‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel
Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’Donald Trump’s administration has turned to an unusual weapon in its attempt to resurrect coal mining – a cartoon lump of coal, complete with giant eyes and yellow mining garb,...
<p>Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’</p><p>Donald Trump’s administration has turned to an unusual weapon in its attempt to resurrect coal mining – a cartoon lump of coal, complete with giant eyes and yellow mining garb, called ‘Coalie.’</p><p>The administration’s new mascot, kitted out with a helmet, boots and gloves, was introduced in a seemingly artificial intelligence-generated picture posted online by Doug Burgum, Trump’s interior secretary. “Mine, Baby, Mine!” <a href="https://x.com/SecretaryBurgum/status/2014382110828536183">Burgum wrote on X</a>, adding that Coalie will act as a “spokesperson” for Trump’s “American Energy Dominance Agenda.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/trump-administration-coalie-mascot-fossil-fuels">Continue reading...</a>
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