Cassie Clark
@dogwoodblooms • 61,496 subscribers
NC history, outdoors, culture & straight talk on what threatens our way of life 💙👑
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Is that locally caught seafood you’re eating at the beach really locally caught? I sat down with Monica Smith of Miss Gina’s Shrimp in Beaufort to discuss the shrimp industry in NC - and she spilled all kinds of tea. The full episode drops tomorrow morning! 👇🏼
Cassie Clark14,226 Aufrufe • vor 2 Tagen
Let’s talk about Southern life lessons. My Papaw taught me that REAL men? They don’t ever threaten a woman. My mama? She taught me never to think I was a billy bad a$$ - because there’s always someone bigger and badder around the corner. And daddy? He taught me to ALWAYS stand up for myself. So when you’re dealing with me? Act right. I fight back.
Cassie Clark26,681 Aufrufe • vor 5 Tagen
If I could point to one moment that changed the direction of my life, I’d point to Hurricane Helene. I wasn’t home when the storm hit. I hadn’t lived there in years. But I’m a hillbilly, and once a hillbilly, always a hillbilly. My ancestors were robbed by the TVA during the creation of Fontana Dam; their bones were ripped from their final resting places and moved to new locations. They were forced from their lands when the federal government created the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. They were cheated out of a road that led to their family burial grounds. I grew up on those stories, but they felt distant—until Helene. When Helene came, I knew Mamaw and Papaw were right all along: Heritage hillbillies? The government couldn’t give a damn about us. Their storm response was proof. I saw it, and it changed everything. Think I’m alone? Think again. Thousands of us saw it: devastation, heartbreak, and government abandonment. And tonight, some of the biggest voices who covered Helene in real time are coming together to talk about what really happened in the aftermath.
Cassie Clark102,711 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
🚨BREAKING🚨 Whistleblower from NCGA reveals there are FEMA trailers sitting in Hickory right now and FEMA has no timeline on when those will be deployed to those who need them. Meanwhile, people across the region are sleeping in tents. Tonight it will snow - and the temps will be in the teens in some areas. Where are our civil servants? Who is going to answer for this?
Cassie Clark604,359 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
Have you ever wondered what the South looked like when settlers first arrived? I can show you! 👇🏼
Cassie Clark88,028 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
Dear Lawd! No, ma’am! In North Carolina, it’s pronounced bow-ferd. 🤦🏼♀️
Cassie Clark23,443 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
What can I say? Southerners don’t hold back when it’s hot outside. 🤷🏼♀️
Cassie Clark21,447 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Let’s get something straight, y’all: I’m not perfect. I’m a Christian. But I’m not a good one. I believe in Jesus 100%. But I cuss like a sailor. I’m quick to anger. I’ll throw these hands. I’m absolutely riddled with sin. If I get past the pearly gates, I’ll wind up on the Southside of Heaven where folks are listening to Bocephus and drinking moonshine. And I’m okay with that. Here’s what I’m not okay with: I’m not okay with someone being disrespectful to me or anyone else, especially in an instance like this. For those of y’all who don’t know Renatta, you should go follow her. She’s inspirational. She makes me want to be a better Christian. She’s full of love and light. Her disability? It’s insignificant. Renatta is often attacked by people on the left. Folks call her the r-word for standing up for her beliefs. Yeah. The all accepting left… picking on a woman for not fitting their standard of normal. Anytime I see it, my heart breaks. It makes me angry. I worked with special needs kids throughout middle and high school. Autism is rampant in the younger generation of my family. My nephew? He’s non-verbal. So when Cory here decided to attack me in her comments rather than on my turf? It made my teeth itch. Why would you attempt to change the conversation away from such a touchy subject? Who does that? I blocked him. But Cory? He tracked down my email. Don’t be like Cory, y’all. Be better than Cory. Be better than me. Be like Renatta.
Cassie Clark23,668 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Three days ago, the NC House Oversight Committee held a hearing on the death of Dominique Moody. I’ve paid close attention to this case… DSS was in and out of my life when I was a child. I once had a social worker look at my black eye and call me a liar. My sister? Her high school years were spent in an orphanage because DSS refused to place her with multiple relatives who were all excellent candidates to foster her. Every time NC DSS screws up with a child, I plea for reforms to the system. But the reforms I’m seeing being floated around? They’re not nearly good enough. North Carolina’s children deserve so much better.
Cassie Clark20,212 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
As promised, I made a video last night explaining how I lost my property in Canton. Unfortunately, Brandon is still struggling with Bell’s - and yesterday was rough. After taking care of him with a massive migraine and severe facial pain, there wasn’t time to edit until this morning. My apologies. The video is below. If y’all have other questions, please let me know. I’m an open book. ❤️
Cassie Clark21,110 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
Y’all are about to witness a miracle: a man who is ALWAYS right. 🤣💯
Cassie Clark39,326 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten
“Cassie! You say ‘makes my teeth itch’ all the time. What does that mean?!” I hear that a lot. 🤣 Sorry, y’all. I grew up in a house with my grandparents. They were born in the 1920s. I picked up a lot of their phrasing when I was a kid - some of it may be odd to those who’ve never heard these phrases before. If you ever need me to translate. Just ask. I’m happy to tell you what something means and run down an origin. Let’s start with itchy teeth. What does it mean and where does it come from?
Cassie Clark15,349 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
The mainstream media had a great time calling out Whatley for not naming his favorite Canes players—but where were they when Cooper made an X post crying over the cost of brisket? Nowhere to be found. It’s the same story with every other blunder Cooper has made in his 38-year political career: 👉🏼 gerrymandered maps 👉🏼 untested r*pe kits 👉🏼 storm relief 👉🏼 COVID mandates 👉🏼 riots 👉🏼 soft-on-crime policies The media has consistently watered down stories on Cooper’s failures, sometimes ignoring them altogether. Here we are, approaching one of the biggest U.S. Senate battles the country has ever seen, and many North Carolina residents know very little about who Cooper really is and what his tenure looked like. That’s okay. We the people are the media now. Want to know what really happened during the Cooper years? I went to Raleigh to find out. The link is down in the comments.
Cassie Clark13,316 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
NC State Auditor, Dave Boliek, released a report on NCORR back in November. Y’all remember NCORR, right? NCORR was the entity created to handle recovery and resiliency following hurricanes Florence and Matthew. They were in control of a BILLION dollars. Years later, we discovered they were short hundreds of millions of dollars and hundreds of North Carolinians were still living in hotels waiting on home repairs. So I went to see Dave in Raleigh about his report. How did this agency mismanage that much money?? Who was at fault? And what’s being done to ensure this never happens again? Check out what Dave had to say. 👇🏼
Cassie Clark37,621 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten