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Small sparks ➡️ Big change ➡️ A better South 🌅 | cohosts @liz__purvis & Gina Baxter | ✨Episodes drop on Fridays ✨
At Unity Dinner, @RoyCooperNC says "Everybody who's running next year please stand up." *pause pause pause* "Well I'm not sitting down, am I?" 😅🙏🥳
Out here proving every day that political legacies aren’t the only way to make change. 💪 @JonDaltonGeorge's journey is a testament to talking the talk and walking the walk—one real convo at a time. 📣✨ #LocalLegacies #GenZPolitics
🎶 What happens when you're busking in downtown Boone and a legend shows up? Spoiler: your career's never the same. 🤯 Tune in to hear Old Crow Medicine Show's journey to MerleFest fame, and learn why Boone's got a special place in music history. 🎤 #DocWatsonMagic #BooneStories
🎶 "From folk to hip-hop, music has been a lifeline for social justice. Ready to amplify unheard voices and challenge the status quo with us? Let's make waves together. 🎶#ProtestAnthems
🎙️ We stood strong in Western NC; now, it’s time to rally for Central. Mutual aid isn’t just a concept; it’s community in action. Let’s build bridges, lend hands, and offer hope. Show or shout out your support for local aid groups. #CommunityCare
Politics got personal the moment we had to fight for our seats at the table. And when they said there was no seat, we brought our *own* table & chairs. 🗣️ Here's to every woman who's had to shout to be heard. Keep showing up, keep owning your space—together, we're unstoppable.
Can you believe it? There was a time when even Mitch McConnell was on-board with the Voting Rights Act. Thanks, Trump, for changing the game (and not in a good way). Let's fight back with facts and fierce unity. 🔥 #ProtectTheVote #UnityInAction
Politics can feel like a maze, but we're not lost. We're here, one door knock at a time, sharing our values and our voice. Democracy is on the front porch, y'all. 🔥 #OurPoliticsIsPersonal #SouthernResistance
The amount of EXTRA funding ice is getting from this bill would about 140 times what it would cost to make every bus in new York city free And zohran was hounded on he would pay for the program
House Republicans: Voting for cuts to *every single American* on SNAP in exchange for some signed merch. Voting to starve babies. The disabled. The poor. And they have the audacity to try to brand this as Christian. What does that word even mean to them? Wearing a necklace?
"A conga line of angsty Republican lawmakers filed through the West Wing on Wednesday, hemming and hawing about Trump's bill. They walked out with signed merchandise and photos in the Oval Office." nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/…
48 hours. No sleep. Just the crushing weight of what the Republicans did and the millions of people who will be impacted.
.@RepJimmyGomez is all of us right now 📷by Kayla Bartkowski / Getty
Hey so this is a concentration camp
I don’t think anyone realizes how impressive Alligator Alcatraz is. The State of Florida built this 3,000 bed federal prison in eight days. The director tells me it could have been done in 72 hours were it not for some regulatory hold-ups. Now all the state needs is DOJ approval…
🗳️ Did you know elections can be won by just a handful of votes? Every door we knock brings us closer to change—and a future that reflects us all. Let's walk this path together. #VoteStrong #PowerOfCommunity
From canvassing to common ground, our latest dispatch dives into the heart of organizing. Are you maximizing your impact? 🌾 Let's talk strategies and stories that inspire real change. #DeepCanvass #ImpactfulAction #FoxfireDispatch
From a land of internment camps to Finland's model of care: What does it take for a country to truly serve its citizens? #SocialImpact #NationalReflection #GreatestCountryOnEarth?
America's identity: towering achievements or failed promises? Tune in to our latest episode as we dive into a raw and thought-provoking discussion on liberty and equality. #UncomfortableTruth #AmericanDream
Decisions are made by those who show up. 🗳️ Step into the room, claim your space, and let them remember your name. City boards, campaign trails, or town halls—your voice matters. Let's build the future we envision.✨ #PowerOfShowingUp #NCPol
THIS SHOULD BE THE FRONT PAGE HEADLINE OF EVERY NEWSPAPER.