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@gregoneill.bsky.social
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Indy musician/writer Starve the trolls, up the proles wifepatrol.bandcamp.com/music

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Greg O @gregoneill.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
"Does Indianapolis have enough parking? A 2015 study said yes, but more than a decade later, Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration has decided it’s time to take another look." www.ibj.com/articles/ind...
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Twin Peaks: It Is Happening, Again
ALT: Twin Peaks: It Is Happening, Again
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elder millennial nerd dad @whatsnextmtthw.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Meridian-Kessler, SoBro, Broad Ripple
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George Hornedo @georgehornedo.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Why should a militarized police force handle everything from immigration asylum to workplace exploitation? It’s time to abolish ICE and redistribute its responsibilities to agencies better equipped to handle them.
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Greg O @gregoneill.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
"A nonpartisan voter guide from the secretary of state mailed before early voting—with explanations of offices, equal-length candidate statements and a sample ballot—would help all of us arrive prepared to vote more quickly and to shorten wait times at the polls." www.indystar.com/story/opinio...
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Why I'm running for secretary of state as an independent | Opinion
Indiana's secretary of state should safeguard election integrity, not engage in partisanship. I'm running as an independent to change that.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Back in the Iraq war, a running joke was the confusion that pro-war advocates could not distinguish between Shia and Sunnis, which seems like a degree of unbelievable sophistication now.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I’m going to need to cut this line I like from a piece about the Iran War you’ll read tomorrow, so I post it here to tell my darling I will see it in the gardens of heaven: “We will not get bored," Trump said on Monday, minutes before talking about how beautiful the White House drapes are.
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Greg O @gregoneill.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
"The most powerful economic development tool available to any community isn't a tax incentive or a new highway interchange — it's making the place worth living in." If you listen to the wind, you'll hear the sound of a million demoralized Hoosier urbanists: "...nooooo duuuuhhh..."
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Greg O @gregoneill.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Bug your State senator -- vote yes on HB1001 to make it easier to build new housing in Indy, especially along transit corridors. Not often Indy gets to celebrate statehouse policy -- also not often you see Sen. Freeman agreeing with Prosperity Indiana and Habitat for Humanity -- but there you go.
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Wildstyle @mrwildstyle.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Once again for Black History Month Black leaders in Indianapolis are speaking out against paternalistic nonprofits like THE MIND TRUST that claim to speak for Black families and community but don't This is a great article from Marshawn Wolley about the problem www.indystar.com/story/opinio...
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Wildstyle @mrwildstyle.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Jail doesn’t make them “better”, it makes them more scarred, more likely to be homeless for longer and more desperate. open.substack.com/pub/mrwildst...
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Downtown Business owners betrayed by Mayor and Indy Chamber on Homelessness
Senate Bill 285 Criminalizing Homelessness
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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 26/01/2026
Ta-Nehisi Coates: With the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, "Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact—the culture war is an actual war"
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“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: the culture war is an actual war.
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Greg O @gregoneill.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
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.
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William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
This 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
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Alexandria Burris @allymburris.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
This 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
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The Onion @theonion.com · 10/11/2025
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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Emily Hopkins reporting for Mirror Indy @emilyhopkins.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
If you got a trillion dollars today, and spent $1 million every day, it would take more than 2,700 years to spend it all.
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Mirror Indy @mirrorindy.org · 13/10/2025
Mayor 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
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Hogsett ignored conflicts of interest as city incentives flowed to developers
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett ran on ethics reform, but an investigation found that he ignored conflicts of interest.
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wthrcom.bsky.social @wthrcom.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
This team overcame obstacles to the very end, nearly earning a spot in the WNBA Finals. ❤💛💙 (📸: AP/Butch Dill)
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 29/09/2025
The Midwest's most overlooked city is home to its best underground music scene.
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Indy is Next
The Midwest's most overlooked city is home to its best underground music scene.
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Greg O @gregoneill.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
“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.
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Stuart Mora @stumora.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Concentration 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...
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Build Housing Not Concentration Camps · Indivisible Central Indiana
Hard-working Hoosiers are going without necessities, including food and medical care, just to keep a roof over their families' heads. Many full-time workers have found themselves homeless or on the ve...
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Greg O @gregoneill.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Second verse, same as the first...
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
If more people had been as brave as Colbert then and were as brave as he is now, we would not be here today.
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STILL A MUST-SEE: Stephen Colbert—Whose 'Late Show' Was Shockingly Canceled—Roasts Bush To His Face
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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Emily Hopkins reporting for Mirror Indy @emilyhopkins.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
My 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
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I'll Bee Dat @jleep86.blacksky.app · 06/07/2025
@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.
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
love this
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Wildstyle @mrwildstyle.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
" I was dragged out and groped by law enforcement at the direction of those very Democrats I once helped into office." - Elise Shrock www.indystar.com/story/opinio...
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I was dragged out by sheriff's deputies. Indiana Democrats stayed silent. | Opinion
I gave my life to the Indiana Democratic Party. It gave up on me.
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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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IU's governance crisis reflects dangerous trend undermining democracy | Opinion
Cutting out people who should have a voice doesn't just erode trust — it undermines legitimacy.
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Windowbug @windowbug.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Imagine paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for this report, claiming you took it seriously, and then not knowing the name of one of the accusers.
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Tyler Fenwick @tyfenwick.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Video of Lauren Roberts being removed by law enforcement tonight from the City-County Council meeting as she tried to speak during the public comment period.
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Greg O @gregoneill.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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There's a Riot Goin' On (silent)
YouTube video by Sly and the Family Stone - Topic
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Greg O @gregoneill.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Hogsett's texts to women show Indianapolis mayor embodied toxic culture | Opinion www.indystar.com/story/opinio...
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Hogsett's texts to women show Indianapolis mayor embodied toxic culture | Opinion
This is no longer a story about a chief of staff or protocols. Mayor Joe Hogsett is the toxic workplace culture.
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Wife Patrol @wifepatrol.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Check out our return to @punklottopod.bsky.social where we discuss our new album NOPLACE and an album from the year assigned to us: 2008's "Get Awkward by Be Your Own Pet.
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Wife Patrol @wifepatrol.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
We had a blast talking with @emmoore.bsky.social about our journey as friends, as a band, and making this record. Check out the @punknews.bsky.social feature.
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Wife Patrol @wifepatrol.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
wifepatrol.bandcamp.com/album/noplace Please welcome our second long player, NOPLACE. Five years in the making, we think it’s our best effort to date and right on time. Love you all, stay strong and kick ass TOGETHER. See you soon.
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NOPLACE, by Wife Patrol
10 track album
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Indiana University has served the young people of the state and the country and the world as a model public university. These measures, passed without review or discussion, destroy IU’s independence and will if allowed to stand undo its essential character. (1/3) www.axios.com/local/indian...
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Last minute additions to the budget dismantle tenure, take aim at public universities
One Democrat said higher education institutions are "slowly being destroyed."
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Greg O @gregoneill.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
"It's for everyone. Like, if you come here on a Friday night, you'll see people from all different countries, from all races … You'll see people from everywhere. And that's the goal." Indy is increasingly turning into exactly the city I want to live in. www.indystar.com/story/opinio...
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Why Muslim-owned coffee shops are Indy's best late-night hangouts | Opinion
Indianapolis shuts down early, except for bars. Muslim coffee shops are open late.
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Wife Patrol @wifepatrol.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
hey hey! thanks for the love, @punknews.bsky.social 💙
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Wife Patrol @wifepatrol.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
☆ Super sick gig coming up with Black Ends at Healer! Can't wait to rock with these living Seattle legends. ☆
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Wife Patrol @wifepatrol.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Hey folks! We've just released "Ruthless," the second single from NOPLACE: wifepatrol.bandcamp.com/track/ruthless Hope you enjoy! Happy New Music Friday! 📷 photo credit: @crazyscarfman on Instagram
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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
As the U.S. revokes hundreds of visas to suppress activism, Kaveh Akbar writes beautifully and the pervasive fear--and the need to protect the rights of the most vulnerable. www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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What Will You Do?
What’s your “I am Spartacus” move to protect the more vulnerable, the targeted, the invisibled, the next-on-the-list?
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Greg O @gregoneill.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
New IN Dem chair on sexual assault scandals last year "it wasn't fair people were attacking Mike Schmuhl for not doing something about a sitting elected legislator, because it's not his place. It's not his job. It's the job of the state Senate." INSPIRED YET? www.indystar.com/story/news/p...
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'Misguided finger-pointings': New party chair discusses Democrats' handling of harassment, more
Former State Sen. Karen Tallian was elected this month to lead the Indiana Democratic Party.
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Wife Patrol @wifepatrol.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Thanks so much @totalvibration.bsky.social for including us in the latest mixtape!
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Cross-laminated Tinder @nickhasthoughts.com · 19/03/2025
we can't make Monument Circle car-free, enough with the newfangled ideas! (this is from 1958)
newspaper article from 1958 suggesting Monument Circle in Indianapolis should be closed to car traffic, with a hand-drawn rendering showing what it would be like
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Greg O @gregoneill.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I don't know who all follows me on here, but if you do and want a small reprieve from the ongoing nightmare of 2025, I'm in a band (that's me on the left) releasing an album later this spring. New song out today. PRe-orders for the album are up.
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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
OK #HoosierSky so this is happening Share amongst your peeps Those who are in science Those who like science Those who have been helped by science Those who value truth and facts Come hang with the cool kids and say hi to some rad scientists
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Anderson York @andersonyork.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
It’s time to admit it. Charter Schools are failing our students. Not IPS. We must push back the notion that IPS should close and start having the real conversation; that charter schools must go!
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Charter schools failed Indy. Public education is a service, not a market. | Opinion
Public schools are a sacred trust, a moral obligation to our community’s future.
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Greg O @gregoneill.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
One of those critical summaries of the era www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
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Editorial: Silence in the face of Trump's cruelty is complicity
It is time to name the result of this chaos — unbounded cruelty. Complicit Catholics, in particular, must stop aiding and abetting cruelty by asserting that this administration is in any way pro-life....
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Cross-laminated Tinder @nickhasthoughts.com · 28/01/2025
also—we have to beg & plead & fight the world's most annoying rich boomers to get a single bike lane but when a billionaire wants to build another practice facility on city-owned land a block away from his other practice facility it gets rubber stamped behind closed doors bsky.app/profile/eric...
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Greg O @gregoneill.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Great piece on the renewable nature of prejudice at the Indiana statehouse -- anti-DEI bills no different than the flap over CRT last year or the push for RFRA ten years ago. www.indystar.com/story/news/p...
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The CRT debate is back at the Indiana Statehouse, but this time, it's DEI
Indiana is one of dozens of states swept into the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion purge, supported fervently by President Donald Trump.
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