Kelly
@kg-1.bsky.social
Charleston, SC 🌴 by way of Charleston, WV. Weimaraner lover. 2025 Books- 5/25 📚💙
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Trump cut a program that gave free black lung screenings to coal miners.
Coal miner's wife on Trump's deregulation of black lung protections:
“They’re mining a lot more now, the coal trucks are running, but there’s no benefits for the coal miners coming in... The coal miners have supplied this country with electricity, and now they’re just cast aside to die”
“They’re mining a lot more now, the coal trucks are running, but there’s no benefits for the coal miners coming in... The coal miners have supplied this country with electricity, and now they’re just cast aside to die”
October 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Trump cut a program that gave free black lung screenings to coal miners.
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"The specter of mass homelessness in the richest nation in the history of the world calls into question whether America’s economy is one that belongs to a democratic society or if it is a hallmark of something darker, something more extractive."
Here's the full list from @bittersouth.bsky.social:
Here's the full list from @bittersouth.bsky.social:
Bold Truths Book List — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
Katie Mitchell’s groundbreaking new book, Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores, profiles more than 50 Black bookstores — with artwork, photography, poems, essays, histories, and Afro...
bittersoutherner.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"The specter of mass homelessness in the richest nation in the history of the world calls into question whether America’s economy is one that belongs to a democratic society or if it is a hallmark of something darker, something more extractive."
Here's the full list from @bittersouth.bsky.social:
Here's the full list from @bittersouth.bsky.social:
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NEW: Thousands of West Virginia jobs threatened by Trump’s attack on clean energy
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/07/18/t...
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/07/18/t...
July 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Thousands of West Virginia jobs threatened by Trump’s attack on clean energy
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/07/18/t...
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/07/18/t...
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West Virginia had a $9 million plan to help residents use computers, create email accounts and access the internet. But President Trump just cut the federal program at the heart of the state’s progress. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/07/01/d...
WV’s digital divide will expand after Trump's funding cuts
The Trump administration cut nearly $3 billion of digital equity funding, hurting vulnerable West Virginians
mountainstatespotlight.org
July 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
West Virginia had a $9 million plan to help residents use computers, create email accounts and access the internet. But President Trump just cut the federal program at the heart of the state’s progress. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/07/01/d...
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Broadband expansion plans in West Virginia are disrupted. Federal funding was delayed over “woke mandates,” so satellite internet, with its higher cost and spottier service, could be an alternative.
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/06/11/d...
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/06/11/d...
How West Virginians in mostly white, rural communities lose in DEI cuts
Diversity, equity and inclusion programs benefit, West Virginia’s rural communities that have fewer economic resources to help people succeed
mountainstatespotlight.org
June 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Broadband expansion plans in West Virginia are disrupted. Federal funding was delayed over “woke mandates,” so satellite internet, with its higher cost and spottier service, could be an alternative.
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/06/11/d...
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/06/11/d...
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West Virginia’s Congressional reps voted to kill a program that fights diabetes and obesity, and they won’t explain why.
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June 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
West Virginia’s Congressional reps voted to kill a program that fights diabetes and obesity, and they won’t explain why.
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Retirees, people with disabilities, a former foster child and a grandmother raising grandkids told Mountain State Spotlight why they need Social Security to survive.
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/06/03/w...
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/06/03/w...
mountainstatespotlight.org
June 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Retirees, people with disabilities, a former foster child and a grandmother raising grandkids told Mountain State Spotlight why they need Social Security to survive.
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/06/03/w...
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/06/03/w...
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Social Security benefits aren’t just retirees. A former foster child recounted how the program helped them live.
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/06/03/w...
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/06/03/w...
mountainstatespotlight.org
June 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Social Security benefits aren’t just retirees. A former foster child recounted how the program helped them live.
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/06/03/w...
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/06/03/w...
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Kids who need tutoring, mental health support and after-school supervision will lose that help following Trump administration orders to terminate more than 200 AmeriCorps members across West Virginia.
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/05/19/a...
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/05/19/a...
From flood recovery to child care, cuts to AmeriCorps will hit every facet of life in West Virginia
AmeriCorps workers in West Virginia prepare youth for bright futures. Trump cuts to the program mean that help disappears.
mountainstatespotlight.org
May 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Kids who need tutoring, mental health support and after-school supervision will lose that help following Trump administration orders to terminate more than 200 AmeriCorps members across West Virginia.
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/05/19/a...
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/05/19/a...
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West Virginians, including the poor, aged, disabled and children, need Social Security payments more than any other state. Trump’s staff cuts put that financial assistance at risk.
mountainstatespotlight.org
May 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
West Virginians, including the poor, aged, disabled and children, need Social Security payments more than any other state. Trump’s staff cuts put that financial assistance at risk.
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As communities across the southern coalfields grapple with the destruction caused by the severe flooding after hours of heavy rains, the trust created by West Virginia lawmakers to help prevent damage from the natural disasters remains unfunded.
Days before devastating storms, Gov. Morrisey proposed no flood protection money for West Virginians
Morrisey offered no money in his budget for a special trust to fund flood mitigation projects that has sat empty since it was created.
mountainstatespotlight.org
February 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
As communities across the southern coalfields grapple with the destruction caused by the severe flooding after hours of heavy rains, the trust created by West Virginia lawmakers to help prevent damage from the natural disasters remains unfunded.
WV Congress didn’t fund the plan and the new Governor didn’t fund the plan. Now they need help from FEMA. “Flooding is the most expensive natural disaster in the US. Research shows that every $1 invested in mitigation saves an ave of $6 in disaster recovery costs.”
NEW: Days before West Virginia’s latest devastating storm, Morrisey budgeted no money for the state’s flood protection fund
Days before devastating storms, Gov. Morrisey proposed no flood protection money for West Virginians
Morrisey offered no money in his budget for a special trust to fund flood mitigation projects that has sat empty since it was created.
mountainstatespotlight.org
February 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
WV Congress didn’t fund the plan and the new Governor didn’t fund the plan. Now they need help from FEMA. “Flooding is the most expensive natural disaster in the US. Research shows that every $1 invested in mitigation saves an ave of $6 in disaster recovery costs.”
Dawn Staley gets a NIL deal for the Highlighters practice team. She is a class act!
www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports...
www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports...
South Carolina women's basketball practice players get NIL deal. How Gamecocks, Dawn Staley reacted
See what gifts South Carolina women's basketball players received and why rewarding their hard work is important to coach Dawn Staley.
www.greenvilleonline.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Dawn Staley gets a NIL deal for the Highlighters practice team. She is a class act!
www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports...
www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports...
🌟 Sharing goodness on a Monday morning.
🏀 I was thrilled my first USC Lady Gamecocks basketball game turned out to be A’ja Wilson’s jersey retirement game! A’ja Wilson embracing Dawn Staley as her jersey is retired at South Carolina is everything!
#GoGamecocks #AjaWilson #WomensSports
🏀 I was thrilled my first USC Lady Gamecocks basketball game turned out to be A’ja Wilson’s jersey retirement game! A’ja Wilson embracing Dawn Staley as her jersey is retired at South Carolina is everything!
#GoGamecocks #AjaWilson #WomensSports
February 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🌟 Sharing goodness on a Monday morning.
🏀 I was thrilled my first USC Lady Gamecocks basketball game turned out to be A’ja Wilson’s jersey retirement game! A’ja Wilson embracing Dawn Staley as her jersey is retired at South Carolina is everything!
#GoGamecocks #AjaWilson #WomensSports
🏀 I was thrilled my first USC Lady Gamecocks basketball game turned out to be A’ja Wilson’s jersey retirement game! A’ja Wilson embracing Dawn Staley as her jersey is retired at South Carolina is everything!
#GoGamecocks #AjaWilson #WomensSports
January 2025 Recap
6 books
1,541 pages
Ave Rating 4.0
#booksky
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Rufi Thorpe
Sandwich
Catherine Newman
Becoming Duchess Goldblatt
Duchess Goldblatt
Now Is Not the Time to Panic
Kevin Wilson
Nowhere for Very Long
Brianna Madia
Rich in Love
Josephine Humphreys
6 books
1,541 pages
Ave Rating 4.0
#booksky
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Rufi Thorpe
Sandwich
Catherine Newman
Becoming Duchess Goldblatt
Duchess Goldblatt
Now Is Not the Time to Panic
Kevin Wilson
Nowhere for Very Long
Brianna Madia
Rich in Love
Josephine Humphreys
February 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
January 2025 Recap
6 books
1,541 pages
Ave Rating 4.0
#booksky
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Rufi Thorpe
Sandwich
Catherine Newman
Becoming Duchess Goldblatt
Duchess Goldblatt
Now Is Not the Time to Panic
Kevin Wilson
Nowhere for Very Long
Brianna Madia
Rich in Love
Josephine Humphreys
6 books
1,541 pages
Ave Rating 4.0
#booksky
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Rufi Thorpe
Sandwich
Catherine Newman
Becoming Duchess Goldblatt
Duchess Goldblatt
Now Is Not the Time to Panic
Kevin Wilson
Nowhere for Very Long
Brianna Madia
Rich in Love
Josephine Humphreys
When I google “USC Women’s Basketball” I expect google to know I mean the #1 ranked Lady Gamecocks, not the #4 USC Trojans. 🙄
January 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
When I google “USC Women’s Basketball” I expect google to know I mean the #1 ranked Lady Gamecocks, not the #4 USC Trojans. 🙄
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EXCITING NEWS!
𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙨
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We’re teaming up again with Pittie Clothing Company for the second year in a row! 🎉🐾
✨ $10 from every item sold will go directly to the Villalobos Rescue Center pups! ✨
All items can be found here: pittieclothing.com/collections/...
𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙨
💚💜💛
We’re teaming up again with Pittie Clothing Company for the second year in a row! 🎉🐾
✨ $10 from every item sold will go directly to the Villalobos Rescue Center pups! ✨
All items can be found here: pittieclothing.com/collections/...
January 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
EXCITING NEWS!
𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙨
💚💜💛
We’re teaming up again with Pittie Clothing Company for the second year in a row! 🎉🐾
✨ $10 from every item sold will go directly to the Villalobos Rescue Center pups! ✨
All items can be found here: pittieclothing.com/collections/...
𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙨
💚💜💛
We’re teaming up again with Pittie Clothing Company for the second year in a row! 🎉🐾
✨ $10 from every item sold will go directly to the Villalobos Rescue Center pups! ✨
All items can be found here: pittieclothing.com/collections/...
Great news for ebook readers!
Pretty big deal. @bookshop-org.bsky.social is selling ebooks now. You can now support indies while purchasing digital books.
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Explore digital books on Bookshop.org
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January 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Great news for ebook readers!
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Meanwhile, SC is banning books via the SC Dept of Education and the Super Majority MAGA General Assembly.
Books bans are not a hoax. Ask any librarian. #scpol
Books bans are not a hoax. Ask any librarian. #scpol
With a press release titled “U.S. Department of Education Ends Biden’s Book Ban Hoax,” the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (DOE OCR) dismissed all complaints of book banning that it had been investigating. www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/Depart...
U.S. Dept. of Education Dismisses Book Ban Complaints, Rescinds Agreement in Civil Rights Violations in Forsyth County Book Removals
PEN America and EveryLibrary respond to the action taken by the Trump administration, which called the book bans
www.schoollibraryjournal.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Meanwhile, SC is banning books via the SC Dept of Education and the Super Majority MAGA General Assembly.
Books bans are not a hoax. Ask any librarian. #scpol
Books bans are not a hoax. Ask any librarian. #scpol
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On the website for Episcopal Diocese of Washington, down at very bottom of page, Under contact, you can donate in someone's honor. I donated to Bishop's Discretionary fund in honor of the bishop who spoke compassionately. You, too, could send a message of support to her.
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January 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Snow day in Charleston! ☃️❄️
January 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Snow day in Charleston! ☃️❄️
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Those salutes were EXACTLY what you think they were.
January 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Those salutes were EXACTLY what you think they were.
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Thank you, President Carter, for your faith, love, goodness, and for believing in and working on a peaceful world. Today, our hearts are overflowing and broken at the same time.
This goodbye hurts.
This goodbye hurts.
December 29, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Thank you, President Carter, for your faith, love, goodness, and for believing in and working on a peaceful world. Today, our hearts are overflowing and broken at the same time.
This goodbye hurts.
This goodbye hurts.