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This is bad journalism
This headline from Fan Recap showed up in my feed: Ravens Star Breaks Foot In Devastating Setback A key offensive weapon for the Ravens will miss time after scans revealed a foot fracture, adding a new twist to ongoing contract talks. Everything in the headline and the prominence of the photo imply that this is…
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Lipstick on a pig: The BBB is big, but it ain’t beautiful
The fact that major mainstream media outlets keep referring to the MAGA infected, billionaire backed, Republican excremental legislation as “The Big Beautiful Bill” should make you want to vomit. Just a reminder: This is what will happen if it is enacted: How can something with these consequences not be called … cruel, murderous, greedy, horrible,…
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Since the CJ isn’t going to edit itself
Two annoying stories in the local paper today that should be simple reader service but are problematic in their lack of information. The first has this headline, Tom Jurich, ex-University of Louisville AD, has stretch of Floyd Street named after him, and says: A portion of Floyd Street that runs through the University of Louisville‘s campus…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 6
Let’s talk about the importance of community, how Kentucky is affected by the bombing of Iran and finding solace in the arts.
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The White House press corps in action
Sound familiar. This is one of the reasons we’re waging war on Iraq. The folks in the White House press corps are obsessed with trivia (what’s the latest in the Space Nazi/Chia Pet fight? Is Joe Biden old? How much more can you cut from Medicaid and Social Security?) The administration says stupid shit that…
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Photo gallery: Louisville protests Trump’s L.A. action
Kentuckians staged protests in Louisville in response to the flatulent Orange TACO’s effort to escalate violence in Los Angeles. (This update on California from CNN): Things remained relatively quiet in the Los Angeles area this morning with authorities observing a handful of peaceful demonstrations, a law enforcement source involved in monitoring the situation told CNN.…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 3
Let’s talk about the arts and history: Focusing on the Kentucky Derby, the Underground Railroad, 20th century women in Paris and the Pulitzer Prize.
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Pulitzers go to Acela corridor
Brief post here. The Pultizer Prizes for Journalism were announced today. Almost every one of the 15 winners is based in New York or Washington, D.C. (Which is usually referred to as the Acela corridor, named for the Amtrak train that goes between the two cities.) The only prizes not going to those two cities…
