On this topic, beware of Bible apps on your phones. They are near the top of the list of apps that are intrusive and will cross app track and some have been accused of using microphone and camera.
User agreements are long and boring but worth a skim through to make sure you aren't agreeing to things you're not willing to put up with.
Source: Trust me Bro! I'll see if I can find an article about it.
Edit - every article I can find is from 2015-2019, maybe they have cleaned them up since then. I don't have one on my phone so I really don't worry about it.
Didn't they do, in some capacity, mountain top removal to get at coal? That seems destructive. Slurry ponds contaminating everything too. I know coal is not the same as lithium, nor is it mined in the same ways but seeing pictures of lithium mines, I dunno, seems like it could be pretty devastating to the area.
I'm not from Appalachia so I only know what I've read about.
Well I came in to say that I'm not exactly what some would call a tree hugger but I am a nature lover and I sure would hate to see the Appalachians get all tore up. It seems others share the same sentiment.
Also, I feel like the Appalachian folk would fight with bloodshed to save their land.
This happened March 18th It's now in the Senate - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
03/18/2026-5:28pm House On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 186 (Roll no. 94). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2568)
This page has some good info - https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-and-research/data/recent-legislative-activity although I can't say how often it is updated.
It's slightly concerning without knowing who or why but I can tell you these things are all over the country and can be bought and used by just about anyone. I know several people who own this equipment to spray and fly on cover crops. I won't go so far to say this is fear mongering but it's pretty close.
These people are sick
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