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Kentucky is No. 1, and that’s bad if you’re sick
Once again, Kentucky manages to lead the nation in ways to kill its citizens. Here’s the latest on rural hospitals: Look at all the states losing rural hospitals, and look where Kentucky is on the list. Why does this happen. Because a state that’s predominantly poor is full of people who vote for Republicans who…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 26
The Kentucky Derby is at our throats, primary elections are just around the corner and finding relaxation in the countryside and the cityscape. Our discussion includes: Your first time at the Derby? Here’s what to expect Attica Scott: Run Every Race: How Democrats Can Win in Kentucky As governor’s race begins, Senate race has new…
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Andy will like this, but …
This map is circulating around the internet, which we suspect has the governor of Kentucky approving its message: We’re sure Andy is happy to see this, but another commenter has a separate message worth considering. According to U.S. Life Scene: This kind of scenario sounds simple on paper, but it rests on a chain of…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 25
Self-care in trying times, the villainy of the ultrarich, Kentucky elections, national politics and why developers shouldn’t hold public office. In the podcast, we refer to: 1: Pete Hegseth, a moron, reads from the book of Samuel L. Jackson: The King James version of Ezekiel 25:17: And I will execute great vengeance upon them with…
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Ripping Trump’s budget lackey
My local congressman Morgan McGarvey, who I am constantly criticizing for showing a lack of spine, tore apart the Orange Menace’s budget director/Project 2025 stooge Russ Vought in a House hearing yesterday: I’m hoping McGarvey is sincere in his outrage and not trying to change his image because he disappointed so many constituents with his…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 24
Who attended the No Kings Rally? Why are more people showing up at protests? ICE continues to terrorize locals. What’s with the homosocial atmosphere in the White House (since women are being kicked out)? And our take on recent documentaries and the NCAA Fan Fest in Indianapolis. President Trump’s approval rating by state entering April…
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‘No Kings’ in Louisville
Thousands of people gathered in downtown Louisville Saturday as part of the nationwide “No Kings” rallies. Of course, our local paper’s coverage was less than ideal (the best it could do was run a bunch of photos that had the same caption), but that doesn’t compare to the Fox News headlines blaring such dumb shit…
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The Chump administration says slavery wasn’t evil
The image at the top says at all. The United Nations has declared the trans-Atlantic African slave trade as a crime against humanity. Every decent country recognizes that, right? The U.S., Argentina and Israel voted against this. Canada, most of the European colonizers and slave profiteering countries abstained. This is a global moral failure. And…
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‘Civil Disobedience’ is not anathema to U.S. history
Millions of Americans will rally on Saturday in the latest “No Kings” protests. As notes in a previous post there are more than 30 demonstrations slated throughout Kentucky on March 28. With that in mind, it’s worth noting that PBS is promoting a Ken Burns documentary on Henry David Thoreau, the 19th century “teacher, scientist,…
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No Kings rallies on Saturday
More than 30 rallies against the corrupt, racist, pedophile-in-chief are schedule this weekend throughout Kentucky, as you see in the image above. We’ve had “No Kings” signs adorning our home since last year, and they won’t be coming down until the Orange Menace and his miscreants are out of power. While three Chumps for Trump…
