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‘Nothing Works’: Europe Must Stop Blaming Others for Its Own Crises

The European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell is not particularly perceived by the EU’s political elite or mainstream media as a rightwing ideologue or warmonger. But seen through a different, non-western prism, it is hard not to mistake him for one. 

 

Borrell’s recent comments that “Europe is a garden” and that “the rest of the world is a jungle” were duly condemned as ‘racist’ by many politicians around the world, but mostly in the Global South. Borrell’s remarks, however, must also be viewed as an expression of superiority, not only of Borell personally, but of Europe’s ruling classes as a whole. 

 

The ‘Principal Threat’: Time to Talk about the Palestinian Class Struggle

On Monday, October 31, Palestinians in the town of Al-Eizariya, east of Occupied East Jerusalem, observed a general strike. The strike was declared to be part of the community's mourning of 49-year-old Barakat Moussa Odeh, who was killed by Israeli forces in Jericho a day earlier.

 This is not an isolated case. General strikes were observed throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territories in recent weeks as a form of civil disobedience, and protest of the Israeli attacks on the cities of Nablus, Jerusalem, Jenin, and Hebron, as well as to mourn Palestinian fighters who were killed, following shooting operations against Israeli soldiers of illegal Jewish settlers.

 Historically, general strikes have been declared and observed by working-class Palestinians. This form of protest often represents the backbone of popular, grassroots resistance in Palestine, starting many years before the establishment of Israel on the ruins of the historic Palestinian homeland.

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Tuesday, November 8, 7-11pm
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Come join Homebound Entrepreneurs Against DeWines and their Central Ohio allies for an evening of Election Night merriment and mayhem (depending on the results) at the world famous Little Rock Bar in Columbus! We'll have the results on TV, drink specials and the last rounds of swag available as souvenirs –– plus "Mike DeSwine" will be there as always for pictures! FREE!

ColumbusMediaInsiderPoliticalOutsider: Predictions (Don’t Call Your Bookie)

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Against my better judgment, yet keeping my promise, I offer below my predictions for the statewide races on Election Day Nov. 8.  Don’t call your bookie on my advice.

I wrote down what my head told me the outcome would be and then I wrote down what my heart told me the outcome should be. I averaged the two. After each prediction, I offered some comments, the snarkier the better.

U.S. Senate: Tim Ryan 50.01%, J.D. Vance 49.99%

Ryan’s relentless campaign is pushed over the top by the votes of the Ohioans of Ukraine ancestry who block voted for Ryan, who supports the war, over Vance, who does not.

Governor: Mike DeWine 57%, Nan Whaley 43%

DeWine defined Whaley inaccurately as a bad mayor. She never answered. The rest was easy. Sadly.

Attorney General: Dave Yost 51%, Jeff Crossman 49%

Yost barely survives vigorous campaign by future Democratic star. Yost’s run for governor in 2026 is toast.

Secretary of State: Frank LaRose 58%, Chelsea Clark 42%

Trump-loving, double-talking, erstwhile election denier moves to the head of the list of aspirants to take on Sherrod Brown for the U.S. Senate seat in 2024. He still stinks.

How Right Wing Money and Messaging Fueled Ohio Democrat’s Demise

Tim Ryan

The midterm election is today, and the Ohio Democratic party faces a catastrophic defeat. J.D Vance gained five percentage points in Emerson College’s final survey of Ohio’s Senate race. Nan Whaley’s polling figures have remained stagnant since announcing her candidacy.

Anti-DeWine PAC’s “Hot for RINOs” Ad Hits Fox News Today, Puts More Pressure on Pat DeWine

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Homebound Entrepreneurs Against DeWines’ final TV ad buy aims to tell conservative voters the juicy truth about Justice Pat DeWine’s two messy divorces

 

As the general election season wraps up, Homebound Entrepreneurs Against DeWines is putting one final political ad “Hot for RINOs” on Fox News outlets around Ohio today, including in Cleveland and Dayton. The ad mocks the style of 1990s late night ads and features the vocal talents of comedian/podcaster Amber Nelson.

Columbus voters will decide three Issues on Tuesday, and all three could change the Columbus City Charter

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Columbus voters will decide three Issues on Tuesday’s ballot, and all three will change the Columbus City Charter. The city’s constitution since 1914, which can only be changed by a vote of Columbus’ citizens.

There’s Issue 19, which could ban citizen-initiatives seeking to create a “monopoly” or “special privilege.” Issue 20, which would make the City’s hiring process more subjective and less objective. And Issue 21, which could allow for virtual meetings for public bodies of the City and special emergencies for City Council.

From North Linden, to off-campus, to Hungarian Village, all three issues are flying under the radar. Even for those who regularly vote.

“Democracy Dialogues with Jen Miller,” hosted by League of Women Voters of Ohio

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Monday, November 7, 12noon-12:45pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Join Executive Director Jen Miller as she takes your questions on “all things elections and voting” and discusses voters’ most common concerns with Ohio’s voting experts.

Join via Zoom on tinyurl.com/livewithjen2022 (registration is not required) or view via livestream on Facebook.​

Submit questions before the livestream at forms.gle/q47KYYzW3cRE749g8.

Please use this Zoom link to join this event.

Hosted by League of Women Voters of Ohio.

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Inspector General delivers first investigations to a frustrated Civilian Police Review Board

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The Columbus Civilian Police Review Board (CPRB) met on November 3, 2022,  for the 15th time, admitting they are confused about key aspects of their power to discipline sworn officers of the Columbus Division of Police (CPD).  

Willard McIntosh, the only member of the board previously sworn to serve as a Columbus police officer, summed up their concerns well:

“My family, my friends, say, ‘What can you guys do?’ 

And when I explain it, to be honest, they say, ‘Oh so, nothin’?’  

Really.” 

Janet Jackson, the chair of the board, had invited several Assistant City Attorneys to the meeting to help the board prepare to review the first thirty investigations completed by Inspector General Jacqueline Hendricks, in attendance.

Jackson began the meeting by thanking City Attorney Zach Klein, who was sitting at the table with the board members, and his staff for doing a wonderful job responding to the needs of the CPRB, acknowledging that she is not his only client and that his office is very busy.

I call on the Columbus Dispatch, aka Dishpan or Dishrag, to do the city a public service and close up shop

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Never a responsible, reliable, or honest newspaper, the Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio’s only mass—if declining by the day—circulation, no longer daily and no longer news-paper, no longer resembles a legitimate element of the media. Other than gross profiteering, it no longer has a reason to exist. I strongly suggest that it closes its doors, refund its subscribers, and compensate the remaining 70 of its recent 200 employees.

Let’s count the reasons:

1. It is part of the monopolistic, profiteering, unadmitted right-wing, and anti-news USA Today/Gannett chain of more than 230 no longer daily newspapers plus many other online sites. It no longer has any editorial, contents, copy, layout, or website independence.

Chaotic page and section layout is done in Austin, Texas.

Selection of articles and some opinion essays is done by USA Today/Gannett. Thus, readers are not permitted to comment on selected right-wing essays that come from such operations as Heritage Foundation, one of USA Today’s funders and a holder of a seat of its Board of Directors.

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