Columbus and its suburbs are handing out more tax breaks than ever but a new report suggests the payoff isn’t worth it.

404 Media is making a print zine! About the surveillance technologies used by ICE. 16 pages, riso printed. Shipping early January. Features reworked versions of our best reporting and a few new things. We're very excited! And hope to do more if people like it: www.404media.co/404-media-is...

Everyone is getting upset about the data centers. They pollute a lot and use a lot of energy and will eventually be very ugly/huge vacant buildings. And I understand being mad about that. Until you consider the state of the lazer tag industry at this moment, and how much help that sector needs.

Crust Fund Pizza is collaborating with Giordano’s on "Millennium Pork" deep dish for a good cause. blockclubchi.co/4osCwm6

“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.” aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Hey Upper Arlington! You have the opportunity to vote for SIX seats in SEVEN days. Hand motions optional.

Final week of early voting before the General Election! Good Works Columbus endorses Jesse Vogel for Columbus City Council and encourages readers to vote @senatormeow.bsky.social Sample Meowlet Check out that and volunteer opportunities in this week’s newsletter: buttondown.com/goodworkscol...

Vote @lauramoldham.bsky.social for Upper Arlington City Council!

Central Ohio folks, we have this in Jesse Vogel for Columbus city council and @lauramoldham.bsky.social for Upper Arlington city council. Early voting is open, and (from what I’ve observed) turnout is pretty low, so it’s both quick and your vote can make a big difference. And you get a sticker!

If you're taking to the streets to protest today, know your rights.

Thank you, Senator! So thrilled to receive the coveted Meowlet mention. I'll be hanging out at early vote today from 1:00 - 5:00, drenched in rain and enthusiasm. Say "hello" if you stop into vote!

Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

So pleased that @hambleyforohio.bsky.social could stop by our house to share his vision for a better future for all Ohioans. Please give him your vote next year on Election Day!

We went to a @hambleyforohio.bsky.social house party last night and he was an amazing speaker! @lauramoldham.bsky.social and I are excited to host him at our house tomorrow afternoon.

We're hosting Ohio SOS Candidate @hambleyforohio.bsky.social this Saturday for a casual chance to get to know his plans to bring fair representation to Ohio. Yard games, progressive politics, summer snacks galore. All are welcome! Link to RSVP: forms.gle/TAh9bWQxm68o...

Sick of everything being Orwellian or Kafkaesque. I demand more Scarrylous situations, where animals drive vehicles and run small businesses.

Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends. But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month. See you soon, NYC.

I’m really gonna ask you please not to turn your nose up at the WSJ story and sneer that it’s a distraction. These men harmed real people. They used their power and money to trap and abuse them. That’s not a distraction, actually. That’s central to what matters.

Hi. Hey. Mike here. When media companies cancel Late Night shows to appease fascist presidents, America fucking ends.

I hate when someone unearths my pube-autograph to the world's most famous pedophile while I'm dying of cankles

@benlelandoh.bsky.social @windingdot.bsky.social @talcotts.bsky.social Just in case you hadn’t already seen the spread.

I’ve watched this multiple times and honestly was thinking earlier today about how I’m due to watch again.

anti-doomer sentence of the day: "Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last" www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

yall do not engage, argue with, put on blast, et al, dumbasses who can't wait to say "they voted for this!" about states struck by disaster. block them. block them the 2nd you see their garbage. take joy in knowing that you are limiting their toxic reach. they are dumbasses. they belong on twitter.

If you think the people in a state that went for Trump deserves whatever happens to them but you are exempt from this as a citizen of a country that went for Trump you gotta break that down for me

Twice in one week, though this is the first time we’ve been targeted specifically for being in row 10.

i think, unfortunately, that this may be my masterpiece

Me waking up when I sleep with less than my doctor-prescribed eight (8) pillows.

Strong communities don’t happen by accident—they’re built through connection, care, and leadership that sees everyone. That’s the Ohio I believe in—and the one I’m working to build.

It is also an award winning graphic novel which the movie is based on. You can get it in two volumes or one complete collection. I cannot recommend it enough and both books and movies should be on everyone's "must have" list.

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

amtrak’s marketing team gets it

My dad’s been pushing me to get mace grenades the last few weeks since I’m “not really a gun person.” I’m going to pretend he recently watched The Phoenician Scheme (instead of being paranoid thanks to right-wing rage media.)

I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.

Trio of Germans walking next to us on the trail after the Crew match, disparaging everything about Columbus, the Crew, America, and perhaps most importantly, our bike culture. Me: Kommen Sie as Deutschland? Wilkommen! Germans: Ja… …and then they slowly back away so they can keep trashing us.

Not to amp up the asshole, but. This reminds me of the panel in 2003 when I asked the NYT, WaPo and Chicago Tribune if they were concerned about the rise of the internet. They all laughed. “People will always want to open a newspaper in the morning.” How are you STILL not prepared for this moment?

me: in cheers frasier said his dad was dead but then when sam visited him in seattle he had to explain that he was lying because their relationship was strained but to me the weirder thing is he never mentioned niles to anyone at cheers the federal soldier being unlawfully quartered in my home: ok

"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."

If you had hardened opinions on the school closure process of last year and you live in Columbus City Schools, we need your feedback on the draft school closure policy being considered by our Policy and Governance Committee. Link to policy draft is in the form. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

A question I ask every day.

Storytellers wanted! The Oldham for UA campaign is looking for residents to share their memories about Benn Blinn and Fancyburg Park for our upcoming Fancy Kites + Forest Bathing gathering. If you or a family member would like to share your stories, please email [email protected].

While ranking my weekend spent in Indiana with the in-laws, I’m currently putting in first place their decision to play Yacht Rock outside as loudly as possible in an effort to prevent a robin from finishing her nest. BUT WHAT IF SHE LOVES THE DOOBIE BROTHERS, DEBBIE?! WHAT THEN?!

Me playing soccer in the yard after exactly 2.5 hard seltzers

I saw this potato at the 2023 Indianapolis 500 parade, and my life has never been the same.

Quite possibly the most hilarious thing to go next to the giant cross on the Ohio/Indiana line: Uranus. So obnoxious. So perfect.

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