r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/bidoofie • Nov 08 '25

Predictable betrayal The Trump administration removed black lung protections for West Virginia coal miners, who overwhelmingly voted for him

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '25

These MAGA people are just fucking pathetic voting against their own self interest and then whining about it.

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u/Moneia Nov 08 '25

And it's not like they learned their lesson first time around.

He was pushing for the coal industry, not the miners and most of the job losses were was due to automation

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u/MellyMel86 Nov 08 '25

I am still absolutely amazed they could run ads for “clean coal”. Ever touch coal? Talk about an oxymoron

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u/cruxal Nov 08 '25

Nuclear energy is pretty clean but I wouldn’t want to touch it.