It's 4/20! Let me remind you why marijuana was criminalized to begin with: "We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or blacks, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.” - John Erlichman, senior advisor to Nixon

Happy 4/20 to those who celebrate!

Hopefully, they'll cave again once Dewine is gone. It's going to be a very bad election year for Republicans, and it won't help them if voters are reminded that they overturned much of Issue 2 that we passed in 2023.

Of course. The more constituents they hear from the more they realize it's something they might need to revisit. It originally passed as a bipartisan issue after all.

If you mean though, collecting data on who to later target for oppression, I think that's too fatalistic. They need to fear US.

Maybe Williams? I don't know his game at all so open to the possibility of him as an option at point.

I know Pippen has a rep for being able to create turnovers and get steals, but can he run the offense at a high level? And if he struggles, who's the next option at the 1? Mobley?

Still seems thin at that position to me.

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If you live in Ohio, here's the site that makes it easy to message your state reps and legislative leadership to tell them to override Gov Dewine's veto of rules established for craft beverage makers (like me) who want to make low-dose THC drinks...

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Insane levels of Bluesky-brain in the comments.

Imagine thinking Platner hasn't been getting over-the-top criticism from the Dem establishment wing just because politicians can see there's no upside to attacking him when he's cruising to a Senate seat.

Who let this asshole in office, New Jersey?

I'd like to see what Chuck Schumer stumping in Maine for Janet Mills would look like...😅

And now more on Fetterman from Platner. Pretty good answer. #MEpolitics

"No one signs their name better than me..."

They've been a huge supplier of musical instruments
for all our local schools & universities.
It's such a tragic loss to the music community not only for NE Ohio,
but also for our country,
as they are the only US source that manufactures sousaphones.
💔😭🤬

And they have certainly been asking for social upheaval.

Detractors say Platner's vibe reminds them of Trump to distract you from his message resembling Mamdani's.

OMG iPods! I've been listening to podcasts on an insanely reliable couple of Shuffles for like 20 years, and I'm terrified they'll soon no longer be supported by podcast apps at all.

Tried switching to my phone and it's just so much worse.

"I'm meltiiiiing..."

I concur. One of the best things about being a farmer in rural Ohio is stretches of days when I don't have to drive somewhere.

Ramaswamy's book about victimhood is pure #projection.

I miss Bluesky not loading quickly

Btw, I'm not disputing the thrust of the results. Just pointing out IMO this poll, like so many, could be better.

Doesn't seem okay to me when you're posing an idea very few people have considered let alone acted upon. At the very least, it doesn't help your accuracy.

Right, that's why I said it's common. The problem is it's inaccurate, a shortcoming when you're conducting polls

Terribly confusing poll. First it makes the common error of assuming everyone agrees that the farther left one gets the more "liberal" one is.

Then it suggests there is a common practice of boycotting Jewish owned businesses rather than ANY business that supports Israel's belligerence.

It's never been anything other than an ideology-driven fight between the progressive left and the liberal center, but the latter claims it's everything but.

😂

Wait... J.D. Vance is an Ohio State alum 🤔

Their explanation: tons of Mainers support Naziism.

Reminds me, I need to donate to his campaign

Thanks liberal Dem establishment for making such a huge deal out of Hassan Piker 🙏

A ton of non-Republican Ohioans left for other states, presumably many for the same reason.

Crap!