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whitroth's avatar

Because the coal *companies* did War on Coal Miners for decades, because they *HATE* things like the UMWA, and that miners want to be paid, and have healthcare and pensions for risking their lives every day for the company dollars.

There are now about 10% of the miners there were 40 years ago... because the *companies* went to mountaintop removal, and pit mines. They are *never* going back to shaft mines.

And they're busy trying to bankrupt the health and pension funds.... and restart mines with non-union miners.

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eyelashviper's avatar

The press conference by Burr and Warren of the Senate Intelligence Committee made it pretty clear that they are dead serious about investigating the tRump/Putie links, and are moving forward quickly, and have been going over all the intelligence briefings previous submitted.Flynn should be singing like a yuuuuge canary, with others to quickly follow, hoping to save their asses.Bannon in a snit, no doubt, foiled again by people who actually take their guvmint jobs seriously.

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Historicat's avatar

Scared of his cultists? That's the only reason I can come up with. Well, that or the Russians are sitting on a nice big pile of Republican secrets that they're scared will be made public.

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Zyxomma's avatar

This is at least a $5000 feminist post, IMNSHO.

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Zyxomma's avatar

Dictator Tot thinks, "I'm the President; anything I want I get." Let's prove him wrong.

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ACertainFish's avatar

I wanna build factories in coal country that build solar panels for east coast distribution. Brings jobs, acknowledges coal is dying (and killing).

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ACertainFish's avatar

Trump's mentor, Manafort's mentor, Stone's mentor. Cohn introduced Trump to Stone. Good WaPo piece on the Cohn-Trump relationship w/background on Cohn: https://www.washingtonpost....

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whitroth's avatar

Damn it, and as soon as I win the lottery, we can get together on that project.

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JAWs's avatar

So in other words "Schools" needs to attend a better one.

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Mr. Yuk, Human Bean's avatar

It would be nice to have not a criminal as Gov here for a change.

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JAWs's avatar

But see, this is all the Democrats fault because of....something. Naturally there's nothing else to do be vote against my own interest and for contaminated water and the Black lung.

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Mr. Yuk, Human Bean's avatar

Wasn't it in Hillary's plan to do something like that?

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whitroth's avatar

Well, of *course* it's the Democrats' fault! They are *so* beholden to Special Interests. Y'know... like the citizens, as opposed to who the GOP represents.. big money.

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elpear's avatar

Talk to Elon Musk. He is actually doing it.

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Rachel Book Harlot's avatar

This is a great point.

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Daniel_Oriordan's avatar

Sally Yates and Maxine Waters. Well, the blessing/curse is, "May you live in interesting times."

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