The US government is trying to make coal seem cute. It isn't. | Trump complained that coal needed better PR. Then “Coalie” showed up.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/trump-administration-interior-doug-burgum-mascot-coalie-ridicule/
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Origen@lemmy.world · 84 pts · 202d
This is straight out of a Fallout game.
RaoulDook@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 202d
Could be another scene from Idiocracy too
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 202d
It’s got what your lungs crave!
5715@feddit.org · 46 pts · 202d
They had to make it seem cute, because anything else would point to the long history of coal mining unions.
TheRealKuni@piefed.social · 24 pts · 202d
Chernobyl (which I believe this image is from) was such a damn good miniseries.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 202d
The Soviets going in naked to shut down the reactor went hard as hell
YoiksAndAway@piefed.zip · 31 pts · 202d
I did not expect to wake up in a Simpson's episode this morning.
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 202d
Thing is nuclear is way safer than coal.
MousePotatoDoesStuff@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 202d
But nuclear waste is stored in scary looking barrels, while coal waste is safely disposed into our lungs
Taldan@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 202d
Politicians being "pro coal" has reached the point of being comical to me
Coal is dead
We are never going to build another coal power plant in the US. Everything politicians do, and say, around coal is nothing but pandering
fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net · 14 pts · 202d
coal is literally obsolete, they're just subsidizing some rich guys and giving false hope to dead towns
Steve@startrek.website · 19 pts · 202d
GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 201d
"You're the worst character ever, Coalie."
samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 201d
"I know."
IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com · 17 pts · 202d
Coalie has a look in his eyes that screams "help im a victim". The artist must have based of their kid.
mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 202d
Yeah I enjoy that most of the maga propaganda art looks like trash, which I suspect is because most actual good artists are on the left
Steve@startrek.website · 15 pts · 202d
Coalie says “You wanna get high?”
pivot_root@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 202d
He has one hell of a smoker's lung.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 14 pts · 202d
In the past I warmed myself with a coal fire, now I warm myself with a heat pump. I will stick with the heat pump because I am not a fucking moron.
MehBlah@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 202d
"Hi, everyone! I'm Coalie. Just shove a lump of me up a republicans ass and I'll be a diamond in no time at all."
amikulo@slrpnk.net · 12 pts · 202d
Fuck you coalie!
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 9 pts · 202d
I say we burn him!
Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 202d
No wait don't that's what they want! Bury him. Alive.
amikulo@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 201d
Wait...
no not that.
rafoix@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 202d
jode@pawb.social · 10 pts · 202d
So your telling me the dingusus came up with a "coalsona" lolol
BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 202d
bonenode@piefed.social · 9 pts · 202d
phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 202d
AI abomination
Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 201d
75 years of social progress...gone.
uberdroog@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 202d
https://youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM
Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 201d
Also this one https://youtu.be/IfvBx4D0Cms
5715@feddit.org · 6 pts · 202d
Coal is stupid, Donnie.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 202d
Worst PR firm ever: "I know! We'll put big eyes a chunk of coal, and it will be cute. Y'know, for the kids! That will save our entire dying industry!"
KaChilde@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 201d
“Coalie” was the best they could come up with?
I know they just squeezed this out of the AI sphincter, but did they have to name it like a parody character created by a cartoon villain?
HubertManne@piefed.social · 4 pts · 202d
Whats funny with coal is im fine if we use it as a base material as long as we don't burn it. Like as feedstock for carbon fiber. Thing is the industry wants to rip it out full speed and burning it is the only process that uses it fast enough for them.
WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 202d
Does industry even want to do that? Seems like it just isn't worth it given all of the difficulties and expenses involved with using goal. Unless like they want to ban NG for being too woke.
HubertManne@piefed.social · 1 pts · 202d
Yeah I doubt they do. It goes back to burning is the only way they can sell as quickly as they want to. Its simply and industry that does not care about tommorrow.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 202d
Coalie takes a bath everyday so he can be good, clean coal.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 202d
Is this a John Oliver bit?
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 202d
Coalie's right arm is as black as his lungs!
Lumidaub@feddit.org · 2 pts · 202d
I'm having a vision and it's Bronti and Trexxy, the cute and cuddly dinosaur friends promoting oil.
::: spoiler 🦖🦕 I know oil isn't literally made from dinosaurs. That just makes the concept better. :::
whitecollarcry@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 202d
Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 202d
Coal is cool when its in a musuem
Otherwise electric >>>