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Random list of things I like: democracy, voting, 1A, Columbus Crew, Newcastle United, books, libraries, and info literacy, Brahms, Bach, Beethoven, bikes, hikes, shrimp tacos and peach pie.

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Room for improvement. #Crew96

22.02.2026 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Offside?

22.02.2026 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a red light with a silhouette of a person in it . ALT: a red light with a silhouette of a person in it .

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Major scandal in Ohio!

Hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars sent to a for-profit organization that claimed to be helping Ohio kids, but later, turns out they couldn’t account for a bunch of the kids they claimed and were paid for.

β€œGhost” students, they were called.

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02.01.2026 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

Shut up! Shutupshutupshutup! May you get what you deserve.

20.12.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Boasberg, Xinis, and Chutkan are on my Christmas card list this year.

12.12.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of Timothy Snyder and Amy Acton.

Picture of Timothy Snyder and Amy Acton.

Thanks for this great conversation! @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @amyactonoh.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

20.11.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The @washingtonpost op-ed page on Friday, October 5, 2018

18.11.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 648    πŸ” 155    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 6

Disgusting!

18.11.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Columbus, OH

19.10.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ohio: Impact on net benchmark Silver ACA plan premiums if enhanced tax credits expire

Ohio: Impact on net benchmark Silver ACA plan premiums if enhanced tax credits expire

13. #OHIO ~568,000 ACA enrollees

Avg gross rate change: +19.8% (FINAL)

Avg gross 2026 premium: $695/mo

NET 2026 increase for 64-yr old couple earning $90K/yr if the enhanced tax credits expire: +314%

(this would be more than 25% of their gross income)

acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...

01.10.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

Imagine the future history books:
β€œIn 2025, the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to consider race in helping a Latino student get into college, but totally awesome to consider race when throwing their dad into a concentration camp.”

08.09.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1305    πŸ” 523    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 22

Washington DC has 702,000 people, is 45% Black and has 0 senators

Wyoming has 590,000 people, is 86% white and has 2 senators

DC needs a state with proper representation, not a military takeover

11.08.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4764    πŸ” 1451    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 52

I still don't understand why a consortium of university libraries doesn't give a few million bucks to a few university presses to publish journals at cost, and then unsubscribe from the for-profit ones. It would save them money even in the short term, and ... (1/2)

28.07.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the journalism we need.

23.07.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tomorrow is it: the #GoodTroubleLivesOn National Day of Action.

John Lewis told us:

"Never be afraid to get in good trouble, necessary trouble."

It's necessary now, if we're going to save our country.

Find your event at goodtroubleliveson.org.

17.07.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 222    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.

My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?

05.07.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 7799    πŸ” 6334    πŸ’¬ 324    πŸ“Œ 289
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About that record-high share of Americans saying immigration is good for the country: The surge is primarily driven by *Republicans* changing their tune. Rs have become much more positive on immigration than they had been before Trump took office.

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Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)

news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...

11.07.2025 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7321    πŸ” 2822    πŸ’¬ 213    πŸ“Œ 591
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How many could lose healthcare via the #MAGAMurderBill in the 29 most vulnerable GOP-held House districts? There are 29 House districts where Republicans won by 12 points or less. Below I've posted district-wide enrollment in ACA exchange-based Qualified Health Plans (QHPs), ACA Basic Health Plans (BHPs) a...

🚨 REMINDER: There are 29 GOP-held House seats where the Republican won by 12 points or less.

Here's how many residents of each who WILL either lose healthcare coverage entirely or be faced w/MASSIVE premium hikes and/or ongoing paperwork to keep it:

acasignups.net/25/07/03/how...

03.07.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 424    πŸ” 288    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 24

β€œWe stay in the fight, not because we’re guaranteed to win it, but because it’s the right fight."

01.07.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gutting! 😞

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My statement on today’s decision in Trump v Casa:

27.06.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 297    πŸ” 120    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 10
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent hits the target. She is reminding us of the stakes in this case. And she is spot on.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

27.06.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5215    πŸ” 2263    πŸ’¬ 140    πŸ“Œ 102

i am simply asking the press to cover the government sending masked thugs to rip people from their crying children and shipping them to a foreign concentration camp with the same ferocity they cover a trans kid playing jv tennis in sheboygan

24.06.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 11112    πŸ” 3607    πŸ’¬ 77    πŸ“Œ 60

I appreciate your work and am considering subscribing, but I'm conflicted about rewarding Substack that continues to platform alt-right blogs.I know purity tests are fruitless in this media world but wanted to share my thinking.

20.06.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OH SB 1 Petition Let Ohioans decide the future of higher education.

Have you signed the petition to repeal #Ohio's Higher Education Destruction Act (SB 1) yet??

You're almost out of time!
ohsb1petition.com

Find a petition to sign this weekend:
airtable.com/appZeT72s1eh...

20.06.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Colorful quilt of a nighttime scene with  Harriet Tubman in an orange jacket and purple dress carrying a rifle. She is leading other figures who walk behind her.

Colorful quilt of a nighttime scene with Harriet Tubman in an orange jacket and purple dress carrying a rifle. She is leading other figures who walk behind her.

Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the β€œWe Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting

19.06.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 31742    πŸ” 6215    πŸ’¬ 1526    πŸ“Œ 480

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