I get why it’s hard for people to understand why I’m proud to be from #WestVirginia and equally proud to be from the general region of #Appalachia. Even I used to tell people I was from South Florida rather own up to being #Appalachian.

I get that you see bad things about us on the news and you have your tidy little stereotypes about #hillbillies and #rednecks. But I’d certainly rather be known as a union man than a fascist, and my blood, my family, is much of what drives my own politics.

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In Episode 71, Bill and Jumelle support Travis and Jonathan, two hilarious hillbillies, who have been banned from TikTok!

Look for them on YouTube now! https://www.youtube.com/@travisandjonathan

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#Tennessee #hillbillies #banned #Epstein #Trump

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TxKXw0EFRa0

Why have the abandoned farm houses outside of town filled up and why are the squatters shooting at each other? Are they even human? What is a “mam-mama” or a “goomah?” What state is Parabellum City in? Listen to find out!
https://archive.org/details/tgimh-134-this-banjo-on-my-knee
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The "big, beautiful bill" fulfills JD Vance’s incredibly depressing vision of patriotism

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/big-beautiful-bill-vance-immigration-ice-rcna216161

This unholy bunch is taking the soul out of America. Its whole history is built upon immigration and creating chances... the current hillbilly resentment is attacking everything the USA are. It will be weaker if they are allowed to finish this job. Small and ugly — and, un-American. Rome is about to fall...

#uspol #trump #vance #hillbillies #gop #fascism #resentment

The "big, beautiful bill" fulfills JD Vance’s incredibly depressing vision of patriotism

The "big beautiful bill" enormously increases the resources ICE will devote to rounding up and incarcerating immigrants

MSNBC
‘I’ve dealt with anti-hillbilly bigotry all my life’: Barbara Kingsolver on JD Vance, the real Appalachia and why Demon Copperhead was such a hit

As the Pulitzer-winning author’s little-known first book is published in the UK, she discusses the roots of division in the US, her wild childhood, and putting the story straight about where she’s from

The Guardian

The Hillbilly Horde: Neighbourhood Mayhem Unleashed (Storytime)

In a posh suburb lived the Johnsons, a rowdy hillbilly clan with a chaos-infused home, pets galore, and a penchant for noisy, peculiar projects. Their antics, from goat pool invasions to ear-splitting BBQs, drove their polished neighbors mad, ultimately leading to eviction. But oh, what a chaotic spectacle they left behind! #Hillbillies #Hillbilly #Neighbours #Funny

https://macsopinion.com/the-hillbilly-horde-neighbourhood-mayhem-unleashed/

The Hillbilly Horde: Neighbourhood Mayhem Unleashed (Storytime) » Mac's Opinion

In a posh suburb lived the Johnsons, a rowdy hillbilly clan with a chaos-infused home, pets galore, and a penchant for noisy, peculiar projects. Their antics, from goat pool invasions to ear-splitting BBQs, drove their polished neighbors mad, ultimately leading to eviction. But oh, what a chaotic spectacle they left behind!

Mac\'s Opinion

"Hillbilly is a pejorative, the same as any other derogatory descriptor assigned to a racial, ethnic or cultural group. It doesn’t matter that it was used in the title of a television show and on bread wrappers. It’s offensive, hurtful and intended to belittle. Anyone who has been the target of the word knows its sting.

That Vance chose to mainstream the smear on his book cover says a lot about how he views his own people."

~ Nolan Finley

#JDVance #hillbillies

https://web.archive.org/web/20240716012724/https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/nolan-finley/2024/07/15/finley-my-beef-with-j-d-vance/74414965007/

Finley: My beef with J.D. Vance

I just can't get past the damage Vance did in perpetuating the worst stereotypes about his people, and mine.

The Detroit News
'I tried telling them to stop': Video shows people yank bear cubs from tree for selfie

The incident was captured by a resident of the Asheville apartment complex. One bear cub was found "a bit traumatized." The other cub was not located.

USA TODAY

The #rednecks and #hillbillies of #OutlawCountry are good ol’ boys, the best of friends, but don’t make ‘em come down from the holler spoilin’ for a fight.

Shot from the Appalachians of #EastTennessee: https://youtu.be/jiJy8ah58_M?feature=shared

Chaser from Texas Hill Country: https://lateboomersden.blog/2023/07/15/remembering-the-cedar-choppers/

h/t @Woodchaz

#American #history

The Origin Story of Rednecks

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