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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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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 33
Money makes the world go round: Buying “free speech” in religion, politics and sports, and paying for silence. The corpse of Schrödinger’s senator wheels through the U.S. Capitol, while MAGA policies kill Kentucky kids. And finding refuge in bugs, sports and art. This podcast includes: My synagogue’s rabbi began Yom Kippur with a sermon apologizing…
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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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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…
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Kentucky is No. 1 (in being the worst place to retire)
As a relatively recent retiree, imagine my disappointment in seeing this (From Kiplinger): 50. Kentucky Although Kentucky is known for horse racing, bourbon, bluegrass music and southern hospitality, the state is prone to various natural disasters, including floods and tornadoes. That (and other things, like humidity and pesky bugs) lands Kentucky at the bottom in 2026,…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 31
Where our hiatuses took us; Kentucky politicians making national news; the state’s economy worsens (while MAGA politicians focus on the irrelevant); the Commonwealth ranks at the top in bottom-feeding statistics, and updates on Louisville’s Community Defense Network. NOTE: The street holding the political fundraiser reopened after an earlier closure. Our statistical references are:
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Schroedinger’s senator is still dead/alive?
For anyone keeping track: We all know the “deadline” has passed to call a special election to fill out the remainder of the current term of “Weekend at Bernie’s” understudy, Mitch McConnell. The general consensus seems to be, “who cares if he’s dead or alive? At least he ain’t voting.” Anyway, you can read the…
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Two messages to Rand Paul
This one at the top is from Facebook. The one below is also from Facebook: “You were vaccinated. Multiple times.” A Pittsburgh chef fired that at Rand Paul this week, in reply to the senator’s post claiming “we all knew infection was the best protection.” Paul’s post went up Tuesday, the day before he chaired…
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A message to Schrödinger’s senator
Kentucky’s Democratic governor, Andy Beshear, wants the state’s senior senator to prove he’s not the star of “Weekend at Bernie’s.“ Meanwhile, here’s Mitch McConnell’s staff in action: (And the bad-taste jokes will stop when Mitch makes a public appearance.)
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 30
Visiting our neighbor to the North. Where is our senior senator, and what are our government officials doing while we have limited representation? Was our MAGA U.S. Senate candidate behind a controversial billboard? The curse of Louisville’s “Can Opener.” The rise against data centers. And superheroes are just as depressed as the rest of us. …
