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“Return to Traditional Education” Is A Dogwhistle “Classical education,” “Great Books programs,” and “the Classical Learning Test (CLT)” should set off alarm bells in your brain

“Return to Traditional Education” Is A Dogwhistle
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Show flier for January 17, 2026 at Casa Nueva in Athens, Ohio. Bands performing are Minority Threat, Swage, Woodsguard, Senza Titolo, and Street Food. $8.00 cover. Doors at 9:00.

Hardcore Punk Show at Casa Nueva on Jan 17th! Can't wait!
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Awesome news!

Christian Nationalism and Educational Policy in the United States American public education, though historically rooted in Christian ideals, has long navigated tensions among denominational differences and, in modern times, secularism. The growing influence of Chris...

New policy brief warns of growing efforts to reshape schools around White Christian nationalist ideology. @heidihadley.bsky.social bit.ly/4qJ0CKT

A Stage for Everyone: Rise Up Arts Alliance builds safe space in rural Ohio 'We are the first organization where they’ve been able to be themselves.'

A Stage for Everyone: Rise Up Arts Alliance builds safe space in rural Ohio.

‘We are the first organization where they’ve been able to be themselves.’

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Show flier for August 23, 2025. Swage(Athens), Hell is Here(OH/WV), Seclusion(Washington, D.C.), Stench Consultants(Columbus), and Rockwell's Ghost(West Virginia). 8:00 at The Union, 18 West Union St, Athens, OH. $8.00 if over age 21, and $11.00 if age 18+.

For Athens! For Hardcore! Saturday, August 23, 2025 at The Union!

I’m gonna say armed troops from red states descending on a blue city is just a few inches — or maybe one exchange of gunfire — short of a civil war’s opening stages.

Catharsis, Rebirth, and Hope The North Carolina political hardcore icons return with their first new album in 24 years, and it's exactly what we needed.

This one’s for the punks, the anarchists, and the dreamers:

I got to interview political hardcore icons CATHARSIS about their excellent new album, ‘Hope against Hope, for my newsletter, Salvo.
Love and rage 🖤

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Cbus: Next week at Cafe Bourbon St -Aug 7. Updated line up, sadly Cussed Out had to drop, but we get Heavenbound from Dayton coming in with some heavy showgaze. Doors at 7, music promptly at 8. Don’t miss it. Disappearances is loud and heavy AF and Kirkby Kiss is quite crushing as well.

New tunes!

Absolute d-beat ripper.

One month out. Big one in Athens!

For teachers searching for guidelines on how to use AI in your classroom--

You don't have to. At all.

Swage Summer 2025 show schedule. June 28 in Cincinnati at The Nest. July 5 in Athens at Smiling Skull. July 9 in Dunbar, WV at The Shop. July 16 in Athens at The Side Bar. August 23 in Athens at The Union. September 20 in Athens at Skate Jam. www.swagehardcore.bandcamp.com

Had an amazing time in Cincinnati last night at The Nest. Here are the rest of Swage's summer shows.

Flier for July 16, 2025 show at The Side Bar in Athens, Ohio. Bands performing are Swage, Hell is Here, The Brood, and The Peel. Show starts at 10:00PM and there is no cover. Free Show!

Free show!

Here we go!

Show flier for May 23, 2025 at The Union in Athens, Ohio. Bands playing are Voice of Crows, Unchipped, Phasm, Arachnid, and Dead Winds of Summer. 8 dollars at the door. Show starts at 9:00.

It's summertime in Athens!

I love Athens.

Today is going to be so much fun!

whoa...

How LifeWise Grooms Kids to Hate Through Bible Study There are 50,000 public school students attending an academy that teaches them about how anything LGBTQ-related is sinful.

Because the red buses and red yard signs keep showing up in our area; www.unclosetedmedia.com/p/how-lifewi... @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social

Nice!

A Sharp Turn Right: A New Breed of Charter Schools Delivers the Conservative Agenda - Network For Public Education How Christian nationalists and far-right charter schools are fueling the culture wars. 

Be sure to share & read the NPE report #ASharpTurnRight - The report is about Christian Nationalist Charter Schools, funded w/ YOUR Tax dollars networkforpubliceduc...

Show flier for May 10 at Westside Bowl in Youngstown, OH. Bands playing are Rockwell's Ghost, Swage, Deers, and Dukkha. Doors at 7:00pm. 10 dollars advance/12 dollars day of. All ages.

Out of the foothills and back into the crustbelt. This time in Youngstown, OH. Swage and friends will be meeting up at Westside Bowl on May 10th. Thank you once again @skunkcabbages.bsky.social for another fabulous show flier!

Two protest signs made from cereal boxes. One says "we support kindness." The other is an acronym saying "Anti Fascist, Together, Hope, Equality, No Hate, Solidarity."

Family protest signs from yesterday afternoon.

Photo of the Swage self titled cassette tape.

Photo of Swage t-shirt with self titled cassette artwork on cactus green material.

Last fall Swage(Athens, OH) self released a 7 song cassette tape. There are just under a handful left at swagehardcore.bandcamp.com/merch along with a few shirts.

Just received my copy! No cop city in any city!

...and unhoused kids, and kids who are lgbtqia+
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I. Love. Athens.

Flier for March 29th at The Union in Athens, Ohio featuring Weedeater, Bask, Rebreather, and Swage. 8pm. Tickets are 20 dollars.

Big one for Athens this coming Saturday, March 29th at The Union. Presented by @blackoutbooking.bsky.social