Frank W. Lewis
@frankwlewis.bsky.social
Associate editor at SignalCleveland.org, Philly expat (Go Birds 🦅), dog guy, Celtiphile, podcast fan, whatever Gotham needs me to be.
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Check those Gmail settings!
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Check those Gmail settings!
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i think if you want to have those disgusting LED headlights on your car, you should have to do a test where they blast you point blank with your own headlights and then you have 15 seconds to successfully complete some sort of vision-based task, and if you can't do it they push your car off a cliff
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
i think if you want to have those disgusting LED headlights on your car, you should have to do a test where they blast you point blank with your own headlights and then you have 15 seconds to successfully complete some sort of vision-based task, and if you can't do it they push your car off a cliff
I’m honored and grateful that people in Shore Acres trusted us with the story of a beloved neighbor whose passing left a hole in the heart of the neighborhood.
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Shore Acres mourns loss of neighbor who ‘kept us all connected’
Dan Postotnik’s neighbors nominated him as one of Cleveland’s unofficial ‘mayors’ for his decades of looking out for everyone.
signalcleveland.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I’m honored and grateful that people in Shore Acres trusted us with the story of a beloved neighbor whose passing left a hole in the heart of the neighborhood.
signalcleveland.org/shore-acres-...
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Barring a mad rush to the Board of Elections’ drop box, Cuyahoga County is going to see a big drop in the return rate for requested mail-in ballots. signalcleveland.org/thousands-of...
Thousands of Cuyahoga County mail-in ballots still not returned
Voters who requested mail-in ballots can take them to the Board of Elections by 7:30 p.m. or vote by provisional ballot at polling place.
signalcleveland.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Barring a mad rush to the Board of Elections’ drop box, Cuyahoga County is going to see a big drop in the return rate for requested mail-in ballots. signalcleveland.org/thousands-of...
If you’re just tuning in to the Cleveland elections, here’s what you need to know. signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-cou...
Cuyahoga County elections: Got questions? We’ve got answers
Tuesday is your last chance to vote in Cuyahoga County for mayors, city council members and local judges. Here’s what you need to know.
signalcleveland.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If you’re just tuning in to the Cleveland elections, here’s what you need to know. signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-cou...
A movie you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif.
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A movie you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif.
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Here's your election eve Cleveland City Council candidate spending leaderboard. The Ward 5 race is the most expensive in the city, with both Rebecca Maurer and Richard Starr spending close to $100k each.
More from Weekly Chatter: signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ci...
More from Weekly Chatter: signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ci...
November 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Here's your election eve Cleveland City Council candidate spending leaderboard. The Ward 5 race is the most expensive in the city, with both Rebecca Maurer and Richard Starr spending close to $100k each.
More from Weekly Chatter: signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ci...
More from Weekly Chatter: signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ci...
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A bit of news in our election-eve look at Bibb 2025. Mayor indicates he’s moving closer toward shaking up the police oversight system created by Issue 24:
“It’s really about how do we make sure all of these regulatory bodies can work more seamlessly.” signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ma...
“It’s really about how do we make sure all of these regulatory bodies can work more seamlessly.” signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ma...
'You got to be agile and adapt': Mayor Justin Bibb seeks reelection
As he runs for reelection, Justin Bibb talked with Signal Cleveland about what he's learned over four years as Cleveland mayor.
signalcleveland.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A bit of news in our election-eve look at Bibb 2025. Mayor indicates he’s moving closer toward shaking up the police oversight system created by Issue 24:
“It’s really about how do we make sure all of these regulatory bodies can work more seamlessly.” signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ma...
“It’s really about how do we make sure all of these regulatory bodies can work more seamlessly.” signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ma...
I understand law enforcement’s attraction to technology, but unfortunately it takes years and millions of dollars to find out that it’s not the One Weird Trick that’s going to change everything. signalcleveland.org/cleveland-to...
Cleveland to replace ShotSpotter with other gunshot-detection tech
City council will hold hearings on the proposal and on a new report that raised questions about ShotSpotter ’s value in Cleveland.
signalcleveland.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I understand law enforcement’s attraction to technology, but unfortunately it takes years and millions of dollars to find out that it’s not the One Weird Trick that’s going to change everything. signalcleveland.org/cleveland-to...
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Tolkien understood masculinity to a level Elon Musk and fascist tech bros can NEVER understand.
All the shit they do in Call of Duty he did for real in the mud and blood of the Western Front.
He came out of that rejecting all of the macho bullshit they claim it teaches you.
Fuck 'em.
All the shit they do in Call of Duty he did for real in the mud and blood of the Western Front.
He came out of that rejecting all of the macho bullshit they claim it teaches you.
Fuck 'em.
October 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Tolkien understood masculinity to a level Elon Musk and fascist tech bros can NEVER understand.
All the shit they do in Call of Duty he did for real in the mud and blood of the Western Front.
He came out of that rejecting all of the macho bullshit they claim it teaches you.
Fuck 'em.
All the shit they do in Call of Duty he did for real in the mud and blood of the Western Front.
He came out of that rejecting all of the macho bullshit they claim it teaches you.
Fuck 'em.
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I don't doubt that Trumpism will soon crumble and things will return to a seeming normal. But what worries me is whether we will again make the mistake of offering impunity to these degenerates because if so, we're just waiting around for fascism that sticks.
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
October 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I don't doubt that Trumpism will soon crumble and things will return to a seeming normal. But what worries me is whether we will again make the mistake of offering impunity to these degenerates because if so, we're just waiting around for fascism that sticks.
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Check out Cleveland's Municipal Court candidates right here: signalcleveland.org/cleveland-mu...
Voting? Here's what Cleveland Municipal Court candidates said
Voters on Nov. 4 will pick judges to serve on the Cleveland Municipal Court. Candidates answered these questions gathered from the community.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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And FTR, whether or not you believe he “deserved” to get shot (few victims of gun violence “deserve” it), these are his words: "I think it's worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.”
September 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
And FTR, whether or not you believe he “deserved” to get shot (few victims of gun violence “deserve” it), these are his words: "I think it's worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.”
I’d forgotten that this song is used in School of Rock, which we rewatched last night for a break from the general bleakness. It’s one of my all-time favorites, a straight banger with a foreboding message. Even Joey Ramone could see the path we were on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTxq...
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August 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I’d forgotten that this song is used in School of Rock, which we rewatched last night for a break from the general bleakness. It’s one of my all-time favorites, a straight banger with a foreboding message. Even Joey Ramone could see the path we were on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTxq...
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Also, as @danahoule.bsky.social points out, one clear theme of ICE's little reign of terror is that they are EXTREMELY sensitive to murals, signs, and other displays criticizing ICE. Which means that one of the most effective ways to attack the agency is to produce those things in great numbers
ICE just posted this video taking down the sign in Mount Pleasant on Twitter.
August 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Also, as @danahoule.bsky.social points out, one clear theme of ICE's little reign of terror is that they are EXTREMELY sensitive to murals, signs, and other displays criticizing ICE. Which means that one of the most effective ways to attack the agency is to produce those things in great numbers
Slightly diminish a band name: Urgent Meeting! at the Disco.
Slightly diminish a band: Public Frenemy.
Slightly diminish a band: Kvetch Against the Machine
August 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Slightly diminish a band name: Urgent Meeting! at the Disco.
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when i think of Colbert, i think of an interview he gave to GQ when he first took over The Late Show, and had this to say about losing his father and brothers in a plane crash. www.gq.com/story/stephe...
July 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
when i think of Colbert, i think of an interview he gave to GQ when he first took over The Late Show, and had this to say about losing his father and brothers in a plane crash. www.gq.com/story/stephe...
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also, support local journalism so they can do this!
The GOP passed a budget that will eviscerate health care in rural areas. They delayed much of the impact for after the midterms, hoping the public will think any discussion of the impending collapse is hyperbolic.
Local reporters have a chance to do service journalism that'll make a splash too.
Local reporters have a chance to do service journalism that'll make a splash too.
July 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
also, support local journalism so they can do this!
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Computers used to scream every time they connected to the Internet. They knew. They tried to warn us. We did not listen.
June 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Computers used to scream every time they connected to the Internet. They knew. They tried to warn us. We did not listen.
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Today is The Buckeye Flame's 5th birthday! We launched in June of 2020 to fill the lack of a statewide LGBTQ+ newsroom in Ohio and have every intention of burning bright for the another 5 years!
CHECK OUT OUR IMPACT REPORT of our first 5 years!
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CHECK OUT OUR IMPACT REPORT of our first 5 years!
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The Buckeye Flame Impact Report: From Spark to Bonfire, Igniting Our Future
The Buckeye Flame launched in June of 2020 as a 501c3 nonprofit newsroom, filling the lack of a statewide LGBTQ+ newsroom in Ohio.
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June 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Today is The Buckeye Flame's 5th birthday! We launched in June of 2020 to fill the lack of a statewide LGBTQ+ newsroom in Ohio and have every intention of burning bright for the another 5 years!
CHECK OUT OUR IMPACT REPORT of our first 5 years!
thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/06/22/t...
CHECK OUT OUR IMPACT REPORT of our first 5 years!
thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/06/22/t...
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Go back and rewatch watchmen anyway, be ause the cops-in-masks theme is gonna make you go "oohhhhhh. …Shit."
If you look at the 2019 watchmen series and somehow don't see a fullthroated and SCATHING critique of not only the culture of policing in the US, but also of US TV's very deep and persistent Copaganda problem, then you need to go back and rewatch watchmen.
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The connection of the original Watchmen to a conversation about the racist history of the United States, in general, but Policing, the "Lost Cause" myth, and mid-20th century American support for Fascism, in particular? Frankly fucking masterful.
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June 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Go back and rewatch watchmen anyway, be ause the cops-in-masks theme is gonna make you go "oohhhhhh. …Shit."