Fourteen steps to tyranny: How autocratic breakthrough happens – and how we must stop it
Autocrats follow a predictable playbook. Learn how we can disrupt their rise before revolution or civil war become the only solutions.
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Really, James Comer? It’s time for a real town hall.
And $900-a-seat dinners don’t count.
Andy Barr sends cease-and-desist letter to 2 conservative PACs opposing his Senate campaign
Says the ads are defamatory and demands they be taken down
Selective outrage
If you pick and choose what you are “outraged” about, perhaps it’s performative rather than genuine.
Trump axes climate reporting program, ignoring international courts and frontline communities
“There is an international responsibility here, even if the U.S. still tries to deny that there is one."
Proposal takes aim at strengthening Kentucky’s response to ‘Glock switch’ illegal handgun modifications
Devices are already illegal at federal level; bill would also make them illegal in state lw
‘The Rise and Fall of the American Empire’ — a story already being written
And the real villain is not who you think
Foreign disinformation about Charlie Kirk’s killing seeks to widen US divisions
Russian, Chinese, and pro-Iranian agents all shared social media posts hoping to inflame the American political scene even more
Critics say Louisville, Lexington and LG&E abandon net-zero climate goals in new plan
Environmental activists say LG&E/KU and Kentucky’s two largest cities aren’t meeting pledges to eliminate carbon emissions in the next 15-25 years, as the utility seeks to build more fossil fuel plants.
Kentucky food assistance for veterans at risk under new SNAP changes
Additional paperwork that is also confusing will cause frustrated veterans to just stop asking for help.
A front-line report from the Epstein survivor events
Last week I went to both Epstein survivor events in Washington, DC – although the press only covered one of them (the political media show). The contrast between the two revealed what is a political moment and what is the beginning of justice. The first survivors event At the first one,
The Epstein victims
The voices outside the Capitol this week were not partisan operatives. They were not political props. They were survivors; women who endured the nightmare of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and who have spent decades demanding the truth be revealed. Their testimony was raw, painful, and necessary. And yet, President Donald
Stealing from libraries is not Biblical – or moral
Even when church members do it at the urging of their pastors
McGarvey campaign will no longer accept pro-Israel AIPAC money, rep says
AIPAC was McGarvey’s top contributor in 2024.
Paul, Massie criticize plan for government stake in Intel
“Our government should not have ownership in private companies.”
America’s greatest mass murderer is only getting started
Kennedy isn't ending lives by accident. All of his actions come from the deep-seated belief that Americans deserve to be sick.
