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Jesse Boo-thea 👻 @jessecbethea.bsky.social · 2h

My piece on yesterday’s #NoKings protest in downtown Columbus.
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Columbus Underground @colsunderground.bsky.social · 3h

“By Saturday evening, national organizers for the No Kings coalition estimated that 7 million Americans participated in the protests. Organizers for Ohio 50501 estimated as many as 15,000 protestors were at the Ohio Statehouse.”

MORE: columbusunderground.com/no-kings-pro...

‘No Kings’ Protestors Return To Statehouse - Columbus Underground

National organizers for the No Kings coalition estimated that 7 million Americans participated in the protests. Organizers for Ohio 50501 estimated as many as 15,000 protestors were at the Ohio Stateh...

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 15h

Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants

Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates

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Jesse Boo-thea 👻 @jessecbethea.bsky.social · 20h

Here’s what the #NoKings crowd looked like from the steps of the Ohio Statehouse. @colsunderground.bsky.social

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Jesse Boo-thea 👻 @jessecbethea.bsky.social · 23h

Protest signs are under construction here on the Westside.
#nokings @colsunderground.bsky.social @ohio50501.bsky.social

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

Based on early numbers, there are easily more people participating in the second No Kings Day than in the first. Trump's strategy of constantly talking about this on TV and GOP govs sending in the national guard obviously energized the left. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

20251018_No Kings Day 2 Protests Unofficial Attendance Crowdsourcing

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Jesse Boo-thea 👻 @jessecbethea.bsky.social · 2d

When I borrow a pen from you, there is very little chance I will return it.

Jesse Boo-thea 👻 @jessecbethea.bsky.social · 3d

Looking through stacks of letters kept my my great grandmother and here’s a couple enigmatic photographs of a fresh grave because my family comes out of a Faulkner novel.

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Columbus Underground @colsunderground.bsky.social · 13d

“The time is 4:30 pm. The place is Antioch College. The date is October 2, 2025—66 years to the day when The Twilight Zone first premiered on television.”

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A Stop At Yellow Springs: Celebrating Rod Serling In Ohio - Columbus Underground

Imagine, if you will, a small college town with a reputation for quirky and artistic residents—a magnet, of sorts, for creative types from all over the country. This is a place we’ll call “Yellow Spri...

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Stephen Judkins @stephenjudkins.bsky.social · Sep 15

You should be able to drink lite beer at hardware stores. They should crack one open for you and hand it to you when you walk in

Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · Sep 15

I think you should be allowed to sell lite beer at hardware stores

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🎃scarecrowcialism👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · Sep 12

Honestly it seems to me that one of the most important tasks for modern parents is raising their kids to be mostly offline normies

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · Sep 10

I'm going to say this as many times as it's necessary: you shouldn't kill your political opponents

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · Sep 8

They published it, and it's even worse than I thought www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Sep 6

What the actual fuck.

US Tennis Association: “We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity, including ENG [Electronic News Gathering] coverage.”

U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump

An email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem.

www.benrothenberg.com

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Columbus Underground @colsunderground.bsky.social · Sep 1

“Following the GoFundMe drive, the collective also organized a benefit party at the Oracle in Old Towne East, featuring several DJs who were once hosted by Parable.”

More: columbusunderground.com/for-labor-da...

For Labor Day, Ex-Parable Workers Throw a Party - Columbus Underground

Marc Dobbels, drinking from a can under the patio string lights, reflects on what it means to be a barista.

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Jesse Boo-thea 👻 @jessecbethea.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Columbus Underground @colsunderground.bsky.social · Aug 26

“Early in the morning on August 3, someone used a metal patio chair to smash open the window at Parable coffee shop on High Street. And yet, somehow, that was not the worst of the troubles facing the popular Downtown café.”

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Inside The Tumultuous Final Days of Parable - Columbus Underground

Early in the morning on August 3, someone used a metal patio chair to smash open the window at Parable. Somehow, that was not the worst of the troubles facing the café and its co-founders.

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Jesse Boo-thea 👻 @jessecbethea.bsky.social · Aug 19

Don’t know why we’re still debating the City Hall Columbus statue when I solved it more than a year ago.
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Opinion: Some Sensible Options to Replace the Columbus Statue - Columbus Underground

It might be Columbus was a little overdue for a nice, juicy controversy, something we could all really sink our teeth into. Thankfully that drought is over now that the city is bandying about a few mi...

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · Aug 15

Support local journalism

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Jordan Fischer @jordanonrecord.bsky.social · Aug 15

BREAKING: Federal prosecutors said today they went to a grand jury twice to indict a D.C. woman for assaulting an FBI agent during an arrest by ICE — and were twice rejected.

Notably, she faces the same charge as the District's alleged sandwich thrower.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...

US Attorney Pirro's office admits grand jury refused ICE interference charges — twice

Federal prosecutors told a judge they had failed twice to secure an indictment against Sydney Lori Reid for allegedly assaulting an FBI agent during an ICE arrest.

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𝔻𝕒𝕟 [spooky pun] 🎃🍻🐦‍⬛ @danmynrd.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Zoe Tillman @zoetillman.bsky.social · Aug 14

NEW: Mass departures from the Justice Department and a rising flood of lawsuits have squeezed the remaining government lawyers defending Trump administration policies, with signs of the strain spilling into court
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-14/donald-trump-s-orders-leave-justice-department-defenders-overextended?utm_medium=email&utm_source=author_alert&utm_term=250814&utm_campaign=author_22946324

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ceej @ceej.online · Aug 12

FEDERAL AGENT PULLED FROM THE FINAL STAGES OF A TEN YEAR INVESTIGATION TO CAPTURE THE KILLER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE "HOUSTON HATCHETMAN" SERIAL MURDERS TO PATROL TOURISTS ON THE NATIONAL MALL: hey. you can't vape there

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Jen @ladyjenpool.bsky.social · Aug 12

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:

Our funding depends on usage.

So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

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Jesse Boo-thea 👻 @jessecbethea.bsky.social · Aug 12

GoRemy is the hero DC needs right now