Rip Rinehart
@ripr.lpm.org
Born & raised in Louisville. News host on 89.3 WFPL.
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UPDATE: Three days on, disabled veteran and US citizen George Retes is still missing after being kidnapped by ICE.
His wife has phoned every law enforcement agency in the area, they all say they don’t know where he is.
It was his daughter’s third birthday yesterday.
This is America now.
His wife has phoned every law enforcement agency in the area, they all say they don’t know where he is.
It was his daughter’s third birthday yesterday.
This is America now.
July 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
UPDATE: Three days on, disabled veteran and US citizen George Retes is still missing after being kidnapped by ICE.
His wife has phoned every law enforcement agency in the area, they all say they don’t know where he is.
It was his daughter’s third birthday yesterday.
This is America now.
His wife has phoned every law enforcement agency in the area, they all say they don’t know where he is.
It was his daughter’s third birthday yesterday.
This is America now.
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Can confirm this email is authentic — and about nothing in it is true.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Hi, I think a lot of us received e-mails from SSA saying that social security will no longer be taxed - and that somehow there is "enhanced deductions" (how much enhancement can you make to 0?) for those over 65. What part, if any, of this is true? Thank you!
July 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Can confirm this email is authentic — and about nothing in it is true.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
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Our unofficial crowdsourced estimate of yesterday’s protest turnout is rising to 4.2-7 million as we gather more data. At this point potentially the second-largest single day of protest in U.S. history! www.gelliottmorris.com/p/no-kings-d...
June 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Our unofficial crowdsourced estimate of yesterday’s protest turnout is rising to 4.2-7 million as we gather more data. At this point potentially the second-largest single day of protest in U.S. history! www.gelliottmorris.com/p/no-kings-d...
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I’m probably preaching to the choir here but this is utter BS. In my time in public radio, I’ve seen my reporting cited by both Ds and Rs and people who were some of the last I expected to even be listening.
This is going to hurt most to rural stations who don’t have big donors to help step in.
This is going to hurt most to rural stations who don’t have big donors to help step in.
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I’m probably preaching to the choir here but this is utter BS. In my time in public radio, I’ve seen my reporting cited by both Ds and Rs and people who were some of the last I expected to even be listening.
This is going to hurt most to rural stations who don’t have big donors to help step in.
This is going to hurt most to rural stations who don’t have big donors to help step in.
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President Trump fired three Democratic appointees to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting yesterday, and now they're suing to invalidate the terminations. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
President Trump fired three Democratic appointees to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting yesterday, and now they're suing to invalidate the terminations. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
CO2 concentrations grew at a record-breaking speed in 2024, a recent NOAA data analysis has found. It’s one of the agency’s biggest scientific findings of the year — yet the research largely has flown under the radar after NOAA officials took steps to minimize the announcement
CO₂ Surged Last Year, but the Trump Administration Has Downplayed the Alarming Data
Under the Trump administration, NOAA has minimized an announcement that climate-warming carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere grew at a record-breaking speed in 2024
www.scientificamerican.com
April 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
CO2 concentrations grew at a record-breaking speed in 2024, a recent NOAA data analysis has found. It’s one of the agency’s biggest scientific findings of the year — yet the research largely has flown under the radar after NOAA officials took steps to minimize the announcement
The dark ages are upon us.
"A climate of fear has descended on the research community. Researchers, afraid of losing their funding or job security, are removing their names from publications, abandoning studies, and rewriting grant proposals..."
"A climate of fear has descended on the research community. Researchers, afraid of losing their funding or job security, are removing their names from publications, abandoning studies, and rewriting grant proposals..."
Top U.S. Scientists Are Calling Out Trump’s ‘Climate of Fear’
Despite fears that speaking out will make them targets, top researchers warn that the Trump administration’s “wholesale assault on U.S. science” will harm the nation
www.scientificamerican.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The dark ages are upon us.
"A climate of fear has descended on the research community. Researchers, afraid of losing their funding or job security, are removing their names from publications, abandoning studies, and rewriting grant proposals..."
"A climate of fear has descended on the research community. Researchers, afraid of losing their funding or job security, are removing their names from publications, abandoning studies, and rewriting grant proposals..."
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So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
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and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
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www.wealthsimple.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
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No criminal record, no gang ties, no tattoos, applied for asylum, father of a 9-year-old, government's case full of errors, sent to mega-prison anyway amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
March 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
No criminal record, no gang ties, no tattoos, applied for asylum, father of a 9-year-old, government's case full of errors, sent to mega-prison anyway amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
CRIMINALLY CHARGE organizations that don't line up with the administration's views. There's a name for that.
Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.
newrepublic.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
CRIMINALLY CHARGE organizations that don't line up with the administration's views. There's a name for that.
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NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...
DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases at critical forecasting centers
NOAA's nerve center of national weather forecasting is on a lease cancellation list.
www.axios.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...
Get those pitchforks ready, fellow geezers!
Social Security has never missed a payment. DOGE actions threaten 'interruption of benefits,' ex-agency head says
New changes at the U.S. Social Security Administration may put its ability to deliver monthly benefit checks at risk, former agency head says.
www.cnbc.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Get those pitchforks ready, fellow geezers!
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Folks are getting fired today from the National Weather Service with virtually no notice. 🤬🤬🤬
I just got fired from NWS . This email is all I know. Read if you want.
February 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Folks are getting fired today from the National Weather Service with virtually no notice. 🤬🤬🤬
Now on Netflix. Entertaining and very moving. Also, lots of Nazis get killed!
Number 24 | Rotten Tomatoes
On the brink of the Second World War, a young Norwegian man's drive to resist the Nazis sets a new course for his future -- and the future of his country.
www.rottentomatoes.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Now on Netflix. Entertaining and very moving. Also, lots of Nazis get killed!
This is the first morning in a couple of weeks when I haven't been greeted with horrifying and/or infuriating news. But it's still early.
January 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is the first morning in a couple of weeks when I haven't been greeted with horrifying and/or infuriating news. But it's still early.
"FCC Chair Brendan Carr said that the inquiry would focus on whether the news organizations’ member stations violated government rules by recognizing financial sponsors on the air." It's called underwriting, and public broadcasters follow existing rules religiously.
F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Sponsorships (Gift Article)
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said the inquiry could help Congress decide whether to continue funding local stations.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"FCC Chair Brendan Carr said that the inquiry would focus on whether the news organizations’ member stations violated government rules by recognizing financial sponsors on the air." It's called underwriting, and public broadcasters follow existing rules religiously.
Remember "Freedom Fries"? This is that for the 2020s.
Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America in US
Tech firm to make change in line with Trump’s executive order, using both names in world outside US and Mexico
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Remember "Freedom Fries"? This is that for the 2020s.
Heartbreaking and infuriating.
"The refugees impacted by the canceled flights had made it through the vast majority of the resettlement process, including up to 20 years of waiting in refugee camps before beginning the roughly two-year screening process to enter the US"
"The refugees impacted by the canceled flights had made it through the vast majority of the resettlement process, including up to 20 years of waiting in refugee camps before beginning the roughly two-year screening process to enter the US"
Dozens of refugees bound for Bowling Green delayed by Trump order
The flights of over 10,000 refugees who were approved to enter the U.S. were canceled following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
www.wkyufm.org
January 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Heartbreaking and infuriating.
"The refugees impacted by the canceled flights had made it through the vast majority of the resettlement process, including up to 20 years of waiting in refugee camps before beginning the roughly two-year screening process to enter the US"
"The refugees impacted by the canceled flights had made it through the vast majority of the resettlement process, including up to 20 years of waiting in refugee camps before beginning the roughly two-year screening process to enter the US"