Today in Labor History February 7, 1913: A county sheriff and his deputies on the “Bull Moose Special” (an armored train fitted with machine guns), attacked a miners’ tent colony at Holly Grove, in West Virginia. This was during the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek Strike (4/18/1912 through July 1913). Mother Jones was one of the main organizers. Over 50 people died during the violent confrontations with scabs, goons and private detectives. Countless more died from starvation and malnutrition. In terms of casualties, it was one of the worst strikes in U.S. history. It was a prelude to the bigger and even more violent Battle of Matewan, and the Battle of Blair Mountain (Aug-Sep, 1921). The latter was the largest labor uprising in U.S. history, and the largest armed insurrection since the Civil War. 10,000 minors battled 3,000 lawmen and scabs, and only ended with the U.S. army intervened. Up to 100 people died. And during the battle, bombs were dropped on the striking miners by airplane, the 2nd time in U.S. history that had been done. (The first was just months earlier, during the Tulsa Race Massacre).

Read my full article on the Battle of Blair Mountain, and the history leading up to it, here: https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/14/the-battle-of-blair-mountain/

#workingclass #LaborHistory #motherjones #coal #mining #massacre #bombing #matewan #westvirginia #machineguns #scabs #strike #police #army #insurrection #civilwar

Interior of an armored train, Ukraine, 1918

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1646464/interior-of-an-armored-train-ukraine-1918

#Minns & the #NSW #Police saying people will feel #safer with police carrying #machineguns & #assaultrifles during #NewYearsEve sounds like echoes of #NRA reasoning.

"If the #Bondi #terrorists had seen heavily armed police, they wouldn't have gone ahead with their attack".

#bullshit #US NRA reasoning #auspol

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Russia occupied less than 1% of Ukraine’s territory since November 2022, monitoring group says — Russian media shows US armored vehicle with Russian, American flags storming Ukrainian positions — Russian gasoline prices hit record highs after drone strikes shut refineries — Muscle beaches, drag racing, and drones falling into the sea. Summer in Odesa hasn’t stopped — In Ukraine, democracy finds its fiercest defenders … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/tuesday-august-19-2025/

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

He wants to take all of it: Putin reportedly told Trump he’ll intensify eastern Ukraine offensive over next 2 months — [w/video] Ukraine’s new Liut ground drone ‘destroys’ Russian position with machine gun — Ukraine contracts ‘tens of thousands’ interceptor drones — Denmark to provide European-produced satellite communication services to Ukraine’s military … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/tuesday-july-15-2025/

#OMG... Now #MAGA's Well "Regulated Militias" Can Go "Fully Auto"...

GOTHAMIST: #3Dprinted devices can turn firearms into #MachineGuns...

#WOW..And #NewYork is trying to end that…

https://gothamist.com/news/3d-printed-devices-can-turn-firearms-into-machine-guns-ny-is-trying-to-end-that

HOW MANY PEOPLE VOTED FOR THIS?
Mastodon Post

Who thinks legal machine guns on our streets makes America great?

No difference between Democrats and Republicans?

: #democrats #donaldtrump #gunsafety #machineguns #uspol #uspolitics :

This device is designed only for killing a lot of people quickly.

#Trump's admin agreed on Friday to permit the sale & possession of devices that let gun enthusiasts convert #SemiautomaticRifles into weapons that can shoot as fast as #MachineGuns.

The agreement came in a #settlement announced by the #DOJ ending lawsuits brought under Trump's Democratic predecessor, Joe #Biden, after his admin banned certain "forced reset triggers."

#law #GunViolence #guns #extremism
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-reversing-biden-allows-forced-reset-triggers-guns-2025-05-17/

Today in Labor History February 7, 1913: A county sheriff and his deputies on the “Bull Moose Special” (an armored train fitted with machine guns), attacked a miners’ tent colony at Holly Grove, in West Virginia. This was during the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek Strike (4/18/1912 through July 1913). Mother Jones was one of the main organizers. Over 50 people died during the violent confrontations with scabs, goons and private detectives. Countless more died from starvation and malnutrition. In terms of casualties, it was one of the worst strikes in U.S. history. It was a prelude to the bigger and even more violent Battle of Matewan, and the Battle of Blair Mountain (Aug-Sep, 1921). The latter was the largest labor uprising in U.S. history, and the largest armed insurrection since the Civil War. 10,000 minors battled 3,000 lawmen and scabs, and only ended with the U.S. army intervened. Up to 100 people died. And during the battle, bombs were dropped on the striking miners by airplane, the 2nd time in U.S. history that had been done. (The first was just months earlier, during the Tulsa Race Massacre).

Read my full article on the Battle of Blair Mountain, and the history leading up to it, here: https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/14/the-battle-of-blair-mountain/

#workingclass #LaborHistory #motherjones #coal #mining #massacre #bombing #matewan #westvirginia #machineguns #scabs #strike #police #army #insurrection #civilwar