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Hunting for diners and coffee shops with my love, driving West Virginia's two-lane roads, watching the sunlight dapple through the trees. AND YET if you sing *THAT SONG* in my direction, I'll stomp you under my Docs
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"Former West Virginia coal miners with black lung drove to protest on the steps of the Labor Department...They held up photographs of dead friends and loved ones...On the opposite side of the building, an enormous banner with Trump’s face read 'American Workers First.'”
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Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'
Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"Former West Virginia coal miners with black lung drove to protest on the steps of the Labor Department...They held up photographs of dead friends and loved ones...On the opposite side of the building, an enormous banner with Trump’s face read 'American Workers First.'”
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apnews.com/photo-essay/... ESSAY: Coal miners with black lung fight Trump administration rollback of safety protections
PHOTO ESSAY: Coal miners with black lung fight Trump administration rollback of safety protections
OAK HILL, W.Va. (AP) — Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for generations.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
apnews.com/photo-essay/... ESSAY: Coal miners with black lung fight Trump administration rollback of safety protections
The lives of West Virginians. And the reporter? A fiercely proud West Virginian who lived through the day of the Farmington Mine Disaster
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Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'
Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The lives of West Virginians. And the reporter? A fiercely proud West Virginian who lived through the day of the Farmington Mine Disaster
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Just saw Ick Mart's holiday ad, in which they COMPLETELY BASTARDIZE the point of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Oooh I hope they get the backlash that should fall immediately upon them
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Just saw Ick Mart's holiday ad, in which they COMPLETELY BASTARDIZE the point of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Oooh I hope they get the backlash that should fall immediately upon them
Screw you, Conde Nast
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STATEMENT: Roosevelt Institute Reacts to Closure of Teen Vogue, Recipient of the 2025 Freedom of Speech Medal - Roosevelt Institute
Roosevelt Institute Reacts to Closure of Teen Vogue, Recipient of the 2025 Freedom of Speech Medal
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November 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Screw you, Conde Nast
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Today's newsletter is about the awful and extremely political decision to gut Teen Vogue for parts www.readtpa.com/p/teen-vogue...
Teen Vogue's Award-Winning Journalism Was Too Much Trouble for Condé Nast
The outlet just won recognition for speaking truth to power. Condé Nast responded by eliminating its entire politics staff and folding it into Vogue.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Today's newsletter is about the awful and extremely political decision to gut Teen Vogue for parts www.readtpa.com/p/teen-vogue...
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And this is why the corporate class shut down Teen Vogue.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And this is why the corporate class shut down Teen Vogue.
It's impacting small biz too. I went to my local Mexican rr this week - it was over $40 for 2 ppl (1 beer). That's too much and people just can't. Sorry local restaurants, I love you but love is being squeezed out by survival.
Trump’s tariffs have been nothing short of a disaster for American families. Higher grocery, gas, rent, healthcare, and utility prices — the average household can’t afford this.
It’s time we put a stop to these tariffs and focus on lowering costs across the board.
It’s time we put a stop to these tariffs and focus on lowering costs across the board.
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's impacting small biz too. I went to my local Mexican rr this week - it was over $40 for 2 ppl (1 beer). That's too much and people just can't. Sorry local restaurants, I love you but love is being squeezed out by survival.
SUPPORT THIS NOW #WV. Also, let's get this young man to run for public office. Humanity needs more Jamason Sparks. Also, I will be finding the JS-owned grocery store nearest me and traveling there to shop. #westvirginia #snap www.gofundme.com/f/fed-before...
Donate to Fed Before Bed West Virginia, organized by Jamason Sparks
It is time for those of us in West Virginia to attack hunger. 1 in 5 children go to bed hu… Jamason Sparks needs your support for Fed Before Bed West Virginia
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November 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
SUPPORT THIS NOW #WV. Also, let's get this young man to run for public office. Humanity needs more Jamason Sparks. Also, I will be finding the JS-owned grocery store nearest me and traveling there to shop. #westvirginia #snap www.gofundme.com/f/fed-before...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Once upon a time, American soldiers handed out food to Germans because *they* had followed a fascist madman into national ruin.
How times change.
How times change.
NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Once upon a time, American soldiers handed out food to Germans because *they* had followed a fascist madman into national ruin.
How times change.
How times change.
Deaf men don't hear anything. Like the guy in question they either to SEE the laughing facing of mockery, GET PULLED leash (heritage project) or better yet HIT quick, hard punch square in the face. ACTION assholes otherwise shut up
Jeffries: "Cancel the cuts, lower the costs, save healthcare. Not complicated. Eight words. Even Donald Trump should be able to understand that."
September 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Deaf men don't hear anything. Like the guy in question they either to SEE the laughing facing of mockery, GET PULLED leash (heritage project) or better yet HIT quick, hard punch square in the face. ACTION assholes otherwise shut up
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Jimmy Kimmel:
“Trump is an old-fashioned ’80s-movie-style bully, taking your lunch money ― and if you give it to him once, he’ll take it again. Two things he loves, lunch and money.
"Rooting for this bully... I don't care what side you're on. It's like rooting for Biff in 'Back to the Future.'"
“Trump is an old-fashioned ’80s-movie-style bully, taking your lunch money ― and if you give it to him once, he’ll take it again. Two things he loves, lunch and money.
"Rooting for this bully... I don't care what side you're on. It's like rooting for Biff in 'Back to the Future.'"
September 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Jimmy Kimmel:
“Trump is an old-fashioned ’80s-movie-style bully, taking your lunch money ― and if you give it to him once, he’ll take it again. Two things he loves, lunch and money.
"Rooting for this bully... I don't care what side you're on. It's like rooting for Biff in 'Back to the Future.'"
“Trump is an old-fashioned ’80s-movie-style bully, taking your lunch money ― and if you give it to him once, he’ll take it again. Two things he loves, lunch and money.
"Rooting for this bully... I don't care what side you're on. It's like rooting for Biff in 'Back to the Future.'"
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I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over?
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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September 17, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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At the United Nations General Assembly, dozens of delegates staged a walkout as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech defending Israel’s devastating attacks on Gaza amid mounting accusations of war crimes and genocide.
September 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
At the United Nations General Assembly, dozens of delegates staged a walkout as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech defending Israel’s devastating attacks on Gaza amid mounting accusations of war crimes and genocide.
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Back when I worked for hospice, I once asked my supervisor what she was afraid of.
“Huntington’s disease,” she said. She’d walked alongside many people who’d suffered from this horrible, incurable, genetic illness.
Today, amazing news out of Britain.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
“Huntington’s disease,” she said. She’d walked alongside many people who’d suffered from this horrible, incurable, genetic illness.
Today, amazing news out of Britain.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Back when I worked for hospice, I once asked my supervisor what she was afraid of.
“Huntington’s disease,” she said. She’d walked alongside many people who’d suffered from this horrible, incurable, genetic illness.
Today, amazing news out of Britain.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
“Huntington’s disease,” she said. She’d walked alongside many people who’d suffered from this horrible, incurable, genetic illness.
Today, amazing news out of Britain.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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August 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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This is what I mean by the distribution problem: "Every night in San Francisco, more than 4,000 people sleep on the streets without any form of shelter. In the same city, tens of thousands of homes are vacant without a single person sleeping inside." www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
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July 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is what I mean by the distribution problem: "Every night in San Francisco, more than 4,000 people sleep on the streets without any form of shelter. In the same city, tens of thousands of homes are vacant without a single person sleeping inside." www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
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South Park season opener destroys Donald Trump
July 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
South Park season opener destroys Donald Trump
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Tonight’s episode of South Park is going to make Trump lose his f*cking mind
July 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Tonight’s episode of South Park is going to make Trump lose his f*cking mind
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With floor action ground to a halt by Speaker Johnson over Dem amendments on the Epstein files, House Democrats are now using them to jam up committees.
Includes Appropriations, Energy & Commerce, Financial Services, and Education & Workforce, which just shut down as Rs try to figure what to do:
Includes Appropriations, Energy & Commerce, Financial Services, and Education & Workforce, which just shut down as Rs try to figure what to do:
![Politico: news - House Dems are prepping more Epstein-related amendment votes ahead of the Thursday CJS Approps [Commerce Justice Science Appropriations subcommittee] markup, per two aides](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k7eezr2ybq7cxtptak2q4uhp/bafkreibct4kn552m2easpmmg4zexn6f4fp2yztaphmn7y2zo6bmvxlyica@jpeg)
July 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
With floor action ground to a halt by Speaker Johnson over Dem amendments on the Epstein files, House Democrats are now using them to jam up committees.
Includes Appropriations, Energy & Commerce, Financial Services, and Education & Workforce, which just shut down as Rs try to figure what to do:
Includes Appropriations, Energy & Commerce, Financial Services, and Education & Workforce, which just shut down as Rs try to figure what to do:
Gratitude journal entry: My headphones.
a woman sitting in front of a microphone with a sign that says boosted in the background
ALT: a woman sitting in front of a microphone with a sign that says boosted in the background
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July 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Gratitude journal entry: My headphones.
HE'S NOT WRONG. I have been voting Dem all my life and have gotten NOTHING. LITERALLY NOTHING. I have admired many as people, but now I'm sitting here looking at minimum wage, the environment, LGBTQIA and women's rights, race issues, immigration, GUN CONTROL. My dems? They did FUCKING NOTHING.
Hogg’s organization, Leaders We Deserve, is pushing progressive primary challengers at a time when the Democratic Party is already facing a reckoning over sharp generational divides, neglect of young progressives, and the white-knuckling of aging incumbents. Now, Hogg doesn't plan on backing down. ⤵️
David Hogg: Democrats Have A "Courage Problem" and Need Strong Primary Challengers to Survive
"Given the fact that we've talked for about 15 years about how Democrats have a messaging problem, it's gone beyond a messaging problem. It is a messenger problem."
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July 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
HE'S NOT WRONG. I have been voting Dem all my life and have gotten NOTHING. LITERALLY NOTHING. I have admired many as people, but now I'm sitting here looking at minimum wage, the environment, LGBTQIA and women's rights, race issues, immigration, GUN CONTROL. My dems? They did FUCKING NOTHING.