Ancestry Roads<p>The helpers as we start to <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/seed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seed</span></a> the <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/backyard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backyard</span></a> with micro <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/clover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clover</span></a>.</p><p>Gracie, the <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Yorkie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yorkie</span></a> mix and one of her friends, Maggie, taking a break and wondering why we are tearing up their grassy playground. </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/Hund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hund</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/goldenretriever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goldenretriever</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/grass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grass</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/yard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yard</span></a> <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/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/GeorgiaOnMyMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgiaOnMyMind</span></a></p>
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Holler PixieLocal hike with some unexpected delights. <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/hiking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/mountains?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/appalachia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appalachia</a>
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>
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><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>
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>
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>
The Conversation U.S.<p>Rural <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> faces repeated "thousand-year floods" as <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> intensifies. A scholar explores why residents rebuild in flood-prone areas, highlighting a complex housing crisis exacerbated by land scarcity and economic inequality. <br><a href="https://theconversation.com/why-people-rebuild-in-appalachias-flood-ravaged-areas-despite-the-risks-240429" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/why-people</span><span class="invisible">-rebuild-in-appalachias-flood-ravaged-areas-despite-the-risks-240429</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Discovery reveals giant flying squirrel once soared over Southern Appalachia<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-discovery-reveals-giant-flying-squirrel.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-02-discover</span><span class="invisible">y-reveals-giant-flying-squirrel.html</span></a> paper: <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10914-025-09751-w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/article/10.1</span><span class="invisible">007/s10914-025-09751-w</span></a></p><p>"A giant <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/FlyingSquirrel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlyingSquirrel</span></a>—about the size of today's house cats—once soared through the skies over what is now Southern <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a>, gliding above <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/rhinos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rhinos</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/mastodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodons</span></a> and red <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/pandas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandas</span></a>... closest relatives are the giant <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/FlyingSquirrels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlyingSquirrels</span></a> in Japan, China and Indonesia... somehow they crossed the Bering Land Bridge alongside other <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/mammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mammals</span></a> about 5 million years ago."</p>
Robert Sanscartier<p>After a year of weather extremes that brought everything from deadly floods to bitter cold, experts at East Tennessee State University have released a detailed analysis of the region's 2024 weather patterns.</p><p>Their findings highlight both record-breaking temperatures and catastrophic storms—underscoring the growing need for preparedness as communities face unpredictable conditions</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-devastating-storms-appalachia-climate.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-02-devastat</span><span class="invisible">ing-storms-appalachia-climate.html</span></a></p><p><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/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassExtinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassExtinction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
Mags at Large<p>Happy Love Day! <br>Love is what matters in this crazy life.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idoy-daOw3U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Idoy-daOw3</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p><p>I was rummaging through my archives & found a tape to digital transfer of my singing variations of this old Appalachian tune. One vocal variation inspired me to make a mix, with synth & my accordion, of course, because accordions go with everything. </p><p>"Black Is the Color" is a quintessential love song. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Accordion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accordion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TheMadMaggies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheMadMaggies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folktronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folktronic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folktronica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folktronica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Electronica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electronica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Synths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synths</span></a></p>
gentlegardener<p>‘Farmers and small business owners throughout <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> America are struggling to stay afloat,” said Chelsea Barnes, director of government affairs and strategy at Appalachian Voices, a nonprofit focused on sustainability. For people who have been awarded REAP funding and made purchases but haven't been reimbursed, "that will cause significant financial harm.”<br>REAP originated with the 2002 Farm Bill’</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ag</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/contracts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contracts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/dogees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogees</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/climate-solar-wind-energy-farmer-trump-978e9dbbfca277ee52a0524df4f02cab" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/climate-sol</span><span class="invisible">ar-wind-energy-farmer-trump-978e9dbbfca277ee52a0524df4f02cab</span></a></p>
Rachel Cholst<p>Talk about ambient -- The Crozet Tunnel is a remarkable testament to tradition and reverence for history. The Magic Tuber Stringband and Weirs set up shop in the abandoned Crozet railway tunnel and recorded a series of trad songs. It's something you need to behold.</p><p><a href="https://buff.ly/415hAsn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/415hAsn</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/Americana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americana</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/FolkMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkMusic</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/TradFolk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradFolk</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/TradMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradMusic</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/ShapeSinging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShapeSinging</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/StringBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StringBand</span></a></p>
Ancestry Roads<p>Early morning <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/breakfast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>breakfast</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/meeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meeting</span></a> with my super cool <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/boss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boss</span></a>. </p><p>After placing our orders, he looks at me and states: You have three minutes to tell me your next six month's <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/goals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goals</span></a>. 😱</p><p>Knowingly, I go a bit "light" on the goals & he calls me out on it with a chuckle. </p><p>I guess telling him that my main goal is to sample every version of Apple Pie <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/moonshine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moonshine</span></a> was not what he was expecting. 🤔</p><p>Welcome to <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> where quality moonshine matters.</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Some pointers from "The Eye of Every Storm - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anarchist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anarchist</span></a> Response to Hurricane Helene"</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrimethInc</span></a>, 2024-11-13</p><p>"At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire region. At a time when <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a>, rising <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a>, and disasters exacerbated by industrially-produced climate change are creating a feedback loop of escalating crisis, it’s crucial to understand <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisasterResponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterResponse</span></a> as an integral part of community defense and strategize about how this can play a part in movements for liberation. In the following reflection, a local anarchist involved in longstanding disaster response efforts in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> recounts the lessons that they have learned over the past six weeks and offers advice about how to prepare for the disasters to come.</p><p>"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated that Hurricane Helene poured 40 trillion gallons of water on the region. This caused an estimated 1800 landslides; it damaged over 160 municipal water and sewer systems, at least 6000 miles of roads, more than 1000 bridges and culverts, and an estimated 126,000 homes. There have been over 230 confirmed deaths across six states with many still missing.</p><p>"The entire region was completely cut off from the outside world for a day or more, with all major roads shut down by landslides, collapsed bridges, and downed trees. Water, power, internet and cell service all went down within hours of the hurricane arriving, and remained down for days or, in some areas, weeks. There are still communities that will likely not have electricity for another three months because the roads that the power company would use no longer exist. Six weeks into this disaster, there are still tens of thousands of people who lack access to drinkable water. Not only have thousands of homes been wiped off the map—in many cases, the land they rested on no longer exists. Massive landslides have scoured canyons 30 feet deep, exposing bedrock that has not seen the light of day for tens of thousands of years. The torrential floods moved so much earth and caused so many rivers to change course that scientists have designated the hurricane a 'geological event.'</p><p>"In response, a beautiful web of mutual aid networks has emerged, saving countless lives by bringing in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EssentialSupplies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EssentialSupplies</span></a>, providing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MedicalCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalCare</span></a>, setting up neighborhood <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterDistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterDistribution</span></a> centers, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarChargingStations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarChargingStations</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SatelliteInternetHubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SatelliteInternetHubs</span></a>, free <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kitchens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kitchens</span></a>, free <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/childcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childcare</span></a>, and more. Name a need and there are folks out here who have self-organized to meet it. We share these lessons we have learned in hopes of helping others to prepare for similar situations, aiming to increase our capacity to build autonomous infrastructure for the long haul. </p><p>Start Preparing Now</p><p>"There is no time like the present to get organized.</p><p>"Our mutual aid group has been around for almost eight years. Within 72 hours of the floodwaters receding, we had a functioning mutual aid hub and were mobilizing folks to check on missing people and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChainsawCrews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChainsawCrews</span></a> to cut people out of their homes and open up roads. We were only able to do these things because we had already put in the work in our community to build the trust and relationships that are so vital in times of crisis.</p><p>"While we are a small group, we have an extensive network of friends and allies that has grown throughout years of smaller-scale mutual aid and organizing efforts. The best way to prepare for a disaster is not to stockpile supplies, but to build trust in your community and nurture a healthy web of relationships. The best way to accomplish this is to start doing mutual aid projects in your community before an acute crisis arises. This will give you practice operating as a group and organizing logistics, and it will also connect you with others you wouldn’t otherwise meet and show them that they can count on you. Because of the work we had already put in, when the crisis hit, people turned to us and spread the word that we are a good group to funnel supplies and money through. You can only build that kind of reputation by putting in the work now.</p><p>Communications</p><p>"One of the biggest initial challenges we faced was that most means of communication went offline for between 24 hours and several weeks, depending on where you lived. That includes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landlines</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CellPhones</span></a>, and internet. We can’t stress enough the importance of having multiple back-up options in place to be ready for a situation like this. First of all, make sure you have a place and time established in advance where folks know they can find each other in the event of a disaster. This is probably a good idea even if communications don’t go offline—nothing beats face-to-face communication.</p><p>"Satellite internet was invaluable during the first couple of weeks. For some particularly hard-hit communities, it remains the only means of communication six weeks into this disaster. Unfortunately, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a>, which is owned by the white supremacist Elon Musk, has proven to be the most useful and the easiest to set up in a disaster scenario. We know from past experience that he is eager to suppress social movements that use his companies’ services. There are other companies that provide satellite internet, but it tends to be slower, with significant data limits. These are generally not mobile systems and would be challenging to set up in the middle of a disaster.</p><p>"Don’t forget that you will need a source of electricity such as a generator or solar power to make satellite internet work.</p><p>"Radios, especially ham radios, are another important means of communication that should be arranged in advance with people who already know how to use them. Our mountainous terrain limits the distance that radios can broadcast, but it would still have been helpful if we had possessed ham radios.</p><p>Getting Organized</p><p>"Grassroots disaster relief is no longer the exclusive province of church groups and small bands of autonomous mutual aid groups. The notion has gone mainstream since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when so many people discovered that their neighbors were all they had to count on. At this point, well-organized and well-resourced groups of every stripe are prepared to mobilize quickly—from reactionary right-leaning groups like the Cajun Navy and to networks of volunteer helicopter pilots, not to mention radical groups like Mutual Aid Disaster Relief. Beyond these specific groups, more people understand how to self-organize now. Within three to five days of the flood waters receding, you couldn’t drive more than ten minutes without running into a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReliefHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReliefHub</span></a> or water station in someone’s front yard, church, or gas station parking lot. It would not be an overstatement to say that within a week, western North Carolina had the highest concentration of four-wheelers, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes in the world, as people poured in from all over the South and beyond to help with search and rescue and to get supplies out to cut-off communities.</p><p>"Most of these hubs were truly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grassroots</span></a>, with no formal organization behind them. This is an overwhelmingly positive development, but it does not come without challenges. The chief problems were redundancy of effort and lack of coordination between relief hubs, road clearing crews, and people doing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SupplyRuns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupplyRuns</span></a>, search and rescue, and wellness checks. The sooner you can develop relationships and good communication systems with other hubs, the better, so you won’t have to be constantly reinventing the wheel.</p><p>"Creating an intake system for incoming volunteers and arranging for people to coordinate them is a huge piece of the puzzle. We had to turn away many offers of help in the first few weeks because we didn’t have a good system in place for fielding newcomers, especially those from out of town, nor could we guarantee that we could plug them into a project on any given day if they just showed up, despite the fact that there was always a mountain of work to do. Connecting volunteers to communities and individual homes that need medical care, mucking, gutting, and repairs requires an enormous amount of legwork on your part, not to mention building trust between you and the residents. You would do well to have someone in your group that has a deep love of spreadsheets."</p><p>Full article:<br><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2024/11/13/after-the-hurricane-anarchist-disaster-response-in-appalachia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2024/11/13/afte</span><span class="invisible">r-the-hurricane-anarchist-disaster-response-in-appalachia</span></a><br><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/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Preparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Preparedness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityPreparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityPreparedness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Polycrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polycrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HamRadios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadios</span></a></p>
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