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No bourbon? Thanks, MAGAts
The photo at the top from the U.K.’s Independent says it all. What does another British publication say? The maker of Jim Beam bourbon whiskey will halt production at its main site in Kentucky for all of 2026. The company said in a statement it would close its distillery in Clermont until it took the “opportunity to…
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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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Ky.’s only woman governor, Martha Layne Collins, dies at 88
This happened over the weekend (from Kentucky Lantern): Martha Layne Collins, who as the only woman to serve as governor of Kentucky revolutionized the state’s economy by landing Toyota Motor Manufacturing, died at 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in Lexington. She was 88. Her husband, Dr. Bill Collins, said his wife died in her sleep…
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Where to get access to food
MAGA Republicans are hell bent on starving poor people. This appeared in the Courier Journal: With millions of Americans about to lose their SNAP benefits, Kentucky communities are struggling to fill the gap. SNAP is a federal program that provides low-income families with monthly benefits and food stamps to afford healthy food. Due to the continuing partial government…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 14
No Kings rallies across America, media shortcomings, government shutdown continues, while food prices rise and health access falls. White House demolition meets Argentine payoff. And finding good cheesecake. Podcast includes references to: Scenes from the No Kings rally in Denver. 200,000 Kentuckians may lose health insurance by 2027 There goes that last tooth in your head
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Let them eat cake, or nothing
The Orange menace and his MAGAt henchmen in Congress have money to prop up a flailing Argentine economy and to tear down the White House to build an unnecessary ballroom, but if you’re hungry in Kentucky, they have nothing for you. From Louisville Public Media: Gov. Andy Beshear said the Trump administration has halted funding…
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Bitter bourbon blues; blame MAGAt Bozos
Another reality check on the harm the Orange TACO has done to one of Kentucky’s most lucrative exports, from the Beasley Brief:
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They can’t even eat cake
Kentucky lawmakers are starting to realize the Orange TACO’s big bullshit bill is going to leave a lot of people hungry, according to the CJ: As Kentucky lawmakers start crafting the state budget ahead of the 2026 legislative session, questions of how they’ll handle recent federal funding cuts loom over the conversations. One of those cuts is…
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Which came first?
There’s a story about AI and startups in Louisville Business First, but the analogy used in describing the functionality involved doesn’t quite work: When it comes to Louisville startups, Kela Ivonye has worked with his share. As an Entrepreneur in Residence both at Amplify and at the University of Louisville (at different times), Ivonye has…
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A reminder on the damage caused by absurd tariffs
Because we can’t emphasize enough the damage being done to one of our state’s most important industries:
