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David DeWitt
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David DeWitt
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- Here's the real kick about how Trump's tariffs are going to hike prices for everything: Once that happens, even if the tariffs go away, the prices are never, ever going back down again.
- My family is from Springfield and my partner’s family is Haitian. I have nothing but love for Springfield and nothing but love for the Haitians in my life who have shown me nothing but love and kindness. I’m so disgusted by JD Vance and Ohio AG Dave Yost today. Column coming.
- Ohio has about 400,000 student athletes in grades 7-12. Six are trans. The entire weight of the gerrymandered Ohio Republican Statehouse is making it a priority to bully 6 children this week. To “other” them, to ostracize, marginalize, and victimize them.
- Ohio has a lot of citizens who pay property taxes but don't have school-age children. Their taxes are meant to fund quality public schools because having educated citizens is a public good. Sending their money to for-profit private religious schools is a terrible abuse of them.
- On universal school lunches, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says, "My question is, should taxpayers pay for it." Ohio taxpayers are paying $1 billion to private and religious schools for families that never used public schools. But paying to feed public school kids is his big concern?Interesting comment here from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on the idea of free school lunches for all students dispatch.com/story/news/sta…
- A @springfieldnews editorial on Ohio Sen JD Vance: “We believe his conduct over the past week is unbecoming of a U.S. Senator and violates the public’s trust in the esteemed office. His reckless disregard for truth has endangered members of our community.” springfieldnewssun.com/ideas-voices/o…
- Jeopardy champion Ohioan Amy Schneider testifies against an Ohio House bill that would limit health care for LGBTQ youth. "After decades of living with agony, I came out as trans and I began receiving gender-affirming care, and... I knew peace and quiet for the first time."
00:00 - Replying to @thehill
- Morning Consult: 89% Dems, 72% GOP say social distancing should continue as needed. Gallup: 89% Dems, 69% GOP say they won't return to normal life even if restrictions lifted. Monmouth: 3% Dems, 11% GOP say Gov't went too far. This loud "reopen" crowd is an extremist minority.
- The NYT just did a huge piece on Springfield, where it clearly explained these are legal immigrants, migrating from Florida, to help fill jobs in Springfield and contribute to the community. The Fed isn't "sending" them to Ohio. Did Yost not read that or does he just not care?Now Attorney General Dave Yost seeking federal court action to limit migrants sent to Ohio. “This is absurd – Springfield has swollen by more than a third due to migrants. How many people can they be expected to take? What are the limits to the federal government’s power?...
- My family has been in Ohio since 1808. On the actuarial tables, I have about 40 more years of writing. I'm watching Ohio being destroyed in real-time, and I promise you that I will make sure everybody knows how it happened, and who is to blame, in the history books.
- On his way out, Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown was able to notch one final long-sought legislative victory with The Social Security Fairness Act, which ensures former public workers like police, firefighters and teachers can collect full retirement benefits buff.ly/4fzhVYc
- 1.) The Haitian immigrants in Springfield are Legal Immigrants. 2.) There is zero evidence thy are "causing chaos all over Springfield. 3.) The pets thing is an atrocious, hateful, racist lie.The Haitians who moved to Springfield, Ohio for work are not "illegal" - they are in the country lawfully. JD Vance knows this, but is misrepresenting the situation because he's a demagogue.
