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What the hell is the CJ doing?
This is a headline appearing on the home page of the Courier Journal today: Biden openly tried to silence speech. Trump shouldn’t do the same. So, you click on the link and see a story consisting of 25 paragraphs talking about censorship by the Trump administration. The very last paragraph of the story says this:…
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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!
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Why is Florida such a freak show?
If you want to expose your kids to measles, chickenpox, mumps or any other potentially deadly disease, visit Walt Disney World. It’s in the communicable disease capital of the world, Florida: Kentucky leaders are pushing back against Florida’s push to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates, a decision that has sparked alarm among health officials…
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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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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 9
A look at life in the surveillance state, left vs. right politics and how we can all make a difference: Some of the things we discussed: And some of the videos we referred to. Josh Turek’s U.S. Senate campaign in Iowa: While Mike Flood pisses off Nebraska constituents: And a scene, in which AI highlights…
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Thanks, RFK: Disease that is avoidable is back in Kentucky
MAGAts and antivaxxers are responsible for this. From Kentucky Lantern: Louisville has confirmed a second case of the highly contagious measles, bringing the total cases in Kentucky to 14. Dr. Kris Bryant, the associate medical director at the Louisville health department and a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Norton Children’s Hospital, said the latest patient…
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Mosquito alert for Louisville neighborhoods
For those of us who hate mosquitoes (which means everybody), this is troubling news: The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness says more mosquitoes are testing positive for West Nile virus around Jefferson County. The infected mosquitoes have been located in several city neighborhoods, including Old Louisville, Irish Hill, California, Iroquois and Churchill Downs, officials…
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This is your life (and the GOP is planning to take it away)
From ActionNetwork.org: All across Kentucky, families are doing what it takes to care for loved ones and keep food on the table. But even as our communities take on new challenges to keep up with the high cost of living, many lawmakers in Washington are pushing dangerous policies that take direct aim at our wallets.…
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History repeats itself. Rerun is worse than the original.
Years ago, in another life, I referred to the attached cartoon to make this point about the Republican Party: I once asked if the worst case scenario was “Will they charge ahead full speed and drive that bus off the cliff and into a river of hungry crocodiles.” Then I modified that to: “Will they…
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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…
