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Item #1: “President Joe Biden is looking past resistance from key Israeli officials as he presses Israel and Hamas to agree to a three-phase agreement that could immediately bring home dozens of Israeli hostages, free Palestinian prisoners, and perhaps even lead to an endgame in the nearly eight-month-old Gaza war,” the Associated Press reported.
Same basic crime. Why such different reactions?
Donald Trump was an extraordinary politician even before becoming the only former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime. Trump’s crime, however, is not extraordinary. It’s basically the same thing that landed former Kentucky Democratic Party chair Jerry Lundergan in prison. Both Lundergan and Trump concealed political...
Majority of voters approve of Trump’s guilty verdict
On Thursday, May 30, 2024, a New York jury convicted former President Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Specifically, the jury found Trump guilty of faking records to conceal a $130,000 payment that was made to silence Daniels from speaking about a sexual encounter she claims she had with Trump.
Don’t panic!
I know, I know. I, too, have seen The New York Times-Sienna poll in which Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in several battleground states. However, you’re forgetting the nature of Donald J. Trump. Even without considering the impact of the Republican nominee now being Felonious Trump, there’s plenty of reason for hope.
Kentucky Republican officials denounce Trump conviction, with one big exception
The reaction of Republican officials in Kentucky to the conviction Thursday of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records was nearly uniform — outrage and denunciation of what they called a corrupt justice system. But there wasn’t unanimity. The only real outlier was...
Swingers, loyalists, cowards, and cultists
(for paying members only) I had somebody email me recently and say, “Why don’t you smile during your videos?” And my response was, “Well, some of the things I talk about aren’t really for smiling. They don’t really deserve a smile. They’re pretty serious and sometimes even grim.”
Multiplying trauma: Kentucky set to add more kids to its troubled juvenile jails
A state law taking effect next month will require more kids charged with violent offenses to be held in Kentucky’s troubled juvenile jails — at a time when all eight of the youth detention centers are under federal investigation for possible abuses. That worries Devine Carama, who directs...
Multiple Trump witnesses have received significant financial benefits from his businesses and campaign
Nine witnesses in the criminal cases against former President Donald Trump have received significant financial benefits, including large raises from his campaign, severance packages, new jobs, and a grant of shares and cash from Trump’s media company. The benefits have flowed from Trump’s businesses and campaign committees, according to...
Project 2025: Creating an American Dictatorship
Close your eyes for a moment and go with me on an imaginary journey. Imagine a United States of America where there is no Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). No federal agency to go after crime syndicates, protect us from terrorist attacks, protect civil rights, and protect the US against foreign intelligence, espionage, and cyber operations.
Guilty: Is Trumpism a movement or a cult?
Donald Trump is now a felon, busted for and convicted of stealing the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton and the American people. Our criminal justice system has worked, and there will almost certainly be some political fallout to both Trump and the GOP. Nonetheless, odds are he won’t see a...
No vaccinations? When vaccines annually prevent six million deaths?
Ever hear of Typhoid Mary? How about Typhoid Tommy?. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-SomewhereOrOtherLewisCounty) started a kerfuffle, as his attention-seeking-self often does, this week on the X social media site, declaring quite simply and boldly, “I’m against all vaccine mandates.”. Now, you may have thought upon reading this communique...
Republican insurgents gain (a little) traction
Some of Kentucky’s Republican primaries for the legislature were the latest chapter in a three-decade struggle between traditional, “establishment” elements of the state GOP and those who want it to be more conservative. The latter faction is gaining ground, but is making too much of its modest gains in low-turnout elections influenced by local quirks and other factors.
Views on Trump’s verdict, from across the pond and at home
EDINGTON, England – ‘Twas the day before the Manhattan jury found Putin’s bestie guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his hush money trial. “Do you think they’ll convict Trump?” a guy asked me between sips of his beer on the patio at The Three Daggers, which doubles as an inn and Edington’s local pub.
Pledging allegiance to their corrupt commander, KY Republicans quickly kneel to convicted felon
For a literary, nonpolitical project, I recently had to reread Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel and re-watch the Hulu TV series of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a dystopian story about a new United States which adheres not to the Constitution but to a strict, twisted, patriarchal interpretation of the Bible.
Kentucky joins Biden push to modernize electric grid
Twenty-one states, including Kentucky, are joining a push by the Biden administration to modernize America’s aging electric grid, which is under pressure from growing demand, a changing power generation mix that includes lots of wind and solar and severe weather. The administration, which has set a goal of a...
Andy acts solo on racially-charged issues
This week, Nema, Dr. Clardy and Aaron get a legislative update from Lexington’s own, Rep. Chad Aull, from LD 79 here in Fayette County - we quiz him on what was the SINGLE WORST piece of legislation that the GOP super majority foisted on the commonwealth, and what the prospects are for breaking that super-majority in the next General Assembly. Then in the news of the week, our hosts update you on Governor Beshear's new executive actions on a couple of racially-charged issues that the legislature failed to address, and then we close out with our call to action!
With recanvasses behind them, two primary winners look to November
LOUISVILLE — About a week after Kentucky’s primary election, two races were recanvassed, but their outcomes did not change. Though results still need to be certified, Aaron Reed won the Republican primary in the 7th Senate District and William “Woody” Zorn won the Democratic primary in the 36th House District. Secretary of State Michael Adams said on social media that the elections had no changes.
Sour on spoilers
There are currently three third-party candidates for president: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jill Stein, and Cornell West. All three candidates claim they are running to give voters a choice and a chance to voice their views. All three insist they are not “spoilers.” Let’s examine this. In...
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