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Pearl River President Trump engaged the country in 90-minutes of “me-time” in a rant before Congress, but that’s hardly news. While the Republican side of the House rose in applause, the rest of the room, and world, continues to recoil in horror. In the wide, wild world,
some of the reaction is more personal than the handwringing of politicians and businesses over the damage that is being wrought.

I saw a Facebook post of a friend, a labor lawyer in DC, who is housing federal employees suddenly thrown out of work. A book reviewing organizer for Social Policy missed the issue deadline, because he was dealing with so many federal workers in chaos over the loss
of livelihood.

Returning to type, “As a measles outbreak expands in West Texas, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, …cheered several unconventional treatments, including cod liver oil, but again did not urge Americans to get vaccinated.” What children
dying, me worry?

Thursday, March 6, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
More info here
Buckeye Environmental Network has put together a big statewide meeting at the State Capital to hear from workers affected by oilfield brine and what grassroots activists are doing to protect their community. Show up to tell our State Legislature this issue needs to be addressed!

This is a family friendly event, but RSVP is required to be accounted for in serving lunch!  

Questions – call or text Anton at 216-716-0647.  

Register here.

Hundreds of OSU students sit on the Oval in front of Thompson Library in protest of Senate Bill 1 and the university’s recent DEI rollbacks. When asked about her perspective on the speak-out, Brielle Shorter said “Last week when OSU sunsetted ODI, there were lots of tears, there was lots of pain, there were lots of hugs. Less than a week later, today, we are here in joy and celebration, because you cannot legislate us as human beings.”

Professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries speaks to a crowd of OSU students in front of the William Oxley Thompson statue: “It’s important that we understand that this isn’t isolated, in fact what happens at OSU doesn’t stay at OSU. If we cave, then others will cave; if we stand, others will stand. That’s important, that doesn’t just apply to the administration–that also applies to us, the broader Buckeye community. We must stand.” 

OSU students singing “Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round” by The Roots. 

OSU students gather in front of Thompson Library to listen to student musicians.

Have you noticed those cool ComFest T-shirts the volunteers are rocking? Well, guess what? You could be the one designing this year's logo! ComFest is reaching out to all creative minds to submit their logo ideas! #ComFest2025

Requirements:

 Incorporate the dates: June 27, 28, & 29, 2025

 Include "Community Festival" and "Goodale Park"

 Integrate the Hopewell symbol

 Your design should be entirely original - no clip art, copyrighted, or AI generated material allowed. Keep it simple: one-color designs only, and make sure it's print-ready.

Send your entry to logo@comfest.com by March 4th to be considered OR bring your entry directly to the contest on March 6th

Join in to vote for your favorite on March 6th at 7:30 PM at Witchlab Lounge 1185 W. Broad Street (at S. Yale Ave.) Columbus OH 43222

To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to general-planning-committee+unsubscribe@comfest.com.

Wednesday, March 5 President Trump threatened to strip federal funding from colleges and universities that allow their students to “illegally” protest and threatened to deport, imprison, and/or expel students who are using their right to free speech. These threats are a desperate attempt to silence a movement that is working—we won’t back down.

Wednesday, March 5, 6:45pm
University Square, 15th and High Streets

Join us in opposing ex-‘israeli’ Prime Minister’s welcoming on our campus. This war criminal has the blood of thousands of Palestinians on his hands and is a direct perpetrator of the ongoing ethnic cleansing and occupation of Palestine.

We vehemently oppose any attempts to welcome or commemorate war criminals. We will not remain silent while they are platformed on our campus.

Residential Installations Decline in 2023

The U.S. residential solar industry struggled last year, seeing declines in installations by about 26 percent in 2023. Much of this decline was due to changes in the net metering policy in California, which reduced compensation for those exporting power to the grid by about 75 percent. As a result, residential installations in California dropped by over 40 percent. 

In 2023, California accounted for 25 percent of all residential solar installed nationwide.

Other factors leading to the nationwide decline were higher interest rates as well as increased tariffs which added to the cost of installing a system. 

Residential solar only makes up about 22 percent of the overall solar market. Utility scale solar accounts for 72 percent of all solar installations with a dramatic 44 percent growth rate in 2023.

Renewables Continue to Surpass Fossil Fuels as a New Generating Supply

Tuesday, March 4, 6pm
Ohio Statehouse

EMERGENCY RALLY
Join us at the Statehouse this Tuesday at 6pm to STAND FOR AMERICAN VALUES and Support Ukraine's Fight for Freedom.

Elon Musk's remarks on Muslim are preposterous!

As a retired NCO, I am appalled by Co-President Elon Musk who recently questioned the loyalty of Muslim-American organizations and equate them with terrorism without producing any shred of evidence.

Muslims are part of the fabric that makes our country great. They have served in every war and conflict since the Revolutionary War.

I should note here that the 'Tweet Machine' never served a day in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Elon Musk's remarks on Muslims are preposterous.

Israel is reneging on the ceasefire agreement

 A high-ranking Israeli official said, "Israel will not withdraw from the Philadelphia Corridor, which is the border separating Egypt and Gaza, despite the ceasefire agreement stipulating otherwise."

Last Sunday, Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel is imposing a blockade on all humanitarian aid heading into Gaza, following the expiration of phase one of the ceasefire deal. 

That is a clear violation of the agreement. In other words, Israel is reneging on the ceasefire agreement. Fish swim, birds fly, and Israelis lie!

The rightwing operatives who occupy the state house are at it again. This time they are using the perceived “anti-woke” sentiment and growing Sinophobia to grease the wheels on a bill that would stifle union organizing and insert jingoistic propaganda into the curriculum for all college students in the state of Ohio.  

Senate Bill 1 was introduced in January by Jerry Cirino, a business owner representing the heavily gerrymandered Senate District 18.  

Despite receiving almost 800 submitted testimonies arguing against the bill, it was passed 22-11 during the February 12 session. All nine Democrats and two token Republicans voted “nay.” The bill now moves onto the House, where a previous version died in 2023.

Prior to the vote, all Democratic senators voiced their opposition to the bill. In her statement, Senate Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) said, “The premise of the bill is that somehow public universities are bastions of liberalism trying to indoctrinate our children.”