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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 1d

Precisely! And that’s why we cannot look so inwardly because how we engage with the globe broadly and our foreign allies (and enemies) impacts the entire supply chain, economic system, agriculture, and beyond.

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 1d

I couldn’t agree with this more. Foreign policy has deep impacts on everyday people. From supporting our farmers to making energy more affordable, foreign policy can make or break lives right here at home.

Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 1d

What foreign policy means for Kentucky www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...

Kentuckians need to understand how foreign policy affects their lives | Opinion

OpEd: During the midterms, voters need to pay attention to the issues — from bourbon to aerospace — that affect them most.

www.kentucky.com

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been following this and the back and forth is fascinating.

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 3d

If you’re wondering why X continues to be a MAGA echo chamber…

Erin Petrey @erinpetrey.bsky.social · 3d

I created my campaign X account in August this year. My personal account was created in 2008.

My entire campaign account feed is all MAGA. Makes it easy for me to see what the other side is being fed, but clearly this algorithm is only feeding one beast and that is Trump.

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 3d

The number of people who have told me - a natural born American citizen with generations born in the U.S. before me - to self-deport is horrifying.

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Erin Petrey @erinpetrey.bsky.social · 7d

Well that Trump tweet aged poorly.

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Erin Petrey @erinpetrey.bsky.social · 7d

Spoke to LEX18 on Day 1 of the shutdown. I’m incredibly thankful to all the TSA agents at LEX for showing up even though your pay is delayed & we don’t know when paychecks will come.

Essential workers aren’t chips to be gambled with but the backbone of this country.

www.lex18.com/news/coverin...

Government shutdown begins as Blue Grass airport operations continue normally

The federal government shutdown is having minimal immediate impact on Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, where flights continue departing on schedule and TSA security checkpoints remain operational.

www.lex18.com

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Erin Petrey @erinpetrey.bsky.social · 8d

“Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right.” - Jane Goodall

And that is how my mother turned from a 3 time Trump voter to a registered Democrat.

We listen. We learn. We talk. We teach. We evolve.

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 10d

They embraced opioids but now want to kill the one thing that can actually help people who would benefit from hemp-derived products the most.

WKMS @wkmsfm.bsky.social · 10d

Several Kentucky Congressmen called on U.S. House leadership to block budget language that would ban certain hemp-derived products, joining hemp farmers.
www.wkms.org/2025-09-29/k...

Kentucky Congressmen ask House leadership to leave hemp ‘loophole’ open

Several Kentucky Congressmen called on U.S. House leadership to block budget language that would ban certain hemp-derived products, joining hemp farmers.

www.wkms.org

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Erin Petrey @erinpetrey.bsky.social · 10d

It’s one of those days.

Gaza
Michigan
Shutdown
Epstein (still)

But I have to worry about fundraising bc elections are fueled by💰 & I have a deadline TOMORROW

Please consider donating to my campaign today.

Head to ErinPetrey.com Every dollar counts. You can count on me to stand up for you KY.

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 11d

And by cider I obviously meant mead

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 11d

See everyone soon in Lexington! We are at Mirror Twin at The Annex (right across the street - the former cider place). Come on over!

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 11d

Come see me TODAY at Mirror Twin in Lex!

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 12d

a man is floating on a jet2 holiday float

ALT: a man is floating on a jet2 holiday float

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 12d

Women & Women First is already organizing against the military takeover of Portland.

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 13d

Not only do we need the subsidies for a stopgap but a real reckoning of the insurance companies overall. They make too much and have too much power over our abilities to actually LIVE. Healthcare should be a basic right, not a profit engine.

Lexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 13d

Health insurance subsidies for the Obama-era program will expire by the end of the year, leading advocates to plea for their extension.

As Affordable Care Act tax credits near expiration, Beshear urges Congress to act

Health insurance subsidies for the Obama-era program will expire by the end of the year, leading advocates to plea for their extension.

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 13d

Being a millennial is learning MySpace & LiveJournal and then Facebook & Tumblr and then Instagram & Twitter and then get professional for LinkedIn and then figure out TikTok and then adapt to Threads & BlueSky. Not to mention all the dating apps. We’re just in a constant state of new social apps.

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 13d

Come see me on Sunday!

Erin Petrey @erinpetrey.bsky.social · 13d

Come see me this Sunday, September 28th, at Mirror Twin in Lex to kick off my campaign!

I’ll be ready to chat, talk about the issues, and most importantly, hear from folks like you about what changes you need to see here in Kentucky.

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Erin Petrey @erinpetrey.bsky.social · 14d

The Pentagon’s call for military top brass to come to Quantico next week should terrify us all.

I hope I am wrong about what I believe will occur at this meeting, but history provides a blueprint for what happens when this kind of meeting is summoned. We only need to look at Germany in 1937.

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 14d

Fascists always come for the art, don’t they?

Where are the monuments men when you need the most?

Washingtonian @washingtonian.com · 14d

The National Park Service and United States Park Police removed a statue that depicted President Trump cavorting with his former friend Jeffrey Epstein from the National Mall on Wednesday morning.

Feds Remove Statue of Trump and Epstein From National Mall - Washingtonian

The Park Police say the installation was out of compliance with a permit that originally allowed it to stay up till September 28.

www.washingtonian.com

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 14d

It’s because everyone is just drinking because everything is horrible. There’s nothing fun about this administration - just abject horror and dismantling of our democracy.

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 16d

Hemp is a critical crop for Kentucky & supports $300M annually in economic impact & over 3,000 jobs here. CBD/THC are also better alternatives for many people for pain mgmt over opioids esp those with cancer and chronic conditions. Federal legalization of all hemp products (& cannabis) is a MUST.

WKMS @wkmsfm.bsky.social · 16d

Kentucky hemp farmers sent a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell asking him for a meeting and to not again try to insert language into a bill banning certain hemp-derived products.
www.wkms.org/2025-09-23/k...

Kentucky hemp farmers urge McConnell in letter to not ‘criminalize’ their harvest

Kentucky hemp farmers sent a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell asking him for a meeting and to not again try to insert language into a bill banning certain hemp-derived products.

www.wkms.org

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 17d

A lot of wins for Kentucky colleges and universities from @usnews.com - especially for my alma mater @universityofky.bsky.social

Lexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 17d

U.S. News and World Report has released its annual rankings of the top schools around the country. Here’s how Kentucky colleges were ranked.

These are the top colleges in KY this year, according to U.S. News and World Report

U.S. News and World Report has released its annual rankings of the top schools around the country. Here’s how Kentucky colleges were ranked.

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 18d

And I sold my Disney stock.

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Erin Petrey @bourbonerin.bsky.social · 18d

I cancelled my @washingtonpost.com subscription ages ago. I’m horrified that our once most trustworthy paper to bring the gov to the map is now bowing to them.

The darkness is here. And remember as WAPO says, “Democracy dies in the dark.”

Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 19d

@washingtonpost.com editorial board has endorsed Trump’s idea to reoccupy Bagram air base. This is madness, and certainly evidence of that paper’s continuing obsequious fawning over the administration’s worst ideas.