Joe Sonka 😐
@joesonka.lpm.org
State government reporter for @kentuckypublicradio.org — @lpm.org, @weku.bsky.social, WKYU/Bowling Green, @wkmsfm.bsky.social. Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe/BBN. Did a Pulitzer many years ago.
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Asked who is the Kentucky political figure in history they admire most, both GOP leaders David Osborne and David Givens say Mitch McConnell.
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Asked who is the Kentucky political figure in history they admire most, both GOP leaders David Osborne and David Givens say Mitch McConnell.
Kentucky Hemp Association is ripping McConnell for inserting language again in the CR that they say will devastate the hemp and CBD industries. They are siding with Sen. Rand Paul & other KY delegation on this issue. Background at link: www.lpm.org/news/2025-09...
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Kentucky Hemp Association is ripping McConnell for inserting language again in the CR that they say will devastate the hemp and CBD industries. They are siding with Sen. Rand Paul & other KY delegation on this issue. Background at link: www.lpm.org/news/2025-09...
At Kentucky Chamber #kyga26 preview, House GOP leader Jason Nemes says he rejects the premise that Kentucky missed the tax cut trigger this summer, said legislature should lower it anyway. Senate GOP budget chair McDaniel… disagrees.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
At Kentucky Chamber #kyga26 preview, House GOP leader Jason Nemes says he rejects the premise that Kentucky missed the tax cut trigger this summer, said legislature should lower it anyway. Senate GOP budget chair McDaniel… disagrees.
Out here Rupping today
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Out here Rupping today
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide (another attempt by attorneys for Kim Davis of Kentucky)
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
www.lpm.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide (another attempt by attorneys for Kim Davis of Kentucky)
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SCOTUS declined to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/politics/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-obergefell-kim-davis
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/politics/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-obergefell-kim-davis
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
SCOTUS declined to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/politics/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-obergefell-kim-davis
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/politics/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-obergefell-kim-davis
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg spoke with @lpm.org about his reelection campaign, where he's pitching "positive progress" to voters.
Louisville mayor touts ‘positive progress’ in reelection pitch to voters
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg spoke to LPM News about his reelection campaign.
www.lpm.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg spoke with @lpm.org about his reelection campaign, where he's pitching "positive progress" to voters.
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Rafael Veraza was trying to leave a Sam’s Club parking lot when a federal agent drove alongside a line of cars, spraying chemical irritants occupants of the vehicles through open windows — including his 1-year-old daughter, Ariana.
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
1-year-old, pepper sprayed by federal agent in Cicero: 'My daughter didn't have to go through this'
Video shows federal agents spraying chemical irritants from a moving vehicle at a line of cars waiting to leave a Cicero Sam's Club on Saturday morning. The action appears to violate a judge's restric...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Rafael Veraza was trying to leave a Sam’s Club parking lot when a federal agent drove alongside a line of cars, spraying chemical irritants occupants of the vehicles through open windows — including his 1-year-old daughter, Ariana.
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
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The final tally to advance the CR is 62-38.
The Democrats who voted for cloture, giving Donald Trump everything he wants:
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
The Democrats who voted for cloture, giving Donald Trump everything he wants:
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
March 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The final tally to advance the CR is 62-38.
The Democrats who voted for cloture, giving Donald Trump everything he wants:
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
The Democrats who voted for cloture, giving Donald Trump everything he wants:
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
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NEW: DOJ says full SNAP payments were "unauthorized," as USDA directs states to "undo" them.
A week of chaotic change-ups as food benefits for more than 40 million people hang in the balance.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
A week of chaotic change-ups as food benefits for more than 40 million people hang in the balance.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
DOJ says full SNAP payments were "unauthorized," as USDA directs states to "undo" them
A week of chaotic change-ups as food benefits for more than 40 million people hang in the balance. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
NEW: DOJ says full SNAP payments were "unauthorized," as USDA directs states to "undo" them.
A week of chaotic change-ups as food benefits for more than 40 million people hang in the balance.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
A week of chaotic change-ups as food benefits for more than 40 million people hang in the balance.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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Breaking news per Jeff Passan: “Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted by prosecutors in Brooklyn on a host of charges related to a scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown in MLB games. Ortiz was arrested in Boston earlier today. Clase is not currently in custody”
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Breaking news per Jeff Passan: “Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted by prosecutors in Brooklyn on a host of charges related to a scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown in MLB games. Ortiz was arrested in Boston earlier today. Clase is not currently in custody”
Haven’t heard back from Beshear administration about how they’re responding to this in Kentucky. People were getting very reduced amounts late last week.
Yikes. USDA sent threatening letter to states telling them that if they sent out EBT money —which many states did during the window when a lower court said SNAP funds had to be released—they have to take it back (?)
Trying to sort out what this means and if states even can claw back the funds
Trying to sort out what this means and if states even can claw back the funds
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Haven’t heard back from Beshear administration about how they’re responding to this in Kentucky. People were getting very reduced amounts late last week.
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Yikes. USDA sent threatening letter to states telling them that if they sent out EBT money —which many states did during the window when a lower court said SNAP funds had to be released—they have to take it back (?)
Trying to sort out what this means and if states even can claw back the funds
Trying to sort out what this means and if states even can claw back the funds
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Yikes. USDA sent threatening letter to states telling them that if they sent out EBT money —which many states did during the window when a lower court said SNAP funds had to be released—they have to take it back (?)
Trying to sort out what this means and if states even can claw back the funds
Trying to sort out what this means and if states even can claw back the funds
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With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
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NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
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In what amounts to Mark Wolf’s resignation letter from the federal bench in Massachusetts forget more than 40 years—he was already a senior judge, so it creates no vacancy—he says he “intend[s] to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In what amounts to Mark Wolf’s resignation letter from the federal bench in Massachusetts forget more than 40 years—he was already a senior judge, so it creates no vacancy—he says he “intend[s] to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump administration has made the most notorious alive child trafficking convict “happier” with transfer to minimum security prison:
Ghislaine Maxwell's prison emails show she is 'happier' at minimum-security Texas facility
Maxwell, a convicted sex offender connected to Jeffrey Epstein, was moved to a less restrictive federal prison this summer. Congress is investigating allegations of special treatment.
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump administration has made the most notorious alive child trafficking convict “happier” with transfer to minimum security prison:
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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ICE agent in Chicago draws and trains a firearm on protestors armed with iPhones. Trump's America in 2025.
November 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
ICE agent in Chicago draws and trains a firearm on protestors armed with iPhones. Trump's America in 2025.
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Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
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“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/CUazMCQ
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OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/CUazMCQ
trib.al/CUazMCQ
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“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
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November 8, 2025 at 5:47 AM