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Student journalist convicted of misdemeanor in Kentucky court, acquitted of all other charges

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Chloe Hall @chloetrhall.bsky.social · 16d

Lucas Griffith, UC journalism student, found guilty on one of four misdemeanors after covering a protest on the Roebling Bridge this past July
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A Kentucky jury found Lucas Griffith, a University of Cincinnati (UC) student and former Cincinnati CityBeat photography intern, guilty of one of four misdemeanor charges on Oct. 2, 2025.

Chloe Hall @chloetrhall.bsky.social · 16d

Identified gifted student here 🥲 we’re not all bad!!!

Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 17d

🧒 Inequality reshapes young brains

A study of more than 10,000 US children found that living in states with greater income inequality is linked to structural brain changes and poorer mental health, regardless of family wealth.

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#SciComm #Inequality 🧪

Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’

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Chloe Hall @chloetrhall.bsky.social · 20d

Potential lawsuit to be filed by residents of the “Deacons Tenants Union.” Alleged contractual violations over parking and lease agreements, along with claims of unsafe and unsanitary conditions have been made about the Deacon.

Read more about the claims made by UC students and residents below

UC students claim the Deacon is unsafe, violated parking agreements

The Yugo Cincinnati Deacon is facing potential legal allegations from University of Cincinnati (UC) student residents. Claimants say the housing complex broke lease and parking agreements while mainta...

Cook Out to open Clifton location in 2026

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 24d

We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.

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Chloe Hall @chloetrhall.bsky.social · 26d

Looking for a Southeastern delicacy?

Cookout is coming to Clifton in 2026!

Read my article to find out more ⬇️⬇️

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Ohio’s redistricting process from a SPIA professor’s perspective.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Sep 17

Obama: We have to recognize that on both sides there are people who are extremists

But I will say that those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t embracing them. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the government behind extremist views.

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Chloe Hall @chloetrhall.bsky.social · Sep 17

Want to know more about the Ohio redistricting process?

Read my recent Q&A with UC SPIA professor @nivenpolitics.bsky.social, where he discussed how Ohio’s districts are drawn, what trends have been established and why Ohio is redrawing its districts compared to other states.

With a newly drawn congressional map proposed by Ohio Democrats last week, state redistricting is once again at the forefront of political discussion. Yet for many Ohioans, this decennial ritual

Patel: FBI to probe media outlets and left-wing activist orgs

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American Doom on Substack @americandoom.bsky.social · Sep 17

At a Tuesday hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI Director Kash Patel said his agency will investigate organizations that “utilize clickbait to make money for their ideology," after the death of Charlie Kirk.
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With the help of the White House, the American right is mobilized to crush dissent and political power in the wake of Charlie Kirk's murder.

UC organization holds candlelight vigil for Charlie Kirk

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Chloe Hall @chloetrhall.bsky.social · Sep 17

Turning Point USA’s UC chapter and UC Student Republicans held a candle light vigil on campus for Charlie Kirk

Many speakers talked about Kirk’s life, mission and impact

JD Vance’s half brother, Cory Bowman, prayed and invited the crowd of students and community members to convert to Christianity

Student Republicans at the University of Cincinnati (UC) hosted a candlelight vigil in memory of Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist who was shot and killed on the campus of

UC International Services to hold co-op workshops for F-1 visa students

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Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine @btlradionews.bsky.social · Sep 15

COUNTERPOINT airs Mondays 8-9:30pmET wpkn.org 89.5FM Bgpt #CT @justinglawe.bsky.social of @americandoom.bsky.social on rising US polarization, politicization of Trump's FBI; Kimberly Gill of Brave New School & Paul Bedard of @BreadPuppet on performance at New Haven's Edgerton Park Thursday 9/18/25

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Chloe Hall @chloetrhall.bsky.social · Sep 15

Check out my article about the recent workshop UC International held for students looking for OPT/CPT work opportunities and help on how to qualify

University of Cincinnati (UC) International Services conducted pre-professional training workshops for F-1 visa students on Sept. 3, 2025. The training took place ahead of UC’s annual Part-Time Job Fa...

How progressive communities can fight back

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American Doom on Substack @americandoom.bsky.social · Sep 2

As we get deeper into Trumps presidency, signs of authoritarian government become more apparent.

Continued partisan clashes take over our communities, our policies, our schools and more.

Read more on how to fight back at American Doom.
www.american-doom.com/p/how-progre...

A brief checklist of areas of focus for non-authoritarian Americans.

News | UC African American community celebrates Akwaaba despite slashed funding.

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Chloe Hall @chloetrhall.bsky.social · Aug 27

“Still, we rise." Akwaaba 2025 took place on August 23 at the University of Cincinnati and was fully planned, hosted and funded by students and alumni for the first time due to the closure of the African American Cultural Resource Center (AACRC).
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Akwaaba, a traditional Welcome Week event for University of Cincinnati’s (UC) African American student community, took place in Tangeman University Center (TUC) on Aug. 23, 2025.

Man charged for throwing sandwich at federal officer was a DOJ employee

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Politico @politico.com · Aug 14

The man charged for throwing a sandwich at a federal officer was a DOJ employee.

“This is an example of the Deep State we have been up against for seven months as we work to refocus DOJ,” Pam Bondi wrote on X.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said he was fired from his position after the incident.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Chloe Hall @chloetrhall.bsky.social · Aug 15

No he actually ended up granting it - there was a lot of banter between the attorneys and judge over this even after it was granted

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Chloe Hall @chloetrhall.bsky.social · Aug 15

“I’m looking at prior behavior, and I think it will happen again.”

The $2,500 bond was not dropped for either of the journalists arrested while covering the Roebling Bridge protest and now they will have to face a jury on misdemeanor charges.

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Jury trials set for journalists arrested during Roebling Bridge protests

Trial dates have been set for the two Cincinnati CityBeat journalists who were charged with several misdemeanors while reporting on the Roebling Bridge protests.

A few weeks ago, the rivers and freshwater flowing through America’s public lands faced an historic threat. The US Senate was on verge of passing a massive spending bill that included a provision to a...

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American Rivers @americanrivers.bsky.social · Aug 8

We must remain vigilant about defending public lands and the values they provide. Because the attacks won’t stop coming. We can count on future backroom deals to dispossess the public or attempt to repeal foundational laws — Learn more: www.americanrivers.org/2025/08/dont...

Don’t Fence Me In

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Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · Aug 8

"Conscientiousness," a shorthand for the ability to make plans and follow through on them in a disciplined way, is in free fall among young adults in the US.

Previously, young adults were always the most extroverted, but now are the least.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · Aug 8

WE HAVE A SAFE, EFFECTIVE VACCINE. “Edwards said it makes sense to develop treatments—both drugs and alternative remedies—for measles so people have options…Edwards, who had never treated a measles patient until this year, said he advised patients to take vitamin A supplements such as cod liver oil”

The Race to Find a Measles Treatment as Infections Surge

The measles vaccine was so effective the disease was considered eliminated in the U.S., but a resurgence of outbreaks is spurring a need for drugs.

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American Doom on Substack @americandoom.bsky.social · Aug 9

"Lawlessness runs wild" is one of many comments made by JD Vance and other right-winged officials over the fight in downtown Cincinnati. However, the narrative of "black mob beats innocent whites" is not an accurate depiction of what happened.
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The narrative doesn't add up

It's not very convenient for the American right's narrative of a Black mob attacking whites, but video shows multiple Black men trying to peacefully intervene on behalf of a man spewing racial slurs.