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Laura Oldham
@lauramoldham.bsky.social
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Website builder, sustainability advocate, mom to Violet, wife to Doug, candidate for Upper Arlington City Council. oldhamforua.com
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blockclubchi.bsky.social
Crust Fund Pizza is collaborating with Giordano’s on "Millennium Pork" deep dish for a good cause. blockclubchi.co/4osCwm6
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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bencollins.bsky.social
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”

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I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago.
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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newyorker.com
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
lauramoldham.bsky.social
Hey Upper Arlington! You have the opportunity to vote for SIX seats in SEVEN days. Hand motions optional.
October 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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goodworkscolumbus.org
Final week of early voting before the General Election! Good Works Columbus endorses Jesse Vogel for Columbus City Council and encourages readers to vote @senatormeow.bsky.social Sample Meowlet

Check out that and volunteer opportunities in this week’s newsletter:

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Good Works Columbus: October 27th, 2025
Hi gang, welcome back to Good Works Columbus!Early voting continues this week for the general election (Election Day November 4th). Good Works Columbus...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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benlelandoh.bsky.social
Vote @lauramoldham.bsky.social for Upper Arlington City Council!
Selfie with me, UA City Council candidate Laura Oldham, and Columbus City School Board member Sarah Ingles holding Franklin County Dem Sample ballots for Upper Arlington Picture of me chatting with a voter on his lawn Photo of big team of canvassers, several of them holding yard signs.
October 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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talcotts.bsky.social
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!
jacquelyngill.bsky.social Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · Oct 22
I’d genuinely love to see more progressive, Green, etc. candidates running for local office so we can build a base of experienced, vetted folks with track records so that the next time we have a crucial Senate race we don’t end up rallying around black-box unknowns with shiny campaign announcements.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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aclu.org
If you're taking to the streets to protest today, know your rights.
"KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS You don’t need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and you don’t need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks, as long as you’re not obstructing traffic or access to buildings. When you are lawfully present in any public space, you have the right to photograph anything in plain view, including federal buildings and the police. If you believe your rights have been violated, when you can, write down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photographs of any injuries. If you get stopped by the police, ask if you’re free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away. If you get arrested, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don’t sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present. If you get stopped by a member of the military or any law enforcement office at a protest, you have the right to remain silent or to tell them that you’ll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney — no matter your citizenship or immigration status."
October 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
lauramoldham.bsky.social
Thank you, Senator! So thrilled to receive the coveted Meowlet mention. I'll be hanging out at early vote today from 1:00 - 5:00, drenched in rain and enthusiasm. Say "hello" if you stop into vote!
senatormeow.bsky.social Senator Meow @senatormeow.bsky.social · Oct 7
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!
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.
October 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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norock.bsky.social
Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival
BBC News headline: Frankenstein is monster success at Venice film festival
August 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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chadbourn.bsky.social
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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dmoldham.bsky.social
So pleased that @hambleyforohio.bsky.social could stop by our house to share his vision for a better future for all Ohioans. Please give him your vote next year on Election Day!
July 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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dmoldham.bsky.social
We went to a @hambleyforohio.bsky.social house party last night and he was an amazing speaker! @lauramoldham.bsky.social and I are excited to host him at our house tomorrow afternoon.
July 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
lauramoldham.bsky.social
We're hosting Ohio SOS Candidate @hambleyforohio.bsky.social this Saturday for a casual chance to get to know his plans to bring fair representation to Ohio. Yard games, progressive politics, summer snacks galore. All are welcome! Link to RSVP: forms.gle/TAh9bWQxm68o...
Laura Oldham for UA City Council graphic for Ham It Up with Hambley + Oldham
July 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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sjksalisbury.bsky.social
Sick of everything being Orwellian or Kafkaesque. I demand more Scarrylous situations, where animals drive vehicles and run small businesses.
July 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends.

But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.

See you soon, NYC.
July 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
Stacey Sobelman staceysobelman ICE is offering a $45,000 SIGNING BONUS plus $100,000 starting salary. I make $55,000 as a teacher in my 8th year with a Masters. It was never true that wE dOn'T hAvE eNoUgH mOnEy to pay teachers more. It was always intentional. Education has been INTENTIONALLY defunded for decades because an educated populous is a threat to power. Read the books. Do the work. They are TERRIFIED of education.
July 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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megpillow.bsky.social
I’m really gonna ask you please not to turn your nose up at the WSJ story and sneer that it’s a distraction.

These men harmed real people. They used their power and money to trap and abuse them.

That’s not a distraction, actually. That’s central to what matters.
July 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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kentremendous.bsky.social
Hi. Hey. Mike here. When media companies cancel Late Night shows to appease fascist presidents, America fucking ends.
July 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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gonebabygone.bsky.social
I hate when someone unearths my pube-autograph to the world's most famous pedophile while I'm dying of cankles
July 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
lauramoldham.bsky.social
@benlelandoh.bsky.social @windingdot.bsky.social @talcotts.bsky.social Just in case you hadn’t already seen the spread.
July 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
lauramoldham.bsky.social
I’ve watched this multiple times and honestly was thinking earlier today about how I’m due to watch again.
July 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com
anti-doomer sentence of the day: "Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last"

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4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
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July 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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themountaingoats.bsky.social
yall do not engage, argue with, put on blast, et al, dumbasses who can't wait to say "they voted for this!" about states struck by disaster. block them. block them the 2nd you see their garbage. take joy in knowing that you are limiting their toxic reach. they are dumbasses. they belong on twitter.
July 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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gonebabygone.bsky.social
If you think the people in a state that went for Trump deserves whatever happens to them but you are exempt from this as a citizen of a country that went for Trump you gotta break that down for me
July 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM