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I run our school's externship program, and for years I have recommended careers in the federal government to students, regardless of who was in the White House. Stable, portable skills, good benefits, etc. Who would give (or take) that kind of advice after the last month?

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Could not love this piece more, as it’s clearly written by a fellow LHOTP devotee. If this wholesome story — that I grew up on and was so mothered by that I traveled to Minnesota to see the willow trees Pa planted for Ma — is controversial, we’re in real trouble. Beautifully written, Jason. 💔

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Democrat town hall in Kentucky at capacity tomorrow! 💪🏼🇺🇸

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As Kara Swisher notes: Elon isn’t doing DOGE for free nor to cut government costs. He’s doing it to get access to all of the data of all Americans, which he can then use to make more money. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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#Inbox 🧐

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Y’all know I hate it when David Brooks is right, but David Brooks is right on every single point here, including F Scott Fitzgerald: rich people are careless, they break things. youtu.be/WE8JGCNJYmA?...

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In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

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That the president speaks publicly to a governor like this would send shockwaves in any other administration. Anyone who publicly kowtows to him — hello Andy Barr, Nate Morris, Daniel Cameron — can’t be trusted to represent their constituents.

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Pulitzer winner Ed Yong on compassion in journalism, holding the powerful to account, and the next pandemic. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Business 101: Firing 100s of random workers does not cut costs or curb bureaucracy. All they’re doing is creating chaos which increases bureaucracy and, in turn, costs.

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"The crowd again started shouting 'tax Elon,' 'tax the wealthy,” “tax the rich' and 'tax the billionaires.'" The county went 68% for Trump www.lagrandeobserver.com/news/local/r...

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There’s something happening in this country.

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💥 “Sadly, there is no governor as practiced in emergency response as Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. He has steered his state through a horrendous tornado, mass shootings (one of which took the lives of two friends), and record floods.” open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

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Opponents by day, buddies by 5 pm. 🐾☮️🐾

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The only person regularly defaming the FBI is the president, so how’s that gonna work?

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When was the last time Rep. Andy Barr had a real town hall meeting in Lexington to hear from constituents? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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TOMORROW: I'm hosting a town hall at Central High School. Every Louisvillian is invited to attend — let's talk about what we're doing in Congress and how we can take care of our community. 🗓️ Saturday, February 22 ⏰ 10:00 am - 11:00 am (Doors open at 9:30) 📌 RSVP: bit.ly/3QhdVBx

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Read my profiles of this year's inductees into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame in Kentucky Monthly magazine (FREE link). And attend the free ceremony, 7 p.m. Monday March 10 at Lexington's historic Kentucky Theatre. All four living inductees will speak! www.kentuckymonthly.com/culture/arts...

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There is so much that shocking, but this …Threatening the governor of Maine in a room of governors.

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CSPAN Caller from West Virginia: I’m a diabetic and I’m on Medicare. When Biden was in there, my insulin was $6 for a 28 day supply. I just went to CVS, it went back up to $80…

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is currently in D.C. lobbying Trump administration officials to let Kentucky households be eligible for FEMA disaster aid after the devastating floods. From @justinhicks.lpm.org

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Where are the pro-life conservatives?

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Just paid $12.49 for the fancy eggs at Kroger in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky and had to listen to the elderly male clerk at checkout tell me how the president is “working on the big stuff first” and it took all I had ….

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February 21 On this day 8 yrs ago, Senator Mitch McConnell held a protested, ticketed town hall in Lawrenceburg, KY. 5 yrs ago today, we celebrated what would sadly be KY hall of famer Ed McClanahan’s last book launch. 3 yrs ago today I met my birth father for the 1st and last time.

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Three men who have each promised repeatedly to lick Trump’s shoes better than the other two but have not once described in any detail what they can do to help Kentuckians. www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

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When I sent out my newsletter this morning, I heard back from one of my teachers: “600 civilian workers at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey were summarily fired yesterday. This will take a big toll on the local economy to say nothing of individual lives” open.substack.com/pub/reportin...

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i think it is cool that de facto first consul of the united states is a drug-addled maniac and deadbeat dad with a breeding fetish

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My dogs are all rescues but I am suddenly barraged by ads for King Charles spaniel breeders, and I mean, they are super cute but this house is full up look at these faces!

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gravedigger of american democracy. a more malign influence than john c calhoun.

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From corrupting politics with special interest money to rigging the Supreme Court and enabling a criminal president's re-election, nobody has done more to destroy American democracy than Mitch McConnell.

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Read this Andy Barr statement and weep for whatever went sideways for Barr who stands for nothing but subservience to a president who disgraces the office and this country on a daily basis. Andy Barr is an empty suit, as is Daniel Cameron whose only qualification is his proximity to McConnell.

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I always thought the Trojans were kind of dumb when they saw a big wooden horse outside the gates of Troy and thought it was a good idea to bring it in. The USA is a real life example of welcoming a Trojan Horse.

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This is alarming.

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This is a new level of madness. I don't know how it can be stopped

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News: CDC's MMWR just released. Four papers (the most we've seen since censorship in January), including the infamous feline H5N1 study that had been held back... www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

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Sen. Mitch McConnell announcing today that he will not seek reelection next year.

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With current flooding, thoughts on this KYGOP leadership? “The number of workers would be cut to 150, from 936 when Mr. Trump took office last month. Those cuts could slow the distribution of recovery money to North Carolina and other recent disasters” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/c...

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The president is a Florida retiree who has spent zero time thus far governing or working with Congress.

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