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Gabriel Mann @ohiogabe.bsky.social · 14h

This is a @hodgman.bsky.social character, right?

Gabriel Mann @ohiogabe.bsky.social · 15h

Cincinnati and Cleveland are going to have to trade a lot more than one aging QB to make a single winning team. They should just merge their personnel, cut the fat, and move the united team to Toledo.

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Gabriel Mann @ohiogabe.bsky.social · 1d

Should have been played by Mikey Day.

Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 1d

they made Amy Pohler as Pam Bondi way too hot

Gabriel Mann @ohiogabe.bsky.social · 1d

I wish SNL understood that it’s not satire when the subjects of their political sketches love being in them.

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Gabriel Mann @ohiogabe.bsky.social · 1d

This season’s getting expensive…

Gabriel Mann @ohiogabe.bsky.social · 15d

Man, Ohio State had better win this, because the refs clearly got the cash I sent…

Gabriel Mann @ohiogabe.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know when it became accepted for tv cameramen to rush into the end zone as soon as a touchdown is scored, but I kinda hate it. Stay off the field if you’re not a player or an official.

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 20d

My professional assessment is that Ezra Klein is a moron @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social

Only an Idiot Would Think We Need Anti-Abortion Democrats

It's beyond time to stop listening to Ezra Klein.

www.jezebel.com

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Gabriel Mann @ohiogabe.bsky.social · 4d

I've never heard the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants weigh in on a bill in Health Committee, but their list of impacts on pharmacies and their customers is extensive.

Abortion Forward @abortionforward.bsky.social · 4d

Next witness is Lora Miller, representing the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, who join medical experts in opposing House Bill 324.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 5d

If this was a no, it would be really easy to say no.

Bondi’s ad hominem attack on Whitehouse is WAY more of an answer than she realizes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 5d

I’m a career prosecutor who took a $25,000 check from an affiliated entity of Donald Trump’s while investigating Trump University and later left my lobbying firm to become Donald Trump’s personal impeachment lawyer, White House aide, and Attorney General. So don’t you DARE question my integrity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Bondi to Blumenthal: "You lied. How dare you? I'm a career prosecutor. Don't you ever challenge my integrity. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial."

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Gabriel Mann @ohiogabe.bsky.social · 6d

Loving that it was Harrison Butker’s fuckup that made Jax’s td drive possible.

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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 7d

A lot of attention has been paid to overseas aid cut by the Trump administration, but this brilliant piece of visual data journalism illustrates the devastating cuts to food banks here at home: 94 million pounds of food that were never delivered projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

projects.propublica.org

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Gabriel Mann @ohiogabe.bsky.social · 7d

Abortion Forward is now accepting applications for our Board of Directors. Apply if you’re passionate about protecting reproductive rights, increasing Ohioans' access to abortion, and value reproductive justice and autonomy for communities across our state!

Join our Board of Directors - Abortion Forward

Abortion Forward and Abortion Forward Alliance are currently accepting applications for their Boards of Directors! We encourage you to apply if you’re passionate about protecting and advancing reprodu...

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Abortion Forward @abortionforward.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 TOMORROW, October 6, 2025 is your last day to register or update your voter registration for the upcoming election!

It only takes a few minutes - go to Vote.Ohio.Gov or the link in our bio to make sure you're ready to cast your ballot this November 🗳️

Square graphic with dark purple to dark teal gradient background. White text with yellow highlights for emphasis reads: "It's time to check your voter registration! The final day to update your voter registration is October 6, 2025!

Early voting starts the next day on October 7, 2025."

2025 ELECTION SCHEDULE:
Oct 06 Last day to register or update voter registration!
Oct 07 Early voting begins at 8 AM
Oct 28 Last day to request absentee ballot
Nov 02 Early voting ends at 5 PM
Nov 03 Deadline to postmark absentee ballot
Nov 04 it’s election day! polls are open from 6:30 AM-7:30 PM. Absentee Ballots must be dropped off directly at your local board of elections by 7:30 PM.

*Due to postal delays & other circumstances, we recommend requesting & returning your absentee ballot ASAP

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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 8d

Ohio Statehouse lawmakers missed their first deadline for congressional redistricting, with Republican lawmakers defending the move to kick the process over to the Ohio Redistricting Commission without them ever introducing or negotiating on a map.

Ohio lawmakers miss first congressional redistricting deadline with no negotiations and no GOP map • Ohio Capital Journal

The Ohio General Assembly missed their first deadline in the congressional redistricting process, with Republican legislators defending the move to continue the process on to the Ohio Redistricting…

ohiocapitaljournal.com

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Abortion Forward @abortionforward.bsky.social · 10d

"Politicians are leaving tens of thousands of Ohioans without access to the healthcare services they need by introducing new unconstitutional restrictions on abortion access, cutting Medicaid funding, and banning essential providers like Planned Parenthood from the Medicaid program."

Abortions in Ohio didn't spike after 2023 reproductive rights amendment

The number of abortions performed in Ohio did not spike after voters approved a constitutional amendment protecting access to reproductive rights.

www.cincinnati.com

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Abortion Forward @abortionforward.bsky.social · 10d

“For 82 days in 2022 Ohioans were forced to travel out of state for the abortion care they needed. Thankfully those days are behind us & abortion is protected in the Ohio Constitution. But there is still work to be done in Ohio to ensure that everyone who needs an abortion has the access they need."

Abortions in Ohio didn't spike after 2023 reproductive rights amendment

The number of abortions performed in Ohio did not spike after voters approved a constitutional amendment protecting access to reproductive rights.

www.cincinnati.com

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Gabriel Mann @ohiogabe.bsky.social · 11d

“Comprehensive education is proven to encourage teens to delay the start of sexual activity until later in life and give them the tools to prevent unintended pregnancy and plan how to start a family when they are ready to do so. This propaganda video full of misinformation is the opposite of that.”

Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 11d

A Republican lawmaker introduced a bill this week that would require Ohio public schools to show a video about fetal development to students starting in the third grade.

Ohio Republican lawmaker trying to require public schools to show video about fetal development • Ohio Capital Journal

A Republican lawmaker introduced a bill that would require Ohio public schools to show a video about fetal development to students starting in the third grade.

ohiocapitaljournal.com

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 11d

Sending in the military to control protesters in U.S. cities? What could possibly go wrong, asks Jill Burcum

Student Mary Ann Vecchio gestures and screams as she kneels by the body of a student lying face down on the campus of Kent State University on May 4, 1970. John Filo/AP

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Robin Marty @robinmarty.com · 11d

I learned this from my contractor this morning with a warning that Medicaid is likely to follow and to check privates for pre auth from here on out because the rules could change any minute. So, shitty to patients AND extra burdens on health orgs

Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 11d

Medicare, as of today, will no longer cover telehealth visits.

I can’t imagine a bigger slap in the face to our patients.

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AndreaaaHHhHHHHh!! Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 13d

literally anyone who has done abortion rights work in the last 30+ years could tell you that "destroy science by any means necessary" was the only thing on the bingo card

Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 13d

This. This administration is even worse than any of us thought possible. Who had destroy NIH, CDC, USAID, EPA, scientific research all at the same time on their bingo card?

Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 13d

My thesis is that no matter how doomer you were in Nov. 2024, we're probably past your worst-case scenario for the first 9 months of this administration.

It's very strange for me to realize I wasn't pessimistic enough.

www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...

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Lizz Winstead she/her @lizzwinstead.bsky.social · 13d

If the federal government shuts down, doesn’t that mean no paychecks for ICE?

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Equal Districts @equaldistricts.org · 17d

🚨REDISTRICTING HEARING ALERT🚨

The Ohio GOP finally announced the next hearing for our congressional redraw ahead of the (very real!) 9/30 deadline.

🗓️Tuesday, Sept 30
⏰9:00 am
📍House Finance Hearing Room (Room 313)

🗣️Testimony due by Mon @ 9am!

redistricting.legislature.ohio.gov/meetings?utm...

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Equal Districts @equaldistricts.org · 17d

📣Testimony for Tuesday’s hearing on Congressional Redistricting is due by Monday at 9:00 am!

Find out how to submit and write a testimony using our toolkit!
bit.ly/EqualDistric...

Equal Districts Testimony & Storytelling Kit

SUBMIT TESTIMONY ON REDISTRICTING Step 1: Plan to submit your testimony on behalf of yourself or your organization. Testimony is your opportunity to speak directly to the Ohio Legislature’s Joint Co...

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Worldwide Annually @tkovach.bsky.social · 15d

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