Chris Johnson
@ectowombat
Unitarian Universalist, humanist, lefty. Interests include linguistics and other cognitive sciences. Probably mostly reskeets. he/him/his
As it’s text-banking season, I’m reminded of a cute interaction with a voter a couple years ago.
Poorly targeted advertising is a perverse comfort these days. You don’t know me that well, Google!
Columbus folks: Today at 2 pm at the Statehouse, show up for voting rights! Organized by Black Voters Matter and the People’s Justice Project. Supported by @indivcentraloh.bsky.social and other groups. Looks like the rain should be more or less letting up by then.
An asylum seeker in Ohio needs fund for legal fees ASAP. The folks organizing this are reputable. www.gofundme.com/f/legal-cost...
Good luck to everyone today with whatever role you’re playing in this great group project we call democracy.
Okay, city of Columbus folks, it’s time to push Issue 5, the Community Crisis Response Amendment, over the line! cbussafety.org/campaign/
Ohio UUs, join UUs from across the state in Columbus on April 25 to learn from one another about how we do justice. Keynote: Pablo DeJesus from @uusj.bsky.social: "Faithful Defiance in Times of Democratic Trial". Workshop on a bunch of topics. Register: bit.ly/UUJOspring26
Columbus folks, there's an action downtown to push the Franklin County Municipal Court to ban ICE next Tuesday at 7 AM. For more info on the campaign and how you can contact the court from home: bit.ly/ICEOUT_NOW
This response to @sturdyalex.bsky.social is stuck permanently in my brain.
I installed some virtual pet that’s supposed to encourage self-care and good habits a while back and then proceeded to completely ignore it. Periodically it tries to get my attention, and, like, FFS not now, Squiggles!
I know little about Valleyview, but having this prominently on the village’s homepage raises questions.
The one downside to the evening, and it’s unrelated to the national narrative (Ross and Vogel are both Dems). I think Tiara Ross will be perfectly fine on council. We just had an opportunity for a more independent voice, and it’s sad that we didn’t take it.
In case any Central Ohio people don’t know: our big No Kings rally will be at the statehouse at 4 pm. There are other protests around Central Ohio in the late morning and early afternoon. Everything’s on the nokings.org map
Okay, it feels like that COVID shot is kicking in. Train well, immune system!
So Walgreens wouldn’t give me a COVID shot. When I scheduled I indicated that I had one or more list factors from the CDC’s list that they displayed on the form (I’ve got at least three). However, when I got there, they said they were only doing over 65 and the seriously immunocompromised.
As I understand it, the vacuity of the video’s content is meant to direct the viewer’s attention to their own background thoughts, physical environment, and so forth. In its own way, it’s quite beautiful.
Protest DeWine’s deployment of the Ohio National Guard to DC this afternoon, 3-5 pm at the statehouse.