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Ky.’s for profit concentration camps
Some places in Kentucky have decided to make a profit out of being concentration camps. According to Louisville Public Media: The number of detainees held in Kentucky county jails contracting with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) increased by 659% from January to August this year, according to a report by the Kentucky Center for Economic…
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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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Michael Moore: What went down won’t go up!
The director of the documentaries “Roger and Me” and “Bowling for Columbine” has a few things to say about the symbolism of escalators: When the escalator at the United Nations came to a wrenching and sudden stop this past Tuesday as soon as Trump stepped on it, I would like to believe that future historians…
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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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Cowardice vs. bravery
The Coward of the Month Award goes to our local congressman. From the CJ: The only Kentucky Democrat in U.S. Congress was among the party’s contingent who voted in favor of a resolution aimed at “honoring the life and legacy” of controversial conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed Sept. 10 at a public…
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A message from Louisville SURJ
Louisville Showing Up for Racial Justice has this message for you: It’s happening here. Our Louisville neighbors are being detained by ICE. After playing a game of pick-up soccer with friends. After a routine check in about their status. As they work a job that takes taxes out of their wages.The immigrant and refugee families who have…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 11
The impact of Sept. 11, 2001; political violence; the Epstein files; political loyalty; a day in the country and four days of music. Some of the things we discuss in this episode: A very Massie Christmas: Click here for some things Charlie Kirk said during his lifetime. From the Guardian. Click here for a brief…
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Resources to help our immigrant neighbors
The senile, incontinent Orange TACO and his ICE Barbie (pictured above) are planning to move more of their incel pseudo-Gestapo agents into more American cities, so it’s important for all of us in Kentucky to have a list of organizations that can help us defy their authoritarian actions. Know your rights, and the rights of…
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WorldFest: Making diversity great again in the Ville
There’s a Labor Day weekend festival in Louisville that’s like a fun vacation abroad. From WDRB: People from all over the world met Saturday in Louisville for the Labor Day weekend tradition of WorldFest and the Parade of Cultures. The parade went down 5th Street as thousands of spectators lined the route. Countries and customs…
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More mush from MAGAt’s favorite Democratic mayor
The CJ has this to say about Louisville’s mayor: Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg is quick to tout the city’s improving crime rate — in two separate instances during a recent press conference, he noted homicides and nonfatal shootings this year have dropped by more than 30% compared to the same point in 2024. But that doesn’t…
