John David Dyche
@jddyche.bsky.social
“If we allow them to do so the liberal arts will lift us up from mere emotions and gut reactions into thoughtfulness.” — Larry Matheny, Centre College
https://kentuckylantern.com/2023/10/11/i-apologize-kentucky/
https://kentuckylantern.com/2023/10/11/i-apologize-kentucky/
Congressional Democrats ought to be setting themselves on figurative fire every single day to unmask these sadistic, cowardly, criminal goons. Masked law enforcement is, with perhaps a very few narrow exceptions, un-American.
NC Gov. Josh Stein accused Border Patrol agents of “targeting American citizens based on their skin color, racially profiling and picking up random people in parking lots and off of our sidewalks” during ongoing Charlotte operation. (Via Desiree Mathurin) www.newsobserver.com/e-edition/li... #ncpol
Charlotte sees second day of Border Patrol arrests and protests around the region
Gov. Stein blasted the Border Patrol agents on social media for “racially profiling” people around Charlotte and “stoking fear.”
www.newsobserver.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Congressional Democrats ought to be setting themselves on figurative fire every single day to unmask these sadistic, cowardly, criminal goons. Masked law enforcement is, with perhaps a very few narrow exceptions, un-American.
Being a fan of the Bengals & the Falcons is not easy. IT IS NOT EASY, I TELL YOU!
November 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Being a fan of the Bengals & the Falcons is not easy. IT IS NOT EASY, I TELL YOU!
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Gotham FC is the only team to reach the semifinals of the NWSL Playoffs in each of the last three seasons.
The quarterfinal victory at Kansas City on Sunday was Gotham’s third road playoff win, the most of any team in NWSL history.
The quarterfinal victory at Kansas City on Sunday was Gotham’s third road playoff win, the most of any team in NWSL history.
November 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Gotham FC is the only team to reach the semifinals of the NWSL Playoffs in each of the last three seasons.
The quarterfinal victory at Kansas City on Sunday was Gotham’s third road playoff win, the most of any team in NWSL history.
The quarterfinal victory at Kansas City on Sunday was Gotham’s third road playoff win, the most of any team in NWSL history.
Regardless of their past support for him, any elected Republicans at any level who repudiate the corrupt, deranged & fascist Trump & try to pull the party back toward decency, non-violence & the rule of law will be heroes in history.
Rand Paul, Thomas Massie & Marjorie Taylor Greene are the vanguard of elected Republicans distancing themselves from Trump. Before too long, the stampede of all the non-stupid will be on. That, of course, will still leave a great many behind.
November 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Regardless of their past support for him, any elected Republicans at any level who repudiate the corrupt, deranged & fascist Trump & try to pull the party back toward decency, non-violence & the rule of law will be heroes in history.
Going to PKs in Louisville v. Kentucky first round NCAA tournament match. 1-1 after 110 minutes. Very fun game on a beautiful day!
November 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Going to PKs in Louisville v. Kentucky first round NCAA tournament match. 1-1 after 110 minutes. Very fun game on a beautiful day!
Love Louisville’s football uniforms tonight. Very sharp.
November 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Love Louisville’s football uniforms tonight. Very sharp.
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On this date in 1961, cellist Pablo Casals performed at the White House (even though there was no ballroom). Unlike today, the White House under JFK & Jackie was a place where beauty & history were understood, celebrated & preserved. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Casals and Copland at the White House
Podcast Episode · Composers Datebook · 11/13/2025 · 2m
podcasts.apple.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
On this date in 1961, cellist Pablo Casals performed at the White House (even though there was no ballroom). Unlike today, the White House under JFK & Jackie was a place where beauty & history were understood, celebrated & preserved. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested nearly 1,300 people in Kentucky in the first half of this year, a nearly 40% increase compared to last year.
Driven by financial incentives, Kentucky ICE arrests ramp up
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested nearly 1,300 people in Kentucky in the first half of this year, a nearly 40% increase compared to last year.
www.wuky.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested nearly 1,300 people in Kentucky in the first half of this year, a nearly 40% increase compared to last year.
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"what began as a way to increase the pace of deportations has come to look like a national police force, answerable to the president, that is at least as focused on bullying the residents of Democrat-run cities as it is on deporting undocumented migrants" www.economist.com/interactive/...
See how Donald Trump is creating his own police force
Immigration agents are operating in cities with few legal constraints
www.economist.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"what began as a way to increase the pace of deportations has come to look like a national police force, answerable to the president, that is at least as focused on bullying the residents of Democrat-run cities as it is on deporting undocumented migrants" www.economist.com/interactive/...
Happy birthday to this towering musical genius.
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Happy birthday to this towering musical genius.
Hope Ned Pillersdorf reads this in @kentuckylantern.com:
Red state workers could lose disability benefits as Trump administration rewrites rules kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/12/r...
Red state workers could lose disability benefits as Trump administration rewrites rules kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/12/r...
Red state workers could lose disability benefits as Trump administration rewrites rules • Kentucky Lantern
Trump administration is rewriting disability eligibility rules in ways that will make it even harder for aging blue-collar workers to get benefits.
kentuckylantern.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Hope Ned Pillersdorf reads this in @kentuckylantern.com:
Red state workers could lose disability benefits as Trump administration rewrites rules kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/12/r...
Red state workers could lose disability benefits as Trump administration rewrites rules kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/12/r...
As impressive as Louisville’s guards were last night, big man Sanada Fru played a very nice game on the inside for the Cards. On the UK radio call, Tom Leach & Jack Givens praised Fru for his solid stat line & his presence that repeatedly frustrated Kentucky around the basket.
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
As impressive as Louisville’s guards were last night, big man Sanada Fru played a very nice game on the inside for the Cards. On the UK radio call, Tom Leach & Jack Givens praised Fru for his solid stat line & his presence that repeatedly frustrated Kentucky around the basket.
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Louisville with 53 first-half points tonight against Kentucky.
45 of those were scored by guards.
45 of those were scored by guards.
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Louisville with 53 first-half points tonight against Kentucky.
45 of those were scored by guards.
45 of those were scored by guards.
Moreno is going to need to be on the floor most of the time for Kentucky this game & this season.
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Moreno is going to need to be on the floor most of the time for Kentucky this game & this season.
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U.S. Catholic bishops elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as their new president on Tuesday, choosing a conservative culture warrior to lead during President Donald Trump’s second term. https://to.pbs.org/4hUAf0v
U.S. Catholic bishops select conservative culture warrior to lead them during Trump’s 2nd term
U.S. Catholic bishops have elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as their new president, choosing a conservative culture warrior to lead during President Donald Trump’s second term.
www.pbs.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
U.S. Catholic bishops elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as their new president on Tuesday, choosing a conservative culture warrior to lead during President Donald Trump’s second term. https://to.pbs.org/4hUAf0v
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And that same university president has been eager to comply with Indiana's new state legislation around "intellectual diversity," including by forwarding anonymous student complaints to the state and punishing the faculty members targeted with those complaints.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...
Republicans Trying to Control Indiana University Meet Little Resistance
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
And that same university president has been eager to comply with Indiana's new state legislation around "intellectual diversity," including by forwarding anonymous student complaints to the state and punishing the faculty members targeted with those complaints.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...
Jefferson Airplane on contemporary US politics:
When the truth is found to be lies
And all the joy within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Love, love
When the truth is found to be lies
And all the joy within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Love, love
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Jefferson Airplane on contemporary US politics:
When the truth is found to be lies
And all the joy within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Love, love
When the truth is found to be lies
And all the joy within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Love, love
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"The Appeasement Eight gave Republicans bipartisan cover, and established another point of leverage Trump has over Congressional Dems...in a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Therefore, preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move."
Yep:
Yep:
I wrote about the "Appeasement Eight" Senate Democrats getting the party to fold to Trump in the government shutdown, and why it shows that pro-democracy Americans badly need a real opposition party, full of leaders who recognize the United States isn't a normal rule of law democracy anymore.
Democrats Have to Get Out of a Normal Democracy Mindset
By folding in the government shutdown in exchange for virtually nothing, eight Democratic senators aid Trump's authoritarian takeover rather than oppose it
www.arcdigital.media
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"The Appeasement Eight gave Republicans bipartisan cover, and established another point of leverage Trump has over Congressional Dems...in a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Therefore, preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move."
Yep:
Yep:
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The "Peanuts" strip for today. Make of it what you will.
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The "Peanuts" strip for today. Make of it what you will.
Due to a muting mistake, a few syllables of Tony Romo escaped into my home. Does anyone have the decontamination protocol handy? Hurry, please.
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Due to a muting mistake, a few syllables of Tony Romo escaped into my home. Does anyone have the decontamination protocol handy? Hurry, please.
Is there any NFL situation in which a team is not getting the most out of a player that surpasses that of the Falcons & Bijan Robinson? #NFL
November 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Is there any NFL situation in which a team is not getting the most out of a player that surpasses that of the Falcons & Bijan Robinson? #NFL
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Very proud of @racingloufc.com. Fine season. Valiant effort today. Future is very bright. Congrats to Spirit.
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Very proud of @racingloufc.com. Fine season. Valiant effort today. Future is very bright. Congrats to Spirit.