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can’t get my insulin and my spouse can’t get their meds either, there is no toilet paper, groceries are scarce and we all had to throw away our food, we’re still on a boil water notice and lots of people have been having issues with power/water/phone and internet service, kids aren’t in school, people are working 12 hr shifts daily to try to clean up. there is a lot of misinformation going around as well. and seeing people celebrate because we live in red states? the area i live in was not hit that hard. i can’t imagine how it feels to be in the communities around me hit way worse than us.
Hey y’all bit of a more serious post here but I wanted to try and spread word about what’s happening in Western North Carolina right now and especially in Asheville. The storm has absolutely devastated the city and left many people stranded and unable to contact loved ones or leave to safety. I was only able to get out yesterday and when I left there was no power, cell service, or drinkable water (Cell service has been restored since then but that’s it). Many people have been displaced and entire portions of the city are underwater
Please consider donating or at least spreading the word
Responding to direct requests for aid from our contacts in the area, we are loading up a truck and heading north to support our fellow southerners this weekend. We need to make $2000 fast to cover the entire wishlist provided to us by folks in North Carolina. Can you help us? Cash-app and Venmo is @/TeamKombatikon. Donations can also be made through ko-fi.com/angelito
Thank you so much!
my best friend @expiredidealist is out with a group of people still running supplies to people in NC around burnsville and bakersville, they’re working on clearing paths and whatnot so people can get out and around. here are some places to donate if you would like to help them directly. they need it for medical supplies, oil and gas for their chainsaws, coms, and other general emergency related things. thank you!
venmo: @Jaybird-Hess
cashapp: $nallygasher
paypal: @JaybirdBlue
venmo: @whitetrashbaddie
This isn’t gonna be an educated take or anything it’s just me bitching, but as someone from NC who has lived here my entire life and has personally witnessed my neighbors beg the government to update our old as fuck infrastructure with no acknowledgment or action in return, the fact that millions-billions are being sent to fuel genocide and personally jack off millionaires makes me sick.
My city lost power and luckily avoided the flooding, but there are entire towns like Asheville and Waynesville that are completely underwater. Or beautiful places like Chimney Rock that are gone. Washed away. Dams fit to burst and roads swept into the trees. Meanwhile this dumbass government focuses on all the wrong things and turns blind eyes to anything involving climate change. The southern east coast is already notoriously historically neglected and this is really a textbook example of that.
I guess my point is: vote at your local levels + donate where you can. I’ll add a link below to a page with several good donation sites.
If you want to add more information or links to this post feel free, I just wanted to get my thoughts out on this
they'll fund a genocide and let their poor regions be destroyed. don't fucking forgive them for that.
my hometown is completely gone from what pictures i can find of it, i have not heard from my family (including aunts, uncles, parents, one sibling, and a grandparent), and the infrastructure in the mountain communities is wiped out. i cannot stress how catastrophic this is, or how difficult it will be for these communities to build back. i am angry, and scared, and heartbroken by everything that's happened.
and our government is spending it's money to fund a genocide.
free palestine, and don't be complicit. realize that this is not something happening that doesn't affect you--although it shouldn't take this to care about the deaths of thousands of people anyway.
When President Joe Biden was asked if there’s any more resources that the federal government could be providing hurricane victims, he said:
“No. We’ve given them … a significant amount even though they didn’t — hadn’t — asked for it.”
This is fucking bullshit. People are homeless. People are dying. The government doesn’t care about Appalachia. It never has and never will unless we make enough noise. They gave Israel $8.7 billion while saying hurricane victims have enough money that we didn’t even ask for even though we’ve been BEGGING for help. They need to STOP funneling money into the Israeli death regime while their own countrymen fucking suffer and die under the boot of capitalism!!!!!! This country is fucked!!! They value Israel’s continued destruction of Palestine over their own people!!!!!!!!!!!! The lives of murders will always be more valuable to other murderers than innocent lives, no matter the country. Free Palestine, support Appalachia. Fuck the United States government.
If you die first, I'll follow you. Hélène, I am your death.
The Living Dead Girl | La Morte Vivante (1982) dir. Jean Rollin
Plea for Aid to Western North Carolina
"But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, 25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together." 1 Corinthians 12:25-26
Please give whatever support you can to the relief efforts from Hurricane Helene. Western North Carolina depends on the Body of Christ right now
Many of you may not be aware that this is a region that struggles tremendously with poverty even in the best of times. Many of my neighbors & fellow parishioners rely on welfare, government assistance, & charity programs. Many others live paycheck-to-paycheck. These people do not have savings, retirement accounts, or emergency funds that they can draw from. They need help. Western North Carolina needs the Body of Christ right now
I don't know the latest death toll - yesterday in Buncombe County (Asheville) it was 30, other counties have been slow to report the deaths until they can find family members to inform first. Houses have been swept away on the water. Bridges have collapsed & roads are washed out - some of these are the only entrance & exit to people who are now stranded without food, water, and medicine. Businesses have been leveled, and some of the ones still standing have been looted. Many people are still without water & power, including some of my coworkers. Many folks will now be jobless due to businesses being destroyed. Western North Carolina needs the Body of Christ to send help.
Please send whatever aid you can through reputable organizations like the Red Cross. Lives are at stake & the wellbeing of the survivors depends on you, my brothers & sisters in Christ.
It's inspiring to hear the entire continent mobilizing to save my neighbors in danger. But once everyone has been saved, there will be a lot of rebuilding to do before things feel back to normal. I was able to get out of my driveway for the first time since Friday, and it just felt surreal. I don't really know how else to describe it.
Please share this sentiment & charity opportunities as much as you can. And if you have friends & loved ones in the area, please reach out to them. They may not have cell or internet reception yet, but I can guarantee they will greatly appreciate it. Western North Carolina needs the Body of Christ - for relief, for prayers, & for comfort.
I'm grateful to God for keeping my friends & family safe throughout all this. I'm grateful for all of the prayers & support y'all have sent already. I'm grateful for all of the emergency crews & responders from across the country who have been working 24/7 to restore infrastructure & help people in peril.
I'm especially grateful to the iHeartRadio crew who has been broadcasting updates from local callers & government officials every day - from safety alerts to resources available to just giving people a voice & for giving us a voice to keep us company. It was a very lonely weekend - I did not know when power was going to be back, and kept my phone off to save battery basically from Friday evening until this morning. The only time I turned it on was to update my parents that I was okay, and then I turned it back off. The only other contact I had with the outside world was through the iHeartRadio broadcast, and honestly it makes me break down in tears thinking about how much their show helped me to not feel alone & to feel hopeful. They're good people.
I'm sorry if this is the billionth post like this y'all have seen this week, but I just needed to dump this out there. It's been a scary weekend, and all things considered I haven't really been in any serious danger. I can't imagine what the folks in the mountain are going through right now. But they need you, the Body of Christ.
"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world." James 1:27
Please consider supporting relief efforts. My town is rallying together well & it appears we didn't suffer anything too bad, but the situation is still rough in the mountains.
A nice bit of news from the article that we can be thankful for: Most of the Charlotte Diocese’s churches, however, including a historic basilica in Asheville that recently received a major renovation grant, are “relatively undamaged, thank God,” Guilfoyle, the diocesan communication professional, told CNA via email.
National Catholic Register has an article about Hurricane Helene relief, with links to charities that are contributing.
My friends who have never experienced flooding, and who are about to deal with it from this storm, please remember:
1. NO. YOU CANNOT MAKE IT THROUGH THAT WATER ON THE ROAD. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU'RE DRIVING. TURN. AROUND.
2. DO NOT GO WADING THROUGH THE WATER. EVEN IF YOU JUST WANT TO SEE HOW DEEP IT IS. THAT. WATER. IS. CONTAMINATED.
3. IT IS CALLED FLASH FLOODING FOR A REASON. THE WATER RISES AND SURGES IN A FLASH. STAY. HOME.
4. If you're at risk of flooding, raise up any of your belongings now. Put the legs of tall things in buckets. Know where your important documents are.
5. Stay safe.
My local news shared this photo from space, and I’m going to share it here. This is before and after Helene.
I can’t speak for other places, but even here along the SC coast- Sams, Costco, Walmart, and many of the grocery stores have been absolutely wiped out - and this time I’m very glad to see it. The locals here in droves have been gathering supplies to send to those in need. Specifically, there are two little airports in Georgetown and Conway. Several private aircraft owners have been taking donations to remote areas that have been stranded due to road outages. Several local businesses have been coordinating with them to gather and deliver supplies to the airport. Most local churches have been utilizing their resources to gather and get supplies and money to those in need.
I know there’s a bigger issue at hand. I know the government tends to ignore Appalachian people, that’s a conversation that others can attest to far greater than I can. A huge portion of this blog has always been dedicated to my love for Appalachia. I did call it home for a time, and it will always have a huge piece of my heart. All I know is as a South Carolinian, it’s at the forefront of our minds, on local news, and I can’t open my phone without seeing more information. That is because I have so many friends there. I know it may not be the same on a large scale, and I just hope this momentum of help does not fizzle out. But from a citizen standpoint, it’s been hard for a lot of us here to sit and live comfortably knowing our neighbors are suffering, so we do what we can.
I and many others have been helping coordinate donation collections so we can fill up trailers, semis, and anything else to get water, food, and so much other needed supplies. I have a good friend up in Boone, a chef, and many of her friends have banded together to take over local restaurants that sustained damage to prepare free hot meals for her community. I know she’s been directly taking donations in order to purchase food supplies so she can continue to feed her community. I’ve been through a lot of hurricanes, and in the worst of them is when our communities really band together.
I know there’s such a long road ahead. I can’t even comprehend the damage. The death toll is over 130 last I checked, and hundreds are still missing and unaccounted for. Communities have disappeared and will never be the same again. It’s so bad. So if you can, send some money to a trusted organization, if your community is bringing in donations to the area. Do what you can. It’s hard to watch our government send an inconceivable amount of money to fund wars, but our neighbors will never see anything close to that type of funding.
See if there are any aircraft donation sites, those who are still stranded need help as they cannot travel to receive the donations otherwise. There are so many people who can’t flush, shower, drink, or anything because they do not have access to clean water. So many without a roof over their heads. People who still don’t know what happened to their loved ones. Thoughts and prayers are great and all, but take action where you can. If you live far away, and your community is not taking physical donations, I’d be happy to share some local places taking donations. Also, a quick internet search can get you that information too. Just make sure where you donate is going directly to the people in need.
If you are currently affected by this, and you or your community have specific needs that need to be met, feel free to share them so we can continue to get the word out.
Every bone in my body wants to get my boots on the ground there and volunteer and help, but I know right now, they don’t need a crowd- so I do what I can for now here. You can too.
Rip helen and Menelaus, you would have loved medical marijuana