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Tragic incident today: the pot and kettle have exploded.

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Who is House Speaker Mike Johnson's new roommate in Washington D.C.? An evangelical pastor who has attacked the separation of church and state as “a delusional lie” and called multinational institutions “demonic." @propublica.org scoop:

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Trying again with this link: www.lpm.org/news/2025-02...

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"Cooper, 24, and her husband were trying to get pregnant, but the doctor said that IVF might be their best chance. Trump had promised to make it free. That is what she thought about in the voting booth."

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“Do you want to vote for the party of lead poisoning? That’s why I do not believe the leadership in Frankfort wants to own this issue.” www.lpm.org/news/2025-02...

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Oliver Darcy has some very good points here

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The only contact Jonah has had with his adoptive father is Matt Bevin's offer to send him to Ethiopia — the country the Bevins adopted him from at age 5. The Bevins haven't financially helped Jonah at all. “I have two pair of shoes, a toothbrush, my high school diploma and my passport,” he said.

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"One problem would be if you get someone who wants to defund the library, who does not understand what the library is doing ... If you get someone coming from the outside who says, ‘We don’t need these books anymore ...’ they’re not going to do well in responding to the real needs of the community."

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For reasons I don't fully understand about myself, making fermented foods and drinks has become a hobby of mine in the last year or so. I've made a few different kinds of kimchi, many gallons of kombucha, and now, I think I'm thiiiis close to my first successful batch of tepache. 😍

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A bill that would require public colleges and universities to implement a performance evaluation system for faculty members — including tenured professors — passed out of the state House on Wednesday. Read more from @monicakast.bsky.social: www.kentucky.com/news/local/e...

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Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Not me texting my mom to see if she has my childhood vaccination records after reading this...

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The bill's sponsor says to “let the people drinking the water decide what they want to put in the water" and that "water fluoridation is a medical treatment without consent." Meanwhile, Kentucky children have cavities at rates above the national average. www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

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"The health department said CDC estimates suggest 90% of Kentucky kindergartners are vaccinated against measles, below the national average." www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...

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I've been saying we'd have to road trip to Canada for flu shots and everyone thought I was joking. And yet...

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RFK Jr has cancelled the US’s participation in creating next fall/winter’s flu vaccine. insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/v...

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Read my Kentucky politics newsletter so I can stop asking you to sign up. www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

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Apropos of nothing, I'm thinking of this clip from Parks & Rec this afternoon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c0J...

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A Kentucky state lawmaker wants to make it a crime to disrupt Kentucky state lawmakers. www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

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Kentucky public safety bills to watch: protective orders, mental health, wrongful convictions www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article300943154.html#storylink=cpy

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A list of ProPublica reporters, what they're covering, and how to get in touch via Signal. There are reporters covering USAID, DOGE, State, NIH, CDC, FDA, DOJ, EPA, DOD, DHS, FAA, Medicaid, abortion, HUD, DOT, veterans and ED. www.propublica.org/article/seco...

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The world's second-richest man believes his views "are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion."

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Coal companies are failing to fully reclaim hundreds of inactive surface mines across Eastern Kentucky, which experts say increases the risk of flooding and landslides in this already flood-ravaged region. The latest from Bill Estep is a must-read.

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It's Tuesday, and therefore I must ask you to sign up for the Herald-Leader's Bluegrass Politics newsletter. We cover all things Kentucky legislature, 2026 Senate race and how the Trump admin affects Kentuckians. It's free every Wednesday. Sign up here: www.kentucky.com/newsletters?...

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The WHCA responds: "This move tears at the independence of a free press in the United States. It suggests the government will choose the journalists who cover the president. In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps."

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imagine WANTING to receive two million emails

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Just dug out my 30GB, 5th gen iPod. It still works perfectly after a few minutes on the charger. And what a time capsule it is... The first song on shuffle? "Caught Up" by Usher. (2004) That was soon followed by a song from NOW! Vol. 4. Music video? Party Rock Anthem. (2011) Game? Brick.

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A lot to unpack here:

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This story is full of great quotes from start to finish. A couple of examples: “If Trump endorses the Simon Kenton High School janitor, that janitor will be the next United States Senator from Kentucky. I just feel like Trump’s endorsement is that powerful.” www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

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HAPPENING NOW: Judge McFadden is about to rule on the AP’s emergency motion to restore access to WH press pool events. Seems like a toss up, but McFadden had real concerns about the viewpoint discrimination behind Trump’s decision to exclude.

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In a typo-filled statement, the US Attorney in DC is declaring himself Trump's lawyer who is "vigilant in standing against entities like the AP that refuse to put America first."

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It is likely constitutional for the state to mandate that all public K-12 classrooms display a copy of the Christian Ten Commandments, Kentucky’s Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman wrote in a nonbinding opinion published last week. New: www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

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Kentucky state employees need flexibility of remote work, personnel chief tells lawmakers www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article300757284.html#storylink=cpy

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If Trump gets rid of FEMA, where would money come from to clean up Kentucky floods? www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article300511334.html#storylink=cpy

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Susie Wiles: This is not a First Amendment issue. Also Susie Wiles: The government should “review” the AP Stylebook for “potential abuses.”

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New from me: Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts the company once policed: www.propublica.org/article/face...

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New truth for two truths and a lie just dropped because I can honestly say I’m blocked on Twitter by the deputy director of the FBI.

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Hosting and houseguests remain absolutely undefeated on my list of reasons to really clean my house.

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“The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government,” the AP said in its lawsuit. apnews.com/article/ap-l...

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Has anyone else gotten absolutely spammed by a ton of "your tolls are overdue" texts lately? I've gotten two this afternoon, and several more throughout the week.

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When federal, state or local governments cut access to public records, that isn't just a problem for reporters. It should offend any citizen who wants to know what's being done in their name with their money. ^JC

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