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Let’s play, ‘If Obama …’
Remember when MAGA (née Tea Party) morons freaked out over Barack Obama doing things like … oh, I don’t know … fist bumping with his wife? Or how about when he wore the infamous tan suit? Remember how those were the most horrible things that defaced the noble office of the presidency? So let’s play…
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‘It’s a media-opoly’: An oldie but goodie from SNL
In our most recent Bluegrass Blues Podcast (Episode 33), Amy and I talked about the takeover of our news media by billionaire-owned corporations. But this isn’t a new development. “Saturday Night Live” ran the following “Schoolhouse Rock” parody, not this year, not 10 years ago, not two decades ago, but way back in in the…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 33
Money makes the world go round: Buying “free speech” in religion, politics and sports, and paying for silence. The corpse of Schrödinger’s senator wheels through the U.S. Capitol, while MAGA policies kill Kentucky kids. And finding refuge in bugs, sports and art. This podcast includes: My synagogue’s rabbi began Yom Kippur with a sermon apologizing…
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The state of U.S. journalism
The image at the top comes from the Intellectualist Substack, but the numbers are from France-based Reporters Without Borders: Reporters Without Borders (RWB) is an international non-profit organisation governed by principles of democratic governance. We are neither a trade union nor a representative of media companies. Founded in 1985 in Montpellier by four journalists, RSF…
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A sad day for Ky. journalism
A hedge fund is gutting the Herald-Leader in Lexington. I’m reprinting the full story from Louisville Public Media (link here) because this is a great example of tough and honest reporting. Things to note: The action by McClatchy isn’t that far behind the decision by WDRB and WAVE television in Louisville to combine (in reality,…
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The BS meter at its peak with this WDRB/WAVE release
This appeared in my social media feed today: WDRB News and WAVE News are excited to join their digital products, combining two powerful newsrooms into one news website, app and streaming platform. Our two newsrooms have come together to provide the best news, weather and sports content to Kentucky and southern Indiana viewers. “By bringing…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 31
Where our hiatuses took us; Kentucky politicians making national news; the state’s economy worsens (while MAGA politicians focus on the irrelevant); the Commonwealth ranks at the top in bottom-feeding statistics, and updates on Louisville’s Community Defense Network. NOTE: The street holding the political fundraiser reopened after an earlier closure. Our statistical references are:
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Welcome to Gilead?
I was taking my early morning walk on Sunday and saw this in the distance: And of course, the first irrational thought was: Are those women handmaids? Did something happen last night, and I woke up in Gilead? For the nonliterary types, I’m referring to the dystopian nation featured in Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale.”…
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Wow! Network news broadcasts really suck!
I hate network news. The reporting is shallow. The “alleged journalists” focus on the trite instead of the important. And it’s amazing that anchors make a fortune being so bad at what they do. Look up the most popular program, and Fox News has the highest rating of all the shows. Watch the cable news…
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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…
