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Making it a crime to be transgender in West Virginia?
One GOP state senator's bill aimed at “protecting children” will further dehumanize trans and gender non-conforming people.
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Data Center DISASTER: West Virginia GOP stripped your rights away to build AI power suckers
Republican legislators in West Virginia basically said “go f**k yourself” to anyone who doesn't want data centers in their community
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GOP megadonor car salesman may soon dictate your electric bill
If you're a Republican politician in Tennessee, chances are Lee Beaman has cut you a check. Now, he might be responsible for how much comes out of yours…
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Aftyn Behn stood up for survivors. The right is smearing her for it.
A progressive Democrat on the cusp of causing a massive political upset in Tennessee next week has the GOP scared and desperate.
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Zohran Mamdani's politics can work in Appalachia
The only thing radical about NYC's new mayor is how in touch he is with ordinary people
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Strike authorized at VW's Chattanooga plant, creating a pivotal moment for southern labor
This exercise of leverage could be a defining moment for southern labor organizing
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My view of politics has changed a lot over the past two years. Here's why.
The United States' complicity in Israel's genocide has caused me to rethink so many things about the world and our politics.
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Sid Hatfield: The bane of bootlickers
Sharing a Patreon exclusive with my paid subscribers here on Substack
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Christian Nationalists are building their own towns in Appalachia. It should scare you.
Far-right pastors who believe the civil rights movement “ruined everything” want to spread Christian Nationalism in Appalachia. VC bros are making that…
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Trump wants to defund one of the most important agencies for one of the poorest parts of the country.
This commission has been instrumental to bringing the region out of the darkness and into the light.
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My Syrian roots and why I want to talk about them
The talk of more war in the Middle East prompted me to finally wrestle my thoughts about my Syrian identity into words.
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ICE Protests, Memphis xAi center disaster, Michigan pro-Palestine crackdown, and the Joe Rogan of the left?
Check out the video from my Substack live with Desmond of Independent Thought
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