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signing this unconstitutional attack on higher ed, workers' rights, and (ultimately) a core tenant of democracy w/o fanfare, behind closed doors, on a Friday afternoon after 1000+ pieces of oppo testimony were submitted against it just says so much abt how the Ohio GOP operates.

Ohio Republicans, hell-bent on destroying the legacy of the 1960s and 1970s movements for social justice, the legacy of the labor movement, and the legacy of all those who have fought for academic freedom and feeedom of speech, have signed SB1 into law.

He blinked.

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to make sure all students at Harvard can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and

Me, aggressively asking my friends at the DNC to make Obama 2028 hats

🚨 🚨 Beating Vivek and Stopping Ohio’s DOGE A 🧵 It looks like Vivek has taken over the Ohio GOP in his run for Governor. On the one hand, his candidacy is a risk to Ohio’s future, as he makes one reckless proposal after the next—doubling down on policies already 1/

someday when the village children gather around to ask me what it was like to live through 2025 I am simply going to start a large and uncontrollable forest fire that rapidly consumes everything they hold dear while they are powerless to do anything but watch

he was a boy she was 133 Cardinals tasked with choosing the apostolic successor of Saint Peter can I make it any more obvious

The new Pope has a degree in mathematics from Villanova University. This guy doesn’t just understand sin. He understands cos.

The COVID-conscious community is fracturing — and we need to talk about it. Because if we don’t, we’re going to lose more than the fight for clean air. We’re going to lose each other.

“covid is back!” - an ancient covid forgetters’ proverb

Democrats, some advice: when the worst person you know gets bitten by a snake, you don’t try to befriend the snake. You observe said biting from a considerable distance and enjoy the schadenfreude.

400+ in Ashtabula, Ohio! #NoKingsDay #NoKingsInAmerica #NoKingsRally David Pepper Rachel Coyle

if any elected democrat wants to make some compelling video content about millions of people losing healthcare, rural hospitals closing, and energy prices skyrocketing lmk I’ll fucking do it for free. dm me.

Check out my piece about Ohio’s new flat income tax (how awful the logic behind it is, how my elected officials stand, and how much it’ll harm this state). Ugh. David Pepper Rachel Coyle #flattax #ashtabula #shameful whatwecan.net/p/ohios-new-fl…

1k retweets and we'll make this bobblehead

It took almost 6,000 words (and 27 sources) to fully articulate my feelings about the recent Executive Order. Spoiler alert: it's bad. Really, really bad. Want to know what a mental health and addiction professional thinks? Read this! whatwecan.substack.com/p/the-worst-ex…

Happy Birthday to our least favorite candidate for Ohio Governor Vivek Ramaswamy.