JEWS, CHRISTIANS AND SCREWING STALIN JEWS, CHRISTIANS AND SCREWING STALIN ily: T

Director/co-playwright/red diaper baby (of sorts) Mark Lonow’s semi-autobiographical Jews, Christians and Screwing Stalin cleverly interweaves the comic and the tragic, the personal and the political. Lonow claims that his grand-uncle Yakov Sverdlov had the distinct honor and pleasure of shooting Czar Nicholas II, and this two-acter has leftwing allusions galore, amidst Turgenev caliber father-son conflicts. Borscht Belt banter is interspersed with socialist shtick.

 

Co-written with his wife, comedy veteran Jo Anne Astrow, their turf deals with members of Mark’s Marxist meshugenah family, including his grandmother Minka Grazonsky (Cathy Ladman who, appropriately appeared on TV’s Scandal and Mad Men series), who purports to have schtupped Joseph Stalin during the heady days of the Bolshevik Revolution. 

 

The Pentagon, China, Brunei, LGBTI & Islamic Shariah Law

BANGKOK, Thailand -- The Pentagon has conducted its first army-to-army
exercise in Brunei along the strategic, contested South China Sea
after the U.S. State Department suggested obedience to the sultanate's
Islamic Shariah laws which punish offenders, including homosexuals and
Christians.

The main job of Brunei's small army is to protect the country's
petroleum and natural gas fields.

The August 6-16 Pahlawan Warrior exercise included 33 U.S. Army and
Indiana Army National Guard soldiers under the U.S. Indo-Pacific
Command (USINDOPACOM) partnered with Royal Brunei Land Forces on
jungle warfare operations, urban terrain tactics and other practice.

They "spent four nights located deep within the nation's southwest
rainforest" in operations observed by Hawaii-based members of the 25th
Infantry Division Lighting Academy, according to the U.S. Army Pacific
Public Affairs Office.

"Bruneian Soldiers taught classes on jungle survival, movement to
contact, land navigation and ambush techniques. The training

Midwest Queer Comedy Festival

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Saturday-Sunday, August 25-26
Various locations
Facebook event

Founded in 2017, the Midwest Queer Comedy Festival is dedicated to highlighting diverse talent and showcasing that talent to Midwestern comedy fans. A secondary mission of the festival is to bring about awareness of a deserving local charity.

The inaugural Midwest Queer Comedy Festival (August 22-26) is five nights of LGBTQ+ comedians performing in multiple venues around Columbus. Equitas Health is our main charity partner for the 2018 Festival; proceeds from the festival will be donated to further their mission of Health Care For All.

Columbus Vegfest

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Don't miss the Third Annual Columbus Vegfest today, Saturday, August 25, 10am-5pm at the Whetstone Community Center, 3923 North High Street, Clintonville. There is free admission, free parking and it is adjacent to the Park of Roses. The Columbus VegFest is a day of education promoting sustainable living, healthier bodies and a more compassionate society. We are pleased to welcome special guest speakers, free workshops, compassionate workshops, The Columbus VegFest is a 501 (C) 3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of the health, environmental, and ethical benefits of a whole food plant-based lifestyle. Our event includes healthy living, animal- and Eco-friendly exhibitors, renowned chefs and speakers from around the country, presentations, cooking demonstrations, food trucks, area restaurants, non-profit organizations, author signings, kid’s activities and more. In 2016, we held the first VegFest in Central Ohio and were blessed with more than 1,000 attendees. We invite you to join us in helping Columbus become more veg-friendly.

Enemies of the People: Franklin County Board of Elections Denies Residents the Right to Vote

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The members of the Franklin County Board of Elections are the Free Press enemies of the people, after effectively stripping 560,000 Columbus citizens of their right to vote on a ballot measure entitled Community Bill of Rights for Water, Soil, and Air Protection and to Prohibit Gas and Oil Extraction and Related Activities and Projects Ordinance. The local group, Columbus Community Bill of Rights (CCBOR), qualified the measure, gathering more than 12,000 signatures. The Columbus City Council approved the measure to advance to the ballot on July 30.

 

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