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RFK Jr. is murdering Kentucky children
Just when you think the Trump administration has sunk to its lowest degree of depravity, someone in it says, you think that’s bad? Hold my beer! Three Kentucky babies are dead from whooping cough, a disease we know how to prevent. What kind of society lets children die from a solved problem? Their deaths were…
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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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Dumb ways to die in Ky.
Last year, this court ruling was made concerning the images at the top of this post: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently unanimously upheld the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s mandate for graphic health warning labels on cigarette packs and advertising. The graphic health warning labels show written statements with photo-realistic…
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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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Let’s put billionaire donations in perspective
I think this is supposed to be a story about the benevolence of the ultrawealthy. From Kentucky Lantern: Yes, it’s heartwarming. We even have a photo (above) of the donation ceremony. But the story never gives Tom Golisano’s net worth. A quick Google search, and this comes up from Rochester Business Journal: Tom Golisano’s net…
