Points from a Beshear interview with Katie Couric<br/>https://forwardky.com/who-is-andy-beshear-and-why-should-you-care/

Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air after our government threatened a private company with retaliation, marking a dark moment for free speech in our nation. More than 400 artists across our nation signed on to say: We refuse to be silenced by those in power.

Sen. Rand Paul on MTP with harsher comments on FCC/Kimmel than a couple days ago "Absolutely inappropriate. Brendan Carr has got no business weighing in on this" "If you're losing money, you can be fired. But the government's got no business in it. And the FCC was wrong to weigh in"

Be sure you take a moment today to remember Charlie Kirk for exactly who he was.

Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous. It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy." Because that's not how America works. play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...

Farm workers in upstate NY shared this pic with us from where they were doing the final thinning and pruning before the apple harvest begins in late September. They tell us, sometimes they walk 5+ miles a day moving up and down these rows pruning the trees. #WeFeedYou

Recent emmy-winning Andor writer Dan Gilroy just penned a column about the current Trumpian assault on free speech: deadline.com/2025/09/ando...

Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands. In 2002, Putin shut down a comedy show after it called him a "baby gnome". This week, Trump axed Jimmy Kimmel’s show. I spoke to Ambassador Michael McFaul about why autocrats fear comedy - what it means for free speech.

Estonia is calling on its Western allies to show unity in the face of growing aggression, the Baltic nation’s foreign minister said today after three Russian fighter jets entered its airspace.

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Freedom of speech is protected by the FIRST Amendment – that means it's pretty darn important.

🚨 BREAKING: Three Russian fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace today in a serious escalation on NATO’s eastern border. Read the developing story: ow.ly/rBwh50WZpov

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Top Trump officials used Charlie Kirk’s death to threaten liberal groups, making unsubstantiated claims about a “domestic terror” movement.

ICYMI: Gov. Beshear announces RISING, a documentary from Team Kentucky on rebuilding Eastern Kentucky following 2022 floods. Read more ➡️https://tinyurl.com/4pztzsxx Watch the trailer ➡️https://youtu.be/7xrClogJqA8?feature=shared

We asked major AI chatbots to help craft a phishing scam. They did. From fake charities to urgent pleas, the bots delivered. This investigation shows how generative AI is fueling fraud — and why it’s so hard to stop. Read our findings here: reut.rs/3K400yU

The Onion News Network truck is currently stationed outside the Broadview ICE Detention facility just outside of Chicago.

Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands. As foreign bureaus close worldwide, we’re expanding. But we need your help to stay your eyes and ears in Ukraine and beyond. For free subscribers, our work will be behind the paywall for all of September.

🚨WE HAVE A FLIP TO REPORT🚨 Democrat Catelin Drey has FLIPPED Iowa State Senate Seat 1 tonight! And in doing so, Democrats have ended the GOP Supermajority in the Iowa State Legislature! This was a Trump +11 district, and the Democrat is ahead by 9 points! A 20 point swing!

If we look at the world through the eyes of our children, we'd see that we're all not so different and there is a lot more love than hate. Let's keep holding onto that hope for a better tomorrow for your kids and mine.

How a Ritzy L.A. Enclave Learned a Bitter Lesson About the Limits of Its Wealth www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/m...

Bill Clinton "absolutely never went" to Epstein's island, according to Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Instead of trying to resolve all of their differences, Democrats/people who are anti-Trump should embrace the idea of being a very big coalition, one where people inevitably differ on some policy details. newrepublic.com/article/1989...

It’s always right to do what is right. And thanks to Dem Govs like @andybeshearky.bsky.social , schools across the country will get every dollar owed to them.

Folks are looking to Kentucky and they're seeing hope beyond the conflict at the national level. We're using common sense to find common ground, and we're getting good things done for our people. That's what both our commonwealth and country need, and I'm proud we're doing it here in Kentucky.

1st I thought "US fundamentalism is morphing into real deal fascism" was reporting "Teenage Holy War" for @rollingstone.com in 2007. When I published, mainstream said "fringe." Now, its ideas are Project 2025, US policy. That's why #ShinyHappyPeople Season 2 matters. www.amazon.com/Shiny-Happy-...

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Gov. Beshear announced further growth of the commonwealth’s agricultural manufacturing industry as Alltech will move ahead with an expansion of its operation in Jessamine County, a nearly $4.6 million investment that will create six new jobs. Read more: tinyurl.com/eh29dvk2

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Interesting! @wired.com has been well worth my money so far

EPSTEIN LATEST: In light of what we released last week from my staff's investigation, I'm handing Trump's DOJ a ready-made case with seven different lines of investigation for them to follow the money on Jeffrey Epstein.

Sharing this GIFT LINK so people can’t say they didn’t know what’s been happening in our name. wapo.st/3GZuXCW

Folks… @daveweigel.bsky.social

Americans are tired of the chaos, incompetence and cruelty we've seen over the past few months. The job of leaders is to show up, put politics aside and get good things done for the people. That's what American families want and deserve.

WATCH: Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky, vows that President Trump's threats to primary him will not only fail but "backfire tremendously" and cost Republicans the House majority.

“‘When they come back, I think there will be a big appetite for signing the discharge petition, which is why I have encouraged people to co-sponsor it before they go on recess,’ he added. ‘Otherwise, they're going to get the question, “Why haven't you supported this already?”’”

I absolutely believe this because I know read about "bucket detail" in Alabama Prisons, jails and detention centers have long been torture facilities truthout.org/articles/peo...

A Washington Post analysis found President Trump and his appointees allegedly defied court orders in a third of over 160 lawsuits with substantive rulings, which experts say pose an unprecedented threat to the U.S. legal system.

I caught up with @jamesgunn.bsky.social again on Thursday for a spoilers-and-all ‘Superman’ conversation. If you’ve seen the movie, you need to read this. Please share. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...