Tessa Duvall

Stanford newspaper sues Trump administration over student deportations The lawsuit challenges Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.

Stanford University’s student-run newspaper sued two senior Trump administration officials Wednesday to prevent the deportation of noncitizen students on the basis of their speech.

Glizzy is adoptable through Animal Care Society of Louisville! Please adopt him so I don’t foster fail (again).

I can’t believe this perfect angel baby of a hot dog has been with me for over a month and NO ONE is interested in adopting him. Not one inquiry??

Glizzy is a textbook definition good boy. Sweet, housebroken, knows his commands and we’re getting better every day on crate training and leash skills.

Since this pretty plainly contradicts the Constitution, it wouldn't be an official Census with any legal teeth. But it could still create confusion & divert resources, similar to DOGE, which wasn't an official department.

An inside look into Frankfort lobbying events: Bourbon, breakfast & Jimmy John’s “Some people do things driven by that desire to fit in,” one legislator said of his colleagues being affected by lobbying efforts.

Also NEW: What is a lobbying event like?

Karaoke & drinks with legislators, quick lunches, St. Paddy’s day receptions, and biscuits & gravy.

Here’s a look at what Kentucky lobbying orgs do to get comfortable with state legislators.

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Price of Partying: How Kentucky’s legislature runs on free lunches & receptions Lobbyist spending on free food and drinks for Kentucky legislators has more than doubled over the past five years. What’s behind the increase?

NEW: I pored over data, spoke with many & went to a few events myself for this story on the little-known calendar items that help define the rhythms of Frankfort: lobbying events.

The price tag has gone way up.

Here's the product.

www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

KY facility to make all glass covers for Apple iPhones, watches after $2.5B commitment Apple is making an investment in a Harrodsburg factory where glass covers for iPhones and Apple Watches are made.

Apple is making an investment in a Harrodsburg factory where glass covers for iPhones and Apple Watches are made.

Teen sues KY juvenile justice guard over broken arm at Paducah detention center A federal lawsuit targets a former correctional captain accused of breaking the arms of two youths on same day in 2024.

Teen sues Kentucky juvenile justice guard over broken arm at Paducah detention center
www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311605729.html#storylink=cpy

Why Do I Get So Many Headaches During the Summer?

Gift link for all my headache girlies out there:

Greg Abbott: "The Texas Department of Public Safety is also working with officials in other states to find ways in which we can try to arrest the Texas Democrat members of other states and bring them back to the state of Texas."

This is good stuff from John Oliver.

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London city council seeks to oust Mayor Randall Weddle amid misconduct claims The mayor called the accusations “a bunch of lies” and abruptly ended the city council meeting during debate of a resolution that could have led to his impeachment.

London Mayor Randall Weddle is back in the headlines.

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Andy Beshear’s national PAC still hauling in cash. See where it’s coming from Beshear’s PAC has been paying a consultant who led communications for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and worked on Biden & Harris campaigns.

Andy Beshear is bringing in a steady stream of cash to his "In This Together PAC."

Who's funding it and what are they spending their money on? Lots in here, including the Muhammad Ali family, AOC's ex-comms director, UK trustees & more.

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Finally, a united nation.

TN prison warden resigns after Herald-Leader story discloses her KY prison background In 2023, Taylor Rae Kapusta exchanged explicit messages with inmate at Kentucky state prison where she was working.

Tennessee prison warden resigns after Herald-Leader story discloses her Kentucky prison background
www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311582024.html#storylink=cpy

Before you see a hundred or so posts saying that Texas has issued arrest warrants for the absent Dem legislators, you should be aware that they are civil warrants issued by the House that are not effective outside the state

www.texastribune.org/2025/08/04/t...

UK closes office created after elimination of DEI unit last year The Office of Community Relations, which was created last year after UK closed its DEI office, has been disbanded.

The Office of Community Relations, which was created last year after UK closed its DEI office, has been disbanded.

The Exodus from the Washington Post Is the storied paper dying?

The Exodus from the Washington Post: Is the storied paper dying? Read @jonallsop.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

Trump moves to bar nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs hospitals The Trump administration is moving to end nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs medical facilities, overturning a Biden-era policy that sought to protect access.

Pregnant veterans would no longer be allowed to receive abortions at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals in cases of rape, incest or when the pregnancy threatens their health under a proposed rule from the Trump administration.

With ‘Comer for governor’ buzzing, he thinks he knows which KY Democrat he’d face “There’s nothing more sure in politics,” Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell said of James Comer becoming Kentucky’s next governor.

Scenes on 2027 from West KY, where Comer for Governor is "the most solid bet you can make" and Comer himself predicts who his opponent would be.

www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

There's a special Fancy Farm edition of Bluegrass Politics tomorrow. 👀

That’s an event for people already on the Dems’ side. I don’t imagine many new inroads are being made at a party event.

Obviously, everyone knows no one took a Sony camcorder or 35mm Olympus with them on vacation before the existence of social media, and they certainly didn't document those trips as home movies or stacks of 4X6 photos developed at the local K-Mart to show their friends after they got back!

This level of brain rot is a mere half-step away from "fellas, is it gay to travel?"

President Trump walking down the stairs of Air Force One. A headline reads: "Trump's Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook" Photo by Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

News Analysis: In firing the head of the agency that collects labor statistics, President Trump underscored his tendency to suppress facts he doesn’t like and promote his own version of reality. nyti.ms/3IYnoNF

I think the counterpoint to this is it's less about what happens on stage and more about showing up in parts of Kentucky that aren't Louisville, Lexington and NKy.

Just one Dem — the one running against Rep. Comer in Kentucky's 1st — showed up at Fancy Farm and faced an overwhelmingly GOP crowd.

“What bothers me is that there weren’t Democrats there showing support. He did a good job, he deserved a big round of applause, and they weren’t there to give it.”

Kentucky GOP Senate candidates get combative on the Fancy Farm stage Senate candidate Nate Morris to opponents: “Show us the seat of your britches so we can understand exactly where Mitch’s hand goes in.”

Daniel Cameron is the candidate you know and love. Andy Barr is the electable and practical choice. Nate Morris is the one who doesn’t like Mitch McConnell.

On the solidifying lanes of KY GOP's US Senate primary & all the other sights, sounds & tastes of Fancy Farm.
www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

KY GOP Senate candidate Nate Morris' Fancy Farm speech already much discussed.

Does saying "pissing" violate the no profanity rule? Or telling his opponents to "show us the seat of your britches" so everyone can see "where Mitch's hand goes in."

Also said McConnell is Daniel Cameron's "daddy."

Mitch McConnell responds to Nate Morris attacks: ‘We put KY on the map.’ One man interrupted Nate Morris’ U.S. Senate campaign speech: “Mitch is not running. What are you running on?”

Mitch McConnell has heard the messaging and he’s seen the ads.

Seems safe to say he doesn't much care for them.

And some voters feel the same.