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61smarsh

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Mom, grandmother, wife, RN, BBN fan. “What’s comin’ will come and we’ll meet it when it does.” Hagrid

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Bluegrass Politics @bluegrasspolitics.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Kentucky voters finally getting live televised debates in U.S. Senate and U.S. House races www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/election/article317633616.html
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Kentucky voters finally getting live televised debates in Senate and House races
After avoiding face-to-face debates on a TV screen, Andy Barr and Charles Booker will meet next week, as will Ralph Alvarado and Zach Dembo.
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peppa12345.bsky.social @peppa12345.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This gal is running for Thomas Massie's seat in Congress. Trump is backing a goof who knows nothing about our real lives. Melissa is a full time employee of a corporation, a mother, a wife, a friend, a daughter, an aunt, she is a real person who knows all our joys and sorrows.
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Bluegrass Politics @bluegrasspolitics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tomorrow the Lexington Herald-Leader will lose a lot of great journalists, including most of the people who have been covering Kentucky politics and state government for us. Here's a too-quick summary of our losses, and yours. ^JC
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 21/09/2026
Welcome, prisoners!
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Tessa Duvall @tessaduvall.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Always read John Cheves.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 18/09/2026
My latest 👇
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 18/09/2026
My latest. 👇 Despite #KY06 being a R+15 district (and Barr winning by 27% in '24), Democrats think they can win and are spending big on TV ads for Zach Dembo... with a Trump PAC now joining the ad battle. This could be a 🌊 bellwether...
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 08/08/2026
fwiw, there’s no Capitol Police presence outside his Louisville townhouse this morning. @musicologyduck.bsky.social
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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Police blotter
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Marc Murphy @murphycartoons.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The Louisville Metro Police Department has not, in fact, changed.My latest for the Courier Journal.
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 28/07/2026
Reminder: Trump voted by mail in the last election
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Bravo, sir!
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101-Year-Old WWII Veteran Goes Viral With His Blistering Rant About 'Fascist' Trump—And We're Cheering
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Sage advice.
Screenshot of a MeidasTouch post on X arguing that Democrats should stop believing a straight white male candidate would be "safe" from GOP culture-war attacks in 2028. The post uses Texas Democrat James Talarico as an example, noting Republicans are already calling him "Tofu Talarico" and "transgender" despite him being a straight white Christian - the same playbook used against others, including calling Biden a communist. The post includes a video still from the MeidasTouch Podcast.
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Marc Murphy @murphycartoons.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The race is set. To the exact extent Andy Barr is a simpering stooge pandering to the worst tendencies of the voters Charles Booker is a courageous leader exhorting those voters to believe in their best selves. This race shouldn’t be close. The fact that it might be is to our shame.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 20/05/2026
Fun unscientific experiment from Kentucky tonight, where both Democrats and Republicans had competitive Senate primaries. Here are the vote totals for the top 4 #kysen candidates: 1. Andy Barr: 283,703 2. Charles Booker: 155,487 3. Daniel Cameron: 144,548 4. Amy McGrath: 119,234
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 19/05/2026
Want the details on the federal races to watch in Ky tomorrow? I did my best to break down the open Senate race and Massie’s primary challenge for the NPR Politics Podcast 🔊🔊
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Trump goes after GOP foes in Louisiana, Kentucky primaries
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 16/05/2026
Take me to another place
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Knox County Schools bans historical novel 'Roots' by Alex Haley
A sculpture of Haley stands in Morningside Park. He donated his personal papers, including drafts of "Roots," to the University of Tennessee.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
This week, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in a devastating 6-3 decision. If you're as furious as I am, I hope you will consider joining our team. We are hiring experienced attorneys to help our clients fight for voting rights and democracy. ats.rippling.com/elg-careers-...
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Elias Law Group Careers (Attorneys)
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
7 years ago, we learned about Bob Mueller’s conclusions. Today, there are a lot of posts on social media claiming it was a farce, or worse, a fraud. But those posts are disinformation. Here is the actual information, with links for those who want to do a deep dive. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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What Was Actually in the Mueller Report
There is an enormous amount of misinformation circulating about former Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s investigation into Russian attempts to influence the 2016 U.S.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 17/03/2026
Hassett: If the war were to be extended, it wouldn't really disrupt the U.S. economy very much at all. It would hurt consumers, but that's really the last of our concerns right now.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 17/03/2026
Need some Ohio meteor video, Blooskis
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Kentucky Public Radio @kentuckypublicradio.org · 13/03/2026
Recently released data from the Environmental Protection Agency shows that several public water systems serving customers in Kentucky had levels of forever chemicals well above federal standards. From @wkmsfm.bsky.social
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EPA data show several Kentucky public water systems with PFAS levels exceeding federal limits
Forever chemicals or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, are human-made substances that come from substances like Teflon, non-stick coating, some cosmetics, carpets and various industr...
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Blunder Over Louisville @blunderoverlouvul.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
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A New Common Sense Bathroom Bill for Kentucky
Burly Marine Bill Wesley and his fellow Republicans are sponsoring House Bill 867 to make sure the person using a restroom was born the same biological sex as the legally binding image on the door.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Um, Fort Campbell middle school would like a word. We have many schools on bases, and Bolton knows it. More ghoulish nonsense from war Hawks to justify the murder of little girls.
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Kentucky Public Radio @kentuckypublicradio.org · 03/03/2026
The makeup of the Kentucky PSC that regulates utility companies would change and the governor’s appointment power would be weakened under a new GOP priority bill. It would also limit the ability of advocates to intervene on behalf of Kentucky ratepayers. From @sylviaruthg.lpm.org #kyga26
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Kentucky GOP bill would rework Kentucky commission that sets electricity rates
The makeup of the Kentucky Public Service Commission, which regulates utility companies, would change and the governor’s appointment power would be weakened under Senate Bill 8.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 20/02/2026
Dee Davis on Jesse Jackson's 1988 campaign stop in Hazard, Kentucky. Worth reading.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 16/02/2026
"Hypothetical questions can only be given hypothetical answers..."
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Kentucky Public Radio @kentuckypublicradio.org · 16/02/2026
A free market think tank found Kentucky awarded $483 million of single-bid asphalt road contracts in 2025, calling for more scrutiny of the bidding process. #kyga26
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Kentucky awarded $483M of single-bid asphalt contracts in 2025, report finds
A free market think tank found Kentucky awarded $483 million of single-bid asphalt road contracts in 2025, calling for more scrutiny of the bidding process.
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Elizabeth Shockman @eshockmanwrites.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.
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NPR @npr.org · 28/01/2026
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes. n.pr/4c3cdzs
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To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 06/02/2026
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the FBI are set to announce a joint investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti, according to 2 @startribune.com sources:
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Live: State, feds to announce joint investigation into Alex Pretti shooting, sources say
The breakthrough agreement comes amid a strained relationship between the FBI and the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
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Kentucky Public Radio @kentuckypublicradio.org · 05/02/2026
A Franklin County judge ruled Thursday he won’t dismiss a lawsuit brought by a group of Kentucky students alleging the state has failed to provide an adequate and equitable education. From @sylviaruthg.lpm.org #kyga26
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Kentucky student lawsuit over ‘inadequate’ education can move forward, judge rules
A Franklin County judge ruled Thursday he won’t dismiss a lawsuit brought by a group of Kentucky students alleging the state has failed to provide an adequate and equitable education.
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Marc Murphy @murphycartoons.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
We’re running out of “hills to die on”. Pick one quick or we’re done for.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 27/01/2026
My latest 👇 #kyga26
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Clay Wallace @claywallace.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"The conversation was: are we risking betraying our neighbors who we love and who we want to feel safe in our community if we take this money?" explained Rev. Amanda Smith, First Baptist Church co-pastor.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/01/2026
FYI: Dems in the senate can't defund ICE. ICE is funded by the Big Ugly Bill. Shutting down DHS on this vote wouldn't touch ICE, but it would shut down FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard, etc. Shutting down ICE requires taking back Congress in the midterms. Dismantling DHS requires the White House in 2028.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
UK Armed Forces Undersecretary Alistair Carns on Trump’s statement that they stayed behind the front lines in Afghanistan: “I served 5 tours alongside Americans. We shed blood, sweat and tears together. There’s only one thing worse than working with allies - and that is working without them.”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/01/2026
NEWS: Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Mark and Melissa Hortman, released statements after Trump reposted false claims about their parents’ deaths. Sophie Hortman urged Trump to remove the post, saying, “I ask President Trump to please consider the pain and sadness we have faced.”
Screenshot of a Facebook post written by Colin Hortman. The post begins by stating that his father and mother, Mark Hortman and Melissa Hortman, along with their dog Gilbert, were killed by a man influenced by conspiracy theories and fake news, emphasizing that words matter and that sharing misinformation is dangerous. Colin describes part of his grief process as understanding the last conversation he had with his mother, noting that she loved her job and was respected for her work. He recounts calling her after a legislative session and asking why she voted for a bill referenced in a video shared by President Trump, explaining that she became emotional because the vote had nothing to do with fraud and was instead cast to prevent a government shutdown. He explains that his mother had witnessed the harm caused by shutdowns, including people losing health care, jobs, and even their lives, and that the vote put her in an extremely difficult position that went against her conscience. Colin writes that seeing her struggle makes conspiracy theories about her vote even more painful. He asks President Trump to remove the video and apologize for spreading misinformation and for using his mother’s words in a way that dishonors her memory. The post includes a statement from his sister, Sophia Hortman, who is not on social media, calling the video shared on Truth Social a painful and false twisting of their mother’s final vote. Sophia explains that the vote was incredibly difficult, not made with malice, and was intended to prevent a government shutdown because their mother believed the state helps and protects Minnesotans. The statement calls for a society that does not harbor hatred or violence toward political opponents and says the video fuels political division. It concludes by saying the reposted video is another burden on the family as they grieve the loss of their parents and dog, and asks President Trump to consider their pain and take down the post.Photo of Melissa Hortman
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Kentucky Democrats @kydemocrats.org · 20/12/2025
"This is not going to save them." Did you know Kentucky loses more rural health care funding to Trump's federal budget than any other state? KY GOP congressmen did, and they voted for it anyway.
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'This is not going to save them': Kentucky submits application for federal funds aimed at shoring up rural health systems
Kentucky has submitted its application for a new federal grant program touted as a way of stabilizing the rural health system as massive Medicare cuts take effect. But state lawmakers and health offic...
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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children. Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
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Ryan Van Velzer @ryanvanvelzer.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
I know, I know, media is DYING right? But LOCAL media is still out here doing the work, showing up, donning masks to breathe in fewer petroleum fumes and delivering the information our communities need. Allow me to demonstrate.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 16/10/2025
My latest, pouring through the latest FEC filings of the GOP and Democratic candidates running for #kysen in Kentucky. 👇
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NPR @npr.org · 17/05/2025
via @weku.bsky.social The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky, was fully staffed overnight as tornadoes descended on London and Somerset, despite staffing shortages.
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Kentucky NWS office in Jackson was staffed amid severe weather, despite shortages.
The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky, was fully staffed overnight as tornadoes descended on London and Somerset, despite staffing shortages.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/05/2025
A National Weather Service office in Kentucky was scrambling to cover the overnight forecast on Friday as severe storms moved through much of the eastern U.S. The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
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A Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
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Morgan Jerkins @mjerkins.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
For the weekend reading crowd: I wrote in @theguardian.com about how I chose to write a love story during the pandemic, the frustration and glory of Black archives,--and the 160+ Y.O letter that inspired it all! You can see for yourself! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
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Love endures all, including slavery and the pandemic. I wanted to show how
In early 2020, separated from my family and friends during the pandemic, I made up my mind to write a love story
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Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 @lizzielizliz.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
An elderly holocaust survivor confronts ICE and Tom Homan. His bravery after what he has experienced and endured shows his incredible indomitable spirit even the Nazis couldn’t crush. #MomSky
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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Matt-Man69 @matt-man69.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Thinking about making choices… 🙄💯🙋🏻
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