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Billionaire scumbag’s plan: 5 votes for me, no vote for thee
Human toilet brush Tobi Lutke (pictured above realizing he’s full of shit) has endorsed this proposal on U.S. voting rights. (From Fortune): Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke, whose company commands a market capitalization near $154 billion, told his social media followers this week that a tax-tiered voting system—one that would strip voting rights from anyone who pays…
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This is the opponent to our quisling mayor
Shameka Parrish Wright is running for mayor of Louisville, facing the quisling incumbent Craig Greenberg. We’ve continually pointed out how Greenberg has threatened the lives of our immigrant neighbors by bending the knee to the Orange Menace in the White House and letting ICE agents run rampant across the city. Competent mayors don’t intentionally let…
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A note to the transphobic, racist Trump-fluffer Andy Barr
MAGA Orange Menace fluffer Andy Barr is running for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky. Go to his website, and you see his list of talking points geared toward MAGA morons who love the fact that Barr is a bottom feeder. But also recognize that the bigoted Republican most likely sees these losers as his…
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One billionaire who matters
Anyone who has read this blog knows that in terms of respect, I put billionaires below the drunk guy who shovels elephant turds at the circus. But there is at least one billionaire who is trying to make a difference, and her donations have had a direct impact on improving the lives of residents of…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 29
The richest get richer, legislators don’t legislate, and representatives don’t represent. But at least there are diversions! The Richest People In The World A week after announcing budget cuts, Kentucky gov moves millions to offset them 37 municipalities request Beshear’s gas tax reduction after KY lawmakers question the move KY gov blasts GOP leader over…
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Let’s put billionaire donations in perspective: the Ballmers
One genre of news coverage I hate is the “generous billionaire” story. This one’s from Forbes: After an exceptionally tough year for public media, Connie Ballmer, billionaire philanthropist and wife of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, donated $80 million to support NPR’s future. I don’t have to read any more than this, which is cool, because I don’t have…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 28
Our primary election “autopsy” (GOP is evil, Dems are incompetent); a medical emergency portends sad future for Kentucky; get out and visit the state, and Shakespeare is back in Louisville (to like or not to like, with a dramatic reading from a galaxy far, far away). Attica Scott: Kentucky democrats need to reckon with a…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 26
The Kentucky Derby is at our throats, primary elections are just around the corner and finding relaxation in the countryside and the cityscape. Our discussion includes: Your first time at the Derby? Here’s what to expect Attica Scott: Run Every Race: How Democrats Can Win in Kentucky As governor’s race begins, Senate race has new…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 25
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…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 24
Who attended the No Kings Rally? Why are more people showing up at protests? ICE continues to terrorize locals. What’s with the homosocial atmosphere in the White House (since women are being kicked out)? And our take on recent documentaries and the NCAA Fan Fest in Indianapolis. President Trump’s approval rating by state entering April…
