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200,000 Kentuckians may lose health insurance by 2027
The Orange menace and his MAGAt henchmen in Congress pushed through the Big Bullshit Bill this past summer that took money that could have helped people and gave it to billionaires, a flailing Argentine economy and a vanity ballroom at the White House. But if you are trying to fight an addiction, they have nothing…
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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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Keeping Kentuckians in the dark on their health
This entry in the CJ is pretty interesting in what it doesn’t say: The future of health care was on the minds — and signs — of some 100 people who took the downtown Louisville amid the federal government shutdown. The assembly of concerned locals at the “Healthcare Not Authoritarianism” rally on Oct. 4 drew…
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Andy Barr is full of –it
As usual, the CJ takes the word of a MAGAt when it comes to the evils of government shutdowns. This is from the Republican rep from Kentucky’s 6th congressional district: Every year, hardworking American families sit around their kitchen tables and make sure their bills are paid. They don’t get to “shut down” their household…
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A couple of quick notes on the government shutdown
The main reason for the closing of the government is the impact the big bullshit bill will have on healthcare. Here’s the reality, according to the Kentucky Lantern: Getting health care when you need it can be the difference between life and death, between happiness and misery. It should be a right for everyone, especially…
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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?
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…
