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I’ve lived on this farm in rural Ohio for over 50 years. Artist, writer, farmer. I’m baffled by trump supporters. I’m here to learn how to help turn the tide. Not selling anything.
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Peebles, Ohio.
Health care deserts. Young people leaving. Food deserts. Not enough job opportunities. Attacks on public education. While we fork over big bucks for a football stadium, Ohio continues to leave rural communities out.
We must do better by rural Ohio.
Health care deserts. Young people leaving. Food deserts. Not enough job opportunities. Attacks on public education. While we fork over big bucks for a football stadium, Ohio continues to leave rural communities out.
We must do better by rural Ohio.
June 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Peebles, Ohio.
Health care deserts. Young people leaving. Food deserts. Not enough job opportunities. Attacks on public education. While we fork over big bucks for a football stadium, Ohio continues to leave rural communities out.
We must do better by rural Ohio.
Health care deserts. Young people leaving. Food deserts. Not enough job opportunities. Attacks on public education. While we fork over big bucks for a football stadium, Ohio continues to leave rural communities out.
We must do better by rural Ohio.
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Starting today, I’m launching a four-day, 15-stop listening tour across Ohio. Across the state, I’m meeting with families, teachers, and local leaders to hear what’s working—and what’s not. Because the best ideas come from the people living them.
June 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Starting today, I’m launching a four-day, 15-stop listening tour across Ohio. Across the state, I’m meeting with families, teachers, and local leaders to hear what’s working—and what’s not. Because the best ideas come from the people living them.
Cuts will devastate rural communities. Jessica’s letter to the editor, People’s Defender, June 4, 2025
June 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Cuts will devastate rural communities. Jessica’s letter to the editor, People’s Defender, June 4, 2025
We get a phone call nearly every day from some stranger asking if we want sell our land. What’s up with that? It’s annoying to have to drop everything only to be asked a stupid question.
June 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We get a phone call nearly every day from some stranger asking if we want sell our land. What’s up with that? It’s annoying to have to drop everything only to be asked a stupid question.
From a mom in rural Ohio
“They want to stop SNAP from buying sugary snacks but that’s how I did Easter. And Christmas Stockings. And snack day at school. I just don’t understand how so many can support gutting it.”
“They want to stop SNAP from buying sugary snacks but that’s how I did Easter. And Christmas Stockings. And snack day at school. I just don’t understand how so many can support gutting it.”
June 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
From a mom in rural Ohio
“They want to stop SNAP from buying sugary snacks but that’s how I did Easter. And Christmas Stockings. And snack day at school. I just don’t understand how so many can support gutting it.”
“They want to stop SNAP from buying sugary snacks but that’s how I did Easter. And Christmas Stockings. And snack day at school. I just don’t understand how so many can support gutting it.”
Rural West Virginia
June 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Rural West Virginia
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A 7th grader of my acquaintance described the standard pedagogy of his teachers as follows: “Here are a bunch of facts. Tell them back to me next week and you’ll get a good grade.”
May 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A 7th grader of my acquaintance described the standard pedagogy of his teachers as follows: “Here are a bunch of facts. Tell them back to me next week and you’ll get a good grade.”
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The sort-of silver lining that emerges from an analysis of Erdogan's Turkey, which may be where the U.S. is heading: An authoritarian regime struggles to maintain its popularity because loyalty is rewarded over competence and that causes things to fall apart.
But here's the bad news:
But here's the bad news:
![[from Amanda Taub in the NYT]
But it is not clear whether the protests have much capacity to make a difference. Years of democratic backsliding have insulated the government from many of the consequences of its heavy-handed rule. Such backsliding tends to be incremental and cumulative, which avoids triggering immediate public condemnation — but also makes that condemnation less effective when it eventually does come.
“Once you are at a stage where you think, ‘Oh, that’s not acceptable, you don’t have the tools to prevent it,” [political scientist Erdem] Aytac said. “The judiciary is already captured. The media is already captured.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5lyrol4fdf5k3p4owzb5vfs5/bafkreicra77btiiwwqw6conbrzk2cgs6mcap4uwhep7uecf277pmdjh67e@jpeg)
March 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The sort-of silver lining that emerges from an analysis of Erdogan's Turkey, which may be where the U.S. is heading: An authoritarian regime struggles to maintain its popularity because loyalty is rewarded over competence and that causes things to fall apart.
But here's the bad news:
But here's the bad news:
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Attention universities, law firms, other corporations, and former allies & trading partners: It appears that Disney's craven capitulation to Trump's unreasonable right-wing demands has resulted in ... more unreasonable right-wing demands: www.avclub.com/fcc-launches...
Disney giving in to Trump's DEI bullying somehow only generates more bullying
Disney giving in to Trump's DEI bullying somehow only generates more bullying
www.avclub.com
March 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Attention universities, law firms, other corporations, and former allies & trading partners: It appears that Disney's craven capitulation to Trump's unreasonable right-wing demands has resulted in ... more unreasonable right-wing demands: www.avclub.com/fcc-launches...
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Russell Vought explained it in this leaked video. He wants to destroy multiculturalism in favor of his protestant evangelical theocracy. Erase , deport and incarcerate lgbtq, non whites and non believers.
Says they'll use the military.
youtu.be/UQjdwsZhE_Q?...
Says they'll use the military.
youtu.be/UQjdwsZhE_Q?...
Project 2025 Co-Author Lays Out "Radical Agenda" for Next Trump Term in Undercover Video
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
youtu.be
March 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Russell Vought explained it in this leaked video. He wants to destroy multiculturalism in favor of his protestant evangelical theocracy. Erase , deport and incarcerate lgbtq, non whites and non believers.
Says they'll use the military.
youtu.be/UQjdwsZhE_Q?...
Says they'll use the military.
youtu.be/UQjdwsZhE_Q?...
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When adults bully kids into mindless obedience, the kids may well resist - not because they're "hard to handle" but because they've been treated as something to be handled.
March 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
When adults bully kids into mindless obedience, the kids may well resist - not because they're "hard to handle" but because they've been treated as something to be handled.
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Utah boasts two milestones in the same week, becoming the first state to outlaw pride flags in all public schools (and on all government property) and to ban fluoride in drinking water.
Hmmm. What belief system predicts both intolerance and a rejection of science?
Hmmm. What belief system predicts both intolerance and a rejection of science?
March 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Utah boasts two milestones in the same week, becoming the first state to outlaw pride flags in all public schools (and on all government property) and to ban fluoride in drinking water.
Hmmm. What belief system predicts both intolerance and a rejection of science?
Hmmm. What belief system predicts both intolerance and a rejection of science?
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I know we keep repeating "This is unbelievable" or "Holy shit" with each day's new horrors, but ... holy shit, this is unbelievable
March 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I know we keep repeating "This is unbelievable" or "Holy shit" with each day's new horrors, but ... holy shit, this is unbelievable
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Ok. This is funny
The most fragile, sensitive snowflake in history.
March 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Ok. This is funny
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I know this maybe isn’t the most egregious thing in this bill, but I’m sorry, climate change is NOT a “controversial issue.” This is pure ideological nonsense. It will only hurt OH colleges and universities. You want grads to stay in OH? Good luck.
Ohio House Republicans pass higher education overhaul to ban diversity efforts and faculty strikes • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio House Republican lawmakers voted to pass a massive higher education overhaul bill Wednesday that would ban diversity and inclusion efforts and prevent faculty from striking.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I know this maybe isn’t the most egregious thing in this bill, but I’m sorry, climate change is NOT a “controversial issue.” This is pure ideological nonsense. It will only hurt OH colleges and universities. You want grads to stay in OH? Good luck.
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SB 1 passed the Ohio House today. It is much more dangerous than this story indicates: profs can be fired if they mention "controversial" topics in class, such as immigration, electoral politics, or foreign policy. The end of academic freedom.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/19/o... #history
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/19/o... #history
Ohio House Republicans pass higher education overhaul to ban diversity efforts and faculty strikes • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio House Republican lawmakers voted to pass a massive higher education overhaul bill Wednesday that would ban diversity and inclusion efforts and prevent faculty from striking.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
SB 1 passed the Ohio House today. It is much more dangerous than this story indicates: profs can be fired if they mention "controversial" topics in class, such as immigration, electoral politics, or foreign policy. The end of academic freedom.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/19/o... #history
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/19/o... #history
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WTF
“For classroom discussion, the bill would set rules around topics involving “controversial beliefs” such as climate policies, electoral politics, foreign policy, diversity and inclusion programs, immigration policy, marriage, or abortion. S.B. 1 would only affect Ohio’s public universities.”
“For classroom discussion, the bill would set rules around topics involving “controversial beliefs” such as climate policies, electoral politics, foreign policy, diversity and inclusion programs, immigration policy, marriage, or abortion. S.B. 1 would only affect Ohio’s public universities.”
Ohio House Republicans pass higher education overhaul to ban diversity efforts and faculty strikes • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio House Republican lawmakers voted to pass a massive higher education overhaul bill Wednesday that would ban diversity and inclusion efforts and prevent faculty from striking.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
WTF
“For classroom discussion, the bill would set rules around topics involving “controversial beliefs” such as climate policies, electoral politics, foreign policy, diversity and inclusion programs, immigration policy, marriage, or abortion. S.B. 1 would only affect Ohio’s public universities.”
“For classroom discussion, the bill would set rules around topics involving “controversial beliefs” such as climate policies, electoral politics, foreign policy, diversity and inclusion programs, immigration policy, marriage, or abortion. S.B. 1 would only affect Ohio’s public universities.”
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ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/19/o...
Bigots, mysoginistic, homophobes.
Bigots, mysoginistic, homophobes.
Ohio House Republicans pass higher education overhaul to ban diversity efforts and faculty strikes • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio House Republican lawmakers voted to pass a massive higher education overhaul bill Wednesday that would ban diversity and inclusion efforts and prevent faculty from striking.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/19/o...
Bigots, mysoginistic, homophobes.
Bigots, mysoginistic, homophobes.
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Teens who supported Trump during his first term became less aware of systemic
#racism over time, while those who opposed him grew more conscious of racial inequalities. An adolescent development scholar explains: buff.ly/90Mue1j @wraylake.bsky.social, UCLA #polisky
#racism over time, while those who opposed him grew more conscious of racial inequalities. An adolescent development scholar explains: buff.ly/90Mue1j @wraylake.bsky.social, UCLA #polisky
Trump’s first term polarized teens’ views on racism and inequality
A social scientist tracking adolescents’ beliefs and behaviors over time was uniquely positioned to document changes in teens’ worldviews after Trump’s 2016 election.
buff.ly
March 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Teens who supported Trump during his first term became less aware of systemic
#racism over time, while those who opposed him grew more conscious of racial inequalities. An adolescent development scholar explains: buff.ly/90Mue1j @wraylake.bsky.social, UCLA #polisky
#racism over time, while those who opposed him grew more conscious of racial inequalities. An adolescent development scholar explains: buff.ly/90Mue1j @wraylake.bsky.social, UCLA #polisky
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NEWS: Judge Chutkan has granted a request by several state attorneys general for discovery on DOGE — namely the identities of DOGE personnel and the “parameter’s of DOGE’s and Musk’s authority.”
March 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
NEWS: Judge Chutkan has granted a request by several state attorneys general for discovery on DOGE — namely the identities of DOGE personnel and the “parameter’s of DOGE’s and Musk’s authority.”
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Today’s Legislative Updates February 27, 2025
Trans rights are still under attack in the United States. Please visit our website linked below to learn about your state and contact your reps. Here's a thread of today's updates:
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Trans rights are still under attack in the United States. Please visit our website linked below to learn about your state and contact your reps. Here's a thread of today's updates:
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February 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Today’s Legislative Updates February 27, 2025
Trans rights are still under attack in the United States. Please visit our website linked below to learn about your state and contact your reps. Here's a thread of today's updates:
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Trans rights are still under attack in the United States. Please visit our website linked below to learn about your state and contact your reps. Here's a thread of today's updates:
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yep. and this is the basic problem with trump being psychologically incapable of perceiving a positive sum relationship. everything is a dominance game for him.
No one in DC can bargain in good faith with Trump because he will not follow laws passed by Congress.
No one internationally can bargain in good faith with Trump because he will not respect agreements made by the United States.
Being a counterparty just makes you a target for another shakedown.
No one internationally can bargain in good faith with Trump because he will not respect agreements made by the United States.
Being a counterparty just makes you a target for another shakedown.
March 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
yep. and this is the basic problem with trump being psychologically incapable of perceiving a positive sum relationship. everything is a dominance game for him.
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Don't know how exactly we're going to talk about this but abandoning our commitment to democracy here/abroad should be seen as a disqualifying, de-legitimizing action by Trump. Promoting democracy is our central purpose. It's not an option for someone who calls himself President to walk from it.
March 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Don't know how exactly we're going to talk about this but abandoning our commitment to democracy here/abroad should be seen as a disqualifying, de-legitimizing action by Trump. Promoting democracy is our central purpose. It's not an option for someone who calls himself President to walk from it.