What is Politicon?

 

Politicon is to politics what San Diego’s annual Comic-Con is to comic books and superheroes - a convention geared for news junkies, avid followers of current affairs, talking points and of the talking heads who spew them in the rarefied realm of cable TV, talk radio, ripped-from-the-headlines books, newspapers, magazines, the Internet and beyond. This fourth annual confab has provided Angelenos with another encounter, live and in person, with pundits, commentators, spinmeisters, speechwriters, journalists of the chattering class, etc., who are mostly based in Washington, DeCeit and Manhattan. There weren’t any current candidates or officeholders per se in the various forums, panels, etc. - but rather those who comment upon and cover politicians and politics.

 

Gray fist in the air and words Central Ohio Worker Center

November 10, 2018 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Help End Wage Theft.   Fight Back.  Empower Workers to Hold Employers Accountable

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After toughing it out like a little meatball surrounded by ravenous wolves, one of High Street’s remaining old-school campus cool establishments is closing its doors at the end of this month after 40-plus years of history.

Mama’s Pasta and Brew owner Terry Fahy says the “handwriting was on the wall” as sterile corporate campus gorges on the properties surrounding their Pearl Alley location near 15th and High.

Fahy’s sentiment is like a skipping record, something we’ve heard over and over from old-school campus that’s felt the pressure to abandon High Street. By the way, there are no independent music stores directly across from campus anymore.

The city is widening Pearl Alley and needed four feet of their building to do so, says Fahy. Having the deed to the property and realizing how much work a rebuild would have meant, Fahy sold the building to Campus Partners, the Ohio State off-campus development arm working in tandem with private developers for two decades now to transform High Street.

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Thursday, Nov 9, 6-8pm
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 West Weisheimer Rd.
Casual discussions in the summer of 2012 evolved into a fun and successful fundraiser the following November. In April 2013, Columbus CoR member groups voted to hold this event annually and are now preparing for the 7th such event.

This year, the event features a spaghetti dinner, bake sale, silent auction, raffle and entertainment to raise money and collect food donations for the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. The event is scheduled for Thursday, November 8, 2018 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus at 93 West Weisheimer Road in Clintonville. Adult dinner $10, $5 for kids 14 and under (cash/check).

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Date: Friday November 9th
Time: 9:00pm
Venue: Skully's Music Diner, 1151 N. High St.
We are transforming one of your favorite venues into Hogwarts and throw a huge dance party!!! Errol the Owl's delivering cheap presale tickets and special ticket options to join the festivities! Reminder wizard fest is 18+ and you have to be 21 to drink the butterbeer! 

By the time this column is published in the Duluth Reader and also around the world, the mid-term election of 2018 will be over. So, whether there is a blue wave or not, I have decided to update – and actually shorten (!) - a 2016 column that will make important points that might help make sense for future voters, whether they will feel relieved, triumphant, sad or angry - or not. The electorate still needs to understand what really motivates divisive or tyrannical politicians that have sought power and wealth no matter the era or nation. Please read it carefully.

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A sociopath is a person whose behavior is antisocial, often criminally greedy, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility, empathy or social conscience. Sociopaths never sincerely apologize nor are they capable of exhibiting remorse for wrongs that they have committed.

 

A narcissistis person who has an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration, sexual gratification, applause and a lack of empathy for others.

As sure as death & taxes, the Trump Party means to steal today’s election.   From Florida 2000 to Ohio 2004 to Wisconsin/Michigan/Pennsylvania/North Carolina/Florida 2016, we’ve seen it all before.  Here are some Red Flags:

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Wednesday, November 7, 4-7pm, Ohio Statehouse

The Trump-Pence administration is attempting to legally redefine gender on a narrowly “sex”-based male-female basis that would gut enforcement of existing civil rights protections for over 1.4 million transgender Americans. Additionally, since this memo was put out, Trump’s Department of Justice has said that transgender workers are not protected by civil rights laws [https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/transgender-workers-not-protected-civil-rights-law-doj-tells-supreme-n924491].

This proposal is a dangerous and harmful one that essentially attempts to erase the transgender community. We intend to assemble peacefully at the Ohio Statehouse with the goal of sending the message that the trans community and our allies will not stand for it.

Bring signs! Be loud! But please, keep it nonviolent.

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As sure as death & taxes, the Trump Party means to steal today’s election.

From Florida 2000 to Ohio 2004 to Wisconsin/Michigan/Pennsylvania/North Carolina/Florida 2016, we’ve seen it all before.  Here are some sure signals:

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Tuesday, November 6

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