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The Devil's Game

Voting Beyond Our Pseudo-Democracy

Is it possible to expand the stakes of this election beyond the nation’s two-party pseudo-democracy?

I have to write this. I have to express solidarity with all the other lost and torn voters out there, who are struggling with the question of the moment: Who should I vote for? Israel’s genocidal and expanding war – supported and abetted by both of the mainstream, “legitimate” candidates – has shattered the abstract simplicity of the voting process. Do we have no choice but to vote for ongoing murder?

Or can we vote from the depth of our souls?

African Union Must Intervene - Asylum Seekers Enlisted to Kill Palestinians in Gaza

If one is to visit the Mahal website, a pop-up reminder, reading ‘Apply online’, keeps appearing. It is as if the repeated beep is a reminder of the state of emergency, if not outright panic, in the Israeli military. 

 Mahal is one of several recruiting agencies that aim to entice mercenaries from all around the world to fight Israel’s dirty wars, in Gaza and on all fronts. 

Protecting The Vote In Georgia & Arizona; The Youth Vote; Reopening 3 Mile Island & Solarizing Los Angeles

Backing Ray up is the amazing JOHN BRAKEY, whose pathbreaking work on digital imaging and election audits in Arizona has forever changed our history.

RUTH STRAUSS, LYNN FEINERMAN and TATANKA BRICCA raise major questions about the chaos about to throw the November election into limbo.

STEVE CARUSO fills us in on the completely warped dirty tricks being used to sabotage Ohio’s latest anti-gerrymandering referendum.

PROFESSOR MARCIELLE BRANDLER gives us some critical insights into the minds of young voters.

SANDY BOLZENIUS, based in Columbus, gives us some critical insights into the insanity now engulfing the Ohio town of Springfield.

MYLA RESON reminds us that the MAGA attack on immigration is designed to divert attention from Trump’s catastrophic failure in his debate.

Emmy-winning documentarian DAVID SALTMAN explains Brazilian attitudes toward race vs those in the US.

CAMILLA REES opens a great discussion on RFK, Jr., and the future of large-scale wind farming.

We’re then joined by BONNIE NIXON, sustainability director of the Ports of Long Beach/San Pedro, who is working to make then 100% net zero by 2030….or sooner!!!

Reel Time with Richard: Former Mr. Maisel again makes jerkiness palatable

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As the cheating husband who drove his wife to a life of comedy in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Michael Zegen proved he can play a cad without losing the audience’s sympathy. By the end of the series, in fact, we were rooting for him almost as much as we were for his joke-telling ex.

In the comedy-drama Notice to Quit, as actor-turned-real estate agent Andy Singer, Zegen again relies on his natural likability. So, it seems, does first-time writer/director Simon Hacker.

Perhaps more than he should.

To be blunt, Hacker gives us almost no reason to cheer for Andy, an ethics-challenged New Yorker who’s down on his luck. To name just one of his vices, he regularly makes extra bucks by stealing appliances out of vacant properties and selling them to a ragtag gang of thugs.

Then, just as Andy is being evicted from his apartment because he’s behind on the rent, 10-year-old daughter Anna (a relatable Kasey Bella Suarez) shows up and wants to spend the day with him. She’s mad because her mom (Andy’s ex) is moving to Florida, and she doesn’t want to go.  

“September Green Drinks: Tree ID Walk with Mort Schmidt,” hosted by Green Columbus

Details about event

Wednesday, September 25, 6-7pm, Whetstone Park of Roses Shelter House, 3901 N. High St.

What: Join us for a walk through Whetstone Park with Mort Schmidt. We will learn all about the trees that reside within this park. Join us for drinks and snacks afterwards at Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern, 4109 N. High St.

Why: To learn more about the trees that support the Columbus community!

Who: Open to the public; must be 21+ to enjoy drinks.

Hosted by Green Columbus.

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Trump’s mass deportation plan, a modern-day trail of tears

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Following his humiliating debate performance, Donald Trump is leaning even harder on the fear factor to rally his base. At the core of that strategy is engendering fear of immigrants. “We have millions of people pouring into our country from prisons and jails, from mental institutions and insane asylums.”  He is doubling down on his calls for mass deportation, promising “the largest deportation in the history of our country.”

I am concerned that Americans have only begun to imagine how devastating mass deportation would be. There are around 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US.  Many are deeply established in their communities. The Migration Policy Institute estimates that more than three million own homes.   What will it look like when millions of established families, many of them with deep roots in their communities, are forcibly torn apart?

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