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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: They specify that the action has been taken by a hedge fund. History shows hedge funds don’t take over companies to…
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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…
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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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Schrödinger’s senator
Mitch McConnell, Kentucky’s senior U.S. senator, is dead and alive at the same time, but: Our presidential wannabe governor, who has been told by government insiders that Mitch is dead, is missing his best opportunity to take the national spotlight. He should force the issue saying we need someone in Washington (preferably alive) to represent…
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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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‘Paw Patrol’ villain: Donald Trump
It’s babysitting time, and I can’t believe a children’s cartoon offers a better representation of the Orange Menace than much of our national media. The guy at the top of this post comes from “Paw Patrol”: Mayor Humdinger of Foggy Bottom (WOW! I have a place in D.C. and have walked by Foggy Bottom tons…
