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A tale of two Andys
Our governor, Andy Beshear, appeared on “The View” today in continuation of his unannounced by totally expected run for the Democratic presidential nomination. A quick look at the interview: He hits all the talking points. He is right on being clear in language and not relying on the buzzwords of the day. But the appeal…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 20
Ice makes roads dangerous while ICE threatens lives. The Kentucky Legislature at its worst. National videoconferencing, and Bluegrass state musicians win awards. Some of the topics we discuss: Got thoughts about letting 18 year olds conceal carry? KY Legislature doesn’t want to hear them. Kentucky GOP senators make public education a cornerstone of their priority…
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Apology to Trump-supporting family and friends
Jim Sterba, my former colleague at The Wall Street Journal, posted this on Facebook: I owe my Trump-supporting family and friends an apology. I’ve been critical of the Trump presidency and am still exhausted from the experience. But to be fair, President Trump wasn’t that bad, other than when: He incited an insurrection against the…
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Louisville media fails us again
It’s no secret that we have constantly criticized local media for their lack of understanding of the dangers this country faces because of the Orange Menace and his ICE goons. But this recent story from WDRB manages to submarine below what was already a low bar: In Louisville, a candlelight prayer vigil was held at…
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Fighting fascism flexibly in the Ville
A message from Louisville Showing Up for Racial Justice: Some ways to fight fascism flexibly. Hey team – here’s EVERYTHING we have coming up (LSURJ trainings). If you’ve been already (which you have, since you are here) and want a refresher, please pick a zoom. This is on socials and shareable. Click for all current…
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Kentucky GOP push laws to have police help Gestapo
Here’s an important warning from Attica Scott: Of course, we should expect nothing better from the MAGAt tools whom people in this state elected to office. It’s a bad law, sponsored by bad politicians who were voted in by bad people. Until Kentuckians wake up and realize the terror the Orange Menace has inflicted on…
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ICE murders citizens. The Ville’s Quisling mayor stays silent
The Orange Menace’s Gestapo has murdered two people in Minneapolis. Video shows the shooting of two people by ICE goons in the streets of the city. News reports have documented blatant lying of the federal miscreants at the highest levels of government. So how does this apply to folks in the Bluegrass State? Here’s an…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 19
A discussion on the health, education and human-services failures we’re seeing in Kentucky. How our Democratic politicians are failing us, and a little sports talk at the end! Some of the topics we discuss: Lexington neighborhood littered with KKK fliers ahead of MLK Jr. downtown march Far fewer people buy Obamacare coverage as insurance premiums…
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ICE actions in Kentucky
The map and chart above says it all. The Orange Menace’s Gestapo has seized 2,000 people in Kentucky since his kakocratic and keptocratic administration gained power nine months ago. According to the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, the atrocities of ICE extend across the United States. A year into the Trump presidency, the administration’s mass…
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Another weekend, another protest
Several hundred people showed up in Louisville this weekend for another protest against the Orange Menace’s ICE Gestapo in the wake of the murder of a Minneapolis woman whom every MAGA incel swears was a radical out to do harm, when, in fact, she was a mother trying to get away from masked hoodlums who…