Good Trouble Crew

07/31/2025

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Bernie Sanders has traveled across the country – from Missoula, Montana to Shreveport, Louisiana – on his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour.

On Sunday, August 10, he heads to Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium as part of a campaign against what he sees as the growing threat of oligarchy in American politics. The speakers will start at 6 p.m., with music from Sylvan Esso at 5 p.m. and doors opening at 3:30 p.m.

FULL STORY IN THE COMMENTS 👇

07/26/2025

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06/30/2025

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06/26/2025

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U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday it would no longer process and deliver data essential to most hurricane forecasts

06/14/2025

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05/01/2025

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My story of Appalachian heartbreak and hope after Hurricane Helene is out in the May issue of Southern Living. I’m grateful to the editors for inviting me to write honestly about climate change, asking the magazine’s millions of readers to contemplate this frightening new kind of weather, and our responsibility to the future. You can find a link to the article on my website: https://barbarakingsolver.net/the-heart-of-appalachia-barbara-kingsolver-writes-for-southern-living/

Whether or not you read the article, I hope you’ll be moved to make a donation to Trails to Recovery for their inspiring work on recovery and restoration here in Southwest Virginia. You can find more information or make a donation on their website: https://trailstorecovery.com/

03/23/2025

The Crew had a busy weekend in WNC. Meade and Jesse hauled trailers FULL of hay and straw to help out a sweet girl in Burnsville and a bunch of small farmers in Spruce Pine on Friday evening with the help of and .

We were also able to hand out 100s of pairs of shoes for some kiddos (best estimate over 800 pairs of shoes!) and got to work alongside of some fine women who do great things for their communities, including running a breast milk bank for mamas and babies after Helene devastated the area in September of 2024. These communities are still struggling to recover and every little bit helps.

We’d love to give a HUGE shout out to - Jessie generously donated 100s of pairs of kid shoes and brand new gorgeous clothes of all sizes from newborn to tweens.

The clothes will be sent to a local elementary school in Yancey County on the next trip down.

Special thanks to my mama for helping sort and label all of the shoes and clothes to get boxed up and loaded - that woman certainly knows how to wade through the pretties to help the kiddos get what they need 😉

None of this would be possible without the help of generous local Central VA farmers, small business owners and friends and family who care deeply about others - from our crew to you all, we salute you and look forward to more collaborations to continue helping our neighbors 💚

03/17/2025

SWVa desperately needs help.

The intentional delay of approval for Disaster Relief from the federal government is criminal and negligent.

The state of VA has a R governor and D legislature- this ain’t about party politics.

Please contact your state reps and federal administration and demand help for our neighbors.