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Garland Hale Barr IV is a coward
Earlier this week Charles Booker showed up for a public television “Kentucky Tonight “debate against the MAGA-Trump-fluffer Garland Hale Barr IV (who takes on the “Toy Story” name Andy). Guess who didn’t show up (from Booker’s Facebook page): Tonight was supposed to be the first Senate debate between myself and Andy Barr. We even held…
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The dead and the undead
OK. We all know the “Nancy” comic strip at the top isn’t an official Nancy comic, because it’s actually funny. You can tell it’s fake because Nancy has always been one of the lamest comic strips you will ever read. Here’s a real one for today: I mean, what the hell does this even mean.…
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The bizarro world of Fox News
Think about the image at the top and ask yourself, “Why is Fox News afraid of Miss Rachel, a children’s entertainer/educator?” Because: Image one: DSA candidates are the only ones calling for things like healthcare for all, better childcare, the respect for other people’s rights and the elimination of a militarized police force picking people…
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Corporate ownership is proving to be the death of journalism
Ned Pillersdorf is running as a Democrat for the 5th congressional district seat held by MAGA-moron Hal Rogers. The Lexington Herald Leader recently slashed its newsroom. What do these things have in common? Ned tells us (from his Facebook page): Received stunning news from the Lexington Herald Leader today . As a result of the…
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The convenient reality of ‘An Inconvenient Truth’
Al Gore was mostly right, as the above chart shows. The former U.S. vice president’s documentary on climate change, “An Inconvenient Truth,” came out in 2006. It detailed the climate disasters we see today: stronger hurricanes; heated areas leading to massive wildfires; and rising sea levels as polar icecaps melt, to name a few. Here’s…
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A red-headed singer can learn from Miss Rachel
I’m in my eighth decade of life, so Miss Rachel (Rachel Accurso) shouldn’t even be on my radar. But I have grandchildren, and Miss Rachel has been a major part of their lives, in particular that of my youngest grandson. We know the songs. We remember when she teamed up with “Sesame Street” and sang…
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Let’s play, ‘If Obama …’
Remember when MAGA (née Tea Party) morons freaked out over Barack Obama doing things like … oh, I don’t know … fist bumping with his wife? Or how about when he wore the infamous tan suit? Remember how those were the most horrible things that defaced the noble office of the presidency? So let’s play…
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‘It’s a media-opoly’: An oldie but goodie from SNL
In our most recent Bluegrass Blues Podcast (Episode 33), Amy and I talked about the takeover of our news media by billionaire-owned corporations. But this isn’t a new development. “Saturday Night Live” ran the following “Schoolhouse Rock” parody, not this year, not 10 years ago, not two decades ago, but way back in in the…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 33
Money makes the world go round: Buying “free speech” in religion, politics and sports, and paying for silence. The corpse of Schrödinger’s senator wheels through the U.S. Capitol, while MAGA policies kill Kentucky kids. And finding refuge in bugs, sports and art. This podcast includes: My synagogue’s rabbi began Yom Kippur with a sermon apologizing…
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The state of U.S. journalism
The image at the top comes from the Intellectualist Substack, but the numbers are from France-based Reporters Without Borders: Reporters Without Borders (RWB) is an international non-profit organisation governed by principles of democratic governance. We are neither a trade union nor a representative of media companies. Founded in 1985 in Montpellier by four journalists, RSF…
