ForwardKY Weekly Update

Good morning! Hope your weekend is going well – or as well as can be expected, given the week we’ve had. There are stories on the site about all the events of the week, and there will be more – but for now, I want to set that aside and share some things about the site.

Welcome new members! – We’ve had a spate of sign-ups this week, at all three levels: Friend (free), Patron ($5 a month), and Partner ($9 a month). Really glad to have you all with us. As they say, “Tell your friends!”

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Okay, that’s all for this week. Thanks for reading, and more important, thanks for being members of Forward Kentucky. Your interest and support keep us going.

Bruce

Most-viewed post this week

SCOTUS: Moving us closer to Gilead

The Supreme Court is moving us closer to Gilead – led by a woman who believes all women should be subservient to men.

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Media this week

Is the KY GOP governor’s race OVER?

Doug looks at KY’s school safety efforts (are they really a model?). Then, an ACTUAL Colonel, Pam Stevenson, joins the show for a Q&A. And, Megan Brannon is in the Campaign Corner.

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Pam Dossett interview; Trump endorses Daniel Cameron

Robert and Jazmin welcome Pam Dossett, candidate for KY House, to the show. And, they discuss Trump’s endorsement of Daniel Cameron, incl who is the most upset about it, and whether it’s going to matter.

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Stories this week

A coup looking for a legal theory

Trump followed a 7-point plan to try to overturn the 2020 election – in other words, to carry out a coup. And the coup attempt is still happening, and still a threat.

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Time to “Walk and Chew Gum at the Same Time”

The committee investigating the Trump coup attempt is laying out how it happened. David Brooks says they should instead explore WHY it happened. Ken Wolf says, why not both?

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Time to indict Donald Trump

There are more hearings, there are more witnesses, there are more facts to put forward. But after watching and absorbing all of this so far, I have only one reaction: It’s time to indict Donald Trump.

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The coming War Between the States ... but not what you think

If SCOTUS throws out Roe, get ready for a new War Between the States – the individual states, that is.

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Quarles gets 52 new endorsements; Cameron gets one – Trump’s

The simmering GOP feud over who gets to run against Andy Beshear next year took another step toward “Boil” over the past few days.

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Yay! Even MORE guns, and more death! Three cheers for SCOTUS!

Another right-wing dream come to pass, courtesy of our right-wing Supreme Court.

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What could happen if Republicans win?

What kind of government might we have if the Republicans win control of both Houses of Congress this Fall, and then win the Presidency in 2024?

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KY Dem reactions to SCOTUS ruling

Statements by seemingly every elected official in Kentucky are pouring into the ForwardKY inbox. Here are a few from KY Dems in office.

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KDP chair Colmon Elridge on overturning Roe

Kentucky Democratic Party Chair Colmon Elridge released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade:

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