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'Rambo' wannabe's defense of OSU professor rooted in vendetta | Opinion in John “Rambo” Fortney's fantasy, Ohio State is Afghanistan and taking down a cameraman is justified. What OSU professor really did.

For The Columbus Dispatch I wrote a response to State Senate Communications Director John Fortney’s intensely stupid opinion piece www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...

Not author's fault I imagine, but loathe the growing tactic at mainstream outlets of refusing to link to external outlets for SEO reasons, even when using a quote (happens to us all the time)

@matternews.bsky.social and @andydowning33.bsky.social did the work! Don't duck them on a link @nbc4i.com!

I guess today is as good as any day to wake up from a coma.

It's hard to overstate how NORMAL it was to sexualize teen girls when I was growing up.

"Jailbait" jokes were everywhere, I was constantly sexually harassed by men in cars when walking to school in 6th grade.

Epstein is of an cohort where it was GENERALLY maybe a little edgy but not extreme.

Billy Bragg - City Of Heroes Listen to City Of Heroes by Billy Bragg.

CITY OF HEROES, my song celebrating the courage of the people of Minneapolis defending their community from Tяump's goons, is now available to stream on numerous platforms via this link: bbragg.lnk.to/cityofheroes

Discworld QOTD, from The Last Continent

‘“We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they’re elected. Don’t you?”

“Why?”

“It saves time.”’

Imagination is the real stuff of revolutionary progress. Of justice.

There is no justice. There is just us.

Well, I'm going to tell you fascists, you may be surprised...

Open yourself up to the universe.
Receive the strange signals it provides.
It may ask you to start crafting deranged sculptures out of moss, or to wear a tiara of ancient goblin bones.
Be ready.

Dave Matthews and Tim Ryenolds playing Neil Young’s Ohio last night and ends with some Rage Against the Machine.

Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Hilltop) was the only state legislator willing to stand with Ohio State survivors on Tuesday.

Cockley said politicians should donate any Wexner money, and that she's not scared of Wexner's money or power.

The problem with national Democratic leadership is they’ve conflated not being able to *vote* for anything with not being able to *stand* for anything

We actually do get it—you don’t have any direct power at the national level—but you sure as shit can do more than look concerned in interviews

Discworld QOTD, from A Hat Full of Sky

“It’s an unfair world, child. Be glad you have friends.”

I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"

Yes please, get mad about fraud and corruption, but don't be a political-hack hypocrite about it • Ohio Capital Journal Is public fraud infuriating? Yes. Is political corruption an insidious, destabilizing debasement of the public trust and the public good? Absolutely. Should fraud, waste, and abuse be sought out by…

Commentary: Yes please get mad about fraud and corruption. All fraud and corruption. Stick to facts over sensationalism, and never sacrifice your virtue, honor, or principles on the altar of mindless partisanship. It turns you into the easiest of marks. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/16/y...

ThESe TIMES Are TOo iNtERESting! SeNd tHeM bACK!

As a nice white lady mom surrounded by stuffed animals.

Co-sign

My man looks like he’s gone semi-pro playing Candyland

really so sick of Serious Adults in the Room talking about people's rights and safety as Policy. oh it's more important to celebrate Liberal Democracy? don't you guys claim The Civil Rights Movement as a triumph of liberal democracy? guess that's just cause it turned out to be politically expedient

How to Attend a Concert and Not Ruin It for Others

We are living in a society, people, and many of you need to be reminded your actions impact everyone around you, especially when your phone is out.

Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather

Hot damn

“People keep telling me what Bondi was about…”

https://www.patreon.com/posts/145965752?utm_campaign=postshare_fan

"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; they were easily able to say which was which, because there was a clearly delineated binary separating pigs and men, civilized from uncivilized. Whew. The pigs farted. Everybody laughed."

A painting of a curious squid by Paul Kidby

The Roundworld year for 2026 shall be known as [FX Drum Roll] : The Year of the Curious Squid. Artwork by Discworld artist Paul Kidby.

Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith

The Founders were so concerned about bribery that the Constitution forbids it three separate times. Two emoluments clauses ban officials—unambiguously including the president—from accepting things of value, plus bribery is the only named impeachable offense besides treason.

Unprecedentedly corrupt.

Anyway... did we ever figure out whether or not women ruined the workplace?

Look guys I’ve spent the last day playing this over and over again. Don’t read the comments first and stick it through to the second verse. It is in fact one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard.