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Charlotte Snider
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Retired middle school ELA teacher
Fan of public school, 8th graders, and books
I remember when WV was a blue state
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Replacing working men with billionaires.

Hard to imagine a better way of summing up 2025.
thorbenson.bsky.social Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 10d
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
Time person of the year cover for 2025
December 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and finally address Appalachia’s devastating black lung crisis—has been under continued assault by coal bosses and the Trump admin. Now, it looks like it’s off the table entirely.

New for @inthesetimes.com: inthesetimes.com/article/the-...
The Trump Administration Ramps Up Its War On Coal Miners
A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and address Appalachia’s ongoing black lung crisis—has been under continued assault. Now, it looks like it's off the table.
inthesetimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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mjtoma.bsky.social
New Column: Most of this column is a very interesting (to me!) explanation of why Trump has succeeded in politics: because he lies constantly, and lying is actually rewarded in our culture, at least the way he does it. newrepublic.com/article/2035... via @newrepublic.com
America Is Finally Starting to See Trump for the Bullsh*t Artist He Is
He came to power through a relentless assault of lies. But the debt owed to the truth is coming due.
newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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zacheverson.com
NEW: Trump says America needs more foreign workers.

His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.

me, for @Forbes

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Trump Organization Sought Record Number Of Foreign Workers In 2025
Labor Department data show President Donald Trump’s businesses applied to hire at least 184 foreign workers for seasonal jobs at golf courses, a winery and Mar–a-Lago.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Scoop: “Trump Wine Hits Government Shelves”

me, for @forbes.com

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Trump Wines Sold At Coast Guard Stores On Federal Property
Exchanges in Washington, D.C., and Virginia have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider, allowing his family’s business to earn revenue from sales on federal property.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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www.wvgazettemail.com/news/kanawha...
'Whatever ways we could': Local grocer has already given away thousands of free meals
Jamason Sparks, who owns eight West Virginia grocery stores, started giving out free meals through his Fed Before Bed West Virginia program on Nov. 3, 2025. He's already given out 8,000 to 10,000 meal...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Psst...

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Zach Everson's stories. Zach Everson is a staff writer at Forbes covering money in politics.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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For those of you who want to watch the lectures or the podcast for “America at 250,” they’re here:

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October 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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zacheverson.com
🚨NEW: President Trump’s crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, quietly raised over $50 million through private token sales—

likely sending tens of millions to him and his family.

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Trump’s World Liberty Financial Crypto Venture Raised $50 Million—Likely Sending Millions To His Family, SEC Filing Shows
The payout to Trump and his family highlights how his private business dealings overlap with a presidency focused on turning America into the “crypto capital of the world.”
www.forbes.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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As West Virginia records the largest reduction in fatal overdoses across the nation over a 12 month period, substance use disorder experts are urging caution and encouraging the state to continue the services available to people who use drugs, reports @caitycoyne.bsky.social.
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July 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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wotseries.com
The Wheel called you to this and you answered the call! More to come, but for now, look what you all did! 💛
Culver City, London, New York, São Paulo, West Hollywood!
#SaveWOT #TheWheelOfTime
June 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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wotseries.com
Bannered 'cross the sky! Please don't stop talking about #TheWheelOfTime. Finish the story!
#SaveWOT

Photo 1 credit: @wheeltakespod.bsky.social
Sky banner against a blue sky that reads: Save The Wheel of Time - #SAVEWOT Sky banner against a blue sky that reads: Save The Wheel of Time - #SAVEWOT A photo showing the plane towing the banner, and also in the show is the entrance to "The Culver Studios", which is Amazon Studios
June 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The fan movement to save The Wheel of Time is growing stronger, with aerial displays and billboards popping up in cities around the world. Take heed and #SaveWOT, studios!
The Wheel of Time fans fly banner over studios in bid to save the show, Amazon notices
Last month, Amazon Prime Video made the baffling move to cancel The Wheel of Time, its sweeping epic fantasy series based on the books by Robert Jordan and Bran
winteriscoming.net
June 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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bradmcelhinny.bsky.social
Jobs related to black lung screening have been restored at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, but questions remain about whether the federally required screening programs are operating properly.

wvmetronews.com/2025/06/03/j...
Jobs for black lung screening are back, but questions remain over full capacity - WV MetroNews
NIOSH still faces challenges in fully supporting screening efforts -- contracting for chest X-rays, promoting events, and ensuring consistent funding.
wvmetronews.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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“Treat motivated”: You’ll never enjoy a bagel in peace again.
Decoding Cat Adoption Biographies
“Shy around strangers but will warm up” It will take six months for your friends to even realize you have a cat. They thought your apartment just ...
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May 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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I’m asking directly here too because I don’t know what’s up in Discord yet but if you want to talk organization and strategies for a campaign to #SaveWoT can you please sound off below. I’ve no time for grieving, I’ve got pitchforks and shovels and I’m ready to riot. Who’s with me?

#TheWheelOfTime
May 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Which reminds me: You have until 11:59 *TONIGHT* to do this, and it'll take you max 2-3 minutes.

Please leave a comment!
emilylhauser.bsky.social Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · May 22
Which reminds me: I still haven't left a comment telling the FDA that COVID boosters *must* be more widely available than the government is seeking to make them. (I'll be referencing my own Long Covid, eg)

Comments close tomorrow 5/23 at 11:59 PM, please take a few minutes to leave a comment ⬇️
May 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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gregpak.net
This comment period ends today, 5/23, at 11:59 pm ET. Please do comment asap if you believe the government should allow us to get COVID vaccinations. I can't believe we even have to petition them about this, but here we are.
May 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Provisional data shows that overdose deaths in West Virginia declined by 43.5% in the last year.

wvmetronews.com/2025/05/16/w...
West Virginia's overdose deaths plummeted by 43.5% last year, according to early data - WV MetroNews
West Virginia has had the highest drug overdose death rate in the nation.
wvmetronews.com
May 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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alexkirshner.com
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first. One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish. Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points. We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are. Anelise Feldman Freshman, Yarmouth High School Yarmouth
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Tomorrow on my live webcast "History Matters:"

Due Process and Habeas Corpus:
An Explainer

They are foundationally central in our constitutional system of law & order -- and in protecting our rights.

Let's talk.

Friday 10AM ET
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May 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Just in: The American Accountability Foundation, best known for its DEI Watch List, is taking credit for Trump sacking the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden.

AAF was upset over Hayden let Lizzo play James Madison’s flute.

Now AAF wants Trump to fire the head of the copyright office.
You did it again! Another leftist scalp collected. Because of your support, one of the most radical bureaucrats in Washington has just been forced out. Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, is gone. This is what victory looks like. This is the power of truth-and the impact of patriots like you having our back. Because of your support, Dr. Carla Hayden —the woke Librarian of Congress handpicked by Obama-is out. Fired. Removed from power. This is a huge win for America-and for patriots like you who make this work possible. Carla Hayden wasn't just a radical librarian. She used her position to: • Promote sexualized content to children, • Push gender ideology in elementary schools, • And lent James Madison's 200-year-old crystal flute to Lizzo... who twerked with it on stage and bragged: "B*tch, I just twerked and played James Madison's crystal flute from the 1800s!" Hayden cheered her on. But you had enough. You helped fund the investigation. You amplified the truth. Our exposé went viral, and was picked up by The Daily Mail, which led to a firestorm across the country. Now, Carla Hayden is gone. But our work isn't done. Before she left, Hayden installed another radical-Shira Perimutter—as head of the U.S. Copyright Office. Permutter is a far-left ideologue who has: • Maxed out donations to Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and Chuck Schumer, • Pushed European-style censorship, • And championed a "three strikes" rule to silence dissent online. She's still there. And now, she should be the next one sent packing. We exposed her once. Now, with your support, we'll finish the job. Help Us Keep Exposing the Swamp Every gift lets us rip another mask off the deep state. Every win is proof that when you fund accountability, you get results. Thank you for standing with us—and for making victories like this possible. For freedom, —The American Accountability Foundation Exposing the truth. Delivering results.
May 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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zacheverson.com
“I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it.”

- Tommy Callahan
bgrueskin.bsky.social Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · May 7
“When it comes to .. raw milk, I want to be free to form a relationship with a local farmer, look him in the eyes, pet his cow, and then decide if I feel safe to drink the milk from his farm.”

— Casey Means, Trump’s latest surgeon-general nominee.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Picks a ‘MAHA’ Movement Leader for Surgeon General
The president said he would nominate Dr. Casey Means, a California doctor and wellness influencer, to be the next surgeon general.
www.wsj.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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zacheverson.com
And if you're wondering if the House Ethics office will investigate Greene for taking official actions on behalf of a company in which she owns shares...
House Speaker Mike Johnson Hasn’t Appointed Ethics Board Despite GOP Offers
The House’s independent ethics office can’t launch new investigations until its board is appointed—Democrats have named their appointees, and two Republicans are willing to return, but Speaker Johnson...
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May 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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nghivo.bsky.social
Hey, who wants something nice?

So I was on tour this month, and when I was doing my event for the Princeton University Library and the Princeton Public Library, I ended up at the graveyard, where I found this gravestone:
A rectangular gray gravestone, inscribed with Whitin Badger, 1906-1992, Dwight Cooke 1908-1992, and underneath the line "THE UNICORN WAITS IN A DARKENING WOOD"
May 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM