Tom Eblen
@tomeblen.com
Writer, photographer, Kentucky history nerd. Retired newspaper editor, columnist, reporter. (AP, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Lexington Herald-Leader.) Opinions are my own.
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Tom Eblen
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· Jun 23
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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This has never been more relevant for Americans to hear. Take 10 minutes and listen. Now.
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Monday is last day to register to vote in Kentucky before November election • Kentucky Lantern
This coming Monday — Oct. 5 — is the last day for Kentuckians to register to vote ahead of the November general election.
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September 30, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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I’m with Jack. He should be the next Attorney General.
September 30, 2026 at 12:09 PM
I’m with Jack. He should be the next Attorney General.
If there were any doubt, we now know which of these men is the "dirtbag."
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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September 30, 2026 at 12:03 PM
If there were any doubt, we now know which of these men is the "dirtbag."
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Trump Launches Government Chatbot That Contradicts Some of His Claims www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
Trump Launches America.gov, an AI Chatbot That Contradicts Some of His Claims
Democrats amplified statements from America.gov that frequently contradict the president on tariffs, election fraud and other topics.
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September 30, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Trump Launches Government Chatbot That Contradicts Some of His Claims www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
Many records from new UK partner will not be public. Why lawyer says it’s ‘concerning’
UK isn’t violating open records law by rejecting the requests, but one lawyer says it’s troublesome that the public university’s partnership allows records to be concealed.
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September 29, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Imagine if congressional Republicans cared as much about poor people getting to see doctors as they care about limiting the paydays of college athletes.
Senate passes college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfers
The overwhelming 77-22 vote to pass the legislation is Congress’ strongest effort yet to set national regulations governing payments to college athletes for their names, images and likenesses and how ...
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September 29, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Imagine if congressional Republicans cared as much about poor people getting to see doctors as they care about limiting the paydays of college athletes.
Richard Painter, who served as a White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, said using public funds for “government-sponsored propaganda” could be “an impeachable offense.”
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September 28, 2026
It has become routine for Trump to spend the weekend posting wildly on social media, and this weekend was no exception.
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September 29, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Richard Painter, who served as a White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, said using public funds for “government-sponsored propaganda” could be “an impeachable offense.”
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We need a president who will stand up to Putin. Not one who is in his pocket.
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Russian Drone Strikes Ukraine’s Science Academy, Causing Fire in City Center
A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries.
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September 28, 2026 at 10:03 PM
We need a president who will stand up to Putin. Not one who is in his pocket.
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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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September 28, 2026 at 4:53 PM
The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump has turned our government into a criminal enterprise. Impeach, remove, prosecute, imprison.
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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September 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Trump has turned our government into a criminal enterprise. Impeach, remove, prosecute, imprison.
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Trump has switched into full-traitor mode. Yet our biggest threat to national security isn't China; it's Trump and the Republicans who allow him to remain in power.
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says (Gift Article)
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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September 28, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Trump has switched into full-traitor mode. Yet our biggest threat to national security isn't China; it's Trump and the Republicans who allow him to remain in power.
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“The world has watched Russia’s war against Ukraine largely through the movement of its front lines,” Maksym Beznosiuk and Thom Reilly write. “But behind those lines, Moscow is building something more durable: a hidden state inside Ukraine”:
The Hidden State Russia Is Building Inside Ukraine
Russian occupation authorities are doing everything possible to make Ukrainian lands unrecoverable.
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September 28, 2026 at 12:05 PM
“The world has watched Russia’s war against Ukraine largely through the movement of its front lines,” Maksym Beznosiuk and Thom Reilly write. “But behind those lines, Moscow is building something more durable: a hidden state inside Ukraine”:
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New in PN: Trump loves Xi because he wants to be him
"Trump throws tantrums and damaging trade wars at utterly imaginary sleights from close allies like Canada. Yet he falls to his orange belly to abase himself before a country that is directly endangering US troops. What is he thinking?"
"Trump throws tantrums and damaging trade wars at utterly imaginary sleights from close allies like Canada. Yet he falls to his orange belly to abase himself before a country that is directly endangering US troops. What is he thinking?"
Trump loves Xi because he wants to be him
Kowtowing to tyrants makes him think he’s strong.
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September 28, 2026 at 12:08 PM
New in PN: Trump loves Xi because he wants to be him
"Trump throws tantrums and damaging trade wars at utterly imaginary sleights from close allies like Canada. Yet he falls to his orange belly to abase himself before a country that is directly endangering US troops. What is he thinking?"
"Trump throws tantrums and damaging trade wars at utterly imaginary sleights from close allies like Canada. Yet he falls to his orange belly to abase himself before a country that is directly endangering US troops. What is he thinking?"
"It’s not that the wealthy become evil; it’s that their environment stops teaching them the things that non-wealthy people are forced to learn simply by living in a world that pushes back."
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What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
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September 27, 2026 at 12:52 PM
"It’s not that the wealthy become evil; it’s that their environment stops teaching them the things that non-wealthy people are forced to learn simply by living in a world that pushes back."
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UK violated open records law 3 times in recent cases, AG finds kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/24/u...
UK violated open records law 3 times in recent cases, AG finds • Kentucky Lantern
Attorney General Russell Coleman found the University of Kentucky to be in violation of Kentucky’s open records law in three different cases since August
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September 27, 2026 at 12:09 PM
UK violated open records law 3 times in recent cases, AG finds kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/24/u...
Poor, Bret! His argument might have substance had he cited any examples of “conservative” literature he thought had been snubbed. The truth is that right-wing literature is as vacuous as most right-wing commentary, this column being a prime example.
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Opinion | The Literary World’s D.E.I. Checklist (Gift Article)
The National Book Awards longlists are a study in tedious political orthodoxy.
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September 26, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Poor, Bret! His argument might have substance had he cited any examples of “conservative” literature he thought had been snubbed. The truth is that right-wing literature is as vacuous as most right-wing commentary, this column being a prime example.
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Our toddler president. Such a loser.
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White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One
CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.
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September 26, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Our toddler president. Such a loser.
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