Hope Thompson
@hopethompson.bsky.social
Independent, Freelance Author - You can also find me on Substack - Our Native Carolina - Celebrating Appalachian, Southern and Native American Culture.
https://ournativecarolina.substack.com/
https://ournativecarolina.substack.com/
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TRUE STORY! READ A powerful look at hunger, resilience, and history through the eyes of a Native American family in 1950s North Carolina. Discover how one simple sweet potato became a lifeline. #SNAP #foodstamps #lumbee #coharie #nativeamericanhistory
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The Sweet Potato Story: Life Before Food Stamps
Native American History, Southern Culture, Social Issues
ournativecarolina.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
TRUE STORY! READ A powerful look at hunger, resilience, and history through the eyes of a Native American family in 1950s North Carolina. Discover how one simple sweet potato became a lifeline. #SNAP #foodstamps #lumbee #coharie #nativeamericanhistory
ournativecarolina.substack.com/p/the-sweet-...
ournativecarolina.substack.com/p/the-sweet-...
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Reposted by Hope Thompson
Have you ever heard of the Citizens Almanac?
This guide informs both new and native citizens in shaping our democracy. Your rights come with important duties.
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This guide informs both new and native citizens in shaping our democracy. Your rights come with important duties.
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The US Constitution and The Citizens Almanac: Nine Obligations Americans Are Bound to Uphold
What are the additional obligations we, as Americans, are bound to, beyond the US Constitution?
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October 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Have you ever heard of the Citizens Almanac?
This guide informs both new and native citizens in shaping our democracy. Your rights come with important duties.
open.substack.com/pub/ournativ...
This guide informs both new and native citizens in shaping our democracy. Your rights come with important duties.
open.substack.com/pub/ournativ...
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Have you ever been accused of being something you're not?
I have. I was accused of being a witch and publicly shamed on my FB by my own family.
North Carolina’s first witch trial reminds us that innocence doesn’t erase the harm and hurt from the magic of words.
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I have. I was accused of being a witch and publicly shamed on my FB by my own family.
North Carolina’s first witch trial reminds us that innocence doesn’t erase the harm and hurt from the magic of words.
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The Magic of Words: North Carolina's First Witch Trial
Southern Culture
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October 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Have you ever been accused of being something you're not?
I have. I was accused of being a witch and publicly shamed on my FB by my own family.
North Carolina’s first witch trial reminds us that innocence doesn’t erase the harm and hurt from the magic of words.
open.substack.com/pub/ournativ...
I have. I was accused of being a witch and publicly shamed on my FB by my own family.
North Carolina’s first witch trial reminds us that innocence doesn’t erase the harm and hurt from the magic of words.
open.substack.com/pub/ournativ...
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That new alien video is terrifying.
September 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
That new alien video is terrifying.
It's wild that TV hosts are held to higher standards than elected officials.
September 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It's wild that TV hosts are held to higher standards than elected officials.
The suspect is always a man. What is going on with men in this country?
You rarely hear about women doing this.
Seriously, go to therapy, deal with your pain, heal it. Stop picking up guns and unloading your frustration on everyone else.
You rarely hear about women doing this.
Seriously, go to therapy, deal with your pain, heal it. Stop picking up guns and unloading your frustration on everyone else.
September 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The suspect is always a man. What is going on with men in this country?
You rarely hear about women doing this.
Seriously, go to therapy, deal with your pain, heal it. Stop picking up guns and unloading your frustration on everyone else.
You rarely hear about women doing this.
Seriously, go to therapy, deal with your pain, heal it. Stop picking up guns and unloading your frustration on everyone else.
A political party that wants to punish people just for disagreeing stops growth, kills free thinking, and builds fear instead of understanding. When disagreement is punished, truth is silenced, and everyone loses the chance to learn and improve.
September 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A political party that wants to punish people just for disagreeing stops growth, kills free thinking, and builds fear instead of understanding. When disagreement is punished, truth is silenced, and everyone loses the chance to learn and improve.
The self appointed MAGA King spent years complaining that the legal system was weaponized against him and it shouldn't be used that way.
Only to turn around and weaponize it against everyone he hates.
Only to turn around and weaponize it against everyone he hates.
We are moving dangerously close to martial law. Trump openly said he intends to “go after” Chicago and New York in his next federal crackdown, saying he’s prepared to deploy U.S. troops against civilians.
President Trump says Chicago is 'probably next' target for National Guard troops
Trump singled out Chicago on Friday, calling it a "mess" and saying residents there are "screaming for us to come," adding "African American ladies, beautiful ladies, are saying, 'Please, President Tr...
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August 23, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The self appointed MAGA King spent years complaining that the legal system was weaponized against him and it shouldn't be used that way.
Only to turn around and weaponize it against everyone he hates.
Only to turn around and weaponize it against everyone he hates.
GOV NEWSOM HAS SET THE BAR SO HIGH. HIS BAR IS SO BIG AND SO BEAUTIFUL. SOME SAY THAT NOT EVEN ABRAHAM LINCOLN HAD SUCH A BIG AND BEAUTIFUL BAR. NOT EVEN ARNOLD PALMER HAD A BAR SO HIGH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. @governor.ca.gov
August 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
GOV NEWSOM HAS SET THE BAR SO HIGH. HIS BAR IS SO BIG AND SO BEAUTIFUL. SOME SAY THAT NOT EVEN ABRAHAM LINCOLN HAD SUCH A BIG AND BEAUTIFUL BAR. NOT EVEN ARNOLD PALMER HAD A BAR SO HIGH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. @governor.ca.gov
Spending my Friday searching and following all the creators banned on TikTok on bsky.app.
MAGA has taken over Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (X) and now TikTok. I mean, they had Truth Social.
But they can't stand someone else having something they don't have.
MAGA has taken over Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (X) and now TikTok. I mean, they had Truth Social.
But they can't stand someone else having something they don't have.
August 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Spending my Friday searching and following all the creators banned on TikTok on bsky.app.
MAGA has taken over Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (X) and now TikTok. I mean, they had Truth Social.
But they can't stand someone else having something they don't have.
MAGA has taken over Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (X) and now TikTok. I mean, they had Truth Social.
But they can't stand someone else having something they don't have.
MAGA has slashed their benefits, gutted their healthcare, and cheered while the rich wrote off private jets as tax deductions.
Not because it helped them.
But because they were told it would hurt someone else.
Not because it helped them.
But because they were told it would hurt someone else.
July 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
MAGA has slashed their benefits, gutted their healthcare, and cheered while the rich wrote off private jets as tax deductions.
Not because it helped them.
But because they were told it would hurt someone else.
Not because it helped them.
But because they were told it would hurt someone else.
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This chilling photo is a stark reminder: hate isn’t born—it’s taught.
These children didn’t choose racism; it was forced upon them. Break the cycle. Teach love, not fear. (N&O, 1976)
These children didn’t choose racism; it was forced upon them. Break the cycle. Teach love, not fear. (N&O, 1976)
July 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This chilling photo is a stark reminder: hate isn’t born—it’s taught.
These children didn’t choose racism; it was forced upon them. Break the cycle. Teach love, not fear. (N&O, 1976)
These children didn’t choose racism; it was forced upon them. Break the cycle. Teach love, not fear. (N&O, 1976)
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Before funeral homes, we kept our own through the night—discover the tradition that defines the heart of Southern & Appalachia and why it still matters today.
Do rituals like sitting up with the dead still have a place in our communities?
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Do rituals like sitting up with the dead still have a place in our communities?
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Sitting Up With the Dead: Lost Appalachian Burial Customs
Appalachian and Southern Traditions
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July 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Before funeral homes, we kept our own through the night—discover the tradition that defines the heart of Southern & Appalachia and why it still matters today.
Do rituals like sitting up with the dead still have a place in our communities?
ournativecarolina.substack.com/p/sitting-up...
Do rituals like sitting up with the dead still have a place in our communities?
ournativecarolina.substack.com/p/sitting-up...
Going after people, whether right or wrong, sounds like someone who peaked in high school…and never quite learned how to grow up.
Democracy depends on due process, evidence, and principled governance, not expedient or political vendettas.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Democracy depends on due process, evidence, and principled governance, not expedient or political vendettas.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Trump Goes Full Fascist: ‘Whether It’s Right or Wrong, It’s Time to Go After People’
The president is desperate to turn the nation’s attention away from his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
www.yahoo.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Going after people, whether right or wrong, sounds like someone who peaked in high school…and never quite learned how to grow up.
Democracy depends on due process, evidence, and principled governance, not expedient or political vendettas.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Democracy depends on due process, evidence, and principled governance, not expedient or political vendettas.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Appalachia and Native cultures, "Keep your traditions!" they say. Just don’t expect protection when your land, votes, and rights get auctioned off like clearance items.
July 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Appalachia and Native cultures, "Keep your traditions!" they say. Just don’t expect protection when your land, votes, and rights get auctioned off like clearance items.
Love how they preach ‘transparency’—just not the kind that involves actual honesty.
It’s like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don’t… their real agenda, that is.
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It’s like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don’t… their real agenda, that is.
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Opinion | Mushroom citizenry
In an open, democratic society, citizens must demand government transparency, columnist Rod Miller writes, or else be kept in the dark and fed dung like fungus.
wyofile.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Love how they preach ‘transparency’—just not the kind that involves actual honesty.
It’s like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don’t… their real agenda, that is.
wyofile.com/mushroom-cit...
It’s like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don’t… their real agenda, that is.
wyofile.com/mushroom-cit...
Who knew Melania was such a huge patron of the arts? What productions has she sponsored? What cultural institutions has she sat on the boards? What venues has she helped make more accessible?
Like Trump, she likes to win things she never earned.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Like Trump, she likes to win things she never earned.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Republicans push bill to rename Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump
The First Lady is the honorary chair of the Kennedy Center
www.independent.co.uk
July 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Who knew Melania was such a huge patron of the arts? What productions has she sponsored? What cultural institutions has she sat on the boards? What venues has she helped make more accessible?
Like Trump, she likes to win things she never earned.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Like Trump, she likes to win things she never earned.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Moses Walkingstick – Cherokee Indian Reservation 1942
Despite my best efforts, I haven’t been able to uncover much about this remarkable man. Who was Moses Walkingstick? What's his story, his legacy? I’d love to learn more to share his story with others. #nativeamericanhistory #ournativecarolina
Despite my best efforts, I haven’t been able to uncover much about this remarkable man. Who was Moses Walkingstick? What's his story, his legacy? I’d love to learn more to share his story with others. #nativeamericanhistory #ournativecarolina
July 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Moses Walkingstick – Cherokee Indian Reservation 1942
Despite my best efforts, I haven’t been able to uncover much about this remarkable man. Who was Moses Walkingstick? What's his story, his legacy? I’d love to learn more to share his story with others. #nativeamericanhistory #ournativecarolina
Despite my best efforts, I haven’t been able to uncover much about this remarkable man. Who was Moses Walkingstick? What's his story, his legacy? I’d love to learn more to share his story with others. #nativeamericanhistory #ournativecarolina
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What is your most memorable experience with collard greens growing up?
Feel free to share stories, recipes, or photos that capture what collard culture means to you!
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#lumbee #coharie #southerntraditions #soulfood #nativeamerican #africanamerican
Feel free to share stories, recipes, or photos that capture what collard culture means to you!
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#lumbee #coharie #southerntraditions #soulfood #nativeamerican #africanamerican
From Survival to Celebration: Growing Up in Collard Culture
Lumbee Tribe, Coharie Tribe, African American, Southern Traditions
hopesparkles.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
What is your most memorable experience with collard greens growing up?
Feel free to share stories, recipes, or photos that capture what collard culture means to you!
hopesparkles.substack.com/p/from-survi...
#lumbee #coharie #southerntraditions #soulfood #nativeamerican #africanamerican
Feel free to share stories, recipes, or photos that capture what collard culture means to you!
hopesparkles.substack.com/p/from-survi...
#lumbee #coharie #southerntraditions #soulfood #nativeamerican #africanamerican
Rollins and MAGA think Medicaid is welfare. It's health coverage - 41% are children. 11% elderly, 13% disabled, 6% institutionalized adults 19-64, 1.6% new moms, 12% working poor with full or part-time jobs, 16% caregivers for children/elderly. Its the providers abusing the system, not patients.
July 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Rollins and MAGA think Medicaid is welfare. It's health coverage - 41% are children. 11% elderly, 13% disabled, 6% institutionalized adults 19-64, 1.6% new moms, 12% working poor with full or part-time jobs, 16% caregivers for children/elderly. Its the providers abusing the system, not patients.
No Kings Day Protest 2025
June 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
No Kings Day Protest 2025
Spending my Saturday night making protest sign! #NoKingsDay
June 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Spending my Saturday night making protest sign! #NoKingsDay