Greg O
Indy musician/writer
Starve the trolls, up the proles
wifepatrol.bandcamp.com/music
- Reposted by Greg OTa-Nehisi Coates: With the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, "Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact—the culture war is an actual war"
- A thorough argument -- with plenty of hyperlinked receipts -- outlining the end stages of a multi-decade & multi-party effort to remove democratic control over public schools in Indiana's largest school district.
- My Op-Ed about education and the attack on Indianapolis Public Schools by the ILEA is out on MADVoters Indiana www.madvoters.org/post/ilea-s-...
- Reposted by Greg OThis is a bit of an apples to oranges comparison: IndyGo’s budget is larger than the city’s commitment to IMPD. However, the city’s commitment to IndyGo is just $146M compared to the city’s $308M commitment to IMPD for BY 2026
- Reposted by Greg OThis morning @kayladwyer.bsky.social and I released the next article in our Christian nationalism project. In this piece, historians and theologians explain why they believe the movement's rhetoric is similar to the messaging of 20th century Indiana Klan. bit.ly/49pFYJE
- Reposted by Greg OChuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
- Reposted by Greg OIf you got a trillion dollars today, and spent $1 million every day, it would take more than 2,700 years to spend it all.
- Reposted by Greg OMayor Joe Hogsett was once named “Mr. Clean” by a watchdog organization for his tough stance on government corruption as U.S. attorney. A Mirror Indy/IndyStar investigation finds that the mayor ignored conflicts of interest involving millions of dollars in city incentives. bit.ly/3L8OOBe
- Reposted by Greg OThis team overcame obstacles to the very end, nearly earning a spot in the WNBA Finals. ❤💛💙 (📸: AP/Butch Dill)
- Reposted by Greg OThe Midwest's most overlooked city is home to its best underground music scene.
- “I didn’t want to leave the city of Indianapolis. I wanted to grow my career [there], but I decided to leave because I realized...my career there wasn’t worth my worsening mental health,” said Myles, a national Democratic political operative [working] for campaigns, labor unions and gov. officials.
- Reposted by Greg OConcentration Camp Atterbury is set to open this month in the middle of Rep. Jefferson Shreve's district - Abuses are already happening & will only get worse! Come join us on Sunday @ 530pm to tell Rep. Shreve we need "Affordable Housing Not Concentration Camps!" www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
- Second verse, same as the first...
- Indy DPW is scrapping some bike lanes that were slated for the Mapleton-Fall Creek neighborhood after residents complained about the loss of vehicle parking. “These are not the actions of a city that is serious about Vision Zero” - @indypedcrisis.info mirrorindy.org/bike-lanes-w...
- Reposted by Greg OIf more people had been as brave as Colbert then and were as brave as he is now, we would not be here today.
- Reposted by Greg OMy original thread tracking how the Trump administration is changing Indy is so long it's hard to use. So starting a new thread to track post-100 days stories. Let's get back to it. #Indianapolis #HoosierSky
- Reposted by Greg O@mrwildstyle.bsky.social This is what Indianapolis should be doing. More literacy programs. More youth camps. Extended rec center hours. Planned block parties. Open up and maintain the pools. Open up schools for summer classes. Etc.
- #Baltimore Mayor #BrandonScott invested in 42 summer youth camps, 29 literacy programs, extended the rec center hours to 11 p.m, planned block parties, opened the pools for safe fun, & opened several schools up for summer classes. Crime is down 62%. 🔥🔥 www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
