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August 13, 2024 - Today marks a solemn victory in the pursuit of justice for Ta’Kiya Young and her unborn daughter, whose lives were tragically and unjustly taken at the hands of Blendon Township Police Officer Connor Grubb. Grubb now faces four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of involuntary manslaughter. On August 1st, Ta’Kiya and her family would have been celebrating her 22nd birthday. Instead, we remember and honor her, not as a footnote, but as the true victim in this tragic and unnecessary encounter, and as the actual beneficiary of the right to utilize Marsy’s Law, alongside her unborn daughter.
This indictment speaks to the resilience and persistence of those who demand accountability when gross misuses of power occur. Contrastingly, Connor Grubb and his partner are not victims. To use Marcy's Law to cloak officers from facing the consequences of their actions is an insult to every victim of police violence, an inversion of justice and moral accountability.
Tamie Wilson of Delaware County is looking to finally end the tortuous reign of Jim Jordan and his smirk in Ohio’s 4th congressional district. This will be the second try for this self-described “common sense candidate.” The odds are against her, as some polls have Jordan at a double-digit lead.
But the Democrat doesn’t see it that way. She’s steadfastly optimistic. She’s been at county fairs talking to District 4 voters, something Jordan rarely does. A third candidate, a libertarian, has entered the race, and she believes they will siphon votes away from Jordan. But there’s also a wild card about to be thrown down in her favor by George Clooney. His documentary on Jordan’s role – or lack thereof – in the Ohio State University sexual abuse scandal of its male athletes by Dr. Richard Strauss is scheduled to hit HBO in September or October.
Posted on August 11, 2024 by beyondnuclearinternational
FirstEnergy was the company behind the largest political bailout and bribery scandal in Ohio history, which funneled $61 million in dark money bribes to Ohio lawmakers in order to pass a $1.3 billion nuclear and coal bailout at the expense of every Ohio family that pays utility bills.
Every Sunday May 19 - Sept. 29 from 10am-2pm
*Supermarket Sunday takes place the 1st Sunday of the month.
INSIDE The Kee
225 Neilston St. Columbus, OH 43215
Admission FREE
STREET PARKING is free on Sundays
Adjacent parking lot - all day $5
Video tour of The Kee: https://youtu.be/3oobo0-Xthw?si=RECej-7cbFmPz4-o
Tonight, Saturday, August 10 from 6-9pm, you can try a "mocktail."
What is a mocktail?
Blossom Bar is coming to the salon to provide drinks -- water, non-alcoholic, alcoholic and "infused" mocktails. You can ask for a bit of CBD or THC or both added to your drink (each one costs a little bit). You decide what to add and tell the bartender. They provide hemp-derived, non-alcoholic cocktails infused with adaptogens and nootropics, catering to a health-conscious audience seeking an elevated social experience.
Dr. Bridget Williams of Green Harvest Health, who has spoken at a Free Press salon in the past, runs Blossom Bar and will be speaking about mocktails to tell us more about them.
The August Free Press Second Saturday Salon is tonight from 6-9pm at the Columbus Botanical Depot's event spacee at Pacemont and High Street in Clintonville. The actual address, 14 W. Pacemont is a dispensary which will be open tonight until 8pm.
Saturday, August 10, 6-9pm
Columbus Botanical Depot, corner of Pacemont and High, 14 W. Pacemont
on street parking - please carpool!)
Free Press August Second Saturday Salon
Saturday, August 10, 6-9pm
Columbus Botanical Depot, 14 W. Pacemont
Cannabis themed art.
Find out about Simply Living and the Columbus Botanical DepotMocktails brought to us by Dr Bridget Williams of Blossom Bar
Refreshments and more!
Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 6-8pm
Zoom
In the first half of the program, we'll be hearing from Jill Stein-Green Party presidential candidate, Omali Yeshitela-African People's Socialist Party, Eid Hathaleen - Palestinian activist, Tara Houska-indigenous lawyer, Renee Johnston-Black Liberation Media, and Rick Lass-Green Party Ballot Access Director.
During the second half of the program, we'll take comments from the program's co-sponsors.
Please register and share the event: bit.ly/FightForFreeSpeech
On the far west side of Columbus, where never-ending prairie land was replaced with a never-ending stretch of corporate plaza hell, a young African American woman was assaulted. A witness who saw the assault and called 911 told the Free Press the Columbus police response was inadequate – something the Free Press has heard about the Columbus police for many years. The Columbus Division of Police (CPD) response seems to change depending on who the victim is and the nature of the crime.
The assault in many ways may be the result of a broken Columbus and how far it is from being fixed, even though Mayor Ginther and City Council seem more concerned about pushing growth – through Zone In, for instance – yet which is out of control.
This article first appeared on the Buckeye Flame.
I don’t cry easily, but I almost started crying in Cleveland’s FBI field office yesterday, in front of the FBI’s national chief diversity officer (CDO).
I had been asked to participate in a roundtable of local community leaders. We were to speak with the visiting CDO and local agents about hate crimes in historically marginalized communities and what the FBI might be able to do better to address these instances.
I listened to Black colleagues speak about the prevalence of guns in the community and how those guns actually got there. I listened to Jewish colleagues note the dramatic rise in antisemitism in Ohio. And I listened to Asian American and Pacific Islander colleagues speak about the still-very-present instances of anti-Asian hate enabled by former President Trump.