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4. Meanwhile President Fuck Nuts is doing this:

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 10:32 AM

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Last week, Trump, a Republican, announced a plan to boost the struggling US coal industry by spending nearly $700m to support coal-fired power plants and coal exports. Trump said at a White House event that “coal’s a great business” and that “in terms of power, there’s really nothing like it”.

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Solar generates more energy in US than coal for first time [View all] riversedge Yesterday OP

Yessssssssssssssssssssss lamp_shade Yesterday #1

Trump will try to put an end to that the way he ended wind farm development. ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #2

This month is 11 years that solar has sat quietly on my roof Miguelito Loveless Yesterday #3

That is awesome! ClaudetteCC Yesterday #6

Duke Energy Miguelito Loveless Yesterday #8

Meanwhile President Fuck Nuts is doing this: Botany Yesterday #4

Great news. No wonder Trump is wasting hundreds of millions of OUR money shore up the coal industry. Martin68 Yesterday #5

I love the idea of rooftop solar ClaudetteCC Yesterday #7