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Let’s put billionaire donations in perspective: Part 2
This made the news rounds a couple of weeks ago (from WHAS-TV): Louisville plans to allocate hundreds of thousands of dollars to support families experiencing homelessness. During a news conference Tuesday, the mayor said Metro Government will use $768,250 in grant funding to provide intensive supportive services focused on housing stability, barrier alleviation, and increasing…
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Data center power plants: If they build it, we are screwed
We recently posted an item on how Meade County rejected a rezoning application that would have paved the way for a data center. The concerns included the cost of the operation as well as the impact on the local environment. So imagine what we thought when we saw this (from Kentucky Lantern): Kentucky’s utility regulator…
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MAGA GOP starves Kentucky’s equivalent of District 12
Paul Krugman makes this interesting point in his Substack column “The Hunger Games Begin.” Consider, for example, Owsley County in Kentucky. The county is 96 percent white, and last year it cast 88 percent of its votes for Trump. Also, 37 percent of residents are on SNAP. So, by refusing to maintain food aid, Republicans are hurting many…
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No Kings rally in Denver
Some of us aren’t in Louisville today for the No Kings in America rally, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t able to find a protest to join. In Denver, the rally at the state capitol had tens of thousands of participants in a peaceful, but spirited, gathering against the evils of the Trump regime. People…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 13
Dealing with the government shutdown: Is it safe to fly and what’s happening at national parks? Kentucky Democrats on the campaign trail. Reflections on the art fair (show) and a slowdown at the Speed. Links to our discussion: Why the U.S. government has shut down and what happens now (BBC) A couple of quick notes…
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The best of times, the worst of times for the arts
There was a major ceremony at the Speed Museum in Louisville last week for the unveiling of its new Art Park. According to its announcement: The Speed Art Museum is proud to announce the opening of its new Elizabeth P. and Frederick K. Cressman Art Park, a three-acre landscape surrounding the Museum that brings the…
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Billionaire Bezos wants you to blame Democrats for shutdown
Jeff Bezos (net worth $233.7 billion) and his cronies on the editorial board of the Washington Post have decided to conjure up a trap for Democrats who are trying to save lives threatened by the Orange TACOs budget slashers. [T]he Democratic Party shut off any potential escape valve to avoid a shutdown, which began at…
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What the hell is the CJ doing? (Part 2)
Another “opinion piece” in the CJ manages to offer a premise, then completely debunk it in a link that’s supposed to support that argument. The headline on this winner is: Polls show Americans don’t trust Democrats on crime, economy. And for good reason. The story contains this justification for the headline: Harry Enten, CNN’s chief…
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Billionaire donations: Really? That’s all they’re giving?
I guess we’re supposed to be impressed by this (from Louisville Business First): For the second year in a row, media titan Michael Bloomberg was the nation’s largest philanthropic donor. That’s according to a data analysis by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, which found America’s top 50 donors gave away $16.2 billion last year through various foundations and…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 12
Rapture aftermath and shortcomings (instead of second comings); why our congressman fails us; entertaining in the past, and artistic expectations for the future. Some of the things we discuss: Bourbon & Beyond Louder Than Life St. James Court Art Show And let’s talk about a true martyr!
