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Let’s look at bad newsletters
Our locally misguided newspaper, the Courier Journal, distributed this newsletter this morning about one of the most important annual events in Kentucky politics. Can you spot what’s missing? Read in browserOn Kentucky PoliticsThu Aug 6 2026 Lucas Aulbach | Chief Politics Reporter@LucasAulbach Let’s talk about Fancy FarmGet a little extra coffee, because Fancy Farm (and other Kentucky political…
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This is the opponent to our quisling mayor
Shameka Parrish Wright is running for mayor of Louisville, facing the quisling incumbent Craig Greenberg. We’ve continually pointed out how Greenberg has threatened the lives of our immigrant neighbors by bending the knee to the Orange Menace in the White House and letting ICE agents run rampant across the city. Competent mayors don’t intentionally let…
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Craig’s ICE tyranny in action
This is Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg’s fault: A Louisville-area family is calling for answers after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a Ugandan woman at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, and her family says she was denied critical medication for sickle cell disease for more than 24 hours. Sarafinah Bukirwa arrived in the United…
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‘You guys are gonna get somebody killed’
I’ve spent a lot of time in airports: working overseas, commuting between jobs in other cities (like D.C. and San Francisco) and visiting family around the country. Despite all the miles I’ve flown, I confess, I’m terrified of flying. I understand aerodynamics and physics of why airplanes get airborne, but I’m just stuck on the…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 30
Visiting our neighbor to the North. Where is our senior senator, and what are our government officials doing while we have limited representation? Was our MAGA U.S. Senate candidate behind a controversial billboard? The curse of Louisville’s “Can Opener.” The rise against data centers. And superheroes are just as depressed as the rest of us. …
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Back McGarvey, not bombs
From Jewish Louisvillians for Peace: Morgan McGarvey needs our support right now! Morgan has signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 3565 (the Block the Bombs Act)—a U.S. House bill that prohibits the President from selling or transferring specific U.S. weapons—such as BLU-109 bunker-buster bombs and artillery rounds—to Israel. This is a super important but…
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Craig’s ‘Can Opener’ in action
A five-mile stretch of Interstate 65 through Louisville has been closed for renovations in both directions since June 1 and is scheduled to fully reopen Aug. 1. The closure was first announced on Aug. 27, 2025, by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, plenty of time for Louisville’s mayor, Craig Greenberg, and other city officials…
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One billionaire who matters
Anyone who has read this blog knows that in terms of respect, I put billionaires below the drunk guy who shovels elephant turds at the circus. But there is at least one billionaire who is trying to make a difference, and her donations have had a direct impact on improving the lives of residents of…
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I smell a ratfuck
Ratfucking is an American slang term for behind the scenes (covert) political sabotage or dirty tricks, particularly pertaining to elections. It was brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in All the President’s Men (1974), the book that chronicled their investigative reporting of the Watergate scandal.(Wikipedia) A few weeks ago, during my daily miles-long walk around my Louisville neighborhood, I came across…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 29
The richest get richer, legislators don’t legislate, and representatives don’t represent. But at least there are diversions! The Richest People In The World A week after announcing budget cuts, Kentucky gov moves millions to offset them 37 municipalities request Beshear’s gas tax reduction after KY lawmakers question the move KY gov blasts GOP leader over…
