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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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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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From the people who brought you ‘the rapture’
They were wrong about Sept. 23 and 24 being replays of the “Left Behind” books. That’s not the only thing they’re wrong about. From the Kentucky Lantern: At least nearly a dozen LifeWise Academy Ohio programs have taken public school students on field trips to the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter in Kentucky, which claims…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 12
Rapture aftermath and shortcomings (instead of second comings); why our congressman fails us; entertaining in the past, and artistic expectations for the future. Some of the things we discuss: Bourbon & Beyond Louder Than Life St. James Court Art Show And let’s talk about a true martyr!
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The most annoying headline of the week
An Al Cross column in the Kentucky Lantern has this headline: We Need Calm Compelling Voices from the Middle. And it contained this pablum: I got a surprise phone call last week from the other side of the world, where an American expatriate was worried about the future of his country in the wake of…
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Louisville Jews, Palestinians unite in humanitarian effort
A message from members of the Louisville Jewish and Palestinian communities. Via the Courier Journal: Jewish and Palestinian Louisvillians have united to urge all our Kentucky Congressmen to support H.R. 3565, the “Block the Bombs Act.” We stand together in our shared commitment to human dignity, democracy and moral accountability. H.R. 3565 places temporary, targeted restrictions on…
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Seem more like he was rented than bought
The congressman for Kentucky’s Third District made an interesting announcement at a recent town hall meeting, according to the CJ: U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey will no longer take campaign donations associated with the pro-Israel American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which previously facilitated the spending of tens of thousands of dollars on campaigns by Kentucky’s only…
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Homophobe church says screw ‘thou shalt not steal’
There’s no reason to give tax exempt status to these thieves: If they really believe in banning books that contain what they consider unnatural sex, they should dump the book that promotes this, which is illustrated in the painting at the top of this post: Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 9
A look at life in the surveillance state, left vs. right politics and how we can all make a difference: Some of the things we discussed: And some of the videos we referred to. Josh Turek’s U.S. Senate campaign in Iowa: While Mike Flood pisses off Nebraska constituents: And a scene, in which AI highlights…
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A message from Jewish Louisvillians for Peace
Please click on this link to sign and share widely. We come to you first and foremost as Jews. Not just Jews in name, but as people who actively choose Judaism; people who hold our Judaism dear; who live our lives according to our understanding of Jewish values, celebrate Shabbat with our families, and raise our…
