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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:
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Ky. MAGAts: You’ve crippled the bourbon industry
This YouTube video describes the collapse of whiskey in the Bluegrass state (although the reference to Jack Daniels is wrong, because that’s Tennessee whiskey): Anyone who voted for the senile incontinent Orange TACO is responsible for the destruction of one of the state’s biggest exports. Hope you’re happy about that.
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Restaurants have to swallow changes in Oaks time
A couple of days ago, we noted that Churchill Downs is changing the start time of the Kentucky Oaks to prime time to appease the network execs at NBC. We also noted that this won’t be good for some Louisville businesses. As Louisville Business First puts it: Derby weekend won’t be the same next year,…
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Mice sure love local Krogers
Do Louisville area Krogers have a great cheese selection? Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness officials said they found evidence of a mouse infestation at Kroger’s Holiday Manor Shopping Center location June 18, just days after two other stores were found to have evidence of mice or mice droppings. The findings were shared with reporters during a…
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Here’s a supermarket to avoid
Ewww! City officials say a Kroger in Germantown has passed inspection after taking the necessary steps to eliminate the source of a mouse infestation that closed the store all day June 15. The Kroger, located at 1265 Goss Ave., reopened June 16 after an early-morning inspection from the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness. Shelves…
