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Columbus Comedy Festival Returns for Second Year, September 4th-7th, 2025

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The laughs return to Columbus in September from Thursday, September 4 through Sunday, September 7 when the city hosts 100+ comedians for four days of events during the second annual Columbus Comedy Festival. National headliners, regional performers and local talent will take the stage at venues including The Columbus Funny Bone, Palace Theatre, Shadowbox Live, Maroon Culture Lab, The Attic Comedy Club, MadLab, The Nest Theatre, The Hashtag Comedy Company, Don’t Tell Comedy: Columbus, Leisure Club, and more.

"As Columbus grows, so does the importance for quality, live entertainment in the city,” stated Hannah Romes, performer, producer and co-owner of Hashtag. “We are incredibly lucky to have such a strong pool of comedic talent in Columbus, which has been a bit of a secret until recently.”

This year’s list of headliners and four-day schedule includes Jeremiah Watkins, The Second City, ALOK, Shadowbox Live, Sam Tallent, Maddie Wiener, Geoffrey Asmus, Kasaun Wilson, James Adomian, Ric Diez, Katie K, Aiko Tanaka, Chad the Bird, Henry Allen, Curtis Cook, Gwen Rose, Jordan Conley, Sean Reilly and many more.

The DNC's Dark Money Hypocrisy Was on Full Display in Minneapolis

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There's nothing quite like watching Democrats condemn dark money in politics while lobbyists are literally handing out talking points in the same room where they're voting.

That's exactly what happened at the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting in Minneapolis, where party officials simultaneously passed resolutions condemning secret political influence and allowed pro-Israel lobbying groups to orchestrate the defeat of a Gaza resolution through classic dark money tactics.

The irony was lost on no one really paying attention.

Democracy Theater Meets Real Power

While DNC members were busy congratulating themselves for supporting campaign finance reform and transparency in politics, Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) was running a textbook influence operation inside the Resolutions Committee room itself.

Say Something, Rally the Community

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Thursday, September 4, 2025, 4:30 – 5:30 PM
Grant and 349 E. Livingston, Columbus 43215

If you think the U.S. is rapidly moving in the wrong direction with healthcare cuts, rising prices, student loan changes, corruption, loss of rights, eroding democracy, personal data collection, tariffs and massive funding for a militarized police force... Say Something!

More information and sign up here.   

Let’s Fund Real Public Safety, Not Ice

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a recruitment message on social media this summer saying, “America has been invaded by criminals and predators. We need YOU to get them out.”

Global Sumud Flotilla aims to break Israel’s illegal blockade on Gaza

Global Sumud Flotilla aims to break Israel’s illegal blockade on Gaza, to deliver urgent humanitarian aid, and to expose the genocidal war waged on Palestinians. According to the Global Sumud Flotilla, delegations from 44 countries are taking part and started to sail aboard over 50 ships to Gaza as part of the largest maritime mission in history to break Israel’s illegal siege.
 
People from six continents are participating in the flotilla, including countries such as Australia, Brazil, Pakistan, Malaysia, South Africa, and numerous European states. According to the group, participants are unaffiliated with any government or political party.
The ships are carrying baby formula, diapers, food, & medicine.

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This Fall, Ohio politicians will redraw our state’s district lines

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There’s a lot of national attention on this topic right now, because President Trump is telling states like Texas to rig (“gerrymander”) districts to give Republicans more seats in Congress.

Workers over Billionaires Labor Day Protest

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500,000+ March in Labor Day “Workers Over Billionaires” Events Nationwide

This Labor Day, more than five hundred thousand laborers, families and community members showed their resistance against the billionaires and corporations who continue to hoard wealth and power at workers’ expense. 

This is a pivotal moment for working families. Billionaires are stealing public dollars, separating families and destroying U.S. democracy in their pursuit of profit, but in the streets and on the shop floor, in union halls and the halls of Congress, working people are rising up and fighting for freedom, fairness and security. Working Americans won’t be scared away by the billionaires taking over our government. 

Highlights include: 

Solar News This Week - September 1, 2025

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Renewables investors are pulling back from the U.S.

Global investment in renewable energy projects hit a new record this year - but fell in the U.S. according to a study by BloombergNEF.

The first half of 2025 saw the "reallocation" of investment dollars away from the United States, with spending falling $20.5 billion, or 36 percent, from the second half of 2024. It was the steepest drop in renewable energy investment in any nation. Bloomberg stated the falloff was a direct response to the U.S. presidential election and anticipated anti-renewable federal policies.

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