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🔗 linkblog: Immigrant citizens would be barred from local, state offices in Kentucky under proposed bills
Glad to see that pure xenophobia is alive and well here in the Commonwealth
🔗 linkblog: Louisville officials defend proposal to take Churchill Downs money from JCPS
I’m sure this is more complicated than I appreciate, but what stands out to me is that every time I watch the Kentucky Derby, I’m overwhelmed by what a display of wealth it is. That’s not what I see when I look at public schools.
🔗 linkblog: Pregnant Kentucky woman cited for street camping while in labor'
Horrific story; not sure why we’re so eager to punish the unhoused.
🔗 linkblog: Boone County High School alum still fighting for school to drop the ‘Rebels’ as mascot'
I went to BCHS and was on speech and debate with Akilah. I was one of those naïve white kids who didn’t really register all of the problematic parts of our mascot, and I have regrets. I’ll be interested to listen to this podcast and do some more internal work.
🔗 linkblog: Criminologists cited in support of Safer Kentucky Act wonder why'
Look, even academics cite the wrong papers sometimes, but if the researchers you cite to support your crime bill don’t actually support your crime bill, that should be a warning…
🔗 linkblog: Despite ‘mass fraud’ claims, data shows few Kentuckians use student IDs to vote'
I’ve never voted for Michael Adams, but I appreciate his being a voice of reason within his own party.
🔗 linkblog: Ky. Senate passes bill to limit DEI in higher education in the name of free speech'
Well, crap. Not a lot of hope that House will stop this.
🔗 linkblog: Louisville francophones connect and explore with French-language podcast'
How have I missed this??? A French-language podcast here in Kentucky sounds right up my alley. Bonus, the latest episode is an homage to Karl Tremblay.
🔗 linkblog: JCPS approves $11.7M for AI weapons detection in schools'
Guns in schools are bad, but adding surveillance to schools is not the solution.
🔗 linkblog: Kelly Craft escalates anti-trans rhetoric, calls for excluding ‘transgenders’ from Ky. schools'
This is indefensible, and no amount of spin from a comms director can change how harmful this is.