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The Community Festival is an independent, volunteer-organized celebration of creativity and activism in Columbus, OH. Founded in 1972, its purpose is to build bridges between progressive non-profit organizations, artists, and volunteers to raise awareness
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Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years. That’s 6 lives every minute. Say it with us: Vaccines are safe. Vaccines save lives.
August 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years. That’s 6 lives every minute. Say it with us: Vaccines are safe. Vaccines save lives.
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Breaking news! A federal judge in Missoula ruled USFWS broke the law when it denied protections for gray wolves in the western U.S. The agency must now reconsider using the best available science. A major step forward for wolf recovery.
Read more: 🔗 wildearthguardians.org/press-releas...
Read more: 🔗 wildearthguardians.org/press-releas...
Court: Western wolves wrongly denied Endangered Species Act protections
Western wolves wrongly denied Endangered Species Act protections
wildearthguardians.org
August 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Breaking news! A federal judge in Missoula ruled USFWS broke the law when it denied protections for gray wolves in the western U.S. The agency must now reconsider using the best available science. A major step forward for wolf recovery.
Read more: 🔗 wildearthguardians.org/press-releas...
Read more: 🔗 wildearthguardians.org/press-releas...
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Christian nationalism opposes public assistance to the poor, unless the money passes through church coffers, favors people of color being submissive to white people, favors use of physical punishment of kids, & favors minimal workers rights.
Say "NO"!
Say "NO"!
Support our campaign to oppose MAGA extremists
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August 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Christian nationalism opposes public assistance to the poor, unless the money passes through church coffers, favors people of color being submissive to white people, favors use of physical punishment of kids, & favors minimal workers rights.
Say "NO"!
Say "NO"!
There is no bottom ...
President Trump has taken his first step toward restricting access to abortions for veterans who are covered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical benefits, eliminating VA exceptions for cases of rape and incest in states with full bans. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/05/r...
Trump administration moves to end veterans’ abortion access in cases of rape, incest and health • Ohio Capital Journal
The Trump administration has taken its first step toward restricting access to abortions for veterans who are covered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical benefits, eliminating VA…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
There is no bottom ...
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In Ohio, the lawbreaking legislators violated the Ohio Constitution, their oaths, and court orders seven times in order to illegally draw gerrymandered maps.
Faced zero accountability.
And then sat in their illegal seats.
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Faced zero accountability.
And then sat in their illegal seats.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has taken steps to remove Rep. Gene Wu from office for blocking Republican gerrymandering.
August 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
In Ohio, the lawbreaking legislators violated the Ohio Constitution, their oaths, and court orders seven times in order to illegally draw gerrymandered maps.
Faced zero accountability.
And then sat in their illegal seats.
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Faced zero accountability.
And then sat in their illegal seats.
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Hey Central Ohio patriots: please join us Aug. 9 and bring your friends. If we work together, we can protect our Constitution.
Hey Central Ohio patriots: please join us Aug. 9 and bring your friends. If we work together, we can protect our Constitution.
Hands Along High Street, Columbus Ohio. Be a Link in the Chain! Join Us August 9th 2025
YouTube video by Indivisible: Central Ohio
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August 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Hey Central Ohio patriots: please join us Aug. 9 and bring your friends. If we work together, we can protect our Constitution.
Hey Central Ohio patriots: please join us Aug. 9 and bring your friends. If we work together, we can protect our Constitution.
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Unreal. 18 year old gets in a car accident while driving under the speed limit, gets cited and shows up to court, gets arrested by ICE. Now he’s in the Butler County Jail, probably scared out of his mind. www.wosu.org/politics-gov... #AbolishICE
ICE arrests 18-year-old at Franklin County courthouse as public defenders criticize court rules
ICE detained 18-year-old Mainor Anavisa-Bueso Monday and brought him to the Butler County Jail. The Franklin County Public Defenders are calling on the Franklin County Municipal Court not to cooperate...
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August 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Unreal. 18 year old gets in a car accident while driving under the speed limit, gets cited and shows up to court, gets arrested by ICE. Now he’s in the Butler County Jail, probably scared out of his mind. www.wosu.org/politics-gov... #AbolishICE
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Don't let your feed be all doom and gloom.
Find uplifting accounts with positive content and follow them
Hint hint wink wink
Find uplifting accounts with positive content and follow them
Hint hint wink wink
August 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Don't let your feed be all doom and gloom.
Find uplifting accounts with positive content and follow them
Hint hint wink wink
Find uplifting accounts with positive content and follow them
Hint hint wink wink
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Please find it in your heart to donate to your local animal rescue. Trump's mass deportation policies have left animals abandoned, sometimes locked in a house, without anyone noticing for weeks. The rescues are already stretched thin, and they need fosters. Free article - no paywall.
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Pets are being abandoned, surrendered amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
The heightened need is colliding with a shelter system already stretched thin by post-pandemic overcrowding, chronic staffing shortages and plummeting adoptions.
wapo.st
August 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Please find it in your heart to donate to your local animal rescue. Trump's mass deportation policies have left animals abandoned, sometimes locked in a house, without anyone noticing for weeks. The rescues are already stretched thin, and they need fosters. Free article - no paywall.
wapo.st/3UKkVc0
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Congress needs to do some major oversight here to make sure the Trump administration doesn't now cook the books for political gain.
Call your reps 👉 5calls.org/issue/bureau...
Call your reps 👉 5calls.org/issue/bureau...
Condemn Trump’s Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner ⭑ 5 Calls
On August 1st, Trump personally directed his administration to fire Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This …
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August 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Congress needs to do some major oversight here to make sure the Trump administration doesn't now cook the books for political gain.
Call your reps 👉 5calls.org/issue/bureau...
Call your reps 👉 5calls.org/issue/bureau...
"We cannot wait until it’s time to count the graves of the children who have perished, declare it a famine — or indeed, a genocide — and say, simply, “Never again.”
Netanyahu Is Choosing to Starve Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/o...
Opinion | Netanyahu Is Choosing to Starve Gaza
www.nytimes.com
August 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"We cannot wait until it’s time to count the graves of the children who have perished, declare it a famine — or indeed, a genocide — and say, simply, “Never again.”
The fact that the people making these decisions do. not. care. about the optics of this comparison is deeply disturbing.
We are losing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which has helped educate, inform, and entertain millions of Americans.
Instead, we’re getting a vulgar new gold ballroom, which none of us will ever see.
Instead, we’re getting a vulgar new gold ballroom, which none of us will ever see.
August 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The fact that the people making these decisions do. not. care. about the optics of this comparison is deeply disturbing.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced today that it will begin phasing out its operations, following Congress’s recent decision to revoke previously allocated federal funding. CPB said it is initiating an “orderly wind-down” after nearly six decades.
August 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced today that it will begin phasing out its operations, following Congress’s recent decision to revoke previously allocated federal funding. CPB said it is initiating an “orderly wind-down” after nearly six decades.
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The Republican Party supports and encourages child sex traffickers.
Virginia Giuffre: “I was instructed to get undressed and have sex with Jeffrey Epstein while Ghislaine Maxwell was particpating as well. Both of them. I was abused by Ghislaine and Epstein.”
August 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The Republican Party supports and encourages child sex traffickers.
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Has anyone considered expanding rights rather than curbing them? Sorry if anyone already thought of this
July 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Has anyone considered expanding rights rather than curbing them? Sorry if anyone already thought of this
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If you’re feeling uneasy, it’s probably because we now know we live in a country built on the blackmail of a dead pedophile who is Too Big to Fail, so Congress has to go home for a couple of months to figure out how talk about it without defenestrating the president and collapsing the economy.
July 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
If you’re feeling uneasy, it’s probably because we now know we live in a country built on the blackmail of a dead pedophile who is Too Big to Fail, so Congress has to go home for a couple of months to figure out how talk about it without defenestrating the president and collapsing the economy.
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Gun violence is the leading killer of college-aged people in America. We are failing them by allowing this scourge to continue.
July 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Gun violence is the leading killer of college-aged people in America. We are failing them by allowing this scourge to continue.
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Gun violence stole the life of Corey Adams—an 18-year-old freshman football player at Ole Miss, a top recruit, and a young man with endless potential.
Corey was more than a gifted athlete—he was a son, a friend, a teammate, and so deeply loved. He should still be here.
Corey was more than a gifted athlete—he was a son, a friend, a teammate, and so deeply loved. He should still be here.
July 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Gun violence stole the life of Corey Adams—an 18-year-old freshman football player at Ole Miss, a top recruit, and a young man with endless potential.
Corey was more than a gifted athlete—he was a son, a friend, a teammate, and so deeply loved. He should still be here.
Corey was more than a gifted athlete—he was a son, a friend, a teammate, and so deeply loved. He should still be here.
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🏛Today, the Ohio House met to vote on 3 veto overrides
☎️We believe it's because they didn't have the votes to override the other 2, and that's because of YOU— your calls and emails made the difference!
It's now up to the Ohio Senate to schedule their session
We’ll be keeping the pressure up.
☎️We believe it's because they didn't have the votes to override the other 2, and that's because of YOU— your calls and emails made the difference!
It's now up to the Ohio Senate to schedule their session
We’ll be keeping the pressure up.
July 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🏛Today, the Ohio House met to vote on 3 veto overrides
☎️We believe it's because they didn't have the votes to override the other 2, and that's because of YOU— your calls and emails made the difference!
It's now up to the Ohio Senate to schedule their session
We’ll be keeping the pressure up.
☎️We believe it's because they didn't have the votes to override the other 2, and that's because of YOU— your calls and emails made the difference!
It's now up to the Ohio Senate to schedule their session
We’ll be keeping the pressure up.
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Want to talk to someone who believes a lie? Start by highlighting what you share. Remember, we all want accountable government and safe kids! #TruthBrigade #DisinfoBuster
Join the Indivisible Truth Brigade!
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July 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Want to talk to someone who believes a lie? Start by highlighting what you share. Remember, we all want accountable government and safe kids! #TruthBrigade #DisinfoBuster
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The Tiffany Network should now be known as the Tiffany Trump Network. It has a long history of bowing to the right. How CBS Decided It Couldn't Afford to Let Stephen Colbert Speak His Mind www.thenation.com/article/arch...
How CBS Decided It Couldn't Afford to Let Stephen Colbert Speak His Mind
The network claims it's canceling The Daily Show for financial reasons, but the real bottom line here is Trump appeasement.
www.thenation.com
July 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Tiffany Network should now be known as the Tiffany Trump Network. It has a long history of bowing to the right. How CBS Decided It Couldn't Afford to Let Stephen Colbert Speak His Mind www.thenation.com/article/arch...
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Live in Ohio? Want things to get better? Read this WHOLE thread. Ramaswamy is not what Ohio needs! He’s yet another Trump-style con man.
Vivek. You can’t be serious.
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I’ve been around politics for a little bit.
Which gives me a good eye for people who are serious, and people who are not at all serious.
And people who are not at all serious stick out like a sore thumb.
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I’ve been around politics for a little bit.
Which gives me a good eye for people who are serious, and people who are not at all serious.
And people who are not at all serious stick out like a sore thumb.
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July 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Live in Ohio? Want things to get better? Read this WHOLE thread. Ramaswamy is not what Ohio needs! He’s yet another Trump-style con man.
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Ohio’s minimum wage is $10.70/hr … columbusunderground.com/report-ohioa...
Report: Ohioans Need $23 Per Hour to Afford Average 2-Bedroom Apartment - Columbus Underground
Ohioans need to be making at least $22.51 an hour working a full-time job to be able to afford a “modest” two-bedroom apartment, according to a new report released this week.
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July 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Ohio’s minimum wage is $10.70/hr … columbusunderground.com/report-ohioa...
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"Today we witnessed a rejection of politics as usual, a rejection of the inhumane way we have been treating our unhoused neighbors, a rejection of the way our mayor has turned his back on labor," said @omarfatehmn.com.
Minneapolis Dems Endorse Democratic Socialist Fateh for Mayor Over Incumbent Frey | Common Dreams
"Today we witnessed a rejection of politics as usual, a rejection of the inhumane way we have been treating our unhoused neighbors, a rejection of the way our mayor has turned his back on labor," said...
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July 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Today we witnessed a rejection of politics as usual, a rejection of the inhumane way we have been treating our unhoused neighbors, a rejection of the way our mayor has turned his back on labor," said @omarfatehmn.com.