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Israel is a parasite!
Hot Tub Time Machine
Public Safety Theater Comes Home
Columbus is arguing about “public safety” again — but this time, the debate isn’t happening in a…
Columbus Democrats Hate Democracy
ICE is on the streets of Columbus arresting people. Supposedly Columbus officials and police are…
Where Do the Homes, Pets, Cars, and Lives They Left Behind Actually Go?
Anne Frank wrote about people stolen in the night and their homes left gutted, and that warning…
Limping Along
Limping along
Sycophant Center
Congresswoman Stefanik, it is the Curse of Gaza, Stupid…
Almost two years ago, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik made a fool of herself while questioning the…
The Three Narratives: Gaza as the Last Moral Frontier against Israel’s Policy of Annihilation
Three dominant narratives contend for the future of Gaza and occupied Palestine, yet…
Intercepting Thailand's Gulf Ships to Deprive Cambodia
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Trump Go Down
One year into Trump 2.0, he’s gaining speed on his sled down the mountain.
“A…
Dr. Bob and Dan-o play goofy Christmas tunes
Dr. Bob and Dan-o Dougan become Goofy Goobers celebrating Xmas songs.
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Ho Ho Ho Hoax
A Battered America Awaits Trump’s Next Move
President Donald Trump’s end of year speech to the American public that took place on December…
Protecting Democracy In Waldport & Nationwide In 2026 Episode 251 Part 1
We begin GREEP #251 by commemorating the passing of Rob & Michelle Reiner.
Our own…
Trump Wants All Who Oppose Him to be As Dead as the Reiners
From what's left of the White House...
...Trump has made it clear that he's thrilled the…
US Visitor Rules
Amid ICE agent abuse arrests in Ohio, advocate says it "fails to police its own ranks"
This article first appeared at…
Movie extolling the beauty of state parks fails to mention the state also fracks them
Save Ohio Parks volunteers across Ohio are distributing literature outside theatres and museums…
Trump Unsurprisingly Prefers Billionaires to Workers
Trump favors corporations over workers. This is one influence that shapes the policies of Trump…
New Rules for US Visitors
Ghana deported 3 Israeli citizens over ill-treatment of Ghanaian travelers
War Comes Home . . . Again
I stare blankly at the news. Little men with guns once again stir the country – the world – into…
Big Mouth Susie
An Orange POS
What will Mike DeWine choose?
This article first appeared on Substack.…
A Muslim hero stops Bondi Beach mass shooting
At least 16 people are dead, including one of the gunmen, and 42 others are injured (among them…
New Push to Expand Offshore Oil Drilling
It’s back—the federal government’s push to expand offshore oil drilling.
As the…
When Rob met Saint Peter
We can all be like Peaches
If you feel as if you have no power to make a positive impact you might be right. The people…
Bailout Bzzzzzz
Great Power Imperialism or Democratic Global Governance?
Pundits frequently remark on the warm and friendly relationship between Vladimir Putin and…
P.O.V: Wes Flexner’s 2025 Albums of the Year List
2025 is a year in music where everything was special if you’re from Columbus, Ohio.
J-…
Ambassador Mike Huckabee Strikes Again
So Israel, which has killed hundreds of Gazans, many of them children, since the so-called…
Chairman of Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub should be fired
Making offensive and distasteful remarks against Christians and Tunisian soccer fans is nasty…
Columbus Liberation Center Grand Opening celebration
Today, the Columbus Liberation Center, staffed by organizers from the Party for…
Ballroom Versus Healthcare
250 Dec. 8, 2025, Setting Our Sights On Election Protection & Post Nuclear Survival
Our GREEP zoom #250 begins with a great ode from our beloved Poet Laureate MIMI GERMAN.
…
Ohio Republicans and Democrats Celebrate!
Those church bells you’ve been hearing every day aren’t an accident.
After decades of…
On September 25, Donald Trump signed a presidential order called NSPM-7
Humanity Clings to the Wreckage
“Kill them all!”
You have a problem with that? What are you, some kind of unmanly wimp?…
Bribe Wars
Making disparaging remarks against Somalis is nasty and unbefitting of a president
Cracker Jack President
The peace prize given to Donald Trump by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (…
P.O.V: Neo-Liberal Chandelier Year in Review 2025
Look At Me
Mobb Deep’s 2025 song with the Clipse Look At Me is the winning conversation…
Stealing Venezuala Oil
We Need to Know How Corporate Democrats Made President Trump Possible
Ten years after Donald Trump first ran for president, he stands at the helm of Titanic America.…
Cracker Jack President
Twilight of the Secret Government
Heer to Serve filling gaps in Columbus' housing crisis
In the past four years, homelessness has increased by 53 percent in Franklin County. Each year,…
Thank You Jennifer Anne Adair
Columbus City Schools (CCS) are facing their greatest challenge in years. Not only does the…
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya: Does anyone still remember me?!
If we truly had a free media in the US, rather than one serving the interest of the only…
Scams & Money Laundering in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand seized more than $300 million in a new crackdown against…
Happy Trumpmas
Racist Douchenozzle
Viva Venezuela!
A very close friend of mine in southern California used to listen to Fox News…
Top 10 Reasons to Pretend It’s Unusual for the U.S. Government to Blow People Up
Lately I’ve been on shows with other guests who’ve expressed outrage and amazement that the U.S…
Spanish actress Adriana Ugarte reminds the world Gaza's suffering has not stopped despite ceasefire
Spanish actress Adriana Ugarte, 40, star of the hit Spanish TV drama “The Time in Between,” has…
More songs against the Tangerine Man on Everybody Knows
Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan found a lot of artists who expressed their dislike of the…
Deliberate Contradiction: How the West Plays Dumb and Kills People in Gaza
First, let’s dissect this puzzle.
On February 29, 2024, US…
Dozing Don
Why is Trump Orchestrating His Murderous Boat Bombings?
What if this Venezuelan murdering scheme is more than just Trump being a bully with manhood…
Con Job President
Holding Musk Accountable: Here's How We Supercharge the Tesla Boycott
I’ve been struggling to imagine Elon Musk might do if he gets his trillion-dollar payday. He…
Democrats in Congress Are Out of Touch With Constituents on Israeli Genocide
Last month, some House members publicly acknowledged that Israel has been committing genocide in…
Greep, Dec. 1, 2025 Episode 249 Minnesota Election Report, Georgia Election Report, Mega Energy Hour
Hosted by Harvey Wasserman
Hedy Tripp shared insights on the historic election of a Hmong…
SUPPORTERS OF MUMIA ABU JAMAL HOST PRESS CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY TO MARK THE MIDWAY POINT OF THEIR LONG MARCH FROM PHILADELPHIA TO FRACKVILLE!
On Wednesday, December 3rd, organizers for March For Mumia, the epic march from…
Hegseth Kill Them All
Not one word from Zionist apologists about Israeli terrorism!
The US government wants us to forget about the Israeli genocide and the daily war crimes it…
Drugs and Fruit Baskets
Letter to the Editor: When Laws Protect Profits Over Lives, Justice Fails
To the Editor:
Accountability is the bedrock of American justice. Yet, as I fight to end…
On Global Warming: A Plain Explanation of an Unavoidable Truth
The planet isn’t melting because of politics, culture, or morality. It’s melting because humans…
Orders With Teeth
We’ve Always Done It This Way!
I was attending my first meeting of the Columbus…
West Farragut Bone Saw
In Memoriam: James Heddle
James Heddle, part of a social justice documentary filmmaking team with his wife Mary Beth…
Book Shelf Analysis: Tariq Ali’s Extreme Center
Tariq Ali’s book Extreme Center discusses various factors which led into Donald Trump and Brexit…
Black and Brown Friday
US Rep. Randy Fine: Muslim enemy # 1
First, having served in the Ohio Air National Guard for 11 years and previously for nine…
Trump Has Gone Too Far With Threats Against Our Former Military Personnel
UNSC 2803: The US-Israeli Scheme to Partition Gaza and Break Palestinian Will
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 is destined to fail. That failure will…
Political Theater
The recent City Council tax dollars giveaway to the Fury Women’s Volleyball team is another ugly…
5 ways to support the Central Ohio Worker Center
This year, we have given over $12,200 directly to low wage and immigrant workers…
Nov. 24, 2025 Green Power and Wellness Episode 248 GREEP goes with GREG PALAST to the American Nuremberg & the New Solartopia
We continue with the introduction of the AMERICAN NUREMBERG.
The great Mayor JENNIFER ROBERTS…
Speaking American
On the Eve of Thanksgiving, A Prayer for the Farmer and a Call to Action
The Trump-Mamdani Show Was Amazing. But Downsides for Progressives Could Turn Out to Be Steep
Across the political spectrum – with…
Apology Accepted. Invoice Due.
In addition to approving $500,000 for a…
“Epstein is Terminal Cancer to Trumps Presidency”
Conspiracy Realist: someone who fails to cower in fear when described as a conspiracy “theorist…
American Nuremberg
By the Karmic Reaper
YOU WILL NOT BE IN POWER FOREVER!
YOU WILL STAND…
Club Fed Gobbler
I stand with Sen. Mark Kelly against President Trump and Pete Hegseth
I stand with Sen. Mark Kelly against President Trump and his War Minister, Pete Hegseth. No one…
Free Advertising for Private Schools
Republicans aren’t the only people who support private schools in Ohio.
The Columbus City…
The Separation of Children During Trump’s Two Presidential Terms
Introduction
This post offers a position against Trump and his administration policies…
Illegal Orders
Larry Summers, Epstein and the “End Game” Memo
atch Palast on the…
The Greatest Story Never Told
Unless you’ve recently been abducted by ICE you already know about Columbus City Councilmember…
If faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains, the faith of a people in their nation and in each other could move the world!
Those of us whose memories trace back to the afternoon of November 22, 1963, remember exactly…
My advice to Zohran Mamdani before meeting President Trump
A little over two weeks after endorsing his rival on Election Eve, President Donald Trump will…
Anduril intends to put Pickaway County on the world map – as a target
A Pickaway County resident spoke out last night against re-zoning for the Anduril Arsenal-1…
De La Soul - Cabin in The Sky
De La Soul’s David Jolicoeur aka Dove died Feb 12, 2023. Dave was the Andre 3000 of De La Soul.…
An appeal from Bob Krasen - Medicare for All
Columbus Free Press Libby Award, November 9, 2025
Bob Krasen, Healthcare for All Ohioans
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Quiet piggy
Public Letter of Apology to Ms. Townsend
On behalf of the citizens of the City of Columbus I want to apologize to Ms. Averi Townsend for…
Dan-o and Dr. Bob say "No Kings"
Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan play songs not so complimentary of Trump.
…
Did Donald Trump Score a Couple of “Wins”?
President Donald Trump and his merry menagerie that inhabit the White House have had a couple of…
The New Kill Zone: Gaza's Borders after the 'Ceasefire'
The so-called Gaza ceasefire was not a genuine cessation of hostility, but a strategic…
The Failure of No Kings Day
I’m sure my mom was proud to see me as the closing speaker at the No Kings Day rally in San…
Can Portland & Charlotte Resist The ICE/Border Patrol Fascist Attack Amidst EMF Fascism & Trump's Dementia
We start GREEP #247 with our Laureate MIMI GERMAN’S poetic Hallelujah for last week’s honored…
Welcome the ‘Good’ Jihadists
“Syrians are nasty people.”
This ancient Roman graffiti was found during World War…
Pedophile Donald Trump and the Arab Spring
The world knows that Donald Trump is an ignorant fool, a narcissist, a misogynist, a criminal,…
Peace Beneath the Rubble
I dedicate this question, which is at the core of the book with which I am struggling, to Donald…
Israel committed a new massacre in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
Israel launched an airstrike on a densely populated Palestinian refugee camp Ain al-Hilweh in…
Lights. Action. Hardin!
Local Columbus politics has officially “jumped the shark” and become a performance for the…
New Business Models Offer Hope For Drug Affordability Crisis
Ayman Soliman: “We are way more stronger than we think”
Imam Ayman Soliman – the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital chaplain wrongly arrested by ICE earlier…
The Open Fridge Door: Why Some Places Get Colder as Earth Warms
Imagine your kitchen fridge is completely packed with ice, and the room is slowly warming up due…
Parents, Educators, Students, and Community Members Unite to Call for an Equitable Process Before Any Addition School Closures
In response to the district’s ongoing budget shortfall and the possibility of additional school…
Canada should have arrested Prince Harry for war crimes in Afghanistan
Canada has launched a criminal investigation into Israeli-Canadian IDF veterans for possible war…
Pulte is a Mortgage Mess and Has to Go
Bill Pulte is the administrator of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae…
Is Donald Trump the "Fidei Defensor" for Christians?
I actually thought there might be some good news coming out of the Donald Trump White House but…
First Pedophile
This article first appeared on Substack…
Ms. Rachel denied by 3 venues for Gaza Child's birthday party. Where is AG Bundi?
When the United States passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and then the Americans with…
A Loving vs. A Shackled Future
It occurs to me that “giving birth to the future” isn’t simply a metaphor.
I say this as I…
Polishing Genocide: Israel's Desperate War to Erase History
Israel’s allies worldwide are desperately scrambling to help Tel Aviv re-establish a…
Alarming New FCC Proposals Would Strip All Local Control Over Cell Towers and Antennas
Scott McCollough, Esq. and Camilla Rees, MBA To Discuss the FCC Effort to l Strip ALL Local…
2025 Election Follow-up, Hosts Mike Hersh, Myla Reson & Mimi German, Jennie Gage w/ Chris Volpe (Ohio Senate Race), Virginia, Georgia w/Andrea Miller & Ray McClendon
Election Results and Midterm Planning
The meeting, hosted by Mike Hersh and co-hosted by Myla…
Ohio Immigrant Alliance family reunion in Columbus with special guest Ayman Soliman
The Ohio Immigrant Alliance (OIA) is hosting its first ever Family Reunion and Fundraiser on…
Seven Reasons Chuck Schumer Must Go
If the Democrats want the best possible chance of winning the midterms, Chuck Schumer needs to…
Trump should demand the release of US hostage Mohammed Ibrahim held by Israel
I decided to send President Trump this picture below and the story of 16 y/o U.S. citizen…
Book Shelf Analysis: Tariq Ali - You Can’t Please All
I sawTariq Ali while watching Democracy Now. Tariq is a British Pakistani intellectual who was…
Shutdown Day
I will not be silent till all media talk about Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, has been unaccounted for…
Broken by Design. Part 1.
Surveys. You see them online from the City of Columbus Department of Development and the…
Columbus Free Press honors local community activists
The Columbus Free Press celebrated our 55th anniversary last Saturday, November 8 and honored…
The Marine Corps Commandant Should be Replaced
Any time a public official makes an on-the-record pronouncement to the press, it represents an…
Press Release TRANSLATION
Editor's note: The election results from November 4th's Columbus City Council District 7…
China's Flawed A.I. Reveals Subversive Information
BANGKOK, Thailand -- A coding flaw in China's artificial intelligence application DeepSeek…
Megyn Kelly is dead wrong and Muslims in America are qualified to hold public office
Hours before New York City voters elected Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor, right-wing pundit…
Doctor songs on Everybody Knows
Dr. Bob and Dan-o Dougan bring us songs about doctors, nurses and medicine, including Dear…
UAE deported a Palestinian engineer for refusing to drink Pepsi
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven emirates that tightly controls speech…
The Facts About Kratom
Kratom.
As the Mayo Clinic…