Ohio Media Project, community deliberation, retired Akron Beacon Journal managing editor Medill School of Journalism
Akron, Ohio
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Doug Oplinger retweeted
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem: “I don’t know of any peaceful protestor that shows up with a gun and ammunition rather than a sign.”
Here are four peaceful protests my staff and I have covered at the Ohio Statehouse, from 4/10/20, 1/17/21, 8/24/21 and 7/18/20
Doug Oplinger retweeted
Thanks for highlighting this. Tomorrow’s MN Star’s front page. THIS is America in 2026:
⭐️Children as young as 5 used as “bait” & detained by ICE
⭐️Protesters pinned to the ground as a chemical irritant is sprayed directly into the face— no doubt causing the person to inhale it deep in her/his lungs.
⭐️A Somali-American citizen arrested, shackled & held for 2 days.
⭐️A preschooler taken — the 4th detention in one district.
⭐️ICE claiming enhanced power to enter homes, violating 4th Amendment rights.
⭐️Noem claims ICE agents are “very highly trained” and “the “most gifted individuals in these operations.” Such B.S.
Accountability keeps shrinking while state force expands.
Doug Oplinger retweeted
Take a moment to look at the inhumanity captured in this extraordinary photo running on the front page of tonight's Minneapolis @StarTribune. It shows federal immigration agents immobilizing a protester on the ground and spraying chemical irritant directly into his face. The scene reminds me of the brutality used against civil rights protesters in the 1960s. We look back at those old photos and wonder how the authorities could have behaved so savagely; many years from now, young Americans will look at these photos from 2026 and wonder how anyone could have justified shooting a woman in the head as she tried to drive away, arresting 5-year-old schoolchildren on the street, or holding a man down and spaying chemicals into his face. Thanks to the Star Tribune reporters and photographers for documenting this work; they create accountability, they make democracy work, and they make all of us in journalism proud.
Doug Oplinger retweeted
“For one Cabinet nominee to be accused of sexual impropriety may be regarded as misfortune. For two Cabinet nominees to be thus accused looks like carelessness,” Quinta Jurecic writes. “For four—well, that moves beyond carelessness into outright malice”: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
Doug Oplinger retweeted
This is so good. LeBron James just explained why he endorsed VP Harris: “Having a daughter, wife, mother, what VP believes in when it comes to women’s rights, I feel like that endorsement is only right. Damn sure aren’t going the other way.” Watch & share.
Doug Oplinger retweeted
The most pernicious illegal aliens enter America on student visas, which they use to take American jobs without detection. By the time they're found out, they're already conspiring with foreign dictators and spreading lies to upend our elections.
by Elon Musk
Doug Oplinger retweeted
"We're withholding our endorsement because our owner is frightened of government retaliation if Donald Trump wins" is a more forceful and eloquent statement than any newspaper editorial ever written.
Doug Oplinger retweeted
By deciding not to editorialize, @washingtonpost and @latimes are violating rule 1 of Timothy Snyder's warnings "On Tyranny."
1.
Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.
Doug Oplinger retweeted
Punishing the great, hard working reporters at the @washingtonpost for the decisions made by ownership is staggeringly misguided.
Also reflects the all-too-common misunderstanding of the wall between the journalism and opinion sections in cornerstone outlets like
The Post.
Doug Oplinger retweeted
Donald Trump could not be clearer about his plans to use the Justice Department to seek revenge against his enemies if he wins in November. Legal experts warn that the former president could follow through on his threats if he is re-elected. nyti.ms/3NGz7iO
Doug Oplinger retweeted
NEW: Trump never distributed wildfire aid to Washington in 2020 after he battled with @GovInslee over climate/COVID policy. GOP Rep @cathymcmorris was also pleading for help. WA had to wait until Biden took office to receive funding. @ByTomFrank and me. eenews.net/articles/trump-ig…
Doug Oplinger retweeted
New on WSJ: Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022. At one point, Putin asked him to avoid activating his Starlink internet service over Taiwan as a favor to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, said two people briefed on the request
Doug Oplinger retweeted
Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin since late 2022.
At one point, Putin asked him to avoid activating his Starlink satellite internet service over Taiwan as a favor to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Big @WSJ scoop: wsj.com/world/russia/musk-pu…
Doug Oplinger retweeted
Donald Trump, who is not, in fact, the father of IVF, made at least 19 false claims in his one-hour Fox News women’s town hall.
This article could be published so fast because the vast majority of these are long-debunked repeat lies.
Fact check: cnn.com/2024/10/16/politics/…
Doug Oplinger retweeted
Meet Amy Dorris. She was assaulted by @realDonaldTrump. She has something to say about him.
Doug Oplinger retweeted
US Department of Justice to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in Portage County ideastream.org/law-justice/2…
Doug Oplinger retweeted
“What is so jarring to me is these are not just Nazi-like statements," said Robert Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute. "These are actual Nazi sentiments."
He's talking about the leader of the Republican Party. politico.com/news/2024/10/12…
Doug Oplinger retweeted
Fascism has been on the rise in the United States as never before over the past eight years. Here is why we spent those eight years mostly writing articles about the dangers of wokeness at American universities.
Doug Oplinger retweeted
New Editor Commentary: Ohio lawmakers are currently occupying unconstitutionally gerrymandered seats. This is not a matter of opinion. It was adjudicated by the Ohio Supreme Court five times. It is a fact. And it's why Ohio Issue 1 is now on the ballot.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/…
