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@appalachianalex.bsky.social

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Dem messaging right now should be this, loud and clear:

"The GOP would rather shut down the government than let the American people have affordable healthcare."

On repeat and everywhere.

01.10.2025 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1362    πŸ” 454    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 21

This administration actively and purposefully disenfranchises smaller communities.

01.10.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Donald Trump wanted to fully eliminate FEMA. He said so while I was actively responding to Hurricane Helene, and I’ll never forget the anger and frustration this gave myself and my community. Mike Johnson doesn’t care about the truth.

01.10.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are β€œused to it” but it is absolutely insane

01.10.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 60426    πŸ” 17797    πŸ’¬ 1523    πŸ“Œ 793

Today, Trump declared war on his own citizens, calling for U.S. cities to be used as β€œtraining grounds” for troops to confront what he called an β€œinvasion from within.” Americans are a proud people, and no one (foreign or domestic) will threaten our home.

30.09.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3498    πŸ” 894    πŸ’¬ 119    πŸ“Œ 28

I didn’t cancel my Disney subs for Jimmy Kimmel. I have no opinion of Jimmy Kimmel either way. I canceled them because the billion dollar company I was giving my limited extra money to caved to the fascists. They deserve financial pain for their decision.

21.09.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 488    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1
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There goes the First Amendment.

20.09.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 27927    πŸ” 11749    πŸ’¬ 2728    πŸ“Œ 1365

Happy Friday! I woke up and cancelled my Disney + / Hulu account.

19.09.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I read 1984.
And Fahrenheit 451.
And A Brave New World. οΏΌAnd The Handmaidβ€˜s Tale.
And The Giver.
And The Road.
And The Lottery.
And The Parable of the Sower.
And The Hunger Games.

I know what I’m seeing.οΏΌ

18.09.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12958    πŸ” 3481    πŸ’¬ 664    πŸ“Œ 230

The right makes it easy…

They hand people a scapegoat (migrants) and promise to make them disappear

Our govt could do the same

They could name the real culprits behind stagnant wages, unaffordable housing, and soaring bills

But they won’t

Because they haven’t got the balls.

16.09.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1577    πŸ” 342    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 18

Just so you know,

If anything negative comes from your name being on the #CharlieKirk #doxxing website.

You can πŸ’― sue the hosting company and the website creator. Including any legacy #news outlets promoting it.

Contact your #lawyer today.

15.09.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is Appalachia reliably red? You’d think so. But, history would beg to differ. FDR New Deal policies gave rural communities opportunities that were wildly popular at the time and forever changed the region. You’d be surprised how far you get reminding folks who’s actually helped the working class

14.09.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These ads are especially problematic for vulnerable communities in rural Appalachia. They target lower socioeconomic groups on purpose- and further disenfranchise.

14.09.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ingles (the Grocery Store Monopoly of Western NC) has been steadily raising prices for decades. They strategically locate their stores in rural communities and purchase vacant buildings and hold on to them- to limit supermarket competition and force rural communities to pay their gouged prices.

14.09.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Students from Appalachia should see the world A student from Tazewell County makes the case for international study.
13.09.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

From β€œwar on liberals” to β€œpray for Tyler Robinson, something must be wrong with him” in less than 48 hours.

12.09.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 235    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2

They will say he was radicalized in university and continue the attack on higher education, unfortunately.

12.09.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Charlie Kirk believed women, minorities, & LGBTQ peoples to be sub-human. Full stop. It’s important to remember him for what he was, a political extremist and bigot. I believe he would have been the architect of his own downfall had he been given the opportunity. I also believe his murder was wrong.

12.09.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When Eric Rudolph (WNC native) bombed abortion clinics the people of Murphy NC largely supported him. They claimed it was justifiable homicide. To them- he was ridding the world of liberal agenda baby murdering individuals. But It was never justifiable because murder is never justifiable.

12.09.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dirt-road Democrat: a rural, working-class Democrat. Homesteader values but vaccinates. Embraces progressive values and can fix your truck. Owns firearms, responsibly. The right hates us because we live like them, but think for ourselves.

12.09.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Carving out a space for liberal Appalachia on this app. Shedding light on the reality of Dirtroad Democrats, I guess. This feels like Twitter but without Elon so we like

12.09.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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