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Senator Meow's Sample Meowlot - Columbus City Council: Jesse Vogel; Columbus City School Board: Antoinette Miranda, Mounir Lynch, Janeece Keyes; Upper Arlington City Council: Laura Oldham; Canal Winchester City Council: Hanna Detwiler; Grove City City Council: Joel Newby; South-Western City Schools Board: Camille Peterson, Chelsea Alkire, Kelly Dillon; visit senatormeow.substack.com for any missing races and explanations!

Senator Meow's Sample Meowlot - Issue 1 (ADAMH Levy): Yes; Issue 2 (Zoo Levy): Yes; Issues 5-9 (Bond Issues): Yes; Issues 25-28 (Fairway Cliffs): No; yes to school bonds, Sunday sales, library levies, funding social services. Visit senatormeow.substack.com to read more about the issues.

Hello, Meowlets! Early Voting for the 2025 General Election starts today. I'll be at 1700 Morse Rd to cast my Meowlot soon, and the BoE will be waiting for you 8am-5pm weekdays, with more details on their website. More details in the newsletter. See you there!

An orange, black, and white monarch butterfly is sitting on a white milkweed blossom. In the background, there are hot pink yarrow blooms.

First monarch of the year in my garden. 🥰😍
It really brings me so much joy to see them enjoy my flowers, especially the milkweed that I plant specifically with them in mind. 🦋 🌱 ☺️ #savethemonarchs

Uncle Owen: That wizard's just a crazy old man
Luke: But... so he's a wizard?

Yellow with black stripes underside of butterfly drinking from flower.

Tiger Swallowtail from underneath. #butterflies #nature #photography

an orange and white cat looks proud; presidential

cats don't obey in advance and no one else should, either

Making art is a noble pursuit. In times of crisis, especially so.

Photo shows an abundance of freshly washed red radishes laid out on a green towel on a granite kitchen countertop

Fresh radishes from the garden! 🫜
There’s probably at least this many more out there basically ready for harvest! 🙀 🌱

Some things got a late start this year due to other outdoor projects going on, and due to deer/rabbits eating things, but stuff is truly starting to perk up, so I’m getting hyped to see how the garden really turns out this summer!

A lot of my zinnia sprouts are really starting to take off! Excited to see them thriving, and hopefully they’ll do even better once I transfer them from their pots to the ground! #Gardening 🌱

A small calico cat is peeking out of a drawer

Happy Caturday! 🐈💙

Generative AI has helped me to understand why, in Star Wars, the droids seem to have personalities but are generally bad at whatever they're supposed to be programmed to do, and everyone is tired of their shit and constantly tells them to shut up

This is how fast the aurora can change…

A calico kitten and an orange tabby kitten are curled up together on a loveseat that’s draped in a light blue blanket. The calico is resting her chin on her front paws and has her eyes open, and the orange tabby is more curled up with this head resting on the calico’s butt. His eyes are closed.

Happy Caturday! 😸😸
My kittos are getting so big! 🐈💙

It’s OK to feel scared or absolutely burned out by the new cycle over the last day let alone the last few weeks and if you are feeling that way, just know that’s normal and it’s human to feel scared or burned out as fascism flexes its power. It’s also important for you to try and find time away 1/

Kelsey is holding out her left hand to show off her nails in front of a plant pot that’s black and white striped and has a ceramic black cat on it. The plant pot contains a leafy maranta plant. Kelsey’s nails are purple with white daisies that have hot pink centers.

I got the most adorable, perfect, spring-y, just-in-time-for-my-birthday manicure today! 💜🥰🪻🎉😍😊

I’m sorry for your loss ❤️

St. Gertrude… patron saint of cats and gardeners! 🐈💙 🌱

Massive die-in in front of the New York Stock Exchange to protest the illegal cuts by DOGE and the Trump administration.

Rep. Zooey Zephyr - My Wife - just gave an incredible speech against a drag ban in Montana. It was so strong that a Republican rose to speak passionately against the bill, chastising the sponsor.

The drag ban dies in Montana, flips 10+ Republican votes!

This is the power of representation.

A bowl of sundubu-jjigae (Korean tofu stew) and a Milkis soda

순두부찌개 😻

Ontario facing one of its largest measles outbreaks Measles cases in Ontario have doubled over the course of two weeks to just over 140.

Measles vaccinations fell to 40% during pandemic, before it was 85-90%. people aren’t getting vaccine because of many factors, including vaccine fatigue

Who would have imagined that having to get a series of Covid shots would lead people to give up on vaccines that have saved lives for decades?

An orange tabby kitten and a calico kitten cuddling on an office chair that’s draped in two blankets: one blanket is white fleece with a black cat pattern and the other is a peachy color textured knit.

The kittens on a gray and beige cat tower. One is scratching a rope-wrapped pole and the other is standing in a hammock sniffing.

Happy Caturday! 🐈💙

Ohio medical professionals express outrage, opposition to Medicaid work requirement proposal • Ohio Capital Journal Ohio medical professional are worried about proposed work requirements for Medicaid, fearing that if implemented, the requirements would place barriers to care for patients who need it most, emails…

Ohio medical professionals expressed opposition to proposed Medicaid work requirements, saying they are expensive, don’t work, and harm vulnerable people. One researcher said the Ohio Medicaid Department misrepresented her study and called the requirements “cruel and inhumane.”

Oh thank you! I love this pot! I found it at the thrift store and gasped when I saw it… it looks as if someone handpainted the flowers on it and it’s so lovely! 😊

A purple and white African violet bloom is opened on a small plant in a light blue pot painted with a floral print. The pot is on a wooden table and the backdrop is an orange wall.

Sooo nice to see my African violet blooming again! 🥰😻💜 🌱

I will never not promote libraries, they are a vast public good and worth celebrating for themselves, and also they buy lots of books, which keeps a whole bunch of authors in the business. Please support them!

‘Scared to put on my mask’: Cancer patient says she was intentionally coughed on in spat over mask The Republican-led state House passed a bill Tuesday that would adjust exceptions to the state law governing masks. The bill is awaiting a decision by Gov. Roy Cooper.

If you think mask bans are “no big deal” because there’s medical exemptions, consider the following:

Police are not doctors
Many disabilities are invisible
Everyone should have the right to protect their health
Criminalizing masks sends a message that maskers are “bad”. It emboldens anti-maskers

As a crafter, particularly one who has gotten back into sewing in recent years, I will certainly miss Joann. (And I refuse to shop at Hobby Lobby.)

Me too! 🤞