Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
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Erin Joyce
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Education and workforce policy research pro. Pie baker. Columbus, Ohio.
What's the scarier prospect? That chatbots are analyzing people's data? Or that this practice is seen as unremarkable? www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/when-co...
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IES is the federal agency with the second largest reduction in staff this year, narrowly behind USAID
Emily Badger@emmbadger.bsky.social · 8mo agoA long-awaited update of federal employment data shows crippling staff reductions in some federal agencies and offices: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This song has been rolling through my head since Wednesday. Know Your Rights, The Clash youtu.be/7yeZrctpAGc?...
Know Your Rights (Remastered)
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Thank you, Merriam-Webster. You knew just what I needed. Hopeful.
Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 8mo agoTake a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026. Let's. Go.
“Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans rely on voting by mail. This new law is going to be especially hard on seniors, Ohioans with disabilities, rural Ohioans and students. Voters should not be punished because of slow mail delivery days.” -Jen Miller, @lwvohio.bsky.social www.vindy.com/opinion/davi...
Late-arriving ballots won’t be counted
Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican responsible for overseeing elections in Ohio, often says that in this state “it’s easy to vote and hard to cheat.” Yet Republicans continue to follow Pres...
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I am home sick in bed for NYE, but I have a sweet little fur ball keeping my feet warm. So long, 2025.
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️ www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation to eliminate the four-day grace period for mailed absentee ballots.
Ohio will change absentee voting in 2026. Here's what you need to know
Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation to eliminate the four-day grace period for mailed absentee ballots.
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This poster, 1938, was printed by the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio to encourage Americans to welcome Jewish refugees from Germany & Austria. More info in ALT. I couldn’t track down the name of the artist. #arthistory #illustration #immigration #immigrants #Refugees
Were Jesus, Mary and Joseph refugees? In today’s Feast of the Holy Family, we read of Jesus, Mary and Joseph fleeing the murderous designs of an evil king and journeying to Egypt, a traditional refugee for Jewish people of the time, as Joan Taylor points out in her book “Boy Jesus.”
Happy 91st to Columbus’ king of the late night airwaves, Frederick Peerenboom aka Fritz the Nite Owl!!
Bill eliminates grace period for mailed-in ballots in Ohio “It simply erects more barriers to voting and punishes hard working Ohio tax paying citizens for something out of control, the speed of the mail service.” -Jen Miller, @lwvohio.bsky.social bgindependentmedia.org/bill-elimina...
Bill eliminates grace period for mailed-in ballots in Ohio starting next March – BG Independent News
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This brings back childhood memories of Christmas Eves spent trying to fall asleep on a aluminum and nylon camp cot (so cold) as my bed was reserved for my one of my 2 great aunts who stayed over every year. #DuvetKnowItsChristmas
Rhodri Marsden@rhodri.biz · 9mo agoThis is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
ICE Sweeps Into Ohio, Stirring Fear Among Somalis and Other Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u...
Catholic Bishops is Florida want a holiday moratorium on immigration enforcement so people can go to church and celebrate Christmas and New Years.
Florida Catholic Bishops call for moratorium on immigration enforcement during Christmas holidays
"Such a pause would show a decent regard for the humanity of these families," they said. "Now is not the time to be callous toward the suffering caused by immigration enforcement."
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9
If I hired a research assistant who made up multiple papers that didn’t exist, and when I asked why he said “Well I’m hallucinating 30-40% of the time”, that guy would be fired, and I’d have a talk with his advisor, and it would be my go-to anecdote at every conference for the next few decades
My official holiday season kickoff with BalletMet's performance of The Nutcracker in the historic Ohio Theater.
