Politics
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The Nobel Committee has frequently given the peace prize to major war makers, and frequently to do-gooders whose work in a variety of fields has been unrelated to abolishing war. It has also often given the prize to opponents and victims of Western empire. But it has never given the prize to open advocates of war and fascistic government. Trump was never going to be given the prize directly.
The Clintonville Area Commission gets a fighter and longtime labor advocate in Will Klatt, but he had to fight to make sure his election was not overturned. Some on the commission tried to prevent Mr. Klatt from assuming a position he was overwhelmingly elected to by using a technicality.
A candidate has to stay 100 feet from a polling place and Will crossed that invisible line. There were no markers indicting the 100 foot rule. When it was pointed out to him, he immediately backed up, but a couple of his opponents tried to use it to disqualify him. One witness there who did not even support Will said that if every election was negated because of that, few elections would even be upheld throughout the State of Ohio. The Commission took the matter up without even contacting Will, but he happened to show up at the meeting where an argument ensued. The matter was tabled until the next meeting, that happened just a couple days ago on Oct. 2.
Vermont, New York, Washington, New Jersey and Maine have the best combination of relatively low environmental risks and robust environmental policies, according to a report released this week.
West Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Florida and Mississippi ranked lowest on the 50-state scorecard produced by the Commonwealth Fund, a foundation that advocates for health care improvements.
Ohio ranks 31.
Researchers at Northeastern and Yale universities ranked states based on risks from extreme heat, flooding, poor air quality, natural hazard risks to health care facilities and greenhouse gas emissions by the health care sector. The authors of the report also analyzed states’ clean energy policies and climate change mitigation efforts.
Franklin Country has lent Israel $28 million that could be used to fund its ongoing wars. That means Franklin Country's taxpayers have effectively loaned Israel $28 million to use how it sees fit. While many US officials want you to believe that Israel is considered the United States’ most trusted and dependable ally in a region of the world that is volatile at best, they do not tell you that Israel has a long history of spying on the US, stealing its top secrets, blackmailing US politicians, and killing US citizens in cold blood. Don't believe me, Google search USS Liberty, Rachel Corrie, Shireen Abu Akleh or Jonathan Pollard to name few.
Israeli bonds are inherently political. That seems to be the way the cities, counties, and Ohio State politicians view them: an investment that delivers political capital.
According to Arkansas Times article, "Since the Development Corporation for Israel’s inception in 1951, the Israeli bonds have not only served as financial instruments but also as a gesture of support for the state of Israel. This is, in fact, part of Israel Bonds’ marketing strategy.
Although most Republican still reject Isolationism, a small, but clamorous contingent of the MAGA Coalition has embraced what Rebecca L. Heinrich calls the 1939 Project. Tucker Carlson has emerged as the leader of this endeavor, striving to delegitimize American intervention in World War II and America’s post World War II role in the world it catalyzed. What began as a fringe movement is alas on the threshold of morphing into a mighty threat to U.S. national security now that Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation – Ronald Reagan’s favorite thinktank, has joined the ranks of such “restrainers.”
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There’s a lot of national attention on this topic right now, because President Trump is telling states like Texas to rig (“gerrymander”) districts to give Republicans more seats in Congress.
Many Americans believe that the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the United States’ illegal bombing of Iran, and the United States’ disastrous proxy war with Russia in Ukraine are too far away to do anything about. These Americans, however, overlook the fact that most of the weapons and other military technologies used by Israel to massacre Palestinians, to commit war crimes against Iran, and to waste Ukrainian lives in a completely avoidable war are manufactured in their backyards. Americans do not need to travel to Gaza, Iran, or Ukraine to save innocent lives in those countries, they could interfere with the manufacture of weapons and other military technologies right here in the United States. On February 7, 2025, for example, the State Department approved a $6.75 billion sale of thousands of bombs and bomb guidance systems to Israel and reported that the sale will come “from principal contractors The Boeing Company, located in St.
Homeowners rush to install solar
Homeowners are rushing to install solar before the December 31st expiration of the 30 percent tax credit.
The surge in consumer activity follows the passage of HR1 on July 4th of this year, and its elimination of the residential Investment Tax Credit (ITC) at the end of 2025. Homeowners have through December 31st, to have their systems installed to claim the 30 percent federal tax credit, which represents an average of $9,000 in savings on typical installations, according to EnergySage Intel data.
Overall, EnergySage saw a 59 percent month-over-month increase in registrations from potential customers from June to July and a 205 percent year-over-year increase in homeowners actively working with installers.
Solar installers are being dramatically impacted by the urgency to go solar. A recent survey conducted by EnergySage found that 35 percent of solar installers expect to stop taking new customers before October 1st, and around 9 percent indicated they have already reached capacity for 2025.