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[nando161mando]

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[avaterpat]

Happy RED FRIDAY 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Remember everyone deployed 💬🇺🇸

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[anarchywoofwoof]

sigh. i'm going to regret looking into this, aren't i?

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Five companies have agreed to pay the federal government more than $7.2 million overall to resolve claims stemming from longstanding pollution in two adjacent creeks in the Maumee River watershed in northwestern Ohio. The settlement with Ohio Refining Co., Chevron USA, Energy Transfer LLC, Pilkington North America and Chemtrade Logistics was announced Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice. Officials said a federal judge must approve the deal before it takes effect. According to a complaint, the companies are liable for historic industrial discharges of oil or hazardous substances at the Duck & Otter Creeks site near Toledo. The site is just east of the Maumee River and encompasses the creeks, adjoining wetlands, floodplain areas and uplands. The two creeks flow into Maumee Bay in Lake Erie and provide key habitats for migratory birds and fish, and also support hunting and fishing activities for local residents, according to federal wildlife officials.

so before i do anything else, let me establish: when the AP says "near Toledo" they mean basically right in the middle of Toledo, Ohio (pop. 268,000~)

anyway, the AP article doesn't really elaborate on this, but we're talking pollution involving oil and discharge of cancer-causing polycyclic hydrocarbons (PAHs), arsenic and lead. cancer rates in this part of Ohio are relatively high, especially in neighboring Ottawa County. as a whole, cancer rates in Ohio have been on a steady incline over the last 2 decades.

back to the price being paid by these five companies highlighted above in red. that's really what i wanted to focus on here, because as we know, fines aren't actual enforcement of the law or justice. it is a cost of doing business for most companies.

so what is the true cost and how much are these energy companies gonna feel the impact to their bottom line?

Ohio Refining Co took some digging to find. according to this EPA documentation, it turns out that the parent company for Ohio Refining Co is - surprise! - BP-Husky Refining LLC. yes, that BP! in case you needed the reminder, they made $80.431 billion over the last 12 months.

we all know about Chevron. i mean fuck, they have an entire "Criticism of Chevron" wikipedia page dedicated to their bullshit. so i'll just throw out the numbers for this soul sucking corporation: $36.5 billion in profit for 2022.

next up we have Energy Transfer LLC. wait a second.... where do i know that name? oh yeah.

and they take home about $78.555 billion in revenue annually.

as it turns out, Pilkington North America is actually a subsidiary of a Japanese company - Nippon Sheet Glass. if my math is right, their annual revenue is around $5 billion USD.

lastly we have Chemtrade Logistics - a relative small fry - who boasts an annual revenue of $1.88 billion.

in case you weren't keeping up at home, these five companies have a combined annual revenue of $202 billion. their fine is $7.2 million.

with an annual revenue of $202 billion, that would mean that these five companies are making an average of $553 million every single day. this isn't even a drop in the bucket. this is barely 1% of one day's earnings for these companies. and at what cost to human health and safety?

#fuck capitalism #anti capitalist #anti capitalism #us news #environmentalism #ohio #ohio news #toledo ohio

[catladyperformer]

#cats #cats of tumblr #stop animal cruelty #black cats #animal #animals #cat #cruelty #warrior cats #forest #animal rights #animal activism #ohio #ohio news

[alwaysinbetweeninsaneandinsecure]

This family is currently unhoused as they attempt to flee Ohio for their safety as LGBTQ+ people. Please help keep this person and their children safe.

Please give if you can and share!

#lgbtq #lgbtq community #lgbtqia #lgbtqplus #queer #queer community #queer parenting #anti trans #important #love #humanity #humanitarian aid #humanitarian crisis #human rights #ohio #ohio news #us politics #us news #black lives matter #black lives are important #black lives have always mattered #trans pride #pride #lgbt pride

[itsbansheebitch]

YALL a lady got arrested the other day for assaulting a fast food employee and the judge decided the best punishment was to work like 20 hours a week at a fast food restaurant + jail time

I NEED UPDATES!!!!!

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[cryptids-against-fascism]

Please, if you are able, consider donating. I grew up in this area and we are a very small and tight-knit community. Though I may be physically far away now, my heart is still at home, and it is hurting.

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[cincinnatiburgoo]

Ohio has made me proud for once!! Bodily autonomy, reproductive freedom and legalized marijuana for all!! Let’s get stoned, motherfuckers!!

#ohio #ohio news #ohio election #abortion rights #reproductive rights #bodily autonomy #legalize marijuana

[crucified-bloodhound]

the ohio senate has overturned HB 68.

this veto prevents transfeminine athletes from competing on girls' and women's teams and restricts youth access to gender-affirming healthcare.

from The Buckeye Flame: "With this vote, Ohio became the 24th state to ban gender-affirming care and the 25th state to ban trans athletes."

please stand by your trans ohioans, trans athletes, and transgender youth in all states that are suffering because of these laws. we need your support now more than ever.

#transgender rights #trans rights #trans rights are human rights #ohio news #queer rights #trans youth #gender-affirming healthcare for all #queer #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtq community #lgbt rights

[avengerrevenger]

Ohio Anti-Trans Laws (and what you can do about it!)

AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!

Please educate yourself on the contents of Ohio House Bill 68 and other related Ohio Anti-Trans laws before giving into propaganda from either side. At first, I gave in to the propaganda without reading the bill itself; people told me the most outrageous and outlandish stuff. I've heard that it would: make people who have already medically transitioned de-transition, and just a lot of misinformation. These are not related to the bill, rather some other recent Ohio laws that will be detailed later.

I read the entirety of the bill, and, if I'm not mistaken, in summary, it will effectively do the following:

1. Not allow gender-affirming care to be legally given to minors in the state of Ohio, including puberty blockers and gender affirming therapy(continued care is allowed, but only if it was already started or the person is intersex)

2. Children in schools must stay in sports leagues of their biological sex.

The bill has some potentially redeeming ideas few and far between, but for a bill like this to be useful, they need to take into consideration the age of the child, mental health status, current hormone levels, and many more things that they do not have in the bill.

(Example for #1: The bill says that no minors will be able to get gender-affirming care or puberty blockers, with the reasoning that most minors “change their mind” about being trans as they get older. This statistic is factual but does not take into consideration specific ages, as it takes into account everyone under the age of 18. Teens, for example, especially the older that they are, are highly likely to “remain trans”, while people ages 0-12 are not, as they don't understand gender and sex, and may claim to not identify as their birth sex, not realizing fully what it means.

Example for #2: It may seem logical to vote for this because it keeps males claiming to be females from just saying that they are female and beating all the competition because of their biological advantages. However, it also excludes, for example, the trans girl who has been on hormones for 7 years and now has the same levels of testosterone an average cis girl or lower has, giving her no biological advantage. It does not consider that young children are nearly identical biologically. It also forces people with female on their birth certificates to stay in female leagues, despite them not having any biological advantage, which is the only reasoning given for this section, so it is very apparent this bill is directly targeting trans people for no reason other than hate. If the terms were very specific as to hormone levels and ages, such as what I have outlined, I could understand why people would vote for it.) Simply put, in its current state, House Bill 68 is not specific enough to do more good for the cis community than harm it will do to the trans community.

In addition to this giant bill being passed and taking effect on February 15th, Ohio governor Mike DeWine signed an executive bill on January 5th, preventing any transgender surgeries for anyone under the age of 18, no exceptions, taking effect immediately. He also proposed a series of outlines for more Anti-Trans laws to come soon. He wants to force transgender people to “out” themselves to the government so they can keep detailed information on trans people for further study. No thanks. He also made a series of declarations of how he wanted it to be MUCH more difficult for *adults* to get gender-affirming care as well, requiring them to see a bioethicist before medically transitioning. How many bioethicist do you know? None? Well, that's because they're incredibly rare. There’s two offices in Cleveland, one at Ohio State, and ZERO anywhere else in Ohio, so it would be next to impossible to start or continue medically transitioning, even as an adult.

We MUST oppose House Bill 68 and encourage others to join us or it has the potential to snowball into a series of anti-trans laws in Ohio and across the country, or perhaps even a genocide (if you study the ten stages of genocide, trans people would be on stage 5 or 6, halfway or more there if this bill and DeWine’s proposals passed.)

I don't typically make it an issue of mine to pursue political activism or politics in general, but this law will directly impact many people I hold dear, with some even already making plans to leave Ohio, while being decided by people it does not impact at all.

House Bill 68 and similar laws are available for public comment until Feb 5th so anything to oppose it has to be done NOW before it is too late. We must inform the government that we the people do not approve of the bill, and why it is objectionable. This is similar to a case in Arkansas that was nullified because the bill could be seen as an offense against the 14th Amendment, under the Equal Protections clause, so hopefully the same thing will also happen to the situation here.

Some things you can do:

1. Directly contact the governor's office (About the executive order and his proposals for bioethicists to be involved in the transition process) https://governor.ohio.gov/contact

2. Leave a message for the governor: [[phone]]

3. Send a message to Ohio senators through the American Civil Liberties Union https://action.aclu.org/send-message/tell-ohio-senators-stop-hb-68-veto-override

4. Email the Ohio Department of Health ([email protected])

5. Email the Department of Mental Health and Addiction services ([email protected]), with “Comments on Gender Transition Care Rules” in the subject. These rules are about making sure trans people with mental health issues do not have access to gender affirming help.

6. Fill out this form of the Ohio Department of Health https://odh.ohio.gov/about-us/offices-bureaus-and-departments/ogc/resources/feedback-survey putting “rules 3701-3-17, 3701-59-07, 3701-83-61” in the field and explain some of the following: how you don't think Ohio should force medical professionals and therapists to keep detailed information on all trans patients about gender “incongruencies” with the patient’s birth sex (rule 3701-3-17), explain how trans people shouldn't have ludicrous restrictions on medically transitioning, (like making them go to a bioethicist to even start/continue hormones on an ADULT, much less surgery) anyone under 21 must additionally undergo mental-health screening before accessing care (with the implication that if you are mentally unwell in any form you will not receive care, and many trans people already have depression/anxiety stemming from how society views and treats them) (rule 3701-59-07 and 3701-83-61)

7. Stay updated to the current status of this bill, the executive order, and efforts against them. For more information, click here https://jessk.org/blog/things-you-can-do-right-now-for-ohio

Thanks for sticking up for peoples' rights, and have a nice day ;)

TLDR: Ohio House Bill 68 bans all gender affirming healthcare for minors, including therapy, and trans people aren't allowed to participate in sports.

A series of other Anti-Trans laws, along with an executive order from the Ohio governor plan to make medically transitioning or getting gender affirming therapy, even continued services, impossible in Ohio for adults, as well as creating a detailed registry on anyone that is identified as trans.

#ohio #ohio news #politics #democrats #democrat #leftist #leftism #left #transgender #trans #human rights #trans rights #lgbtq rights #lgbtqia #lgbtq #lgbtq community #lgbt pride #gay rights #activism

[matthewmichaels]

Bathroom selfie at Table Six

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[iww-gnv]

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Local United Auto Workers members are scheduled to vote on authorizing a strike. Leadership with UAW Local 12 tells 13 Action News its members will vote Tuesday from 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to authorize a strike. It follows months of contract negotiations between UAW and the Detroit Big 3 automakers: Stellantis, Ford and GM. The current contract is set to expire on Sept. 14.

#news #toledo #toledo ohio #ohio #ohio news #us news #usa news #united auto workers #uaw #hot strike summer #hot labor summer #labor organizing

[schizoaffectivejacksparrow]

idk if anyone else is talking about this but we just fought for abortion rights in Ohio and they're already fighting to repeal the peoples ability to fight abortion bans here i fucking hate this place

if anyone else knows anything about this or what to do please add to this. ive never made a post like this before but im just so tired and frustrated

#abortion #ohio news #reproductive rights #misogyny #important #im not the most researched in advocacy. lately ive barely been able to shower or feed myself tbh but i wanna get word out about this #i dont want people to just assume Things Are Fine Now and move on when theyre already pulling bullshit

[crow-boi]

Chemical Explosion in East Palestine, Ohio.

Media here is being kept from reporting, happened a few days ago. But please read and reblog and tell anyone you know about this. Don't cause a panic, just awareness. Also this has been somewhat dealt with, but still.

#Ohio #disasters #news #media #Ohio news #reblogs #reblog #spread this please

[blowjobhorseman]

House bill 68 in Ohio passed the senate. It bans healthcare for trans children and stops trans athletes from participating in sports. I am grateful that my family made it out of Ohio before this happened, but I am so heartbroken for all the trans kids trapped there. This will cost lives.

#trans pride #protect trans kids #transgender #ohio #ohio news