JBenefield

Author. Former Underground Coal Miner. Aggregate Miner. Aspiring Public SERVANT. Debut novel "Between Me and My Brothers"
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[JBenefield @RealJBenefield]

When I was a coal miner I spent more hours underground than at home with my family—so I decided to write about it.
My debut novel, "Between Me and My Brothers", follows three miners trapped underground after a roof collapse and the families above who live every day with the question: “Are they coming home?”
It’s a working‑class survival story about danger, brotherhood, and the quiet toll this kind of job takes not only on you but on the people you love. If that world is familiar to you—or you’re just drawn to gritty, realistic fiction—I’d be honored if you’d give it a read.
👉 Get the book on Amazon: https://t.co/QYwHQfOLA7

If you enjoy it, a rating or review is the single biggest way you can help me move from full‑time miner toward full‑time author.
#BetweenMeAndMyBrothers #CoalMining#Brotherhood

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@vileTexan 2004 my parents received a $688.58 landline bill...I will never ever ever EVER forget that number as long as I live. My dad screamed it non-stop as he was making sure I never did that again. Ever.

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@Manu_Sisti Train

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@GdHetro Working on the audiobook right now. 🫵🏼🤙🏼

[JBenefield @RealJBenefield]

Some anniversaries make you think less about the date and more about everything that got you there.

For us, that means remembering the hours she spent carrying the fear of whether I’d come back above ground.
The silence.
The worry.
The way she kept standing strong for me and for the life we were building for our family.

That kind of love stays with you. It becomes part of the story.
Between Me and My Brothers came from that story.

Check out Between Me and My Brothers here: https://t.co/xImRIZ2jnr

[JBenefield @RealJBenefield]

When you're supposed to be outside at a certain time and something happens where you have stay late and they can't get ahold of you I can only imagine that feeling and the anxiety and worry. She to this day has never let on that it ever bothered her because she understands what I do and what it entails. But there's no doubt in my mind she has done her fair share of pacing, waiting on the phone to ring hoping it's not bad news but always had a smile and no worry for me when I got home. That has made all the difference. I'm convinced you can't be a truly successful man without a truly strong woman behind you.

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@Rainmaker1973 I got some seeds from the tribe in 2020, corn, squash, tobacco, it all grew very well and was delicious...the tobacco would tie a knot in your rear but excellent nonetheless 👍🏼

[JBenefield @RealJBenefield]

It’s the start of another long work week—and none of us really know what it holds.

For people in dangerous jobs, that uncertainty is always there. That’s the reality behind my debut novel, Between Me and My Brothers: 3 miners start a routine shift and end up trapped after a roof collapse, with families above waiting to see how the week ends.

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#MondayMotivation #LongWorkWeek #DangerousJobs

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@AVGirl4Life 'Tegridy

[JBenefield @RealJBenefield]

Might I ask for numbers that put this into context a bit more sir?
-what was the cost of insurance before Obamacare was implemented?
-How.much did insurance rates rise YOY the 10 years BEFORE Obamacare was implemented as opposed to the 10 years after?
-if you took the government subsidies away from the equation what would the insurance company's profits had been without them?
-Why is the government footing the bill for $500+ per month per family and not asking why it is going up like it has till the subsidies expire (which was something the Dems did before Trump was even thought of BTW so how is it his fault? Pretty sure he doesn't have a vote in Congress)
-Are these extensions for American citizens only or are you trying to get them for groups of people who are not citizens(illegal immigrant is so dehumanizing)
-Will people like me who bust ass for every dime they have be forced to pay for this or are you going to do cuts elsewhere to make it happen?
-Why are you making this your hill to die on when there are several other things that affect MORE people, hell you tried to starve out 42M people for healthcare for 24M.
-why can't you accept the fact I've been preaching for a decade that Obamacare did nothing but give insurance companies a license to steal....if the government is footing the bill I'm pretty sure every private sector that deals with the government has figured out it's a cash cow
-what is rising in healthcare that justifies that much per.month per family? Have you guys done anything about 30 dollar Tylenol tablets at the hospitals or just letting it ride because if you have the forced insurance (and it was forced or you were fined which in and of itself should be illegal and I'd like my tax money back from that BS already) they'll cover it and by default the government will

This is a 15 edged sword with more moving parts than "Trump Trump Trump" and I think the American people are looking for a solution that makes sense instead of extending this overly expensive BS and finger pointing but what do I know, I'm a straight white male who works and pays taxes to fund this dog and pony show...an answer to any of these questions to put it into contact instead of following the playbook would be very very cool🤷🏼‍♂️

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Seems to me they are being business savvy...they ARE about to lose billions in government subsidies in the form of SNAP as more states start kicking pop and junk food off the menu🤷🏼‍♂️
https://t.co/qAwPejmVjs

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They funded food for damn near literally twice those who's health insurance is going up and paid thousands of people who were also needing their money for food...this argument is like fighting an old man; you either kick an old man's ass or get your ass kicked by an old man, either way you can't say you won.
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I have never needed anyone to help me foot the bill...I have paid for my own insurance now for 3 years and refuse the government help because ultimately it ends up coming out of MY pocket anyhow in the form of taxes to pay for it..now, I have had insurance through companies and am about to again but that is because I pursued a career where insurance is a given... there's zero reason for insurance to be as high as it is other than the they know the government will foot the bill to help them get it...I PROUDLY paid the fine or whatever you want to call it when they were trying to FORCE people to buy insurance which did absolutely nothing but make insurance companies and everyone that had foresight extremely wealthy, again, at the expense of actual working people

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I'd almost bet a hundred if you take these subsidies away from the insurance companies and they post record losses INSTEAD of record gains the price of insurance will come down rather quickly 🤔🤷🏼‍♂️
@HouseDemocrats @HouseGOP @SenateGOP @SenateDems @SenSchumer @LeaderJohnThune

[U.S. Senator John Fetterman @SenFettermanPA]

After 40 days as a consistent voice against shutting our government down, I voted YES for the 15th time to REOPEN.

I’m sorry to our military, SNAP recipients, gov workers, and Capitol Police who haven’t been paid in weeks.

It should’ve never come to this.

This was a failure.

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@AntiLeftMemes Can I say both without being called a Nazi or fascist....asking for a friend 🤷🏼‍♂️

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@NotAvgLiberal 2 are retiring and the other 6 aren't up for reelection till either 2028 or 2030....damn the luck huh?🤷🏼‍♂️

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@JeffFarkas11 @harryjsisson I also never said my employers provide my insurance 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Better to own a healthcare crisis created by Democrats to begin with by giving insurance companies a license to steal than a hunger crisis protecting your personal investment portfolio 🤷🏼‍♂️
@SenSchumer @SenateDems
@HouseDemocrats @LeaderJohnThune
@SenateGOP @HouseGOP

Schumer says Republicans own healthcare crisis https://t.co/HNo5gFzoDu

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Looks like 8 people with common sense...the fact it's all "trying to stop Trump" says it all ..this wasn't about Trump and ALOT of things aren't that everyone wants to blame on one person when this was a decision left up to 100 others not him...TDS is so rediculous and just so you know, we common folk are very very sick of hearing all this crap and it won't be good in midterms if you don't grab an actual issue other than Trump 🤷🏼‍♂️