I follow that stuff so I have some idea what my right wing family is talking about when I see them.
So, wondered because I got a text from my local Ingles (Murphy NC is OK) so I looked into it. Their headquarters is in Black Mountain NC and was pretty much destroyed. So they may all be affected by this.
Honestly my old android correctly identifies a lot as spam (maybe because others have already tagged them?)
It's month end AND quarter end today so it might get a little quieter tomorrow 😎 My approach this year has been to pick a couple candidates and block (send to spam) the rest. It's too much.
The social contract of our society leads us to expect that the government is responsible for our defense and safety in times of crisis. But the truth is that during the critical periods after a disaster, it’s ordinary people who do the lion’s share of the relief work.
Why read past headlines: Blake did a tremendous job on the history of why evangelicals would support Trump. They were never about Jesus, charity, or theology. What always bound them together was reactionary views on race, gender, and capitalism. www.salon.com/2024/09/30/i...
In "Exvangelical and Beyond," Blake Chastain offers hard truths about why people leave evangelicalism
I've seen it all over the region. We have to rethink a lot of our old patterns with climate change.
Been considering this as I live in WNC. 1. The roads were built near the rivers, easiest and most convenient. 2. When rural electrification came thru, they only ran power to the towns and hiways. People left their homes in the hollers and hills and moved to the roads. 3. River valleys flood.
There is no place without climate catastrophe because we are deeply interconnected. If we commit to not giving up on each other, we are also guaranteeing that nobody will give up on us. Our safety is in solidarity.