@ohiodolt.bsky.social
Retired French professor and editor. A (not very good) Quaker. Definite feminazi tendencies. Cat lover. Ohioan. Tech dolt.
Gee, you think the increasing militarization of both Feds and locals will ONLY be used against immigrants?
Feds and Deputized Cops Stockpiling War Machines for Deportation prospect.org/2026/07/13/f...
Feds and Deputized Cops Stockpiling War Machines for Deportation - The American Prospect
A year after Trump allocated billions for his immigration terror campaign, deportation agents are amassing historic amounts of military weapons.
prospect.org
Trump’s Rage over Midterm Woes Badly Unnerves GOPers: “He’s a Bully” newrepublic.com/article/2128... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Rage over Midterm Woes Badly Unnerves GOPers: “He’s a Bully”
As Trump’s angry demands for voter suppression really start aggravating Republicans, a veteran congressional observer explains the deeper pickle they’re in—and what will happen next.
newrepublic.com
A timely reminder: “What I want Americans to understand is that Native people are not a preface to the American story. We are not background characters in someone else’s founding myth. We were here before 1776, during 1776, and we are still here now, 250 years later in 2026.
"America, America, God mend thine every flaw! Confirm thy soul in self control, thy liberty in law!" --Katharine Lee Bates, 1893
Enjoy the day, Canada. Show us how a freedom-loving democracy celebrates.
"I was sent of God to stand as a witness against all violence, and against the works of darkness; and to turn people from darkness to light; and to bring them from the causes of war and fighting, to the peaceable gospel." George Fox, Letter to Oliver Cromwell
You can share my Op-Ed in The Blade about how we can keep more of our federal dollars local here:
To the editor: Let’s feed our children, support our farmers, keep federal dollars local
You may be familiar with the saying, “when you don’t buy local, your money walks.” Well, that’s exactly what’s happening with the $45 million the Ohio ...
toledoblade.com
Let's all do this.
Alex Wild@alexwild.bsky.social · 2mo agoIf you are concerned about the evisceration and suppression of U.S. science, you can make public comments on the proposed regulations here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB... Here is mine, which, admittedly, I have aimed at older conservatives.
A federal judge just blocked Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" slush fund. A win for taxpayers and the rule of law.
The Contrarian@contrariannews.org · 2mo agoSome good news
Care for seniors is sucking wealth out of families — especially in Ohio ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/28/c...
Care for seniors is sucking wealth out of families — especially in Ohio • Ohio Capital Journal
Americans have to exhaust their assets before the government will pay for long-term care. That's sucking wealth out of the middle class.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
The next member of Congress or the Cabinet who comes on Fox News (or any other outlet) and announces that "gas prices are way down" should get a pie in the face. That is all.
There are Christians, and then there are Christians: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Counter to the message of Jesus’: progressive Christians stake a claim to their religion amid Trump-pope feud
Anti-war, anti-ICE, anti-authoritarian Christians and Catholics are organizing around their faith in opposition to the version claimed by Trump and Hegseth
theguardian.com
The Ohio Republican Party Has Built a Laboratory of Autocracy newrepublic.com/article/2087... via @newrepublic.com
The Ohio Republican Party Has Built a Laboratory of Autocracy
In the heavily gerrymandered Buckeye State, the GOP-controlled legislature rules without fear of voters, and it’s hard at work dismantling democracy.
newrepublic.com
Hegseth announces that he will no longer require annual flu shots for members of our military. I guess he's planning on starving them to death with horrible, inadequate food before they can catch any viruses.
It's 2026, and the United States of America is killing people in concentration camps. How many of them are children? How many are there that we don't even know about? ICE records historic level of deaths in custody under Trump admin share.google/ljwwsvWgh6qr...
Deaths in ICE custody hit record high under Trump admin, agency says
Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, USA TODAY’s tracker shows at least 48 people have died in ICE detention facilities.
share.google
This would be a good time for Americans to read or re-read "The War Prayer" by Mark Twain. Twain withheld it from publication during his lifetime, knowing it would inspire some outrage. americanliterature.com/author/mark-...
The War Prayer
Read the full text of The War Prayer by Mark Twain. A searing antiwar parable so powerful that Twain withheld it from publication during his lifetime, fearing public reaction. Includes free study guid...
americanliterature.com
@jenrubin.bsky.social joined the Daily Blast to break down Trump's deeper fall into insanity. Take a read:
Transcript: Trump Ex-Allies Join Call for Removal: “He’s Gone Insane”
As even some of Trump’s former top MAGA supporters start admitting he’s unfit, Jennifer Rubin of The Contrarian explains how we can keep the removal talk on the front burner.
newrepublic.com
Pay Attention When Your President Promises To Commit War Crimes open.substack.com/pub/chrismur...
Pay Attention When Your President Promises To Commit War Crimes
As families were putting on their Sunday best for Easter services and children across America were unearthing goodies in their Easter baskets and anticipating egg hunts, the American president - a fig...
open.substack.com
you don’t have to know much world history to look at this map and immediately see why the entire western hemisphere has birthright citizenship
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4mo agoKavanaugh twice says that he thinks their arguments about other countries adopting different rules is a good argument as a policy matter (ugh). Sauer falsely claims "almost every other country" doesn't have birthright citizenship, which is wildly wrong.
Contrarians, last year our Publisher @normeisen.bsky.social, along with several other civil rights groups, filed a class action to protect birthright citizenship nationwide from the Trump administration’s attack.
Contrarians to the Rescue on Birthright Citizenship!
Publisher's Roundup 26
contrariannews.org
Fellow Ohioans, please support these folks if you can. They're doing the hard work of knocking on doors, contacting our state legislature, and supporting worthy projects like community energy programs. www.ohiocitizen.org
Ohio Citizen Action
grassroots organizing team in Ohio
ohiocitizen.org