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Donald Trump has signed an unconstitutional executive order banning protected speech. He is ordering that anyone who burns an American flag should receive a year in jail.
So I guess it doesn’t matter if the flag is desecrated, but only how you desecrate it. MAGAts seem to think this is OK.
Trump did pardon J6 MAGAt terrorists for using flagpoles with the flag to attack Capitol Police.
And he seemed OK with Kid Rock’s attire.
And in the Oval Office, which Kid Rock must have confused with Waffle House, and with the way Trump decorates, who can blame him?
And Trump desecrates the flag with his ping-pong paddles, which you can find in the Trump Store.
Today, over on GoComics, a MAGAt told me my school shooting cartoon should be removed because it’s disgusting. GC is a private platform, but the MAGAt still proved how he feels about protected speech. The only speech he approves of is speech he wants to hear, just like Donald Trump.
Community Potluck in Support of our Immigrant Refugees
Sunday, August 31, 3-5pm
Old First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bryden Rd.
Join us for a community potluck where we will center our immigrant community. We will share stories, food, and more as we build collectively towards a better world.
Hosted by Old First Presbyterian Church.
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Concert for a Meaningful Labor Day: Celebrating All Who Work
Sunday, August 31, 4pm
Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
Join Bill Cohen as he sings songs made famous by a wide variety of folks: Woody Guthrie, Sam Cooke, Dolly Parton, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Alabama, James Taylor, etc.
Powerful vocal harmonies will be added by veteran Columbus musicians Phil Hart and Teresa Schleifer.
Plus, we’ll recall how, decades ago, labor unions won historic reforms that many of us take for granted today — the eight-hour workday, improved workplace safety, a guaranteed minimum wage, and an end to child labor.
Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan talk about the importance of unions and spin union movement tunes from a serious Solidarity Forever by Leonard Cohen to Salt of the Earth with the Rolling Stones. Hear an unexpected version of The Internationale, Union Maid, King Harvest and more!
Listen live at 11pm Fridays, August 29 and September 5 streaming at wgrn.org or on the radio at 91.9FM
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Mondays at 2pm streaming September 1 and 8 at wcrsfm.org or on the radio at 92.7 or 98.3FM
Friday, August 29-Saturday, August 30, 10am-4pm
Virtual Statewide Conference on Policing, Criminal Legal System, and Immigration. We have some amazing speakers who will touch on topics ranging from immigration, wrongful conviction, to policy, etc. Guest speaker: Eric King
If you have not already, you can register with the link below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0jZLhNLkXoFNJk3cK95m1elgL70YXvIjIpgclEOZfE1sJwA/viewform?usp=header
$10 million is up for reinvestment on September 1st.
Tell Ohio State Treasurer Robert Sprague NO MORE ISRAEL BONDS! CALL TREASURER ROBERT SPRAGUE'S OFFICE (614) 466-2160.
Ask to speak with a representative about the state's investment portfolio.
HERE'S A SCRIPT TO USE:
"Hello, my name is [Your Name], and I'm an Ohio taxpayer from [City/County]. I'm calling to urge the Treasurer's office to stop investing in Israel Bonds and put Ohio first. Specifically, a $10 million Israel Bond investment is up for reinvestment on September 1st.
I urge the Treasurer's office to not reinvest this money. Will you please pass my message on to Treasurer Robert Sprague and his team? Talking points: Ohio has over $262 million of our taxpayer money in these bonds, which are now high-risk with a downgraded credit rating. This is a fiscally irresponsible use of our money.
USDA announces it will discontinue funding solar projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will discontinue providing funds for solar and wind projects, through its Rural Energy for America (REAP) grant program. In recent years the USDA has provided over $4 billion to fund energy projects in rural and farming communities.
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 added over $2 billion in funding for the program through Fiscal Year 2031. Post-IRA, over $1 billion in funds supported 6,822 projects from 2023 to 2025, contributing an estimated $2.75 billion to rural economic development.
The REAP grant program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and small rural businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. The program was officially created in 2008 through the Farm Bill when Congress combined an energy efficiency program with one that focused on renewable energy.
When trying to get a preview of what Zone In could do to Columbus’s most popular corridors and neighborhoods, it’s looking more and more likely this future of “density” will drastically alter Old North first.
Old North is also known fondly by many a campus kid as “North Campus,” but those who have spent a lifetime here prefer Old North. What remains of its early-to-mid-20th century buildings stretch from Lane and High to Glen Echo Ravine. And in this popular corridor the last morsels of old-school Columbus live on, such as Dick’s Den, the (new) Blue Danube, and Ace of Cups, for example.
But two large mixed-use developments separated by just a few hundred feet are moving forward on North High Street in Old North and there’s no way to stop them, says Seth Golding, an Old North activist and homeowner. Both developments also include apartment towers, and the tower proposed for Lane and High could reach 16-stories and not offer a single parking space, he says. Before Zone In, passed by City Council in 2024, the highest a developer could go on High Street near campus was six stories.
Congressman Mike Carey votes to cut Medicaid, SNAP food assistance, ACA insurance subsidies, medical research grants, foreign humanitarian aid, and much more. Ohioans will die. But while Carey meets with bankers and big donors, he won't meet with us. Carey doesn't care!
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Equitas Health, 750 E Long St, Columbus, OH 43203
Join Abortion Forward and OHIV for a Free Condom Project Packing Party! We will be packing safer sex supply kits to be mailed across Ohio. This is a part of OHIV's Free Condom Project. For more information on the project, visit their website here: https://ohiv.org/free-condoms/.
Snacks and beverages will be provided! Come pack kits and make pro-abortion community!
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.