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Inside a Hilliard teen’s fascist terror plot
Christopher Cook was sentenced last year in a white supremacist plot to attack the nation’s power grid, capping his evolution from isolated suburbanite to neo-Nazi radical.
New in collab with @columbusmonthly.
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NEW: after prolific outcry against Flock this summer, Columbus paused its contract. But...what about all that other surveillance tech we use? Like Shotspotter? Which was hugely problematic until we all forgot about it? I dive in here for @matternews_.
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COTA buses 'missed' some 32,000 trips thru Aug. They're working on it, execs say dispatch.com/story/news/loca…
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Hey @NathanRHart it is wild to not mention or link to @matternews_ writing about this first matternews.org/community/tho…
COTA buses 'missed' some 32,000 trips thru Aug. They're working on it, execs say dispatch.com/story/news/loca…
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This week on the @matternews_ politics column, we discuss a very wet building that will not be replaced. matternews.org/voices/local-…
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My latest for @matternews_:
Remote Area Medical is hosting a free clinic at St. Xavier High School in Hamilton County (north of Cincinnati) this weekend, 7/11-7/12. After going to their Big Rapids, MI clinic in May to get a painful tooth fixed, I share some advice for attendees!
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Today for @matternews_ : A petition to ban data centers in Ohio won’t be going to the ballot this year. So here's how organizers are working locally instead.
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Columbus activists want to cut ties with Flock. The city isn't so sure...
@andydowning33 in @matternews_ doing some very important reporting today:
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Last week for @matternews_: a look at how Columbus is funding the fight against homelessness, and why the $13 million allotment isn't nearly enough to make a long-term difference.
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“At the end of the day, you, him, that person over there, you’re all probably one, maybe two paychecks away from being in a tent next to me. ... One wrong move, one bad choice, that’s all it takes to be my neighbor, asking for a spot in my campground.”
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“[When] you lose things that meant something to you, it impacts you. And that is loaded on to everything else I’m already dealing with. It’s like, can’t you just get a break?”
Here, in their own words, are stories from people who have experienced sweeps.
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An Unfair Labor Practice Charge filed last week alleges that the recent termination of a CML employee was “unlawful and retaliatory,” motivated by the worker’s involvement in union organizing.
New from Larkin Cleland.
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This week for @matternews_ : Ohio is considering a formal trade partnership with Israel. Businesses say good for business. Residents wonder why state is spending time on this instead of "literally anything that would benefit a single regular person."
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‘I am not going to stand before God and say, well, I chickened out’: Reflections on building caring coalitions
My first byline is a longform piece on advocacy in the age of NSPM-7, for @matternews_
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🗞️ We at Matter are seeking new board members.
Grey Matter Media — our 501(c)(3) nonprofit — is expanding our Board of Directors.
We’re building a diverse board representing different parts of Columbus, backgrounds, and lived experiences.
If you believe in accessible, independent, community-funded journalism, we’d love to have you apply here by the end of the day on Saturday, March 21st:
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🗞️ We at Matter are seeking new board members.
Grey Matter Media — our 501(c)(3) nonprofit — is expanding our Board of Directors.
We’re building a diverse board representing different parts of Columbus, backgrounds, and lived experiences.
If you believe in accessible, independent, community-funded journalism, we’d love to have you apply here by the end of the day on Saturday, March 21st:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Please share with anyone who may be interested.
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This week @matternews_: A Columbus coffee chain has been under fire for saying it would not refuse to serve ICE agents; but the people who work there say that’s not the full story. Raises interesting questions about how businesses should handle ICE visits:
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Today for @matternews_ : Can you refuse to serve an ICE agent?
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