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Mike Keller
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West Virginia photographer, dog lover, beer and whisky fan. Retired. I love my rooftop solar.
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11% in NINE MONTHS! #inflation

'Trump said on the campaign trail he would “cut the price of energy and electricity in half”...The president has also waged a war on wind and solar power, despite soaring electricity demand driven by AI datacenters.'
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
' a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled that the government must continue to fund the program...in a case brought by the Democratic attorneys general from 22 states and the District of Columbia and three governors who sued the administration.'
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration blocked from suspending Snap benefits for millions of Americans
One judge issues temporary restraining order while another judge rules the government must continue to fund program that helps low-income households
www.theguardian.com
'A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday afternoon blocked the Trump administration from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans amid the ongoing government shutdown, in a case brought by a group of US cities, nonprofit organizations and a trade union.

'At almost the same time... /1
Cool story.
'Several people asked which superhero I was. I said, “He’s really more of a super jackass” – helping people is not something Homelander typically does'

I dressed up as a superhero for Halloween – and then saved a man’s life
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
I think morale is down in the Russia fighting forces!

'...commanders had appointed “execution shooters” to open fire on refusers...officers allegedly ordered drone operators to drop grenades on their own men, disguising the killings as battlefield strikes.' www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Worth a read and a save for the next time some MAGAt says "both sides."🤬

108 Steps the Trump Administration Has Taken To Destroy America
'This is documentation of policies implemented between January 20 and October 29, 2025 that caused measurable harm' cmarmitage.substack.com/p/108-steps-...
“The crisis has many components, but I think the eruption recently of political violence in this country is a sign that there is a crisis." Please note that all the violence has been perpetrated by right wing zealots, not the "woke people."
#WestVirginia
Morrisey picks first director of WVU’s Washington Center, says he’ll ‘push back on woke ideology’ • West Virginia Watch
Dr. Patrick Lee Miller will serve as the first director of the Washington Center for Civics, Culture and Statesmanship at WVU.
westvirginiawatch.com
Rising global heat is now killing one person a minute around the world...the world’s addiction to fossil fuels also causes toxic air pollution, wildfires and the spread of diseases such as dengue fever
#climatechange
Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals
Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
The Hunger Games Begin
40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps
The pain from lost food aid will, if anything, hurt Republican voters worse than Democrats #SNAP #shutdown
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-hunger...
via @pkrugman.bsky.social
Reposted by Mike Keller
The GOP-led Congress has been out of session for too long. The House is not shut down. They’re getting paid and should be working.
And I reposted as fast as I could!
I stole this as fast as I could
How stupid is this?😡 #WestVirginia

Cannabis is still illegal at the federal level.
Treasurer's Office: “The money in the fund will remain unallocated until federal law changes."
But other states with legal #cannabis markets, including Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio, are spending their tax revenue.
West Virginia collected $34 million in cannabis taxes. It hasn’t spent a penny.
West Virginia’s cannabis program has generated $34 million for research, addiction help and law enforcement. None of the money has been used.
mountainstatespotlight.org
Look at the anti-semitists! #sarcasm

“We do not forget that so many of the laws, charters, and conventions established to safeguard and protect all human life were created in response to the Holocaust. Those safeguards have been relentlessly violated by Israel.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
The article now claims that the marshal was hit by a ricochet. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.
At least three GOP senators on the homeland security committee indicated they will vote against Ingrassia.
“I don’t plan on voting for him,” Scott told reporters. “I can’t imagine how anybody can be antisemitic in this country”.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
via @theguardian.com
“By blocking Adelita Grijalva from taking her rightful oath of office, [Johnson] is subjecting Arizona’s seventh Congressional district to taxation without representation." - Kris Mayes, Arizona attorney general
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
via @theguardian.com
American Oligarchs: The Media Consolidation Timeline
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/american-o...
Reposted by Mike Keller
Republican Leaders are simultaneously saying that the Jews funded No Kings rallies AND No Kings rallies were promoting antisemitic h/t @atrupar.com
The #Snapchat outage is likely a result of the widespread problems that Amazon Web Services — which hosts much of the internet — is also suffering. The likes of #Ring, Coinbase, Roblox and #Fortnite are also reportedly down at the moment.
Snapchat outage live — latest updates as social media app hit with widespread blackout
Snapchat has stopped working for a lot of users
www.tomsguide.com
The IRS recently filed notices of a federal tax lien against Republican Sen. Jim Justice of #WestVirginia — the latest example of ongoing financial troubles...

One of the documents from the IRS lists Justice and his wife as having a total balance of more than $8 million in unpaid assessments.
IRS files tax lien against Jim Justice
The former governor, who joined the Senate in 2025, has repeatedly brushed off questions about his finances.
www.politico.com
Not attending the rally today, but I'm out wearing my "No Caesars" shirt from @bsky.app 😎
#NoKings