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I want this bobblehead of Schrödinger’s senator
It’s been months since anyone heard a word from Kentucky’s Schrödinger’s senator, Mitch McConnell. He was carted in an ambulance in mid-June, and his constituents haven’t heard a word from him since. But since I keep referencing Schrödinger, I should at least provide a simple explanation of its significance. But if I write it all…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 32
Driving from Paradise Found to Paradise Lost; MAGA politicians think (and say) their constituents are idiots; Democrat faces a DINO in the Louisville mayor’s race; racism behind a local data center; a Bluegrass philosopher’s take on technology; how citizens can get involved in coming elections, and finding entertainment in bugs and sports. We make references…
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Data center plan reflects Louisville racism
There’s a lot to unpack on the rush by Louisville Mayor (and Trump quisling) Craig Greenberg and his developer-political funders to build a data center in the western part of Louisville. (That’s the planned site in the above photo.) But first, let’s listen to an expert on the strategy by tech bros and their developer…
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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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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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Days of Thunder (over Louisville)
In our last podcast, we noted that fighter jets were flying overhead while we were recording. That was in preparation for the annual “Thunder Over Louisville,” essentially the opening event of the city’s walkup to the Kentucky Derby. Here’s what the Thunder organizers offered and what they said would fly over the city: And here’s…
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Data center power plants: If they build it, we are screwed
We recently posted an item on how Meade County rejected a rezoning application that would have paved the way for a data center. The concerns included the cost of the operation as well as the impact on the local environment. So imagine what we thought when we saw this (from Kentucky Lantern): Kentucky’s utility regulator…
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Water you talking about?
Data centers are in the news in Kentucky. Here’s one that didn’t go through, from WLKY: The Meade County Planning and Zoning Commission voted not to recommend a rezoning application that would pave the way for a potential data center. Hundreds of residents attended a special Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at the Meade County…
