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Heyjohnrussell

@heyjohnrussell.bsky.social
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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. linktr.ee/heyjohnrussell

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Aunt Tifa @ammarshall.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
arrived today!
Book cover, Song for Hard Hit People, white lettering on red background
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I was in East Palestine this week for the 3-yr anniversary of one of the worst industrial disasters in US history. Here's the compilation of testimonies residents in/around EP shared w/ me @therealnews.com I beg you to listen & share their stories w/ everyone you can therealnews.com/biden-trump-...
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Biden, Trump, the media, the public—we have all failed the residents of East Palestine, OH
“I'm pissed at how many people have forgotten about what happened here. I'm pissed that everybody thinks we're doing fine, that everything in East Palestine, OH, is good. It's not.”
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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
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.)
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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...
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MEDIA BLACKOUT: America’s Poorest Counties Devastated By Catastrophic Flooding
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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-....
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I support Ohio Valley Mutual Aid!
Show your support with a contribution today.
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Appodlachia @appodlachia.com · 04/05/2025
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?...
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We Talked To Trump Voters. They Have A Warning For Him. | Ft. John Russell
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Heyjohnrussell @heyjohnrussell.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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? 🧵
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
✨ 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-...
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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 ...
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🇨🇦 thimbles.bsky.social 🇨🇦 @thimbles.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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
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MEDIA BLACKOUT: America’s Poorest Counties Devastated By Catastrophic Flooding
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
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...
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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...
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
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...
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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.
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Heyjohnrussell @heyjohnrussell.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
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. 🧵
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Read the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @jphillll.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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-....
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This is a moment of opportunity
Strange as it may seem
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Read the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @jphillll.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
The markets opened in free fall. Find each other.
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Logan Schmitt @loganschmitt.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
My guts after housing a whole bag of dragon sweet chili Takis
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The Onion @theonion.com · 12/02/2025
‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson
‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Geriatric Justice League
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
"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"
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Gabi Schulte @gabischulte.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
New episode of the @jessandjohnpod.bsky.social with @kaburbank.bsky.social and @heyjohnrussell.bsky.social is up!
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Jess & John Pod @jessandjohnpod.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
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
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Elon Musk, Fascism in America: Past & Present: Jessica Burbank and John Russell
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Jess & John Pod @jessandjohnpod.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Hello
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Jess & John Pod @jessandjohnpod.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
And read Jess's full report on @dropsitenews.com here: www.dropsitenews.com/p/why-we-sho...
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Why We Should Still Audit the 2024 Election—and Every Election
Surely, the “greatest democracy in the world” should not leave any room for doubt about the integrity of its elections.
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Jess & John Pod @jessandjohnpod.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Full convo here: open.substack.com/pub/jessjohn...
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Why the 2024 Election Should Be Audited & Debunking Right-wing Rumors
What Jess & John Have Been Up To
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Jess & John Pod @jessandjohnpod.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
"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)
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Jess & John Pod @jessandjohnpod.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Subscribe to our substack so you don't miss any Jess & John pod: jessjohnpod.substack.com
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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.
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Jess & John Pod @jessandjohnpod.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Watch John's latest work with @moreperfectunion.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI66...
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“Deport Them All” — Who’s to Blame for Springfield’s Immigrant Crisis?
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Jess & John Pod @jessandjohnpod.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
"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
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Gerry Connolly says his failed motion to subpoena Elon Musk actually "achieved our goal" because it "changed the tenor" of the hearing
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Germany's Left Party has a new goal of cutting the wealth of billionaires in half within a decade. Ultimately, they "believe there should not be any billionaires." They aim to implement a wealth tax and raise inheritance and income taxes on the rich. www.dw.com/en/germanys-...
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Germany's Left Party wants to halve billionaires' wealth – DW – 02/08/2025
The Left Party says "there shouldn't be any billionaires." With Germany gearing up for an election, the far-left force has launched a new tax plan — though it will most likely never get a chance to im...
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Logan Schmitt @loganschmitt.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Hey y’all, if you enjoy talking about nature, art, West Virginia/Appalachia, music, old horror movies, books, screenprinting, and how we’re all being crushed by the ruling class, then we’ll probably hit it off! Andddd here’s a sampling of my illustration work
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