Proud Appalachian
@rwheeler.bsky.social
Appellate public defender in Kentucky for 35 years. An advocate for civil and human rights, a proud progressive, a loving dad, a doting pawpaw, and a much tolerated spouse. I post about Appalachia, Kentucky and politics.🦋
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90,000 Kentuckians face massive premium hikes as ACA tax credits expire, with some seeing costs jump hundreds of dollars a month.
This isn’t abstract policy. It’s families rationing meds and skipping care. We must act.
www.wkyt.com/2025/12/29/k...
This isn’t abstract policy. It’s families rationing meds and skipping care. We must act.
www.wkyt.com/2025/12/29/k...
Kentucky health insurance premiums set to increase dramatically as tax credits expire
Enhanced tax credits under the Affordable Care Act are set to expire in two days, causing health insurance premiums to increase for Kentuckians who get coverage through the health care exchange in 202...
www.wkyt.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
90,000 Kentuckians face massive premium hikes as ACA tax credits expire, with some seeing costs jump hundreds of dollars a month.
This isn’t abstract policy. It’s families rationing meds and skipping care. We must act.
www.wkyt.com/2025/12/29/k...
This isn’t abstract policy. It’s families rationing meds and skipping care. We must act.
www.wkyt.com/2025/12/29/k...
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Happy New Year!
Let's #FlipTheSixth in '26!
Let's #FlipTheSixth in '26!
December 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Happy New Year!
Let's #FlipTheSixth in '26!
Let's #FlipTheSixth in '26!
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God, this just makes me so angry. Once again, West Virginia is being pillaged so that others can benefit.
www.salon.com/2025/12/28/d...
www.salon.com/2025/12/28/d...
Data centers are West Virginia's new strip mines
The Mountain State is experiencing a data center boom — and using the old coal playbook
www.salon.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
God, this just makes me so angry. Once again, West Virginia is being pillaged so that others can benefit.
www.salon.com/2025/12/28/d...
www.salon.com/2025/12/28/d...
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Kentucky just secured $212.9M to strengthen rural health care because @andybeshearky.bsky.social shows up for working families.
I saw it firsthand when I served in Frankfort.
Housing. Health care. Results. That’s what leadership looks like in KY. #KY06
www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
I saw it firsthand when I served in Frankfort.
Housing. Health care. Results. That’s what leadership looks like in KY. #KY06
www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
Kentucky secures $212.9 million from Trump admin to transform rural health care
Kentucky has secured $212.9 million in federal funding to address critical health care challenges in rural communities across the state.
www.lex18.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Kentucky just secured $212.9M to strengthen rural health care because @andybeshearky.bsky.social shows up for working families.
I saw it firsthand when I served in Frankfort.
Housing. Health care. Results. That’s what leadership looks like in KY. #KY06
www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
I saw it firsthand when I served in Frankfort.
Housing. Health care. Results. That’s what leadership looks like in KY. #KY06
www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
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We deer-ly hope you’ll consider #donating to Appalachian Voices before the end of the year. ❄️🦌 Your contribution funds our work to protect our land, air, water, & communities, & supports our commitment to a #CleanEnergy transition in #Appalachia. 🔗 https://appvoices.org/donate/
December 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We deer-ly hope you’ll consider #donating to Appalachian Voices before the end of the year. ❄️🦌 Your contribution funds our work to protect our land, air, water, & communities, & supports our commitment to a #CleanEnergy transition in #Appalachia. 🔗 https://appvoices.org/donate/
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Us Appalachians suffer classist oppression. We should revive the OG Redneck fighting spirit and fight our oppressors the capitalists and ally ourselves with other oppressed folk
Libs your opinions are neither needed nor wanted
#LiberateAppalachia #Appalachia
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Libs your opinions are neither needed nor wanted
#LiberateAppalachia #Appalachia
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Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.
More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Us Appalachians suffer classist oppression. We should revive the OG Redneck fighting spirit and fight our oppressors the capitalists and ally ourselves with other oppressed folk
Libs your opinions are neither needed nor wanted
#LiberateAppalachia #Appalachia
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Libs your opinions are neither needed nor wanted
#LiberateAppalachia #Appalachia
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Judge blocks WV food dye bill.
Doesn’t WV have better things to do than reinforce RFK’s rants?
I suggest creating jobs in the clean energy sector. Keep adding windmills to the tops of the razed mountains the coal companies left behind.
#WV #Appalachia
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Doesn’t WV have better things to do than reinforce RFK’s rants?
I suggest creating jobs in the clean energy sector. Keep adding windmills to the tops of the razed mountains the coal companies left behind.
#WV #Appalachia
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Judge blocks WV food dye bill.
Doesn’t WV have better things to do than reinforce RFK’s rants?
I suggest creating jobs in the clean energy sector. Keep adding windmills to the tops of the razed mountains the coal companies left behind.
#WV #Appalachia
thehill.com/policy/healt...
Doesn’t WV have better things to do than reinforce RFK’s rants?
I suggest creating jobs in the clean energy sector. Keep adding windmills to the tops of the razed mountains the coal companies left behind.
#WV #Appalachia
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To help get you started preparing for New Year.
#caturday, #newyear #appalachia #writer #blogger #booksky
appalachianmemories.org/2025/12/27/f...
#caturday, #newyear #appalachia #writer #blogger #booksky
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From Holler to Hearth, New Year Folklore, Signs and Safeguards in Appalachia
Across the mountains and every winding holler of Appalachia, the turning of the New Year has long carried deep meaning. The final hours of December and the first sunrise of January stand as a cross…
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December 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
To help get you started preparing for New Year.
#caturday, #newyear #appalachia #writer #blogger #booksky
appalachianmemories.org/2025/12/27/f...
#caturday, #newyear #appalachia #writer #blogger #booksky
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Farmers are paying more for fuel and fertilizer and losing export markets because of Trump’s tariffs. At the same time, families are bracing for higher health care costs as rural hospitals close. That’s not an A+ economy. It’s working people paying the price.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Democrats spy rare opening in rural America
President Donald Trump's unpopular tariff and health care decisions have created an opportunity for the Democratic Party to court a GOP-loyal bloc.
www.politico.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Farmers are paying more for fuel and fertilizer and losing export markets because of Trump’s tariffs. At the same time, families are bracing for higher health care costs as rural hospitals close. That’s not an A+ economy. It’s working people paying the price.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Naughtiness with great intent
December 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Naughtiness with great intent
“Some Black farmers have said they will not participate in President Donald Trump’s new $12 billion federal farm aid program, citing concerns about racial bias.”
TN Black farmers turn down $12 billion bridge payments
Some Black farmers have said they will not participate in President Donald Trump’s new $12 billion federal farm aid program, citing concerns about racial bias.The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists As...
app.publicnewsservice.org
December 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“Some Black farmers have said they will not participate in President Donald Trump’s new $12 billion federal farm aid program, citing concerns about racial bias.”
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Christian Nationalist without the boring nice Jesus parts.
December 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Christian Nationalist without the boring nice Jesus parts.
