Sunday Dispatch
One take. Every Sunday.
From Bardstown.
I watch what's happening in bourbon, tech, manufacturing, and Kentucky — and I tell you what I actually think about it. Raw take. Not sponsored.
The same voice as my LinkedIn posts. Except you own this one — it comes to your inbox, and no algorithm decides if you see it.
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What to expect
Sunday commentary
One thing I've been watching and what I think it actually means. Industry news filtered through someone who's worked in bourbon, manufacturing, farming, construction, healthcare, and tech — sometimes all in the same week.
Occasional week digest
When there's a lot worth paying attention to, a quick scan of what I flagged and why. Rare — only when it earns the space.
Nothing else
No product pitches. No affiliate links. No "10 tools you need." This list is for people who want to think, not consume.
Recent writing
The Trees
White oak trees in Eastern Kentucky are failing to regenerate. Bourbon barrels require new charred American white oak by law. This is a slow-motion supply crisis that almost nobody is covering yet — and the clock has been running for decades.
The Window
A single operator with a Telegram bot and an AI pipeline compromised 900 businesses in 11 days. The window between disclosure and mass exploitation used to be months. That window is gone.
Gnosis
Bailey Pumfleet said it out loud: open source is dead. Not because the idea failed — because AI changed the cost of exploitation overnight. The new world rewards gnosis.
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