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Morals. Judgement. Character. Integrity.
All traits that are so important in public serice and yet our press back in Kentucky won't touch that shit with a ten foot pole and just pretend it's all just a horse race.
#WorseThanUseless #StenographyIsNotJournalism
All traits that are so important in public serice and yet our press back in Kentucky won't touch that shit with a ten foot pole and just pretend it's all just a horse race.
#WorseThanUseless #StenographyIsNotJournalism
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Morals. Judgement. Character. Integrity.
All traits that are so important in public serice and yet our press back in Kentucky won't touch that shit with a ten foot pole and just pretend it's all just a horse race.
#WorseThanUseless #StenographyIsNotJournalism
All traits that are so important in public serice and yet our press back in Kentucky won't touch that shit with a ten foot pole and just pretend it's all just a horse race.
#WorseThanUseless #StenographyIsNotJournalism
Reminder: Trump has pardoned drug dealers (and violent felons). Google the list.
November 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Reminder: Trump has pardoned drug dealers (and violent felons). Google the list.
What's criminally unbelievable is that KY's Rand Paul has for years been allowed to spread anti-vax hysteria with almost ZERO notice from the state's corporate press establishment or talking heads.
Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
What's criminally unbelievable is that KY's Rand Paul has for years been allowed to spread anti-vax hysteria with almost ZERO notice from the state's corporate press establishment or talking heads.
From our "no shit" department:
‘Gut punch’: Jan 6 cop slams Trump as ICE agents echo Capitol mob
First, President Donald Trump issued pardons and other acts of clemency for 1,500 rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, leaving police officers like Aquilino Gonell bloodied, many with...
www.rawstory.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
From our "no shit" department:
"All members of the military have the right, and in some cases have the duty, to refuse illegal orders. Your oath is to the Constitution (which incorporates international treaties ratified by the U.S. on human rights and the law of war), not to the Commander-In-Chief..."
FAQ on Refusing Illegal Orders - Military Law Task Force
This FAQ (drafted by members of the MLTF) can also be found in printable PDF format here: Illegal Orders FAQ – 11NOV2025 DoD Instruction 1325.06 permits a servicemember to possess a single copy of th...
nlgmltf.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"All members of the military have the right, and in some cases have the duty, to refuse illegal orders. Your oath is to the Constitution (which incorporates international treaties ratified by the U.S. on human rights and the law of war), not to the Commander-In-Chief..."
If Cronkite had covered Watergate and Vietnam the way today's talking heads (@nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com @ABCNEWS) cover Trump, Epstein and Ukraine?
Nixon would probably still be in office and we'd still be fighting in Vietnam.
#TVNews #journalism
Nixon would probably still be in office and we'd still be fighting in Vietnam.
#TVNews #journalism
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If Cronkite had covered Watergate and Vietnam the way today's talking heads (@nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com @ABCNEWS) cover Trump, Epstein and Ukraine?
Nixon would probably still be in office and we'd still be fighting in Vietnam.
#TVNews #journalism
Nixon would probably still be in office and we'd still be fighting in Vietnam.
#TVNews #journalism
In case you're wondering where our money is going as Dopey47 starves kids and seniors, takes away their healthcare and sends US citizens to concentration camps.
Trump officials give $1 billion loan to restart Three Mile Island
The plan to reopen Three Mile Island to supply Microsoft with power wins a federal loan guarantee, shifting some of the risk onto taxpayers.
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In case you're wondering where our money is going as Dopey47 starves kids and seniors, takes away their healthcare and sends US citizens to concentration camps.
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After this administration is gone, there will be stronger guardrails if we're going to survive as a democracy.
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
After this administration is gone, there will be stronger guardrails if we're going to survive as a democracy.
Oops. My bad. That's it? Are you serious?
MBS claims the murder of Khashoggi was "a huge mistake and we're our doing our best that this doesn't happen again."
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Oops. My bad. That's it? Are you serious?
In 2008 candidate Obama went through hell over words his pastor had said regarding 9/11 and race after the Republicans and press decided to make it an issue.
Today, the Republicans defend a president who for DECADES was close friends with a known pedophile while the press is ded silent on the fact.
Today, the Republicans defend a president who for DECADES was close friends with a known pedophile while the press is ded silent on the fact.
Jeremiah Wright controversy - Wikipedia
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November 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
In 2008 candidate Obama went through hell over words his pastor had said regarding 9/11 and race after the Republicans and press decided to make it an issue.
Today, the Republicans defend a president who for DECADES was close friends with a known pedophile while the press is ded silent on the fact.
Today, the Republicans defend a president who for DECADES was close friends with a known pedophile while the press is ded silent on the fact.
Trump knows. They all know the truth. From 2018.
Gifted. Free to read
Gifted. Free to read
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Trump knows. They all know the truth. From 2018.
Gifted. Free to read
Gifted. Free to read
DJT using his office to protect paedophiles and sex predators? Yeah, that tracks.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
DJT using his office to protect paedophiles and sex predators? Yeah, that tracks.
This is a damned good point that far too many ppl still don't get, as they sit and wonder why so many have turned their backs on corporate owned news outlets.
Hell, our region's largest paper is owned by the same ppl who own the Nation Enquirer, if that's any clue.
Hell, our region's largest paper is owned by the same ppl who own the Nation Enquirer, if that's any clue.
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is a damned good point that far too many ppl still don't get, as they sit and wonder why so many have turned their backs on corporate owned news outlets.
Hell, our region's largest paper is owned by the same ppl who own the Nation Enquirer, if that's any clue.
Hell, our region's largest paper is owned by the same ppl who own the Nation Enquirer, if that's any clue.
Reminder: the Saudis helped finance 9/11, the full extent of which may never be fully revealed to the rest of us. Gifted article.
See link in comment below for further reading.
See link in comment below for further reading.
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Reminder: the Saudis helped finance 9/11, the full extent of which may never be fully revealed to the rest of us. Gifted article.
See link in comment below for further reading.
See link in comment below for further reading.
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Look what @dandrezner.bsky.social started over at the hellsite?
November 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Look what @dandrezner.bsky.social started over at the hellsite?
Claim: In November 2025, the U.S. Senate cut food safety regulations in a funding bill to reopen the government.
Here's something to digest before your next trip to the grocery store...
Here's something to digest before your next trip to the grocery store...
Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself
The bill prohibited the FDA from enforcing regulations aimed at increasing traceability of the supply chain, among other rules.
www.snopes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Claim: In November 2025, the U.S. Senate cut food safety regulations in a funding bill to reopen the government.
Here's something to digest before your next trip to the grocery store...
Here's something to digest before your next trip to the grocery store...
The next time someone starts ranting about ppl who receive gov't assistance, remind them of this; the gov't is responsible for most of the south having basic services like electricity, running water, telephones and paved roads:
Tennessee Valley Authority Act (1933)
EnlargeDownload Link Citation: An Act to improve the navigability and to provide for the flood control of the Tennessee River; to provide for reforestation and the proper use of marginal lands in the ...
www.archives.gov
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The next time someone starts ranting about ppl who receive gov't assistance, remind them of this; the gov't is responsible for most of the south having basic services like electricity, running water, telephones and paved roads:
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November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Pushback against that bs is actually quite elementary; by simply pointing out the ever growing population of aging boomers who are themselves more likely to rely on gov't aid to survive. They make up a significant portion of ppl who rely on SNAP.
The 2030 Problem: Caring for Aging Baby Boomers
To assess the coming challenges of caring for large numbers of frail elderly as the Baby Boom generation ages. A review of economic and demographic data as well as simulations of projected socioeconomic and demographic patterns in the year 2030 form ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Pushback against that bs is actually quite elementary; by simply pointing out the ever growing population of aging boomers who are themselves more likely to rely on gov't aid to survive. They make up a significant portion of ppl who rely on SNAP.
And here's El Loco #47 turning our Oval Office into a gold plated septic tank.
How Pakistan’s Spending Blitz Helped Win Over Trump and Flip U.S. Policy
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
And here's El Loco #47 turning our Oval Office into a gold plated septic tank.
Honest Question: does Trump's behavior re: Epstein border on making him an accessory? He seems to spend a lot of time blaming victims and using his office to obstruct an honest investigation.
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Honest Question: does Trump's behavior re: Epstein border on making him an accessory? He seems to spend a lot of time blaming victims and using his office to obstruct an honest investigation.
Touché
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Touché
Meanwhile, we're tossing Latinos in concentration camps for traffic tickets or writing a bad check.
Opinion | This man personifies Trump’s ‘no permanent enemies’ doctrine
Syria’s president, a former jihadist, makes a compelling case for lifting sanctions.
wapo.st
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Meanwhile, we're tossing Latinos in concentration camps for traffic tickets or writing a bad check.
Thousands of military families are seeking food assistance due to the government shutdown and nothing Says ‘Veterans Day’ like military families standing in a food line. But the real question is... why aren't they getting paid enough to even feed their families.
Nothing Says 'Veterans Day' Like Military Families in a Food Line - Truthdig
The government shutdown highlights how service members live paycheck to paycheck, while billions are wasted on weapons systems.
www.truthdig.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Thousands of military families are seeking food assistance due to the government shutdown and nothing Says ‘Veterans Day’ like military families standing in a food line. But the real question is... why aren't they getting paid enough to even feed their families.
If you heard any Republicans or MAGA expressing their support for veterans on the 11th, please know that they're probably full of shit.
Because this is the true face of Trump's cult. Non-Whites need not apply.
Because this is the true face of Trump's cult. Non-Whites need not apply.
A Dutch war cemetery added displays showing black US soldiers. Then they were quietly removed
Relatives fear the move is part of ‘the same virus affecting the US’, as historians and politicians say it coincided with Trump’s DEI purge
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:09 AM
If you heard any Republicans or MAGA expressing their support for veterans on the 11th, please know that they're probably full of shit.
Because this is the true face of Trump's cult. Non-Whites need not apply.
Because this is the true face of Trump's cult. Non-Whites need not apply.