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Joe Sonka 😐

@joesonka

10 months

All my Fun Stuff is over at BlueSky and Threads for the time being, fyi. #kygov

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Won a Pulitzer and this little girl went pee on the potty. A big night of accomplishments in this household.

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. @KellyannePolls says that 2 Iraqi refugees "were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre." (There was no such massacre.)

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I won a Pulitzer Prize today, and I’m on my second week of unpaid furlough starting next Monday. Please subscribe to the @courierjournal to support our work:

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Jaw-dropper from the journalism students at ⁦ @manualredeye ⁩: A Kentucky State Police training slideshow obtained via open records request quotes Hitler, advocates being ‘ruthless killer’

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Sen. Rand Paul, who built his career on resisting big government overreach, hasn’t tweeted in five days.

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They’re in!

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JUST IN: Kentucky Supreme Court rules unanimously in favor of Gov. Andy Beshear on his COVID-19 emergency regulations. They stay in place.

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Charles Booker received 88,116 votes in Jefferson County, which is the most votes a primary candidate has ever received there. Previously it was Barack Obama in 2008 with 76,162. If Booker wants to run for mayor of Louisville in 2022, that ain't a bad springboard. #kysen

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. @RepJohnYarmuth opposes nomination: "...it’s clear that this is part of some larger deal on judicial nominations between the president & McConnell. I strongly oppose this deal & Meredith being nominated for the position. That last thing we need is another extremist on the bench"

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NEW from me and @adwolfson : President Biden is poised to nominate an anti-abortion Republican attorney for federal judgeship in Kentucky, in apparent deal with Mitch McConnell: via @courierjournal

Biden backs anti-abortion Republican for Kentucky judgeship in apparent McConnell deal

Chad Meredith, a Federalist Society lawyer, is up for a Kentucky judgeship despite his anti-abortion views.

www.courier-journal.com

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Sen. Berg, who lost her transgender son Henry to suicide earlier this year, is still crying at her seat after the SB 150 vote.

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I talked to former KY medical chief & child abuse expert Dr. George Nichols: "Bevin clearly doesn’t know medicine and anatomy. I worked for six consecutive governors as chief medical examiner, and fortunately I didn’t have to report to that asshole.”

Matt Bevin defends pardon of convicted child rapist in radio interview

Former Gov. Matt Bevin on Thursday defended his controversial last-minute pardon of a man convicted of raping a 9-year-old.

www.courier-journal.com

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Judge ruled that anyone on the pavement outside the door was in line and could vote.

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People are screaming at the senators from the gallery. "You're all fucking pieces of shit!"

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Can’t believe I really win the Noble Prize, a dream come true.

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Courier Journal wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of former Kentucky governor's pardons via @courierjournal

Courier Journal wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Matt Bevin's controversial pardons

The Courier Journal has won its 11th Pulitzer Prize for its breaking news coverage of former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin's pardons.

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Biden is announcing five new judicial nominations today, but Chad Meredith is not one of them.

Biden nominates 5 new judges, but not Republican abortion opponent

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated five new federal judges, but did not at this time move forward with a plan opposed by a growing number of Democrats and progressives to appoint a...

www.reuters.com

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When Bevin called me in December he urged me to dig into the cases of his pardons, saying, "if it's done, right, I'm telling you, you could win a Pulitzer Prize.... I don't know if you write well enough or do research well enough to do it, but if somebody had that ability..."

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I guess they really don’t screen out their town hall participants

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Koenig added: “I would advise any male politician to eliminate the word hymen from their vocabulary.”

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Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell is dropping the felony charges from the 87 protesters arrested on the attorney general's law this week.

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Keturah Herron won her special election for state House tonight, becoming Kentucky’s first out LGBTQ state representative in history

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Terry Bush, who hanged the effigy of Gov. Beshear, has been fired

Neil Huffman Chevrolet GMC of Frankfort

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A statement from Neil Huffman Auto Group on May 26, 2020.

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@manualredeye The KSP spokesperson's statement explaining the presentation with three Hitler quotes is.... wow.

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The scene right outside the locked doors in Louisville:

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Trump went after McConnell in his statement today by mentioning his wife’s ties to China. Usually any time a Democrat does this his allies go on the offensive calling them racists. Will McConnell’s allies call Trump racist?

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Just In from Gov. Andy Beshear, reacting time this @manualredeye story: “This is absolutely unacceptable. It is further unacceptable that I just learned about this through social media. We will collect all the facts and take immediate corrective action.”

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Door banging getting really aggressive now:

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Gun-toting anti-shutdown protesters hung Gov. Andy Beshear in effigy and then marched the short distance to his house, chanting for him to come out of his house. Don’t know if he and his wife and young children were home.

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Several people hung @GovAndyBeshear in effigy.

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The Iraqis in question not only didn't commit a massacre or kill anyone in Bowling Green, Ky, prosecutor says they didn't plot attack there.

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Some personal news

The Pulitzer Prizes

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Congratulations to @courierjournal . #Pulitzer

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This is how the mother of the victim of Micah Schoettle, who raped her 9-year child, learned that @mattbevin had fully pardoned Schoettle after he had only served one year of his 23-year sentence.

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Sanders ripping AT&T for promising jobs because of the federal tax cut but instead slashing jobs and benefits.

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Another soul fed to the beast.

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Hey @nytimes , take down this garbage "51% reported" on your graphic, good god.

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JUST IN: Kentucky federal judge to step down as senior status, opening up seat for Biden's anti-abortion GOP nominee via @courierjournal

Kentucky federal judge to step down, opening seat for Biden's anti-abortion GOP nominee

Judge Karen K. Caldwell's vacancy would free up a spot for Biden to nominate Chad Meredith, as the White House told Democratic officials in Kentucky.

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The batch of votes that put Biden over the top in Georgia were from the county of the late John Lewis.

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Broihier declined to get into policy details with me when we talked this week but he does on his website. Pro choice, for raising taxes on wealthy, addressing climate change, legalizing marijuana, raising minimum wage. #kysen

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Good thing coal reliant Kentucky didn’t have any notable power outages

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Kentucky secretary state just estimated that 1.1 million Kentuckians will cast a vote in this primary, smashing Kentucky's all-time primary record of 922,456 votes in 2008. That would be at roughly the same turnout rate of 32%.

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Federal judge requests investigation of McConnell for allegedly pressuring judges to retire via @courierjournal

Judge asks for probe of McConnell's role in creating a judicial vacancy for his protege

A group has accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of coercing federal judges to retire to another judge could take the seat.

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Statement from White House spokesman: "In considering potential District Court nominees, the White House learned that Senator Rand Paul will not return a blue slip on Chad Meredith. Therefore, the White House will not nominate Mr. Meredith.” Biden nomination now off.

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The Jefferson County Clerk's Office tells me they have received 185,811 absentee ballots in the mail as of this morning, and they're still coming in. Counting early and Tuesday in-person voting, that means Jefferson County has shattered its 2008 record of primary voters: 192.630

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Rand Paul: "...the attempted bombing in Bowling Green, where I live." (Prosecutor said there was no attempt or even plot to bomb in America)

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Clerk spox Nore Ghibaudy says they’re open until 6:30 now due to judge’s injunction.

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WE WON'T KNOW WHO WON THE BOOKER-MCGRATH #KYSEN RACE UNTIL JUNE 30 KNOCK IT OFF PIN TWEET

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After confirming WH informed him Meredith would be nominated, Beshear added it his understanding right now that Biden has not yet submitted the nomination, “which I hope means in the very least it's on pause.” “If the President makes that nomination, it is indefensible.”

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Meiners: This is a really controversial pardon. Bevin: Which one? Meiners: The child rapist. Bevin: Which one?

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Yes, my editors left that quote in with a couple of --. 👍

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Well over 600,000 Democrats are going to have cast a vote in this primary. NYT now has a vote total of 50,000 and saying "53% reported" I just can't

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Hey @nytimes , take down this garbage "51% reported" on your graphic, good god.

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JUST IN: Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (a Republican) asks FBI to investigate former Gov. Matt Bevin's pardons: via @courierjournal

Kentucky attorney general asks FBI to investigate Matt Bevin's pardons

Bevin has received national criticism for pardoning or commuting the sentences of more than 650 people following his failed reelection bid in November

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Be on the lookout

Best of Nextdoor 🏡

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Unbelievable

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So.... this poll by @Civiqs commissioned by @DataProgress on the #kysen Democratic primary has it... Booker 44% McGrath 36% Um, wow?

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AP calls it for Charles Booker. Booker will be the first Black statewide Democratic candidate for office in the general election in Kentucky history.

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If Facebook stays down we may be able to boost vaccinations enough to get to herd immunity

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I’m trying to figure out what interest group or industry would benefit if the government bought a gun for 3 million public school teachers.

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I’m not going to fill your feed with my replies with this story to the BlueAnon “tHeRe ARe nO VAcaNcIes” crowd, so if you all can take care of that, that would be super.

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😚👌

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Anti-Trump Republican PAC ⁦ @ProjectLincoln ⁩ targets Mitch McConnell in new TV ad. Campaign responds to ad by calling group “grifters” and “thieves” via @courierjournal #kysen

Anti-Trump Republican PAC targets Mitch McConnell in new TV ad

The Lincoln Project is spending north of $300,000 on ads accusing McConnell of using his power to enrich himself but not help Kentuckians.

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Wins: Bombings.

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Seamless transition from “Biden would never do this fake news fake news” to “this is masterful strategy from Biden”

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🚨 Metaphor Alert 🚨

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Seems like there might be an issue separating the statue from the base

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Voicemail: I read your article on Yahoo. You're wrong. 700 people (polled)? Everyone I know is voting for Amy McGrath. And Kentuckians don't like Trump, you must work for him.

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You have to click on this and see the look on Rubio's face and sound in his voice.

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Gov. Beshear: "It is indefensible.” Rep. Yarmuth: "Why you would pick him... is beyond me." Booker: "This is some bullshit." Kentucky Democrats are sounding off against President Biden's WH indicating he will nominate an anti-abortion federal judge:

Democrats furious at Biden's pending nomination of anti-abortion Republican for judge seat

Rep. John Yarmuth was told by the White House that Biden plans to nominate conservative attorney Chad Meredith to fill an upcoming judicial vacancy.

www.courier-journal.com

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Gov. Beshear pulls plug on Matt Bevin's plan to overhaul Kentucky Medicaid, add work rules via ⁦ @courierjournal ⁩

Gov. Beshear pulls plug on Matt Bevin's plan to overhaul Kentucky Medicaid, add work rules

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear pulled the plug on Matt Bevin's plan to overhaul Medicaid to add work rules critics said were pointless and costly

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After legislation declared dead, Gov. Beshear says he's considering an executive order to open access to medical marijuana in Kentucky:

Andy Beshear considering executive order to open access to medical marijuana in Kentucky

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on an executive order on access to medical marijuana: “It’s something that we will look at. Its time has certainly come.”

www.courier-journal.com

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They’re running.

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I'm on unpaid furlough for the next week and can't reply to messages about work stuff. Subscribe to your local newspaper.

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Here in the Expo Center in Louisville. A whole lot of space and short lines to vote.

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@Civiqs @DataProgress Favorables in the Civiqs poll among general election voters: #kysen McConnell: 43/48 McGrath : 24/59 Booker: 33/29 Among Democrats: McGrath: 47/27 (!) Booker: 74/4

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Just In: Indictment connects prominent Kentucky GOP election attorney to Ohio House speaker’s bribery/racketeering scheme case via @courierjournal

Indictment connects Kentucky GOP election attorney to Ohio House speaker’s bribery case

The treasurer of three political groups mentioned as part of the Ohio bribery scheme, is the general counsel of the GOP House majority in Kentucky.

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Just In: While national voices claim 'voter suppression,' Kentucky & Louisville on pace for record voter turnout via @courierjournal

While national voices claim 'voter suppression,' Kentucky on pace for record voter turnout

"If the governor and I are both suppressors, we're doing a terrible job because we've got the highest turnout we've ever seen," Adams said.

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Actually, here's 60% in from Fayette County: Biden 73% Trump 25% Remember, Clinton only won there 51-43%. That is.... large.

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Berg: "This is absolutely willful hate for a small group of people that are the weakest and most vulnerable"

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Beshear pleading with people to file for unemployment, said there should be no stigma for it. Don’t hear a governor say that every day.

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Folks

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Gov. Beshear’s senior adviser Rocky Adkins stepped out of the governor’s office, picked up a guitar and joined in with the bluegrass band playing in the rotunda.

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I’m not sure how the McGrath campaign will react to this poll, but another Dem official has apparently decided that insulting me in my DMs is the best course of action. 🤷‍♂️

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Email in my inbox from Eric Deters, GOP candidate for governor in Kentucky: "Suing you and your paper You are a joke of a journalist Fuck you and your rag paper and you can quote me" Consider yourself quoted.

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I’m not one to brag, but it’s kind of impressive that I got Kentucky’s governor, both senators, the Senate judiciary chair and the president of the United States to all participate in my fake news hoax

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Rand: “This was a secret deal by McConnell” There’s that word again.

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Ex-felons vote in first Kentucky election since Gov. Andy Beshear restored voting rights via @courierjournal @chris_kenning

Kentuckians with felonies vote in first election since Beshear restored voting rights

This is the first election in Kentucky since Gov. Andy Beshear automatically restored voting rights to 312,000 residents with felonies.

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I'll be on the @maddow show in about 15 minutes to talk about the #kygov race, tune in.

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"Most people don't know that because it didn't get covered."

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Independent pollsters out there.... it is time to come to Kentucky and revisit this #kysen primary. The course of events in the last two weeks is a lot bigger than just electoral politics, but I think we’re all interested in just how much the numbers have changed in this race.

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There are people on social media right now complaining about the type of jacket Gov. Beshear wore this morning for his briefing on potentially 70-100 Kentuckians killed in tornadoes last night.

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UofL just needs to find a new AD with long ties to the athletics department and lots and lots of free time

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Gov. Andy Beshear was just asked what his definition of "woke" is (which I've never heard him use, unlike many here in Frankfort). He said woke is the "new name calling" that people use to describe anyone they disagree with.

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New ⁦ @MorningConsult ⁩ poll shows Mitch McConnell with large 53-36 lead over Amy McGrath in U.S. Senate race via @courierjournal #kysen

Poll shows Mitch McConnell with large lead over Amy McGrath in U.S. Senate race

Independent polling firm Morning Consult shows Sen. Mitch McConnell with a commanding 53% to 36% lead over his Democratic challenger Amy McGrath.

www.courier-journal.com

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Amy McGrath reaction to @ewarren endorsing @Booker4KY in Dem #kysen primary:

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U.S. House just voted to decriminalize marijuana and clear felony records of nonviolent marijuana offenses. Yarmuth voted for it and all 5 Republicans in Kentucky delegation voted against it.

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Now do @SenSchumer

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Kentucky black faith and civil rights leaders just put out a statement supporting Gov. Beshear's COVID-19 actions and ripping AG Cameron for opposing them. Noted that Cameron held a press conference with Pastor Jeff Fugate, whose church hosted a blackface sketch.

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Via Zoom, we just had possibly the most awkward committee moment in Kentucky General Assembly history.

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Gov. Beshear: 331 new cases in Kentucky, lowest day since mid-September.

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Gov. Beshear giving his presser now, says the 60+ deaths announced yesterday and record hospital number would have been the "trigger" for him to enact a statewide mask mandate for Kentucky.... if such power hadn't been stripped from him by the courts Saturday.

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I don't know about you, but the only company I would trust to handle by car's warranty is one that sends me 10 automated calls per day from 10 different spam risk numbers from 10 different cities around Kentucky.

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