An FCPS parent and I tried to argue about magnet programs, but we actually agreed. www.kentucky.com/opinion/lind...

Here's more on UK's civil rights investigation, flagging 1200 groups for review from @monicakast.bsky.social www.kentucky.com/news/local/e...

Indiana Senate REJECTS Trump's gerrymandering/refuses to cave to Trump's months-long redistricting pressure campaign. A handful of GOPers who voted against the measure have been threatened by Trump and have been victims of bomb threats and swatting. More from @khayahimmelman.bsky.social here:

Had some thoughts www.kentucky.com/opinion/lind...

Good news for the free-roaming horses of Central Kentucky www.kentucky.com/opinion/lind...

Exactly. The new U.S. National Security Strategy is much worse for Europe than most people had imagined. Europe is described as a bigger threat than both China and Russia, and they outline the need for regime change in Western European countries as part of a civilizational struggle.

Affordability is the major concern facing workers and families. In a new op-ed in @kentuckylantern.com we look at what’s behind the cost of living crunch and what state leaders can do about it. 1/

I'll make my standard offer: I will gladly not coach Kentucky football for A TENTH of what you're paying Stoops to not coach. THINK OF THE SAVINGS, MITCH BARNHART!

Who’s gonna tell ‘em

You'll be shocked, shocked! to hear I had some thoughts about the new proposed policy from those fun kids at the Fayette school board www.kentucky.com/opinion/lind...

Latinos have shaped US horse racing at every level. Keeneland now tells the story www.kentucky.com/opinion/lind... For more great content like this subscribe to the Lexington Herald Leader app here: www.kentucky.com/subscribe

Regular readers know that I don't agree with Rep. Thomas Massie on much, but he's showing his craven colleagues how to stand up to Trump. www.kentucky.com/opinion/lind...

Great story from @austin-horn.bsky.social about Kentucky's own Nick Sortor www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

Why can’t UK, Lexington ever talk about housing before demolition starts? | Opinion www.kentucky.com/opinion/lind... For more great content like this subscribe to the Lexington Herald Leader app here: www.kentucky.com/subscribe

79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5. He’s been taken by ICE in Florida. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...

With Medicaid cuts looming, this model could becomes more crucial to rural Kentucky. www.kentucky.com/opinion/lind...

Lottie, a 15yo in Pike County, KY, writes for @kentucky.com about the impact of SNAP delays in her community, which is still recovering from flooding. Cars line up hours before the church where she volunteers begins giving out food: "I see this line growing longer and longer month after month..."

This about knocked me flat: "However, I know the feeling of being at school and not being offered the same food as your friends, or being warned, “you don’t have any money left." Now, faces of all ages ask me: What will happen next? How will we afford to feed and clothe our families?"

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...

Grok continued to double-down on its spread misinformation — even after Grok corrected itself elsewhere. It just... appears programmed to not admit it was wrong?

What happens when you distill 2025 into a single social media post? This. This is what you get.

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

This is one of those that makes me mad I didn't think of it.

Judge Skeptical Over Trump Administration Decision to Suspend Food Stamps www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...

Herald-Leader columnist Linda Blackford and Kentucky Sen. Chris McDaniel talk about how we can do better with political divisions and ugly language in America

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

A long-time advocate for survivors of domestic violence wonders why we make them do all the work - leaving homes, jobs, court processes, staying safe - instead of the abusers.

most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing

Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!

@lblackford.bsky.social calls for new leadership of the Fayette County Public Schools. And she's right. FREE LINK www.kentucky.com/opinion/lind...

Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education

“Gurney listened you into becoming,” George Ella Lyon said. “My life was never the same after Gurney walked into it. He was like the professor of possibility.” Great tribute column by @lblackford.bsky.social FREE LINK www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...

Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

As I was writing Gurney Norman's obituary late yesterday, it was clear people had a lot more to say about him. www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...

Linda Blackford: Many Democrats are dismayed that someone who has lost two Congressional races in Kentucky —and spent so much money doing it — would run again.

About that vote in Oldham County last night ... www.kentucky.com/opinion/lind...