.On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, we brought a State Senate record number of opponents to the Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee to testify against Senate Bill 83, the Higher Education Destruction Act. Senate Bill 83 and its companion House Bill 151 are the Higher Education Destruction Act, and they are bad for students, bad for higher education, and bad for Ohio.  

Rather than listening (as our democratic and civic processes require) to the 500+ Ohioans asking questions, raising arguments, and citing sources against Senate Bill 83, Committee Chair and Senate Bill 83 sponsor Senator Cirino allowed the unusual request of House Bill 151 co-sponsor Representative Josh Williams to open the hearing, even though Rep. Williams will be given ample time to share his personal viewpoint when he provides sponsor testimony in the House Higher Education Committee for HB 151.  

Please join us in telling the sponsors of the Higher Education Destruction Act: we are here, we are strong, and we will not be ignored.  

Over a decade into his tenure with Marvel Studios, James Gunn has wrapped up his latest project as he prepares for a new role as co-chief at DC. On Twitter, he perfectly summed up the Guardians franchise by saying, "I didn't want to make a movie LIKE Star Wars, but a movie that made people FEEL like Star Wars made me feel as a kid. Outlandish characters, extraordinary locations, a space opera with a touch of magic filled with heart." Gunn's words are spot on.

"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," once again written and directed by Gunn, ventures into darker territory than its predecessors. It delves deeper into the characters' emotional landscapes while maintaining the humor and action-packed spirit the series is known for.

Rocket Raccoon, voiced by Bradley Cooper, takes center stage in this installment. His heartbreaking backstory is explored as he's one of several animals experimented on by the villain, The High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji), who wants to create the perfect utopian society and is obsessed with creating superior animals for his "perfect" new planet.

BANGKOK, Thailand -- A dynastic daughter of the billionaire, anti-coup Shinawatra family is leading opinion polls to become prime minister in Sunday's (May 14) nationwide elections, but her victory could trigger another putsch by the coup-empowered, politicized, U.S.-trained military.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her Pheu Thai (PTP) "For Thais" party's massive popularity sparked warnings by Thai media, politicians, academics, and others that the military may ignore the majority or crush them with fresh coup.

Responding to Thailand's latest public spasm of coup anxiety, Army Chief Gen. Narongpan Jittkaewtae told reporters on May 11:

"I can assure you that what occurred in the past, the chance is zero now," Gen. Narongpan said.

The army chief censored himself -- and asked all journalists to conform -- against uttering, publishing, or looking up the dictionary definition of the word "coup".

His linguistic demand made it difficult for him to say bluntly no coup would happen, and instead limited him to euphemisms.

On the farthest western edge of Columbus, in a patch of forest which days are probably numbered, several coyotes howl in the night. These same coyotes, believed to be three brothers, were recently witnessed dashing across 70 West near 270.

The coyote’s patch of woods is connected to a subdivision where the houses look alike. Of late there’s more “Missing Cat” signs taped to lamp posts (sushi for coyotes, believe some).

Also being squeezed out are the houseless, but their tents remain. “Brett,” who bought a 100-year-old farm house near here, said he’s called 311 nine times over the past year to have an abandoned tent (pictured above) removed from Clover Park, but no City employee has ever shown. 

With his stunning revelations about mass partisan disenfranchisement in the Florida 2000 presidential fiasco, Greg god-fathered the modern election protection movement.

He played a key role in the reporting that came out of Ohio 2004, and too many additional “irregularities” that have surfaced since.

He has continued this incredibly important work most recently with his documentary film VIGILANTE, about Jim Crow election theft in current-day Georgia.

Greg also has a long history in reporting on atomic energy, and gives us a deep, knowledgeable presentation on the latest “Nuke Renaissance.”

There is no one on the American media scene with more to say about where we’re at than Greg Palast.  Don’t miss this amazing show.

No Nukes!  No More Coup Selections.