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Citizen Bezos
Since one of the richest men in the world recently decided to gut the Washington Post, firing a third of its journalists not long after it instituted buyouts that had already slashed jobs, it’s time to compare the current newspaper owner to the greatest newspaper mogul in cinema history. Here’s a clip from “Citizen Kane”:…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 21
Black History Month and the history of American oppression; Kentucky Republicans continue to act against constituents’ interests; municipal legislators fall short (again); dealing with ICE; another failure in journalism, and honorably mentioning local sports. Our discussion includes: The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84…
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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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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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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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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…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 17
A month-by-month look at the year in review (and it was a bad one for Kentucky). Among the topics discussed: WalletHub lists the best states for retirement. Kentucky is the worst. Looking back at the No Kings demonstrations across America. The Democrats who backed Republican shutdown deal – and why How the White House and…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 15
Traveling abroad and domestically, the effect of the UPS plane crash on the Derby City, the political impact of Mamdani and MTG, shortcomings of the Louisville education system and making a difference in the Bluegrass State. Full List of Democrats Voting to Condemn Socialism as Mamdani Comes to Town Roll Call 305 | Bill Number: H.…
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Cops crashing cars on purpose
I was looking through recent episodes of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and saw he did a segment that focused on a series I helped edit when I worked at the San Francisco Chronicle: The award-winning Chronicle series looked at the phenomenon of police chases well beyond the borders of the Bay Area and…
