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The Bitter Southerner
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Over 11 years independent publishing — print mag, James Beard🏅s, books, podcast, t-shirts, working on a #BetterSouth #BetterAmerica #BetterWorld for ALL. SUBSCRIBE : https://bittersoutherner.com/subscribe
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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 2d
New ep is up! We are joined by Shane Mitchell, author of The Crop Cycle, a @bittersouth.bsky.social essay collection that profiles 11 iconic Southern crops. Shane chronicles the history of their cultivation and poignantly writes of those who grow and devour them.
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Overhead view of The Crop Cycle, by Shane Mitchell. The hardcover features big ripe tomatoes set against a background that is the hottest shade pink. Shane in a farm setting, her garment nibbled by a pig. A smartphone on a yellow surface, playing our podcast. Headphones are nearby.
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 3d
THE BITTER SOUTHERNER FALL MINIT MARKET closes at midnight tonight.

After midnight this gear disappears forever. So please order now. Thanks, everyone! bsgeneralstore.com/collections/...
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 3d
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 3d
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15 sweatshirts.
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 3d
Our Fall Minit Mkt (pop-up) closes at midnight. Grab your gear before it disappears! 🛒⏰✔️

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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 4d
CRUSHING UPDATE YESTERDAY : Journalist Mario Guevara deported. Mario will continue to pursue immigration appeals from El Salvador, hoping to return to the US and his family, both of which he dearly loves. Our hearts are w/ Mario, his family & the legal team that has worked around the clock.
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jimqualls.bsky.social @jimqualls.bsky.social · 6d
Jane Goodall. She did so much. It’s up to us now.
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 7d
“Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help shall all be saved.” ~ Jane Goodall

Thank you, Ms. Goodall. Rest in peace.🤍🌎
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Chuck Sudo @bportseasoning.bsky.social · 6d
Mario Guevara wrote about his experiences in @bittersouth.bsky.social a couple weeks back. The Justice Department argued that he "posed a danger to the community because of his reporting." Solidarity with all journos out there, doing the work.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 6d
BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 7d
“Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help shall all be saved.” ~ Jane Goodall

Thank you, Ms. Goodall. Rest in peace.🤍🌎
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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 11d
The Bitter Southerner is out here with apparel to meet the times. I highly recommend their merch and everything else they sell.
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 11d
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 11d
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 11d
Our “The Way Forward” Fall Minit Market is LIVE. 15 sweatshirts — 6 t-shirts — 3 towels — and one hat available for one week only. (It’s a pop-up!) So shop now, grab some cool gear, and support our independent journalism! bsgeneralstore.com/collections/...
NAVY Sweatshirt with the words SPEAK TRUTH in golden yellow written across front
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 15d
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 15d
Fall issue available for preorder now. Subscribe!
On the cover of The Bitter Southerner magazine neon sign art that says “There Can Be No Love Without Justice” on pale pink background.
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 16d
Must-read by journalist Mario Guevara for @bittersouth.bsky.social: "On the afternoon of Saturday, June 14, 2025, my life changed completely. Just as I was doing a regular news coverage, I was arrested by the police in the state of Georgia."
Journalist Mario Guevara Speaks - Letter from ICE DETENTION FACILITY — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
The only journalist detained by ICE on US soil, sends a letter to The Bitter Southerner.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 16d
In a letter to the @bittersouth.bsky.social, journalist Mario Guevara—a legal resident of the U.S. who’s been jailed for 100 days without any pending criminal charges and who’s currently fighting an ICE deportation order—recounts the harrowing details of his detention in an Atlanta federal prison.
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 19d
This week,The BS rec’d a letter from MARIO GUEVARA, the only known journalist detained on US soil by ICE.

For wks, we’ve worked w/ his family to obtain Mario’s handwritten letter + the 2 drawings of his cell.

The letter is also available in Spanish. bittersoutherner.com/journalist-m...
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Clay Harris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 💉💉💉💉💉💉💉 😷 @mudlarklives.bsky.social · 18d
Mario Guevara @bittersouth.bsky.social The only known journalist detained by ICE on US soil sends a letter to The Bitter Southerner. This is Mario Guevara’s harrowing account of what’s happened to him, in detainment, since his arrest on June 14. bittersoutherner.com/journalist-m...
Journalist Mario Guevara Speaks - Letter from ICE DETENTION FACILITY — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
The only journalist detained by ICE on US soil, sends a letter to The Bitter Southerner.
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DeBOOkie @debookie.bsky.social · 18d
Mario Guevara, an award winning journalist, taken by LE & put in ICE detention while covering a protest.

“…[T]he government repeatedly asserted that Guevara presents a danger to the community because he films and records law enforcement activities and shares his reporting with the public.”
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 19d
This week,The BS rec’d a letter from MARIO GUEVARA, the only known journalist detained on US soil by ICE.

For wks, we’ve worked w/ his family to obtain Mario’s handwritten letter + the 2 drawings of his cell.

The letter is also available in Spanish. bittersoutherner.com/journalist-m...
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Sam @samatl.bsky.social · 19d
Heartbreaking that this comes out today, of all days.
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 19d
This week,The BS rec’d a letter from MARIO GUEVARA, the only known journalist detained on US soil by ICE.

For wks, we’ve worked w/ his family to obtain Mario’s handwritten letter + the 2 drawings of his cell.

The letter is also available in Spanish. bittersoutherner.com/journalist-m...
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Rebecca Burns @rebeccapburns.bsky.social · 19d
“But I have to remain strong and confident that the United States still has some caring and decency left and that in the end justice will prevail.”
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The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social · 19d
This week,The BS rec’d a letter from MARIO GUEVARA, the only known journalist detained on US soil by ICE.

For wks, we’ve worked w/ his family to obtain Mario’s handwritten letter + the 2 drawings of his cell.

The letter is also available in Spanish. bittersoutherner.com/journalist-m...
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