Kelly Young
@kellyyoungwriter.bsky.social
Telling the truth, encouraging the weary, and holding the line in Kentucky.
When food assistance becomes a political pawn, it’s not just policy—it’s dinner. Nearly 600,000 Kentuckians rely on SNAP to eat. Hunger isn’t inevitable; it’s a choice our leaders make.
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When the Lifeline Frays
SNAP cuts and rising food costs are pushing Kentucky families to the edge
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November 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
When food assistance becomes a political pawn, it’s not just policy—it’s dinner. Nearly 600,000 Kentuckians rely on SNAP to eat. Hunger isn’t inevitable; it’s a choice our leaders make.
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I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/WiT8MDmP
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
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November 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/WiT8MDmP
My letter to the editor is out in the Oldham Era.
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Letters to the Editor
The branch worth protecting: public schools and democracy
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September 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
My letter to the editor is out in the Oldham Era.
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They don’t want you to see what’s happening in Kentucky.
ICE raids. Hospital closures. Medicaid cuts.
This week’s Dispatches tells the truth they’re burying.
#DispatchesFromKentucky #WhatsMissing #TrumpRegime #RuralCrisis
ICE raids. Hospital closures. Medicaid cuts.
This week’s Dispatches tells the truth they’re burying.
#DispatchesFromKentucky #WhatsMissing #TrumpRegime #RuralCrisis
What They Don’t Want You to See
There are two Kentuckys right now.
open.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
They don’t want you to see what’s happening in Kentucky.
ICE raids. Hospital closures. Medicaid cuts.
This week’s Dispatches tells the truth they’re burying.
#DispatchesFromKentucky #WhatsMissing #TrumpRegime #RuralCrisis
ICE raids. Hospital closures. Medicaid cuts.
This week’s Dispatches tells the truth they’re burying.
#DispatchesFromKentucky #WhatsMissing #TrumpRegime #RuralCrisis
Reposted by Kelly Young
Kentucky is showing the nation what's possible when you put people over politics. Governor @andybeshearky.bsky.social’s approach of finding common ground and delivering results is exactly why our state is moving forward.
Folks are looking to Kentucky and they're seeing hope beyond the conflict at the national level. We're using common sense to find common ground, and we're getting good things done for our people. That's what both our commonwealth and country need, and I'm proud we're doing it here in Kentucky.
July 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Kentucky is showing the nation what's possible when you put people over politics. Governor @andybeshearky.bsky.social’s approach of finding common ground and delivering results is exactly why our state is moving forward.
Trump’s new AI directive bans “woke” systems, defunds dissent, and centralizes control over how technology talks, thinks, and serves the public.
This is infrastructure built to obey.
In Kentucky, we’re already seeing the pressure.
Read my latest essay: “When the Algorithm Obeys the State”
#AI
This is infrastructure built to obey.
In Kentucky, we’re already seeing the pressure.
Read my latest essay: “When the Algorithm Obeys the State”
#AI
When the Algorithm Obeys the State
On July 23, 2025, the Trump Administration unveiled a sweeping set of executive orders and policy measures aimed at reshaping how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is regulated, deployed, and funded in the...
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July 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Trump’s new AI directive bans “woke” systems, defunds dissent, and centralizes control over how technology talks, thinks, and serves the public.
This is infrastructure built to obey.
In Kentucky, we’re already seeing the pressure.
Read my latest essay: “When the Algorithm Obeys the State”
#AI
This is infrastructure built to obey.
In Kentucky, we’re already seeing the pressure.
Read my latest essay: “When the Algorithm Obeys the State”
#AI
Even some of Trump's biggest media supporters are turning on him over the Epstein cover-up. app.sosha.ai/s/3P1UPcmI
MAGA media rips Trump over Epstein cover-up
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July 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Even some of Trump's biggest media supporters are turning on him over the Epstein cover-up. app.sosha.ai/s/3P1UPcmI
Someone told me they’re overwhelmed by all the protests and causes right now.
I get it. There’s so much happening.
My advice? Pick one thing. That’s all.
Bring what you’ve got. Show up how you can. That’s how movements are made.
I get it. There’s so much happening.
My advice? Pick one thing. That’s all.
Bring what you’ve got. Show up how you can. That’s how movements are made.
July 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Someone told me they’re overwhelmed by all the protests and causes right now.
I get it. There’s so much happening.
My advice? Pick one thing. That’s all.
Bring what you’ve got. Show up how you can. That’s how movements are made.
I get it. There’s so much happening.
My advice? Pick one thing. That’s all.
Bring what you’ve got. Show up how you can. That’s how movements are made.
Oldham County Day brought out the best of our community—neighbors catching up, kids laughing, and sunshine all around. Proud to be part of it. #OldhamCountyDay #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
July 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Oldham County Day brought out the best of our community—neighbors catching up, kids laughing, and sunshine all around. Proud to be part of it. #OldhamCountyDay #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
July 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
When Trump guts global education & foreign aid, Kentucky loses too.
We send students abroad, host scholars, and build clean water projects.
That’s why this budget matters.
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#KYPolitics #ForeignAid #HigherEd #ResistAuthoritarianism #KellyYoungWriter
We send students abroad, host scholars, and build clean water projects.
That’s why this budget matters.
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#KYPolitics #ForeignAid #HigherEd #ResistAuthoritarianism #KellyYoungWriter
Why the Trump Regime’s Attack on Foreign Aid Hits Close to Home
What happened:
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July 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
When Trump guts global education & foreign aid, Kentucky loses too.
We send students abroad, host scholars, and build clean water projects.
That’s why this budget matters.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/kellyyou...
#KYPolitics #ForeignAid #HigherEd #ResistAuthoritarianism #KellyYoungWriter
We send students abroad, host scholars, and build clean water projects.
That’s why this budget matters.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/kellyyou...
#KYPolitics #ForeignAid #HigherEd #ResistAuthoritarianism #KellyYoungWriter
The Trump regime is coming for public education. This week’s SCOTUS decision just gave them the green light. I wrote about what this means for KY. #KYPolitics #DefendPublicEd
When the Supreme Court Lets the Trump Regime Dismantle the Education Department
I’m sitting here looking out my office window as a couple of summer thunderstorms roll by.
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July 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The Trump regime is coming for public education. This week’s SCOTUS decision just gave them the green light. I wrote about what this means for KY. #KYPolitics #DefendPublicEd
A federal judge just blocked Trump’s executive order to deny birthright citizenship—for now.
It’s a warning. Not just for immigrants, but for anyone who thinks constitutional rights are permanent.
Kentucky’s kids are watching. We should be too.
#KYpolitics #14thAmendment #AuthoritarianCreep
It’s a warning. Not just for immigrants, but for anyone who thinks constitutional rights are permanent.
Kentucky’s kids are watching. We should be too.
#KYpolitics #14thAmendment #AuthoritarianCreep
When Citizenship Becomes Conditional — A Kentucky Reflection
A federal judge recently issued a provisional nationwide block on Donald Trump’s executive order denying birthright citizenship.
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July 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A federal judge just blocked Trump’s executive order to deny birthright citizenship—for now.
It’s a warning. Not just for immigrants, but for anyone who thinks constitutional rights are permanent.
Kentucky’s kids are watching. We should be too.
#KYpolitics #14thAmendment #AuthoritarianCreep
It’s a warning. Not just for immigrants, but for anyone who thinks constitutional rights are permanent.
Kentucky’s kids are watching. We should be too.
#KYpolitics #14thAmendment #AuthoritarianCreep
Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” just gutted Medicaid.
200K+ Kentuckians at risk
Up to 35 rural hospitals may close
SNAP cuts too
This is targeted harm.
The regime doesn’t want you to notice until it’s too late.
#Kentucky #MedicaidCuts #TrumpRegime #WhatsMissing #KellyYoungWriter
200K+ Kentuckians at risk
Up to 35 rural hospitals may close
SNAP cuts too
This is targeted harm.
The regime doesn’t want you to notice until it’s too late.
#Kentucky #MedicaidCuts #TrumpRegime #WhatsMissing #KellyYoungWriter
Trump megabill to cut Medicaid, grow deficit, two Kentucky House members oppose
Two of Kentucky’s GOP congressional delegation were among the few to jump party lines to vote against the Republican tax and spending bill in the Senate and House, drawing anger from the president.
www.lpm.org
July 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” just gutted Medicaid.
200K+ Kentuckians at risk
Up to 35 rural hospitals may close
SNAP cuts too
This is targeted harm.
The regime doesn’t want you to notice until it’s too late.
#Kentucky #MedicaidCuts #TrumpRegime #WhatsMissing #KellyYoungWriter
200K+ Kentuckians at risk
Up to 35 rural hospitals may close
SNAP cuts too
This is targeted harm.
The regime doesn’t want you to notice until it’s too late.
#Kentucky #MedicaidCuts #TrumpRegime #WhatsMissing #KellyYoungWriter
New tariffs from the Trump regime could crush KY farmers, distillers, and manufacturers. This isn’t trade policy—it’s a power play. We’ve got to stay alert and call it what it is. #KYPolitics #StopAuthoritarianism #KentuckyResistance
US Commerce Secretary Lutnick says tariffs take effect on August 1
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said some trade deals had been made with trading partners and letters would go out to other countries notifying them of higher tariff rates.
www.reuters.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
New tariffs from the Trump regime could crush KY farmers, distillers, and manufacturers. This isn’t trade policy—it’s a power play. We’ve got to stay alert and call it what it is. #KYPolitics #StopAuthoritarianism #KentuckyResistance
The Medicaid cuts are law.
And 35 rural Kentucky hospitals are now at risk of closing.
This isn’t theory. This is targeted harm.
If your hospital is on this list, it’s time to speak up—before it’s too late. 🧵
And 35 rural Kentucky hospitals are now at risk of closing.
This isn’t theory. This is targeted harm.
If your hospital is on this list, it’s time to speak up—before it’s too late. 🧵
July 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The Medicaid cuts are law.
And 35 rural Kentucky hospitals are now at risk of closing.
This isn’t theory. This is targeted harm.
If your hospital is on this list, it’s time to speak up—before it’s too late. 🧵
And 35 rural Kentucky hospitals are now at risk of closing.
This isn’t theory. This is targeted harm.
If your hospital is on this list, it’s time to speak up—before it’s too late. 🧵
👋 Hey — I’ve rebranded to reflect my work as Kelly Young, political writer in Kentucky. Now at @kellyyoungwriter.bsky.social!
July 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
👋 Hey — I’ve rebranded to reflect my work as Kelly Young, political writer in Kentucky. Now at @kellyyoungwriter.bsky.social!
Kentuckians shelled out $93 million in extra utility costs to subsidize a private steel mill deal.
No transparency. No refunds.
Just a rigged system where we pay and they profit.
#FollowTheMoney #TakeActionNow #KYPolitics #CorporateWelfare #EnergyJustice
No transparency. No refunds.
Just a rigged system where we pay and they profit.
#FollowTheMoney #TakeActionNow #KYPolitics #CorporateWelfare #EnergyJustice
Kentuckians paid millions in electricity costs for a steel mill. The utility says it was justified. • Kentucky Lantern
A steel mill's discount on electricity draws Kentucky regulator's scrutiny as costs are absorbed by other ratepayers.
kentuckylantern.com
June 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Kentuckians shelled out $93 million in extra utility costs to subsidize a private steel mill deal.
No transparency. No refunds.
Just a rigged system where we pay and they profit.
#FollowTheMoney #TakeActionNow #KYPolitics #CorporateWelfare #EnergyJustice
No transparency. No refunds.
Just a rigged system where we pay and they profit.
#FollowTheMoney #TakeActionNow #KYPolitics #CorporateWelfare #EnergyJustice
Kentucky’s SB 181 doesn’t protect students, it isolates them. It cuts off the quiet, everyday connections that keep kids safe and supported.
This isn’t about safety. It’s about control.
#TakeActionNow #SB181 #PublicEducation #TeacherTrust #StopTheFear
This isn’t about safety. It’s about control.
#TakeActionNow #SB181 #PublicEducation #TeacherTrust #StopTheFear
SB 181 in Kentucky: “Safe Messaging” or Another Shot in the Culture War?
Kentucky’s Senate Bill 181 is now law, and with it comes a statewide mandate to funnel all student-staff communication through district-approved, traceable platforms. Lawmakers say it’s about safety a...
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June 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Kentucky’s SB 181 doesn’t protect students, it isolates them. It cuts off the quiet, everyday connections that keep kids safe and supported.
This isn’t about safety. It’s about control.
#TakeActionNow #SB181 #PublicEducation #TeacherTrust #StopTheFear
This isn’t about safety. It’s about control.
#TakeActionNow #SB181 #PublicEducation #TeacherTrust #StopTheFear
📷 We’re now on Instagram!
Follow @takeactionnewsnow for visual breakdowns, weekly calls to action, and updates you can share fast.
✊ Same mission. New platform.
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Follow @takeactionnewsnow for visual breakdowns, weekly calls to action, and updates you can share fast.
✊ Same mission. New platform.
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June 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
📷 We’re now on Instagram!
Follow @takeactionnewsnow for visual breakdowns, weekly calls to action, and updates you can share fast.
✊ Same mission. New platform.
👉 instagram.com/takeactionne...
Follow @takeactionnewsnow for visual breakdowns, weekly calls to action, and updates you can share fast.
✊ Same mission. New platform.
👉 instagram.com/takeactionne...
They tried to bulldoze the forest. They tried to erase due process.
People stood up. People dissented.
This is what resistance looks like—this week.
#ResistanceStories #TakeActionNow #ProtectTheForest #DefendDueProcess #ThisIsTheWork
People stood up. People dissented.
This is what resistance looks like—this week.
#ResistanceStories #TakeActionNow #ProtectTheForest #DefendDueProcess #ThisIsTheWork
Resistance Stories
When forests and due process were under attack, people and courts refused to quit.
open.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
They tried to bulldoze the forest. They tried to erase due process.
People stood up. People dissented.
This is what resistance looks like—this week.
#ResistanceStories #TakeActionNow #ProtectTheForest #DefendDueProcess #ThisIsTheWork
People stood up. People dissented.
This is what resistance looks like—this week.
#ResistanceStories #TakeActionNow #ProtectTheForest #DefendDueProcess #ThisIsTheWork
Trump’s mass deportation agenda isn’t coming—it’s already here.
📍Street vendors arrested
📍Workers detained with valid papers
📍Federal funds used as blackmail
5 stories the regime wants buried.
Read. Share. Act.
#MassDeportationWatch #TakeActionNow #HiddenNews #AuthoritarianAgenda
📍Street vendors arrested
📍Workers detained with valid papers
📍Federal funds used as blackmail
5 stories the regime wants buried.
Read. Share. Act.
#MassDeportationWatch #TakeActionNow #HiddenNews #AuthoritarianAgenda
What's Missing This Week
Every Monday, I highlight the stories the Trump regime does not want you to see—the ones being sidelined so authoritarian initiatives can quietly shape our lives.
open.substack.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Trump’s mass deportation agenda isn’t coming—it’s already here.
📍Street vendors arrested
📍Workers detained with valid papers
📍Federal funds used as blackmail
5 stories the regime wants buried.
Read. Share. Act.
#MassDeportationWatch #TakeActionNow #HiddenNews #AuthoritarianAgenda
📍Street vendors arrested
📍Workers detained with valid papers
📍Federal funds used as blackmail
5 stories the regime wants buried.
Read. Share. Act.
#MassDeportationWatch #TakeActionNow #HiddenNews #AuthoritarianAgenda
Authoritarians don’t need to dismantle the government. They just fill it with loyalists.
Trump’s move to revive Schedule F would purge civil servants and replace them with political hacks. It’s a hostile takeover of the federal government.
#Authoritarianism #ScheduleF #TakeActionNow #CivilService
Trump’s move to revive Schedule F would purge civil servants and replace them with political hacks. It’s a hostile takeover of the federal government.
#Authoritarianism #ScheduleF #TakeActionNow #CivilService
Know the Playbook
Tactic: Stack the Government with Loyalists
open.substack.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Authoritarians don’t need to dismantle the government. They just fill it with loyalists.
Trump’s move to revive Schedule F would purge civil servants and replace them with political hacks. It’s a hostile takeover of the federal government.
#Authoritarianism #ScheduleF #TakeActionNow #CivilService
Trump’s move to revive Schedule F would purge civil servants and replace them with political hacks. It’s a hostile takeover of the federal government.
#Authoritarianism #ScheduleF #TakeActionNow #CivilService
New Weekly Watch just dropped.
How to spot propaganda before it spreads.
What Trump doesn’t want in the headlines.
Where resistance is WORKING.
Call script ✅
Mutual aid links ✅
Action steps ✅
#TakeActionNow #NoKings #WeeklyWatch #Resist
How to spot propaganda before it spreads.
What Trump doesn’t want in the headlines.
Where resistance is WORKING.
Call script ✅
Mutual aid links ✅
Action steps ✅
#TakeActionNow #NoKings #WeeklyWatch #Resist
Weekly Watch: How to Spot Propaganda Before It Spreads
Propaganda isn't just a relic of wartime posters or Orwellian fiction.
open.substack.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
New Weekly Watch just dropped.
How to spot propaganda before it spreads.
What Trump doesn’t want in the headlines.
Where resistance is WORKING.
Call script ✅
Mutual aid links ✅
Action steps ✅
#TakeActionNow #NoKings #WeeklyWatch #Resist
How to spot propaganda before it spreads.
What Trump doesn’t want in the headlines.
Where resistance is WORKING.
Call script ✅
Mutual aid links ✅
Action steps ✅
#TakeActionNow #NoKings #WeeklyWatch #Resist
Reposted by Kelly Young
We will not cower, even in the face of Trump’s militarized escalation.
On Saturday, we are going to rise up all across the country in defiance of this administration’s authoritarian agenda.
Join the nationwide peaceful protests for No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
On Saturday, we are going to rise up all across the country in defiance of this administration’s authoritarian agenda.
Join the nationwide peaceful protests for No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
June 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
We will not cower, even in the face of Trump’s militarized escalation.
On Saturday, we are going to rise up all across the country in defiance of this administration’s authoritarian agenda.
Join the nationwide peaceful protests for No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
On Saturday, we are going to rise up all across the country in defiance of this administration’s authoritarian agenda.
Join the nationwide peaceful protests for No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...