Politics

While most new presidents would like to use their influence to make America a better country for all, Donald Trump is not that kind of leader. Instead, he has chosen to use his position to enact personal vendettas against anyone judged to be his enemy.

When James Comey was FBI director in 2016, he appeared to be a Trump ally when he suggested that the investigations into Hillary Clinton's activities might have to be reopened. This announcement, shortly before the 2016 presidential election, might have swayed enough votes away from the Democratic candidate to give the Republicans a victory. However, any goodwill between Trump and Comey disappeared when the FBI director considered opening up investigations against Trump, so then Comey was fired.

Now, the president is demanding that the Department of Justice prosecute Comey for for possibly lying to Congressional committees.

John Bolton, who used to be Trump's national security advisor, has recently been indicted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly possessing classified Defense department documents. He was likely targeted because of negative comments he made about Trump in his recent book.

Vote November fourth?
Gerrymandered Columbus.
Not democratic. 

Money rules this town.
Big cash cha-ching. Buy some votes.
Ginther loves to golf.

CCS? No clue.
Board happy with their two stars.
Yep... they all hate change.

Defund CCS?
The rich need a new condo.
Aspen isn't cheap.

It's one party rule.
They love their perks and power.
They should work for us. 

Vote Vogel or Ross?
She doesn't pay her tickets. 
She's above the law.

Billions for the bond!
Ignore the homeless. Too bad.
Have no empathy. 

Corruption tastes great!
Columbus needs an audit.
You must vote Remy.

Build cheap. Build fast now.
Wall Street owns Columbus. Ouch!
No plan. No problem. 

Ohio lawmakers will vote this Wednesday October 29 on
Ohio House Bill 188 which calls for investing $10 million of
our tax money into Israeli bond. That means if the bill
passes, Ohio taxpayers would have effectively loaned
Israel $10 to use how it sees fit.

Therefore, I want my Ohio State Rep. to vote against Ohio
House bill 188 that could be used to fund the current
Israeli genocide with my tax money.

I should note here that on November 21, 2024, the
International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants
for two senior Israeli officials, Benjamin Netanyahu, the
Crime Minister of Israel, and Yoav Gallant, the former War
Minister of Israel, for the war crime of starvation as a
method of warfare and the crimes against humanity of
murder.

The Republicans who control state government in Ohio
have a deep political and ideological affinity for Israel.
Ohio politicians regularly get free propaganda trips to

Israel paid by the Israeli lobby to meet with Israeli officials
and offer statements of support for Israel.

Renewable Energy thumps fossil fuels over past 12 months

Despite significant policy headwinds imposed by the Trump administration, new electrical generating capacity from renewable energy continues to significantly outpace that produced from fossil fuel sources.

In the past 12 months, power generation from wind, solar and batteries increased by over 55,000 MW. Generation from fossil fuels actually declined by 1,400 MW during the same time period. Solar and batteries accounted for 82 percent of all new power added to the grid. Generation from natural gas actually grew by a modest 3,300 MW since last October, but this growth was offset by a decline in generation from coal and petroleum-based fuels.

Electricity from nuclear power essentially held constant during the past year, and no new nuclear power plants are currently under construction.

Data centers likely to cause electricity blackouts and disruptions

Energy regulators and executives are warning that the build-out of artificial intelligence data centers has significantly increased the risk of electricity disruptions and blackouts.

Early this year, legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives and in the U.S. Senate introduced resolutions that call upon the U.S. government to lead a global effort to halt and reverse the nuclear arms race. Co-sponsored by 36 members of the House and 5 members of the Senate, H. Res. 317 and S. Res. 323 urge the U.S. government to pursue nuclear disarmament, renounce the first use of nuclear weapons, end sole presidential authority to launch them, cancel plans for new, enhanced nuclear weapons and delivery systems, maintain the current moratorium on nuclear testing explosions, and provide a just economic transition for impacted communities.

For the first time in recent history, a seat on the Columbus City Council has become an actual competition. Normally the hand-picked Democratic candidate WINS regardless of whether he or she is intelligent or has empathy.  Who does the hand-picking?  Franklin County Chairman Michael Sexton, also known as Willy Wonka.  With a wave of his magic wand, anyone can become the “endorsed candidate” with their name on the “golden sample ballot.”

Maybe a Primary Might Help?

Sure, a primary within the Franklin County Democratic Party would encourage healthy competition and debate about the issues, but THAT’S NOT WHAT CHAIRMAN SEXTON WANTS. The party requires City Council to obey the Mayor and the party, NOT THE PEOPLE. Also, the City is CREATIVELY GERRYMANDERED into wards (they call districts) that encourage you NOT TO VOTE. The entire city gets to choose the member of City Council who will represent your district; this makes running for office beyond expensive. See “Citymandering” Columbus Free Press https://columbusfreepress.com/article/oped-columbus-citymandering-works

On the 44th anniversary of Ohio’s death penalty law taking effect, twenty-seven members of the 114th General Assembly have now joined the chorus of leaders calling for abolition.

On Friday, the former lawmakers sent a letter to current lawmakers expressing support for efforts to repeal Ohio’s death penalty. The letter is directed to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where SB 133 was referred.

Hearings on the legislation have not yet begun. 

The letter states, in part, “we understand this broken death penalty system’s grievous flaws, its unintended consequences, and its failure to achieve the benefits we had intended.”

The full letter can be found at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-I2lV_0WycmTdX_ik6Ldg6O8geWRS_t6/edit

Athens County’s new treasurer, Taylor Sappington, has chosen not to reinvest the $300,000 Israel bond of county funds that came due October 1. In a memo (attached) to Athens County Commissioners, he explained: “On October first, $300,000 in our tax dollars matured from an Israel Foreign Government Bond alongside a domestic government debt maturity of nearly $1,000,000. I directed our investment firm to reinvest these dollars as close to home as possible, defined as investing in our region or state if rates and the market would allow for it. But beyond the geography, the decision was backed by the recommendations and advice of Meeder [Investment Management] who see the bonds’ downgrades and negative financial outlook as risky for public entities at the moment.”

Released American hostage Tom Hayes received a hero's welcome at John Glenn International Airport in Columbus, Ohio yesterday Sunday October 12, 2025. 

He was among the nearly 500 Sumud Flotilla crew who were taken hostage by the Israeli pirates on October 3 in internarial water about 100 miles away from Gaza shores. 

All Global Sumud 46 vessels were intercepted by Israel as it was sailing to break the siege in Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged and starving people in the Strip. They carried food, water, baby formula, and toys for kids.

Several dozen people from Central Ohio and some from Athens in Ohio came to Columbus airport to give Tom Hayes the welcome he deserves: A hero's welcome! After all, he risked his life for the people of Gaza and for justice. 

When Hayes saw the well-wishers with signs and balloons, he screamed from the top of his lungs repeatedly "Free, Free Palestine!" One of the well-wishers gave him a plant of olive trees, which is more than just a tree in Palestine but rather a symbol of resilience, rootedness, and deep connection of the Palestinian people to their land.

What do Ohio State University (OSU) and Israel have in common? They both desperately try to conceal the truth about the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the daily Israeli war crimes committed against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip.

 OSU targets pro-Palestinian activists for exposing the university of complicity in the Gaza genocide by arresting them, charging them with criminal trespassing, and threatening them with police escort from study-in for having "Keffiyeh," and the Israeli Death Forces (IDF) targeted Palestinian journalists in Gaza for informing the world about the reality in Gaza where Israel has not allowed international journalists.