Today in Labor History June 19, 1937: The Women's Day Massacre. During the Great Ohio Steel Strike of 1937, there were numerous street battles between workers and police, including the Youngstown Riots and Poland Avenue Riot on June 21st. On June 19th, there were smaller battles that some believe were initiated by the cops to test the likely extent of union resistance in a real fight. When the cops in Youngstown couldn't find any union leaders to beat up, they went after women picketers who were sitting in chairs to support the strike. They fired tear gas and, when the women refused to leave, began firing live rounds at them, killing 2. Over the course of the entire strike, police killed 16 workers, many of whom were shot in the back as they ran away.
“Chemicals released during the East Palestine train wreck fires in February 2023 in #Ohio were carried across 16 US states, new research of federal precipitation and pollution data shows.
"If you’re Trump, what’s the point in keeping looking? The perfectly pliable, highly intelligent, utterly morally bankrupt option is right in front of you, just waiting for the tap-in."
Andrew Egger is commenting on Trump's search for a v-p candidate. The gentleman to whom he's pointing as he speaks of someone intelligent and utterly morally bankrupt is Ohio Senator J.D. Vance.
1 Dead and 24 Wounded in Akron #Shooting, Police Say
Details about what led up to the shooting in Akron, #Ohio, were unclear. At least two of those wounded were in critical condition, officials said. #GunViolence
“If the voters put [Trump] back in power after the Jan. 6 insurrection, we are unlikely to keep the republic. If voters cannot be bothered to show up and choose the only candidate who has pledged to abide by the Constitution from day one (and never to "suspend" it), then our democracy is doomed. But we can get it right this time, as we did in 2020.”
— Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post
#Ohio Sect of St just sent a letter to the Chair of the OH Dem Party that he will exclude #Biden from the OH ballot since the DNC convention is after their arbitrary deadline. OH extended the deadline for Repubs in 2012 & 2020, but refuses to do it now. Story.
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