The Appalachian Oracle

All the news that’s fit to holler! Political news from Appalachia, by Appalachian voices.

[The Appalachian Oracle @App_Oracle]

Already?#MyTwitterAnniversary

[Lynne Huskinson🌬🔋☀️ @moodycreek]

WVDSEC Members, Leaders on Manchin Delaying Aid https://t.co/JBOjynuB9B via @App_Oracle

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

But news today that the Governor traded votes for his income tax plan by allowing an abortion ban to move forward means this tax cut is literally borne on the backs of women, and mostly low-income folks and women of color. 2/3

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

Make no mistake- those most harmed by abortion bans will also suffer the consequences of a state stripped of resources that make it possible to support a family so that it can provide tax cuts to the rich. 3/3 https://t.co/ItEIRfDzGk

[Troy N. Miller @TroyNMiller]

Its generally sickening when Blue state Liberals spend their year vocally preaching about "love trumps hate" & "vote blue for a kinder US"

Then something bad happens in a red state & a bunch are immediately like "lol rednecks deserve it".

Thats not love, you toxic hypocrites

[The Appalachian Oracle @App_Oracle]

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[Appodlachia @appodlachia]

Here is a list of ways to help victims of the tornadoes in Kentucky. 🧵

[BBG | The West Virginian @BlackByGodWV]

Issue #2 going into the West Virginia world! https://t.co/8uT3D2UTNP

[Joe Solomon @engagejoe]

This. The country's seemingly guaranteed drug czar--it should at least be remembered--led a report to keep one of WV's best harm reduction programs shuttered for good.

Since shutting, our county now leads WV in fatal overdoses & hosts the country's most concerning HIV outbreak.

[BBG | The West Virginian @BlackByGodWV]

Your Sunday BBG Cartoon on Tuesday!

[The Appalachian Oracle @App_Oracle]

Some WV Dems have dropped a unanimous truth bomb:

“[Manchin’s] actions thus far have only served to appease his corporate benefactors and harm constituents who have actually voted for him in the past…His attitude and actions are reprehensible….”

https://t.co/PkV0B5avVM

[Former Iowa State Rep Karin Derry @KarinDerry4Iowa]

"Walmart just doesn’t need tax breaks. And Bezos doesn’t need tax breaks. We don’t need to be giving tax incentives to businesses whose CEOs make, on average, 1200 times what the average worker does."
https://t.co/wUYWHtl5bF via @App_Oracle

[Kyle Vass @WilliamKyleVass]

3 people have died within 24 hours at North Central regional jail in WV according to multiple sources there. Two men died from stab wounds, one woman by suicide. Officials at the jail declined to comment. DCR has not released a statement.

[Kyle Vass @WilliamKyleVass]

https://t.co/Gyfreo6VtL Going against @CDCgov guidelines, WVDCR doesn't test people upon arrival or discharge. They also demonstrated as recently as last month that they no longer substanitally increase testing when faced with massive outbreaks.

[The Appalachian Oracle @App_Oracle]

@davidsirota Also why he pushed to remove ethics reforms from the For the People Act:

“Think about how damning this is: the only way Manchin will agree to protect our democracy is to make sure it can remain a corrupt democracy…”

https://t.co/dlmjweC3VH

[The Appalachian Oracle @App_Oracle]

@donwinslow @Sen_JoeManchin This has always been his way, & illustrates why he pushed to remove ethics reforms from the For the People Act:

Think about how damning this is: the only way Manchin will agree to protect our democracy is to make sure it can remain a corrupt democracy…

https://t.co/dlmjweC3VH

[The Appalachian Oracle @App_Oracle]

@mmpadellan For the same reason he pushed to remove ethics reforms from the For the People Act:

“Think about how damning this is: the only way Manchin will agree to protect our democracy is to make sure it can remain a corrupt democracy…”

https://t.co/dlmjweC3VH

[The Appalachian Oracle @App_Oracle]

@Amy_Siskind Yes, & that he’s for sale also illustrates why he pushed to remove ethics reforms from the For the People Act:

“Think about how damning this is: the only way Manchin will agree to protect our democracy is to make sure it can remain a corrupt democracy…”

https://t.co/dlmjweksx7

[The Appalachian Oracle @App_Oracle]

Read this piece.

[BBG | The West Virginian @BlackByGodWV]

Why Don’t Coal Barons Support Immigration Like They Used To? , by @TroyNMiller https://t.co/cQgWhwMilS

[Troy N. Miller @TroyNMiller]

As the author, I'm gonna add the spoiler about why most coal workers in WV in the 20th c. lost work before Reagan left office :

"It wasn’t immigrants. It was out-of-state capitalists investing in machines to replace labor, to deliver more profits to out-of-state capitalists."