Don Blankenship indicted for coal mine safety violations

I try to officially align with the principle of innocence until guilt is proven — but if the litany of intentional safety violations and cover-up of same is proven, I'll be quite pleased to see Mr Blankenship (metaphorically) nailed to the wall.

Ex-Massey CEO Scorned Over Mine Disaster as Charges Filed
The former Massey Energy chief, scorned by regulators and a U.S. senator, may face three decades in prison if convicted of charges stemming from a West Virginia mine explosion that killed 29 workers, the worst U.S. coal industry accident in almost 40 years.

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14 hours ago

#Grifters gonna grift. It's GOOD to be the #king.

" #Trump made more than $1bn from #crypto in first year back in office"
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmv98ez3zo

2 days ago

I knew it was a mistake to let him see the Palace at Versailles ...

Also, it's the #DeclarationOfIndependence 's 250th Birthday, not the White House, you idiot.

#trump #whitehouse #gildedage

2 days ago

Not surprisingly, #Lawfare Leader is convinced that a civil case won against him is lawfare and therefore shouldn't count. It's always #projection, all the way down; when the favorite tool you have is a hammer, you think everyone else is using one, too.

#trump #scotus #ejeancarroll

6 days ago

New post from Popehat.com!

Cotswolds Interlude, Hiking Day Four
Doom In June

7 days ago

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A Bit of Tedious Drama At Bluesky
Bluesky Can Ban Whoever They Want! But They Won’t Stop Me From Saying What I Think. I Think The World Would Be A Better Place Without Elon Musk.

1 week ago

Bourbon Caramel Sauce https://hill-kleerup.org/blog/margie/bourbon-caramel-sauce.html

2 weeks ago

Napoleon this guy's not. "Cuba would be easy to conquer because it's not far away." 🙄

The only question I have about a Cuba invasion (not a "raid" or "operation") is whether it will be an "October surprise" for this year, to (he thinks) bolster the GOP in the election, or wait until his lame duck years to prove he's still Large and In Charge.

#Trump says #Cuba operation could mirror #Venezuela raid" https://share.google/cEeUSShD32pgFbd3M

2 weeks ago

I've no particular desire to defend #Vance, or his boss' shoddy #Iran quasi-deal, but it's also aggravating that his (accurate) criticism of #Netanyahou 's actions threatening that deal is drawing so much knee-jerk "how dare you criticize #Israel?!" fire.

"JD Vance's Israel remarks draw criticism from Republican Rep. Randy Fine" https://share.google/l7nB9yr4hhl6zPkdJ

2 weeks ago

It occurs to me that if opposing #LGBTQ rights or expressions or events is a religious thing that must be afforded full #FirstAmendment protection, then the reverse (favoring such things) must be true as well.

"Take off that Pride pin."
"This is an expression of my religious faith and must be accommodated."

DOJ opens civil rights probe into MLB after Giants’ Pride Night hat controversy – NBC Bay Area https://share.google/XMEqJ0f1blpvC8vBY

2 weeks ago

Happy #Juneteenth. Remembering #history is an important way to improve the future.

I admit I've been a bit surprised that the holiday hasn't been a more active target by the history-rewriting #TrumpRegime (who believe that *dictating* history is an important way to *control* the future).

2 weeks ago

The psychopathy of this guy never fails to amaze (and disgust). "No, the alleged war atrocity should be ignored because it happened sooooooo long ago, and, y'know, just a mistake. You're weird that you think otherwise."

#Trump #iranwar #warcrime #gaslighting

2 weeks ago

I'm shocked, SHOCKED, that #Trump 's estimate of the cost of the East Wing / #Ballroom project -- and who would pay for it -- was a sack of lies.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/16/records-reveal-600m-estimate-trumps-ballroom-project-with-half-taxpayers/

2 weeks ago

In case anyone still had a doubt, #Trump considers the #military as much a personal plaything as a set of toy soldiers, and gives it just about the same amount of respect you would expect,

Everything he touches is dirtied. We're going to be scrubbing the walls of his filth for decades ... if we're lucky.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ufc-2677038159/

2 weeks ago

Orders from the cranky 80yo toddler? Proactive spittlelicking from his personally selected lickspittles?

In either case the #KennedyCenter junta is vowing to continue appealing and, apparently, not showing the removed presidential name from its walls.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/tarp-still-blocks-kennedy-center-143755808.html

3 weeks ago

Show was, unsurprisingly, well done and entertaining. And the newly-reopened Mary Rippon outdoor theater is lovely.

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Don Blankenship indicted for coal mine safety violations

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