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The South Burlington ICE raid explained We’re still learning more about the chaotic scene that unfolded in South Burlington Wednesday night. Here’s what we know right now.

Even in Vermont
The South Burlington ICE raid explained www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives info of 8 million Ohio voters to Trump Justice Department • Ohio Capital Journal If you are one of Ohio’s nearly 8 million registered voters, your personally identifiable information like full name, address, date of birth, driver’s license and partial Social Security numbers may b...

Well. This is dangerous.
Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives info of 8 million Ohio voters to Trump Justice Department ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/11/s...

US military spent $9 million on crab legs and lobster in the months before Iran war Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also authorized the $100,000 purchase of a Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, according to a watchdog report

It is interesting to see how our Department of Defense (War) spent money towards the end of the federal fiscal year in September.
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Jon Husted: “People living in poverty are just not very experienced at navigating the real world.” YouTube video by OhioDems

This is Ohio's U.S. Senator...He just insulted so many Ohioans with this elitist statement to the Columbus Dispatch. Please watch...It is only 29 seconds...
Jon Husted: “People living in poverty are just not very experienced at n... youtu.be/swoUoRrLf0o?si
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Nearly 50,000 federal workers may lose civil service protections under a new order. What does it mean for expertise and presidential power? On Next Witness…Please, we break it down ahead of key lawsuits and the pending Trump v. Cook Supreme Court decision.
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So much for de-escalation.

Wow.
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Trump news at a glance: White House adviser Stephen Miller ‘should go’, says Republican senator Thom Tillis says he believes Miller has ‘outsized influence’ over operations of Trump’s cabinet – key US politics stories from Sunday 8 March at a glance

I agree 100 percent.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Please join me on my circuitous journey to help everyone understand all the Nelsonville litigation. Which form of government will prevail (statutory or charter)? Which court will finally make that decision? Join me as I try to dig us out of litigation hell.
athensindependent.com/courts-03062...

Will Bondi be next or does she gain cover by the firing of Noem?

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem out, Trump says She will be replaced by Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump said Thursday.

Kristi Noem is OUT as head of DHS says Trump on his Truth Social Account. Senator Mullin from Oklahoma is next up...
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem out, Trump says www.axios.com/2026/03/05/k...

A great followup on the Laguna brothers from Venezuela who were handed over to ICE by the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail before their case in Athens County was dismissed. Stellar job Dani Kington and the Athens County Independent.

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Trump Reveals Why There’s No Evacuation Plan for Trapped Americans Americans remain trapped in the Middle East amid Trump’s war on Iran.

This is gibberish at its best....or worst.
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‘I feel just like a sitting duck’: Americans stranded by war in Middle East express frustration | CNN Politics Americans stranded in the Middle East as the war in the region escalates are speaking out about their frustration and fears as the Trump administration seeks to reassure them that they are working to ...

Let me get this straight...Trump starts a war that spreads throughout the Middle East and then he tells Americans to get out of the region? Shouldn't that have been first????
Check out this article: www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/p...

As Trump declares inflation tamed, Iran conflict threatens new price pressures The conflict involving Iran threatens another price spike that could undermine the president's central case for lower interest rates.

So much for attaining affordability,,,
As Trump declares inflation tamed, Iran conflict threatens new price pressures cnb.cx/4aLRDTw

Trump campaign peace promises loom large over Iran war The "anti-war" candidate has bombed seven countries and launched a new regime-change war in Iran.

"No president in the modern era has ordered more military strikes against as many countries as Donald Trump, Axios' Zachary Basu writes."
Trump's lethal presidency www.axios.com/2026/03/02/t...

Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Iran Is Reckless

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/o...

Ohio State students push for removal of Les Wexner's name from campus buildings About 200 protesters gathered Friday at Ohio State University's Oval to call for the removal of Les Wexner's name from campus buildings due to his ties to convicted sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein.

It was only a matter of time...So how will the MAGA Board of Trustees for The Ohio State University react?
www.wyso.org/2026-02-27/o...

From moral authority to risk management: How university presidents stopped speaking their minds Nearly 150 universities and colleges have adopted institutional neutrality pledges since 2023.

Please read about how university presidents have abdicated their positions of moral and intellectual authority and have become strictly risk managers...Civil comments are welcome below.

theconversation.com/from-moral-a...

Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

Just as I predicted....First, we must assure the country that there is an election in November before we concern ourselves with who will win.
Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency wapo.st/3N5cpEn

Ohio bill would defund public universities for promoting DEI - NewsBreak A bill in the Ohio House would punish public universities by stripping funding from them for not complying with the state's anti-DEI efforts.

This is what the power-mad MAGA members of the Ohio General Assembly are considering for Ohio University and all other state colleges and universities...And MAGA groups are seeding universities with spies. PLEASE READ and comment below.
www.newsbreak.com/ohio-state/4...

Undercover investigation questions DEI compliance at local university following Ohio ban Now, a nonprofit media group is questioning whether some schools are fully complying.

Beware Ohio University and other state colleges and universities. Spies are among us...And the legislature is threatening discontinued funding for those institutions not in FULL compliance with SB. 1 dictates. So much for appeasement. local12.com/news/local/u...

Trump tells committee chairs he backs controversial spy law extension Congress faces an April 20 deadline to renew the Section 702 surveillance program.

Of course he does...DUH...

Trump tells committee chairs he backs controversial spy law extension www.politico.com/live-updates... via @politico

Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

Surprise...Surprise...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

Cash-starved and censored, America’s student press is in crisis — CollegeJournalism.org The future of journalism is being decided in college newsrooms as students and educators try to fight back

Everything needs to be done to protect and support independent student journalism. Thank you Mike Canan and Barbara Allen.

www.collegejournalism.org/student-pres...

For all my psychologist and psychiatrist friends out there and anyone who has ever been to counseling ...Thought you would enjoy this.

Live updates: In rare rebuke of Trump, Supreme Court strikes down tariffs The ruling deals a major blow to his signature economic policy and represents a stinging political setback.

Finally at WIN...6-3 with Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Coney Barrett and Justice Gorsuch joining the liberal side of the court for this decision.

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The Epstein saga engulfs Les Wexner — and the Ohio he helped build The retail mogul's ties to Jeffrey Epstein have upended his legacy and put the state's political leaders under scrutiny.

Interesting story about Ohio's connections to Les Wexner and Epstein.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

This is real. Trump posted this to his Truth Social account about 8:30 on Thur. Feb.19. He will DO ANYTHING to distract the country from the Epstein files.