Troy N. Miller
@troynmiller.bsky.social
WVSDEC, At-Large
Co-Owner, We Act Radio;
Executive Producer:
"The Zero Hour with Richard Eskow"
"Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner"
www.blueridgebreakdown.substack.com
Fight for Healthcare, Climate & Appalachian Justice.
Co-Owner, We Act Radio;
Executive Producer:
"The Zero Hour with Richard Eskow"
"Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner"
www.blueridgebreakdown.substack.com
Fight for Healthcare, Climate & Appalachian Justice.
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Just your daily reminder that Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625% which is FAR lower than private sector retirement programs.
December 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Just your daily reminder that Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625% which is FAR lower than private sector retirement programs.
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For 200yrs conservatives despised Paine & scorned his memory.One can understand why. Endowing us with democratic impulses & aspirations, Paine turned Americans into radicals—and we have remained radicals at heart ever since. Tragically the Dems - for whom I vote - refuse to engage that spirit….
December 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
For 200yrs conservatives despised Paine & scorned his memory.One can understand why. Endowing us with democratic impulses & aspirations, Paine turned Americans into radicals—and we have remained radicals at heart ever since. Tragically the Dems - for whom I vote - refuse to engage that spirit….
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A federal judge nominee admitted today that he said during a sermon that disabled people shouldn't get married. As I wrote for @motherjones.com, in fact, many can't out of risk of losing their benefits. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A federal judge nominee said disabled people shouldn’t be wed. In fact, many can’t.
Marriage often nullifies the government benefits they need to get by.
www.motherjones.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A federal judge nominee admitted today that he said during a sermon that disabled people shouldn't get married. As I wrote for @motherjones.com, in fact, many can't out of risk of losing their benefits. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Y'know this wouldn't be a problem if the districts had funding to provide teachers with supplies bought in bulk.
But apparently this is what "efficiency" looks like
But apparently this is what "efficiency" looks like
Dynamic pricing strikes again: this time Amazon is gouging schools and teachers just trying to buy basic school supplies - charging them roughly 17% more.
Amazon’s dynamic pricing is causing chaos for school budgets
A Wild West for Crayola prices.
www.theverge.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Y'know this wouldn't be a problem if the districts had funding to provide teachers with supplies bought in bulk.
But apparently this is what "efficiency" looks like
But apparently this is what "efficiency" looks like
Want to DEVASTATE rural America? Cut Social Security.
The truth is that Social Security isn't "waste" -- it goes RIGHT BACK into our communities and local economies!
@socialsecurityworks.org
The truth is that Social Security isn't "waste" -- it goes RIGHT BACK into our communities and local economies!
@socialsecurityworks.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Want to DEVASTATE rural America? Cut Social Security.
The truth is that Social Security isn't "waste" -- it goes RIGHT BACK into our communities and local economies!
@socialsecurityworks.org
The truth is that Social Security isn't "waste" -- it goes RIGHT BACK into our communities and local economies!
@socialsecurityworks.org
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@warnock.senate.gov expands on an idea he introduced in his speech at CAP last week: "We suffer not from a poverty of resources, but a poverty of moral imagination."
December 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
@warnock.senate.gov expands on an idea he introduced in his speech at CAP last week: "We suffer not from a poverty of resources, but a poverty of moral imagination."
Social Security was a lifeline in Appalachia as GREEDY PHARMA EXECUTIVES ravaged Appalachian communities
@socialsecurityworks.org
@socialsecurityworks.org
December 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Social Security was a lifeline in Appalachia as GREEDY PHARMA EXECUTIVES ravaged Appalachian communities
@socialsecurityworks.org
@socialsecurityworks.org
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With the Trump administration’s backing, an emerging industry could start mining minerals from the bottom of the sea—and risk turning the ocean into a free-for-all.
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
The Scramble for the Seafloor | Rebecca Egan McCarthy
Since 1779 photosynthesis has been the standard-issue explanation for the continuation of life on earth: plants absorb sunlight, which fuels their
www.nybooks.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
With the Trump administration’s backing, an emerging industry could start mining minerals from the bottom of the sea—and risk turning the ocean into a free-for-all.
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
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Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
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Another place you can find the paraphrased transcript of my conversation with @hartmannreport.com from earlier this week!
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Why America Still Doesn’t Have Medicare for All — Thom Hartmann Reveals the Hidden History
From “The Blue Ridge Breakdown” — findable on Substack, YouTube, Apple, Spotify and more. Some background I originally had invited Thom to talk about whether humanity is more inherently autocratic or ...
www.dailykos.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Another place you can find the paraphrased transcript of my conversation with @hartmannreport.com from earlier this week!
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Trump's FTC leaders bad-mouthed Lina Khan when they dropped this lawsuit, claiming that they were cleaning up her mess. Now that it's been unsealed, we can see that was a total lie. This was a coverup to protect Pepsi and Walmart.
1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
December 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Trump's FTC leaders bad-mouthed Lina Khan when they dropped this lawsuit, claiming that they were cleaning up her mess. Now that it's been unsealed, we can see that was a total lie. This was a coverup to protect Pepsi and Walmart.
Will Trump CRUSH domestic opposition with this one weird trick?? (it worked for Reagan and Bushes!)
As America teeters on the brink between tyranny and what remains of our Republic -- there's an old playbook that the Trump admin may be drawing from.
Link to full convo with @hartmannreport.com vvv
As America teeters on the brink between tyranny and what remains of our Republic -- there's an old playbook that the Trump admin may be drawing from.
Link to full convo with @hartmannreport.com vvv
December 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Will Trump CRUSH domestic opposition with this one weird trick?? (it worked for Reagan and Bushes!)
As America teeters on the brink between tyranny and what remains of our Republic -- there's an old playbook that the Trump admin may be drawing from.
Link to full convo with @hartmannreport.com vvv
As America teeters on the brink between tyranny and what remains of our Republic -- there's an old playbook that the Trump admin may be drawing from.
Link to full convo with @hartmannreport.com vvv
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In terms of US politics, Bush v. Gore is the defining event of the century. It set the template: a ruthless right that instinctively seeks power & doesn't give a shit about rule of law...and a bunch of hapless, feckless octogenarian Dems worried about the good opinion of centrist opinion columnists.
The 25th anniversary of Bush v Gore is today. The conspiracy mongering & corruption of the GOP has been brewing for a long time.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Here's Sandra Day O'Connor endorsing News Max levels of voter fraud conspiracies in the 2000 election.
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In terms of US politics, Bush v. Gore is the defining event of the century. It set the template: a ruthless right that instinctively seeks power & doesn't give a shit about rule of law...and a bunch of hapless, feckless octogenarian Dems worried about the good opinion of centrist opinion columnists.
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BREAKING: Democrats and Republicans in Congress just voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal workers’ union rights – the first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc
December 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
BREAKING: Democrats and Republicans in Congress just voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal workers’ union rights – the first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc
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This is the second discharge petition that has successfully led to House passage of legislation in the last 6 weeks.
There is a third on a congressional stock trading ban, and it can pass if Jeffries leans into it.
prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...
There is a third on a congressional stock trading ban, and it can pass if Jeffries leans into it.
prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...
December 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is the second discharge petition that has successfully led to House passage of legislation in the last 6 weeks.
There is a third on a congressional stock trading ban, and it can pass if Jeffries leans into it.
prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...
There is a third on a congressional stock trading ban, and it can pass if Jeffries leans into it.
prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...
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ICE has long used the latest spy tech to pursue immigrants — but now it’s also targeting anti-ICE protesters.
December 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
ICE has long used the latest spy tech to pursue immigrants — but now it’s also targeting anti-ICE protesters.
Elon Musk stops paying into Social Security faster than you can say "HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
Social Security isn't going BROKE... and if the mortally rich like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos paid in at the same rate as everyone else, we can EXPAND it for generations to come!
@socialsecurityworks.org
Social Security isn't going BROKE... and if the mortally rich like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos paid in at the same rate as everyone else, we can EXPAND it for generations to come!
@socialsecurityworks.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Elon Musk stops paying into Social Security faster than you can say "HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
Social Security isn't going BROKE... and if the mortally rich like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos paid in at the same rate as everyone else, we can EXPAND it for generations to come!
@socialsecurityworks.org
Social Security isn't going BROKE... and if the mortally rich like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos paid in at the same rate as everyone else, we can EXPAND it for generations to come!
@socialsecurityworks.org
Elon Musk stops paying into Social Security faster than you can say "HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
Social Security isn't going BROKE... and if the mortally rich like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos paid in at the same rate as everyone else, we can EXPAND it for generations to come!
@socialsecurityworks.org
Social Security isn't going BROKE... and if the mortally rich like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos paid in at the same rate as everyone else, we can EXPAND it for generations to come!
@socialsecurityworks.org
Real Talk? You're "Chopped" "Unc". IS Social Security There When You Need It???
YouTube video by The Blue Ridge Breakdown with Troy Miller
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December 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Elon Musk stops paying into Social Security faster than you can say "HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
Social Security isn't going BROKE... and if the mortally rich like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos paid in at the same rate as everyone else, we can EXPAND it for generations to come!
@socialsecurityworks.org
Social Security isn't going BROKE... and if the mortally rich like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos paid in at the same rate as everyone else, we can EXPAND it for generations to come!
@socialsecurityworks.org
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Translated: If you can't afford health care, you should die.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Translated: If you can't afford health care, you should die.
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Rep. John Larson says it's past time for Congress to look into DOGE mischief at the Social Security Administration. "Where is all this supposed fraud, waste, and abuse that they used as an excuse to cut 7,000 workers???" WATCH HERE::: @repjohnlarson.govpeeps.us #doge #SSA #socialsecurity #musk
December 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Rep. John Larson says it's past time for Congress to look into DOGE mischief at the Social Security Administration. "Where is all this supposed fraud, waste, and abuse that they used as an excuse to cut 7,000 workers???" WATCH HERE::: @repjohnlarson.govpeeps.us #doge #SSA #socialsecurity #musk
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New from me at @motherjones.com: Senate Republicans blocked the Democratic plan to extend ACA tax credits while trying to pass (and failing too) health saving accounts plans, which @mirandayaver.bsky.social told me, are not useful for poor and middle-class folks. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Senate Republicans blocked yet another chance to save Obamacare subsidies
ACA health care "is not a luxury item. It is basic survival for a lot of people."
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
New from me at @motherjones.com: Senate Republicans blocked the Democratic plan to extend ACA tax credits while trying to pass (and failing too) health saving accounts plans, which @mirandayaver.bsky.social told me, are not useful for poor and middle-class folks. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Today is critical for health coverage affordability.
Republicans need to stop playing political games with our lives and extend the ACA subsidies!
Republicans need to stop playing political games with our lives and extend the ACA subsidies!
December 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Today is critical for health coverage affordability.
Republicans need to stop playing political games with our lives and extend the ACA subsidies!
Republicans need to stop playing political games with our lives and extend the ACA subsidies!
Wall Street wants YOU to give THEM all your money and HOPE for a good retirement
Before Social Security seniors faced poverty rates of more than 50%! People worked until they died in the streets or in the poorhouses that closed after Social Security was introduced.
@socialsecurityworks.org
Before Social Security seniors faced poverty rates of more than 50%! People worked until they died in the streets or in the poorhouses that closed after Social Security was introduced.
@socialsecurityworks.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Wall Street wants YOU to give THEM all your money and HOPE for a good retirement
Before Social Security seniors faced poverty rates of more than 50%! People worked until they died in the streets or in the poorhouses that closed after Social Security was introduced.
@socialsecurityworks.org
Before Social Security seniors faced poverty rates of more than 50%! People worked until they died in the streets or in the poorhouses that closed after Social Security was introduced.
@socialsecurityworks.org