NEWS: Ohio Stare is entering a new corporate partnership with JPMorganChase that includes jersey patches for all 36 OSU teams. Per industry sources, this is expected to yield OSU nearly $17 million per year, an eye-popping number that’s expected to be an industry leader.
News: Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce is buying a minority stake in his hometown Cleveland Guardians, he tells ESPN.
“I have so much love for this city. … I credit every good thing in my life to Cleveland.” Story free at ESPN: https://t.co/Z8pHKGwCa5
Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alan’s grave and leave a photo for our family.
What happened next honestly caught me off guard.
By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway.
For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes.
I don’t think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. It’s losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name.
But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten.
After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too.
Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen.
This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for.
And today, y’all showed us all that it’s still here and it’s still worth fighting for. 🇺🇸
Thank you to @GovMikeDeWine, @SenJonHusted, @DelawareCoOhio, @brennerforohio, @olentangysd and @chartergov for helping us to recognize 1st and 2nd prize C-SPAN StudentCam competition winners Ben Kurian and Chase Petersen from Olentangy Liberty High School.
Watch their winning documentaries here:
https://t.co/yPJCMAQdyg
Today’s Supreme Court ruling guts the Voting Rights Act and turns back the clock on the foundational promise of equality and fairness in our election systems.
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act was one of the last remaining federal protections for Black and brown voters against maps deliberately drawn to dilute their political power. That protection has been stripped away.
It is an outrage. But it is not a surprise.
It is part of an agenda that conservatives set in place decades ago to steal power from everyday people and then cling to that power for generations.
The court’s decision is motivated by politics and designed to give an upper hand to Donald Trump’s Republican Party, which faces the threat of losing the upcoming midterm elections.
We must pay attention to what happens next.
The fight now returns to the states. Legislatures — particularly those in the South — will rush to redraw districts before voting for the midterms begins in just a few months. Already, Louisiana and Florida are planning to redraw their maps, and we should not be surprised if others rapidly follow suit ahead of the midterms and 2028. Their politically-motivated power grab is meant to protect elected Republicans from any consequences for their failure to make groceries, gas, health care, or housing more affordable for you and your family. They want to cheat and choose their voters, instead of the voters deciding who they choose.
The mission before us is to restore the power of the people. There is no question our fight became harder today, but I know we are up for the battle.
Congratulations to Chase Petersen from Olentangy Liberty High School in Powell, Ohio who won 2nd Prize in the High School Central Division for his video titled, “Against the Silence,” about the Declaration of Independence’s influence on the Vietnam War protests following President Nixon’s Cambodian Incursion and the Kent State shooting.
https://t.co/Q3eDkltfMM
His video airs on C-SPAN today and you can click the link above to view his video, a press release, and congratulatory messages from Ohio State University History Professor Michael Flamm, Powell, Ohio Mayor Heather Karr, Olentangy Schools Superintendent Todd R. Meyer and Board of Education President Brandon Lester.
#edchat #sschat
The President of the United States is threatening to commit war crimes and wipe out a "whole civilization" — all because he started a disastrous war of his own making and had no plan and no strategy for how to end it.
This is abhorrent, and the American people do not support this.
Trump's recklessness is needlessly putting our brave service members in harm's way, destroying America's global standing, and making life even more unaffordable for the American people.
We must all stand against this and oppose funding this illegal war of choice.
My documentary for the C-SPAN StudentCam Competition has made the “Fan Favorite” voting. You can vote once every 12 hours during March 1-8. Would really appreciate it!
https://t.co/CyrN6LwA9Z