The "Red State" Myth with Tarence Ray of the Trillbillies
https://youtu.be/ooJwvWq3Jss

#RedStateInsurgents #RuralPeople #Appalachia #DirtySouth #UrbanElitism

"There is well-earned anger and resentment in rural America. But the overwhelming spirit we uncovered this year from rural volunteer leaders was hunger. Hunger for support, hunger for camaraderie, hunger to not be so alone. We have real wisdom too, earned under the thumb of self-described constitutional sheriffs and neo-Nazi school board members. Part of what makes us worth your time and talent is that we are used to doing a lot with a little. We take big swings and tinker in our basements. Necessity is the mother of invention.

So often the people with the least are made to risk the most. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

What if we never had another conversation about rural America without rural Americans?"

From Rural America With Love: An Invitation to Bravery
https://convergencemag.com/articles/from-rural-america-with-love-an-invitation-to-bravery/

#RuralOrganizing #Appalachia #RedStateInsurgents #DirtySouth #SmallTowns

What's the vibe in your hood these days @redstateinsurgents ???

I started this group a couple years back now. If you're a #leftist in a red U.S. state, come join the fun. All you have to do is follow and you'll be notified when someone posts using the @ above.

I think we all have plenty in common to talk about.

And remember, it's your guppe, not mine.
#RedStateInsurgents #uspol

"Author Raymond Tyler and illustrator Summer McClinton are joined by Shaun Slifer and Kenzie New-Walker of the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum to discuss a new graphic history telling the story of the Matewan Massacre and the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest armed insurrection since the Civil War.

BLACK COAL & RED BANDANAS
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"Black Coal and Red Bandanas is a graphic interpretation of a people's history featuring unforgettable main characters—including Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, Frank Keeney, and Smilin' Sid Hatfield—while also displaying the diverse rank and file workers who stood in solidarity during this struggle."
https://wvminewars.org "

The West Virginia Mine Wars: Black Coal and Red Bandanas
https://youtu.be/2QFTHD4YaM4

#Appalachia #WestVirginia #CoalWars #MineWars #RedBandanas #WVMineWarsMuseum #RedStateInsurgents

Name for Southern Appalachian antifascist organization:

Hellbenders

"We're not going straight to hell. We'll take the scenic route."

@redstateinsurgents

#Hellbenders #TVAC #RedStateInsurgents #Appalachians #Antifa #Antifascist #AntifaAF #ResInt

Red Bandana Radio #9 - Tear the Fascists Down (2:03:44)

"Fascism is a type of far-right ultra-nationalism, but other tendencies within the far-right are often included when using the term. We’re gonna listen to antifascist voices across history from partisan songs against fascism during the initial waves up to current global fascist dangers.

Antifascism is more than just ‘antifa’, which is better understood as a movement and particular form of organizing against fascism that is largely underground and uses tactics like black bloc.

Antifascists groups can be either public-facing or clandestine. They’re composed of folks of various identities; by nature, it has to be a mass effort. This is also true of fascism so that’s why we all gotta play our part in actively fightin’ it.

While I advocate for the Hitchcock cure for fascists - it’s best to support a diversity of tactics - provided they don’t platform the far-right or rely on state forces for opposing them."

https://www.mixcloud.com/RedBandanaRadio/red-bandana-radio-9-tear-the-fascists-down/

#Music #Playlist #RedStateInsurgents #Appalachia #DirtySouth #AntiFascism #Antifa

Now seems like a great time to mention a couple of organizations that are going to need additional help to meet the need.

Rainbow Railroad & PFLAG

https://www.rainbowrailroad.org

"We help at-risk LGBTQI+ people get to safety.
In countries around the world, LGBTQI+ people face violence and oppression simply because of who they love or who they are. We help them get to safety."

#PFLAG has local chapters throughout the country and provide resources & community to parents of LGBTQ+ kids. I have participated in one of their zoom calls before & they are doing great work.

https://pflag.org/

Atlanta chapter
https://www.pflagatlanta.org/

#RainbowRaliroad #TransRights #Trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Antifa #Antifascist #AntifaAF #TVAC #RedStateInsurgents #ResInt #ArtFED #TTJ

Helping Appalachia webcast on Ancestry Roads will be starting in ~30 minutes.

Hear from @AncestryRoads & @ai6yr about the current status of WNC & the Southern Appalachains as people start to dig themselves out & start the LONG process of recovery from #Helene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk_O668vuG8

@redstateinsurgents

#TVAC #Southern #Appalachia #Podcast #Live #RedStateInsurgents #Resillience #Community #HAMRadio

Georgia Attorney General Says Election Board Is Operating Outside Its Authority

The board, with a new right-wing majority, is set to consider new election rules just 45 days before the election.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/us/elections/georgia-election-board-rules.html

Archived version
https://archive.ph/mEedu

@redstateinsurgents

#Georgia #Elections #TVAC #NYT #NYTimes #RedStateInsurgents