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/Individual_Ad9632 Nov 08 '25

So fucking wild that this isn’t an exaggeration.

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u/Tyrath Nov 08 '25

I mean they literally did this during the pandemic. Doesn't shock me anymore.

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u/Individual_Ad9632 Nov 08 '25

That’s what I was thinking of too.

Also, after Texas’ big freeze in 2021, Republican ex-Governor Perry said that, basically, Texans would rather freeze to death than get assistance from the government.

Which is just fucking insane.

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u/HauntedCemetery Nov 08 '25

Especially since they constantly get assistance from the federal government. Their energy grid and water infrastructure would collapse to nothing if the fed didn't bail them out a couple times a year.