According to a reddit post, there is going to be a demonstration in front of the Wells Fargo in downtown #Asheville against Cop City. Wells Fargo is one of the banks funding the facility.

In the reddit thread, and Asheville Police Department pig jokes about how APD's propensity for attacking water bottles.

Asheville Police Cars “Completely Destroyed” in Arson
#ACAB #FTP #Asheville #AnarchistAction

https://abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/post/2023/09/08/asheville-police-cars-completely-destroyed-in-arson/

#sunset in #Asheville from Beaucatcher Mountain

As some of y’all may have seen, this old bonehead Richard Rygaard has been spotted in both #WestAsheville and downtown #Asheville in the past few days. Rygaard is the former drummer of neo-nazi metal band Bound For Glory.

*** Keep your eyes peeled for Rygaard in the greater Asheville area, and send us any tips with more information or sightings! Ashevilleantiracism at protonmail dot com ***

Rygaard has lived in NJ for at least the past decade, and recently popped up on local NJ antifascists radar when he caught a drug possession charge last year. It’s worth noting his case is ongoing and the final court date/pay-by-date for the fine was yesterday 8/29/23…

This is also the day he was seen at local record store Static Age Records to sell some records. Keep your eyes peeled Asheville!

For more info on neo nazi Richard Rygaard check this link: https://jerseycounterinfo.noblogs.org/nj-hate-watch-neo-nazi-richard-rygaard-of-vineland-nj/

Police in #Asheville used their new drone unit to surveil and harass hundreds of attendees at the grand re-opening of the @firestorm bookstore.

"It’s only been three months since the Asheville Police Department announced the launch of a new Drone Unit. Speaking with the Mountain Xpress, an APD Captain assured the community that the technology would not be used for “surveillance on the unknowing public.” But that’s exactly what is happening..."

#NorthCarolina #Surveillance #ACAB

https://itsgoingdown.org/asheville-police-drone-surveil-grand-opening/

#NorthCarolina #Nature #NaturePhotography #Asheville

Who else is a part of this fascist organization advocating for expansion of policing and further oppression of unhoused people?

Asheville Pulic Safety coalition's chair is Honor Moor according to this article: https://archive.is/wip/YE583
Professional fundraiser and former vice chair of Buncombe Country Democratic Party: https://archive.is/P9yMM

Baily Stockwell, Helen Hyatt, and Anthony Coggiola of the group went on Fox and Friends to spread crimewave fear mongering about #Asheville https://archive.is/wip/PO4fk

Helen Hyatt is listed as VP of this "Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods" group that also works to influence local govt: https://www.asheville-can.org/contact.php

Anthony Coggiola is CEO of C3L associates: https://c3lassociates.org/

Bailey Stockwell is an Oakley resident that runs a right-wing Facebook group called "East Asheville for Safety and Truth" who has been advocating against the shelter at the Ramada Inn: https://mountainx.com/news/asheville-police-coalition-public-safety/

Tom Tesser (https://mountainx.com/news/safety-transit-concerns-raised-at-first-asheville-budget-meeting/) appears to be a half-back who retired to Asheville after working as a director at Merrill Lynch in Florida https://archive.is/SwmTG

#Asheville cop lover club (including John Boyle) meet with city and county staff to celebrate that they'll be able to keep unhoused people in jail for longer beginning in October
https://archive.ph/P6nor

David Plyler, a member of the group cited in the article, is a realtor: https://www.davidplylerrealtor.com/plyler-team/

Here’s the #racketeering #mugshot for #MarkMeadows , who was a Congressman representing #Asheville , #NorthCarolina , and a founding member of the curiously named anti-democratic #FreedomCaucus , before he resigned to be Chief of Staff for the #TrumpCrimeSyndicate in the #WhiteHouse. 👉 https://www.npr.org/2023/08/24/1195314434/mark-meadows-arrest-georgia-fulton-county

This morning I found an old Normals bookmark. I once had a lot of them. They were my favorite bookstore/ record shop in Baltimore. Or rather, all of Maryland. If I ever make it back to #Maryland I will be sure to make a special trip to #Baltimore just to stock up on books at Normals. I’ve been considering a trip to #Asheville, NC to visit @firestorm . #books #bookstodon

image of a manure-filled casket with little police officer drowning in the poop
#asheville

Leaving #Asheville after a stop at Shanghai Dumpling House to get some dumplings. I started with their pork soup dumplings with hopes to get steamed pork dumps after but I'm too full. When we go to NYC I focus on filling myself with handmade dumplings, so this place was great to have.
I also went to Dobra Tea right before to get a Chai with oat milk (as I am sensitive to dairy as I recover from C. Diff).
#AshevilleNC

An act of anarchy': FBI assisting in case of Asheville, North Carolina, police cruisers destroyed

#anarchist #anarchy #asheville

https://www.wyff4.com/amp/article/fbi-investigation-burned-police-cruisers-nc/44821769

📷 It's Texture Tuesday! 📷

An exterior detail at the Biltmore Estate (Richard Morris Hunt, 1895), Asheville, NC.

#Asheville #NorthCarolina #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #Detail #Texture #FORAPhotography #TextureTuesday

This is just one of the hundreds of images available for purchase at: https://www.foraphotography.com

Mary Lattimore is Back with a New Album #2023_08_04 #xlr8r #xlr8r_staff #news #asheville #croatia #ghostly #ghostly_international #hvar #lol_tolhurst

>> https://xlr8r.com/news/mary-lattimore-is-back-with-new-album/

Inspired by this amazing appetizer (first photo) that I had a couple of weeks ago at #C24 in #Asheville, I have watched some YouTube videos on how to make basil oil (second photo) #GrowYourOwn #cooking #gardening

Playing #pinball this weekend at the pinball museum in #asheville. Managed to get a high score on a machine. 😊 And apparently disc RPM champion for my wild flailing to avoid draining. Some cool old games here!

If you are in the so-called Southeastern United States, check out the upcoming @ACABookfaire in #Asheville, #NorthCarolina!

Jeff Jackson on TikTok

https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffjacksonnc/video/7256807331747482926?_t=8e4c1oq9hd4&_r=1

>Rep. Jeff Jackson - The blockade of military leaders. #fyp #politics #nc #charlotte #raleigh #greensboro #durham #asheville

Sister weekend in #Asheville - lunch stop at Itto #Ramen Bar and Tapas