Our Thanksgiving holiday tempered by ICE appeasement (the reason we can’t trust our elected officials), political candidates don’t understand what offices they should seek, dealing with wealth and affordability, a pitch for college sports and how to show support for mutual aid.

Information sources for this week’s podcast include:

Paul Krugman explains the affordability crisis in Kentucky.

It is so blatant now. Yet they still don’t get it. That even their own racism was created for them by the wealthy to keep them poor. Will they ever get it?

— Mr. Spock 🖖 (@spockresists.bsky.social) 2025-11-22T20:20:30.292Z

JCPS closures harm Black kids the most (as always)

Louisville rejects mask ban for law enforcement, including ICE

As KY Republicans mull income tax cut, Beshear warns against crashing fiscal guardrails

Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker to run again for U.S. Senate seat