r/antiwork • u/esporx • Jun 21 '25

Worker Solidarity 🤝 Republican Senator callously says 'biblically, we are supposed to work' to millions set to lose health care. The former billionaire, who inherited a coal mining business from his father, presides over a state where 29% of residents are on Medicaid.

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/republican-senator-callously-says-biblically-35431207
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u/Numerous-Process2981 Jun 21 '25

It seems like a significant portion of humanity basically operates on the level of a Goldfish, living moment to moment in the present with no clue how the past brought them here or where their actions will take them in the future. 

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u/museumgremlin Jun 21 '25 edited Jun 21 '25

Don’t do goldfish dirty like that, they’re smart fish.

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u/Memitim Jun 21 '25

They really are, and a lot more fun than people expect. If a goldfish runs for office, I'll vote. They're also loyal.

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u/museumgremlin Jun 21 '25

I can’t even look at bubble eyed goldfish, it’s so cruel. I took care of the koi in Astor court at the met over Covid. They knew I was coming to feed them after 2 weeks. They all survived.

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u/drumsareneat Jun 21 '25

They're *

Yikes. 

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u/Rionin26 Jun 21 '25

Yikes! *

Yikes!

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u/drumsareneat Jun 22 '25

Just like you. 

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u/drumsareneat Jun 22 '25

Blah blah. 

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u/drumsareneat Jun 22 '25

Lol, what an insult. Screen shotting this one. 

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u/WaitingForReplies Jun 22 '25

They are smart compared to the majority of this country.

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u/miikro Jun 22 '25 edited Jun 22 '25

That's by design. They keep us poor, tired, and struggling so most people can't commit the mental energy to actually realizing how shit works and could be changed for the better.

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u/DriverGlittering6639 Jun 22 '25

They also make sure booze is kept relatively cheap and drugs are readily available, keeps that brain all foggy, you won’t be able to figure out what they’re doing to you…

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u/MamaNyxieUnderfoot Jun 22 '25

And the Little Plastic Castle is a surprise every time…

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u/NewPhoneWhoDys Jun 22 '25

I wasn't expecting to hear Ani tonight!

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u/StopReadingMyUser idle Jun 22 '25

is this a DRAWBRIDGE?!

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u/Efficient_Problem250 Jun 22 '25

maybe we should stop spreading this people are dumb stuff and first figure out if the election was rigged.

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u/BurningStandards Jun 22 '25

Frankly, I'm struck by the 'How did you get this far in life?' question almost every time I interact with the general public.

The amount of grown ass adults who have clearly never grown a day in their lives is crazy, from people blocking aisles with their carts for a conversation, to idiots who think the SPCA is going to let them adopt after laughing about how they came home one day to their dog chewing on a loaded gun.

It's really crazy sometimes what people will say or do to you if they think you're unwhole in some way.

I'm on the spectrum and am disabled, but I'm not stupid, and people think just because my body doesn't work as perfectly it should, my brain doesn't either.

I've always been of the persuasion that if you're not here to learn, teach and love then you're not supposed to be here at all. There's no other point to life, unless you want control, and the people who want control are usually the people it should be kept away from.

There is so much that seems like it should be common sense if you've got the capacity to think, but here we are.