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The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

So many bastards, so little time.

“Why isn’t this Snickers bar only a nickel?”

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

A lot of Dems talk about what the media tells them to talk about. Not helpful.

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

We still have time to mess this up!

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.

Bark louder, little dog.

The gop couldn’t organize an orgy in a whorehouse with a fist full of 50s.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

He really is that stupid.

The problem people have with Biden’s age is the color of the VPs skin.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

Battle won, war still ongoing.

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Someone should tell Republicans that violence is the last refuge of the incompetent, or possibly the first.

A consequence of cucumbers

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

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Miners Trapped

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Some thirteen miners are trapped after a mine explosion about 60 miles down the road:

An explosion at a coal mine trapped 13 miners more than a mile underground, a county emergency official said Monday.

The explosion happened about 8 a.m. at the Sago Mine in Upshur County, said Steve Milligan, deputy director of the county’s Office of Emergency Management. Six miners made it out of the mine and refused treatment.

The trapped miners’ condition was not immediately known as an attempt by coworkers to reach them was unsuccessful, Milligan said.

“They essentially came to a wall,” Milligan said. “So they can’t get to them at this time.” The miners were one to two miles underground, he said.

I hope we get them out ok.

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  1. 1.

    Krista

    I hope so too…Nova Scotia has had its share of coal mining disasters too, and my thoughts are with those poor buggers and their families.

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    The Other Steve

    This has got to be one of the scariest jobs ever invented.

    My heart goes out to these guys, and I hope they are able to reach them.

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    Mr Furious

    I don’t think I could handle a tour of a coal mine, never mind go down there for my job. That is crazy. Scariest job indeed.

    My dad was a firefighter, and that along with coal miner and deep sea fishing always seemed to be in a rotation for “Most Dangerous Job.” It’s never a competition for me which is most shit-your-pants scary. I could easily picture doing the other two jobs, but a coal mine? Never.

    Hope they get ’em out, and get ’em out fast.

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    Geoduck

    An added unpleasantness is this all the news will be blathering about for days. It sucks for the miners and their families, but the entire country does not need 15-minute updates on the situation.

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    H0kieErin

    My husband is from this town and is a mining engineer. As someone who can’t be there and knows folks there, the 15 minute updates are our quickest source of updates (friends and family are busy helping). However, the “updates” of no information are upsetting.

    I hope they get these guys out safely.

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  1. […] It seems like a no-brainer to point out that the incident at Sago could have ended differently if the thirteen miners had refuge stations, 36 hours of oxygen and radiophones. If potash mining is inherently less dangerous than mining for coal the it seems doubly ridiculous that our coal mines couldn’t dream of the sort of luxury-in-refuge that the Saskatchewan miners enjoyed. John’s earlier post listed archaic safety technology that you find in America mines today and the mining industry association’s pathetic attitude towards upgrading: […]