I think they might have better luck spending two thousand dollars holding a press conference where they detail who made the key decisions to collaborate with the Trump administration, how and when they were fired, and explaining what would stop that from happening again.
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Sen Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) badly breaking the arm of a Marine veteran protesting the war Iran.
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After four days of hesitating, the president of France has joined the prime minister of Spain in saying that the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 attack on Iran is a violation of international law.
But they are still the only 2 EU leaders to have done so. Will others join?
Wisconsinites should not be one bad slip on the ice away from bankruptcy. Badgercare public option is the right thing to do for our community and is a first step towards true universal healthcare for all in Wisconsin and the United States.
There is no plan; there is no justification. fightbacknews.org/articles/mil...
I’m grateful to Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic for bringing the community together today not just for a town hall, but for community defense training with the Milwaukee Turners, Voces de la Frontera and Comité Sin Fronteras. I’m proud to be part of that work and of this community. We keep us safe.
Read more from @acluofwi.bsky.social here: www.aclu-wi.org/press-releas...
We introduced AB 576 last fall to prevent just this kind of abuse of power: it would ban this kind of law enforcement surveillance statewide.
It’s becoming a bigger need by the day. (2/3)
Law enforcement officers are abusing Flock cameras to stalk and intimidate people (for gross, "personal" reasons). This is what happens when they're unaccountable, overfunded -- and have access to powerful surveillance equipment and data to share with ICE/CBP at their whim. (1/3)
A poll showing the Democrats are viewed as elitist by 43% of people while Republicans are viewed as elitist by 60%. It also shows that only 31% of people view Dems as tough, and 56% view Republicans as tough. 60% of people view Republicans as extreme and only 42% view Dems as extreme.
A lot of obvious stuff in this poll (people want Dems to act with more conviction and stop tearing their ACLs trying to reach across the aisle), but the thing I learned is that Republicans are viewed as the elitist ones now! Run with that! Usain Bolt with that shit!
The fascist takeover of U.S. broadcasting continues. Disgusting.
4) Rep. Wittke admitting he’s wrong. One point awarded.
Republicans do not take legislating seriously & are perfectly happy to heap unfunded mandates on K-12 public schools. Because their goal is to destroy public education, not strengthen it. (3/3)
2) Rep. Bob Wittke insisting that the bill creates an option, not a mandate, because the bill does not literally contain the word “mandate,”
3) Me, pointing out that the bill very obviously creates a mandate, because that’s what the word “must” does, (2/3)
Some slightly more lighthearted content to wrap up WI’s Public Education Week ‘26!
Presenting, a play in four acts:
1) Me, speaking out against SB 921, a bill that mandates financial literacy courses in high schools — without providing any resources, (1/3)
This image shows a post from Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) on X (formerly Twitter), which includes a quoted post from Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net). The text of the posts is as follows: Benjamin Ryan: "Caraballo raises a good point: Where are the national stories about the situation in Kansas with trans people’s driver’s licenses? On the flip side, why was the mainstream left-leaning media so generally uninterested in the detransitioner lawsuit win? I got about 20 interview requests to talk about my reporting on the case for @TheFP and they were all from conservative or heterodox outlets." Alejandra Caraballo: "A day later and no major national news org has covered what they're doing in Kansas. This is the flip side of the hyper focus on trans issues by the right. The national media ignores what's actually being done to trans people. This erasure is what contributes to the persecution."
Yeah, thousands of trans people losing their ability to drive and function in society is equivalent to nobody respectable wanting to talk to you.
Won't anyone think about poor Ben Ryan who is unable to book interviews with outlets that aren't right wing hacks and get the respect he deserves.
matt thinks a jobs program for people released from prison is some kind of newfangled woke non profit thing. the guy simply does not follow policy and isn't interested in doing so.
This will keep happening so long as law enforcement has unregulated access to surveillance tools. And that data *will* be shared with ICE/CBP. bsky.app/profile/wisc...
Rightwing media is now just MeToo Welfare.
1. Its been a week since NYU Langone ended its trans youth care program.
Then Sinai followed a few days ago.
There are immediate steps Mamdani can take, and he refuses to do so. When asked about those steps, his office has chosen not to comment repeatedly.
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i know the situation in kansas right now is dangerous and terrifying. that said, i'm hoping to speak to someone who's had their license invalidated. i will do absolutely everything to protect your anonymity and maintain your safety.
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www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new... After the emotion & initial euphoria of the High Court ruling thinking my "terrorism" trial would be dropped its now going ahead. Our Government wants to convict people holding paper signs opposing genocide, whilst taking no action against those who commit it 😭
It’s a dark day in America when a sitting Member of Congress has to remind the president that Black people are not apes.
I stand with Al Green.
When faced with a shockingly exploitative new employment contract that would’ve forced them to sign away their IP, their likeness rights, and their power of attorney, Jupiter Jetson and her coworkers at Sheri’s fought back—fast.
They organized a union in SIX DAYS. www.thenation.com/article/econ...
CRITICAL RACE THEORY? BROTHER, EVERY RACE IS CRITICAL
Saw this in Discord and it’s amazing
New weird Republican thing: banning snowball fights bsky.app/profile/drop...
this is murder
The media has moved on from MN, but ICE/CBP haven’t. Don’t be fooled. bsky.app/profile/sara...
This bill will provide raises to half the residents in our state, and will even the playing field for businesses who want to do the right thing.
I’ve been pushing for more than a decade for a higher minimum wage and the elimination of the sub minimum wage. It’s time to pass this in Wisconsin. (2/2)
