Zach from Ohio (in chicago)
@zach_from_ohio
Your #1 source for political and urbanism takes from Ohio, Chicago, & beyond!
After visiting nearly all 88 counties, I decided to create a thread showcasing some of my favorite urban neighborhoods & small towns across Ohio! I'll be updating this thread over time & will start out with a place from each region of Ohio!🧵


Since you guys liked the Commie Belt, here’s some other Columbus voting ‘belts’ Red: Commie Belt Pink: Granola Belt Blue: Yuppie Belt Yellow: Red Solo Cup Belt Green: Woke Gentrifier Belt Together the Granola, Gentrifier, & Yuppie belts make up the larger Resist Belt
Behold the Columbus Commie Belt (red) and Commie Adjacent Belt (orange) Short North is too liberal/wealthy and not indie/sleazy enough. OSU campus is too fratty. The commie belt is Old North and SoHud, the Bushwick of Ohio™
Answer: Slovak (total: 691K). Largely concentrated in the Rust Belt, big overlap with manufacturing-heavy areas. Pennsylvania and Ohio are the top states, Mahoning (Youngstown) is the top county at above 5%.
Guess the ancestry?
"gen z is conservative" trend found dead at 6 months old
CBS NEWS POLL: Trump's approval trends among ages 18-29 Early February 🟢 Approve: 55% (+10) 🟤 Disapprove: 45% JULY 🟢 Approve: 28% (-44) 🟤 Disapprove: 72% Net 54 point negative swing
The real issue for American public transit is that, because it’s so poorly maintained, it’s almost always faster to drive than take the train or bus no matter which way you cut it Even in Chicago, you can drive 20 mins between Lakeview & Wicker or take a 40+ minute bus/train
A totally normal functioning democracy we have folks! (and before any annoying people comment it, yes it’s also bad when illinois does it, we know!)
we’re seeing redistricting plans you wouldn’t believe
Sunday PM about 25 Knights on Bikes stopped at entrance of Alligator Alcatraz and prayed a rosary for the detainees. Archdiocese is still waiting for approval to access to provide Mass for detainees
$2 billion to reopen Alcatraz and $75 billion for ICE but we can’t afford to give low-income Americans healthcare or food apparently
Trump's plan to reopen Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary could cost $2 billion — Axios
WITHOUT GOOGLING Name a famous historic battle.
WITHOUT GOOGLING Name a famous historic battle.
Moving somewhere new won’t cure your depression, but all I’m saying is living in a city with a 5 minute walk to the beach and stunning Victorian-era architecture to take in everywhere you look certainly cures at least 10% of it
Concrete Beach? Sand Beach? Who Cares, Let’s Swim. Chicago, Illinois
I had no idea simply moving to a neighborhood that’s not full of finance/tech yuppies would improve my mental health this much
Now how did this end up at an antique store in Chicago??
