hearts that we must announce that, due to circumstances completely beyond our control, next Friday, March 7, will likely be our last food box distribution for a while." 🚨Read and take action -> www.asdevelop.org/pause-to-the...

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Made the mistake of leaving the clown car unattended for three hours while in a meeting.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Gift link. This is willful negligence. NOAA and the NWS are a big part of the reason we had any amount of time to prepare for the cataclysmic impacts of Helene. Despicable. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/c...

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

When I was talking a lot about getting prepared for FEMA cuts and trade war, someone told me apologetically needed to mute me because it was stressful hearing about preparation they couldn't afford to do. That's a huge stress right now for ALL of us, I think-- there is no getting fully prepared.

submitted 11 days ago • 50 comments

FEMA has issued a disaster declaration for McDowell, Mercer, Mingo and Wyoming counties in West Virginia due to the most recent flooding. www.fema.gov/disaster/4861

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There's a pretty good chance your next performative "thank you for your service" is going to get you punched in the face so maybe don't. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

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🚨Right now Mountain Valley Pipeline developers are trying to get federal regulators to greenlight their pipeline extension. We are keeping up the fight! Join us for a virtual comment party on March 4! Register at this link: actionnetwork.org/events/virtu...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Breaking: We’re suing the Trump admin for removing climate change focused information from the USDA website. The move cuts off farmers, researchers, and advocates from accessing critical resources and funding.

submitted 14 days ago • 5 comments

Glad to hear that BC won't appeal this ruling but... "I never believed that the colonial court system could provide justice for us," said Sleydo' (Molly Wickham), a wing chief of the Gidimt'en Clan of the Wet'suwet'en Nation. www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

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As communities across the southern coalfields grapple with the destruction caused by the severe flooding after hours of heavy rains, the trust created by West Virginia lawmakers to help prevent damage from the natural disasters remains unfunded.

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Anyone want to help start a nationwide bail fund for veterans facing civil disobedience charges? www.cheriepriest.com/blog/the-dep...

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Hey, Bluesky. I heard you like cats. Want to help keep this feline healthy? #CatsOfBluesky #cats gofund.me/d1e00e97

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Oh, we're doing this again, are we? www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/...

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Good morning from the 11th Province.

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ICYMI, last week we published an interactive map of more than $300 billion worth of Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law funding. Enter your ZIP code or city and a search radius and find projects in your area: grist.org/accountabili...

submitted 18 days ago • 26 comments

Attention: @coalrivermountain.bsky.social, @wvhighlands.bsky.social, Appalachian Voices and @sierraclub.org filed a lawsuit challenging the decision to grant a Clean Water Act permit for four valley fills associated with the Turkeyfoot Surface Mine in West Virginia. #EndMountainTopRemoval

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It has been 3 days since WV Governor Morrisey requested a major disaster declaration from the White House. 🦗🦗🦗 governor.wv.gov/article/gove...

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Maybe I have a different understanding of what "expedited" means. @kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social It is going to be extremely cold in these flooded areas tonight. Any word on this? www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/new...

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"Mere days after FERC granted an extension for the original project’s certificate in December 2023, MVP Southgate developers announced a major project overhaul, including increasing the pipeline’s gas capacity by nearly 50 percent and altering the pipeline route." appvoices.org/2025/02/20/c...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

🔔Lonesome Pine Mutual Aid is a mutual aid network based in Wise County, VA for the people of southwest Virginia and the surrounding area. Volunteer interest form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

If you were affected by the recent floods in #CentralAppalachia — or if you're looking for a way to help — check out our resources page with info on applying for assistance, state-specific resources, groups to follow and ways to donate. Please share! appvoices.org/central-appa...

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

US Forest Service worker firings threaten Helene recovery in western North Carolina. Caroline Becker, GIS specialist working in Asheville on compiling data and mapping for engineers rebuilding roads destroyed by Helene, was among the many illegally fired. Support @nffe-fsc.bsky.social

submitted 19 days ago • 5 comments

I have family in Welch. My Uncle Jimmy, rest his soul, told me a joke: “If you have a cousin in jail and a cousin in Welch, get the cousin out of Welch first.” The subtext is that Welch is a place where the coal companies put their boot down hardest, leaving folks to suffer through these floods.

submitted 22 days ago • 2 comments

Good morning, SWVA. Charge your devices and fill your water containers. Flood rains followed by 50 MPH winds will leave many of us in the dark. Again.

submitted 23 days ago • 2 comments

Breaking — Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) has fired 1,000 probationary employees and put out a press release bragging about the money they’re saving.

submitted 24 days ago • 85 comments