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Caption: does this remind you. of anything. Quoting a news article: During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago's South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. It wasn't the feds - it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.... "I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed. "I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions. "I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her, 'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

Cruelty for the sake of cruelty to continue mass firings they started in January while people who dedicate their lives to public service anxiously try to do their jobs.

Using public servants as pawns like this is disgusting and shameful.

US House GOP delays seating Rep.-elect Grijalva, potential deciding vote on Epstein petition • Ohio Capital Journal U.S. House Democrats failed again Wednesday to force Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, who has vowed to be the 218th and final signature needed on a bipartisan petition to…

U.S. House Democrats failed again Wednesday to force Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, who has vowed to be the 218th and final signature needed on a bipartisan petition to force a vote on the release of the Epstein files. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/09/r...

EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was the nation's first in 12 years Meteorologists say a deadly tornado in North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to a top-of-the-scale EF5, and was the first on American soil in 12 years.

Meteorologists say a deadly tornado in North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to a top-of-the-scale EF5, and was the first on American soil in 12 years.

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) went on Fox News and explained the consequences of Trump’s government shutdown in one minute.

a little girl in a blue shirt is standing in front of a shelf full of trophies . Alt: a little girl in a blue shirt making a guilty smile or "shit-eating grin"

Look, I know the League is non-partisan and all, but...

Watching the Blue Jays bury the Yankees got me like

With makeshift jump ropes and hide and seek, kids play to cope with crisis From Gaza to Ukraine to South Sudan, children play to deal with the stress — and find a moment of joy.

From Gaza to Ukraine to South Sudan, children play to deal with the stress — and find a moment of joy.

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They bend the knee and kiss the ring, but they will not be spared when the fascists come for them. #resist #defenddemocracy

It's hard to take so much bad news every day. But an educated populace is the most vital tool to #defenddemocracy

Dr. Suess knew it in 1941 when he drew this, and the message should resonate with us all right now.

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Public media is extremely important, especially these days. Boring plain facts are necessary for us to actually know what's happening. Defending democracy means supporting actually free and fair media.

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Banning innocuous words from federal agencies sure seems like it follows a fascism playbook.

Akron Public Schools Board of Education Candidate Forum Event Date: Wednesday, October 15 5:30 -7:00pmEvent Location: Akron Summit County Public Library Auditorium60 South High StreetAkron, OH Meet the candidates running for four positions on the Akron Cit...

Join us for the Akron Public Schools Board of Education Candidate Forum October 15, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Meet the candidates running for four positions on the Akron City School Board. Audience members will have the opportunity to submit written questions during the event.

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Federal government shutdown begins, with no easy exit in sight • Ohio Capital Journal The federal government started shutting down early Wednesday after Congress failed to approve a funding bill — resulting in widespread ramifications for hundreds of programs and giving the Trump admin...

The federal government started shutting down early Wednesday after Congress failed to approve a funding bill before the beginning of the new fiscal year — resulting in widespread ramifications for hundreds of programs and giving the Trump administration an avenue to fire federal workers en masse.

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Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

Extreme partisan behavior and Hatch Act violations should not be normalized under any government.

Ohio's New Election Laws | LWV Ohio A quick guide to how Ohio's voting and elections laws have changed in 2023.

The Ohio voter registration deadline for the November 4, 2025 election is October 6. You must be registered to vote at least 30 days before an election.

Register to vote or update your registration online at olvr.ohiosos.gov

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Analysis: Ohio GOP plays the waiting game on redistricting... again One month into a three-month process, statehouse Republicans hold all the cards in drawing new congressional district maps for Ohio.

“This is a dog-and-pony show,” Catherine Turcer, exec director of Common Cause Ohio, said of the process that is unfolding now. “Based on what has happened so far, I have a hard time believing there will be a bipartisan map coming out of all of this.”
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Keep our lawmakers accountable. Give them a call and ask them to do their jobs. Find them here www.ohiohouse.gov and here www.ohiosenate.gov/members/dist...