Category: Akron Politics
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Political Candidates That Filed For The May 2, 2023 Akron Ohio Primaries
Here are the candidates that are running in the Akron Ohio May 2, 2023 primaries:Ward 1Nancy Holland vs. Jude Yovichin Ward 2Incumbent, first-term Councilman Phil Lombardo is running unopposed. No Republicans filed. Ward 3Margo Sommerville vs. Damarios Walker in the Democratic primary. No Republicans filed. Ward 4Russ Neal vs. Will Blake vs. Jan Davis in…
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Pictures From Last Night’s Fundraiser
Here are some photos from our fundraiser to support my run for Ward 8 Akron city council last night. We were at Mercedes’ Tavern which is run by Cindy who is incredible. I got to meet Cindy’s partner, Ruth, who is at least as incredible as Cindy. (I find that every successful business owner has…
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Racism in Akron Schools
I LOVE thinking about the hardest problems in society. I believe the race war between Blacks and Whites is a foundational struggle that is so embedded in American society that it is almost our one great sacred struggle between good and evil. I am nearly obsessed with the Black/White American problem. If we can overcome…
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SATM Podcast #112 I Analyze the Marketing Of My Political Opponent and Other Akron City Candidates
SAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE PODCAST EPISODE 112The Akron Democratic Primary is May 2, 2023. There is no politics more important than local politics. PLEASE VOTE! If you have missed any shows they are now archived in a podcast. You can check them out on my blog. Or you can get them on your favorite podcasting…
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The White Pond Development Debacle in Akron is Far From Over.
The White Pond Development Debacle in Akron is Far From Over. There is a good chance that city council illegally sold that land. There are 3 facts that have surfaced from this that are important to understand about Akron goverment. FACT 1: Dollar signs matter more than ANYTHING to this current administration. Even when the…
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January 6, 2023 – the 4th anniversary of the forced closure of Akron’s tent city.
Today, January 6, commemorates the forced closing of Akron’s tent city on my private property on January 6, 2019. I have ALWAYS said, if you don’t like my ideas then come up with your own ideas. Our homeless-run tent village ran for almost exactly 2 years. The MetroParks closed a very established homeless camp on…
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SATM #110: Joe Biden Knows Nothing About Homelessness
Joe Biden has a “new” homeless plan and it’s dog shit. If you have missed any shows they are now archived in a podcast. You can check them out on my blog. Or you can get them on your favorite podcasting platform. Sage Against The Machine on Spotify Sage Against The Machine on Stitcher Sage…
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The Results of my Christmas Eve Sleep Out
I like trying to think of activist direct action ideas that both raise awareness of the humanitarian crimes we impose on our OWN CITIZENS by stealing their tents and belongings and leaving them stranded on freezing streets in the richest, most “Christian” country in the world AND trying to help these people at the same…
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I will be sleeping outside on Christmas Eve 2022 in solidarity with homeless pregnant women
I wanted to remind you that I will be spending Christmas Eve sleeping in a tent at the corner of West Market and Portage Path in Akron Ohio from 6pm to 6am in solidarity with homeless pregnant women. People have slept out with me before. I really wish you wouldn’t. It’s not safe. And it…
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I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.
Last night city council ignored the people and voted to force a half-baked, high-priced rental complex down the throats of citizens who have fought so systematically and respectfully to at least slow down the process. I’ve been there. We had hundreds of people come in support of the tent village we were running on my…
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What I’ve Learned About Democrats
In my campaign to try to be the next Ward 8 Council leader I have been to over 1000 Democratic voters so far. (Some I’ve gotten to speak to and some I’ve just dropped off literature.) It has been such a wonderful opportunity to get to talk to all these people. I’ve learned some things…
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Hopelessness
I don’t typically write these kinds of posts simply because throwing myself a pity party is not really my style. “Suck it up, buttercup” is how I live my life. But I guess there might be some worth in recording that I feel this way from time to time. There was a city-wide camp sweep…
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SATM Podcast #105 – All Politicians Are Slime Cancer Part 2
Sage Against The Machine Podcast Episode 105 City council member Shammas Malik liked the title of last week’s podcast so much that he referenced it in a speech at the city council meeting this past week. So, since he liked it so much, I thought I’d give him a Part 2: All Politicians Are Slime…
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Homeless People Are Hated Like Jews Are Hated.
I have debated if the work I’m doing is similar to the Underground Railroad in Slave America or Jewish rescuers in Nazi Germany. The biggest disconnect between slaves and homeless people is that slaves were not being eradicated. They were property that slave holders wanted returned. Nazi extermination only wanted one thing: to wipe Jews…
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“PLEASE SAGE! MAKE FUN OF COPS AGAIN.”
“PLEASE SAGE! MAKE FUN OF COPS AGAIN.” A Communist friend of mine recently asked me to get back to the energy where I viscously, brutally and vulgarly verbally attacked racist and murdering cops. So, instead, I thought it would be more fun to attack his sacred cow: COMMUNISM. (Everyone loves when I attack their enemies.…
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Thank You For Passing Issue 10, Akron Ohio
The people of Akron are why I keep fighting this god-awful system that looks to keep the people under their heel while funneling mountains of cash to corporations. You are SO good and SO hopeful and SO resilient. You deserve SO much better than the crumbs you have been given. I love so many things…
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SHOULD SOME THINGS NOT BE SAID?
We are having a pretty intense conversation in my family right now about topics that maybe are better left unsaid. In this case I had mentioned that maybe my son and his cousin (a girl) should get together. Everyone was mortified. (I will admit that I do love a provocative conversation. A good shock to…
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The People Involved in Na’Kia Crawford’s Murder
These are the people most closely involved in the murder of Na’Kia Crawford. (Her murder trial is going on right now.) Adarus and Jaion were in the car where one of them pulled the trigger and murdered Na’Kia. Officer Jackson (I think this is him) was the first person on the scene. Lynn is Na’Kia’s…
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The Temporary Injunction I Signed Yesterday
(I am not a lawyer. Everything I say here could be wrong and misunderstood. The funny thing about the law is that regular people can’t understand it. If anyone in the know wants to correct what I have said here please just let me know.) I signed a piece of paper yesterday agreeing to not…
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FREEDOM BLOC ENDORSEMENTS FOR NOVEMBER 2022 ELECTION IN AKRON OHIO
I’m supporting the candidates The Freedom BLOC supports in this election because they are bad-ass and I love them. The Freedom BLOC | Facebook The Freedom BLOC (@thefreedomBLOC) / Twitter I’ve put this in a handy PDF that you can download and print and take to the polls. JUST CLICK HERE TO GET IT. The…