New Episode: Republicans lie about Dr. Acton again, religious liberty is only for white Christian Nationalists, and Zohran Mamdani lives inside the head of establishment Democrats and the media podfollow.com/secular-left

Ramaswamy clearly does not trust McColley. And we love that for them, don’t we, folks?

Activists rallied, danced and marched in the nation’s capital Saturday as they laid out their vision for the future of the United States beyond this year’s semiquincentennial. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/29/r...

More guns have not and will not make our schools safe. Arming teachers and other school officials is a very bad idea.

Our tax dollars no longer support the Common Good of the American people, it’s for a common thief (Trump) and his cronies. We need a regime change and justice. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Gov. DeWine vetoed a measure Wednesday that would’ve set terms for utility submetering companies in Ohio. The companies purchase electricity in bulk at a lower rate and then sell it to a multi-unit complex like apartments at a higher residential rate ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/26/g...

With so much at stake, what will Americans do now? ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/26/a...

It is good to see that justice prevailed. www.npr.org/2026/06/23/n...

The more Trump whines, the more deranged he becomes to Americans everywhere. The MAGA Republican Party is the last refuge of the deranged. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Vote 💙 in November! Let’s clean house.

This is a violation of the 8th Amendment in the U.S. Constitution.

Trump and his allies are rolling out censorship in the name of free speech through the deployment of media mergers, social media, and AI.But they’re clamping down on your voice, not freeing it. This is Episode 3 of The Battle for Free Speech podcast @freespeechbattle.bsky.social

President Obama would never have been as stupid as Donald Trump. Trump unnecessarily started (and lost) a war with Iran, picked fights with many of America’s allies as well as the Pope, sucks up to our country’s enemies. www.newsweek.com/cyclist-arre...

Joined City of Toledo leaders to bring home $7 Million in funding for the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program. Families in mores than 150 homes made safer will rest easier away from the health dangers of lead based paint exposure.

President Whiny Highny Donny loves fighting women. Every other country is laughing at the USA because Trump is comically (and chronically) moronic. apnews.com/article/trum...

“Many Ohio families are asking for help with the issues in front of them every single day: rent, groceries, rising health care costs, violence, opportunity, and stability,” state Rep. Terence Upchurch (D., Cleveland) said.

It’s time to spread the wealth, so that more people can enjoy a better life. Obscene wealth creates avenues of corruption and the downfall of society.

It’s time for a change in Ohio Government. 🌊🌊🌊🌊 in November.

Ohio Republicans had time to pass their silly life success curriculum for students, but had no time to protect children from being married before being 18. It’s as if Ohio GOP’s mission is to protecting pedophiles.

#Ohio college/university students and staff: Please fill out this short survey! signalohio.org/ohio-senate-...

Will your Congress member hold #Trump's FBI accountable for last night's inexcusable raid? For using physical intimidation tactics against an #Ohio voting rights organization? 📲Ask them: 1-202-224-3121 x.com/i/status/206...

What are the charges? What is the FBI looking for? This is how it starts, by intimidation tactics of groups like OOC. We will not be intimidated. Support your state and local progressive groups against the Trump tyranny.

The European Central Bank has lifted its deposit facility rate by 0.25% to 2.25%, marking a decisive pivot back to tightening as the Iran war pushes eurozone inflation to its highest level in nearly three years.

Our June Banned Book Club pick is Mad Honey, and we’re excited to welcome authors Jodi Picoult (jodipicoult.bsky.social) and Jennifer Finney Boylan (jennyboylan.bsky.social) for a special conversation! Join us June 15 at 7:30 PM ET to hear directly from both authors about why they wrote this story.

Measles outbreaks in Texas and Utah sit at the center of an unusually technical — and politically fraught — question: whether the U.S. is still officially considered “measles free.” By @natlash.bsky.social and @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

Ohio lawmakers unveiled a sweeping data center bill Tuesday that reins in incentives and addresses several other public concerns ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/10/o...

I am not above getting on my hands and knees to ask Dr. Amy Acton to nail the No. 1 asshole to the (figurative) cross on his corrupt 40-year deal with data center conglomerates.

The Polish Summer Picnic returns for its 11th year at the Oak Shade Grove pavilion in Oregon on Friday and Saturday.

Commentary: What do most Americans actually think about undocumented students attending public schools? According to our recent survey, which is in the process of publication, most Americans broadly support public education for undocumented children. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/08/m...

As detainees go on hunger strike over conditions at Delaney Hall, relatives describe concern for loved ones’ wellbeing

On behalf of the Secular Humanists of Western Lake Erie, we wanted to send our thoughts to those injured at a shooting at the Old West End Festival Saturday evening. All SHoWLE volunteers helping at the booth today did make it home okay. humanistswle.org

Commentary: Ohio elected officials are ignoring science as they do the bidding of the fossil fuel industry. They are failing to keep the citizens of the state safe, and they’re allowing our air, water, and land to be abused.

Operating on a pay-what-you-can model, every treat on the bench is free to take, and everything there is baked from scratch by neighborhood resident Brit Schadel.

There should not be a ‘debate’ on child marriage. GOP Republicans are for it, while Democrats are against it. Protect the children should mean something. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/05/o...

Commentary: “My parents understood something that Ohio’s voucher advocates seem to have forgotten: a commitment to your own children’s education doesn’t require defunding someone else’s,” writes The Rev. Ben Huelskamp ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/02/i...

It certainly wasn’t looking good. But the Patriots Caucus went to work against Little Lake County lawfare.

Columbus-based journalist got arrested on a misdemeanor charge of telecommunications harassment. Signal story: signalohio.org/progressive-... His statement below.

Former Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown held a campaign event at Riverside Barbeque Company in North Toledo on Tuesday.

Three Ohio men who either previously volunteered or worked for LifeWise Academy – a Christian program for public school students – were either charged or pleaded guilty recently to sex crimes against minors, including rape, voyeurism, and sexual battery ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/02/o...

After Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan voted for a huge boost to ICE funding, a company that benefitted made a $250K dark-money donation to a Jordan-aligned group. Now a complaint has been filed with the FEC ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/02/n...

A religious advocacy group who lobbies regularly in the Ohio Statehouse is asking federal prosecutors to push for bans on mail-order abortion medications, even as the U.S. Supreme Court has so far held off on stopping the practice ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/01/o...

Local event coming up: facebook.com/events/s/vig...

In this current economy, where prices are high and it can be a struggle to pay the bills, what advice can you give others to make their income stretch further - tell us at humanistswle.org/your-budget-...

Republican politicians: literally killing people because a blog told them to

We’re going to need some new jails. This scandal goes to the top in our beautiful military.

Free Palestine! Israel commits war crimes, and must be held accountable by world leaders. apnews.com/article/isra...

All non-fancy loaves of bread must weigh at least 12 ounces codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised... See? I can also list laws #Ohio already has!

Some Democratic politicians struggle to oppose AI #DataCenters because hardworking union members build them. But the solution is simple: Let's fight to build good things instead www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...