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Post-9/11 wars have contributed to some 4.5 million deaths, report suggests Researchers attempt to calculate the number of deaths attributable to the war on terrorism, across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.

Not sure how many Cheney obits will mention this murderous legacy of his.

A selfie of Sarah proudly displaying her voting sticker. The sticker says future Ohio voter. She is wearing a bike helmet and sunglasses and a jacket.

A blue e-bike parked in front of a polling place.

Did the thing. They gave me a kid's sticker accidentally - I promise I'm over 18 and not committing voter fraud.

Happy Election Day, y'all.

Dick Cheney dying on the day that a Muslim man will become mayor of NYC post-9/11 feels like it means something.

FTP Library Elections & Appointments Training Cohort Hello! You're filling out this form because you've expressed interest in running for or seeking appointment to a local library board seat in your community (or because you're a serving trustee who'd l...

Here's an important way to make a difference: become a public library board member! Get training and support from Libraries for the People. Library workers--get a friend or community member to sign up. 📚
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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!

Thought I was losing it but it is most decidedly not Election Day. That's tomorrow.

I feel like I say this every year but I really need people to hear it. Halloween is the best American holiday. Just kids outside welcomed into their world, marching around together, showing off their costumes to the elderly, parents meeting parents, neighbors catching up with neighbors.

Fewer Crashes, Lower Speeds on Broad After Bike Lanes Installed - Columbus Underground When a street looks like a highway, drivers are more likely to treat it like one. And when that street is changed to look less like a highway, drivers slow down, which makes the street safer for every...

Bike lanes work

an outdoor blllboard There will never be a bell loud enough, a helmet strong enough, or clothing bright enough to make up for poor infrastructure. Picture of child biking in a painted bike lane

Enough.

Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.

I hang my head crying, tears falling on my top tube. I whimper, "I'm so owned" as I look up at the brake lights of the car that sped past me to get to the red light first.

A laptop and various work accessories are in the foreground on a table. In the background, a bookshelf and windows overlooking a park are visible.

Obviously, as a librarian, loving libraries is my default state but, still, every time I work remotely from one I'm always overwhelmed by how wonderful they are and how grateful I am that they exist.

It's been 1 year of the E Broad St demonstration!🥳 This @visionzerocbus.bsky.social project included converting vehicle lanes to protected bike lanes. It has shown incredible decreases in crashes (from 28 to 13) and high speeds (reduced by 89%). Next up: Designing permanent improvements!

Bike lane finds by your resident corvid (me).

people screaming Cyclist rolling through a stop sign. tumbleweed 1.35M annual worldwide road traffic deaths.

every time.

Central Ohio folks, we have this in Jesse Vogel for Columbus city council and @lauramoldham.bsky.social for Upper Arlington city council.

Early voting is open, and (from what I’ve observed) turnout is pretty low, so it’s both quick and your vote can make a big difference.

And you get a sticker!

Do you like riding bikes? Do you like giving back to the community? Do both at Columbus Cranksgiving, a food drive on 2 wheels!

This is a free event for anyone with a bike and a desire to do good. The event starts at Combustion Brewery on Nov. 8th 🚲

More info:
www.facebook.com/events/13045...

One more time for the people in the back: PEOPLE WHO USE TRANSIT THINK IT'S MUCH SAFER THAN PEOPLE WHO DON'T

Screenshot of Cbus 311 My Requests list. There are eight listed, filling the screen.

Decided I'm going to be an absolute menace to the city via the 311.

They should replace the White House with a really wide bike lane

What Comes After the ‘War on Cars’? Podcast hosts Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear deliver a book-length takedown of the automobile — and a plea to stop centering cities around driving.

Mark your calendars! Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear from The War on Cars podcast will be in Columbus on January 27th as part of their Life After Cars book tour. Brought to you by The OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA) and Transit Columbus. Stay tuned for more details.

Daphnia Ceramics is a local artist who makes mugs!

Loved zooming past oodles of traffic on my ride to tonight's @transitcolumbus.org meeting.

Good Place: Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

But then I started exploring the company servers and discovered hundreds of hours of downloadable entertainment media, and I figured, what’s the hurry? I can always kill the humans after the next series ends.

I keep trying to think of a cool fun thing for my first post on here and then decision paralysis myself out of it, so here's just a silly photo of Nia with her bat wings.