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Tensions between the Madison community and police hit a tipping point last night after protesters managed to chase officers out of the Willy and Baldwin Street encampment and reclose the street. Madison365's Omar Waheed reports.

Protesters respond after Madison police clear encampment honoring Corey Ruiz

Tensions between the Madison community and police hit a tipping point after protesters managed to chase officers out of the Willy and Baldwin Street encampment and reclose the street Aug. 4. Protests…

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"The empire can break the glass of the candles and paint over the messages left on the pavement. But it cannot erase the underlying anatomy of a city that produced the tragedy in the first place," says Rev. David Hart in an op-ed for Madison365.

Rev. David Hart: Dismantling of Corey Ruiz memorial an act of bureaucratic erasure

The concrete on Willy Street does not remember the names of the dead, but the people who walk it do. In fact, the names live with them, tucked into their bosoms like dollar bills a mother of the…

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El-Sayed: "Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can make himself feel a little more manly by making an AI video ... he's a guy who went back to Florida so he could lick every single boot Donald Trump owns to bet for his endorsement."

Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳

New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo

She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.

Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.

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Last min road trip? :) We're heading back to South Milwaukee this Saturday, August 8, to knock as many doors as possible for Francesca Hong! If you've been waiting for the right time to make an impact, this is it.

Kat and Francesca point towards text that says:  
LAST WEEKEND TO GET OUT THE VOTE

KNOCK DOORS FOR FRANCESCA HONG
AUGUST 8TH ACROSS SOUTH MILWAUKEE 

with a link KAPOW.WORKS/HONG

"Maria" is working in Coachella CA doing maintenance on the lemon trees. She wears thick gloves and sleeves to protect herself against the lemon thorns. She shares, "I will work any job to feed my children." Today Coachella temps are predicted to reach a high of 118°. #WeFeedYou

A farm worker who is working in Coachella CA doing maintenance on the lemon trees. She wears thick gloves sleeves, and a hoodie to protect herself against the lemon thorns and the sun