On a table sits a sticker stylized to look like the U.S. flag but with the text “Abided no hatred” placed in the blue field where the stars are usually featured. Across from the flag there is a large bowl of tampons.
Spotted in the bathroom at Cat’s Kettle (a sandwich shop and music venue) in Columbia, SC. Cc: @bittersouth.bsky.social #BetterSouth #BetterWorld
In the South, fishing on Sunday is as common—maybe more common—than going to church.
Below is a picture of my nephew with his new fishing pole a few years ago.
#photography #fishing #bettersouth #boyhood #jrussellcambron
A dark blue flag with the words have mercy in a lighter shade of blue and all capitalized letters hangs across a host stand at the entrance of a restaurant porch. Overhead a black and white striped sun umbrella can be seen.
Spotted at McConkey’s Jungle Shack at Edisto Beach, SC. Cc: @bittersouth.bsky.social #HaveMercy #BetterSouth #BetterWorld
I ordered our copy the moment I opened this issue of Bitter Southerner. Proud to support @bittersouth.bsky.social @democracyforward.org and the amazing southern artists on this pressing! #democracyforward #albums #bettersouth #bittersoutherner #democracy
This weekend for #NoKings…they said show up, and we did—loud and proud in Hendersonville and beyond. Thriving, shifting, and showing out with every step from quiet pews to boisterous streets. Slide into the comments and share your dreams for our future. 🔥 #FoxfireDispatch #BetterSouth
A hundred hands knocking doors, making calls, have the power to transform a whole county. Elections are won or lost with just a handful of votes. Get out there and make ever.single.one count! 🔥 What elections are you paying attention to this year? #FoxfireDispatch #BetterSouth #NCPol
4️⃣…we deserve to experience both joy & justice.
Our politics is personal because it shapes our lives, our families, & our futures. 💪✨
What would you add to this list? Drop your own “We fight because…” below; let’s keep this circle growing.🔥#FoxfireDispatch #PoliticsIsPersonal #BetterSouth
Home is a Blue Ridge sunrise, a front-porch swing, a loyal pup at your feet, and a “Vote” sign in the yard. 🌄🏡🐾
Our better South is built on those small, rooted moments.
What does your better South look like? Reply with your story or pic! ✨ #FoxfireDispatch #BetterSouth
And we know there’s more fire out there.
Now it’s your turn, Dispatchers:
✨ What’s firing YOU up lately?
🌱 What’s giving you hope?
Tell us below or DM us—we’ll be sharing your Dispatches to keep the fire burning bright. #FoxfireDispatch #JusticeRiggs #BetterSouth #NCPol #OurSouth
We show up for each other. We stand together. That’s how we build something better.
#FoxfireDispatch #PoliticsIsPersonal #BetterSouth #NCPol #OurSouth
My politics is personal because my life has never been a bargaining chip.” –Liz
#FoxfireDispatch #PoliticsIsPersonal #BetterSouth #NCPol #OurSouth
My politics is personal because politics got personal first.” –Liz
#FoxfireDispatch #PoliticsIsPersonal #BetterSouth #NCPol #OurSouth
We’re carrying that torch today—illuminating politics, pop culture, & community.
#FoxfireDispatch #BetterSouth
Foxfire is more than a name—it’s a quiet glow rooted deep in Appalachian forests. It feels like magic. Resilience. Storytelling. In the ’70s, Foxfire was also a folk magazine, amplifying Southern youth voices & community wisdom.🌲🔥
#FoxfireDispatch #BetterSouth
Thinking about the time I was driving back from Americus, GA and saw the most amazing sight: Jimmy Carter in a pecan grove, quietly admiring the branches. It was the mid-00s, and that image is still so vivid in my mind. #jimmycarter #americus #georgia #bettersouth
This is where “heritage” arguments get sticky.
For the record, my family fought in the Civil War too. On the wrong side.
I’m a proud southerner, and proud of my family name, but that doesn’t make my ancestors right.
#BetterSouth
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