Ancestry Roads<p>It's <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Easter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Easter</span></a> week in <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> where we finish <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/planting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planting</span></a> the <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/baking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>baking</span></a> Hot Cross Buns, and enjoying <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Springtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Springtime</span></a>. </p><p>Silo got his Easter gift a bit early this year. </p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dogs</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/DogsofMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DogsofMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Labradors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labradors</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/RescueDog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RescueDog</span></a></p>
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tim d (he/him)<p>interesting read</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a></p><p><a href="https://appvoices.org/2025/04/09/a-skate-park-became-a-disaster-relief-hub/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">appvoices.org/2025/04/09/a-ska</span><span class="invisible">te-park-became-a-disaster-relief-hub/</span></a></p>
skry<p>If you're a US citizen, please sign this letter to your senators opposing Trump's "Fix our Forests" act. <a href="https://www.cascwild.org/oppose-the-so-called-fix-our-forests-act/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cascwild.org/oppose-the-so-cal</span><span class="invisible">led-fix-our-forests-act/</span></a></p><p>Here are the forests he wants to cut down: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Cascadia/comments/1jvop3v/heres_all_the_forests_trump_plans_to_cut_down/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/Cascadia/comments</span><span class="invisible">/1jvop3v/heres_all_the_forests_trump_plans_to_cut_down/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cascadia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pnw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pnw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oregon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washington</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arizona</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/utah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>utah</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Colorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colorado</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NorthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthCarolina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kentucky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kentucky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Montana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Idaho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Idaho</span></a></p>
isafloraceae<p>Hey y'all! Might as well <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/introducemyself" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introducemyself</span></a> on this server as well😂</p><p>I'm Isaflora🌸 </p><p>I grow stuff 🌱<br>I make things 🛠️ <br>I love deeply :heart_gq: </p><p>My heart is in the mountains, hands in the soil, with my comrades, fighting for a future we have yet to see :fire_panafrican: :molotov:</p><p>I love to read, cook, and make herbal remedies for mutual aid! ✨ 🌱 </p><p>I'm here to divest from big tech corps, learn more about FOSS, and connect with folks who dream & move towards our collective resilience. </p><p>Black agrarians to the front!🤎👨🌾 </p><p><a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/blacklandjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blacklandjustice</span></a> <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/queerart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queerart</span></a> <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/herbalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herbalist</span></a> <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/birdwatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdwatching</span></a> <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/healing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healing</span></a> <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trains</span></a> <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/nerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerd</span></a> <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/kolektiva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kolektiva</span></a> <a href="https://blackqueer.life/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a></p>
isafloraceae<p>Hi Kolektiva! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a></p><p>I'm Isaflora🌸 :sparkles_panafrican: </p><p>I grow stuff :ecoanarchism_heart: <br>I make things :commie: 🛠️ <br>I love deeply :heart_nb: :anarchoheart2: :heart_pansexual: </p><p>My heart is in the mountains, hands in the soil, with my comrades, fighting for a future we have yet to see :solidarity: </p><p>I love to read, cook, and make herbal remedies for mutual aid! ✨ 🌱 </p><p>I'm here to divest from big tech corps, learn more about FOSS, and connect with folks who dream & move towards our collective resilience. </p><p>Black agrarians to the front!🤎👨🌾 <br>We need a black farmer emoji 👀 </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/blacklandjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blacklandjustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/queerart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queerart</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/herbalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herbalist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/birdwatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdwatching</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/healing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</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/appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trains</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerd</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kolektiva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kolektiva</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a></p>
Frank Aylward<p>Eastern redbuds are blooming all across the forests of <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <br><a href="https://genomic.social/tags/Bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bloomscrolling</span></a></p>
Ancestry Roads<p>I started writing a <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> this year to document the <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stories</span></a> behind the stories & to Change the Narrative on <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> and <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachians</span></a>. </p><p>I am poor at marketing the blog but the fabulous Amy Johnson Crow promoted my latest entry about Appalachian <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Dialect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dialect</span></a> and <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a>. </p><p>Fun trivia: The <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> in the blog kicked off my intiative to Change the Narrative. 😉 </p><p>To read the blog & watch the short video:</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 <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/subscribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscribe</span></a> would be great too.</p><p><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/FamilyHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyHistory</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 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>
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 Pete 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>
Kier<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KL25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KL25</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kieransphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kieransphotography</span></a></p>
Kier<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KL25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KL25</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kieransphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kieransphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/signalmountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signalmountain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chattanooga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chattanooga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a></p>
John Brown Type Beats<p>Public water in Mingo County, WV</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/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestVirginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestVirginia</span></a></p>
gentlegardener<p>I am a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hillbilly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hillbilly</span></a>. From <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a>. And here’s the elegy for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> localities from the folks they elected. </p><p>As much as $1 out of every $5 of public budgets in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virginia</span></a> counties comes from…taking money from rich states outside VA and sending it through the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> gummint to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> localities. More pronounced after 2020.</p><p>Common weal in the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/commonwealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commonwealth</span></a>. <br>Aka wealth redistribution. <br>Aka the S word.</p><p>You’re welcome, y’all. </p><p>“Have you EVER said thank you (JD)?!?!?”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cardinalnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cardinalnews</span></a></p>
Jacob Black Photography<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fall</span></a> scenes from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreatSmokyMountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatSmokyMountains</span></a> </p><p>These were all captured in one day, from an extremely rare/unique day where snow was falling on the high peaks while the fall colors were simultaneously in peak bloom. Safe to say, it’s a day I’ll never forget and conditions that I may never be privileged to experience again! The crazy part is the sun was shining at the low elevations. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landscapephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smokymountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smokymountains</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blueridgeparkway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blueridgeparkway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nationalparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalparks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fallcolors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fallcolors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tennessee</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Defenders in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> Against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MountainValleyPipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainValleyPipeline</span></a> Avoided <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FelonyCharges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FelonyCharges</span></a></p><p>"Initially we were charged with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a>. The real conspiracy is between the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prosecutors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prosecutors</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judges</span></a>, between the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cops</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a>." </p><p>By <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AppalachiansAgainstPipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppalachiansAgainstPipelines</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CensoredNews</span></a>, March 3, 2025</p><p>"Last Tuesday, 12 pipeline fighters had court in Giles County for charges resulting from three different actions against the Mountain Valley Pipeline in 2023 and 2024 in and around the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JeffersonNationalForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeffersonNationalForest</span></a>, including one site where <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MVP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MVP</span></a> was drilling through the mountain under the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppalachianTrail</span></a>.</p><p>"Eleven of the defendants accepted non-cooperating plea deals -- all of them were facing absurd felony charges, including<br>felony abduction and felony 'unauthorized use of a vehicle.' In the end, they plead to misdemeanor charges and there were NO felony convictions. They were sentenced to community service, probation, and to pay restitution. The court room was PACKED all day long with supporters!"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/03/defenders-in-appalachia-against.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/03</span><span class="invisible">/defenders-in-appalachia-against.html</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReaderSupportedNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReaderSupportedNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterProtectors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MountainProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainProtectors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JeffersonNationalForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeffersonNationalForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppalachianTrail</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AppalachiansAgainstPipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppalachiansAgainstPipelines</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoPipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoPipelines</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MountainValleyPipelineLLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainValleyPipelineLLC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</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/NorthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthCarolina</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/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ComplicitGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComplicitGovernment</span></a></p>
Kier<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KL25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KL25</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kieransphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kieransphotography</span></a></p>
Kier<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KL25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KL25</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kieransphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kieransphotography</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>University of Kentucky: Study shows potential for drone-based health resources delivery in Appalachia. “An innovative approach to delivering essential health resources to rural Kentuckians has demonstrated the potential of using drone technology to overcome geographical barriers to improve health care access.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/03/university-of-kentucky-study-shows-potential-for-drone-based-health-resources-delivery-in-appalachia/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/03/university-of-kentucky-study-shows-potential-for-drone-based-health-resources-delivery-in-appalachia/</a></p>
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