Self-care in trying times, the villainy of the ultrarich, Kentucky elections, national politics and why developers shouldn’t hold public office.

In the podcast, we refer to:

1: Pete Hegseth, a moron, reads from the book of Samuel L. Jackson:

The King James version of Ezekiel 25:17: And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

(Really, that’s all it says)

2: Elizabeth Moss reads “The Handmaid’s Tale” (It takes 10.5 hours):

3: Click here for “The Professional Left Podcast”

4: Orange Menace Jesus lays hands on Jeffery Epstein:

Notice any resemblance?

5: Senate polling data show a shift in Kentucky:

6: Click here for the schedule for free Waterfront Wednesday concerts in Louisville.

7: Click here for the schedule for free Paristown concerts in Louisville.

8: The scheduled closure of I-65 in Louisville (correcting the podcast, it will be closed for two months, not six):

9: Could Louisville be getting a new sports arena and teams? (WLKY)

10: Click here for testimony against local data centers.

11: Capital B for Black: Pulling back the curtain on a major decision. The Washington Post made to change its style guide: to capitalize B for Black to identify groups that make up the African diaspora. (Post Reports)