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TG’s Train of Thought

@tgdayton.bsky.social
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Former candidate for Congress OH10 (2018), former Republican (saw the light in 2008), Greene County Precinct Captain, Oma of four. Says the things out loud others are afraid to say.

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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Excerpt ... <The bottom line: this is the office that decides where Ohio’s money sits, who profits from holding it, and, if HB 18 passes, how much risk a new state reserve takes on. Most years nobody asks who’s in it. This year, there’s a reason to.> Be sure to share with your Ohio peeps!
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The Job That Holds Ohio’s Money Is on Your Ballot
Part 4 of 4 explaining the statewide seats on the ballot in 2026.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some hopium for you.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Be honest-do you vote in the Attorney General race, or skip it? If you skip it, you're not alone. Meanwhile that office sues companies like Meta, decides which citizen petitions can move forward, & goes after scandals that started at the Statehouse. 5 things the AG does that you probably never knew.
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The Job of Ohio’s Top Lawyer Is on Your Ballot. Do You Know What It Does?
Part 1 in a 4 part series about Ohio’s statewide races.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I think one of the reasons Mike Turner OH10 keeps getting reelected is his name recognition and that people think “he SEEMS to be doing a good job.” Does he? Watch his ads and pay attention to the pattern. He’s not lying but you’re still being misled. #OH10 #midterms
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The Ad Tells One Story. The Record Tells a Bigger One.
Mike Turner’s new ad has a formula. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Excerpt … <That’s not just a matter of them drowning out your voice, or outspending your one vote with a thousand of theirs. The decisions on the other side of that spending are the difference, for real people, between thriving and just barely keeping their heads above water.>
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What’s $3 Million to You?
September 17, 2026
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
People w/ the power to change the incentive structure are in power because of the incentive structure. They've no reason to kill the goose laying their golden egg. So the real question isn’t whether what any of them did was legal. It’s what’s your incentive NOT to vote out the people it’s legal for?
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Excerpt … <The people with the power to change the incentive structure are in power because of the incentive structure. They have no reason to kill the goose laying their golden egg. So the real ques...
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Frank LaRose is on the Ohio MerryGoRound of elected seats and hopes to be our next Auditor. Yet he failed to audit the history of the office he currently holds - Secretary of State. I think this is disqualifying. What do you think? #ohiopolitics #ohio #voterfiles
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The Footnote That Wasn’t
Finding the golden nuggets
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
LaRose gave away your voter file which included the last 4 digits of your SSN and your drivers license number. And now he thinks he’s qualified to be the State Auditor? I think not.
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He Gave Your Data Away. Now He Wants Your Vote.
Somewhere in a federal database right now sits a file with your name on it.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Three Republicans. One spring of very loud fraud rhetoric. And so far, not one instance of any of them declining money connected to the thing they’re campaigning against. #ohiopolitics #ohio #fraud #singlepartyrule
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Who’s Actually Afraid of Fraud?
Husted, Moreno, and Ramaswamy talk tough on fraud...just not to their donors.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Excerpt ... <The parking lot taught me that the system doesn’t need anyone to be corrupt. It just needs everyone to stay quiet, and busy, and convinced the losing is their own fault.>
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Excerpt …. <The parking lot taught me that the system doesn’t need anyone to be corrupt. It just needs everyone to stay quiet, and busy, and convinced the losing is their own fault.>
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
That’s what Friday’s Cash Mob was really pushing back against. Not a beaver. An imbalance — the kind that lets one company decide, again and again, that the cheapest way to defend a trademark is to aim it at whoever has the least room to fight back. #beaver #bucees #beavercreekohio #trademark
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The Beaver and the Behemoth
I think this is bigger than the beaver.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Take the wins when we get them. They provide the fuel to keep fighting Keep fighting the good fight.
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7,000 People Just Proved Something
Here’s some good news, for once.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Ask union leadership one question: if this deal has no wage floor, no permanent employment behind it, & its biggest backers have zero stake in what happens to you after the last crane leaves, is a billionaire’s campaign, funded by other billionaires, the safest place to put your local’s trust?
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A Good Job Is a Good Job. It’s Just Not a Forever Job.
Vivek Ramaswamy is courting union votes with data center jobs. Nobody's asking what happens after the ribbon-cutting.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The investors are taking a bet, spread across both sides of the boom. You’re taking the bill. Only one of you gets to walk away if it doesn’t work out.
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Who Profits When Your Data Center Bill Comes Due
Ten jobs. Fifteen years of tax breaks. And the same investment firm that owns the data center is buying the utility that has to power it.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The data center industry must be pretty lucrative. Global Infrastructure Partners (owned by Blackrock) is now buying data centers AND electric utilities.
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Who Profits When Your Data Center Bill Comes Due
Ten jobs. Fifteen years of tax breaks. And the same investment firm that owns the data center is buying the utility that has to power it.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Ohio just got named #1 in the country for business. Cool. Now ask CNBC's own data: Workforce ranked 35th out of 50. $1.6B in tax breaks went to Amazon, Google, Meta for data centers. Your electric bill is about to explain why "#1" and "good for you" aren't the same thing.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It’s the whole reason I do this — so that in November, the choice in front of you isn’t just a name on a ballot, it’s a pattern you already recognize.
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Ten Years Later
TG’s Train of Thought on… What Changed Wasn’t Only His Mind
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
3 stories. 3 sectors. 3 different mechanisms. One transaction: public money, public function, or public trust-redirected to private hands. Every time. Without exception. You didn’t see it as 1 story because it wasn’t presented as 1 story. That’s not an accident. But you have all the pieces now.
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And Now You Know… The Rest of the Story
You already had all the pieces. Here's the picture on the box.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Almost on cue I just learned that The Data Center Coalition created a nonprofit Connected Ohio which is placing Facebook ads stating data centers support healthcare, education and public safety. Yeah. Sure they do. Learn about the Four Words at the end of every ad here 👇
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Four Words That Tell You Everything
A field guide to reading political ads like someone who does their homework
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
What do rabbit holes, a political philosopher, and a dark money ATM have in common? They’re all part of the same play - billionaires buy politicians to get the tax breaks & policies that serve their interests and we’re told we can’t have nice things. 8m Ohio voters need to know these stories.
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Same Shit, Different Day
Campaign Finance Reports, Backroom and Big Money Boys in Ohio
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
ZERO 👇 LIES DETECTED, JOHN...
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Single party rule for 15 consecutive years meant no checks and balances and now our state is captured by billionaires. This is why we can’t have nice things.
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Destroying Ohio's Public Education
The Yass Money Trail: Yass, Huffman, and Vivek
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Gee. I wonder if this has anything with him being underwater in Ohio by 8 pts?
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Republicans have had supermajority single party rule in for 15 years. Mr “Reasonable Republican” John Kasich, with Les Wexner’s money and land, set in motion the capture of Ohio. DeWine, Husted and others took the baton and ran with it. Now Ohioans are stuck with the bill. #ohiopolitics
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The Ruby Slippers of Emerald City
There’s a yellow brick road running through Ohio, and you paved it.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Petition deadline July 1st. 19 days. Share if you know an Ohioan. #ohiopolitics #datacenters #conserveohio
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They're Getting Rich. You're Getting the Bill.
TG's Train of Thought on ... A petition deadline, a billionaire's tax break, and the fifteen-year agenda to take our Ohio.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A Montana saloon, a local realtor, and a question that’s been nagging at me for 8 years. What do billionaire bunkers, Peter Thiel’s Buenos Aires mansion, and the opioid crisis have in common? More than you’d think. @karaswisher.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social #bunker #addiction
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Cashmere Prisons and Pitchforks
TG's Train of Thought on...The Addiction Nobody Talks About
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Greene County OH • registered Democrats went from 9026 pre-primary to 11,837 post-primary •Republicans went from 27,378 to 25,193 •Unaffiliated went from 81,218 to 80,798 •Total voters from 117,815 to 118,063 SOS certified voter files to upload later this week- will explore further.
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WHERE ARE MY PEOPLE?
Part 6: Now (I Think) I Know the Rest of the Story
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Excerpt … <Here’s what I know: I am not supposed to be the one doing this. I’m a precinct captain in Beavercreek. I have stickers to make and Substacks to write and flowers to plant. I did not set out to build a statewide voter identification methodology. I set out to find my people.>
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Where are My People, Part 5
The Playbook Was Always Visible
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
What if being stripped of your partisan status for not voting in consecutive primaries is not proper list maintenance but a means of protecting the incumbent and blindfolding the challenger? No paywall on Substack. Read and share your thoughts. #votersuppression #ohiopolitics
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Where Are My People?
TG's Train of Thought on ... They Don't Even Know They're Ghosts (Part 4)
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
List of some people eligible to get payouts from taxpayers from the Trump/Blanche Criminal Slush Fund: Steve Bannon Peter Navarro Rudy Giuliani Mark Meadows Stewart Rhodes Enrique Tarrio Sidney Powell Jenna Ellis John Eastman Jeffrey Clark Boris Epshteyn Joe Biggs Walt Nauta
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Stripping people of their party affiliation may not seem like much until you realize it hides a true vote count from candidates, and furthers the isolation of being a blueberry in a cherry pie because organizers can’t find you to invite to events. Read part 2 of ? No paywall on Substack.
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WHERE ARE MY PEOPLE?
TG’s Train of Thought on the Machine. Part 2 of 2.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
When you’re a Democrat living in a red county you are like the random blueberry in a cherry pie. But what if it’s not just pure numbers but systemic and bureaucratic? Isolation may just be the point.
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Where Are My People?
TG's Train of Thought Being a Random Blueberry in a Cherry Pie
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
It’s hard enough being a random blueberry in a cherry pie but it’s made worse when the others are intentionally hidden from view. Part 1 of 2 dropped this morning. Part 2 lands Monday.
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Where Are My People?
TG's Train of Thought Being a Random Blueberry in a Cherry Pie
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Greene County primary turnout: 22% overall. My precinct: 94%. The machine spent money. The people showed up anyway. Today on Substack — what happened when Ohio Democrats figured out their own party was working against them. #ohiopolitics #grassroots #turnout
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Civil War or Tug of War?
We all want to believe we're on the right team.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Ohio's roads got a D+. 200 bridges are closed entirely. The interchange on SR35 that everyone knew was needed in 1978 still isn't built. The same legislature that found $2 billion for Intel hasn't solved an $877 million road funding gap. Part 5 of Single Party Rule. Free on Substack.
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The Roads They Didn’t Build
Twenty-Eight Years. One Party. Your Roads.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
They didn't target vulnerable communities first. They targeted respectable ones. Your doctor. Your suburb. Your insurance card. Then in 2010 they changed the formula. Everyone else inherited the crisis. Part 4 of 5 #ohiopolitics #opioidcrisis #privateequity #medicaid
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First, Do No Harm. Then Explain Warren, Ohio
Twenty-Eight Years. One Party. Your Medicine Cabinet.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
$60 million bribe. One Speaker in federal prison. Two defendants died before trial. The governor who signed the bill wasn't charged. The lieutenant governor was promoted to the US Senate. Part 3 of Single Party Rule: Don't Blame the Statehouse. Blame Columbus.
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Yes, All Politics Is Dirty. Ohio Just Made It a Business Model.
Twenty-Eight Years. One Party. Your Electric Bill.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Ohio gave Intel over $2 billion. The plant won't open until 2030. The cash is already gone. Part 2 of Single Party Rule: Don't Blame the Economy. Blame Columbus. Hashtags: #Ohio #OhioEconomy #JobsOhio #Intel #SinglePartyRule #OhioPolitics #Columbus #Dayton
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They Took the Incentives. They Didn't Bring the Jobs.
Twenty-Eight Years. One Party. Your Tax Dollars.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Ohio ranked 5th in education in 2010. Today it ranks 30th. The fix passed 87-9. They killed it anyway. Part 1 of Single Party Rule: Don't Blame the Schools. Blame the State. #Ohio #OhioEducation #SinglePartyRule #PublicSchools #EdChoice #Vouchers #Beavercreek #GreenеCounty #Columbus
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Don’t Blame the Schools. Blame Columbus.
Twenty-Eight Years. One Party. Your Child's Classroom
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I went to see Suffs and came home reckoning with something I wasn't ready for. The conditioning doesn't announce itself. It just runs. New piece . #Suffs #WomensHistory #Patriarchy #Ohio #Resistance #TGsTrainOfThought #AmWriting #DemocracyNow
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Seen
A night at the theater that turned into something else entirely
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Sandy Bruce 🧢 ❤️🤍💙 @sandyatbeach.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
We've been so starved for real leadership that when we encounter it, it takes a moment to recognize. Then it hits you like an exhale. Final piece in the series — for every tired activist who needed someone to name the thing. #OH10 #OhioPolitics #EarlyVoting2026 #DemPrimary #IntoTheArena
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TG's Train of Thought on ... The Port in the Storm
Waiting to Exhale.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Excerpt <The exhausted activist needs her nervous system reset. The suburban mom needs to feel like someone has it handled. The young voter needs to believe that showing up actually leads somewhere — not just to more shouting into the same void. #ohiopolitics #OH10 #elections
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TG's Train of Thought on ... Boxers and Briefs
The rage that felt like fuel a year ago now feels like one more demand on a system that has nothing left to give.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
We turned ‘politician’ into a slur. Then we turned ‘lawyer’ into one. Then we wondered why the arena filled up with people comfortable with the toxicity — because everyone else opted out. New piece on what it actually costs someone decent to raise their hand. 🚂 open.substack.com/pub/theresag...
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TG's Train of Thought on ... Not a Politician in the Room
When did "politician" become a four letter word? Into the Arena Part 1 of 3.
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Oh the horrors, what will little Jeffy B do?!?
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I posted this yesterday before @agpambondi.govpeeps.com was fired. It’s about mediocre men failing up and the women who are either blamed and scapegoated or who simply enable them. It’s time me for all of us to take a good look in the mirror.
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TG's Train of Thought ... on The Scapegoat and The Mirror
Borrowed Power, Convenient Scapegoats, and the Mirror We Keep Avoiding
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The #manosphere didn’t invent the scapegoat They just rebranded something that has been running since Eden. Damaged men. Borrowed power. And Eve — always available, always convenient, never the actual problem. Today I’m naming the architecture This one’s not about just them. 🧵 1 of 2
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TG’s Train of Thought @tgdayton.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
There’s a reason Mike Turner has never had a serious primary challenge in over two decades. It’s not because he’s done nothing wrong. It’s because this town has been very, very quiet about what he’s done. Today that changes. #OH10 #OhioPolitics #Accountability
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