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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 31
Where our hiatuses took us; Kentucky politicians making national news; the state’s economy worsens (while MAGA politicians focus on the irrelevant); the Commonwealth ranks at the top in bottom-feeding statistics, and updates on Louisville’s Community Defense Network. NOTE: The street holding the political fundraiser reopened after an earlier closure. Our statistical references are:
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Let’s look at bad newsletters
Our locally misguided newspaper, the Courier Journal, distributed this newsletter this morning about one of the most important annual events in Kentucky politics. Can you spot what’s missing? Read in browserOn Kentucky PoliticsThu Aug 6 2026 Lucas Aulbach | Chief Politics Reporter@LucasAulbach Let’s talk about Fancy FarmGet a little extra coffee, because Fancy Farm (and other Kentucky political…
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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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I smell a ratfuck
Ratfucking is an American slang term for behind the scenes (covert) political sabotage or dirty tricks, particularly pertaining to elections. It was brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in All the President’s Men (1974), the book that chronicled their investigative reporting of the Watergate scandal.(Wikipedia) A few weeks ago, during my daily miles-long walk around my Louisville neighborhood, I came across…
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Andy Barr’s campaign, illustrated
A quick rant. Andy Barr is running for Mitch McConnell’s U.S. Senate seat with the campaign message, “I love kissing Donald Trump’s ass.” The image above shows one of the key platforms in his campaign. Every struggling Kentuckian who votes for this sycophant deserves to suffer for the rest of their life. (Let’s throw this…
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‘No Kings’ in Louisville
Thousands of people gathered in downtown Louisville Saturday as part of the nationwide “No Kings” rallies. Of course, our local paper’s coverage was less than ideal (the best it could do was run a bunch of photos that had the same caption), but that doesn’t compare to the Fox News headlines blaring such dumb shit…
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Giving props where they’re due
No one is going to point to the representative for Kentucky’s 4th congressional district, Thomas Massie, and say he’s a liberal. The guy was MAGA before “Chumps for Trump” decided to take on that banner themselves. But he is the only brave congressman in the state and has led the charge to bring the “child…
