LowRoll
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Blue vet on the edge of Appalachia. PhD C&I. 1984 FLTC
Thanks for writing this piece. These days its easy to be paralyzed by the stream of awfulness and I appreciate your effort. I AM mad as hell. But inspired to see lots of protest this weekend and there’s more to do. Going to Lex soon to meet up with other mad as hell people and raise our voices.
January 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Thanks for writing this piece. These days its easy to be paralyzed by the stream of awfulness and I appreciate your effort. I AM mad as hell. But inspired to see lots of protest this weekend and there’s more to do. Going to Lex soon to meet up with other mad as hell people and raise our voices.
We now live in a house we couldn’t afford if we had to buy it all over again in a country we couldn’t get into if we weren’t already here.
December 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We now live in a house we couldn’t afford if we had to buy it all over again in a country we couldn’t get into if we weren’t already here.
Not that it matters, but Mitch Daniels was never in a race against Jim Banks
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Not that it matters, but Mitch Daniels was never in a race against Jim Banks
Please pay a human to review this.
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Please pay a human to review this.
Green Room, then Blue Ruin
October 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Green Room, then Blue Ruin
Did some cancelling of my own when Lewis Lapham chose not to endorse HRC. Haven’t opened a Harper’s magazine since.
September 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Did some cancelling of my own when Lewis Lapham chose not to endorse HRC. Haven’t opened a Harper’s magazine since.
No shit Stutzman, thanks for confirming economic reality. Also, there’s no such thing as an Indiana rancher; they call themselves cattlemen, you poser.
July 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
No shit Stutzman, thanks for confirming economic reality. Also, there’s no such thing as an Indiana rancher; they call themselves cattlemen, you poser.
We are not accepting used politicians from Tennessee at this time. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
July 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We are not accepting used politicians from Tennessee at this time. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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A lot of big news orgs missed the real story: With a sea of American flags and as many 5-10 million in the streets, No Kings showed the world what real patriotism looks like, with nary a tank - or a wannabe dictator - in sight
My report from the heart of No Kings www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
My report from the heart of No Kings www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
At ‘No Kings,’ millions of Americans show the flag is mightier than the tank
From Philly's flagship protest to San Diego, several million 'No Kings' protesters trumped a president's birthday parade.
www.inquirer.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A lot of big news orgs missed the real story: With a sea of American flags and as many 5-10 million in the streets, No Kings showed the world what real patriotism looks like, with nary a tank - or a wannabe dictator - in sight
My report from the heart of No Kings www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
My report from the heart of No Kings www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
A friendly guy held the elevator door for me once in a bank in Scottsdale. It was Alice Cooper.
June 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A friendly guy held the elevator door for me once in a bank in Scottsdale. It was Alice Cooper.
If the line is decades long, you don’t even know you’re crossing it. First time I voted in 1984, my drill sgt handed out absentee voting forms while telling us he had a suggestion if we were unsure who to choose. You know which candidate he suggested.
June 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
If the line is decades long, you don’t even know you’re crossing it. First time I voted in 1984, my drill sgt handed out absentee voting forms while telling us he had a suggestion if we were unsure who to choose. You know which candidate he suggested.
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"We think obviously that is overreach and unconstitutional," #PeacefulBluegrassResistance founder Dr. Craig Blair says, referring to escalating federal response to protests in LA.
Lexington sets the stage for 'No Kings' protest amid rising national tensions
On the heels of clashes between protesters and law enforcement in Los Angeles, Lexington will be joining a host of nationwide demonstrations against the Trump administration this Saturday.
www.wuky.org
June 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"We think obviously that is overreach and unconstitutional," #PeacefulBluegrassResistance founder Dr. Craig Blair says, referring to escalating federal response to protests in LA.
Farmers like science and the EPA when it suits them and loathe both when it doesn’t. soygrowers.com/news-release...
Statement from Farmers of Major U.S. Agriculture Groups on Pending MAHA Report - American Soybean Association
The Make America Healthy Again Commission is expected to soon release a report that will have significant bearing on America’s farmers, producers and
soygrowers.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Farmers like science and the EPA when it suits them and loathe both when it doesn’t. soygrowers.com/news-release...
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Hi everyone — I was laid off from my job on Friday
If you know of any open opportunities in polling or market research (full-time or contracts/consulting), please let me know. I have 12 years of experience in the industry
If you don’t, please consider reposting/sharing
Thanks!
If you know of any open opportunities in polling or market research (full-time or contracts/consulting), please let me know. I have 12 years of experience in the industry
If you don’t, please consider reposting/sharing
Thanks!
May 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Hi everyone — I was laid off from my job on Friday
If you know of any open opportunities in polling or market research (full-time or contracts/consulting), please let me know. I have 12 years of experience in the industry
If you don’t, please consider reposting/sharing
Thanks!
If you know of any open opportunities in polling or market research (full-time or contracts/consulting), please let me know. I have 12 years of experience in the industry
If you don’t, please consider reposting/sharing
Thanks!
Coincidentally, “I want them to regret the crime” is the same rationale I have for fighting these dumb bastards until they’re prosecuted, jailed or the country’s no more.
May 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Coincidentally, “I want them to regret the crime” is the same rationale I have for fighting these dumb bastards until they’re prosecuted, jailed or the country’s no more.
Federal funding for public broadcasting has been eroding for decades and now makes up about 15% of stations’ budgets. I’m betting most local supporters will make up for any lost funding through increased monthly donations. I know we will. Fuck this administration.
May 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Federal funding for public broadcasting has been eroding for decades and now makes up about 15% of stations’ budgets. I’m betting most local supporters will make up for any lost funding through increased monthly donations. I know we will. Fuck this administration.
It’s not too late but we have to fight.
A Ticking Clock on American Freedom
It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.
www.theatlantic.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It’s not too late but we have to fight.
Missteps? Does that describe what we’re witnessing? After subscribing for about 16 years, I’m cancelling NYT and joining @rollingstone.com and @wired.com, where journalists still speak truth to power.
April 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Missteps? Does that describe what we’re witnessing? After subscribing for about 16 years, I’m cancelling NYT and joining @rollingstone.com and @wired.com, where journalists still speak truth to power.
Until reading this fascinating article I thought of 4/20 with a smile for the usual cannabis reasons but also because it’s the date my dissertation was accepted. Real yin-yang vibes to it now!
April 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Until reading this fascinating article I thought of 4/20 with a smile for the usual cannabis reasons but also because it’s the date my dissertation was accepted. Real yin-yang vibes to it now!
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I might have to move to the UK to get coverage of the American protests
Thousands take to the streets across US to protest Trump and Musk policies: ‘They flaunt their criminality’
Thousands take to streets across US to protest Trump and Musk policies
‘I've been protesting for 60 years…There has never been anything like this in my life. Never,’ one San Francisco demonstrator says
www.independent.co.uk
April 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I might have to move to the UK to get coverage of the American protests
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Pushback works 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
April 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Pushback works 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
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This disaster is different: Kentucky Humanities can’t help flood-ravaged communities anymore after DOGE ends its funding. via Kentucky Lantern kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/11/t...
This disaster is different: Kentucky Humanities can't help after DOGE ends funding • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Humanities can't help cultural institutions recover from this year's floods because DOGE has cut off funding.
kentuckylantern.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This disaster is different: Kentucky Humanities can’t help flood-ravaged communities anymore after DOGE ends its funding. via Kentucky Lantern kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/11/t...
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My op-ed in today's Herald-Leader: Today in DC, we're seeing the political equivalent of a bloodletting. In less than 100 days, the Trump Administration has undermined a strong and growing economy and turned the American dream into a nightmare for many.
www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...
www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...
A ‘political bloodletting.’ Trumpian chaos hitting close to home | Opinion
OpEd: Our president is undermining our economy, our safety nets, our education systems. But even in Kentucky, we are starting to fight back.
www.kentucky.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
My op-ed in today's Herald-Leader: Today in DC, we're seeing the political equivalent of a bloodletting. In less than 100 days, the Trump Administration has undermined a strong and growing economy and turned the American dream into a nightmare for many.
www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...
www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...