Matt Simpson

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.

OpEd: Barr’s latest ad, which could double as a recruiting pitch for Idle Hour Country Club, places his campaign securely in the gutter.

Truly a mystery

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.

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...

Ambulance EMTs Are Routine Today. These Black Medics Helped Pave the Way.

Familiar cycle: Racism victims receive inferior service, create their own superior service, which gets stifled.

Everyone else should go home, this dog needs all the medals and all the treats.

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.

Gotta pay for that $75 million Melania movie

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.” 🔥 👀

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!

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.

Unfortunately, I don't think I can quit using Apple products, but I won't be buying any new ones anytime soon.

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

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.

Any bets on how many times Barr says "Trump" in his response to this?

Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents See how immigration officers escalated a fatal confrontation on Saturday.

From that ultra-liberal rag owned by Rupert Murdoch

This piece of shit is Trump’s VA Secretary. One of his nurses was killed today. But the only thing he’s posted about is taking over Greenland.

If you have a 90 pound dog, why do you need a heated blanket?

I’m trying to understand Republicans’ latest interpretation of the 2nd Amendment. You can now be executed by federal agents if you possess a firearm? Even after you are disarmed? I’m just trying to keep your position straight on this “shall not be infringed” stuff.

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Photographer Tosses His Leica Away From ICE as He's Tackled to the Ground These powerful portraits capture the dangers that photographers face when documenting protests.

At the least, Pierre Lavie deserves a special Pulitzer citation. His image shows how journalists are risking their lives to report the lies and unconstitutional behavior of the Trump regime. Journalism matters, especially in a media ecosystem awash in right-wing lies.
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In case you missed the First Felon's demented rambling at Davos, my governor offers a good summary.

Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments

visual evidence shows no indication that Jonathan Ross had been run over. Footage provides visibility into the positioning between the agent and Ms. Good’s S.U.V., and the key moments of escalation, and establishes how Mr. Ross put himself in a dangerous position in the first place.

George soaking up sunshine on a breezy January afternoon

Good Dog I am thinking about Renee Good’s dog because my heart hurts too much to think directly about the totality of her unnecessary death.

"Renee Good was shot to death by a member of the president’s personal masked police force, who was filming himself shooting her for the president’s entertainment."

The most chillingly accurate description of this event that I have seen

ICE shoots two people in Portland, ABC sources says U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to ABC News sources.The shooting occurred near East Burns

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents just shot two people in Portland

Identity-based event titles changed, university faculty hesitant to speak with media University of Kentucky faculty members have expressed concern over the revision of identity-based speaker event advertisements, saying it threatens free speech. Three speaker events across three UK de...

Ministry of Truth at work at the University of KY

“Where in the United States does Antifa exist” proved to be a real stumper to the guy who just said Antifa is the biggest terrorism threat in the United States.

New center in Perry County will be a refuge for EKY’s free-roaming horses Linda Blackford: The Appalachian Horse Center will try to rehome Eastern Kentucky’s free-roaming horses.

Good news for the free-roaming horses of Central Kentucky
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