So. Much. Action. To say it’s hard to keep up with is … something of an understatement. But, of course, a lot of the current action is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overdue. Holding police departments to account and addressing the systemic racism that leads to law enforcement—and oh so many other—inequities is just the beginning, and here’s hoping this…
Trump is even more toast than last week, as his approvals continue to plummet
As Kerry Eleveld covered just a short while ago, bunker-cowering president Donald Trump’s job approval numbers in a new CNN/SSRS poll have utterly collapsed—down to 38% approve, 57% disapprove. The poll has presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden ahead by a gaudy 55-41 that, if accurate, would have Biden approaching the 400 electoral vote mark. The…
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) and Columbus City Council President pepper sprayed at protest
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin, and Franklin County, Commissioner Kevin Boyce, were all pepper-sprayed today, during a protest outside the Ohio Statehouse, where people were peacefully demanding an end to police brutality and marching for justice. Beatty, who has represented Ohio’s Third Congressional District since 2013, was at the protest, which…