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Helping Kentucky immigrants
From Amy’s Facebook page: Hello, dear friends. I want to share the below story with you from Karissa Porter, an incredible volunteer with Calor Humano. If you were not aware, our group aids our neighbors in immigration detention in much of Kentucky–connecting them with legal resources and covering legal fees when possible, making sure they…
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Republicans have lied forever
I just read a Substack piece by Glenn Kessler, who worked at The Washington Post the same time I did (yes, I did edit his copy back then), and this piece of GOP perfidy from the late 20th century jumped out at me: In 1993, Bill Clinton pushed through Congress a massive budget bill designed…
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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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GOP in disarray (it’s about time)
Republicans in Kentucky’s 4th congressional district, which is currently represented by Thomas Massie, aren’t happy. Is this a sign MAGA fever is breaking? (From the CJ): A popular Republican dinner in Northern Kentucky was canceled at the last minute – prompting some Republicans to declare that voters are ‘unenergized’ after a divisive Trump-induced congressional primary.…
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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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This multimillionaire should just give his money away
You don’t need $100 million to be a complete douchebag, but this guy has managed to pull it off (from the CJ): A Kentucky man who won a $167.3 million Powerball jackpot in April 2025 is facing charges related to public intoxication, according to an arrest citation. James Farthing, 51, of Georgetown, was charged with alcohol intoxication in…
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It sucks to be a child in Kentucky
When you think it can’t get worse being sick in the Bluegrass State, something shows we underestimate how bad things can get. This from the Kentucky Lantern: The Kentucky Department for Public Health is investigating reports of an unusually high number of brain tumors diagnosed in Eastern Kentucky children. Beth Fisher, a spokeswoman with the…
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A Yom Kippur message
This message was released yesterday by Zach Dembo, who is running as a Democrat for the congressional seat now held by Garland Hale Barr IV, who in turn is running for the seat of Schrödinger’s senator, Mitch McConnell. Let’s not forget that Dembo is running against MAGA Trump sycophant Ralph Alvarado, who, after getting on…
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MAGA doesn’t care if the Orange Menace lies to them
What does the current presidential administration have in common with professional wrestling? Well, a cabinet officer used to run pro wrestling, and will probably go back to that job (or to jail like other cabinet stooges) when this nightmare of a presidency is over. And, the photo at the top is real. The Orange Menace…
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The cat’s out of the box
Well, Schrödinger’s senator, Mitch McConnell, showed up at Capitol Hill yesterday after going missing for more than three months. According to the New Republic: What would you think if your senator went nearly 100 days without speaking publicly? It’s been over three months since we have heard Senator Mitch McConnell’s voice, after he was found…
