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A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· 7d

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· 11d

Lemon, it's Wednesday.

~ Trending

1. Natalie Harp lacked security clearance
2. US national debt tops $40 trillion
3. Teens misuse Meta Al glasses
4. Anthropic adds watermarks to
Claude
5. Harry and Meghan to move back to UK

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· 11d

HAHA Pat Preston is a local car dealer and a cop-assaulter. There is some other stuff, but I don't have all my files at hand, and it looks like he's probably paid somebody to scrub his ID...

An Ohio man is facing charges after he allegedly caused a commotion at the
UPMC Jameson Hospital emergency room.
Patrick W. Preston, 61, of Newbury, Ohio, allegedly struggled with police when they tried to arrest him around 10 p.m. Friday, according to a police criminal complaint. He reportedly was in the emergency room with a family member.
He is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of simple assault, resisting arrest, defiant trespass and disorderly conduct. Police reported that he was yelling, and he fought with the police and UPMC security after he was asked by security to leave the emergency department.
Police alleged in the complaint that he grabbed a city police officer's shirt and pushed him. As police got him onto the floor, Preston allegedly struck the right side of his face off the floor. He was rolling back and forth to avoid being handcuffed, the report said, and an officer used a stun gun to subdue him before handcuffing him. He was placed in a cruiser, then returned to the emergency room for treatment of a cut near his eye.
According to city police chief Bobby Salem, Preston was transferred to a Pittsburgh hospital for further treatment. The hospital was instructed to notify the police upon his release but failed to do so, Salem said. As a result, a warrant has been issued for Preston's arrest.

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· 19d

‼️ "Crucially, cracking down on “birth tourism” necessarily means cracking down even more on people who can give birth." [quote continues in alt text]

Crucially, cracking down on “birth tourism” necessarily means cracking down even more on people who can give birth. In this way, Trump’s latest orders are extensions of the policing of pregnancy that has increasingly plagued women and girls in the aftermath of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision rescinding the constitutional right to abortion. In the first two years following Dobbs, prosecutors initiated over 400 cases charging people with crimes related to pregnancy, pregnancy loss, or birth.

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jul 27

They just can't help themselves

Two screenshots in which Michael Bluth from Arrested Development tells his brother-in-law Tobias Funke:

"Okay. You know what you do? Buy yourself a tape recorder. Record yourself for a whole day. I think you're gonna be surprised at some of your phrasing."

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jul 23

Getting too much use out of memesrc dot com today

Two screenshots of Tobias Funke from Arrested Development. He says:

“I am surprised, though, that she's going after somebody so similar to my own type.”
“But I suppose we all do expose our inner desires, don't we?”

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jul 23

Leslie Knope finally vindicated

Leslie Knope from Parks and Rec saying "I stand by my decision to avoid salad and other disgusting things."

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jul 21

ohio_cannabis_report

Do with this info what you want. Just a tip from the inbox

Hey, we got a message from someone in Cincinnati who routinely drives to Michigan, they got pulled over on the way back, and the cop told her that the flock cameras told them she was only in Michigan for an hour and that's why they targeted her

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jun 25

I bought the NYT the day Scalia died. Been a long, long time since I bought a copy of the NYT. I'm going to have to set aside a few dollars in an envelope for the day I get to buy another one. That's my #SCOTUS commentary for the day.

The front page of the New York Times on Feb. 14, 2016. The top story is an all-caps headline stating JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA IS DEAD AT 79, and there's a very large photo of him underneath. I have a paper version in my house. It's a keepsake.

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jun 20

A black and white promotional poster for The Haunting (1963) starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, and Russ Tamblyn - because the zillow house I'm quite skeeting reminded me of Hill House

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jun 11

An artist's rendering of a sci-fi utopian future. In big block letters, it says:
OHIO
IF JOHN KASICH
HAD STAYED IN PENNSYLVANIA

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jun 9

Carl provided a video update on the exciting news that some of his ideas on local bond guarantees have been inserted in a bill on data centers currently working its way through the Ohio statehouse. @midwesturn.bsky.social www.midwesturn.com/p/a-quick-vi...

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jun 4

I put this in another thread a few days ago, and pardon me for the sloppy slope here, (I didn't have 2016 numbers -only 2008 and '20, '24, & '26 elections) but the trendlines here in Geauga County are rabidly anti-party. Everyone is an independent now, I guess 🤷‍♀️

A graph showing three groups of voter IDs shifting over time. In 2008, independents made up about 40% of the electorate, with Republicans and Democrats representing ~25-30% each. In 2026, independents are at ~70%, GOP ~25%, and Dems barely on the board. (In our specific case, the dropoff in Dems is due to a spectacular failure by county Dem leadership. Shocking, I know.) But the GOP drop is all on them.

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jun 4

I can't tell enough people this, but Cirino has always been a nut. He got CLE Right to Life in trouble for inserting anti-gay stuff in their mission statement. Too radical for Right to Life. This is not a person with an opinion on "decency" I care about. myemail.constantcontact.com/National-Rig...

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jun 3

👇

A newspaper photo of Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt in Parks & Rec. The headline above it reads "Ice Town Costs Ice Clown His Town Crown"

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jun 3

I am, too. I live in rural, "red" Ohio and this is the trendline in my county since 2008:

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jun 1

This by the @dispatch is paywalled, but I am Ling my A O. Ooooh boy. www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...

Ohio blogger The Rooster arrested at Statehouse for online harassment
Laura A. Bischoff
~1 minute
Updated June 1, 2026, 6:07 p.m. ET
The Ohio State Highway Patrol arrested online political writer D.J. Byrnes, also known as The Rooster, at the statehouse on June 1 on a misdemeanor warrant.
A patrol spokesman said Byrnes, who posts his stories to his Substack subscribers, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. He was booked into the Franklin County Jail, records show. The patrol did not provide further details.
Byrnes' colleague, Max Littman, said he believes the arrest is related to Byrnes texting photos of cartoon character Shrek's penis to a state senator.
"If that is in
fact true, that he was arrested over that, then it's blatant targeting a political opponent and journalist," Littman said.

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jun 1

DJ was driven halfway across the state to Willoughby to be arraigned: "Donald J. Byrnes Il did send an explicit image and two harassing text messages on May 6, 2026, from phone number 937-916-9149 to victim "JC" with purpose to harass JC." 🤔 Who do I know up there with the initials JC? 🙃

Warrant for DJ Byrnes:

WHEREAS, there has been filed with me a complaint, a copy of which is incorporated or attached here to stating that:
Donald J. Byres Il did knowingly make or cause to be made a telecommunication to another, and the caller made the telecommunication with purpose to harass, intimidate, or abuse a person at the premises to which the telecommunication is made, to wit: Donald J. Byrnes Il did send an explicit image and two harassing text messages on May 6, 2026, from phone number 937-916-9149 to victim "JC" with purpose to harass JC.
In violation of section 2917.21(A)(1) of the Revised Code, Telecommunications harassment, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Ref. KPD 2600184

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Jun 1

I've been told @rooster.info has been detained at the statehouse. A source sent the video showing DJ leaving with Ohio State Troopers earlier this afternoon. No word yet on whether he's been charged, or what his status is right now.

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· May 19

Over here, our older gen X are just boomer-lite. Dunno if you have that same problem or not.

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Apr 30

Oh ah, this was an Aaron Rupar post - I get why some have the guy blocked but I like not having to actually *watch* these clips - but the turd I was talking about is Steve Scalise. 💩

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Apr 27

NEW SHOES NEW SHOES NEW SHOES

My new maroony red shoes and a big puppy. The puppy is actually a 90lb adult dog but he wants you to think he's a puppy. He's on the floor which is covered in rugs because the big puppy can't walk on the wood floor 😭

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Apr 21

AND they get paid a lot. BLS has the 2023 annual mean wage for Ohio at $59,890. Forty-six counties in Ohio have County Commissioners who make more than the annual mean wage for what looks to me like not much work. ccao.org/aws/CCAO/ass...

A table showing the wages of Ohio County Commissioners, which are based on population. The years in the table go from 2018 to 2028. In 2018, a commissioner for a county under 55,000 popl made $48,974. In 2023, they made $57,873, while the mean wage for the whole state was $59,890.

For counties over 55,000 population, the salaries range from:

2018: $61,215 for 55,001-95,000 to $101,953 for counties over 1 million

2028: $77,539 for 55,001-95,000 to $129,136 for counties over 1 million

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Apr 20

if you see this, post something orange from your gallery.

an orange box of dino nuggets on an orange costco freezer shelf

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Apr 20

Reposting w/alt text because this statement is 🔥

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Apr 19

I think this is the reason I'm more angry at LaRose than most of the rest of them. He was serious, at one point, and even argued with our local GOP about election integrity. But it turns out he's a spineless coward, which somehow feels worse than just plain evil/selfish. You know:

Walter Sobchak quote: "Say what you will about the tenets of national socialism, dude, at least it's an ethos"

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Apr 14

Corin Redgrave as Sir Walter Elliot, Persuasion, 1995 - he is dressed in a light blue Regency-era Britain suit, with a quiet dandy expression and gesture

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Apr 13

Friends, if I'm putting my face on it, you know it's serious - and this is serious. We *cannot* let Bill O'Neill win the OH-14 Democratic Primary. I'm asking for you to join me in supporting Carl Setzer: setzerforcongress.com

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Apr 11

Principal Skinner in the "no it's the children who are wrong" meme, except this one says: "Is it me? Am I a bad Catholic? No, it's the Pope who is wrong!"

A.L.P. In Geauga@alphawg· Apr 7

No worries, they creeped onto my profile to reply to another post. I mean gosh, signs! Why didn't I think of that? Surely a SIGN will stop this. Wow, galaxy brain stuff here.