WV was officially with the Union. The Confederates didn't recognize it as a separate state though.
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WV was officially with the Union. The Confederates didn't recognize it as a separate state though.
Keep the pressure on them! A thread of Border Patrol recruitment events in September: careers.cbp.gov/s/connect-to... -9/3 Laredo, TX (Job Fair) -9/5-7 Big Bear, CA (Tough Mudder) -9/5-7 Scottsdale, AZ (Rodeo) -9/6-7 Glen Jean, WV (Spartan Trifecta) -9/6 Philadelphia, PA (Spartan Stadion) 🧵⬇️
Now this is just a winter job for me, I have a good job prospect in my field starting next year. But my coworkers are largely young parents and caretakers. I knew changes were coming to Union bargaining, but are corporations just breaking current agreements now? Great send off for our Labor Day 😮💨
I've been working at a Union warehouse job for a month. Yesterday at our morning meeting the manager said that word came down to him that we will be held more accountable from now on, that things have changed to give managers more power -weather you are a Union employee or not. I made this face.
I am so sorry you have to deal with this, and hope she recovers quickly. It scares me that if the covid numbers are spiking we probably won't even be informed.
This dog had a great morning. Pissing and howling above the clouds - we should all be so lucky.
It just started getting cool at night here. Perfect day to find cauliflower mushrooms for a soup (well, honestly any day is the perfect day to find mushrooms) 💓🍄
Burning flag is a crime, but wearing it on your crotch is patriotism.
They are so fragile that the colors hurt their brains. Good on the citizens doing this small act of protest. We need to see things like this everywhere!
You'll have to complain to the manager of blue sky somebody got too rowdy for ya.
You must be joking. Spend years trying to change a law that isn't even enforced. Great use of time. This logic is how we got here. If it walks, talks like a lib...
I never said it was against the letter of the law,your comment was for what then?
I've talked to a lineman about this that considered it hilarious. Sitting at the lunch counter was illegal too. I hope some of ya lib's grow a spine before they start dragging your neighbors away -Oh wait, too late 💀
They said that posting signs is illegal and we should do a call in / writing campaign to the power company. They formed a sub committee 😮💨 This is such a simple act. Folks advertise their businesses on poles,but it is beyond the bravery of those who say they want to effect real change!
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I've been collecting patriot front signs from phone poles around my county for months. I reached out to the local 50/51 group to ask if folks wanted to repaint them and put up signs of resistance around the county. An innocent enough way to cause good trouble in a rural area. Guess their response??
At my county Dem meeting last week I mentioned this news and got a lot of "well is she a Republican" bs. So disappointing all around 😞
This weekend, we learned of the serious allegations made against U.S. Senate candidate Zach Shrewsbury. In light of these allegations, which we find highly credible, we have withdrawn our endorsement for his campaign. Our full official statement below.
Seems like a good time to be vulnerable, make something flawed or silly, and remind loved ones how much you love them. This card is my latest attempt.
Snoop has a problem with a lesbian couple in a movie but has no problem directing them in his porn movie
Reading about a trail I'm going to check out today. Uh, interesting note DNR. Could have just said "DNR caused fire burnt 200 acres".
MPD, FBI, and others with non-agency specific gear arresting a guy for — get this — smoking weed on U Street.
I'm not going to repost all of them because they're incredibly triggering, but it's worth reading some of the stories today that are coming out about how Dobson's influence destroyed countless childhoods and did lasting damage to so many who still carry that pain today. May we break the cycle.
Hit a deer last week. Replaced the headlight myself. Forgot one bolt and then had to plug my tire. Of course a pro would have been quicker and not damaged my tire, but despite it's imperfection - It's so empowering to repair my own things 💪
Subpoenas made public this week show the government is demanding doctors turn over a wide range of sensitive, identifiable data about its trans patients — everything from social security numbers to Zoom records, notes, addresses, "everything written or recorded." Our story: wapo.st/4lAnkRy
I saw this after researching. I'm angry & disappointed. Also angry so many Dems will dismiss it as a political hit job no matter what. His response does not sit well with me and that so many are quiet about it 🤢
Oh geez, guess I need to catch up on the news.
Than Shrewsbury? Idk, I like both but Zach has a good campaign running with lots of ground support.
They just don't want us to get the shrimp super powers.
Man trump really will endorse anything 🤢
Also MIL is trying edibles because her anxiety is so high right now 🤯
My BIPOC partner is visiting his parents in DC next weekend leading to hearing 2 things I thought I never would: -My anti-pot MIL saying she was setting up a window fan so he could smoke weed indoors. - Me saying "wear your West Virginia shirt so the WV National Guard won't harass you in DC"
I don't have Facebook so I can't vote 😒 Good luck, I love your story 💓
Please amplify: A Holler 2 Holler volunteer who supports dozens of our neighbors has a citizenship hearing on Sep 3. Legal representation will cost $2500. Please contribute to keep this single mom out of detention and in our community. Venmo @Holler2Holler with the message “No neighbors in cages.”
I've come to see WV as a canary in the mine for the US. I believe the rot is national, lived in "blue states" and still dealt with BS. But you have to go where you feel the best, no shame in that at all. I've helped a lot of people leave and I am lucky enough to have a safety country.
I met Willie a few years ago at a conference and had a lovely chat. I can testify that he is his poems personified, down to earth and full of Appalachian soul.
I complain a lot on here about the bad parts of West Virginia and Appalachia. But afk almost daily I have moments of awe in this place. Driving by this field and a eagle flys overhead - takes my breath away. It's my home by birth and choice. There is not a US state where I'd would rather live.
Talked to a family member about how I am slowly cutting all the maga idiots and allies so flawed they enable maga idiots out of my life. This is truly a challenge when you try to be involved in your community, or just need to survive in places like West Virginia. The jealousy was palpable.
The WV Living Book Club is reading Making Our Future this year, and I'll be joining the discussion (virtual and irl) on 9/18. More info on how to join via the link! @uncpress.bsky.social wvliving.com/bookclub/?fb...
It should existentially concern every person when entire governments have been weaponized against tiny groups of innocent people just trying to live their best lives in complete disregard for science, human rights and the voices of their own constituents. That's what genocide is, too!
Anybody who frequents DC or knows people there has already seen the police state federal areas have become. At DC Pride there were armed Secret Service just patrolling the streets. I overheard a person ask one why SS was there and one of the agents said they didn't know "this isn't really our job".
I just can’t believe our Reichstag Fire is the Big Balls Beatdown.
"Just because you have caught me stealing bread twice before doesn't mean I am the one who got into the hamburger buns for your cookout this time. You have no proof!" She had a good Caturday night.
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My sister's text right after the Bernie rally in Wheeling, WV last night. My nephew attended who just started his freshman year at WVU. He was blown away by the amount of young people there!
The pharmacies I am seeing with signs up are within 30 min of the border and the friend visiting family has gotten prescriptions out of state several times with no issues. So perhaps pharmacies are tightening their policies to limit their risk, which is at a minimum in convincing folks.
Ok, I can't find anything written about this. I honestly don't know what changed. My friend was told by a pharmacist that "Medicaid laws changed" and had to cut his vacation short. The same week I see pharmacies with signs posting they no longer take out of state medicaid. Yet no news. Coincidence??
I have an in-law who worked at the CDC there. She was let go under Doge. Now she is working another job in Atlanta and still getting paid for her CDC job. The American dream has become more like a mixed bag of good luck. Didn't get shot today - living the dream.
I'm not sure how restricted it is, but at pharmacies it no longer works. Had a friend who usually gets scripts while visiting family in Delaware was caught off guard and had to come home early. All the pharmacies here have signs up about it.
"three-quarters of patients served by West Virginia hospitals rely on Medicare, Medicaid and PEIA" A large part of our population (like my partner with a chronic illness) live near borders and get most care out of state. Recently Medicaid stopped crossing state lines stranding many folks I know 😞
I'm usually against Appalachian gatekeeping but there are exceptions.
The trans panic is maddening, because trans people are expected to defend ourselves with logic science and any sign of emotion is a failure. And yet the anti-trans campaign is nothing but appeals to emotion unburdened by facts, precedent, or empathy.
"I'd have a beer with him" gone out the window
Gilgamesh was the first victim of the Male Loneliness Epidemic
Cue the Gil Scot Heron poem up.
Arguing over species seems quaint compared to the tussles between the taxonomy of fungi, spore molds, and plants. We haven't even known about spore molds a century yet, so lots of changing at the Kingdom level. Ghost Pipes (Monotropa uniflora) are an example. Fungi to Plant, but it depends on fungi.
DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
This one found a home, a garage with winters by the wood stove. A family member took him in that I visit often. Today was the first day since dropping him off that I got approached for pets. So many ferals just see me as the person who traps them, glad this guy finally forgave me. Happy Caturday!
Daryl Cooper—the current #1 History Substacker—in 2016: “Think of how most people you know got here. It wasn’t from basic American ideology to reading Mein Kampf and then, boom, they’re onboard. It’s a process, and you have to initiate people without scaring them off."
The place where he tried to start a hospital in WV is a hemp farm now.
I like walking with this doggo, but he never appreciates the views.
I absolutely hate the blame the voter rhetoric. It's a symptom of our toxic 2 party system imho. That being said...I can't help but hope this particular guy who lives in Allegheny County, Maryland where FEMA funds were denied does find out some day.
Common advice, but exercise works for me. Just a walk or stretching session can help me change gears. Just this morning I had trouble getting out of bed, 5 minutes stretch and I was at least able to leave the bedroom.
Substack has a Nazi problem. If you're starting a newsletter in 2025, you have other options and you absolutely should take them for moral and ethical reasons, imo. I'm on @buttondown.com and it's pretty great!
My friend's kid needs some back to school clothes. She's been consistently organizing #MutualAid in Appalachia for years now, so let's help her & her kiddo. If you can help out, here's their wishlist. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Buttigieg said parents have legitimate concerns. To be clear: If you cannot be relied on to unequivocally defend transgender kids, you can’t be relied on to defend anyone or anything. www.advocate.com/news/pete-bu...
This little kitty just got her drugs to make her first flight easier. I'm sad to see her go, but her mama is a trans woman escaping the US for one of the safest, happiest countries in the world and it's going to be such a good move for both of them 💓
You should actually watch that documentary. It's free. Would it surprise you that the church has changed words and chosen to leave out inconvenient texts 😅
No cheating, post your lock screen.
I live in a very red area and the maga folks I talk to afk want real action. Bannon, Alex Jones, and lots of the other diehards they listen to promised trump would arrest the Democrats and they literally want them in jail or killed by the state.
Israel has starved to death 122 Palestinians in Gaza. There are trucks with food enough for the entirety of Gaza to eat for 3 months - but Israel won’t let them in. This is a manufactured famine, happening right now.
Eagles, osprey, turtles, and millions of dragonflies having their weird interlocked sex are not pictured. This is due to me only having 2 hands and both of them being required to paddle. Did photo many loud, disorderly illegal aliens (Canadian Geese). They played chase with us for miles.
Went kayaking yesterday on a local river. Nice lazy paddling trip with lots of mostly shale outcroppings. Forgot to apply sunscreen after our swim break, I am a lobster person this morning 🦞
The lack of sustainable development here is directly tied to the weak EPA. Pollution anywhere affects us all globally. The lack of environmental education is really killing well meaning folks ability to understand formal logic 🤯
official DHS account posting fourteen word long tweets with the H's randomly capitalized groyper occupied government
Pollution doesn't stay in borders people assign. If we're going in the right direction we'd make solar here under the guidance of a strong EPA.
I didn't explain myself well in that skeet. It obviously isn't THAT. Its that when I saw it at a glance I did a double take. That when I was young my brain wouldn't be looking for it. Decades of fascist research and fascism being mainstream mean I am kind of always on alert for potential fash signs.
Flipping through a book I have owned since high school. Found my high school dress code handout. I'm so cynical now, pretty sure I would never have taken a second glance at this hand gesture then.
To those of you who ‘don’t do politics’ now might be a good time to start and from a selfish point of view we could use the help.
Did a little bouldering at Dan's Mountain in Maryland today. I am always amazed at the amount of fresh paint every visit. Gives me hope for the kids, they are still expressing themselves 😄
Cops, EMS, jail bills and more: How WV localities spent their first share of opioid settlement funds westvirginiawatch.com/2025/07/22/c...
Made our annual pilgrimage to the local drive-in last night and saw Superman. My favorite part was when the folks about to be slaughtered in an American funded genocide chanted Global Superman Intifada! Oh, maybe that was just in our car.
Two varieties of chanterelles in this breakfast scramble. Chicken'll have to wait for lunch.
I agree we are past a turning point. It is never too late to live by ethical standards you believe in though, plenty of martyrs and heroes of justice movements have shown us this is possible.
Of course I'm a vegan that has lived in poverty working in non profits, a Linux user writing from a Fairphone. So feel free to just ignore the crazy zealot who thinks we should be able to make small sacrifices & not directly support the currently rising fascist. Head in sand is the US way after all!
I see a skeet saying the poster hates musk, but had to get starlink because it's the best option. I know "no ethical consumption under capitalism" is popular. I just think now is the time to switch your motto to something more relevant "What would you do during the fascist rise?" comes to mind.
New from me: A previously unreported, AI-driven bot network on X has consistently supported MAGA figures and causes since last year. But with the movement fractured over the administration's handling of the Epstein Files, it's flooding conservatives' replies with contradictory messages.
I had my titers tested recently and am apparently still good! In the US and of course my health insurance didn't cover the blood work 😒
Guy texts me for advice on a mushroom, did not take a pic, can't id - his wife is currently cooking it! Last time we spoke he said he would not vote for the Fairness Act which was proposed in his town due to fearing lawsuits. Fairness protects LGBT+ folks like me. "Just eat it" appropriate advice?
I knew this opinion would be controversial! Of course I am half joking, but I also don't think that it is bringing in young or new resident listeners. I know a lot of local NPR fans who donate to stations in other states largely because they tune away from WVPB during the classical hours.
I can't be the only West Virginia Public Broadcasting listener who is pissed about the possible effects of funding cuts...but also hopes the silver lining may be them cutting the classical music that plays every weekday. A thing I thought was normal before discovering other states NPRs.
Agreed! It just made me wonder how their bosses could be so confident telling them this. What deals have been made 🤔
I cried at my physical last year too. I referenced it at this year's appointment and my Dr didn't seem to remember. Don't stress it too much, they are too busy and deal with too much ...eh, real crazy to judge every emotional moment.
I had some handouts about ice a few months ago in Moorefield, WV. A guy saw me putting one on a public board and stopped to tell me that the immigrant community (which he is a part of) wasn't scared there because their bosses at Pilgrims said they would not have any trouble with 100% confidence.
"Dad, it wasn't the sugar I wanted back"
That subheader almost made me spit-take my coffee! Why allow AI photos in scientific journals at all? I understand if the ai is essential to the research, but if you need it for a press image...just don't.
I've known over a dozen folks who have died of overdoses here, including close family members. I know more that have been saved by narcan, peer recovery coaches, and housing assistance through this program. I can't imagine what to even tell people who need help if we don't have it 😩
Only rehab program in my rural county did not receive the state grants they were approved for and scheduled to get. The CEO has gone without pay for months and no staff paid for weeks. No press because they are trying to get a private buyer, their only option. WV's failures will kill our people.