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It's all hysteria, all the time
The latest right-wing panic about Somali daycares offers a textbook example of how Ohio politicians use their office to launder bankrupt work through…
46 mins ago • D.J. Byrnes
Conman's crucible
Vivek Ramaswamy is attempting to rebrand himself as a compassionate conservative while weeping about predictable racism in the New York Times of all…
Dec 29 • D.J. Byrnes
The Rooster's Greatest Hits of 2025
From Urban Meyer's latest scam to a State Senator's slave shackle, The Rooster had you covered in 2025. Here are the hardest-hitting dispatches, tweets…
Dec 26 • D.J. Byrnes
Merry Christmas from The Rooster!
If you're still in search of content, please consider a classic from earlier in the year involving a divorced Ohio mayor and a Chinese spy named Fang…
Dec 25 • D.J. Byrnes
The Wexners enter the Danger Zone
It'd be a lot cooler if Franklin County's federal representation wasn't a longtime friend of the family.
Dec 24 • D.J. Byrnes
The senator and the slave shackle
When asked about the viral post, Roegner remarked that it's not a slave shackle, but an "artifact" from Africa.
Dec 22 • D.J. Byrnes
Rooster in Review: Angels & Demons
Special Investigator Littman reveals another interesting nugget from Ohio State's Charlie Kirk document dump.
Dec 19 • D.J. Byrnes and Max Littman
Special Investigation: Ohio State aborted planned moment of silence after Charlie Kirk's killing
Public records show Ohio State scrapped a moment of silence that one university dean thought would spark public criticism—hours after The Rooster…
Dec 18 • Max Littman
The Wexners haven't been honest about Jeffrey Epstein for at least 18 years
New revelations have eviscerated Ohio State's original defense about a $2.5 million donation from Jeffrey Epstein's private foundation in 2007.
Dec 17 • D.J. Byrnes
Woody or Wexner?
It's a simple question made complicated by Ohio State Board of Trustees chairman John Zeiger's client, Leslie Wexner, lying for six years about when he…
Dec 15 • D.J. Byrnes
Rooster in Review: Big Buck Hunter
Plus, the Hilltop Husband reveals her 2025 Sloopys Ballot.
Dec 12 • D.J. Byrnes
The machine's death rattle
Public Enemy No. 1 and Public Enemy No. 2 find their power waning in recent weeks, though neither of them will go quietly in the night.
Dec 12 • D.J. Byrnes
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