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Fangs for the Memory of Threatening Mankind with Complete Destruction. My Proposed Solution for Trump and the Fool’s Epic Stupidity.

Almost fifteen months in, fifteen relentless months of chaos, corrosion, and calculated stupidity, and now more than a month into a full-blown war with Iran that has already destabilized global…

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It’s Not Your Park to Give Away to a Billionaire

Notice as the fight over the future of McCoy Park continues that Columbus City Council members just keep negotiating with something that they don’t own. McCoy Park is owned by the people of…

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The AI Pipeline That Can Turn Any Innocent American Into A Suspect — And There Are No Laws To Stop It

You are at the wrong place at the wrong time. A camera reads your license plate. Another scans your face. A computer cross-references your location against a pattern it has flagged as suspicious.…

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Naked in Iran? Will Iran Be Iraq All Over Again?

For those who remember the Iraq war, Iran seems like deja vu all over again.

After enduring the “shock and awe” bombing of Iraq in 2003, the late NPR reporter Anne Garrels chronicled her…

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Donate $5 to help Heer to Serve

It's $5 Friday! We've been working hard all this week to support Unsheltered neighbors. From Monday night harm reduction peer support to outreach on Wednesday along with tabling at the SARNCO conference to community serve Saturday, we can always use community support to keep serving community. 

The number folks we are serving is increasing each week, so we especially appreciate anything folks have to give.$5 or $2 or $1, it all goes directly to supporting community. 

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Shadow Wars and Strategic Miscalculations: How the U.S. and Israel Misjudged Iran

Overnight on April 3, 2026, the war between the United States and Iran entered a dangerous new phase. An F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran, with images of its wreckage quickly circulating online. On the same day, an A…

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The Lebanon Conspiracy: Massacres, Negotiations, and a New Order

Israel’s latest war on Lebanon is not only being waged from the air. It is being reinforced politically from within, as Beirut moves in step with US-Israeli efforts to isolate Hezbollah and weaken Iran’s negotiating position.

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Better Than GLPs? Exclusive Interview with Neuroscientist about Weight Loss Treatments

It is no secret that the US is experiencing an obesity crisis and many are embracing GLP-1 agonist weight loss drugs. Racial and ethnic minorities on the other hand, and people with low incomes or living in rural areas, still struggle with…

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“Ohio Is My Second Country” at the Columbus Arts Festival

In 2026, we need as many community events as possible that help us learn about each other’s cultures, be together, and build community. Fascism is on the rise, morale and safety are low, and people don’t know where to turn. The Ohio…

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