Madsalm
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Union researcher, nature lover, avid reader, jazz fan.
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It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once:
— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap
— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap
October 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once:
— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap
— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap
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Texas bishop had brought Pope Leo a packet of letters from terrorized immigrant families
apnews.com/article/vati...
apnews.com/article/vati...
El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown
The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown has met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Texas bishop had brought Pope Leo a packet of letters from terrorized immigrant families
apnews.com/article/vati...
apnews.com/article/vati...
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Yeah, Heartland started pushing fear of lithium mining explicitly in 2023.
This was a key response to their propaganda, and includes a link to the Heartland piece.
www.distilled.earth/p/a-fossil-f...
This was a key response to their propaganda, and includes a link to the Heartland piece.
www.distilled.earth/p/a-fossil-f...
A Fossil Fuel Economy Requires 535x More Mining Than a Clean Energy Economy
Transitioning to clean energy would reduce the volume and harm of mining dramatically
www.distilled.earth
September 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Yeah, Heartland started pushing fear of lithium mining explicitly in 2023.
This was a key response to their propaganda, and includes a link to the Heartland piece.
www.distilled.earth/p/a-fossil-f...
This was a key response to their propaganda, and includes a link to the Heartland piece.
www.distilled.earth/p/a-fossil-f...
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