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FakeNoose

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13. Remember when Hillary Clinton told the miners of West Virginia to retrain for new jobs
Sat Apr 5, 2025, 01:13 PM
Apr 5

... while they still can, because coal jobs are GONE? They hated that message but she was right.

Coal mining is a dangerous, hazardous, exploitive industry and most of the coal mines can no longer turn a profit. (I'm talking about the underground mines, not the surface/strip mines.) Chump is making sure that the federal funds will never be available for safety upgrades, and he's effectively killing off whatever is left of the coal business. The last coal miners who haven't been laid off yet, will be risking their lives every time they enter a mine. The threats include work-related injuries, shortened lifespans and black-lung disease.

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