Local News in Franklin County

Oh My God Shut The Fuck Up About "Antisemitism"

“Antisemitism” watchdog groups are flipping the fuck out about hip hop artist Macklemore saying “Free Palestine” while opening for Ed Sheeran, and the western press are of course helping to spin this ridiculous nonsense as a massive scandal. During a New Jersey concert over the…

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Beyond Iran: America’s Long Record of Middle East Blunders

The US government continues to double down, even as its stubbornness costs it dearly—not only in material terms, but also in geopolitical influence. Washington is rapidly losing power and status in the Middle East, a decline that could produce a wider domino effect, reverberating…

Ground Zero Liar

Heartbeat Movement Inc. Responds to Federal OFCCP Civil Rights Rollbacks

In response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) publishing final rules that dismantle federal affirmative action and disability tracking mandates for government contractors, Heartbeat Movement Inc. issued an urgent public…

American Moon

Climate change? I Told You So

I spoke to Columbus City Council about the threat of climate change on July 9, 2024. I felt depressed afterwards since it seemed nobody was interested. It was confusing at the time, but at least now I can say that “I told you so.” The United Nations confirmed that we are past the…

Ground Zero Flashback: September 2001

NEW YORK -- Ten days after 9/11, a clown finally appeared at Ground Zero, fully costumed with red-nosed regalia, trying to cheer gas-masked disaster crews and thousands of visitors who are circling the smoldering rubble that encases almost 3,000 bodies. Camera-snapping tourists,…

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Beyond the Beltway Noise: What the National Midterm Media Cycle Misses About Ohio’s Real Stakes

As the post-Labor Day campaign sprint begins, national media outlets are churning out familiar, top-down narratives about the upcoming midterm elections. From Washington to Wall Street, the national press remains fixated on beltway horse-race dynamics, political war chests, and…

Mustafa Farhat Was Eight. He Was Not a Combatant

Israeli forces carried out two airstrikes early Monday, September 7, on Kfar Rumman, a village in southern Lebanon, killing at least 12 people and wounding others, including children, according to Lebanese authorities. Among those caught in the attack was eight-year-old Mustafa…

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