Liam Waselko
@liamwaselko.bsky.social
Central Ohio urban advocacy. Cycling enthusiast.
The current Ohio state legislature is making me irrationally angry.
April 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The current Ohio state legislature is making me irrationally angry.
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The new Ohio House budget would change the public library funding model, slash $100 million from libraries over the next two years, require relocating all trans/gender related books from eyesight of those under 18, and so much more.
This is *devastating*
bookriot.com/ohios-republ...
This is *devastating*
bookriot.com/ohios-republ...
Ohio's Republican Budget Proposal Destroys Library Funding, Restricts LGBTQ+ Books, Targets Library Trustee Terms
Ohio House Republicans would require libraries remove LGBTQ+ books from sight of those under 18 while also slashing $100 in public library funding.
bookriot.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The new Ohio House budget would change the public library funding model, slash $100 million from libraries over the next two years, require relocating all trans/gender related books from eyesight of those under 18, and so much more.
This is *devastating*
bookriot.com/ohios-republ...
This is *devastating*
bookriot.com/ohios-republ...
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Columbus! Join us next Tuesday, April 8 at 7pm as we dig deeper into council district 7 candidates' positions on public transit, housing, and ending traffic violence in Columbus. Register here: forms.gle/CN1CTbyeFpAt...
March 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Columbus! Join us next Tuesday, April 8 at 7pm as we dig deeper into council district 7 candidates' positions on public transit, housing, and ending traffic violence in Columbus. Register here: forms.gle/CN1CTbyeFpAt...
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Breaking news! columbusunderground.com/ohio-introdu...
Ohio Introduces City-to-City Tariff Program to Bolster Regional Economies - Columbus Underground
Following in the footsteps of the federal government, state officials formally unveiled a new intercity tariff program which will place new fees on local goods produced in various regions throughout O...
columbusunderground.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Breaking news! columbusunderground.com/ohio-introdu...
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Eliminating the Dept. of Education means no funding but also no oversight or consistent rules ensuring kids with disabilities (or gifted kids) get the services they need. Local schools would decide who gets support—if any—and disparities between rich & poor districts would be immediately evident.
Ohio's Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, goes all-in on axing the U.S. Dept. of Education. Closing it would rip away $18 billion per year from high-poverty schools, $15 billion from special education, $28 billion from Pell Grants to help high-performing kids in poverty go to college.
November 20, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Eliminating the Dept. of Education means no funding but also no oversight or consistent rules ensuring kids with disabilities (or gifted kids) get the services they need. Local schools would decide who gets support—if any—and disparities between rich & poor districts would be immediately evident.
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🚨OPPONENT TESTIMONY NEEDED🚨
#Ohio SB 293 would let LifeWise remove public schools students during the school day for religious programs
The bills also include ZERO safety precautions‼️‼️
Read this list of unanswered questions: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#Ohio SB 293 would let LifeWise remove public schools students during the school day for religious programs
The bills also include ZERO safety precautions‼️‼️
Read this list of unanswered questions: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 18, 2024 at 2:32 PM
🚨OPPONENT TESTIMONY NEEDED🚨
#Ohio SB 293 would let LifeWise remove public schools students during the school day for religious programs
The bills also include ZERO safety precautions‼️‼️
Read this list of unanswered questions: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#Ohio SB 293 would let LifeWise remove public schools students during the school day for religious programs
The bills also include ZERO safety precautions‼️‼️
Read this list of unanswered questions: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Such an important point from @davidzipper.bsky.social: self-driving cars will lead to more driving, therefore higher emissions. www.fastcompany.com/90846919/sel...
Self-driving cars would be a climate disaster
Autonomous vehicles are bad for the planet, no matter how efficient their computers become.
www.fastcompany.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Such an important point from @davidzipper.bsky.social: self-driving cars will lead to more driving, therefore higher emissions. www.fastcompany.com/90846919/sel...
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#UrbanPlanning is why you miss #college!
Today is #InternationalStudentsDay. And a major reason so many people look back on their college days with nostalgia is because it's the one time in their lives most of them will experience good #urbanism on a regular basis.
Today is #InternationalStudentsDay. And a major reason so many people look back on their college days with nostalgia is because it's the one time in their lives most of them will experience good #urbanism on a regular basis.
November 17, 2024 at 1:32 PM
#UrbanPlanning is why you miss #college!
Today is #InternationalStudentsDay. And a major reason so many people look back on their college days with nostalgia is because it's the one time in their lives most of them will experience good #urbanism on a regular basis.
Today is #InternationalStudentsDay. And a major reason so many people look back on their college days with nostalgia is because it's the one time in their lives most of them will experience good #urbanism on a regular basis.
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Fuck you Ohio.
November 13, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Fuck you Ohio.
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Ohio’s Secretary of State, Frank LaRose, helped craft the ballot language for Issue 1, redistricting reform — language some voters are saying is so confusing that they accidentally voted against a measure they intended to support. boltsmag.org/ohio-re...
Ohioans Reject Redistricting Reform, Protecting GOP Gerrymanders
After legal battles over the wording of the ballot language, Issue 1 lost on Tuesday. It would have created an independent redistricting commission.
boltsmag.org
November 13, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Ohio’s Secretary of State, Frank LaRose, helped craft the ballot language for Issue 1, redistricting reform — language some voters are saying is so confusing that they accidentally voted against a measure they intended to support. boltsmag.org/ohio-re...
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To protect your peace, you can block every single person on this list. Just click on the subscribe button and it will give you the block option #BlackSky #AddToBlackSky
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November 9, 2024 at 1:15 PM
To protect your peace, you can block every single person on this list. Just click on the subscribe button and it will give you the block option #BlackSky #AddToBlackSky
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Burn the Ohio Senate to the ground
November 14, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Burn the Ohio Senate to the ground
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Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
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On Development: Ohio foots bill for Delaware County sprawl
U.S. 23 through Delaware is not so much a transportation problem as it is a planning and zoning mess.
Read the latest from Brian Williams.
matternews.org/community/de...
U.S. 23 through Delaware is not so much a transportation problem as it is a planning and zoning mess.
Read the latest from Brian Williams.
matternews.org/community/de...
On Development: Ohio foots bill for Delaware County sprawl – Matter News
U.S. 23 through Delaware is not so much a transportation problem as it is a planning and zoning mess.
matternews.org
July 11, 2024 at 12:37 PM
On Development: Ohio foots bill for Delaware County sprawl
U.S. 23 through Delaware is not so much a transportation problem as it is a planning and zoning mess.
Read the latest from Brian Williams.
matternews.org/community/de...
U.S. 23 through Delaware is not so much a transportation problem as it is a planning and zoning mess.
Read the latest from Brian Williams.
matternews.org/community/de...
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Dense. Walkable. City with good transit. And active 24/7. That'll probably get me offline and socializing IRL more. Except if there's another pandemic.
November 15, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Dense. Walkable. City with good transit. And active 24/7. That'll probably get me offline and socializing IRL more. Except if there's another pandemic.
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I am so on board for this. We have to act quickly before the entire west side is turned into luxury condo clones like Gravity, Quarry Trails, etc
the next mayoral race in columbus is 2027. putting this out there now: i will support whichever candidate can make mixed income public housing happen. we need permanently affordable solutions - the market can’t be the only mechanism to solve our housing crisis.
November 13, 2024 at 4:12 PM
I am so on board for this. We have to act quickly before the entire west side is turned into luxury condo clones like Gravity, Quarry Trails, etc
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In US cities, ~2/3 of crash deaths occur on streets owned by the state – not local gov.
Outdated, deadly state roads are preventing cities from building the safe, comfortable, and transit-friendly streets that residents want.
My deep dive, in @vox.com 🧵
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Outdated, deadly state roads are preventing cities from building the safe, comfortable, and transit-friendly streets that residents want.
My deep dive, in @vox.com 🧵
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
November 13, 2024 at 1:06 PM
In US cities, ~2/3 of crash deaths occur on streets owned by the state – not local gov.
Outdated, deadly state roads are preventing cities from building the safe, comfortable, and transit-friendly streets that residents want.
My deep dive, in @vox.com 🧵
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Outdated, deadly state roads are preventing cities from building the safe, comfortable, and transit-friendly streets that residents want.
My deep dive, in @vox.com 🧵
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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central ohio folks, come join us at @transitcolumbus.bsky.social
If you give a shit about urban planning and transit you should expect no funding from the feds for the next 4 years and you should entirely focus your advocacy on state & local politicians.
You should also try to build community as best as you can to save people from rightwing media
You should also try to build community as best as you can to save people from rightwing media
November 14, 2024 at 4:21 AM
central ohio folks, come join us at @transitcolumbus.bsky.social
Reposted by Liam Waselko
If you give a shit about urban planning and transit you should expect no funding from the feds for the next 4 years and you should entirely focus your advocacy on state & local politicians.
You should also try to build community as best as you can to save people from rightwing media
You should also try to build community as best as you can to save people from rightwing media
November 14, 2024 at 4:10 AM
If you give a shit about urban planning and transit you should expect no funding from the feds for the next 4 years and you should entirely focus your advocacy on state & local politicians.
You should also try to build community as best as you can to save people from rightwing media
You should also try to build community as best as you can to save people from rightwing media
The next stage of the Columbus Bike Plus plan is out. Locate places where you think improvements are needed to cycling access and help create a better city!
Bike Plus Plan
tooledesign.github.io
November 3, 2023 at 8:27 PM
The next stage of the Columbus Bike Plus plan is out. Locate places where you think improvements are needed to cycling access and help create a better city!