Data center companies are breaking promises and shaking down Appalachia

The growing backlash to data centers continues, and a strange twist with one of the largest companies comes to our front doorstep in Tennessee

Jul 5 • Appodlachia

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June 2026

What I saw at the World Cup that the Trump admin doesn't want you to see

This Appalachian fulfilling his lifelong dream was only part of the experience.

Jun 23 • Appodlachia

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May 2026

The dilution of Black southern votes

A deep dive on the dismantling of voting rights, and how Memphis became the target

May 22 • Appodlachia

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I visited a shrine to class war located in the "reddest" part of Appalachia

Tucked in a small, remote holler in a county where Trump got 86% of the vote sits a museum dedicated to telling the story of class war and worker…

May 11 • Appodlachia

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How you correctly say "Appalachia" (Part 2)

I collaborated with the Virginia Tech Speech Lab to analyze over 1,500 Appalachian accents. Here is what we found (part 2)

May 1 • Appodlachia

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April 2026

We're trying to expand No Elegy Needed

I hope you'll decide to be a part of it

Apr 20 • Appodlachia

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How you correctly say "Appalachia" (Part 1)

I collaborated with the Virginia Tech Speech Lab to analyze over 1,500 Appalachian accents. Here is what we found.

Apr 17 • Appodlachia

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In Appalachia, they're putting data centers in movie studios

I went to a Hamilton County Commission meeting about a proposed movie studio in downtown Chattanooga with an Oracle data center inside it. I think this…

Apr 8 • Appodlachia

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Who gets to tell the story of Appalachia?

A new art exhibit in NYC has faced criticism from a collective of artists in Appalachia. I have some thoughts.

Apr 4 • Appodlachia

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March 2026

No, contaminated drinking water isn't what Appalachians "voted for"

A recent 60 minutes segment on McDowell County, WV has people blaming the voters again. But the story is more complicated.

Mar 2 • Appodlachia

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February 2026

Making it a crime to be transgender in West Virginia?

One GOP state senator's bill aimed at “protecting children” will further dehumanize trans and gender non-conforming people.

Feb 11 • Appodlachia

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December 2025

Data Center DISASTER: West Virginia GOP stripped your rights away to build AI power suckers

Republican legislators in West Virginia basically said “go f**k yourself” to anyone who doesn't want data centers in their community

Dec 18, 2025 • Appodlachia

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