Russell Chisholm
@baristanomics.blog
Coffee + climate cogitator. Holler to holler. Home in Appalachia.
https://linktr.ee/baristanomics
https://linktr.ee/baristanomics
“It was a once-in-a-generation cash injection designed to prioritize extraction-based communities as part of the energy transition, which for the first time in almost a century made Appalachia very competitive. So to have it all taken away is deeply damaging and demoralizing.”
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
“It was a once-in-a-generation cash injection designed to prioritize extraction-based communities as part of the energy transition, which for the first time in almost a century made Appalachia very competitive. So to have it all taken away is deeply damaging and demoralizing.”
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
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National Guard soldiers didn't sign up to be deployed as local police indefinitely as part of someone else's political stunt.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
National Guard soldiers didn't sign up to be deployed as local police indefinitely as part of someone else's political stunt.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
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Grateful for this coverage from @roxytodd.bsky.social and WVTF. Crystal went door to door to door to door and the people showed up!
www.wvtf.org/news/2025-11...
www.wvtf.org/news/2025-11...
First deadline to comment on MVP compressor station in Elliston is Nov. 26
There are two deadlines coming up if residents want to submit a comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about a new proposal to build a gas compressor station in Montgomery County.
www.wvtf.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Grateful for this coverage from @roxytodd.bsky.social and WVTF. Crystal went door to door to door to door and the people showed up!
www.wvtf.org/news/2025-11...
www.wvtf.org/news/2025-11...
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Opportunity for journos: @grist.org is giving out grants of up to $5K each for climate and environmental justice reporting on the rural US. The deadline is rapidly approaching, so get your application in! grist.org/updates/gris...
Grist opens applications for new rural reporting grants on climate and environmental justice
Applicants can request up to $5,000 per project.
grist.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Opportunity for journos: @grist.org is giving out grants of up to $5K each for climate and environmental justice reporting on the rural US. The deadline is rapidly approaching, so get your application in! grist.org/updates/gris...
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@moreperfectunion.bsky.social produced this story in partnership with @appalachia100.bsky.social on Mingo County, West Virginia. Such an important watch: "...the communities that are being presented with this, they're not going to take it quietly, and they haven't been."
Are Data Centers the Next Frontier of Extraction in West Virginia?
Mingo County, West Virginia, was once thriving, but the coal industry’s decline left it one of the poorest counties in the US. Now, several data centers could be built in the region. Are data centers ...
www.100daysinappalachia.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
@moreperfectunion.bsky.social produced this story in partnership with @appalachia100.bsky.social on Mingo County, West Virginia. Such an important watch: "...the communities that are being presented with this, they're not going to take it quietly, and they haven't been."
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Im asking for help to save my front teeth. As many of you might know Ive spent my entire adult life as a full time artist, a lifestyle with little opportunity to afford basic health care over the years. Ive learned that without urgent surgery my teeth will likely abscess & be lost. Anything helps! ❤️🔥
Donate to Save Daniel's Smile: Urgent Dental Surgery, organized by Daniel Bachman
Hey there! And thanks for checking out my GoFundMe to help pay for dental su… Daniel Bachman needs your support for Save Daniel's Smile: Urgent Dental Surgery
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November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Im asking for help to save my front teeth. As many of you might know Ive spent my entire adult life as a full time artist, a lifestyle with little opportunity to afford basic health care over the years. Ive learned that without urgent surgery my teeth will likely abscess & be lost. Anything helps! ❤️🔥
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“Not only am I in a blast zone, but now you’re going to poison me?” says Penny Artis. MVP is planning a new compressor station in Elliston, VA, less than a mile from Artis. More on The Appalachian Voice! https://appvoices.org/2025/10/29/seasoned-mvp-fighters-prepare-for-another-battle/
In Montgomery County, Virginia, Seasoned Mountain Valley Pipeline Fighters Prepare for Another Battle
“Here we go again,” is what Crystal Mello, an organizer for the Preserve Our Water Heritage, Rights Coalition, says she said to herself when she learned that Mountain Valley Pipeline was planning a new compressor station in Elliston, Virginia, as part of a project to send even more gas through the massive 42-inch pipeline.
appvoices.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“Not only am I in a blast zone, but now you’re going to poison me?” says Penny Artis. MVP is planning a new compressor station in Elliston, VA, less than a mile from Artis. More on The Appalachian Voice! https://appvoices.org/2025/10/29/seasoned-mvp-fighters-prepare-for-another-battle/
NDA keep showing up in these boondoggles:
"Bessemer’s mayor and city attorney, as well as at least one taxpayer-funded economic development staffer, have signed non-disclosure agreements related to the project.
"Bessemer’s mayor and city attorney, as well as at least one taxpayer-funded economic development staffer, have signed non-disclosure agreements related to the project.
With the Bessemer City Council scheduled to vote Tuesday on a “hyperscale” data center, challenges from an environmental group and the Alabama Department of Transportation present potential obstacles for the wildly unpopular project.
A Proposed Alabama Data Center Faces New Hurdles: A ‘Road to Nowhere’ and the Birmingham Darter - Inside Climate News
With the City Council in Bessemer scheduled to vote Tuesday on a “hyperscale” data center, challenges from an environmental group and the Alabama Department of Transportation present potential obstacl...
insideclimatenews.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
NDA keep showing up in these boondoggles:
"Bessemer’s mayor and city attorney, as well as at least one taxpayer-funded economic development staffer, have signed non-disclosure agreements related to the project.
"Bessemer’s mayor and city attorney, as well as at least one taxpayer-funded economic development staffer, have signed non-disclosure agreements related to the project.
Remember, solar and wind only work when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing but gas works around the clock unless of course your utilities are cut off because you have to choose between heat or food.
US natural gas (methane) price are up 50% in the past month or so as new export facilities start exporting more LNG (methane). Often these US export facilities are owned by foreign entities (Japan, Qatar, etc).Japan is also buying up gas production assets in TX to supply the gas for export. (1/2)
November 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Remember, solar and wind only work when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing but gas works around the clock unless of course your utilities are cut off because you have to choose between heat or food.
Hey, RVA. There's a Red Cup Rally happening tomorrow at 2309 W Broad St. #NoContractNoCoffee #Solidarity
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www.nocontractnocoffee.org
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November 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Hey, RVA. There's a Red Cup Rally happening tomorrow at 2309 W Broad St. #NoContractNoCoffee #Solidarity
www.nocontractnocoffee.org
www.nocontractnocoffee.org
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"Bohon's main concern is safety—what if there’s an incident or an explosion at the compressor station? His only access out or into his home is by crossing a railroad track right next to where the station would be, and he’s worried an accident could block the track." @roxytodd.bsky.social for WVTF.
Residents say they're worried about health impacts from MVP compressor station
The Mountain Valley Pipeline is hoping to build a compressor station in Montgomery County. Some residents are worried about possible health and safety impacts.
www.wvtf.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"Bohon's main concern is safety—what if there’s an incident or an explosion at the compressor station? His only access out or into his home is by crossing a railroad track right next to where the station would be, and he’s worried an accident could block the track." @roxytodd.bsky.social for WVTF.
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NEW: Kim Davis is done. The Supreme Court is not reconsidering Obergefell. What happens now?
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
Today, at Law Dork:
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
Today, at Law Dork:
Kim Davis is done. The Supreme Court is not reconsidering Obergefell. What happens now?
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
www.lawdork.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
NEW: Kim Davis is done. The Supreme Court is not reconsidering Obergefell. What happens now?
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
Today, at Law Dork:
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
Today, at Law Dork:
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But wait, I thought Joe Manchin was the great climate hero?
Note how all the fossil fuel requirements in Inflation Reduction Act were written into statute, like it literally says six lease sales in the Cook Inlet over 10 years.. and most of the renewable energy and climate implementation in the IRA relied on rule-making and agency discretion.
These lease sales are required under the Big Beautiful Bill. The last Cook Inlet sale in 2022 was mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act; that one was overturned under the national environmental policy act. Now we’ll see what happens with a weaker NEPA. www.marinelog.com/offshore/boe...
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
But wait, I thought Joe Manchin was the great climate hero?
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Lottie, a 15yo in Pike County, KY, writes for @kentucky.com about the impact of SNAP delays in her community, which is still recovering from flooding. Cars line up hours before the church where she volunteers begins giving out food: "I see this line growing longer and longer month after month..."
As a Pike Co. student, I see the SNAP delays, and I see our people suffer | Opinion
OpEd: As a high school student, I see the struggles of our mountain communities, already hurt by floods, now suffering under SNAP delays.
www.kentucky.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Lottie, a 15yo in Pike County, KY, writes for @kentucky.com about the impact of SNAP delays in her community, which is still recovering from flooding. Cars line up hours before the church where she volunteers begins giving out food: "I see this line growing longer and longer month after month..."
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We can't solve the lack of government infrastructure overnight with mutual aid work, but if you're fuming and unsure over what to do, there are always places to carry that energy forward to help our neighbors that really need someone right now.
There is no choice but to be there for each other.
There is no choice but to be there for each other.
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
We can't solve the lack of government infrastructure overnight with mutual aid work, but if you're fuming and unsure over what to do, there are always places to carry that energy forward to help our neighbors that really need someone right now.
There is no choice but to be there for each other.
There is no choice but to be there for each other.
Do they draw names from a hat for this shit or what?
West Virginia state senator invites 30 counties from Virginia, Maryland to consider joining state
A West Virginia State Senator introduced a resolution inviting 27 counties in Virginia and 3 in Maryland to explore joining West Virginia, citing shared Appalachian values and concerns over state poli...
www.wvnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Do they draw names from a hat for this shit or what?
"This is how it works: We protect each other, period. These are our neighbors, our friends, our family. We do the things we have to do to ensure that as many of us can make it to tomorrow as possible. Not everyone does. I need you to understand that we tried." dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
What I Need You To Understand, Notes from Chicago in Late October | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"This is how it works: We protect each other, period. These are our neighbors, our friends, our family. We do the things we have to do to ensure that as many of us can make it to tomorrow as possible. Not everyone does. I need you to understand that we tried." dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
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This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
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More background on what Virginia voters are weighing today in the energy and environmental world:
insideclimatenews.org/news/0311202... (3/3)
insideclimatenews.org/news/0311202... (3/3)
In Virginia, Voters Head to the Polls Hot Over Data Centers, Solar Facilities and Rising Electric Bills - Inside Climate News
Virginia, birthplace of the Internet, has more data centers than anywhere else in the world, bringing in billions in tax revenues. But continued data center development is forcing electric rates up, a...
insideclimatenews.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
More background on what Virginia voters are weighing today in the energy and environmental world:
insideclimatenews.org/news/0311202... (3/3)
insideclimatenews.org/news/0311202... (3/3)
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I'm going to start a new political party. It's called Shut The Fuck Up and Feed People.
"But what if they're on drugs?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"Or not really THAT poor?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"What if they have a phone and nice nails?"
SHUT THE FUCK UP AND FEED PEOPLE
"But what if they're on drugs?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"Or not really THAT poor?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"What if they have a phone and nice nails?"
SHUT THE FUCK UP AND FEED PEOPLE
October 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I'm going to start a new political party. It's called Shut The Fuck Up and Feed People.
"But what if they're on drugs?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"Or not really THAT poor?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"What if they have a phone and nice nails?"
SHUT THE FUCK UP AND FEED PEOPLE
"But what if they're on drugs?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"Or not really THAT poor?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"What if they have a phone and nice nails?"
SHUT THE FUCK UP AND FEED PEOPLE
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It’s important to remember that community care doesn’t have to come in the form of $100s in donations or dropping off pallets of food.
Sometimes it’s picking up an extra rotisserie chicken for a neighbor, or doing a grocery pick up for an elder, or helping someone with laundry or childcare.
Sometimes it’s picking up an extra rotisserie chicken for a neighbor, or doing a grocery pick up for an elder, or helping someone with laundry or childcare.
October 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It’s important to remember that community care doesn’t have to come in the form of $100s in donations or dropping off pallets of food.
Sometimes it’s picking up an extra rotisserie chicken for a neighbor, or doing a grocery pick up for an elder, or helping someone with laundry or childcare.
Sometimes it’s picking up an extra rotisserie chicken for a neighbor, or doing a grocery pick up for an elder, or helping someone with laundry or childcare.
I see people are mad about this but I feel like these have always been his positions? Or maybe nobody actually read the thing? www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-pa...
www.gatesnotes.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I see people are mad about this but I feel like these have always been his positions? Or maybe nobody actually read the thing? www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-pa...
Easy for me to say, of course, but I would not be reporting for duty. If you have family or friends considering enlistment you need to make sure they know their government does not give a fuck about them. federalnewsnetwork.com/pay-benefits...
Service members report major pay discrepancies as shutdown continues
“A quarter of families don't have more than $500 in savings. We are not a demographic set up to absorb a missed paycheck," Raleigh Smith Duttweiler said.
federalnewsnetwork.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Easy for me to say, of course, but I would not be reporting for duty. If you have family or friends considering enlistment you need to make sure they know their government does not give a fuck about them. federalnewsnetwork.com/pay-benefits...
"South Florida is home to the highest concentration of Jamaicans in Florida, which has the second-largest Jamaican population in the country after New York." Solid list of how to help. 👇
www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
South Florida mobilizes relief efforts for Jamaica ahead of Hurricane Melissa
Here’s how to help.
www.miamiherald.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"South Florida is home to the highest concentration of Jamaicans in Florida, which has the second-largest Jamaican population in the country after New York." Solid list of how to help. 👇
www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...