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Published 6 hours ago#281 Zoom Solartopia™ - Grassroots Election Protection Monday, Sept. 28, 2026
Solartopia ™ - Grassroots Election Protection Regularly Monday 5 P.M. ET/ 2 P.M. PT Registration link: https://grassrootsep.org/upcoming-zooms Register once and you can choose one or more occurrences to attend without having to re-register for each meeting. If you are able,…
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Published September 25A Community Meeting: Queer Climate Justice in Central Ohio
September 25 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43201 Agenda Join the Rainbow Resilience Research Group for an evening focused on queer climate issues, disaster preparedness, and community resilience in Central Ohio.
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Published September 25Ten Years of Brighter Days: Columbus Emergency Shelter Celebrates Milestone
For the last decade, a modest building on Columbus’ Eastside has offered more than just a roof and a bunk to people in crisis. Brighter Days Emergency Housing, operated by the Christian nonprofit Love Chapel, has been a steady source of safety, stability and encouragement for…
Fall "Clean Sweep" Bulky Waster Recycling Day
Franklin County Solid Waste Management District is holding the Fall 2026 “Clean Sweep” Bulky Waste Recycling Day on Saturday, October 17, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Jeremiah Smith ties Ohio State record with 4 TD catches as No. 7 Buckeyes beat Illinois 42-19
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jeremiah Smith tied an Ohio State record with four touchdown catches and also had career highs with 12 receptions for 217 yards as the seventh-ranked Buckeyes beat Illinois 42-19 on Saturday. According to Sportradar, it is the…
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Published 18 hours agoGrassroots Organizing & the “20% Solution” to Support it Can Save Our Future
Donald Trump clearly believes the 2026 mid-term election---like the 2024 Presidential---has already been bought for him by Elon Musk, Peter Theil and the “Epstein Class” billionaires. Only one thing stands in their way---grassroots organizing and a “20% solution” to fund it. Musk…
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Published 21 hours agoThe Festival For Good 2026
Saturday, September 26, 5-9pm 1495 W 2nd Ave, Columbus, OH 43212-3408 The Festival for Good is your can’t-miss corner of the Grandview Hop on the last Saturday in September—located between 1st Ave + Haines Ave. The Grandview Hop is one giant neighborhood block party that runs the…
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Published September 26Who in Hell Are the Houthis?
The Houthis are a small tribe in Yemen’s mountainous north who love their quirky Zaidi sect of militant Islam, cherish their guns, and love to chew the narcotic shrub qat. I joined Houthis in the wild mountains of Yemen to follow their wars and chew qat. Houthis like to argue,…
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Published September 26Dictators In Love
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Published September 25New England Governors: Stop Chasing a Nuclear Fantasy
Are all six New England governors out of their minds? It’s 2026, renewable energy is surging globally, nuclear power plants remain as dangerous as ever, and they want to build new nukes?
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Published September 25The Dismantling of Black Policy Power
The Purge at the Top: Targeting Excellence in the Pentagon When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth targeted high-ranking military leadership, the pattern of removals was striking. Nearly sixty percent of the senior officers sidelined, fired, or stripped from promotion lists were…
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Published September 25Is Israel’s Reign Ending? Macklemore and the Cultural War over Palestine
‘Page Six Hollywood’ recently declared : “War of Open Letters Erupts Between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine Factions in Hollywood.” Only a few years ago, a headline like this would have seemed unthinkable.