Animal control officers in Virginia responded to an unusual call this weekend after a raccoon broke into a liquor store, ransacked several shelves and passed out in the bathroom.
  • optissima@lemmy.mlEnglish
    5·
    10 hours ago

    DW, it’s in the county locally referred to as “Klan-over” so it’s not too far off

    • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      1 hour ago

      Is West Virginia known for being a heavily racist state? I heard the state was originally founded by splitting off from Virginia during the Civil War to join the north. So as far as I know, it’s the only state that was explicitly founded as a fight against slavery.

      • BeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 hour ago

        and a demographically noticeable amount of folk resettled from the south to tennessee and kentucky because they fought for the union.