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Some good news for a change. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/u...

Here we go... DOJ sues to delay Alaska election results if GOP incumbent loses www.axios.com/2026/10/23/t...

What an ass-hat... woub.org/2026/10/22/v...

This is what we've become...This is who we are. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Does this feel icky to anyone? Our friends, from former E. Germany, have told us horror stories of people turning in friends, relatives & co-workers to the secret police.Trump's program is administered by the DOJ. Didn't Trump last week say leakers should be shot? apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump obsesses over the male bodies of MAGA candidates. What he is really trying say is that these candidates are strong and masculine and not weak and scholarly. He is trying to hype his toxic vision of masculinity. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/u...

Two posts at 3:30 on a Monday afternoon... Both display pure lunacy. When is he going to be removed from office? The man is incompetent and DANGEROUS.

Trump hires only the BEST people? RIGHT. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

Kaitlin Hogg & The Post have a great story today about Ohio University's dismantling of its Office of Instructional Design & the elimination of 11 employees. Another example of how the university mistreats staff employees and faculty who rely on them. www.thepostathens.com/article/2026...

Trump will say anything and do anything to keep from losing. We should remember that. If this election comes off, there will be chaos that follows. thomashodson.substack.com/p/what-if-th... Trump says government officials who leak to the media ‘should be shot’ www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

This was an air banner towed by an airplane over Ohio University's president's Homecoming Tailgate party. Good move United Academics of Ohio University - UAOU

A deal with the devil. U.S. official: Trump cut deal with Putin after Zelensky ignored his requests www.axios.com/2026/10/10/t...

I'm worried about what Trump might do to disrupt the 2026 midterms. Could emergency powers be used to interfere? What safeguards would hold? And why isn't the national press investigating these possibilities more aggressively? My latest column: thomashodson.substack.com/publish/post...

Alabama now has a law mandating the use of "Gulf of America" in schools, colleges, universities, government agencies and in public broadcasting. The First Amendment is once again in peril. My only surprise is that the MAGA Ohio General Assembly wasn't first to do this. www.al.com/news/2026/10...

After misspending federal dollars for his own glorification, he does not plan to reimburse taxpayers. What a cheap-ass grifter. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...

This pretty well covers it...

A President should not even joke about suggesting an enemy, like Iran, "take out" the American cities of Los Angeles and San Diego. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...

First, it was NOT an arena. It was a high school gymnasium that seats 4,500. Secondly, there were empty seats and empty blocks of seats in the upper deck and they emptied even more as Trump speech droned on. Finally, no reporters should be arrested. That is a clear violation of the First Amendment.

Ohio University can't get a faculty contract but it can market a new logo. I guess we see where the university's priorities are. www.ohio.edu/news/2026/10...

In Stephen Miller and Trump's goal to Make America White Again, they threaten our supply of food and run up costs. Kansas ICE raids threaten beef supply and local jobs | Opinion www.cjonline.com/story/opinio... via @CJOnline

Yes...this is presidential: “Just get out and vote,” Trump told a crowd that barely filled a high school gymnasium in the city of Vandalia. “If you do that, we’re going to win, and we’re going to win big. And we’re going to shove it up their ass.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

If you are in Ohio...show up at today's Trump Rally at Vandalia-Butler High School outside of Dayton and PROTEST this President, his policies, and his GOP lackeys like Senator Jon Husted apnews.com/article/trum... gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally

Please read this short column about the cruelty of the Trump Administration in handling legal immigrants. Here is a first-hand account from a dear friend. THIS MUST END. Join the Blue Wave on Nov. 3 and Vote Out Trump's lackeys. thomashodson.substack.com/p/the-human-...

This is a dire warning coming from Karl Rove... Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis' www.sacurrent.com/news/politic...

Trump's policies attack the most vulnerable in our society -- those we should protect. Thousands of refugees in Ohio lose Medicaid Oct. 1. The state can’t say how many signalohio.org/thousands-of...

This is one dangerous and unhinged man. He is attacking the First Amendment head-on. This is what he posted late on Sept. 22:

Please read my op-ed in the Athens County Independent in support of United Academics of Ohio University - UAOU. It talks about Ohio University using bullying tactics to try to bust the first faculty union in the university's history. You can read it here: athensindependent.com/oped-260917-... I

Please read this...TRUMP is NOT a stable man...He is doing irreparable harm the the United States. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...

This is a fantastic analysis by The New York Times about how Trump and his malevolent minions are trying to stifle & choke off our First Amendment rights. THIS IS A MUST READ. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...

ICYMI Ohio Senator Husted had a nazi sympathizer as his campaign’s political director. Ohio Senate campaign staffer used Nazi soldiers as profile photo wapo.st/4y3Fa6H

Check out this latest lunacy posted last night. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/a...

Surprise....Surprise (in my Gomer Pyle voice) Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...

This is what Ohio is facing in higher education...Dictates from the General Assembly and appeasement by state universities like Ohio University. Please read this interview with the architect of the destruction of higher education in Ohio. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

This is totally unacceptable...Why do other members of the news media stand silent in real time and let this abuse go on? Trump Lunges at Female Reporter Asking About Those Supposed $5K Checks newrepublic.com/post/215316/... via @newrepublic.com

This is the most critical decision of this year's election cycle. Do any of you feel confident in the Supreme Court to make a non-partisan decision on this or will they disenfranchise millions of voters? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

This is the most critical decision of this year's election cycle. Do any of you feel confident in the Supreme Court to make a non-partisan decision on this or will they disenfranchise millions of voters? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Ohio University received a D- grade by The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression on college free speech rankings. Ohio State University, three other Ohio universities receive an ‘F’ in latest free speech rankings ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/09/o...

I'm gifting this article to you from the The New York Times. It is a must read from Peter Baker �He fails, however, to discuss journalists' reaction to this bizarre, unstable behavior. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...

This is a very dangerous Truth Social post by the Commander-in-Chief of memes…In promoting Space Force, he shows American nuking two parts of the world. Why are media and others in power not seeing these as a dangerous signs of grave mental instability?

This is not good...People have given up trying to keep him within any guardrails....Not good GOP officials give up on futile Trump persuasion www.axios.com/2026/09/09/t...

This is thanks to Trump and his destructive minions and to the appeasement strategies of major colleges and universities. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

This is Trump's "warm and fuzzy" tribute to working Anericans on this "Labor Day." He is certifiable.

Twenty-four rants on Truth Social between 9:50 and 10:50 on Labor Day. He is insane yet mainstream media chalks up this lunacy to public pronouncements. These are not news events. These are indications that the President of the United States is insane. www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...

A good summary of where labor unions stand in Athens County by the Athens County Independent. Again, this is local news that is useful for local residents. athensindependent.com/labor-unions...

There must be change in Ohio upending draconian university administrations and the MAGA crazy General Assembly. Miami University bans teaching outside citing SB 1 calling it strike related. There must be significant pushback from faculty, staff, and students. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

A sure sign Trump is losing this battle.

Really fine reporting by Dani Kington for the Athens County Independent. This is how local news should be reported. athensindependent.com/dove-outreac...

So how is appeasement working for you Ohio University and all other universities? If you keep on giving, Trump will keep on taking. There is NO institutional moral compass anymore. It is clear that compliance means you don't give a damn about minorities. Period. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...