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David Pepper
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“one of the best political-thriller writers on the scene" — but scariest book is non-fiction (“Laboratories of Autocracy”)
Cincinnati, Ohiolaboratoriesofautocracy.comJoined January 2009
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🚨 🚨 NEW Gonna try something different. Call it my TED-style talk on democracy. Longer than a typical whiteboard, so be patient, but frames what’s happening in politics in a way that, I hope, makes sense of what we’re seeing and how it fits together, and also…. Part 1:
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Editor Commentary: Decades of rampant pay-to-play political corruption in Ohio has summoned a breed of public officials who treat state government like a personal playground of private profiteering for themselves and their moneyed friends. By @DC_DeWitt ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/01/26/ram
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Heidi Cuda
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ICYMI—Here is just one example of a report revealing why I encourage paid subscriptions to ⁦
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⁩ makes it clear history is repeating as new voter suppression laws hearken back to the era of Jim Crow.
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The Return of the ‘Jim Crow’ Backlash to Diverse America
Heidi Cuda looks at how the echoes of a historic backlash against democratic progress in America are now coming back to haunt us
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“Le gerrymandering”….
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3/La raison?Le #gerrymandering qui consiste à découper les circonscriptions pr favoriser le parti au pouvoir En l’occurrence les #republicains ms les #democrates font la même chose en #californie à #NewYork ou ds le #Maryland @DavidPepper @VoteAmyCox @lwvohio @WhitAyres @FRANCE24
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No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen
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Republican playbook: 1) Run up the debt to give historic tax giveaways to billionaires and corporations 2) Complain about the debt you created when a Democrat becomes president 3) Falsely blame the debt on Social Security and Medicare, hold the economy hostage to force cuts
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This is the guy who got rid of independent oversight and regulation of for-profit charter schools. How’d that turn out—outside of lots of campaign contributions?
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Big news from the @GovMikeDeWine & @LtGovHusted administration about further efforts to streamline Ohio’s regulatory environment. Kudos to @CSI_Ohio under the direction of @JonHusted for leading the charge.
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They gerrymander and suppress votes because they are in the toxic minority, and know it….
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In new @NavigatorPolls survey, Americans are 61% pro-choice 33% pro-life Only 24% of Hispanics and Independents consider themselves to be pro-life.
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“Le gerrymandering”….
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Fanny Allard
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3/La raison?Le #gerrymandering qui consiste à découper les circonscriptions pr favoriser le parti au pouvoir En l’occurrence les #republicains ms les #democrates font la même chose en #californie à #NewYork ou ds le #Maryland @DavidPepper @VoteAmyCox @lwvohio @WhitAyres @FRANCE24
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We may think the decline in democracy in states like Ohio is normal. But other countries now see it, and are aghast:
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2/il y a 12 millions d’habitants en #Ohio Une population plutôt modérée avec 54% d’électeurs #republicains et 46% de #democrates Mais à @OhioStatehouse comme au #Congres on trouve une majorité d’élus @GOP @DavidPepper @VoteAmyCox @lwvohio @WhitAyres @FRANCE24
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Ohio in the international spotlight again for it’s decline away from democracy, and the collapse of public outcomes that result.
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Dans le dernier numéro de #Reporters sur @FRANCE24 je vous emmène en #Ohio parler #gerrymandering Aux #US ce ne sont pas les électeurs qui choisissent leurs politiciens mais plutôt l’inverse…peut-on donc parler de #democratie ? 🎥🇺🇸 @DavidPepper @VoteAmyCox @lwvohio @WhitAyres
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Laboratories of Autocracy…
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AFL-CIO
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NEW: We've launched an interactive map comparing states that have abortion bans & anti-worker laws like “right to work.” States that don’t protect abortion? They don’t protect workers’ rights either. This is not a coincidence.
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NEW: We've launched an interactive map comparing states that have abortion bans & anti-worker laws like “right to work.” States that don’t protect abortion? They don’t protect workers’ rights either. This is not a coincidence.
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Madison warned us where the most damage to democracy can be done. And exactly what he worried about is happening across the country…
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🚨 🚨 NEW WHITEBOARD As Congress is mired in McCarthy/MTG/Santos chaos, never lose sight of where extremism and anti-democratic attacks are on the march, unabated. In gerrymandered, corrupt statehouses, in Missouri. Utah. Iowa. You name it. As we speak. WATCH: 1/
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Madison warned us where the most damage to democracy can be done. And exactly what he worried about is happening across the country…
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🚨 🚨 NEW WHITEBOARD As Congress is mired in McCarthy/MTG/Santos chaos, never lose sight of where extremism and anti-democratic attacks are on the march, unabated. In gerrymandered, corrupt statehouses, in Missouri. Utah. Iowa. You name it. As we speak. WATCH: 1/
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🚨 🚨 NEW WHITEBOARD As Congress is mired in McCarthy/MTG/Santos chaos, never lose sight of where extremism and anti-democratic attacks are on the march, unabated. In gerrymandered, corrupt statehouses, in Missouri. Utah. Iowa. You name it. As we speak. WATCH: 1/
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Injury Update: probably due to world class medical treatment, but today’s footage from KC suggests Mahomes is recovering more quickly than I am. If pocket were to collapse around me, I would struggle to make a play.
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Injury status: I fell on black ice yesterday. No major injuries, but sore in high ankle. Based on my mobility today, there’s no way I could get away from Hubbard, Hendrickson or Hilton. Guessing Mahomes in same boat. Will keep you updated as we get closer to Sunday.
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Who trade campaign dollars for the quality of young Ohioans’ education…
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Adam VanHo
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Wouldn’t it be great if Ohio was also this advanced? But we’re not thanks to @GovMikeDeWine and the @OhioGOP, who believe that ignorance is bliss. twitter.com/danwuori/statu…
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Rep. Jamie Raskin
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By refusing to seat Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell and Ilhan Omar on their committees while seating compulsive liar and conman George Santos and bowing and scraping to compulsive liar and conman Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy has shown America exactly what he believes in: nothing.
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