r/comics Finessed Impropriety 15h ago

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u/sexykristinith 14h ago

The dust caused cancer. Lots and lots of cancer.

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 14h ago edited 14h ago

Cancer that killed a good majority of the firefighters that survived. Funding that was attempted to be cut by mitch McConnell and Mike Johnson only to be defended by, of all people, the amazing Jon Stewart

https://www.911memorial.org/connect/blog/op-ed-why-jon-stewart-fights-those-sick-and-dying-911-related-illnesses

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u/BadmiralHarryKim 14h ago

Mitch McConnell, Senator from Kentucky celebrated as coal country, took time out from trying to cut health funding for Black Lung, the most well known coal miner's disease, to also try and cut funding for 9/11 related respiratory care?

Hard to believe he took his eye off the ball screwing over coal miners just to stick it too 9/11 rescuer toos. Unless some of them were also coal miners?

Anyway, fuck that guy.

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u/Broke-Down-Toad 12h ago

Don't forget all the fighting that had to be done to get veterans who were exposed to burn pits covered by the VA