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Let’s put centibillionaires in perspective
During our podcast this weekend, I was stunned by the realization that the four richest people in the world have a combined net worth of more than $1 trillion. As of today, according to the Forbes list of the world’s real time billionaires, those four Americans (Elon Musk: $460.4 billion; Larry Ellison: $248.4 billion; Larry…
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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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The rivalry continues: Cards vs. Cats in women’s soccer
The NCAA Division I women’s soccer tournament began this past weekend, and the opening round of Bluegrass interest was held here Saturday in Louisville. The opponents were what you would want in a match in the commonwealth: No. 6-seed Louisville vs. Kentucky. At the end of regulation, the score was 1-1. (If you were watching…
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A politician should focus on politics
This development appeared on Kentucky Lantern this week: Louisville Democratic Rep. Al Gentry is stepping down as chair of the Kentucky House minority caucus. The Democratic Caucus elected Lexington Democratic Rep. Lindsey Burke as the new chair. She was previously the House Democratic whip, according to a press release. Her successor will be selected Friday. …
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Hoosiers ignore the Orange Menace. Will Ky. follow?
An interesting development today across the river, which will keep the State Senate chambers (pictured above) in Hoosier land vacant a little longer and may hold promise for the Bluegrass State (from WDRB): Lacking the votes to move forward with mid-cycle redistricting, the Indiana Senate will not reconvene in December. “Over the last several months,…
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Massie gets final vote to release Epstein files
I’m not sure if this is the right interpretation for this, but this is the way the CJ presents it: Republican Rep. Thomas Massie’s charge to release the Epstein files is making significant movement. A discharge petition spearheaded by Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, secured its 218th signature on Nov. 12, a crucial step to force…
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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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The Joe and Andy show hits the campaign trail
Where’s Kentucky’s governor these days? Former President Joe Biden highlighted harsh economic realities facing American families under President Donald Trump. And Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear pitched a recipe for helping Democrats win in deep-red states. Both headliners for the Nebraska Democrats’ top annual fundraiser Friday rallied a downtown Hilton crowd of 630 people headed into…
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A Black woman looks at the political scene in the Ville
Attica Scott, a former member of the Louisville Metro Council and former Kentucky state rep for the city, has a spot on view of the New York mayoral election (From Facebook): Mamdani’s win and what it means to me as a Black woman in the South As a Black woman living in Louisville, Kentucky, I’m…
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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…
