Ben Leland
@benlelandoh.bsky.social
Grants and contracts specialist | Organizer w/ Clintonville Area Progressives | An "up and comer" according to the Columbus Dispatch
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Extreme cold is expected this weekend, with potential snow in the forecast. No one should have to face it alone. Warming centers and shelters across Columbus are open to provide a safe place to stay warm. See the graphic for locations.
December 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Extreme cold is expected this weekend, with potential snow in the forecast. No one should have to face it alone. Warming centers and shelters across Columbus are open to provide a safe place to stay warm. See the graphic for locations.
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One week from today---join us for a marg and a few tacos!
Come to our holiday party!
We'll cover the first round of snacks thanks to donations from our members. That said, if the holiday season has you feeling generous, our most vulnerable neighbors are suffering due to the Trump GOP's SNAP cuts. A donation to the MOFB helps: mofc.org/get-involved...
We'll cover the first round of snacks thanks to donations from our members. That said, if the holiday season has you feeling generous, our most vulnerable neighbors are suffering due to the Trump GOP's SNAP cuts. A donation to the MOFB helps: mofc.org/get-involved...
December 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
One week from today---join us for a marg and a few tacos!
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Columbus and its suburbs are handing out more tax breaks than ever but a new report suggests the payoff isn’t worth it.
New report suggests Columbus area should pump brakes on tax breaks
Columbus and its suburbs are handing out more tax breaks than ever but a new report suggests the payoff isn’t worth it.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Columbus and its suburbs are handing out more tax breaks than ever but a new report suggests the payoff isn’t worth it.
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I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end
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My latest "Next" column: "Redesigning Columbus City Council." A hypothetical future in which Columbus City Council is reformed from its current “hybrid district” voting system into a bicameral legislature. @colsunderground.bsky.social
NEXT: Redesigning Columbus City Council - Columbus Underground
November 8, 2045 — For the twentieth time since it was unveiled after a 2023 referendum, a City Council race had ended in a “Vogel.”
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December 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
My latest "Next" column: "Redesigning Columbus City Council." A hypothetical future in which Columbus City Council is reformed from its current “hybrid district” voting system into a bicameral legislature. @colsunderground.bsky.social
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Question: Are there any good studies on the economic effects of the widespread addition of tipping screens to payment systems? Have all these new tipping prompts increased workers earnings or no?
December 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Question: Are there any good studies on the economic effects of the widespread addition of tipping screens to payment systems? Have all these new tipping prompts increased workers earnings or no?
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This commercial for French's Mustard from 1987 is equal parts charming and also kinda unsettling, but what strikes me is the work that went into the absolutely delightful puppetry and practical effects for a *mustard commercial*!! Imagine that today??
May 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This commercial for French's Mustard from 1987 is equal parts charming and also kinda unsettling, but what strikes me is the work that went into the absolutely delightful puppetry and practical effects for a *mustard commercial*!! Imagine that today??
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The Guy Teams Were Willing To Face After Intentionally Walking Barry Bonds has now been elected to the Hall of Fame over Barry Bonds
Hall of Fame Contemporary Baseball Era veterans committee elects Jeff Kent
December 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The Guy Teams Were Willing To Face After Intentionally Walking Barry Bonds has now been elected to the Hall of Fame over Barry Bonds
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If you show regularly to transportation planning or zoning meetings you will have outsized influence but it will also turn you into Col Kurtz
December 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If you show regularly to transportation planning or zoning meetings you will have outsized influence but it will also turn you into Col Kurtz
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U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...
U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order
A court ruled that Trump’s effort to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the only federal agency dedicated to funding libraries, was unlawful.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...
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Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Let’s beat ❌ichigan today.
November 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Let’s beat ❌ichigan today.
(to the tune of dragula)
Hide from the missus
and queue up the kisses
and hang up the bunch of
mistletoe
Hide from the missus
and queue up the kisses
and hang up the bunch of
mistletoe
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
(to the tune of dragula)
Hide from the missus
and queue up the kisses
and hang up the bunch of
mistletoe
Hide from the missus
and queue up the kisses
and hang up the bunch of
mistletoe
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Fascinating article:
Pointed out by my friend @carloshasanax.bsky.social . There's something weird and unsettling about a fairly homogeneous culture spread out across Europe that then collapses into an orgy of genocide.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Fascinating article:
I usually do the cooking in the household and it was nice to outsource most of today's effort to loved ones. I did make a batch of Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits, though.
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I usually do the cooking in the household and it was nice to outsource most of today's effort to loved ones. I did make a batch of Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits, though.
@talcotts.bsky.social RL Stine themed cocktails at Law Bird for a few more days
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
@talcotts.bsky.social RL Stine themed cocktails at Law Bird for a few more days
My must-have Thanksgiving dish has to be plate.
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
My must-have Thanksgiving dish has to be plate.
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love when tubi adds like a hundred more found footage horror movies and i get to go scroungin around for the MAYBE three watchable ones. get a nice little surge of that old dvd bargain bin feeling
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
love when tubi adds like a hundred more found footage horror movies and i get to go scroungin around for the MAYBE three watchable ones. get a nice little surge of that old dvd bargain bin feeling
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The development sets up a likely matchup next year between Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy. Gov. Mike DeWine is term-limited and can’t run for reelection.
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Democrat Tim Ryan passes on running in Ohio governor's race - Signal Ohio
The development sets up a likely matchup between Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in next year's Ohio governor's race.
signalohio.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The development sets up a likely matchup next year between Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy. Gov. Mike DeWine is term-limited and can’t run for reelection.
signalohio.org/democrat-tim...
signalohio.org/democrat-tim...
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Bad news for Vivek = Good news for Ohio
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Bad news for Vivek = Good news for Ohio
This movie wasn't perfect, but I loved it. Any sports fan should check it out. www.netflix.com/title/81748607
Watch Who Killed the Montreal Expos? | Netflix Official Site
An investigation into the downfall of the Montreal Expos, Canada's first Major League Baseball team — and who was ultimately responsible.
www.netflix.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This movie wasn't perfect, but I loved it. Any sports fan should check it out. www.netflix.com/title/81748607
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It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
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