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Mike Keller
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West Virginia photographer, dog lover, beer and whisky fan. Retired. I love my rooftop solar.
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The GOP-led Congress has been out of session for too long. The House is not shut down. They’re getting paid and should be working.
And I reposted as fast as I could!
I stole this as fast as I could
How stupid is this?😡 #WestVirginia

Cannabis is still illegal at the federal level.
Treasurer's Office: “The money in the fund will remain unallocated until federal law changes."
But other states with legal #cannabis markets, including Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio, are spending their tax revenue.
West Virginia collected $34 million in cannabis taxes. It hasn’t spent a penny.
West Virginia’s cannabis program has generated $34 million for research, addiction help and law enforcement. None of the money has been used.
mountainstatespotlight.org
Look at the anti-semitists! #sarcasm

“We do not forget that so many of the laws, charters, and conventions established to safeguard and protect all human life were created in response to the Holocaust. Those safeguards have been relentlessly violated by Israel.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
The article now claims that the marshal was hit by a ricochet. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.
At least three GOP senators on the homeland security committee indicated they will vote against Ingrassia.
“I don’t plan on voting for him,” Scott told reporters. “I can’t imagine how anybody can be antisemitic in this country”.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
via @theguardian.com
“By blocking Adelita Grijalva from taking her rightful oath of office, [Johnson] is subjecting Arizona’s seventh Congressional district to taxation without representation." - Kris Mayes, Arizona attorney general
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
via @theguardian.com
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Republican Leaders are simultaneously saying that the Jews funded No Kings rallies AND No Kings rallies were promoting antisemitic h/t @atrupar.com
The #Snapchat outage is likely a result of the widespread problems that Amazon Web Services — which hosts much of the internet — is also suffering. The likes of #Ring, Coinbase, Roblox and #Fortnite are also reportedly down at the moment.
Snapchat outage live — latest updates as social media app hit with widespread blackout
Snapchat has stopped working for a lot of users
www.tomsguide.com
The IRS recently filed notices of a federal tax lien against Republican Sen. Jim Justice of #WestVirginia — the latest example of ongoing financial troubles...

One of the documents from the IRS lists Justice and his wife as having a total balance of more than $8 million in unpaid assessments.
IRS files tax lien against Jim Justice
The former governor, who joined the Senate in 2025, has repeatedly brushed off questions about his finances.
www.politico.com
Not attending the rally today, but I'm out wearing my "No Caesars" shirt from @bsky.app 😎
#NoKings
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This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton.

I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.
“The Young Republicans was already grossly mismanaged, and vile language of the sort made in the group chat has no place in our party or its subsidiary organizations,” the New York Republican chair, Ed Cox, said in a statement announcing a unanimous vote to suspend the chapter.
Young Republicans New York chapter suspended after racist chats leaked
Group suspended following unanimous vote after Politico documented racist and antisemitic chats from members
www.theguardian.com
The program, called “Solar For All,” was established in 2022 under the Inflation Reduction Act and had appropriated grants to deploy rooftop and community solar projects...in August, the EPA announced that the program had been canceled and withdrew about 90% of grant funds.
More than 20 states sue EPA over canceled solar power grants
During the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency canceled a $7 billion program aimed at making solar power accessible to low-income households.
www.nbcnews.com
Did Johnson just say that beating women is NOT SERIOUS?😲
Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious
‘Startled’ judge orders agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after violent clashes
“I live in Chicago if folks haven’t noticed,” U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said. “And I’m not blind, right?”
archive.ph/VKipR
If that's not #inflation, what is it? Did you say #tariffs?

'When asked to estimate how much their regular monthly household costs have increased from last year, 74% of those surveyed said they had seen increases of at least $100.' #prices
75% of Americans report soaring prices as Trump claims inflation ‘over’
Exclusive poll: Inflation remains a concern despite president’s pledge to reduce prices on ‘day one’
www.theguardian.com