Heyjohnrussell
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Heyjohnrussell
@heyjohnrussell.bsky.social
Emmy-winning dirtbag journalist. Biased for the working class. Class politics for rednecks and hippies at The Holler. Yapper on Jess and John Pod. Wheeling, WV.

https://linktr.ee/heyjohnrussell
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I really appreciate the work that
@heyjohnrussell.bsky.social and
@moreperfectunion.bsky.social are doing to reach poor white voters in red states.

I’ve always thought that getting Bernie Sanders in front of Trump voters would be fruitful and it was.

👏👏👏

(Longer mini-doc is on YouTube.)
September 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Flash flooding has killed at least six people, including a 3-year-old, in West Virginia.

In the middle of it all people are stepping up to help one another.

With the state's capacity limited, and Trump making severe cuts to FEMA, neighbors are helping neighbors.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRvb...
MEDIA BLACKOUT: America’s Poorest Counties Devastated By Catastrophic Flooding
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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June 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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If you're able to help the folks on the front lines helping one another recover from these latest floods, here's a mutual aid link: secure.actblue.com/donate/ohio-....
I support Ohio Valley Mutual Aid!
Show your support with a contribution today.
secure.actblue.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Love seeing @heyjohnrussell.bsky.social and @moreperfectunion.bsky.social go to my hometown of Parkersburg and actually talk to people there instead of just making assumptions about hem from afar. youtu.be/KuZBd9Bd6Fk?...
We Talked To Trump Voters. They Have A Warning For Him. | Ft. John Russell
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
youtu.be
May 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Trump’s FBI arrested a judge.

Steve Bannon is selling fascism in camo cosplay calling it populism.

And the Democratic Party’s big plan?

Take out David Hogg for being mildly effective.

A new substack about the latest episode of What the Hell is Going on in America? 🧵
April 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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✨ my new YR book ‘Fight to Win! Heroes of American Labor’ comes out in one week! ✨

if you’re a parent, educator, librarian, or someone else who has kids in their life, and you want to teach them about labor and working class history, this book is for you: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Fight-...
Fight to Win!
The revelatory history of the American labor movement, from independent journalist and Teen Vogue labor columnist Kim Kelly, now adapted for young ...
www.simonandschuster.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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And it's also nuts that the national news coverage of what has happened to West Virginia, which is similar to what happened to Puerto Rico back in the first Trump presidency, is being left to @moreperfectunion.bsky.social and @heyjohnrussell.bsky.social:
youtu.be/gRvbdidqAhs
MEDIA BLACKOUT: America’s Poorest Counties Devastated By Catastrophic Flooding
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
youtu.be
April 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Four years ago this week, I was in West Blocton, Alabama with a group of striking coal miners’ wives, talking about how their husbands’ brutal working conditions impact their families.

@therealnews.com let me do a whole mini-documentary on their story: therealnews.com/dont-mess-wi...
Don’t mess with a coal miner’s wife
From fundraising and stocking the strike pantry to marching side by side with their spouses, the wives of striking coal miners in Brookwood, Alabama, have been a vital, unsung force behind the ongoing...
therealnews.com
April 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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NEWS: West Virginia coal miner Harry Wiley, who is suffering from the early stages of black lung disease, is suing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the admin’s misguided and harmful gutting of the NIOSH facility in Morgantown, WV westvirginiawatch.com/2025/04/23/j...
Judge sets May 7 hearing for NIOSH case • West Virginia Watch
U.S. District Judge Irene Berger has scheduled a hearing against Health and Human Services Secretary over federal cuts affecting NIOSH.
westvirginiawatch.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
34,000 people showed up in Denver to see Bernie and AOC.
It was Bernie’s biggest rally ever—until LA topped it a few days later.

But the size isn’t the story.

It’s who’s showing up — and what we do with this moment. 🧵
April 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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This moment, with all its immense difficulties, presents an opening to build a massive coalition and take down oligarchy. It’s an opportunity we can’t afford to pass up.

My latest: www.jphilll.com/p/this-is-a-....
This is a moment of opportunity
Strange as it may seem
www.jphilll.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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The markets opened in free fall. Find each other.
April 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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My guts after housing a whole bag of dragon sweet chili Takis
February 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson
February 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Geriatric Justice League
February 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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"What are we supposed to do, we don't control Congress"

"What are we supposed to do, we don't have a supermajority"

"What are we supposed to do, our supermajority has moderate democrats"
February 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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"What if the same rich people that lied to you about why you were gonna fight a war are now lying about Haitian migrants,"
@heyjohnrussell.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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In case you missed it, @kaburbank.bsky.social and John Russell started a pod and had a recent episode where they talked about Elon Musk, facism in America (past and present), and how to organize moving forward

Follow on substack:

Catch the episode here: youtu.be/sNDS2P-K3Xs
Elon Musk, Fascism in America: Past & Present: Jessica Burbank and John Russell
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February 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Hello
February 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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"We do have some pretty damning emails and text messages that show the security breaches happened,"

@kaburbank.bsky.social
on why we should audit the 2024 election (and every election)
February 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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Subscribe to our substack so you don't miss any Jess & John pod: jessjohnpod.substack.com
Jess & John Pod | Substack
Politics for the people with Jessica Burbank and John Russell. Click to read Jess & John Pod, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
jessjohnpod.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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