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freshly baked iwth love and fact-checking - it's this week's Blue812News!
under the crust:
WHO is being accused of saving $18000?
WHO wants to spend $32000/day?
WHO is trying to keep you from paying $230 million?
those tasty morsels of information and more - ready for your consumption
under the crust:
WHO is being accused of saving $18000?
WHO wants to spend $32000/day?
WHO is trying to keep you from paying $230 million?
those tasty morsels of information and more - ready for your consumption
Blue 812 News Issue 43 - October 26
“When we stand together there is nothing, nothing, nothing we cannot accomplish.” ― Bernie Sanders
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October 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
freshly baked iwth love and fact-checking - it's this week's Blue812News!
under the crust:
WHO is being accused of saving $18000?
WHO wants to spend $32000/day?
WHO is trying to keep you from paying $230 million?
those tasty morsels of information and more - ready for your consumption
under the crust:
WHO is being accused of saving $18000?
WHO wants to spend $32000/day?
WHO is trying to keep you from paying $230 million?
those tasty morsels of information and more - ready for your consumption
a slam poem about the new Blue812News:
shutdown…chitown…courtbound…
bayh son…sakbun…voter supression…
disabuse how-tos…things to do…some good news
shutdown…chitown…courtbound…
bayh son…sakbun…voter supression…
disabuse how-tos…things to do…some good news
Blue 812 News Issue 41 - October 12
"The more they threaten us, the more they attack us, the stronger they make us, and the more united they will find us." - Maria Corina Machado
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October 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
a slam poem about the new Blue812News:
shutdown…chitown…courtbound…
bayh son…sakbun…voter supression…
disabuse how-tos…things to do…some good news
shutdown…chitown…courtbound…
bayh son…sakbun…voter supression…
disabuse how-tos…things to do…some good news
No rapture this week, so delivered unto thee is a new Blue812News!
WHAT is Miss Colorado doing in court?
WHO wants to buy some soybeans, please? Seriously buy some.
WHEN is the deadline to oppose 'patriotic education'?
Seek ye within the link, and ye shall find the answers and lo, even more.
WHAT is Miss Colorado doing in court?
WHO wants to buy some soybeans, please? Seriously buy some.
WHEN is the deadline to oppose 'patriotic education'?
Seek ye within the link, and ye shall find the answers and lo, even more.
Blue 812 News Issue 39 - Sept. 28
"Fear is the tool of the tyrant" - James Comey
open.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
No rapture this week, so delivered unto thee is a new Blue812News!
WHAT is Miss Colorado doing in court?
WHO wants to buy some soybeans, please? Seriously buy some.
WHEN is the deadline to oppose 'patriotic education'?
Seek ye within the link, and ye shall find the answers and lo, even more.
WHAT is Miss Colorado doing in court?
WHO wants to buy some soybeans, please? Seriously buy some.
WHEN is the deadline to oppose 'patriotic education'?
Seek ye within the link, and ye shall find the answers and lo, even more.
Seven days have passed and the witch who cursed me demands a new issue of Blue812News!
WHO is the real reason the National Guard was deployed to DC?
HOW is a footlong a crime?
WHAT are the 9 documents?
All those answers plus even more - all when you click below! #hoosiersky
WHO is the real reason the National Guard was deployed to DC?
HOW is a footlong a crime?
WHAT are the 9 documents?
All those answers plus even more - all when you click below! #hoosiersky
Blue 812 News Issue 33 - Aug 17
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy is education.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
open.substack.com
August 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Seven days have passed and the witch who cursed me demands a new issue of Blue812News!
WHO is the real reason the National Guard was deployed to DC?
HOW is a footlong a crime?
WHAT are the 9 documents?
All those answers plus even more - all when you click below! #hoosiersky
WHO is the real reason the National Guard was deployed to DC?
HOW is a footlong a crime?
WHAT are the 9 documents?
All those answers plus even more - all when you click below! #hoosiersky
after a week off, it's time for a new Blue812News!
WHAT the hell happened last week?
WHO is even in charge anymore?
WHY is Micah Beckwith in the newsletter so much?
all that and more inside! blue812news.substack.com/p/blue-812-n... #hoosiersky
WHAT the hell happened last week?
WHO is even in charge anymore?
WHY is Micah Beckwith in the newsletter so much?
all that and more inside! blue812news.substack.com/p/blue-812-n... #hoosiersky
Blue 812 News Issue 31 - Aug 3rd
“In a democracy, the most important thing is to ensure that the people are informed.” - John F. Kennedy
blue812news.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
after a week off, it's time for a new Blue812News!
WHAT the hell happened last week?
WHO is even in charge anymore?
WHY is Micah Beckwith in the newsletter so much?
all that and more inside! blue812news.substack.com/p/blue-812-n... #hoosiersky
WHAT the hell happened last week?
WHO is even in charge anymore?
WHY is Micah Beckwith in the newsletter so much?
all that and more inside! blue812news.substack.com/p/blue-812-n... #hoosiersky
here to cure your Sunday scaries is this week's Blue812News!
this week:
WHO is the creep we're all still talking about?
WHAT is exceptionally rare about Todd Rokita?
WHERE can you make a donation to 14th & Chestnut?
All the answers and more inside open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #hoosiersky
this week:
WHO is the creep we're all still talking about?
WHAT is exceptionally rare about Todd Rokita?
WHERE can you make a donation to 14th & Chestnut?
All the answers and more inside open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #hoosiersky
Blue 812 News Issue 30 - July 20
"Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party." - Winston Churchill
open.substack.com
July 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
here to cure your Sunday scaries is this week's Blue812News!
this week:
WHO is the creep we're all still talking about?
WHAT is exceptionally rare about Todd Rokita?
WHERE can you make a donation to 14th & Chestnut?
All the answers and more inside open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #hoosiersky
this week:
WHO is the creep we're all still talking about?
WHAT is exceptionally rare about Todd Rokita?
WHERE can you make a donation to 14th & Chestnut?
All the answers and more inside open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #hoosiersky
another Sunday, another Blue812News!
this week:
WHO wishes his podcast wasn't so popular?
WHAT is making Clay Co. jail a popular place?
WHY is Tuesday a good night for takeout?
The answers to those questions and so many more are all inside: blue812news.substack.com/p/blue-812-n...
this week:
WHO wishes his podcast wasn't so popular?
WHAT is making Clay Co. jail a popular place?
WHY is Tuesday a good night for takeout?
The answers to those questions and so many more are all inside: blue812news.substack.com/p/blue-812-n...
Blue 812 News Issue 27 - July 13
“The worth of a state in the long run is the worth of the individuals composing it.” — John Stuart Mill
blue812news.substack.com
July 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
another Sunday, another Blue812News!
this week:
WHO wishes his podcast wasn't so popular?
WHAT is making Clay Co. jail a popular place?
WHY is Tuesday a good night for takeout?
The answers to those questions and so many more are all inside: blue812news.substack.com/p/blue-812-n...
this week:
WHO wishes his podcast wasn't so popular?
WHAT is making Clay Co. jail a popular place?
WHY is Tuesday a good night for takeout?
The answers to those questions and so many more are all inside: blue812news.substack.com/p/blue-812-n...
at the end of a weekend full of hot dogs and explosives (complimentary), here's a Blue812News!
HOW will Indiana be affected by the big bad budget bill?
WHAT ordinance is totally just a commission coincidence?
WHEN can you gripe at the mayor over free pie?
All answers & more within!
#HoosierSky
HOW will Indiana be affected by the big bad budget bill?
WHAT ordinance is totally just a commission coincidence?
WHEN can you gripe at the mayor over free pie?
All answers & more within!
#HoosierSky
Blue 812 News Issue 28 - July 6
“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.” — Thomas Jefferson
open.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
at the end of a weekend full of hot dogs and explosives (complimentary), here's a Blue812News!
HOW will Indiana be affected by the big bad budget bill?
WHAT ordinance is totally just a commission coincidence?
WHEN can you gripe at the mayor over free pie?
All answers & more within!
#HoosierSky
HOW will Indiana be affected by the big bad budget bill?
WHAT ordinance is totally just a commission coincidence?
WHEN can you gripe at the mayor over free pie?
All answers & more within!
#HoosierSky
Reposted
"This would turn ICE into the 16th biggest military in the world." – @briantylercohen.bsky.social on the Republicans' funding bill
Watch more Pod Save America on YouTube!
Watch more Pod Save America on YouTube!
July 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
"This would turn ICE into the 16th biggest military in the world." – @briantylercohen.bsky.social on the Republicans' funding bill
Watch more Pod Save America on YouTube!
Watch more Pod Save America on YouTube!
Another week is almost upon us - prepare with a new Blue812News!
WHY do we need to CALL CONGRESS RIGHT NOW SERIOUSLY RIGHT NOW?
WHAT new laws could you break starting on Tuesday?
WHO said 'democracy can wait til fall'?
All that and more, just with a click: #Hoosiersky
WHY do we need to CALL CONGRESS RIGHT NOW SERIOUSLY RIGHT NOW?
WHAT new laws could you break starting on Tuesday?
WHO said 'democracy can wait til fall'?
All that and more, just with a click: #Hoosiersky
Blue 812 News Issue 27 - June 29
“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.” — John F. Kennedy
open.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Another week is almost upon us - prepare with a new Blue812News!
WHY do we need to CALL CONGRESS RIGHT NOW SERIOUSLY RIGHT NOW?
WHAT new laws could you break starting on Tuesday?
WHO said 'democracy can wait til fall'?
All that and more, just with a click: #Hoosiersky
WHY do we need to CALL CONGRESS RIGHT NOW SERIOUSLY RIGHT NOW?
WHAT new laws could you break starting on Tuesday?
WHO said 'democracy can wait til fall'?
All that and more, just with a click: #Hoosiersky
Prepare for Monday with another Blue812News! This week:
WHAT survived a Byrd bath - and what are Byrd-droppings?
HOW MUCH can VCSC consolidate - and what will citizens say?
WHO has been released - and who's ashamed of tweets?
All that and more inside: open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #hoosiersky
WHAT survived a Byrd bath - and what are Byrd-droppings?
HOW MUCH can VCSC consolidate - and what will citizens say?
WHO has been released - and who's ashamed of tweets?
All that and more inside: open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #hoosiersky
Blue 812 News Issue 26 - June 22
“In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.” — Napoleon Bonaparte
open.substack.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Prepare for Monday with another Blue812News! This week:
WHAT survived a Byrd bath - and what are Byrd-droppings?
HOW MUCH can VCSC consolidate - and what will citizens say?
WHO has been released - and who's ashamed of tweets?
All that and more inside: open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #hoosiersky
WHAT survived a Byrd bath - and what are Byrd-droppings?
HOW MUCH can VCSC consolidate - and what will citizens say?
WHO has been released - and who's ashamed of tweets?
All that and more inside: open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #hoosiersky
another Sunday, another Blue812News!
WHY am I done opening my front door?
WHAT is shaking up the 2027 Indy mayoral race?
WHO said yes and who said no to apartments on Ohio?
All that and more inside! open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #hoosiersky
WHY am I done opening my front door?
WHAT is shaking up the 2027 Indy mayoral race?
WHO said yes and who said no to apartments on Ohio?
All that and more inside! open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #hoosiersky
Blue 812 News Issue 25
“Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower
open.substack.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
another Sunday, another Blue812News!
WHY am I done opening my front door?
WHAT is shaking up the 2027 Indy mayoral race?
WHO said yes and who said no to apartments on Ohio?
All that and more inside! open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #hoosiersky
WHY am I done opening my front door?
WHAT is shaking up the 2027 Indy mayoral race?
WHO said yes and who said no to apartments on Ohio?
All that and more inside! open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #hoosiersky
It's Sunday, so it must be time for Blue812News!
Inside this issue:
HOW are Republicans weaponizing words?
WHO is looking for a few good men (or women) - or just one?
WHAT do I want for my birthday?
All those answers and more inside!
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #HoosierSky
Inside this issue:
HOW are Republicans weaponizing words?
WHO is looking for a few good men (or women) - or just one?
WHAT do I want for my birthday?
All those answers and more inside!
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #HoosierSky
Blue 812 News Issue 24
“A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation.” - James Freeman Clarke
open.substack.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
It's Sunday, so it must be time for Blue812News!
Inside this issue:
HOW are Republicans weaponizing words?
WHO is looking for a few good men (or women) - or just one?
WHAT do I want for my birthday?
All those answers and more inside!
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #HoosierSky
Inside this issue:
HOW are Republicans weaponizing words?
WHO is looking for a few good men (or women) - or just one?
WHAT do I want for my birthday?
All those answers and more inside!
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n... #HoosierSky
Reposted
On Thursday, we expect #SCOTUS to pass the halfway mark for rulings in cases argued during the current term. I'll cover what we know and what we expect in tomorrow's bonus "One First." But as a sneak peek, here are two charts: One of the 29 cases already decided; one of the 32 rulings still to come:
June 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
On Thursday, we expect #SCOTUS to pass the halfway mark for rulings in cases argued during the current term. I'll cover what we know and what we expect in tomorrow's bonus "One First." But as a sneak peek, here are two charts: One of the 29 cases already decided; one of the 32 rulings still to come:
Prepare for the week ahead with the newest Blue812News:
What do Georgia and Indiana have in common?
What's new in Terre Haute?
And how did tacos *get better*?
all that and more when you click: open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
What do Georgia and Indiana have in common?
What's new in Terre Haute?
And how did tacos *get better*?
all that and more when you click: open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
Blue 812 News Issue 23 - June 1
“True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.” — Clarence Darrow
open.substack.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Prepare for the week ahead with the newest Blue812News:
What do Georgia and Indiana have in common?
What's new in Terre Haute?
And how did tacos *get better*?
all that and more when you click: open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
What do Georgia and Indiana have in common?
What's new in Terre Haute?
And how did tacos *get better*?
all that and more when you click: open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
it's Sunday, so that means it's time for a new Blue812News!
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
#HoosierSKy
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
#HoosierSKy
Blue 812 News Issue 22
“Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.” – James Baldwin
open.substack.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
it's Sunday, so that means it's time for a new Blue812News!
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
#HoosierSKy
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
#HoosierSKy
20 issues already! In the freshest one:
WHO will be hungry this summer?
HOW MANY jobs can one person have?
WHAT is illegal about a new campaign ad?
All the answers and more here:
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
WHO will be hungry this summer?
HOW MANY jobs can one person have?
WHAT is illegal about a new campaign ad?
All the answers and more here:
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
Blue 812 News Issue 20
“The power of the people is always greater than the people in power.” – Wael Ghonim
open.substack.com
May 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
20 issues already! In the freshest one:
WHO will be hungry this summer?
HOW MANY jobs can one person have?
WHAT is illegal about a new campaign ad?
All the answers and more here:
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
WHO will be hungry this summer?
HOW MANY jobs can one person have?
WHAT is illegal about a new campaign ad?
All the answers and more here:
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
Reposted
I am absolutely ready 🙌
This is our time to shine.
Bitches unite 🙌
This is our time to shine.
Bitches unite 🙌
Dear White Women,
Are you ready to FULL-ON Karen ICE agents in your community?
DEMAND to see the manager? DEMAND to see the warrant? Ask them if they know WHO they’re talking to? FILM it all?
No. Really.
Are you ready to do this?
Our job is to spend our privilege - EVERYWHERE it is useful.
Are you ready to FULL-ON Karen ICE agents in your community?
DEMAND to see the manager? DEMAND to see the warrant? Ask them if they know WHO they’re talking to? FILM it all?
No. Really.
Are you ready to do this?
Our job is to spend our privilege - EVERYWHERE it is useful.
May 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I am absolutely ready 🙌
This is our time to shine.
Bitches unite 🙌
This is our time to shine.
Bitches unite 🙌
New Blue812News for May 5th
WHO thinks boats are the new computer?
WHY are fractions so fractious in the Statehouse?
WHICH GOP Congressman got yelled at - and which one wants to make sure you can't?
The answers to all those questions and more inside!
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
WHO thinks boats are the new computer?
WHY are fractions so fractious in the Statehouse?
WHICH GOP Congressman got yelled at - and which one wants to make sure you can't?
The answers to all those questions and more inside!
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
Blue 812 News Issue 19
"You are not alone, and we are all in this together, and - straight talk - things are probably going to get worse before they get better, but we are ready for it.” - Kamala Harris
open.substack.com
May 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
New Blue812News for May 5th
WHO thinks boats are the new computer?
WHY are fractions so fractious in the Statehouse?
WHICH GOP Congressman got yelled at - and which one wants to make sure you can't?
The answers to all those questions and more inside!
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
WHO thinks boats are the new computer?
WHY are fractions so fractious in the Statehouse?
WHICH GOP Congressman got yelled at - and which one wants to make sure you can't?
The answers to all those questions and more inside!
open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
New Blue812News for April 27th
WHO is viral like a meme?
WHO is viral like a disease?
WHAT is the difference between a KitKat and a Snickers?
All that plus a billwatch 2025 roundup inside: open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
WHO is viral like a meme?
WHO is viral like a disease?
WHAT is the difference between a KitKat and a Snickers?
All that plus a billwatch 2025 roundup inside: open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
Blue 812 News Issue 18
"To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity!" - Pope Francis
open.substack.com
April 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
New Blue812News for April 27th
WHO is viral like a meme?
WHO is viral like a disease?
WHAT is the difference between a KitKat and a Snickers?
All that plus a billwatch 2025 roundup inside: open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
WHO is viral like a meme?
WHO is viral like a disease?
WHAT is the difference between a KitKat and a Snickers?
All that plus a billwatch 2025 roundup inside: open.substack.com/pub/blue812n...
Reposted
UPDATE: ICE is wildly unconcerned about where this man is and no one will tell me, his registered attorney. The universal answer so far is "let's wait and see where he ends up." This is deeply off.
We would have more rights at this point if UPS had lost a pair of shoes I'd just bought from Zappos
We would have more rights at this point if UPS had lost a pair of shoes I'd just bought from Zappos
My detained client was scheduled for a bond hearing this AM in a MA immigration court. He wasn't brought in, and he and his case have disappeared.
I then received this notice of activity on a nonexistent docket in which his name was changed to "N/A"
It's all happening a lot faster than I expected
I then received this notice of activity on a nonexistent docket in which his name was changed to "N/A"
It's all happening a lot faster than I expected
April 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
UPDATE: ICE is wildly unconcerned about where this man is and no one will tell me, his registered attorney. The universal answer so far is "let's wait and see where he ends up." This is deeply off.
We would have more rights at this point if UPS had lost a pair of shoes I'd just bought from Zappos
We would have more rights at this point if UPS had lost a pair of shoes I'd just bought from Zappos
New issue of Blue812News for the week of March 9th
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#hoosiersky
blue812news.substack.com/p/blue-812-n...
#hoosiersky
Blue 812 News Issue 11
"In the end, though, freedom depends upon citizens who are able to make a distinction between what is true and what they want to hear." Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny
blue812news.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
New issue of Blue812News for the week of March 9th
blue812news.substack.com/p/blue-812-n...
#hoosiersky
blue812news.substack.com/p/blue-812-n...
#hoosiersky
Reposted
The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim— oh.
March 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim— oh.
Reposted
As far as I can tell here's where we are with govt funding negotiations
GOP: we need some of your votes for a continuing resolution
DEMS: okay. can we add literally anything in there about Trump actually following it?
GOP: lol no get bent losers
DEMS: uhhhhhhh
GOP: THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT
GOP: we need some of your votes for a continuing resolution
DEMS: okay. can we add literally anything in there about Trump actually following it?
GOP: lol no get bent losers
DEMS: uhhhhhhh
GOP: THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT
March 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
As far as I can tell here's where we are with govt funding negotiations
GOP: we need some of your votes for a continuing resolution
DEMS: okay. can we add literally anything in there about Trump actually following it?
GOP: lol no get bent losers
DEMS: uhhhhhhh
GOP: THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT
GOP: we need some of your votes for a continuing resolution
DEMS: okay. can we add literally anything in there about Trump actually following it?
GOP: lol no get bent losers
DEMS: uhhhhhhh
GOP: THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT