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Freelancer @colsunderground.bsky.social, Statehouse reporter for @nbc4i.com. FELLOW TRAVELLERS: https://a.co/d/bsr8QLP SHORT FICTION: https://linktr.ee/JesseBethea

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HLS No. 56: Good Old Ways From Jesse Bethea, a tale of tradition

I have a new story published with House of Long Shadows, based on one of my favorite places in Ohio. open.substack.com/pub/houseofl...

07.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Evolved Body Art wrestles with accountability – Matter News In interviews with Matter News, former staff members described what they termed a history of inappropriate behavior within the shop enabled and perpetrated by owner Nick Wolak, who said the business i...

In interviews with Matter News, former staffers described what they termed a history of inappropriate behavior within the shop enabled and perpetrated by owner Nick Wolak, who said the business is "putting in the work to make Evolved Body Art better from the ground up"
matternews.org/community/ev...

03.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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A fourth U.S. service member has been killed in the U.S. military operation against Iran, officials said early Monday. https://www.nbc4i.com/news/u-s-world/fourth-us-service-member-killed-in-iran-operation/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_Β 

02.03.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Time After Time: 13 Original Mysterious Tales Inspired By History Time After Time: 13 Original Mysterious Tales Inspired By History - Kindle edition by Press, Thalia, Munger, Katy. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Time After Time: 13 Original Mysterious Tales Inspired By History.

My new Civil War spy story "The Coffin House" is featured in the upcoming Time After Time anthology from Thalia Press:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPQMXFDS
#HistoricalMysteries #MysteryReaders #CrimeFiction #ShortStories #PreOrder #MysteryBooks #TimeAfterTime #NewRelease #MysteryAnthology #ThaliaPress

26.02.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dems choose William McModerately in '28, add Teddy Wokesevelt to the ticket to keep the radical faction appeased but contained, then take a long drink of water...

23.02.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Huge, unexpected L for species & varieties.

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Heraskevych’s choice to forfeit the medal chance instead of give up the memorial helmet is the biggest story in Ukraine today. Everyone is heartbroken but there is a unanimous consensus that this was what had to happen rather than to give up.

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No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers None of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump administration’s pitch on why they shouldΒ indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the

No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers

www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

11.02.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 1692 πŸ” 357 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 145

on the lookout for a new labor columnist. feel free to message me or drop a comment if you know of any local writers who might be a good fit.

10.02.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."

10.02.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 5904 πŸ” 1887 πŸ’¬ 120 πŸ“Œ 199

Olympics/Super Bowl weekend has really hammered home the truism that this place kinda sucks for sporting events compared with Old Twitter (which honestly was not the case during the World Series).

09.02.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cincinnati enquirer headline about how Ohio depends on immigrants for growth

Cincinnati enquirer headline about how Ohio depends on immigrants for growth

Love and support you always, Cincinnati Enquirer (support local media), but esp today

This is a Midwest daily paper. About as middle of the road as you can get

& they understand that this is an objective, straight news headline, in the context of a planned Trump/GOP onslaught in Springfield, etc

06.02.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 1853 πŸ” 472 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 27
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Sidewalks Impassable at Site of Crash that Killed a Pedestrian - Columbus Underground Late Monday night, a person was struck and killed by the driver of a black SUV on North Wilson Road, near Enterprise Avenue. A press release issued by the Columbus Department of Police said that the d...

The conditions on N. Wilson Road where a person was struck and killed late Monday night are about what you would expect - a nightmare for someone trying to get anywhere without a car.

04.02.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6

Anyways, yeah. This is an incalculable loss for the region and sports journalism. It will be jarring to wake up in the morning β€” in one of the biggest metro areas in the country β€” and not have a sports section (and so many other great parts of The Post) to turn to.

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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

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Border Patrol agents who fatally shot Alex Pretti placed on leave: DHS DHS sources said that agents are placed on a three-day leave after any officer-involved shooting and receive full pay.

The U.S. Border Patrol agents who killed Alex Pretti last weekend in Minneapolis have been placed on leave, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Wednesday.

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The Ohio Channel

Probably the most emotionally difficult yet rewarding part of working on this project was learning more about Judy Resnik, lost this day 40 years ago aboard Challenger with six others.
www.ohiochannel.org/programs/ohi...

28.01.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

He's made and amaizeing recovery.

27.01.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence Marimar Martinez is blocked from releasing evidence in her case by what's known as a "protective order." Though standard, her attorney says it's β€œbecome an albatross” around her neck and β€œkeeps the en...

The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records showing how the feds respond when agents use deadly force. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

27.01.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 1157 πŸ” 470 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 47
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Gregory Bovino has been relieved of his position as Border Patrol commander-at-large and will be returning to El Centro. https://tinyurl.com/bzdv4ymw?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_

27.01.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.

BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Workers across eight central Ohio ice cream shops have voted to unionize. https://nbc4i.co/4t0ziJe?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_Β 

26.01.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

hobbits are some country ass mutherfuckers man. getting all hopped up on reefer setting off fireworks and shit. the central theory of this story is that the greatest and cruelest army in all history can be defeated by a passel of pothead hillbillies

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Live: Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say More than a hundred protesters and observers have gathered near E. 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue.

"Live: Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

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For the second day in a row, Republican lawmakers have proposed new legislation to prevent child care fraud. https://tinyurl.com/2eb5ndnk?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_Β 

16.01.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screen shot of the Amazon Top 100 new Best Sellers in Horror Anthologies and Collections including my new upcoming anthology Of Beasts & Bones

Screen shot of the Amazon Top 100 new Best Sellers in Horror Anthologies and Collections including my new upcoming anthology Of Beasts & Bones

Nice to see Of Beasts & Bones making its debut on the Best Sellers in Horror Collections & Anthologies this morning!

COMING APRIL 28, 2026 - it’s available now for pre-order.

Keep an eye out for more info!
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Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGLKYS91

Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

15.01.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I know it was never really used, but can’t beat this banger

15.01.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Of Beasts & Bones Of Beasts & Bones - Kindle edition by Knabel, Robin. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Of Beasts & Bones.

I have a story in this anthology, edited by
@robinknabel.bsky.social, now available for pre-order!
a.co/d/bw6yqGV

14.01.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Missing Jan. 6 plaque will finally be displayed in Capitol This week, senators stepped up after learning the plaque, which had been approved by Congress more than three years ago, was nowhere to be found at the Capitol.

The Senate has agreed to display a plaque honoring the police who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack.

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