#omaha

[batboyblog]

Last night in Nebraska's largest city, Omaha, 3 term Republican mayor Jean Stothert was up for re-election, in the final days of her re-election campaign she went all in on transphobia, with a TV add accusing her Democratic opponent, John Ewing, "Ewing stands with radicals who want to allow boys in girls’ sports,”

Ewing and the Democrats fought back

and last night?

Congratulations to Omaha on its first black mayor, and remember calling Republicans bathroom creepers remains undefeated.

[brutalistinteriors]

University Library (now Criss), University of Nebraska Omaha.

[sylvanitchi]

lauritzen gardens - omaha, nebraska

[saywhat-politics]

This is huge: In Omaha, Nebraska, a Democrat just beat the longest-serving incumbent Republcian mayor in the country. The largest city in Nebraska just flipped parties with a 36% swing toward our side since the last election. Can’t underscore how big a deal this is. Good, hopeful news.

Democrats win upset victory in Omaha mayoral race

Democrat John Ewing won the Omaha Nebraska mayoral race against three-term Republican incumbent Jean Stothert. “Politics haven't ceased exis

[theworldatwar]

Footage restored and colourised of the Allied landings at Normandy on D-day - 6th June 1944 CREDIT : Ricks Film Restoration

[gwydionmisha]

Nebraska Republican mayor loses reelection after running anti-transgender ads

Democratic challenger John Ewing beat Republican incumbent Jean Stothert 56 percent to 44 percent for the mayorship of Omaha.

"Democrats didn’t sit back in the face of Stothert’s mailer blitz—they hit back hard. In the campaign’s final days, Nebraska Democrats launched their own countermessaging, mocking the incumbent’s fixation on culture war talking points. One viral image featured a bathroom stall with the tagline: “Jean’s focused on potties. John’s focused on fixing potholes.” The contrast was blunt, effective, and local."

It would be helpful if more Democrats pushed back like this when Republicans do this instead of throwing us under the bus like Sherrod Brown and Gavin Newsom decided to do.

Keep holding state and local candidates to account.

Stay noisy. Have each others' backs. VOTE! Vote in every election including special elections and primaries. It really makes a difference.

[where-is-the-sam-standee]

The Sam standee is at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium! 

(made by @phrenic-a)

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[ID: Image depicts Sam standee edited into a picture of the front of the iconic desert dome exhibit at the Omaha Zoo on a slightly overcast day.]