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Troy N. Miller

@troynmiller.bsky.social
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WVSDEC, At-Large Co-Owner, We Act Radio; Executive Producer: "The Zero Hour with Richard Eskow" "Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner" www.blueridgebreakdown.substack.com Fight for Healthcare, Climate & Appalachian Justice.

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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Lotsa talk about the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, but I hear very little about what the colonists were REALLY revolting against. (Hint: it wasn't because they were "taxed enough already") Get the truth w/ @hartmannreport.com blueridgebreakdown.substack.com/p/thom-hartm...
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Thom Hartmann Breaks Down the Real Story of the American Revolution & Who Killed the American Dream
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Thom Hartmann argues that the Founders weren't rebelling against taxes—they were fighting monopoly power merged with political power.
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
This is because double nothing is still nothing
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
What he's leaving out is "because I will flood the halls of Congress and state assemblies and city halls with lobbyists to make sure no law can pass to help that teacher in Queens." Which is also coincidentally why you couldn't double the taxes he pays.
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Mamdani: I cannot help but think of the words of our 40th president, Ronald Reagan. He famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the govt & I'm here to help'" I think nine more terrifying words are actually, "I worked all day and can't feed my family"
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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Mamdani: Democratic socialism viable anywhere. “...this is a politics that can flourish anywhere, because there is only one majority in this country – that’s the working class, and it’s time we have a politics that puts them at the heart of [public policy]..." www.commondreams.org/news/mamdani...
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'There Is Only One Majority in This Country, That's the Working Class,' Says Mamdani | Common Dreams
"It's time we have a politics that puts them at the heart of what it is that we're pursuing and not as part of the appendix."
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
"“It’s just absolutely a cash register. We put the money in, it comes flying right back at us.”" The Book of Toby and Edith and particularly good
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
With 150GW solar, India achieved its target of having 50% of its total installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources in June 2025, reaching this milestone 5 years ahead of its original 2030 deadline set under the Paris Agreement www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/10/i...
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India hits 150 GW solar milestone
The country added around 44.6 GW of new PV capacity in fiscal year 2026, according to new figures released by JMK Research.
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Koreen Brennan @koreen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/04/2026
WARREN: I want to understand how slashing healthcare for families so Meta gets a $3b tax cut is a 'really good outcome for the American public' IRS CEO BISIGNANO: I don't see the two as correlated W: Those tax cuts were paid for by pushing people off their healthcare. Did you not follow that?
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
They are trying so hard to stop this from happening
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Anything short of Medicare for All is just tweaking around the edges of our current system. The harsh reality is that for patients our current system is "don't get sick and if you do, die quickly" and for insurers the plan is "collect money, delay and deny care until the patients die."
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Harvey J Kaye @harveyjkaye.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Rumor has it that the @DNC Resolutions Committee yesterday adopted a call for a 21C Economic Bill of Rights, as articulated here by Alan Minsky and me… Please read this… www.commondreams.org/opinion/econ...
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We Need an Economic Bill of Rights to Save American Democracy | Common Dreams
The time has come for our many progressive organizations and resurgent labor unions to create a grand progressive and social-democratic coalition that will press the Democratic Party to redeem FDR’s 1944 call.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 10/04/2026
Everyone needs to be talking about how we will pay the price for DOGE’s data theft if they are not held accountable.
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
This dude is the US Senator from the state that has most benefited from Nazi scientists
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
lmao just warmed over gobbledygook about how Millenials don't want pensions because we want to be contractors for Uber
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 10/04/2026
House Democrats tried to pass legislation aimed at stopping Trump’s illegal war with Iran — and the GOP wouldn’t allow a vote. Republicans know this war is indefensible. Urge your elected officials to keep fighting to reclaim Congress’ power and end Trump’s war: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
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GOP blocks Democrats’ attempt to limit Trump’s Iran war powers
Democrats unsuccessfully attempted to pass a measure limiting President Trump’s ability to conduct military operations in Iran during a pro forma session of the House on Thursday. Rep. Glenn Ivey (…
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National Health Law Program @nhelp.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Assess Eligibility and Enrollment Notices in Your State Prior to Implementation. With OBBBA reshaping Medicaid eligibility and enrollment, the importance of due process is front and center. Learn more with this week’s Timely Tip to Safeguard Medicaid: healthlaw.org/timely-tips-...
Assess Eligibility and Enrollment Notices in Your State Prior to Implementation. With OBBBA reshaping Medicaid eligibility and enrollment, the importance of due process is front and center. Advocates should act now: request and review draft state notices, and push for fixes if they don’t stack up. By Katy DeBriere. Learn more with this week’s Timely Tip to Safeguard Medicaid: https://healthlaw.org/timely-tips-to-safeguard-medicaid/
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Shhhh guys don't tell the Republican Party. @wvdemocrats.bsky.social if there's an issue where the Republican leadership in this state is more out of step with the residents, I don't know what it is. And they're pretty out of step on MOST issues from chilccare to eldercare and all points in between
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Once it’s gone, it’s gone. You don’t get farmland back from data centers. Would you trade farmland in your community for a data center?
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
They tell you to “do your research.” But what happens when the information is hidden on purpose?
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 07/04/2026
Preemptively cutting 'optional' Medicaid programs in anticipation of cuts is going to disproportionately harm marginalized people! Democrats COULD have increased the scope of federal funding mandates to make these core programs, and they didn't.
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Bracing for federal cuts, some states are already paring back Medicaid services
Paying for doulas to help birthing moms in maternity care deserts was a priority for Montana. But it halted the plan amid a budget shortfall and fears over coming federal Medicaid cuts.
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Mountain State Spotlight @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The state’s medical marijuana fund has accumulated to $38 million, after years of not being spent due to legal concerns. After the governor vetoed a bill to spend it, the state Treasurer is spending it now. buff.ly/jsqzDoZ
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Treasurer says he’ll spend $38 million from medical cannabis fund West Virginia’s sat on for years
Treasurer Larry Pack said the funds would be spent in accordance with a 2021 law days after Gov. Morrisey vetoed an effort by lawmakers to spend the money.
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Truth: @theonion.com is a more reliable source of information about the future of data centers than almost anyone else. Watch the whole convo with Maria Russo, Policy Specialist for the WV Rivers Coalition via YouTube or Substack or anywhere you get podcasts, look for "The Blue Ridge Breakdown"
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
*sigh* yah he could be stupid or he could be doing favors for his campaign donors who own the energy that just went up in prices and the Silicon Valley folks who want to use AI drones for minesweeping.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
"Running government like a business" has been a complete fiasco
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 23/03/2026
Social Security has fewer staff now than it did in 1967 — even as it serves over 50 million more people. Why? Donald Trump, DOGE, and years of underfunding from Congressional Republicans. They don't want you to get the benefits you've earned.
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
In defense of pre-"enlightenment" times Peasants lived their whole lives without a whole system that put them into debt while also shaming them about flossing How are you doing? *Insert meme here*
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
It's just a normal American district, to be fair
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
what could go wrong handing our domestic food supply production over to people who brag about never having any introspection about anything
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Jacob Silverman @jacobsilverman.com · 17/03/2026
Solid review of GILDED RAGE in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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How wealthy tech entrepreneurs seek to shape politics, culture and the future — and why we must resist
Silicon Valley’s billionaires have become ideological provocateurs, spreading rage and reshaping the public sphere.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 17/03/2026
Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state in 2025, with residents in a dozen states seeing at least a 10% jump, according to a congressional report released by Democrats Tuesday, reports @ashleymurray.bsky.social.
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Pain of soaring gas prices compounded by electricity rate increases across states • West Virginia Watch
Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state in 2025, with residents in a dozen states seeing at least a 10% jump.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
"President of the United States freed every single perpetrator of those crimes" @trahan.house.gov said of actual Medicaid and Medicare fraudsters at a committee hearing on supposed fraud. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Dr. Oz calls Medicare fraud an epidemic. Trump keeps pardoning the culprits.
At an oversight hearing Tuesday, the GOP seemed more interested in so-called "ethnic" fraud than Trump's effective license to steal.
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
does that mean they can't know whether immigrant kids are also getting private school vouchers?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
LAMBERTH: “That information isn’t kept. And it shouldn’t be.” Yesterday Lamberth sayid “we shouldn’t be afraid of data and facts” re: tracking immigrant kids Today he refuses to track who gets @GovBillLee’s private school vouchers 🤔
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 17/03/2026
Theft of everyone’s private Social Security data amounts to over 500 million felonies. This is the largest data breach in American history.
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 16/03/2026
Via The Conversation: Unless Colorado makes the Family Affordability Tax Credit a permanent and reliable fixture of the state budget – as a recent proposal aims to do – the progress the state has made in reducing child poverty may only be temporary. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/03/colo...
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Colorado's Progress in Reducing Childhood Poverty Is at Risk
by Stephen Roll, Jenn Finders, and Leah Hamilton Childhood poverty in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in history in 2021. The fall was largely due to the expanded child...
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
BREAKING: Workers at CBS are walking out. The unionized team that works CBS' streaming service are going on a 24 hour strike in New York and San Francisco. The walkout comes after negotiations with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss reportedly imploded.
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Smash cut to a week from now, Elon Musk on Joe Rogan: "the woke mind virus is holding civilization back. people think that like, people using Twitt-- I mean X... to, like, fulfill their fantasies, is like wrong. but I think X and Groke are really allowing everyone to reach for the stars" (1/2)
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 16/03/2026
🚨 DOGE stole the Social Security data of HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of Americans– including our Social Security numbers, places and dates of birth, citizenship, race and ethnicity, and parents’ names. @alaw202.bsky.social @hartmannreport.com
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
"Guys, the only way to win against the robots is to voluntarily cut your own wages against inflation" -- guys who own all the robots and also who pay so little that their employees depend on federal benefits like SNAP and Medicaid
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Never forget who is really winning this war. www.ft.com/content/37d4...
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US oil groups in line for $63bn windfall from Gulf war disruption
American producers will be among biggest beneficiaries if crude prices average $100 a barrel this year
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The 6% can be found in Patrick Morrisey's cabinet and the WV legislature
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
how is it unbelievable??? Ronald Reagan got elected by negotiating to keep American students hostage in Iran and then he invaded Grenada when his poll numbers were slipping. It's not even unbelievable for like, a moderate Republican. What'd be unbelievable is if he *didn't* do what he's done.
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Millenium Games 2002 walked thru an absolute catastrophe against Iran so that the Trump administration could speed run an absolute catastrophe against Iran
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
MAGA flipped real quick from "we can't spend money on aid to Ukraine because we have homeless veterans from our wars in the Middle East" to "bombing Iran's schoolchildren to protect Israel is good and necessary and a bonus is that we will create more homeless veterans for the future."
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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
This is the exact opposite of what people should be doing. "just kick back and remain calm cause once in a while a case about something illegal the admin has done will go before a judge who won't totally fuck up their ruling."
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 13/03/2026
Social Security pays retirees in full and on time without fail. Social Security pays people with disabilities in full and on time without fail. Social Security pays survivors in full and on time without fail. SOCIAL SECURITY PAYS IN FULL AND ON TIME WITHOUT FAIL.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is seeking to fine big companies with workers on Medicaid. Her plan would generate $145 million to offset the state's Medicaid costs. Too often big corporations deny workers healthcare, and rely on the state to step in. newjerseymonitor.com/2026/03/12/g...
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Gov. Sherrill plan seeks to fine big companies with workers on Medicaid • New Jersey Monitor
Gov. Sherrill wants to fine large companies up to $725 annually per worker enrolled in Medicaid. Business groups oppose the plan.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
HOLY SHIT. A dark money group, hidden behind a bunch of shell companies, is paying influencers thousands of dollars PER POST to attack @katmabu.bsky.social on social media a month before her election. Thank you to the people who declined the money and went forward with this. So who's behind this?
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Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate
Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh told MS NOW the secretive campaign is “filled with false and defamatory claims.”
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