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erronis

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43. Great post. Thanks for the reality check - especially about people unable to think critically.

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Coal Miners Say They Are 'Cast Aside to Die' Under Trump [View all] applegrove Oct 2025 OP

And they'd vote for him a third time. RandySF Oct 2025 #1

Fourth, if he is on a ballot again. NameAlreadyTaken Oct 2025 #7

Yup. Turbineguy Oct 2025 #2

Who would have guessed? 58Sunliner Oct 2025 #3

*Shocking* durablend Oct 2025 #4

He got their votes now GTFO. Klarkashton Oct 2025 #5

What a fucking surprise larwdem Oct 2025 #6

Something to do with leopards and faces? House of Roberts Oct 2025 #8

If you didn't want that, why did you vote for that? RockRaven Oct 2025 #9

Are they not reinvigorated? tanyev Oct 2025 #10

Suckas! Baitball Blogger Oct 2025 #11

And losahs! How that bastard mocks all things not Trump. GreenWave Oct 2025 #32

Boggles the mind. Solly Mack Oct 2025 #12

Well... uh... UTUSN Oct 2025 #13

Trump promised to save the industry peggysue2 Oct 2025 #14

I think you might have meant blinders, forgive me if I'm wrong, peggysue2. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #26

No problem peggysue2 Oct 2025 #33

I've never heard that before. But there's no accounting for colloquialisms. ... littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #35

The whole industry is dying nt GenThePerservering Oct 2025 #15

Besides a shift to renewable energy such as solar and wind the utility companies have spent billions ... Botany Oct 2025 #16

They're upset because they got what they voted for? Crunchy Frog Oct 2025 #17

He isn't protecting their industry either. That ain't up to him. paleotn Oct 2025 #18

That was my immediate reaction also. The (r)epuglicons and trump are in bed with oil, not coal erronis Oct 2025 #39

Again JustAnotherGen Oct 2025 #19

Who did they vote for? nycbos Oct 2025 #20

Coal miners need to get over themselves. There are fewer people working in coal Scrivener7 Oct 2025 #21

As a person who grew up in coal country, I agree. OnionPatch Oct 2025 #30

I have family there. It's just ridiculous. Scrivener7 Oct 2025 #34

coal is mostly white men DBoon Oct 2025 #40

Yes I came here to say the same thing FakeNoose Oct 2025 #31

FAFO Gimpyknee Oct 2025 #22

Tell them all to call a popsdenver Oct 2025 #25

Look on the bright side. Demobrat Oct 2025 #23

Welcome to the club. If you're not a billionaire you are foolish... littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #24

Are these the same miners? SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2025 #27

They should call their Senators and Congressman. Oh wait. They aren't in Raven123 Oct 2025 #28

Theater Cirsium Oct 2025 #29

Great post. Thanks for the reality check - especially about people unable to think critically. erronis Oct 2025 #43

G.O.P. likes to SUCKER people Champp Oct 2025 #36

If any of the miners voted for Dump, there's a face-eating leopard with their name on it sakabatou Oct 2025 #37

I guess they chose not to believe him when he said, MLWR Oct 2025 #38

You'd think they'd be happy Bettie Oct 2025 #41

Cast stupid votes, win stupid prizes synni Oct 2025 #42