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Ohio voters should prepare to face higher levels of intimidation & disinformation during 2026 election cycle according to Jen Miller, @lwvohio.bsky.social
“The good news is that our boards of elections are bipartisan-run & our poll workers are community servants”
www.toledoblade.com/local/politi...
Expect increased intimidation tactics in 2026, voting rights leader says
COLUMBUS — Ohio voters should prepare to face higher levels of intimidation and disinformation during the 2026 election cycle, according to League of Women ...
www.toledoblade.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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January 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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She was absolutely right. And she would have been an amazing President.
January 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Venezuela is a DIVERSION
Jerome Powell is a DIVERSION
Greenland is a DIVERSION
Board of Peace is a DIVERSION
Minnesota is a DIVERSION

Renee NICOLE Good is a CASUALTY of his DIVERSIONS ...

FROM RELEASING THE FUKKKIN EPSTEIN FILES!!
January 20, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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January 20, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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From the "No Shit Sherlock" news desk...
January 20, 2026 at 4:01 AM
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January 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Over the last year, President Trump pardoned dozens of criminals.

Combined, they were ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in fines and restitution.

Trump let them off the hook.

Nothing says cracking down on crime like letting criminals run free.
January 20, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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One doctor’s recommendation to deny a 43-year-woman coverage “contained errors on practically every aspect” of her condition, the Labor Department said in 2012.

United and other insurers continued to hire the doctor over the next decade.

(Published Dec. 2024)
Insurers Continue to Rely on Doctors Whose Judgments Have Been Criticized by Courts
In dozens of cases ProPublica reviewed, judges found that some doctors working for these companies engaged in “selective readings” of medical evidence and “shut their eyes” to medical opinions opposin...
www.propublica.org
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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Re-upping this chart from @propublica.org in April 2025, since measles is surging back into the news.
For @propublica.org: measles vaccination rates were *below herd immunity* in most states in the 2023-24 school year. Read the story on vaccine hesitancy & rising cases of measles and whooping cough by @deldeib.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/whoo...
January 21, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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Historic Win: Staff at the Metropolitan Museum of Art voted overwhelmingly to unionize with UAW, with about 76% voting in favor after years of organizing. https://seiu.co/4qw2qq3
Met Museum Employees Vote to Unionize
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Ohio Rep. David Thomas, a Republican from Ashtabula County, said in an interview with clevelanddotcom that he believes the Ohio EPA is seeking the changes to accommodate the wishes of President Donald Trump, who has called for regulations surrounding the construction of data centers be streamlined.
Lawmakers fear Ohio EPA’s proposed data center permit could harm Lake Erie
The draft permit submitted by the Ohio EPA would make all data centers subject to the same discharge permit, rather than making them site specfic.
www.cleveland.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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ICE is detaining Americans, infringing on our rights and working around the clock to make the ridiculous 3,000-a-day arrest quota where they’re incentivized to bring people in even if they’re later released.
January 20, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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The Trump administration couldn’t care less about investigating the killing of Renee Good, but is very happy to investigate every dimension of the anti-ICE protest at Cities Church.
January 20, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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Commentary: At the heart of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of "beloved community" is true democracy. To be agents of change who do not add to the suffering of the world, people must learn to become more loving and peaceful people ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/19/r...
Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh • Ohio Capital Journal
At the heart of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of "beloved community" is true democracy. To be agents of change who do not add to the suffering of the world, people must learn to become more…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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ICYMI — LA TIMES: “Off-duty ICE agent Brian Palacios who shot and killed Keith Porter allegedly whipped his sons with a belt and made racist and homophobic remarks in the past, according to documents obtained by The Times…” www.yahoo.com/news/article...
January 20, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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Martin Luther King Jr. understood better than almost anyone that racial justice and economic justice are inextricably intertwined. Watch his powerful call to end poverty from his final Sunday Sermon.
January 18, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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According to a new report by the Ohio housing finance agency, home ownership among Black Ohioans has slightly improved. https://tinyurl.com/fmkv4j7c?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 
January 18, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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The new directive asks USDA workers in the agency’s research arm to use Google to check the backgrounds of all foreign nationals collaborating with its scientists.

The names of flagged scientists are being sent to national security experts at the agency, according to records reviewed by ProPublica.
Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With
The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...
www.propublica.org
January 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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In the wake of ICE shooting, protests in Ohio, preparation for more raids ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/14/i...
In the wake of ICE shooting, protests in Ohio, preparation for more raids • Ohio Capital Journal
After ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Ohioans protest and plan ways to respond to any future immigration raids.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed the agency is conducting an internal review of the actions taken by the ICE officer involved in the fatal shooting of Renee Good. https://tinyurl.com/yc2hya69?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 
January 19, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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The first veto of President Trump’s second term killed legislation that would have brought clean water to some of the most conservative parts of Colorado. Residents wonder why.
A Trump Veto Leaves Republicans in Colorado Parched and Bewildered
The first veto of the president’s second term killed legislation that would have brought clean water to some of the most conservative parts of the state. Residents wonder why.
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January 18, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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The more people hear him, the worse he does.

Here’s why.

Nothing but word salad.

WATCH:
January 17, 2026 at 11:22 PM