BREAKING: for months, Ohio's SOS Larose has claimed that he wanted to expand drop boxes in Ohio counties, but that Ohio law prevented him from doing so.
Just now, all three judges in our drop box appeal agreed with us that nothing in Ohio law prevents him from adding more.
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"We agree with the trial court that the Secretary's interpretation of R.C. 3509.05 is not reasonable and that the statute neither prescribes nor prohibits ballot drop boxes at locations other than the boards of elections....
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"...If, as appellees argue, the Secretary wants to permit additional drop boxes, he has the authority to do so and nothing in this decision prohibits him from rescinding Directive 2020-16 and issuing a new directive accordingly."
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Now that the law is clarified....for the third time....as allowing more drop boxes, we call on Frank Larose to make good on his public and private commitment to add drop boxes.
There is still time to add them for the final weeks of this election.
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Last year, I launched the first chapter of “2025,” my novel that took seriously and dramatized all the promises Trump was making along the campaign trail, as well the details of Project 2025.
Chapter 1 involves a former student who had been involved in campus
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protests:
“So you’re gonna detain everyone who was involved in the college protests from last year? That’s nuts.”
The bald man winked, then looked over Ammon’s shoulder.
“Not everyone."
The man to his left shifted in his chair, laying another piece of paper on the desk.
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The letters “INS” were clear at the top.
“Mr. Maher…I don’t think you need any reminding of your immigration status.”
Ammon’s stomach churned, an intense mix of butterflies and nausea.
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In 2025, under Trump, all three have been turned into words of suspicion.
Banned and punished.
Now come more…
Women….
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Black…
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That’s right…the news out of one of Ohio’s great and most spirited and proud schools—Ohio University—shows just how sweeping and outrageous the mania has gotten.
OU has suspended two events there, citing the threat from Trump’s Washington:
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A few weeks back, I shared a thoughtful and eye-opening letter from a man named Valerie Pekar, who helped provide insight on the US-Russia-Ukraine nightmare from the perspective of a Ukrainian reformer.
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Let me share another piece sent by the same Ukrainian family friend. It also comes from Professor Pekar—and was shared on the substack Persuasion — American Purpose.
Here are a few eye-opening observations and excerpts:
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“The average Ukrainian perceives the United States as a model of democracy and a force that supports it in all corners of the world. We are accustomed to this regardless of whether Republicans or Democrats are in power, and we remember with gratitude
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