Lonnie Lee Hood
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Appalachian. leadership @ the farm school. host @alltogetherpod . bylines in @nytimes @washingtonpost @tnlookout and more. they/them.
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In my first for
@nytimes
I break down what it means to be a real redneck, and why we’ve got to get back to our radical roots.
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Apparently Chad has been escorted from the high school. I have reason to believe his behavior is ongoing, whereas previously I believed it had stopped. If this has happened to you, please reach out to me if you would like. Anonymous is fine.
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@mjdix8
that's been my point exactly. he's smart enough to wait until things are legal, but that doesn't make it right. and the years of grooming behavior (texts, special treatment, etc) makes your consent impossible.
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Journalists are people who just decided they want to do homework for a living lol losers
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Apparently Chad has been escorted from the high school. I have reason to believe his behavior is ongoing, whereas previously I believed it had stopped. If this has happened to you, please reach out to me if you would like. Anonymous is fine.
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Since this is taking off, please consider supporting my publication. I could use extra funds for groceries and bills right about now, and this isn’t a donation since you’d be empowering me to hire writers, editors, etc.
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@UrNerdyFangirl
thanks. i've been fighting for ten years, and i'm exhausted. my fridge is empty, and I have two stepchildren. i'm mentally ill. i want justice, and to me, justice looks like being able to get breakfast
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@itsjennlanier
Thank you. Either by subscribing on Patreon or blasting the shit out of this tweet.
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Small update: I found my phone! It was close to the ditch where I paused to speak to the responding officer. Before more cars arrived.
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In case this also matters. I used a few choice cuss words. But I complied. I yes ma'amed and sir'ed. It was not enough.
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Interviewed a Southern organizer today who told me she was skeptical and scheduled a short call because most national reporters “don’t understand our people.” Parachute journalism is killing the South. Please hire real rural writers for big pieces; we are here.
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JUST UP:
@mort713
and I worked together to identify a short list of Tennesseeans in the DC mob yesterday, including
@GovBillLee
's pastor. Please take a moment to read really concerning comments, including references to 6MWE.
My latest for
@TNLookout
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@turtletesticles
@mjdix8
That’s exactly what happened. I was invited to his house the summer after graduation, given alcohol and engaged in sexual conduct. He’d texted me, made me feel so special and smart in such a tiny conservative town, for two years or so
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It took TWO people to report this? Fuck the New York Post.
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Councilman just addressed those waiting to speak at the
#Nashville
council meeting, saying we are “playing fun and games.” That we are ruining the cause. Security and police grab for their guns. We are sitting down!
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Ask me what I learned in the year I spent managing Dolly Parton’s social media. Ask me how many viral, international tweets i wrote and whether she even knew my name. Ask me whether the social media company she hired committed tax fraud regularly.
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@Kellie_Pryor
@laylaziari
Nobody’s gonna like my saying this but there’s not a media blackout. I live here. We’re terrified and it’s on our news 24/7. We’ve had other suspicious vehicles called in. Maybe you’re just not watching or reading the right things?
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@aubrey_huff
@SenDuckworth
@TuckerCarlson
Damn the right wing really out here insulting veterans now. Useless hacks.
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A friendly reminder that TN District Attorney Brent Cooper is going to throw me in prison for an entire year because I was sexually assaulted by a teacher.
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Freelance reminder that you can pitch any editor any time. They may not say yes, but don't let imposter syndrome undercut you. You're not "too small" or "too unknown" to pitch the big bads. If I catch you selling yourself short it's ON SIGHT.
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I got to interview the iconic
@lilearthangelk
, who raised ONE MILLION DOLLARS for Australian fire relief in this
@hersmagazine
piece.
It's just gone live so give it a read!
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Just got the word. On Sunday I will become one of the handful of non-binary writers published in print in the New York Times. I don’t even know what to say. Queer people: never, ever dull yourself for a single fucking second.
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They said he’s on “suicide watch.” That he’s beating his own head against the wall. Please y’all pray they don’t kill him and call it suicide.
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In case anyone would like an update: "Profile Info submitted to The New York Times was Not Approved"
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Y’all say a prayer my pig drank an entire mug of Yerba mate and is about to be caffeinated bacon from hell on wheels
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@karriehiggins
@CRSCHOOLS
@gazettedotcom
yep. one national publication bailed on me, one regional pub bailed on me. i started my own so i could do this.
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Short of actually murdering him, there's not much worse it could get. So I feel okay with reporters calling to ask about his welfare, when he'll be released, etc.
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Just finished signing my contributor agreement for the New York Times.
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No visitation possible. The sheriff's dept. said I could schedule a webcam visit online but he hasn't been properly booked despite them kidnapping him at 10 pm last night. So he's not recognized as an inmate. He has birth defects and could be seriously injured.
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Alright I have grocery and bill money for like, two weeks! Thank you for the support, keep the rest of your dollars in your pockets for the next comrade in need.
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Thank y’all so much for the support. I got to eat lunch at McDonald’s and now I’m headed home to double down on my evidence docket, which I will make public soon.
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I don’t subscribe to Blue so I can’t post the whole thing, and the music cuts out because TikTok has short audios. Worth it, though.
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@rosecafletic
thank you. i'm shaking i'm so angry. why did i ever give him a chance to be a better person?
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I am finally ready to make a confession to you all. I’m just some guy. Just a dude. I don’t feel like I was born in the wrong body, I love the way I look and present. My pronouns are still they/them. But I’m just some guy. Okay thanks for your time 🥰🏳️🌈
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Thank you to everyone who has been angry on my behalf. I’d like to ask you to support the publication I started. It’s a co-op and our first project is taking down anti-trans bills in TN.
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A quick list of companies who have donated to Tennessee Republicans who support the transgender ban:
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@amazon
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@Publix
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@Walgreens
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@Titans
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@LukeBryanOnline
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@SouthwestAir
If you care about transgender people, tell them to stop. Amazon alone donated more than $18K.
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I don’t need wealth or power. I have comrades. I never understood this until today.
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I am so incredibly proud of me. I have endured the last 7 months with as much grace as I can muster. Jail, court, threats, finances, not enough to eat, lights shut off repeatedly, and I’m still here. I shed my tears and I get up and get back in the ring. I can’t be beat.
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So Lil Nas X has a "baby registry" where he's asking for donations to important nonprofits and a Memphis-based group fighting HIV and AIDS was selected! It might be 6 pm on a Friday but the news doesn't stop—coming soon!
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10 AM CT is important because his bond hearing is sometime tomorrow, although nobody will say when, and I will have to beg them to release him. They’ve already denied bond several times before he was even booked and charged. It took seven hours to even learn he was alive.
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I’m a little shy to post this but I am so grateful for all the support I’ve gotten today and want to be honest about how emotional it’s made me. Thank you.
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Publishing a sex tape between two consenting adults without permission is assault. It’s not news. Maybe some of these editors have never seen fun sex before???
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Listen to me very closely: stop listening to Christians and retweeting their trans hate in the aftermath of this shooting.
Get fucking real. Protect your trans friends. Organize neighborhood watches. Teach trans folks to shoot. Get real and get to motherfucking work.
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This is what I’m saying. I’ve been fighting this man for ten years and NOTHING happened.
seeing this blow up is so fucking surreal to me, i went here and had his class, everyone knew he was preying on and abusing students, but he just kept working there as if he did nothing. fucking snakes at lcss knew one of their teachers was preying on students
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Do any journo/copywriters wanna have like a weekend happy hour where we just chat/rant/drink a bunch of soda
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If I tag you and you're not able, NO WORRIES. Just hitting up friends who might be able and willing to help out.
@Jon_Christian
@joshua_eaton
@lolaannamendez
@TonyHoWasHere
@LeftFlankVets
@kenklippenstein
@Tati_WM
@SkylarJordan
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@EverytingIsLov
i agree. i need therapy and treatment, and a payout would also allow me to invest in my business and support other great reporters and writers. in a town where justice never comes, that feels pretty good to me
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I just need a break. I’ll see you all soon. In the meantime, please read my letter if you’re in or interested in media work.
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My first story for the Washington Post is about mental health and streaming, and it should be dropping next week!
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The most interesting and appropriate way to let you know
@WVUPRESS
has acquired my book “Redneck Revolution.”
I signed the contract today!! More details to come!!!
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The last officer I spoke to did check on him for me, for whatever that’s worth.
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Sweet Tom-o crossed the rainbow bridge this morning. The kindest soul I ever knew and the best cat anyone could ask for. He was nearly 20 years old.
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Y’ALL. My first for
@SmithsonianMag
is live and it’s a doozy. Let’s talk about Blair Mountain and what miners striking today still learn from those who fought 100 years ago.
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Today I got up. I took my medicine. I cared for my pets. I fed myself breakfast. That feels like victory. Maybe somebody else out there needs to hear that counts as a victory. And now, for a victory nap.
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@rikijohns
@aubrey_huff
@SenDuckworth
@TuckerCarlson
So you don’t like veterans who’ve lost two legs fighting for America? Sounds about right (wing)
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Last year I made $45,000. I owe the IRS $4,000. I just. There were times I could barely afford food. This country is so predatory man.
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Today is day two of not hearing from my dad since he bullied me into coming out to him as nonbinary and told me he "doesn't know what you are anymore." I've accomplished a lot of things in my 27 years but making my family proud has never been one of them.
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I got the job!!! I’ll tell y’all more real soon 🌝🌝🌝🌝🌝🌝🌝🌝
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Uhm, hey- I just got my second commissioned piece, 750 words that pays $1/word. I’m almost a year into full time freelancing and this is my second commission. If I can do it, so can you.
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There needs to be a regional publication akin to elite coastal pubs for the South and Appalachia. So I’m starting one.
It will be worker-owned.
More on the Southern & Appalachian Co-Op Press soon.
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As of yesterday I handed off my last corporate copywriting client. I'm replacing it with an exciting opportunity I can't share yet, but it means I'll be doing 100% journalism, and I'm so proud and happy.
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Looks like Washington Post needs me to go to Waverly tomorrow to report on the flash flooding in our area. I’m honored and humbled; so many families have lost loved ones.
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Maybe i'm being unreasonable but an account with nearly 200K followers retweeting my shit and not tagging me and getting thousands of likes and retweets when I'm struggling to keep the lights on is irritating
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@ivycombe
@veryhotcrosser
I bought the tiny kitten one when it went on sale at Kroger and it is so good
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Almost a year ago I left my office job to freelance full time, following six years of part-time writing (mostly after work or after class!)
Here's some important things I've learned about writing along the way. [A THREAD]
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THEY TOLD ME THEY PEPPER SPRAYED HIM AND PUT HIM IN THE SHOWER
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@Chinchillazllla
I gave $200 for Holliday and literally rescued her from somebody’s garage where she’d been living in a crate for days. Now she’s my bestie and I say do it
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@smilingnodding
@yerracustomer
ASMR is not porn and it’s not porn adjacent. Some creators may make NSFW content but you’re not “right” about ASMR.
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The same day a parent emailed our private, spiritual school to say that LGBTQ rights are “unnatural” and “wrong” her child sobbed into my shoulder about being physically abused at home, in part because she is gay herself. Among other reasons, that’s why I don’t teach anymore.
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My first byline for
@HuffPost
is one of the most vulnerable things I’ve ever written. I hope you will read and consider. I can’t speak for all nonbinary people but this may uncover the experience a little.
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“But if coercion and whining until they had sex with me is rape that’d make every guy I know a rapist. That’d make me a rapist.”
Yes, we know. That’s the problem.
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@sporker_
Yes except it was Balerion's black fire that forged the throne, and it's a kind of a big deal that Drogon is probably the most powerful dragon since, confirmed by the fact his fire is hot enough to melt it.
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For context check previous tweets; we’re here to oppose a metro budget which gives 500 Million to police funding.
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Please don’t forget that the top U.S. Olympian is also a survivor of assault. She deserves peace and rest and whatever it takes for her mental health and clarity. Her healing should come first, always. I will keep her in my thoughts and so should you.
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I will make a point of going through EVERYONE'S tweets and DMs later this evening; I'm going to try for visitation and get photos of any injuries.
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How magical that my first
@TeenVogue
story in years is about Blair Mountain, and published on Thanksgiving. Enjoy this delicious piece of labor history.
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The editor! of the publication! that ryhmes with! Two Pork Dimes! is calling me! about my op-ed! on Thursday!
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The teacher who groomed me in high school threatened to sue me if I ever came forward about my story. I offered to settle. He had me charged with extortion. I got booked into jail. Today.
@TaylorLorenz
@WSMV
@TheTNHoller
@TNLookout
@Tennessean
@cmclymer
@AppVoices
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Y’all are looking at the county’s best tomato, hot pepper and poke berry jelly prince! Best in show or 1st place in 3/4 categories! 🥰🥰🥰
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