Fox Is Giving DeSantis A Leg Up!

DeSantis is being groomed by Fox.

 

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The far-right outlet is trying to groom the controversial Florida governor for 2024 once Washed Up 45 is out of the picture. We are still under the impression that the former president is seeking to run for election in 2024.

If he does run, he will likely suck the air out the room. But in case he doesn't run, the far-right outlet is propping up Florida governor Karen DeSantis.

Do you remember when DeSantis barred most of the junk food media from the signing of the controversial voting law? I remember that only one network was allowed to be in the presence of the governor and Republican lawmakers.

Fox.

That is one of the many controversial things the far-right outlet and governor are conspiring towards a soon to be announcement of running for president.

In a global pandemic in which 645,000 Americans are killed from the COVID-19 delta and lambda variants, DeSantis believes that it's essential for Floridians and Americans to get back to work.

The Tampa Bay Times has found, with the two sides coordinating coverage and story elements in an effort to build up the governor’s profile as the new star of the Republican Party.

The network has elevated DeSantis especially on his opposition to COVID-19 lockdowns — or even any public health restrictions at all, with the governor now opposing local mandates for everything from masks in schools to vaccinations in hospitals. This summer, the state’s hospitalizations have broken its previous records from 2020.

And while DeSantis has even banned private businesses from requiring their customers to be vaccinated, thus further hindering efforts to stop the spread of infections, he is now also promoting the therapeutic use of Regeneron, the monoclonal antibody treatment that former president received in 2020 — and which is also being promoted by Fox host "Softball" Hannity.

The Tampa Bay Times obtained via a records request 1,250 pages of emails between Fox News and DeSantis’ office, spanning a four-month period beginning near the end of 2020. The paper’s analysis found: “From the week of the 2020 election through February, the network asked DeSantis to appear on its airwaves 113 times, or nearly once a day.” The paper also found that in the first six months of 2021, DeSantis had appeared on Fox eight times with Hannity, seven times with Karen Ingraham, and six times with Tuckems.

In one example, a Fox producer told DeSantis’ office that anchor Karen MacCallum had set out to “look forward and really spotlight the STARS of the GOP,” and that “she named Gov. DeSantis as one.”

Another producer bluntly said in an email: “We see him as the future of the party.” Indeed, more than being just the “future” of the Republican Party, Fox itself played a key role in DeSantis’ past ascent to the GOP nomination for governor back in 2018, when the then-congressman’s frequent appearances on the network helped bring him to the attention of the network’s most important viewer at the time Washed Up 45.

The article opens with an incident from January when, “during a period marked by confusion and images of seniors in long lines desperate for a shot, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office devised a pitch to air a more flattering view. “ Fox & Friends was given exclusive coverage of an event featuring DeSantis with senior citizens receiving COVID-19 vaccinations — and as the article notes, “No other media would be allowed in.”

Fox's most annoying media personality is notorious for softball interviews with Republicans.

“I honestly think he could host the show with the chops we saw from him at the vaccine site,” said a Fox producer, in an email to DeSantis’ deputy director for communications.

It is worth adding that a similar event occurred later in May, beyond the scope of the newspaper’s analysis, when DeSantis gave Fox & Friends exclusive coverage for his signing of a new voter suppression law. DeSantis signed the bill live on cable television while barring media outlets in Florida from being able to cover the event, a move that violated decades of First Amendment jurisprudence and the principles of free speech.

But perhaps the single most egregious example happened earlier this year, when DeSantis was set to appear on the January 28 edition of Fox News Primetime with rotating host and Fox anchor Karen Bartiromo. Hours before the show, DeSantis’ office sent Fox a graph that compared the hospitalization rate in Florida to the “locked down states” of New York and California.

When DeSantis appeared on the show, Fox aired the graph, simply redone in its own house style, while still carrying the same heading text of “Hospitalizations per 1 Million” and “Florida vs. Locked Down States,” and even the same color scheme for labeling the names of each state. The newspaper notes that there was “no indication from the broadcast that the chart had originated in the governor’s office.” But actually watching the video makes the whole thing far worse, as anybody watching the show would have thought the graph had originated from Fox’s production team, rather than DeSantis’ staff.

During the broadcast, Bartiromo said that “We have graphics here that show how well Florida is doing.”

Nanci Griffith Passed Away!

Nanci Griffith passed away.

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WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!

WE'RE NOT THE ESTABLISHMENT! WE ARE THE VOTERS WHO SUPPORT CANDIDATES THAT AREN'T THE NOISE! REJECT EXTREMISTS ON THE LEFT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT!

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A Grammy Award-wining folk and country star who wrote "Love at the Five and Dime" died on Friday.

Nancy Griffith, 68 survived cancer twice passed away in Nashville, her family and management confirmed. The cau nse of death was not given.

"It was Nanci's wish that no further formal statement or press release happened for a week following her passing," Gold Mountain Entertainment said in a statement.

Born Nanci Caroline Smith in Seguin, Texas, but raised in Austin, Nanci played at clubs and festivals in her native Texas and began her career first as a teacher after attending the University of Texas.

She switched to music full time in 1977 and married fellow singer Eric Taylor. The two divorced in 1992 said Rolling Stone.

A good singer in her own right, Griffith was better known for songs she wrote for others. "Love at the Five and Dime" was a country hit that rose to No. 3 on the country charts for Kathy Mattea, while "Outbound Plane" was a top-10 hit for Suzy Bogguss, Variety Reported.

She recorded duets with Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Willie Nelson, Darius Rucker and the Chieftains, according to the website.

Griffith won a Grammy in 1993 for "Other Voices, Other Rooms," an album of country cover songs.

Griffith released her debut album, "There's a Light Beyond These Woods," in 1978 Rolling Stone reported. Her second albums, "Poet in My Window," was released in 1982.

She signed with Philo and got national attention with her albums, "Once in a Very Blue Moon" and "The Last of the True Believers," according to the magazine.

Griffith was the first artist to record Julie Gold's song, "From a Distance," which became a big pop hit for Bette Midler in 1990.

Shontel Brown Was The Better Candidate, Period!

Shontel Brown won because she knew Cleveland. Her opponent did not.

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HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE NOW! VOTE THESE DUMBASS LAWMAKERS OUT OF OFFICE! STOP SUPPORTING ALL FORMS OF EXTREMISM!

GIVE PUERTO RICO, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS! GRANT STATEHOOD TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. MAKE IT THE DOUGLASS COMMONWEALTH.

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WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!

WE'RE NOT THE ESTABLISHMENT! WE ARE THE VOTERS WHO SUPPORT CANDIDATES THAT AREN'T THE NOISE! REJECT EXTREMISTS ON THE LEFT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT!

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President Joe Biden's headaches:

1. The Karens in the Republican House and Senate.
2. Two Democratic senators and one independent senator who is a Democratic Socialist.
3. The so-called progressive members of The Squad.
4. The junk food media and their never ending dramatizing of world events.
5. Americans who refuse to get vaccinated or follow CDC mandates.
6. Washed Up 45
7. Fox's relentless talk about his son Hunter Biden.

In a final summary of the race between Shontel Brown and Nina Turner, HuffPost writer continues to run on this notion that Turner was outspent by "dark money." This summary totally misses the point and it also gives an excuse to why Turner was rejected by the voters.

1. Nina Turner was not an angry Black woman. 

Turner was the woman who wanted to appeal to white leftists. People in Cleveland, Ohio do not care about Medicare for All or defund the police. They don't care about taxing billionaires, Green New Deal and activism. Turner's rallies and events were catered to white people.

Turner was running in a Black district. They know who she is. She is a Black woman. Brown is a Black woman. Turner did not (and repeat), did not understand the district.

Remember her "souls to the polls." The march to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections was met with a response for the poll workers. If you're not here to vote, please stay away 100 feet.

What they care about is jobs, blight, bringing down crime, fixing roads, building the Opportunity Corridor, ending food deserts and improving the RTA rapid rail corridor.

2. Nina Turner was too aligned with Bernie Sanders.

Turner is most notable for saying that voting for Joe Biden is like eating half a bowl of shit.

The remarks will go down in history as one of the dumbest things said by a politician. Turner tried to distance herself from the comments. Turner's failure to endorse Hillary Clinton and embrace Jill Stein was a big mistake.

Turner is one of the most visible faces of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) two failed presidential campaign.

Sanders' and his supporters are insufferable. They are similar to the Washed Up 45 and his MAGA crowds. They are emboldened on conspiracies, baseless accusations and ad hominem attacks.

Nina Turner was tone deaf.

Then when they lose, they refuse to accept defeat, they blame other entities and refuse to understand why they lost.

Turner lost because she embraced Sanders who lost to Clinton in 2016 and Biden in 2020. 

3. Shontel Brown ran a better ground game.

All politics is local. 

For all the conspiracies about Brown having applause tracks to allegations she engages in "pay for play," Turner was hoping to tarnish her opponent as a part of the establishment. 

The junk food media continued to called Brown, a local politician who engages with the people in Cuyahoga County, the establishment. They called Turner, a former elected leader, a prominent voice on television, radio and internet, and a person with more name recognition, the insurgent.

How the hell can Turner blow a 35 point lead?

She never had one.

Brown was engaging with constituents. She was hosting BBQs, block parties and engaging in the Black church. She was doing the things that Marcia Fudge was doing. She didn't need to have Killer Mike, Cornel West, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Cenk Uygur to make appearances on behalf of her.

Brown earned the endorsements of former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC). Turner burned bridges with Clinton and allowed Killer Mike called a civil rights leader and longtime kingmaker "stupid." 

Folks know who Turner is. She underestimated who she was dealing with from the jump. As soon as Brown was picking up momentum on social media, Turner ran that bullshit Tulchin poll saying she was up by 35 points. Then her troll army decided to label Brown, transphobic, corrupt and a corportist who embraces dark money. They even had the audacity to say that Republicans wanted her to win. 

Black constituents and Democrats knew Brown. She wasn't in the race trying to make noise. Her job was to serve the constituents and help Biden throughout his presidency.

Republicans rather see Turner in the House becoming a distraction. Already Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) became a distraction when she basically sloganed "defund the police" into the conversation when she was criticized for having private security. The comments became fodder for culture warriors within the Republican Party.

The Republicans already trying to turn the page on the insurrection are now focused on conspiracy theories about Biden's health, fearmongering about the Taliban reclaiming Afghanistan, bitching about inflation while not engaging in helping American families struggling, trying to push restrictions on voting and mask mandates and allowing more racism and firearms in the public spaces.

They need folks like Bush, Ocasio-Cortez and Turner in the spotlight. They need the noise to scare white voters and win back Congress.

4. Turner was a crappy candidate.

Turner ran a terrible campaign. Tone deaf. Too white. Too polarizing. 

Turner lost her last campaign in a landslide. She was defeated in the race for Ohio Secretary of State by the guy who would eventually become lieutenant governor of Ohio.

Turner can blame "evil money" all she wants. Cleveland was not into her. If it makes her feel better, she won the areas around the University of Akron which led to her winning Summit County barely.

Daniel Marans was a crappy journalist from the start. His "bro" journalism was disgraceful.

He literally was stanning for Turner.

Brown is now targeted by the far-left as a "puppet" of corporate donors. It is dog whistle politics from the jump. They criticized Black leaders who backed Brown as being "stupid." 

Fuck around and they found out. White leftists are not allies of the Black community.

Pelosi Warned By Mod Dems To Not Cave To The The Squad!

House Democrats who are moderate want Pelosi to pass the infrastructure bill now.

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GOOGLE'S BLOGGER IS STRAIGHT UP TRASH! THE BLOGGER INTERFACE IS A TOTAL DISASTER AND IT'S RIDICULOUS!

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!

WE'RE NOT THE ESTABLISHMENT! WE ARE THE VOTERS WHO SUPPORT CANDIDATES THAT AREN'T THE NOISE! REJECT EXTREMISTS ON THE LEFT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT!

YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!

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As we approach 200 days, the president is dealing with backlash over his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. The Taliban is returning to power and the junk food media is back to the "scary" Muslim narrative. 

The Senate is still debating over the For The People's Act and the John Lewis Voting Act. The two moderates in the Senate and several Karens like Sen. Karen Scott (R-SC) are working on a "watered down" version of the bills.

The president's job approval is 49%.

President Joe Biden's headaches:

1. The Karens in the Republican House and Senate.
2. Two Democratic senators and one independent senator who is a Democratic Socialist.
3. The so-called progressive members of The Squad.
4. The junk food media and their never ending dramatizing of world events.
5. Americans who refuse to get vaccinated or follow CDC mandates.
6. Washed Up 45
7. Fox's relentless talk about his son Hunter Biden.

The Senate passed their $3.8 trillion infrastructure bill and its heading to the House of Representatives.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is tasked to gathering the necessary votes to pass the infrastructure package. It's expected to be a nailbiter because Republicans are not likely to support it and there's a handful of Democrats who are not willing to support it.

The so-called Squad and some progressive lawmakers are threatening to sink the deal because the reconciliation bill that includes tax increases on the wealthy, climate change and "human" infrastructure is not included in the bill. 

Now nine Democratic members of the House want Pelosi to take up the historic infrastructure bill that cleared the Senate earlier this week ― or else. 

"Some have suggested that we hold off on considering the Senate infrastructure bill for months," the group said. "We disagree."

The lawmakers threatened Democratic budget priorities if House leadership does not put the bipartisan measure first.

Swing district Democrats warn that the bill needs to passed or else.

"With the livelihoods of hardworking American families at stake, we simply can't afford months of unnecessary delays and risk squandering this once-in-a-century bipartisan infrastructure package. It’s time to get shovels in the ground and people to work," read the letter, published by Punchbowl News. 

The $1 trillion infrastructure bill was a major victory for President Joe Biden, who campaigned in part on fixing America's aging roads and bridges, crumbling public transit and other essentials, like protections from climate change. It won over nearly 20 Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Karen McConnell (R-KY) by a vote of 69-30. 

The bill now faces the House. But Pelosi has said that she will not allow it to pass until the Senate OKs a sweeping budget package that would strengthen the country's social safety net, funding child care, health care, public education and climate resiliency. 

"There ain't gonna be no bipartisan bill, unless we have a reconciliation bill," Pelosi said in June. "As I said, there won't be an infrastructure bill, unless we have a reconciliation bill. Plain and simple."

Democrats plan to advance that massive $3.5 trillion plan through budget reconciliation, a process which allows the Senate to avoid a filibuster and pass spending measures with a simple majority. While the Senate passed along party lines a plan for moving forward with the package, it will likely not be ready until the fall. 

Progressives sent a letter to Pelosi earlier this week stating that most of their nearly 100 members would withhold support for the bipartisan bill until the larger spending plan is secure.

Meanwhile, the moderates' letter, dated Thursday, heaped praise on the bipartisan infrastructure package, saying it will “help us compete with China and others in the global economy.”

“We urge our House colleagues to follow the same path as the Senate: vote first on the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and then consider the budget resolution,” they said. 

Signees included Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Filemon Vela (D-TX), Jared Golden (D-ME), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Jim Costa (D-CA) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR).

Mac Tasting Freedom!

McKinley "Mac" Phipps wants to do good for the world.

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HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE NOW! VOTE THESE DUMBASS LAWMAKERS OUT OF OFFICE! STOP SUPPORTING ALL FORMS OF EXTREMISM!

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GOOGLE'S BLOGGER IS STRAIGHT UP TRASH! THE BLOGGER INTERFACE IS A TOTAL DISASTER AND IT'S RIDICULOUS!

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!

WE'RE NOT THE ESTABLISHMENT! WE ARE THE VOTERS WHO SUPPORT CANDIDATES THAT AREN'T THE NOISE! REJECT EXTREMISTS ON THE LEFT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT!

YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!

EXPECT MORE!

Only two months ago, McKinley "Mac" Phipps was granted parole after spending over 20 years in the iron college for a murder he did not commit. The 43-year old former rapper spent at least 21 years in the iron college before he was granted supervised release in June 2021.

Known as the Silent Assassin, Phipps was a part of the powerhouse music label No Limit. He had released two albums under the label. He associated with Master P, Silkk The Shocker, Mia X, Snoop Dogg and Mystikal.

The court saw his music as violent and associated his music to a murder. 

In 2001, a jury found Phipps guilty of manslaughter following the shooting and killing of Barron Victor, Jr., a 19-year old man who was at a Slidell nightclub. The St. Tammany Parish prosecutors accused the former entertainer of involved in the attack. 

He was sentenced to 30 years to LIFE for the conviction. Phipps and his family have long argued that he was wrongfully convicted. His case attracted national attention in 2013, when five witnesses coerced them into saying that Phipps shot Victor.

While in the iron college, Phipps mentored young inmates, avoided disciplinary trouble, pursued vocational training and held a work-release job at a shipyard in Lafourche Parish. At least twice, he applied for clemency, which allowed Democratic governor John Bel Edwards to commute or shorten a bid.

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In April, Bel Edwards granted clemency to Phipps which allowed him to appear in front of a board in which they approved his release.

Once released, he must followed the 9pm-6am curfew, stay away from establishments which serve alcohol, perform six hours of community service with at-risk youth and meet with his parole officer every week.

Once out, Phipps said he was grateful to the governor and those who supported him for this day.

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Phipps wants to connect to his family. While in the iron college he met his wife Angelique who stood by him throughout the whole ordeal. 

Now Phipps is hoping for Bel Edwards to release his longtime friend and fellow rapper Corey Miller, known as C-Murder. The brother of Master P was also convicted with murder in a Baton Rouge bar in which a 19-year old man was killed.

Miller who maintained innocence is still awaiting a potential clemency hearing. 

Census Not So White!

Columbus, Ohio is nearing 1 million residents. The U.S. Census for the first time says the white population is declining.

 

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GET VACCINATED! IF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE, GET IT WHILE IT'S STILL FREE! THE MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY THE VACCINES DO WORK AND IT REDUCES THE RISK OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION.

HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE NOW! VOTE THESE DUMBASS LAWMAKERS OUT OF OFFICE! STOP SUPPORTING ALL FORMS OF EXTREMISM!

GIVE PUERTO RICO, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS! GRANT STATEHOOD TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. MAKE IT THE DOUGLASS COMMONWEALTH.

GOOGLE'S BLOGGER IS STRAIGHT UP TRASH! THE BLOGGER INTERFACE IS A TOTAL DISASTER AND IT'S RIDICULOUS!

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!

WE'RE NOT THE ESTABLISHMENT! WE ARE THE VOTERS WHO SUPPORT CANDIDATES THAT AREN'T THE NOISE! REJECT EXTREMISTS ON THE LEFT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT!

YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!

EXPECT MORE!

Washed Up 45 and Republicans are catering to white nationalism. The COVID-19 pandemic is classic white nationalism on full display. The culture wars these folks are engaged in is classic example of white outrage in modern day America. The Karen movement is on full display.

The insurrection is a direct response to white outrage and conspiracy theories about replacement.

All of these issues are factors to why we're seeing Republicans, the far-right and the far-left go completely insane in the Klan brain.

What also infuriates me is the "enablers" of this.

The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country.

The census figures have been eagerly awaited by states, and they are sure to set off an intense partisan battle over representation at a time of deep national division and fights over voting rights. The numbers could help determine control of the U.S. House in the 2022 elections and provide an electoral edge for the next decade. The data will also shape how $1.5 trillion in federal spending is distributed each year.

The figures show continued migration to the South and Southwest and population losses in the Mississippi Delta and Appalachia. The numbers also indicate that the white population is aging and has fallen to its smallest share of the total population on record, though there are some exceptions. The share of the white population actually grew in coastal communities in the Carolinas and Virginia, as well as in counties stretching through the midsections of Georgia and Alabama. The population under age 18 is increasingly diverse.

The data comes from compiling forms filled out last year by tens of millions of Americans, with the help of census takers and government statisticians to fill in the blanks when forms were not turned in or questions were left unanswered. The numbers reflect countless decisions made over the past 10 years by individuals to have children, move to another part of the country or to come to the U.S. from elsewhere.

The release offers states the first chance to redraw their political districts in a process which is expected to be particularly brutish since control over Congress and statehouses is at stake. It also provides the first opportunity to see, on a limited basis, how well the Census Bureau fulfilled its goal of counting every U.S. resident during what many consider the most difficult once-a-decade census in recent memory.

Even before it began, the headcount was challenged by attempted political interference from the Trump administration’s failed efforts to add a citizenship question to the census form, a move that critics feared would have a chilling effect on immigrant or Hispanic participation. The effort was stopped by the Supreme Court.

The information was originally supposed to be released by the end of March, but that deadline was pushed back because of delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The start of the 2020 census for most U.S. residents coincided with the spread of the coronavirus last year, forcing the Census Bureau to delay operations and extend the count’s schedule. Because census data is tied to where people were on April 1, 2020, the numbers will not reflect the loss of nearly 620,000 people in the U.S. who died from COVID-19.

On top of the pandemic, census takers in the West contended with wildfires, and those in Louisiana faced repeated hurricanes. Then, there were court battles over the Trump administration’s effort to end the count early that repeatedly changed the plan for concluding field operations.

Back in April, the Census Bureau released state population totals from the 2020 census showing how many congressional seats each state gets.

“Certainly, the pandemic played a big role, but we can’t forget the political interference we saw,” said Terry Ao Minnis, an official with Asian Americans Advancing Justice, an advocacy group. “I think we know that all has played a role in whether people participated or not, whether it was from fear created about participating or sheer confusion about, ‘Who is at my door? ... Should I not open my door because of COVID? Should I not open my door because of the government?’”

Communities of color have been undercounted in past censuses. The Census Bureau likely will not know how good a job it did until next year, when it releases a survey showing undercounts and overcounts. But Thursday’s release allows researchers to do an initial quality check, and it could lead to lawsuits alleging that the numbers are faulty. The Census Bureau has a program that allows elected officials to challenge the data, but it does not apply to apportionment or redistricting.

“This is our first opportunity to see if there’s any indication of an unprecedented undercount,” said Thomas Saenz, president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). “There always is an undercount. This census will be no different, but our concern is to make sure this isn’t hugely out of proportion to undercounts we have seen in prior censuses.”

For the first time, the numbers will not be entirely accurate at the smallest geographic levels due to a new privacy method used by the Census Bureau. The method inserts controlled errors into the data at small geographic levels, such as neighborhood blocks, in order to protect people’s identities in an era of Big Data.

Acting Census Bureau Director Ron Jarmin has warned that the process may produce weird results, such as blocks showing children living with no adults or housing units not matching the number of people living there.

Now onto Ohio.

The state has gained only 2% in population so it lost a congressional district. The state's population is 11.9 million residents. Georgia will eventually surpass Ohio in population by 2030.

Columbus is the only city in the state that has gained population. The city has one million residents.

Cincinnati is the second city to see gains. At 2010, the population is 297,000 residents. Now it's population is 313,000.

Cleveland continues the slide down. It's population was 384,000 in 2010. Now it's 372,000.

The current populations of Ohio's largest cities.

• Columbus 905,748
• Cleveland 372,624
• Cincinnati 309,317
• Toledo 270,801
• Akron 190,469
• Dayton 137,644
• Canton 70,872
• Youngstown 60,068

The Midwest has seen the most decline. Chicago continues to be the third largest city. But in 10 years, Houston, Texas will surpass Chicago. Phoenix has already surpassed Philadelphia as the fifth largest city.

The Midwest's largest cities are Chicago, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Omaha, Wichita and St. Louis.

The city of New York and Los Angeles continue to be the first and second largest cities in the United States.