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Irony is lost on President Trump but is a necessity for the rest of us. Today’s headlines feature yet another grievance from Trump about his failure to win a Nobel Prize in 2025 for his totally false claim of having ended eight wars around the globe. He now claims that his obsession with Greenland is less about Greenland than pushing back on his pique about the Nobel. We gain this insight into his thinking thanks to a tweet he sent to the prime minister of Norway holding him somehow responsible for not muscling up on the Nobel committee in his country. You can’t make this up, but I wish this was all made up.
A new business deal backed by Vivek Ramaswamy, the billionaire vulture capitalist running for Ohio Governor, is a preview into how he will approach power, responsibility, and public trust if elected.
Strive Capital, a firm founded and controlled by Vivek Ramaswamy that recently relocated from Ohio to Texas, closed a deal last week to acquire Semler Scientific, a midsize manufacturer of FDA-approved diagnostic devices used by physicians to assess cardiac disease.
A new business deal backed by Vivek Ramaswamy, the billionaire vulture capitalist running for Ohio Governor, is a preview into how he will approach power, responsibility, and public trust if elected.
Strive Capital, a firm founded and controlled by Vivek Ramaswamy that recently relocated from Ohio to Texas, closed a deal last week to acquire Semler Scientific, a midsize manufacturer of FDA-approved diagnostic devices used by physicians to assess cardiac disease.
Minneapolis rap group Atmosphere are playing Columbus, 1-27-2026 with Kool Keith, Sage Francis, RA The Ruggedman, and Mr. Dibbs at Kemba Live. Kool Keith is performing with Ced Gee? Is this an UltraMagnetic MC’s concert? We know Atmosphere is rapper Slug and producer ANT. Atmosphere released an album called Jestures last year via their label Rhymesayers Ent. Atmosphere toured last year with Lupe Fiasco, Pharcyde, and Cypress Hill. Atmosphere is known for their live shows which showcases Slug’s penchant for humanity within humor, and an informed Hip Hop perspective.
Atmosphere’s production by ANT is either hard drums or ballads. Atmosphere are considered amongst the best underground live rap shows. Atmosphere are KRS and The Roots status live. Atmosphere are owners of a label called Rhymesayers. Rhymesayers releases music by MF Doom, Kurious, Black Starr, and Soul Position. Soul Position are Blueprint and RJD2 from Columbus, Ohio.
I’ve known Slug from Rhymesayers for decades. Is this interview about the UltraMagnetic MC’s? ICE invaded Minneapolis. ICE killed Renee Good.
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A coalition of Ohio organizations today formalized its support for the ethics complaint which has been filed against Senator Brian Chavez. The endorsement letter was sent to the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee (JLEC) and demands an urgent, transparent investigation.
The letter, spearheaded by Washington County for Safe Drinking Water and signed by leading statewide groups, including Buckeye Environmental Network, Save Ohio Parks and FaCT Ohio, argues that the Senator’s alleged conflicts of interest and voting record—specifically within the Senate Energy Committee—suggest a pattern where personal financial gain was prioritized over the public good.
The letter of support states in pertinent part “The complaint alleges Chavez’s conflicts of interest regarding undisclosed business entities and fast-tracking legislation that could benefit these interests. When public officials with financial ties to an industry shape laws that directly benefit that industry, it undermines public trust across the entire state.”
What with Trump-troopers gassing babies in self-defense, Gavin Newsom teaming up with Peter Thiel to protect billionaires from society, and data centers under attack from thirsty malcontents saying water is wasted on data, it’s no surprise that Boss Tweet wants to deport citizens. Aliens. Illegals. Except maybe Melania.
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Monday, January 19, 2026 - 11:00am
Clever Bee Academy, 1977 Cleveland Ave. Columbus, OH 43211
Join us as we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and continue the work of unity, justice, and community.
March begins at 12PM
MLK Ceremony at 1PM
Ending at Clarence Lumpkin Point of Pride
(Corner of Cleveland Ave & 11th Ave)
Dress for weather, if you're not able to walk the distance you are welcome to drive!
Keynote Speaker: Brian Winston
For more info: 614-402-6875
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In the trailer for All That’s Left of You, there is a brief image of orange trees and heavy machinery. For many, it may pass unnoticed. For me, it opened a wound that has never fully closed.
My great-grandfather Ahmad Sulieman Qutiefan owned an orange grove in Beit Nabala (Bayt Nabala), a Palestinian village just nine miles from Yaffa. Those oranges were not inherited wealth. He planted them himself, beginning as a child, after his own father passed away. Knowing his family depended on him, he stepped into responsibility early, planting tree after tree, tending the land with care and pride. The grove became his life’s work. He nurtured it daily, believing it would one day sustain his children and his children’s children.
He never imagined that it could simply be taken.
The ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis is the latest in a string of deaths related to ICE raids, traffic stops, and detention facilities. Last year 32 people died in ICE custody―the most in more than two decades. Border Patrol agents have also shot, wounded, and killed civilians during Trump’s mass deportation raids. ICE and Border patrol agents are bullies who intimidate, and attack people based on the color of their skin, the language they speak, or the accents they have. They’ve also shot and killed people in their cars and used deadly weapons against bystanders and people who are standing up for their neighbors.