Solveigsp
Solveigsp
@solveigsp.bsky.social
City Council Representative - Athens Ward 1, former Ohio University Associate Professor of Social Welfare History and Policy, Criminal Justice researcher. Active Democratic Party member. Enjoys kayaking, hiking, reading historical fiction and non-fiction.
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HCR's latest letter has news about 47. Approval plummeting.
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January 21, 2025
“I JUST GOT THE NEWS FROM MY LAWYER… I GOT A PARDON BABY!
open.substack.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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“Frankly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the Bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order,” the judge said of Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order.

“It just boggles my mind.”

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
January 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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#Ohio SB 1 would ban departments, classes, curriculum, workers' rights, and tenure at public colleges/universities‼️
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/01...

It even creates a list of topics that couldn't be touched‼️

We have to stop this bill.

www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/...
Flat earthers? Holocaust deniers? Jerry Cirino’s law says they deserve to be heard at Ohio colleges: Today in Ohio
Editor Chris Quinn hosts our daily half-hour news podcast, with editorial board member Lisa Garvin, impact editor Leila Atassi and content director Laura Johnston.
www.cleveland.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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The European Union has opened a formal investigation of Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, focused on the spread of illegal content.
EU launches ‘illegal content’ investigation of Elon Musk’s X
The formal inquiry is the first against a large social media platform under the Digital Services Act.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2023 at 2:21 PM
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Lawmakers increasingly worry that Elon Musk is an unreliable partner, but it may not be easy to disentangle federal agencies from his sprawling tech empire.
The U.S. government gives billions to Musk’s companies. It can’t quit him.
Some lawmakers say the government should reevaluate its relationship with Elon Musk and his firms, which agencies support with billions of dollars in contracts.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2023 at 7:16 PM
It’s about time to rein is business tycoons who are among life worse purely for their own enrichment. Just stop. Let’s bring back ethics and some sense of community responsibility. Biden is working on real anti-trust actions. He’s the real deal.
Previously redacted portions of the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon made public on Thursday allege that Jeff Bezos instructed Amazon executives to allow more inaccurate search results in order to increase advertising revenue.
Regulators blame Bezos for making Amazon worse in new lawsuit details
New details from the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon suggest Jeff Bezos gave the go-ahead to make search results less accurate to increase ad revenue.
wapo.st
November 3, 2023 at 10:39 AM