Rob McCorkle
robmccorkle.bsky.social
Rob McCorkle
@robmccorkle.bsky.social
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Been on trail w Andy Beshear, thought this riff on why inclusive language can be unhelpful was interesting
July 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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They blame pollution but cut the EPA and clean air and water regulations. They blame poor nutrition but cut SNAP and programs to bring local produce to schools. They blame increased screen time while destroying public infrastructure that connects people. All while they take millions off healthcare.
The White House blamed exposure to environmental toxins, poor nutrition and increased screen time for a decline in Americans’ life expectancy Thursday.
White House says food, toxins among reasons for poor U.S. health
Parts of the “MAHA report” contradict scientific consensus.
wapo.st
May 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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While Gavin Newsom, governor of a state Trump lost by 20 points, is throwing marginalized communities under the bus to pander for an ill-fated presidential bid, Andy Beshear, governor of a state Trump won by 30 points, is going out of his way to defend marginalized communities as a moral imperative.
May 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Ky Poet Laureate @silashouse.bsky.social has some wise words about protecting our water from the ever-rapacious coal industry and their political shills
www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...
KY Poet Laureate Silas House: ‘We all know that water is holy.’ SB 89 will hurt us | Opinion
OpEd: Our lakes, rivers, creeks, and springs are part of who we are as a people, literally and figuratively. And we all drink water every day.
www.kentucky.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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"I was going to make a noose, but instead I made a basket."

sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-crafts...
February 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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A nice op-ed attacking Trump by some guy named Mitch McC— … wait what??
Mitch McConnell: Kentuckians can't afford the high cost of Trump's tariffs
Trump administration tariffs could have long-term consequences for Kentucky farmers, bourbon companies, the auto industry and consumer prices.
www.courier-journal.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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“This abrupt change..will have devastating consequences on medical science. Many people will lose jobs, clinical trials will halt, and this will slow down progress toward cures for cancer and effective prevention of illness”

“A sane government would never do this”
apple.news/AuphtalGfSpy...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately — The Washington Post
Researchers say it would hurt facilities that work on medical issues such as cancer research and heart disease. Elon Musk contends the old policy was ‘a ripoff.’
apple.news
February 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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“They want you to cheer your own demise, mistaking it for someone else’s.”
Written in November 2024. So sad to see people falling for these tactics now. You still have a choice. You always have a choice in how you treat people.

Full article: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
February 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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November 22, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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November 15, 2024 at 2:19 AM