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A tale of two Andys
Our governor, Andy Beshear, appeared on “The View” today in continuation of his unannounced by totally expected run for the Democratic presidential nomination. A quick look at the interview: He hits all the talking points. He is right on being clear in language and not relying on the buzzwords of the day. But the appeal…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 19
A discussion on the health, education and human-services failures we’re seeing in Kentucky. How our Democratic politicians are failing us, and a little sports talk at the end! Some of the topics we discuss: Lexington neighborhood littered with KKK fliers ahead of MLK Jr. downtown march Far fewer people buy Obamacare coverage as insurance premiums…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 18
Thoughts for the New Year, what we did for the holidays, how to join the resistance in the Bluegrass and how war, abortion and healthcare affect Kentuckians. Our discussion included: This Kentucky General Assembly is going to be very different for the public Ky.’s draconian abortion law leads to murder charge Kentucky politicians discuss U.S. strike…
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A perspective on billionaires, America’s true parasites
Do you want to know how off base the above image is? It’s only short by $150 billion. According to Forbes’s Real Time listing of billionaires, Elon Musk, the illegal immigrant South African ketamine addict is today worth $752 billion. That means that if you add the net worth of the two richest people in…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 17
A month-by-month look at the year in review (and it was a bad one for Kentucky). Among the topics discussed: WalletHub lists the best states for retirement. Kentucky is the worst. Looking back at the No Kings demonstrations across America. The Democrats who backed Republican shutdown deal – and why How the White House and…
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Ky. is No. 1 for retirees, in the worst way possible
Back in October, the New York Times ran a piece on the best states for retirement. Its report was based on a study by WalletHub and listed the top five state as Florida, Minnesota, Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota. But we’re not retired in any of those states. Where is Kentucky on the list? Overall…
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GOP health care bill is great for billionaires, bad for sick people
After the Republicans in the Senate blocked Democratic efforts to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, ensuring an increase of thousands of dollars a year for all of those who rely on Obamacare to stay alive, House GOP members have decided to do the MAGAts in the upper chamber one better by introducing a bill…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 16
Our Thanksgiving holiday tempered by ICE appeasement (the reason we can’t trust our elected officials), political candidates don’t understand what offices they should seek, dealing with wealth and affordability, a pitch for college sports and how to show support for mutual aid. Information sources for this week’s podcast include: Paul Krugman explains the affordability crisis…
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Let’s put centibillionaires in perspective
During our podcast this weekend, I was stunned by the realization that the four richest people in the world have a combined net worth of more than $1 trillion. As of today, according to the Forbes list of the world’s real time billionaires, those four Americans (Elon Musk: $460.4 billion; Larry Ellison: $248.4 billion; Larry…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 15
Traveling abroad and domestically, the effect of the UPS plane crash on the Derby City, the political impact of Mamdani and MTG, shortcomings of the Louisville education system and making a difference in the Bluegrass State. Full List of Democrats Voting to Condemn Socialism as Mamdani Comes to Town Roll Call 305 | Bill Number: H.…
