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Aristus

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5. Well, were we really expecting ole Maw 'n' Paw Kettle up there in Squalor Holler to change what we will laughingly refer

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:43 PM

Sep 9

to as their minds?

Even as they lost their black-lung jobs?

Now they're losing the medical care they were going to need for their mining-savaged health. And I'm sure they'll applaud Trump for that, as well.

Can someone remind me why we admitted West Virginia to the Union?

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