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Whey Standard

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Lots of people have, it will create absolute chaos if it passes, especially because, while the ID to vote part isn’t effective until 2027, the ID and proof of citizenship to register is effective immediately upon passage. It’s absurd.

February 17, 2026 at 10:20 PM

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Whey Standard

@wheystandard.bsky.social

The current voter ID requirements in NC aren’t really relevant to the bill. While you presented your birth certificate to get your REAL ID in NC, my wife, when getting her first REAL ID, presented her green card.

To register to vote under the SAVE America act, you’d need to have your…

February 17, 2026 at 10:15 PM

eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social

@eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social

They wouldn't patent it if they didn't intend to use it. Digital necromancy is an affront to all.

Mr. Friendship @birdrespecter.bsky.social · 1d

This is happening at a far faster pace than we anticipated in the episode. Extremely grim, very enraging

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February 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM

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onion person

@junlper.beer

people pretend to not be nazis and couch that in dog whistles but i think a reality we have to contend with is that there are so many, many, many incredible ignorant people out there

February 17, 2026 at 7:19 PM

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Funny Karate Bear (But Festive)

@thedimpsler.bsky.social

Had to drop that on somebody who said trans rights had to wait until public opinion turns on the subject, strangely they did not have a retort to the idea that we should do things because they’re correct to do and that public opinion is downstream of the things people fight for, not the other way.

February 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM

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Timothy Burke

@bubbaprog.xyz

Rev. Jesse Jackson was a regular presence in my life when I was in college, because of his major campaign against Appalachian poverty at the time. He was bringing people like Martin Sheen and Willie Nelson to southeast Ohio and marching alongside Jerry Falwell and union leaders (in the same march!)

Jackson: ‘Leave no one

Religious leaders, coal miners,
social activists, join forces to
focus on Appalachian poverty

By KAREN ADLER
The Eagle-Gazette Staff

NELSONVILLE — Mary Beth
DeLaReintrie was laid off from
her job at Philips Lighting in
Fairmont, W.Va., after she had
given the company more than
33 years of her life

When she was let go, she was-
n't given any benefits.

“T lost everything I had,”
said.

On Sunday, however, she was
ecstatic and holding a sign that

, “Keep Hope Alive.”

she

She and hundreds of other
members of labor unions, resi-
dents of Appalachia and civil
and political leaders gathered
for a rally on the campus of
Hocking College to bring atten-
tion to 35 million people just
like DeLaReintrie.

Leading the rally was the Rev.
Jesse Jackson, whose Rainbow
PUSH Coalition is fighting to
turn national attention to Ap-
palachia, America’s poorest and
most destitute region.

“We're here ioday to change
the terms of the national de-

THE REV. Jesse Jackson hugs United Mine Workers President
Cecil Roberts after Roberts’ rousing speech. (E-G photo by Dave
Kline)

“. there’s a
Titanic going
down every year
in these hills

Cecil Roberts
President,
United Mine Workers

bate,” Jackson said.

All the media and politicians
want to talk about is sex and
videotapes, Jackson said. Yet
the people of Appalachia live in
substandard housing and work
all day in jobs that don’t provide
decent wages and health care
benefits.

Media and politicians should
instead be talking about how to
close the gaps between those
who live in Appalachia and the
rest of America, Jackson said.

“We want to close the gaps so
that all Americans have a right
to the tree of life,” he said.

“It’s healing time. It’s hope
time,” Jackson said. “Leave no
one behind.”

Today, national and regional
business leaders will partici-
pate in an economic roundtable
at the college to discuss ways to
draw investment capital into the
region.

Among those who joined
Jackson to help him spread his
message Sunday were the Rev.

LEAVE NO AMERICé

A MARCH FOR APP4

Hocking College;
September 27, 1998

THE REV. Jerry Falwell, fourth from left, the Rev. Jesse di Jackson, fourth from right, and United
Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts, second from right, were among those who held the banner

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and led a march of support for Appalachian residents in Nelsonville Sunday. (E-G photo by Dave

Kline)
Jerry Falwell, actor Martin
Sheen, Congressman Ted

Strickland and Cecil Roberts,
president of the United Mine
Workers of America. Singer
Willie Nelson was scheduled to
perform but had to cancel at the
last minute.

“We know 40 million Ameri-
cans tonight will go to bed with-
out health care,” Roberts said.
“We demand today health care
for all God’s children, That's
what this is about.”

While Roberts spoke, a man
attached to an oxygen tank sat
next to him in a wheelchair.
Like many of the mine workers
in Appalachia, the man had
been diagnosed with black lung
disease.

Funding to help those who
suffer from black lung disease

was cut by
the federal
government
in the 1980s,
Roberts said.
By the end of
the year,
1,500 people
will have
died of the
disease, he
said.

“When the
Titanic sank, 1,500 rich people
died and we made a movie
about that,” Roberts said.

“My brothers, my sisters,
there’s a Titanic going down
every year in these hills. It’s
time to write about it; it’s time
to talk about it,” he said.

Ronald Stormer said he was
happy help shine a light on

Sheen

poverty with other members of
Hotel Employees & Restaurant
Employees Local 84 from Tole-
do.

“We've historically been at
the bottom of the economic
spectrum,” he said of the food
service and health care employ-
ees who belong to the union.
“We understand the struggle.”

The rally culminated in a
three-mile march to downtown
Nelsonville. Jackson told those
who marched that they could
empower themselves by regis-
tering to vote and determine
what happened on Election Day.

“You are not the poor of Ap-
palachia. You are God’s chil-
dren,” Jackson said. “Let no-
body break your spirit. Stand
tall in Appalachia.”

$Page A8, Monday, September 28, 1998 . ¬¢ United Mine Workers president gets applause Continued from Page Al help, of course there should be help from the statehouses,‚Äù Fal- well said. ‚ÄúBut there should also be help from the living houses of Falwell called Jackson a ‚Äúper- sonal longtime friend,‚Äù saying ‚ÄúJesse Jackson is real. Jesse Jackson is not playing a game here in the hills of Appalachia.‚Äù Bill Theisen, an Athens County commissioner, said the Appala- chian region doesn‚Äôt have the fi- nancial resources to fuel economic growth. ‚ÄúWe need investment in our county,‚Äù Theisen said. ‚ÄúWe've got the people to do the work.‚Äù __ While some believe Appalachia is seeing an economic resurgence, Jack Frech, director of the Athens County Department of Human Services, saw signs of a widening gap. ‚ÄúMore areas are falling behind than are catching up,‚Äù he said. Frech said low jobless rates - often cited as signs of prosperity - mask the problem. Although un- employment is only 4.5 percent in Athens County, Frech said the poverty rate is 32 percent because many residents are ‚Äúworking poor‚Äù - people with jobs that pay less than $6 an hour and lack ben- efits. Frech also said reports last week by the U.S. Census Bureau showing the nation‚Äôs poverty rate decreased for a fourth straight year in 1997 actually will make it harder to fight poverty. and eastern Ohio. Most of t! [ ¬∞ \e. | on | P| Distressed counties as | defined by the Ohio Department of Development. Highly economically distressed counties as Appalachian Regional Council. oi Pike Seloto Ly pulmont Adan counties, which are sparsely populated, face economic problems and isolation from the relative economic prosperity of the rest of the state, All but one of the state's economically distressed counties (Ashtabula County) are in the Appalachian region. One of the state's 14 economically distressed cities of at least 50,000 % population, Zanesville, is also in the region. The counties in Ohio's Appalachian region are: defined by the Department of Development and the @ Akron Holmes on Columbiana Harrives; " ) TWerasey | Noble Monroe Merry Morgan Athens Poy Vinton SOURCE: Ohio Department of Development, Appalachian Regional Council ‚ÄúIf they don‚Äôt see poverty as one of the problems that needs to be solved, they‚Äôre not going to de- vote any time or resources to it,‚Äù he said. Randy Hunt, director of the Governor‚Äôs Office on Appalachia, Beacon Journal said economic conditions in Appa- lachia are improving. But he add- ed, ‚ÄúIt‚Äôs not rising at the same rate as the national average. So what you end up with is a wider gap between the Appalachian economy and the national econo- my, and it would appear that our numbers are getting worse and worse.‚Äù Estimates on the number of participants at yesterday's rally and march varied from 2,500 to 5,000 - substantially less than the 10,000 goal set by Jackson during a visit to Athens in April. But while the crowd was small- er than expected, it was diverse in age and color. It included business owners and laborers, coal miners from Ohio, West Virginia and Illi- nois, black lung sufferers from Kentucky and Illinois, and stu- dents from nearby Hocking Col- lege and Ohio University. ‚ÄúI think people need to recog- nize that although there are spots of prosperity within Appalachia, it‚Äôs overall very impoverished,‚Äù said Catherine Howdyshell of New Lexington, a senior at Ohio Uni- versity. Some of the marchers included Nelsonville residents worried about proposed relocation of U.S. Route 33, the main highway be- tween Athens and Columbus. Although the new highway is expected to improve access to the region, some residents feared that two of the routes proposed by the Ohio Department of Transporta- tion would bypass the town. ‚ÄúWe're in favor of an improved highway, but we want access and visibility,‚Äù said Fritz Bookman, who marched with his wife, Caro- lyn, and their son, Timothy. The Bookmans, who run a chain of styling salons and a food service at Hocking College, said they liked the focus Jackson brought to the area‚Äôs problems. ‚ÄúOur children have to go else- where, because there‚Äôs nothing else for them,‚Äù Carolyn Bookman said. Jackson gave a nod to the Route 33 issue during his speech by calling on Gov. George Voino- The Beacon Journal a www.Ohio.com Associated Press Joining hands in Nelsonville are (left to right) the Rev. Jerry Falwell, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts. vich to keep the highway running through Nelsonville. At the rally, speakers included Cecil Roberts, president of the United Mine Workers. ‚ÄúReverend Jackson and I want to talk about more than the White House,‚Äù Roberts said. ‚ÄúWe want to talk about health care in your house, Social Security in your house. Medicaid and Medicare in your house.‚Äù ‚ÄúWe demand health care for all God‚Äôs children. This is what that‚Äôs about,‚Äù said Roberts, who received the most applause, after Jackson, at yesterday‚Äôs rally. Jackson, in a voice that reso- nated off nearby campus buildings and surrounding hills, urged the crowd to vote for politicians who truly reflect their interests. ‚ÄúIf you vote your fears, they will rejoice,‚Äù Jackson said. ‚ÄúIf you vote your hopes, many of them will be replaced. You have the power to change America‚Äôs priori- ties. We're here to change the terms of the national debates.‚Äù Several Democratic candidates attended the rally, including U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland, who is facing a re-election challenge from Lt. Gov. Nancy Hollister, and lieuten- ant governor candidate Michael Coleman. The tour ends today with a day- long economic conference at Hocking College. | Areas Largest Display of$

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BY WENDY HosKINSON
FOR THE POST

The Rev. Jesse Jackson stepped
into a college forum yesterday for an
evening of discussions with Ohio
University students.

Jackson addressed students in the ‚Äî

1804 Room of Baker Center and again
on the West Portico of Templeton-
Blackburn Alumni Memorial
Auditorium. The reverend said he
chose to address students in his
‚ÄúLeave No American Behind‚Äù grass-
roots campaign because many of
them don‚Äôt realize the level of poverty
in surrounding areas.

‚ÄúIn this sense,‚Äù he said, ‚ÄúOU is an
oasis in this vast mountainous desert
of poverty.‚Äù

Jackson has been touring western
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, eastern
Kentucky and Ohio in an attempt to
raise the nation‚Äôs awareness of the
problems of Appalachia.

The main issues plaguing the
region include a lack of adequate
health care, a high rate of poverty and
low voter turnout, Jackson said.

John Sweeney, president of the
AFL-CIO, said he joined Jackson‚Äôs
campaign because it was the right
thing to do.

‚ÄúIt‚Äôs a fundamental wrong that peo-
ple in our society can‚Äôt go to the doc-
tor because they can‚Äôt get health
insurance,‚Äù he said.

A medical condition known as
black lung topped the list of
Appalachian ills, said Cecil Roberts,
president of United Mine Workers.
The disease, which is caused by inhal-
ing large quantities of coal dust, was
not recognized by the medical com-
munity until 1969. Only 7 percent of
miners who apply for health care ben-
efits due to black lung disease actually
receive them, Roberts said.

‚ÄúOver 1,500 people die from this

disease every year,‚Äù he said. ‚ÄúEvery
six hours, one miner dies from black
lung.‚Äù
Jackson also addressed the myth
that all poor people are on welfare.
Most of the nation‚Äôs poor are working,
he said. However, when Congress
votes to give tax breaks to the wealthy
and freezes the minimum wage for
working-class people, ‚Äúthe rich have
no roof and the poor: have no floor,‚Äù
Jackson said.

The working class and poor are
suffering from these policies, Roberts
said.

Curis Doane/THE POST

The Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke with student leaders yesterday at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.

‚ÄúPeople are working harder, work-

ing longer and making less money,‚Äù
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Roberts said more than 100,000
coal miners have lost their jobs in the
past 15 years.

‚ÄúThere is a fundamental issue of
fairness here,‚Äù he said. ‚ÄúThe wealth
that has come out of these hills does-
n't stay here, leaving all of us behind.‚Äù

Jackson stressed the importance

of voting when he said his tour will set
the pace for the upcoming elections.

‚ÄúWe know the people of Appalachia
do have the power to get justice, but
too many people in these hills are not
using their vote,‚Äù he said.

Roberts said he sees Sunday‚Äôs
march as a way for people to raise
public awareness of their concerns.

‚ÄúRev. Jackson has given these peo-
ple a voice,‚Äù he said. ‚ÄúThe rally is a

chance for people to stand up and say
‚ÄòThis is not right‚Äô.‚Äù

Jackson said the march will be an-

attempt to get the nation‚Äôs attention
and to set priorities.

‚ÄúWe are blazing a trail ‚Äî others
will follow the path,‚Äù he said. ‚ÄúWe chal-
lenge our national leadership. Let‚Äôs re-
invest in America and leave no
American behind.‚Äù

A rally will be held Sunday on the

campus of Hocking College in
Nelsonville.

In addition to Jackson, Sweeney
and Roberts, Jerry Falwell and Martin
Sheen are scheduled to appear. The
program will begin at noon, with
singer Willie Nelson performing at
12:30 p.m. Speeches will take place
from 2 to 3 p.m. and the march
through Nelsonville will start at 3:30
p.m.

February 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM

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Primordial Platypus

@perfectclarity.bsky.social

"Would you vote for Lina Khan for president" literally threatening me with a good time

February 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM

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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez

@ramirez.house.gov

6 months ago, I spoke with Marisa Kabas about the dangers that the Trump administration's anti-immigrant campaign represented for our communities.

Today, I am as clear as I was that day, we must Melt ICE, dismantle DHS, and hold the fascists accountable.

February 17, 2026 at 4:31 PM

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Joseph Cox

@josephcox.bsky.social

An underground site is using facial recognition to unmask camgirls. Claims to have a database of more than 2 billion faces from 7 million people. Verified it works. Upload photo, shows other sites they stream on. Could be used with social media photos to find them www.404media.co/underground-...

Underground Facial Recognition Tool Unmasks Camgirls

The site, camgirlfinder, is explicitly built as a tool to let people find a model's presence on other streaming platforms. The creator says “If that is a problem for you then the sad reality is this j...

www.404media.co

February 17, 2026 at 1:54 PM

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Greg Pak

@gregpak.net

The difference between a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant is the difference between a $20 bill and a napkin that a fascist wrote "twenty dollars" on.

February 17, 2026 at 6:56 PM

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Jenny Cohn

@jennycohn.bsky.social

“Jennings added that to get quick access to the Social Security data” for inclusion in the DHS’s “SAVE” voter purge system, “USCIS partnered with DOGE…DOGE has since been accused of misusing Social Security data…Jennings did not respond to questions from ProPublica and the Tribune.” 2/16/26 … 1/

A federal tool to check voter citizenship keeps making mistakes. It led to confusion in Texas | Houston Public Media

DHS rolled out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.

www.houstonpublicmedia.org

February 17, 2026 at 2:10 AM

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Adam Bonin

@adambonin.bsky.social

Am I going to be the only one to suggest that firing a public school teacher for speaking out on a matter of public concern raises profound First Amendment issues, and we should pause before cheering on such actions when that power can be weaponized against progressive teachers in red places? 1/3

SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 1d

This “beloved” Chicago teacher, James Heidorn, believes he was pushed out of his job due to a two-word post on his Facebook account.

Oddly enough, the heavily Hispanic district didn’t appreciate him posting “GO ICE”.

#ProudBlue #FuckICE #Chicago

'Beloved' Chicago teacher fired over two word post about ICE

A "beloved" Chicago teacher is reeling after he describes being pushed out of his job for a two-worded pro-ICE Facebook post

www.the-express.com

February 16, 2026 at 2:37 PM

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Monitor Lizard

@smallactions.bsky.social

Choosing Romulus for a fascist black site where you dump targets of the secret police is, once again, way too on the nose.

February 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM

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Caliwaikiki

@caliwaikiki.bsky.social

So let me get this straight. She would rather a service member drown and die instead of having delay a plane from deporting people she already had in custody? Got it. Does she think she has that made up presidential immunity also?

February 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM

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Sean Marotta

@smmarotta.bsky.social

This isn't super-unusual in public policy, but I love the Myth-Facts that are just:

MYTH: The New York Times says in a 14,000 word article that we are bad.

FACT: Actually, we're good.

No details. Oh, okay, then. Well, thanks for clearing that up.

August 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM

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Dia VanGunten / Writer

@pinkzombierose.bsky.social

Leaders: The problem is complex and multi-layered
The problem:
Lobbyists
Politicians
Voters

February 17, 2026 at 5:37 AM

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Jenny Cohn

@jennycohn.bsky.social

The DOJ has asked states to agree to sign a secret agreement “in connection w/ handing over their full voter files.” The agreement says that “the DOJ will ‘test, analyze, & assess states’ [voter rolls]’ & send each participating state a list of voters who must be removed within 45 days.” 2/5/26 …1/

“Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data

At least 10 states have handed over their full voter files to the Justice Department.

www.brennancenter.org

February 17, 2026 at 3:42 AM

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis

@kendrawrites.com

Colbert posted the interview online. I do wonder if CBS and the FCC are aware of the Streisand effect? The interview has been up for 8 hours and has just over half a million views.

Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

www.youtube.com

February 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM

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John Moe

@johnmoe.bsky.social

Also, did I read this right that he wanted to be *personally assured* that no violence would happen? And when people couldn't do that to his satisfaction, that's their fault so he's leaving?
If that's so, is that the most delusional privilege in history?

February 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM

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FREEBROOKLYN

@freebklyn.bsky.social

February 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM

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ElieNYC

@elienyc.bsky.social

I’m not even getting any experience points for doing this. No new gear. Not even a new skin.

“Life” is the worst fucking grind.

February 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM

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prudencegoodwife.bsky.social

@prudencegoodwife.bsky.social

They say people should have a trial. But that's just going to delay the sentencing.

February 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM

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Arizona Mirror

@azmirror.com

“As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s 1984 now existed, with its motto ‘Ignorance is Strength,’ this Court is now asked to determine whether the federal government has the power to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts. It does not.”