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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 1h

“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

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‘Professor of possibility.’ Gurney Norman’s legacy lives on in KY writers he mentored

Kentucky author Gurney Norman, who died on Oct. 12, encouraged generations of writers at UK and around the state.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 22h

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

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Linda Blackford @lblackford.bsky.social · 22h

As I was writing Gurney Norman's obituary late yesterday, it was clear people had a lot more to say about him.
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‘Professor of possibility.’ Gurney Norman’s legacy lives on in KY writers he mentored

Kentucky author Gurney Norman, who died on Oct. 12, encouraged generations of writers at UK and around the state.

www.kentucky.com

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Linda Blackford @lblackford.bsky.social · 1d

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I am not a terrorist, and neither are you. Join us at No Kings rally on Oct. 18. | Opinion

OpEd: At Lexington’s No Kings rally downtown this Saturday, there is plenty to protest and celebrate, including our right to speak out.

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Linda Blackford @lblackford.bsky.social · 1d

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Gurney Norman, chronicler of Appalachia, member of ‘KY’s Fab Five’ dies at 88

Gurney Norman was a short story writer and novelist, as well as a UK writing teacher who led UK’s creative writing department for many years.

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Lexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 2d

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.

Amy McGrath’s second Senate campaign lands with a thud, not a bang | Opinion

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.

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Linda Blackford @lblackford.bsky.social · 5d

About that vote in Oldham County last night ...
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Oldham County school board stops theocratic expansion at classroom door | Opinion

Linda Blackford: Our students need more classroom time for critical thinking skills, scientific facts, and history, like freedom from religion.

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Linda Blackford @lblackford.bsky.social · 7d

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Memoir chronicles a KY writer’s addiction journey amidst the opioid crisis | Opinion

Linda Blackford: In “The Nature of Pain,” Mandi Fugate Sheffel writes of family ties, tragedy and redemption in her Eastern Kentucky upbringing.

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Genevieve Lakier @genevievelakier.bsky.social · 11d

The Trump Administration’s “Compact of Excellence” for Universities is... far from excellent! Indeed, it’s unconstitutional. In this post, let me count the ways.

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The Unconstitutional Conditions Doctrine and the Compact for Excellence

Members of the Trump administration love to say that federal funding is a privilege not a right and therefore something that can be granted or withheld based on changing administrative priorities.

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Linda Blackford @lblackford.bsky.social · 12d

After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...

After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 12d

UPenn professors have responded forcefully to the Trump administration's that colleges sign a "compact" in order to secure funding:

"When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation." aaup-penn.org/statement-by...

Statement by the AAUP-Penn Executive Committee on the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education | AAUP–Penn

October 2, 2025 We have received reports that Penn has been “invited” to sign a so-called “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” by the federal government, and that failing to do so wou...

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Linda Blackford @lblackford.bsky.social · 14d

Lovely essay from @ivystone.bsky.social about her summer trip to Canada, and how our neighbors are feeling about the current situation.
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This Kentuckian’s trip to Canada was met with curiosity, sadness, and pity | Opinion

OpEd: We wondered what Canadians think of us; mostly they wonder why we are letting so much harm come to us and our country.

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Linda Blackford @lblackford.bsky.social · 14d

Snaky saga is over: Powell paramedic cleared of saving life without correct license
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KY paramedic gets pass on saving life of snake-bit man without correct license

Linda Blackford: Paramedic Eddie Barnes was threatened with losing his license for administering the anti-venom for a mamba snakebite.

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 15d

A friendly reminder: US billionaires have gained $968 billion in wealth so far this year—that’s 30X the annual cost of ACA subsidies Congress is fighting over in the shutdown talks.

That $968B is enough to send every single US household a $7,300 check.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 15d

Donald Trump’s decision to invade Portland on the basis of video from five years ago raises new questions about Joe Biden’s mental state.

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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 15d

A well-deserved scorcher of a column by @lblackford.bsky.social. Fayette County Public Schools leadership has flunked Public Trust 101.

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Fancy dinners, trips abroad. Will the FCPS budgetary madness ever end? | Opinion

Linda Blackford: The nearly $2.6 million in expenses charged in SIX MONTHS on FCPS credit cards show a total inability to read the room.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 19d

"The sheer number of American elites willing to acquiesce to the destruction of democratic institutions is demoralizing. But it’s worth noting that many ordinary people seem to be made of sterner stuff."
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Lower Than Cowards

The surrender of America’s elites

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Linda Blackford @lblackford.bsky.social · 19d

Just unbelievable, like so much these days.

Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 19d

Even Gen. Nelson Miles said it was
"the most abominable criminal military blunder and a horrible massacre of women and children."
He was critical of the CO of the 7th Cavalry who led the massacre, and after retirement, fought for compensation for the survivors.

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 19d

The MAGA monocultural revolution is so thorough that Hegseth made it a priority to honor soldiers who carried out war crimes in 1890.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19d

really interesting to me that pete hegseth — who incidentally was accused of domestic abuse — is obsessed with war crimes

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 19d

The MAGA monocultural revolution is so thorough that Hegseth made it a priority to honor soldiers who carried out war crimes in 1890.

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Linda Blackford @lblackford.bsky.social · 20d

Let's hope all the tax breaks rich people get on racehorses will give them more leeway to make these horses find homes after the track and don't end up in kill pens. Owners can make sure it doesn't happen.
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/25/r...

Trump tax breaks give the racehorse market a boost

Racehorse owners can take the same deduction as private-jet buyers and can now deduct losses against any type of income including capital gains.

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Lexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 20d

Linda Blackford: The diocese, which stretches across 50 counties in Central and Eastern Kentucky, defies politics to face climate realities.

Catholic Diocese of Lexington takes bold step on climate change across KY | Opinion

Linda Blackford: The diocese, which stretches across 50 counties in Central and Eastern Kentucky, defies politics to face climate realities.

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Linda Blackford @lblackford.bsky.social · 20d

When people suffer, so do animals
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‘In over our heads.’ KY animal shelters face storm of overcrowding, underfunding

Linda Blackford: Across KY, shelters and rescue organizations face overcrowding due to the housing crisis, inflation and too many animals.

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Linda Blackford @lblackford.bsky.social · 22d

This is just one small chip in the erosion of our voting systems, but it's worth keeping track of
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No more voter registration at KY naturalization ceremonies? ‘Another attack.’ | Opinion

Linda Blackford: The Trump administration is trying to stop voter registration for new citizens at naturalization ceremonies.

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Adrian Paul Bryant @adrianpbryant.bsky.social · 23d

Among the months-long FCPS budget drama has been one frequently asked but unanswered question: how exactly did the District get to this point?

@lblackford.bsky.social's piece today seems to me the first thorough and reasonable answer to that question.

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Final FCPS budget vote is Monday. Board must fix what ails district finances | Opinion

Linda Blackford: Without a payroll tax, Fayette County schools will have to make cuts. We need to know more about what they are.

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Linda Blackford @lblackford.bsky.social · Sep 11

A pleasure to speak with Anna Richardson White about her new film about home, family and @appalshop.bsky.social
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New film explores Appalshop’s enduring legacy, EKY, and the meaning of home

Linda Blackford: Anna Richardson White returns home to Whitesburg to explore the meaning of place with her new film “Appalheads.”

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