Theodore Decker
@theodoredecker.bsky.social
Recovering ink-stained wretch, longtime cops reporter and former metro columnist @dispatch.com. Fly fishing, post-punk, and orchids.
The executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is trying to get the word out: If the budget passed by the U.S. House of Representatives becomes reality, it could trash the state budget and make many, many Ohioans go hungry. buff.ly/DK3KjxO
Advocates: Huge numbers of Ohioans stand to lose food benefits if GOP House budget becomes law • Ohio Capital Journal
The executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is trying to get the word out: If the budget passed by the U.S. House of Representatives becomes reality, it could trash the state budget…
buff.ly
I’ve been watching our kelp forests decline across my lifetime and it makes me very sad because kelp is cool as hell and supports a lot of marine life so I made a quilt about it.
The Ohio History Connection last week laid off a third of the staff at the Office of Historic Preservation. Though many of its responsibilities are mandated by the federal government, the feds haven’t provided funding that was appropriated in October buff.ly/JTcxG4H
Without funds from the feds, a third of Ohio's historic preservation office let go • Ohio Capital Journal
The Ohio History Connection last week laid off a third of the staff at the State Office of Historic Preservation. Even though many of its responsibilities are mandated by the federal government, the…
buff.ly
Breaking News: A newly declassified memo shows that U.S. intelligence agencies have rejected President Trump’s key justification for deporting Venezuelans.
Declassified Spy Memo Contradicts Trump on Venezuela Gang Ties
The release of the memo further undercuts the Trump administration’s rationale for using the Alien Enemies Act to deport scores of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador.
nytimes.com
The Trump administration is attempting to steal $20 million dollars from the people of Springfield to fund tax breaks for billionaires. This termination is wrong, and we will continue our work to restore this critical funding.
By this executive order, every American child shall have two dolls, and every fridge shall contain some beautiful groceries.
“I’ll hook you up to a f—ing polygraph!” Hegseth shouted at Adm. Christopher Grady, the then-acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to two people familiar with the exchange. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Breaking news: The United States faces millions of measles cases over the next 25 years if vaccination rates for the disease drop 10 percent, according to new research published Thursday.
Millions of U.S. measles cases forecast over 25 years if shots decline
Measles, once virtually wiped out in the United States, could become commonplace again if declining vaccination rates continue, a new model shows.
washingtonpost.com
Friendly reminder to support your local independent bookstore this weekend! A slightly less friendly reminder to just not buy books from Am*zon at all.
RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one. Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet.
"I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."
motherjones.com
I’m confused. I thought immigrants were the cause of all our crimes.
FSU Shooting Live Updates: 2 Dead and 6 Injured; Gunman Is Son of Sheriff's Deputy
The police identified the gunman as a 20-year-old student who is the son of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy. Neither of the slain victims was a student at the university.
nytimes.com
A green moray eel shows out on the Coral City Camera’s 5-Year anniversary! #greenmorayeel #eel #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity
Fished the Vermilion yesterday. Slept in the Oberlin Walmart parking lot to get an early start. Caught and released my PB smallmouth at 5 lbs. The best part?
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made. -FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
What some people aren’t factoring into their analysis is the reality that companies were buying tons of inventory to beat the tariffs. That’s cash taken from being able to invest or hire. In fact the probably cut costs and jobs as a result. #econsky
A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company
A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
npr.org
