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Matt Simpson

@redhorse.me
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Central KY farm boy, retired IT geek, dog & horse lover

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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 12/10/2026
I wish we were still in 2016 with Obama in the White House.
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 27/09/2026
Boy Scout Leader
substack.com
Boy Scout Leader
Andy Beshear is the genuine article
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
They can self-regulate, says the guy who shares a porn accountability app with his son.
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 05/09/2026
Why is a restaurant closing in Texas of any interest to Lexington Herald Leader readers?
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Dave Robinson @daverobinson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Canadians are sharing this with their American friends as the anniversary of 911 approaches:
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 01/09/2026
Sad to hear of Wendell Berry's death. Pleasantly surprised at the amount of media coverage from major outlets. I think this is the best one I have seen.
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 29/08/2026
Not sayin' it's rigged, but a reporter that looks that badass in a leather jacket may have a skewed idea of cute.
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 25/08/2026
kentucky.com
Those putting industrial solar on agricultural land misunderstand the nature of our trouble | Opinion
Opinion: How did we go from ruining farmland to power homes to ruining farmland so we can shovel energy into the hungry mouth of AI?
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 22/08/2026
nytimes.com
Opinion | Is Andy Beshear of Kentucky the Next Bill Clinton? (Gift Article)
A Democratic governor popular in a state that glows red offers lessons for winning working-class voters. For one, speak plain English.
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 21/08/2026
"The government can spend more than $3,000 to capture a mustang and bring it to market, but sells each for as little as $25. A horse can fetch up to $750 at a slaughter plant. The potential for profit keeps buyers coming."
nytimes.com
Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter (Gift Article)
A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 21/08/2026
Interesting angle on how data center construction can cause seizure and destruction of property via eminent domain in areas far from the data center
notus.org
Dana Milbank: Data Centers Are Destroying Virginia’s Countryside — Even in Places That Have No Data Centers
Why won’t Spanberger stop the madness?
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 14/08/2026
Caught in a spider web. I guess I owe the spider a meal , because I had to free this beautiful creature
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 13/08/2026
I eat them together, but I don't judge other lifestyles
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Tessa Duvall @tessaduvall.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
It seems Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has been briefed on Fancy Farm. "Rand Paul apparently said I’d been 'neutered' by my legislature. Rich coming from a guy who’s never had a pair of balls and if he did they’d be held by Trump."
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 30/07/2026
weku.org
Free-roaming horses, long a staple of EKY landscape, present tough challenge as population grows
The feral herds of Eastern Kentucky have been growing since the 2008 financial crisis. Now, a patchwork of organizations is trying to manage the population.
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 28/07/2026
Are these people really that ignorant, or just that spineless?
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 21/07/2026
A disastrous blow to higher education
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 15/07/2026
The leather jacket just screams "edgy defense attorney who will bring prosecution witnesses to tears"
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 15/07/2026
knife
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 07/07/2026
theatlantic.com
A Very Calm, Not-Panicked Message From the Graham Platner Campaign
They’re definitely not worried.
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WUKY @wuky.org · 03/07/2026
Gov. Andy Beshear addressed the brewing tensions in the Democratic Party over recent wins by progressive and self-described Democratic Socialist candidates in primaries. From @joshjameswuky.bsky.social
wuky.org
Beshear weighs in on progressive wins, Democratic party divisions
Gov. Andy Beshear addressed the brewing tensions in the Democratic Party over recent wins by progressive and self-described Democratic Socialist candidates in primaries.
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Joohn Choe @joohnchoe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Read more here (now free):
patreon.com
McConnell's hospitalization and what it means | Joohn Choe
TL;DR: Multiple top-tier outlets (NBC News, CBS News, CNN, NPR, Forbes) report today that Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), 84, was hospitaliz
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🤷🏼
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Clay Ranck @clayranck.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
“We got the same thing Obama did, but we blew some shit up first.”
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 10/06/2026
I'm a "Loyal Liberal"
pewresearch.org
Political Typology 2026
Take our quiz to find out which one of our nine political typology groups is your best match.
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 09/06/2026
When local news outlets die, questions like this don't get asked. It's sad to see the continued downsizing of the Lexington Herald-Leader, but at least they're still here seeking truth
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 03/06/2026
I bet that if Trump posted the same thing, Johnson would have dodged questions and claimed he hadn't seen it
thehill.com
Johnson on ‘untoward’ homosexuality post: ‘We’re supposed to love our neighbor as ourselves’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said a since-deleted social media post from a Republican congressman asserting “homosexuality has no place in America” was “untoward,” pointing…
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 23/05/2026
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 14/05/2026
Interesting. I got one of these. It mentioned where I live and the fact that I've voted in the past 2 primary elections, but I figured that was a pretty simple paste-up. I guess I didn't have enough background that impressed AI as some people did.
kentucky.com
Got a letter from David Kloiber? KY candidate shows how he used AI to write tons of them
Thousands of Democratic voters in Central Kentucky received AI-created, personalized letters from the KY-06 candidate. Here’s how it works.
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 08/04/2026
Fair assessment of KY primary situation, even if its not what I'd like to hear
kentuckylantern.com
Kentuckians want a senator, not a rubber stamp • Kentucky Lantern
Democrats running in Kentucky for a U.S. Senate seat long held by a Republican, can argue, with fresh evidence, that President Trump’s influence is waning.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
There is no excuse for downplaying or eliding the insanity of Trump’s morning post. It is the most unhinged public comment by a president in US history and should be reported and remarked upon as such.
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Kentucky Bluegrass Politics @kbgpolitics.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Reminder... #IranContra #Barr
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 24/03/2026
grammarist.com/usage/champi...
grammarist.com
Champing at the Bit vs. Chomping at the Bit – Meaning and Origin
Both forms are common and widely accepted. <em>Champing at the big</em> is the original, but <em>chomping at the bit</em> is now more common.
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 16/03/2026
In this household, coffee choice is dictated by a resident who isn't even a coffee consumer
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Lexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 25/02/2026
OpEd: Barr’s latest ad, which could double as a recruiting pitch for Idle Hour Country Club, places his campaign securely in the gutter.
bit.ly
Rep. Andy Barr brings some late winter race-baiting with a dash of tariffs | Opinion
OpEd: Barr’s latest ad, which could double as a recruiting pitch for Idle Hour Country Club, places his campaign securely in the gutter.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Truly a mystery
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Of course, I should have just assumed the most obvious thing which is that none of them would be asked about it. bsky.app/profile/ronf...
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Spencer M Ross @srossmktg.com · 22/02/2026
media.tenor.com
a cartoon character says " is i.p. freely here " while holding a telephone
Alt: Moe getting pranked by Bart Simpson " is i.p. freely here " while holding a telephone
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 22/02/2026
Familiar cycle: Racism victims receive inferior service, create their own superior service, which gets stifled.
nytimes.com
Ambulance EMTs Are Routine Today. These Black Medics Helped Pave the Way.
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Sarah Ladd @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Everyone else should go home, this dog needs all the medals and all the treats.
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Amy McGrath @amymcgrath.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The SAVE Act isn’t about election integrity. It’s about making it harder for eligible Americans to vote. Citizenship is already required. This bill would force people to jump through unnecessary hoops and could block millions from the ballot box. That’s not democracy.
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 04/02/2026
Gotta pay for that $75 million Melania movie
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
CNN: “Trump called you a loser.” REPUBLICAN @SenThomTillis: “I’m thrilled about that. That makes me qualified to be homeland security secretary AND senior advisor to the president.” 🔥 👀
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Tessa Duvall @tessaduvall.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
If I were the social media manager of a police department that was found to have routinely violated the civil rights of the community it serves, and also had to pay out $200K for a sexual harassment lawsuit a mere month ago, I would simply not post things like this. But that's just me!
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 26/01/2026
I agree that they are still under that cloud, and that they need redemption. I strongly disagree that they give a shit about being under the cloud or have any desire for redemption. Theu continue to absolutely nothing that suggests they have any intention of improving.
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 26/01/2026
Unfortunately, I don't think I can quit using Apple products, but I won't be buying any new ones anytime soon.
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 26/01/2026
Considering LMPD's record (Breonna Taylor, shooting at reporters covering protests, etc), I think it would be more likely to see them standing with ICE against the citizens of KY
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Lydia Polgreen @polgreen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The execution of Alex Pretti is playing so badly because you can look at his actions and life story - his last act was helping, boy scout, athlete, health care worker to veterans - and compare those to the men who killed him and know which you would want to be your son, brother, father, uncle.
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Matt Simpson @redhorse.me · 26/01/2026
Any bets on how many times Barr says "Trump" in his response to this?
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