When I suggest not stealing billions of dollars from Afghanistan, and thereby not causing mass starvation and death, otherwise intelligent and informed people tell me that human rights demands that theft. Starving people to death is a means of protecting their “human rights,” in fact. How else can you (or the U.S. government) stop Taliban executions?

When I respond that you (the U.S. government) could ban capital punishment, stop arming and funding the world’s top executioners from Saudi Arabia on down, join the world’s major human rights treaties, sign onto and support the International Criminal Court, and then — from a credible position — seek to impose the rule of law in Afghanistan, sometimes people think that over as if none of it had ever occurred to them, as if basic logical steps had been literally unthinkable, whereas starving millions of little kids to death for their human rights had somehow made sense.

Here’s a summary of the February 2022 Free Press Second Saturday Cyber-Salon that happened Saturday, February 12 at 7pm by Zoom.

Watch the video here.

Free Press Board member Mark Stansbery facilitated the salon on Zoom and streamed Live on Facebook.

The first guest speaker was Rev. Susan Smith, from Crazy Faith Ministries and the Poor People’s Campaign. She spoke about how the phrase “Christian nationalists” is a misnomer since Christians are supposed to follow the teachings of Jesus and typically “nationalists” do not. She pointed out how the Jesus of the nationalists is one who caters to capitalists.

Saturday, February 12, 7-8:30pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83906590837
Meeting ID: 839 06

Since we aren't getting together in person, we can gather for a couple of hours on the second Saturday night.

This event will feature the following:

Adrienne Hood, activist,

Rev. Susan Smith, Ohio Poor People’s Campaign and Crazy Faith Ministries,

Micharl Aaron, Driving Park neighborhood activist,

and more!

A question-and-answer period will be included.

If you have any announcements for the progressive community, contact us at 614-253-2571 or at <colsfreepress@gmail.com>.

Just how many sensible Republicans are left in the state of Ohio? For Free Press fans it’s a cringe worthy question but during these times, well worth asking.

The upcoming GOP gubernatorial primary could further expose what many are so very worried about – is MAGA (Make America Great Again) in Ohio fading or is it growing?

If MAGA’s anger is intensifying, this isn’t good news for the mostly lefty island that is Columbus, considering the region is on the verge of becoming a legitimate tech hub such as Austin, Texas, and will need to attract skilled young professionals.

Yet unbeknownst to many Ohioans is how GOP candidate and Trump loyalist Jim Renacci could win the upcoming May 3 primary, defeating incumbent Mike DeWine, considered a RINO (Republican in Name Only) by many Ohio conservatives and whom Trump wants primaried.  

Indeed, are DeWine’s days numbered, a la Hillary 2016?