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Recovering Air Force Vet
Undergrad in Public Management, Leadership and Policy at Ohio State University
Recovering Air Force Vet
Undergrad in Public Management, Leadership and Policy at Ohio State University
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as others have noted there's a connection between these deaths and right wing "Antifa" paranoia. musk designed and advertised this thing as apocalypse proof which in his smooth brain meant "able to protect riders from dangerous hordes of poor rioters". this also makes rescuing passengers impossible
What an absolute nightmare. A high school student saw his friends crash their Cybertruck and rushed to help, but was only able to rescue one of them because the car's doors would not open from the outside.
He watched his three other friends burn to death.
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He watched his three other friends burn to death.
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Cybertruck crash report says witness could not open door to save victims
Three college students were killed in the November collision in Piedmont.
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March 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
as others have noted there's a connection between these deaths and right wing "Antifa" paranoia. musk designed and advertised this thing as apocalypse proof which in his smooth brain meant "able to protect riders from dangerous hordes of poor rioters". this also makes rescuing passengers impossible
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December 11, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
March 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
Whether it's food, housing, or clothes the poor get ripped off this way out of necessity. The dichotomy of the dollar store is its utility and its abuse.
March 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Whether it's food, housing, or clothes the poor get ripped off this way out of necessity. The dichotomy of the dollar store is its utility and its abuse.
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Commentary: The fury is building. From the bottom up. People who never joined any protest before are showing up angry. At the Ohio Statehouse. At townhalls. Wherever J.D. Vance goes. With flunky Republicans and clueless Democrats, someone has to.
Mad Musk, Fury Road: Trump and the billionaire chainsawing government enrage Ohioans • Ohio Capital Journal
The fury is building. From the bottom up. It is palpable. People who never joined any protest before are showing up angry. At the Ohio Statehouse. At townhalls. At lawmakers’ offices. Wherever J.D.…
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March 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Commentary: The fury is building. From the bottom up. People who never joined any protest before are showing up angry. At the Ohio Statehouse. At townhalls. Wherever J.D. Vance goes. With flunky Republicans and clueless Democrats, someone has to.
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52 years ago today
![The Great Michigan Pizza Funeral was the ceremonial disposal of 29,188 frozen cheese-and-mushroom pizzas in Ossineke, Michigan, on March 5, 1973.[1][2] The manufacturer, Ilario "Mario" Fabbrini,[3] had been ordered to recall the pizzas by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after initial tests suggested the presence of botulism-causing bacteria in a batch of canned mushrooms.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreigjlwsj6lgkpparg5ckmj3e7jxknwinuvarhnj4mbypjbl7x5mqsm@jpeg)
March 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
52 years ago today
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Finally reunited
March 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Finally reunited
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old Soviet joke for our times:
Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to.
Guy says: “looking for an obituary.”
Vendor says “those are towards the back of the paper, comrade.”
Guy says: “not the one I’m looking for.”
Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to.
Guy says: “looking for an obituary.”
Vendor says “those are towards the back of the paper, comrade.”
Guy says: “not the one I’m looking for.”
March 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
old Soviet joke for our times:
Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to.
Guy says: “looking for an obituary.”
Vendor says “those are towards the back of the paper, comrade.”
Guy says: “not the one I’m looking for.”
Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to.
Guy says: “looking for an obituary.”
Vendor says “those are towards the back of the paper, comrade.”
Guy says: “not the one I’m looking for.”
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public service announcement
February 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
public service announcement
Yesterday Ohio State University showed a baffling lack of resolve in the face of empty threats and bluster from the federal and state government. The destruction of these critical services is a disgrace.
It's left to students to remind the institution what morality and bravery look like.
It's left to students to remind the institution what morality and bravery look like.
February 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Yesterday Ohio State University showed a baffling lack of resolve in the face of empty threats and bluster from the federal and state government. The destruction of these critical services is a disgrace.
It's left to students to remind the institution what morality and bravery look like.
It's left to students to remind the institution what morality and bravery look like.
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DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA.
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
February 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA.
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
My grandma made a denim suit like this for my grandpa for prom in the 70s, nice to see it make a resurgence (peep me in it)
February 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
My grandma made a denim suit like this for my grandpa for prom in the 70s, nice to see it make a resurgence (peep me in it)
Unfortunately, I would follow this fellow's actions with extreme interest. What decent acts will they accomplish today?
Imagine a guy in the US showing his support of Canada by becoming a weird weeb about Canada.
Like he's now dressed as a lumberjack, he keeps talking about the fine steel of his Yukon-honed axe, he ostentatiously sips aged maple syrup out of an authentic flask signed by Dan Akroyd himself, etc
Like he's now dressed as a lumberjack, he keeps talking about the fine steel of his Yukon-honed axe, he ostentatiously sips aged maple syrup out of an authentic flask signed by Dan Akroyd himself, etc
February 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Unfortunately, I would follow this fellow's actions with extreme interest. What decent acts will they accomplish today?
Psiber Truhc
In my city there is one cybertruck and one DIY parody of a cybertruck and the parody truck has become a local celebrity. Meanwhile, I always wish I had some rotten eggs to throw at the tesla whenever I see it.
February 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Psiber Truhc
My mom's a special ed preschool teacher and I've never seen her get so political. Man's pissing off the wrong people.
so special ed programs are getting gutted because their internal documentation used the term "transition" when talking about helping disabled kids enter the working world. they're literally striking at that word wherever they see it.
the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs
February 17, 2025 at 6:11 AM
My mom's a special ed preschool teacher and I've never seen her get so political. Man's pissing off the wrong people.
I also struggle with religion's claim on community. As I recently moved, it's the churches that provide the most accessible entrance into a community. That's a powerful position to hold.
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
February 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I also struggle with religion's claim on community. As I recently moved, it's the churches that provide the most accessible entrance into a community. That's a powerful position to hold.
Absolutely no conflict of interest here. Fair and balanced competition abound. Free and flourishing.
Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports
February 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Absolutely no conflict of interest here. Fair and balanced competition abound. Free and flourishing.
As a prior Amazon driver I worked along side many of these more exploited workers. Many times they would pay to get to work only to find they didn't have work to do, or were required to work overtime without notice - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/am...
Amazon Workers Deserve a Raise
Amazon is one of the largest private employers in the country. It delivers more parcels than UPS and soon will overtake USPS as well. It has 2,843 warehouses and delivery stations in the US, and emplo...
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February 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
As a prior Amazon driver I worked along side many of these more exploited workers. Many times they would pay to get to work only to find they didn't have work to do, or were required to work overtime without notice - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/am...
Is it normal to fell annoying when entering a new group?
I know I'm old, but feeling especially out of place at some groups I'm participating in on campus.
I'm not used to meeting so much resistance to integrating in a group! Maybe I've lost my charm...🙃
I know I'm old, but feeling especially out of place at some groups I'm participating in on campus.
I'm not used to meeting so much resistance to integrating in a group! Maybe I've lost my charm...🙃
February 13, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Is it normal to fell annoying when entering a new group?
I know I'm old, but feeling especially out of place at some groups I'm participating in on campus.
I'm not used to meeting so much resistance to integrating in a group! Maybe I've lost my charm...🙃
I know I'm old, but feeling especially out of place at some groups I'm participating in on campus.
I'm not used to meeting so much resistance to integrating in a group! Maybe I've lost my charm...🙃
As one of the 210 that were registered to submit spoken testimony, this is a slap in the face. It's frustrating to see our elected officials confronted with overwhelming evidence supporting AT LEAST an amendment of this wretched bill only to pass it along party lines.
We will be heard.
We will be heard.
The Ohio Senate passed a controversial higher education bill that would overhaul the state’s public universities during Wednesday’s session.
This came one day after more than 800 Ohioans submitted testimony against it.
@ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/3QcoOo6
This came one day after more than 800 Ohioans submitted testimony against it.
@ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/3QcoOo6
Ohio Senate passes higher ed overhaul bill less than a day after eight hours of opponent testimony • Ohio Capital Journal
The Ohio Senate passed a controversial higher education bill that would overhaul the state’s public universities during Wednesday's session. This came one day after more than 800 Ohioans submitted tes...
bit.ly
February 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
As one of the 210 that were registered to submit spoken testimony, this is a slap in the face. It's frustrating to see our elected officials confronted with overwhelming evidence supporting AT LEAST an amendment of this wretched bill only to pass it along party lines.
We will be heard.
We will be heard.
I was walking and talking with my Geography Professor and some other students today and her doctoral research is on the geography of the human microbiome and how it's been affected in recent history... The body is a world of its own ✨🌎
January 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I was walking and talking with my Geography Professor and some other students today and her doctoral research is on the geography of the human microbiome and how it's been affected in recent history... The body is a world of its own ✨🌎
Happiness is eating a little treat with the smallest spoon available 🥄
January 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Happiness is eating a little treat with the smallest spoon available 🥄