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Commentary: The hyperbole around the shale gas industry’s role in Ohio’s economy has always been excessive. Recently, as the industry has targeted Ohio’s public lands for fracking and sought subsidies and regulatory favors, the claims have become absurd. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/16/s...
Shale gas' importance to Ohio's economy is small and shrinking • Ohio Capital Journal
The level of hyperbole in discussions of the shale gas industry’s role in Ohio’s economy has always been excessive. Recently, as the industry has targeted Ohio’s public lands for fracking and sought…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Commentary: The hyperbole around the shale gas industry’s role in Ohio’s economy has always been excessive. Recently, as the industry has targeted Ohio’s public lands for fracking and sought subsidies and regulatory favors, the claims have become absurd. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/16/s...
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From the chief energy advisor of Gulf Oil.
September 16, 2026 at 2:14 AM
From the chief energy advisor of Gulf Oil.
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A German doctor whose hospital treated an unvaccinated boy who later died of diphtheria told our reporter of the infection: “It was taught as history,” he said.
In the U.S., measles was taught as history, too. Now it isn’t.
In the U.S., measles was taught as history, too. Now it isn’t.
Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs.
In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and disabled children.
www.propublica.org
September 15, 2026 at 1:20 AM
A German doctor whose hospital treated an unvaccinated boy who later died of diphtheria told our reporter of the infection: “It was taught as history,” he said.
In the U.S., measles was taught as history, too. Now it isn’t.
In the U.S., measles was taught as history, too. Now it isn’t.
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I DESPERATELY need your help with something, even if it’s just sharing this skeet:
I’m working on a piec about the evolution of video games and the KEY to my story is a guy named Oscar Munoz who worked for Sega in the early 1990s
I’ve tried everything to find him and social media is my last resort
I’m working on a piec about the evolution of video games and the KEY to my story is a guy named Oscar Munoz who worked for Sega in the early 1990s
I’ve tried everything to find him and social media is my last resort
September 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I DESPERATELY need your help with something, even if it’s just sharing this skeet:
I’m working on a piec about the evolution of video games and the KEY to my story is a guy named Oscar Munoz who worked for Sega in the early 1990s
I’ve tried everything to find him and social media is my last resort
I’m working on a piec about the evolution of video games and the KEY to my story is a guy named Oscar Munoz who worked for Sega in the early 1990s
I’ve tried everything to find him and social media is my last resort
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Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...
www.nature.com
September 8, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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More than half of households surveyed that visited an Ohio food bank were forced to choose between paying for utilities or paying for food, according to a new report. Nearly half had to choose between paying their rent or mortgage, or paying for food. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/07/a...
Nearly half of households using Ohio food banks have had to choose between paying for rent or food • Ohio Capital Journal
More than half of households surveyed that visited an Ohio food bank were forced to choose between affording utilities or affording food, according to a new report.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 7, 2026 at 12:42 PM
More than half of households surveyed that visited an Ohio food bank were forced to choose between paying for utilities or paying for food, according to a new report. Nearly half had to choose between paying their rent or mortgage, or paying for food. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/07/a...
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Commentary: Data centers are notorious energy hogs. With each hyperscale data center using as much energy as an entire city, they’re polluting surrounding areas, straining grids, and raising electric rates nationwide.
AI’s natural gas addiction could be deadly for Ohio's communities • Ohio Capital Journal
Commentary: Data centers are notorious energy hogs. With each hyperscale data center using as much energy as an entire city, they’re polluting surrounding areas, straining grids, and raising electric…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Commentary: Data centers are notorious energy hogs. With each hyperscale data center using as much energy as an entire city, they’re polluting surrounding areas, straining grids, and raising electric rates nationwide.
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I’m curious, if “eggs expensive under Biden” was newsworthy, how come “Trump intentionally caused every single fucking thing to be heinously expensive” isn’t a story?
August 31, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I’m curious, if “eggs expensive under Biden” was newsworthy, how come “Trump intentionally caused every single fucking thing to be heinously expensive” isn’t a story?
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Ohio’s economy could take a significant hit after Canadian leaders announced retaliatory tariffs Tuesday. Canada’s finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne, promised to match American tariffs “dollar for dollar, and rate for rate.”
How will a trade war with Canada affect Ohio? • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio’s economy could take a significant hit after Canadian leaders announced retaliatory tariffs Tuesday. Canada’s finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne, promised to match American tariffs…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
August 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Ohio’s economy could take a significant hit after Canadian leaders announced retaliatory tariffs Tuesday. Canada’s finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne, promised to match American tariffs “dollar for dollar, and rate for rate.”
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Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton
August 26, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton
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Two unvaccinated people die of measles in US state of Pennsylvania https://aje.news/50npze
August 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Two unvaccinated people die of measles in US state of Pennsylvania https://aje.news/50npze
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Gary, Indiana residents have been without power for ten days. Here’s how you can help.
Gary Residents Have Been Without Power For 10 Days. Here's How You Can Help
A South Side business is offering free laundry service for storm-affected Gary families, while another fundraiser is collecting money for essentials as some residents face a second week without electr...
blockclubchicago.org
August 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Gary, Indiana residents have been without power for ten days. Here’s how you can help.
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“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.”
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
ysph.yale.edu
August 17, 2026 at 5:25 AM
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.”
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Steel giant Cleveland-Cliffs was supposed to use $500 million from a Biden administration grant to usher in cleaner steelmaking in SW Ohio. Now the company plans to instead put those funds toward a project that locks in old coal-based tech for decades ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/12/o...
Ohio steel giant aims to use Biden climate funds for polluting project • Ohio Capital Journal
Steel giant Cleveland-Cliffs was supposed to use up to $500 million from a Biden administration grant to usher in cleaner steelmaking in SW Ohio. Now the company plans to instead put those funds…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
August 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Steel giant Cleveland-Cliffs was supposed to use $500 million from a Biden administration grant to usher in cleaner steelmaking in SW Ohio. Now the company plans to instead put those funds toward a project that locks in old coal-based tech for decades ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/12/o...
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The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace.
Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris.
(Published January)
Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris.
(Published January)
“We're Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
The FAA predicted Elon Musk's Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris.
www.propublica.org
August 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace.
Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris.
(Published January)
Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris.
(Published January)
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Medicaid supports home-based care for more than 100,000 Ohioans. But with looming cuts they might be forced into more-expensive nursing homes. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/06/f...
For more than 100,000 Ohio Medicaid recipients, worries build about the future of home care • Ohio Capital Journal
Medicaid supports home-based care for more than 100,000 Ohioans. But with looming cuts they might be forced into more-expensive nursing homes.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
August 6, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Medicaid supports home-based care for more than 100,000 Ohioans. But with looming cuts they might be forced into more-expensive nursing homes. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/06/f...
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Commentary: Southeastern Ohio has a serious problem underground with fracking waste injection. Now that problem is reaching the surface and threatening our drinking water, writes Marietta College petroleum geologist David L. Jeffery, Ph.D ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/04/o...
Ohio should treat the threat of radioactive fracking waste like the emergency that it is • Ohio Capital Journal
Southeastern Ohio has a serious problem underground with fracking waste injection. Now that problem is reaching the surface and threatening our drinking water, writes Marietta College petroleum…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
August 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Commentary: Southeastern Ohio has a serious problem underground with fracking waste injection. Now that problem is reaching the surface and threatening our drinking water, writes Marietta College petroleum geologist David L. Jeffery, Ph.D ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/04/o...
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every single day I am baffled by the fact that this man - this incredibly, astoundingly embarrassing man - is the one half the damn country built a cult of personality around
Trump: “The Winning Shot in the Bedminster Club Championship! Thank you very much to all of those who participated. I won with a 70, & am so honored in that, unlike the rest of the field, I’m given very little time to practice, bc I’m focused on many other things. It’s called TALENT, and I have it”
August 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
every single day I am baffled by the fact that this man - this incredibly, astoundingly embarrassing man - is the one half the damn country built a cult of personality around
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Nearly 3,000 acres of land in Ohio’s only national forest will be auctioned for fracking in September. The Bureau of Land Management announced 41 parcels totaling 2,840 acres in Wayne National Forest will go up for a bid on Sept. 15 ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/30/f...
Federal government will put 2,840 acres of Ohio’s only national forest out to bid for fracking • Ohio Capital Journal
The Bureau of Land Management announced 41 parcels totaling 2,840 acres in Wayne National Forest will go up for a bid on Sept. 15.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
July 31, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Nearly 3,000 acres of land in Ohio’s only national forest will be auctioned for fracking in September. The Bureau of Land Management announced 41 parcels totaling 2,840 acres in Wayne National Forest will go up for a bid on Sept. 15 ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/30/f...
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The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media (via St. Louis Public Radio).
Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations
The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.
n.pr
July 28, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media (via St. Louis Public Radio).
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It is kind of amazing that we have settled on a version of capitalism that leads us into a trash can due to a decision not to price in the public costs of private profits.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/enshittifi...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/enshittifi...
Enshittification Relies on Broken Economic Math
Pay no attention to the externalities behind the curtain.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
July 28, 2026 at 3:29 PM
It is kind of amazing that we have settled on a version of capitalism that leads us into a trash can due to a decision not to price in the public costs of private profits.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/enshittifi...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/enshittifi...
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Tax change would spur Ohio development — and help low-income families most, new study says ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/21/t...
Tax change would spur Ohio development — and help low-income families most, new study says • Ohio Capital Journal
A news study says that a new tax mix would help develop $1.8 billion worth of underused Cincinnati land and help low-income families.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
July 26, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Tax change would spur Ohio development — and help low-income families most, new study says ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/21/t...
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With prices of fuel and other petroleum products remaining high, costs are continuing to rise and consumers find themselves with less money to spend, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Ohio reported last Wednesday. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/20/c...
Cleveland Fed: Business activity up, but high fuel costs are increasing prices, hurting consumers • Ohio Capital Journal
Cleveland Fed: Business activity is up, driven by data center construction. But high energy costs are driving prices up and consumption down.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
July 20, 2026 at 12:37 PM
With prices of fuel and other petroleum products remaining high, costs are continuing to rise and consumers find themselves with less money to spend, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Ohio reported last Wednesday. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/20/c...
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It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
Taylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
Taylor Farms Recalls Iceberg Lettuce Traced To Farm In Mexico Amid Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
Taylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
www.forbes.com
July 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
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Editor Commentary: Maybe you think all these Ohio voting changes are good. Maybe you don’t. But none of them have been made in good faith. A problem didn’t exist. It was already very hard to cheat, but now voting in Ohio is much harder because of lies. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/16/o...
Ohio voter power has been assaulted for half a decade because politicians won't admit Trump lost • Ohio Capital Journal
Donald Trump lost the 2020 Election. It's a very simple, straightforward fact of history. But Ohio Republican politicians can never say this. Instead, they’ve been relentlessly attacking Ohio voters…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
July 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Editor Commentary: Maybe you think all these Ohio voting changes are good. Maybe you don’t. But none of them have been made in good faith. A problem didn’t exist. It was already very hard to cheat, but now voting in Ohio is much harder because of lies. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/16/o...