leftist beer caucus

I understand why Tom Tiffany is dodging debates since his record is basically indefensible: He's repeatedly worked to make things in Wisconsin more expensive through backing Trump's tariffs and illegal war in Iran.

Spud Lovr@spudlovr.bsky.social · 2d ago

Tom Tiffany says no to additional debates, refuses to take questions from reporters www.wispolitics.com/... #wipolitics #wigov

I'm kind of shocked with how the media is treating Trump's pledge as if it were a serious thing instead of a desperate lie to somehow salvage the midterms. At least this title correctly calls it dubious. apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump, hoping to salvage midterms, makes dubious pledge to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins

President Donald Trump says he plans to give every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections.

apnews.com

If Democrats want to buzzword the buzzword, they need to let Silicon Valley finance bros spy on everyone and rip off their customers.

CalMatters@calmatters.org · 3d ago

Opinion | Democrats have lost Silicon Valley. Here's what it will take to win it back If Democrats want to become the party of the future again, they need to stop treating the people building the future like political enemies.

Epic's so successful that there are purely MyChart based scams out there - watch yourself. gizmodo.com/that-free-my...

That Free MyChart 'Medicare Kit' Is a Scam

Gizmodo obtained consumer complaints from the FTC about the scam.

gizmodo.com

No kitchen? No problem. We're getting our kitchen remodeled and I got this flatbread baked from scratch in a little toaster oven and it tasted really good...it's making me question the whole kitchen remodel a little bit.

We've seen a scam or two of people imitating the City of Verona and trying to get money out of people that I suspect were AI generated.

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 7d ago

Everyone saying that AI is good for nothing is wrong. It's absolutely revolutionizing the spam and scam market. Micro-targeted scams individually targeting specific people using their exact relationships and anything they've ever posted online, and harder to detect by software than ever before.

Really enjoying The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett so far.

I mean, it's gotta be Final Fantasy VI for me (although Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, and Final Fantasy Tactics would all get honorable mentions).

Sophia_Nyx 🐰@sophianyx.bsky.social · last wk.

Name your fav game made before 2000.

I really appreciate that the current leadership of the Verona Area School District takes these sort of things seriously (note that the alleged incident took place in 2019, before the current Superintendent) www.wmtv15news.com/2026/09/04/v...

Verona Area School District teacher arrested, placed on leave following alleged inappropriate conduct

A Verona Area School District announced on Friday that a staff member has been arrested and placed on leave.

wmtv15news.com

Wisconsin-ness intensifies

Age verification laws are just going to make this sort of thing even more widespread. It's bad man. arstechnica.com/security/202...

I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale

The FBI is reportedly investigating a massive data breach that is unfolding in real time.

arstechnica.com

Speaking from local experience, I think some people tend to be hazy on the specific details (for example, I get feedback on the Verona school district even though they're separate from City gov't) but I get a lot of very valid feedback and suggestions even if people don't get every detail right.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · last wk.

Just gonna toss out there that one of the central facts of US politics--all politics, really--is that the general populace knows very little about who holds power, how gov't works, what policies do & don't exist, the balance of economic forces, or really much of anything outside their lifeworlds.

Public art is awesome - this one was donated. www.wkow.com/news/7-foot-...

7-foot sculpture carved from fallen ash tree installed at Verona park

VERONA, Wis. (WKOW) — A seven-foot-tall sculpture carved from a reclaimed ash tree is now on display at Century School Park in Verona.

wkow.com

You need to make a plan to vote in person. Verona will have in person early voting. (Hours to be announced later).

Truthout@truthout.org · 2w ago

A whistleblower says a secret, rushed USPS ballot-verification system could reject an entire batch of 10,000 mail ballots if even one barcode fails to scan—potentially delaying or preventing millions of voters from receiving ballots.

Flock violating a contract with a city? Completely unsurprising. www.wisn.com/article/sheb...

Sheboygan mayor accuses Flock of violating contract with city, cameras now covered citywide

"UPFRONT" recap: Inside the growing backlash statewide targeting the AI tech company.

wisn.com

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.

Zoe 🍂🪾🎃🦃@retrozo.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.

The lunar eclipse is cool (also, I saw a big owl very briefly when I went outside to look, which was cool too)

The government should be stopping scams. upnorthnewswi.com/news/electio...

David Crowley wants to stop Big Tech companies from scamming Wisconsinites

If elected governor on Nov. 3, David Crowley says he’ll work with state lawmakers to “have some teeth” and pass legislation that holds Big Tech companies accountable when they fail to keep Wisconsinit...

upnorthnewswi.com

It would be rough if Verona lost this many admin staffers in this amount of time, and Verona is bigger than Shorewood Hills, I can only imagine what's like over there.

chali@chalipittman.bsky.social · 3w ago

Brian Mooney, the village administrator of Shorewood Hills, has resigned. He says he can no longer tolerate "perpetual turmoil" alongside "constant personal attacks." Eight others admin staff have resigned in the last year. — for @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/sh...

Me posting (my son drew this one).

Conservativism wirks in theory (the world is simple, punish the guilty) but it's actually miserable in practice.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 3w ago

The bigger story here is that Trump's collapse is the direct result of the three pillars of right wing populist nationalism all failing disastrously. Mass deportations, America First foreign policy, and now tariffs/trade wars are all getting badly discredited. 5/ newrepublic.com/article/2146...

Is this even a bad thing? Of course the police officers would have opinions on this. We're talking consolidation into a district for EMS and fire - it's great we've heard opinions on this from Verona fire fighters (currently a City department).

Zenz@therealzenz.bsky.social · 3w ago

In Shorewood Hills Trustee Utschig is pursuing an investigation of whether village police "stuffed" the Lodgic building survey, and has pissed off the EMS & Fire union rep by kicking him off the Health and Safety Committee (apparently against ordinance) because the rep doesn't live in the village

Here ends the SILMARILLION. If it has passed from the high and the beautiful to darkness and ruin, that was of old the fate of Arda Marred; and if any change shall come and the Marring be amended, Manwë and Varda may know; but they have not revealed it, and it is not declared in the dooms of Mandos.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3w ago

BREAKING: Legendary singer-songwriter and country music icon Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. Her nephew revealed the news in an Aug. 25 Instagram video.

If I turn up at the physics department ranting about the ether nobody is obliged to pretend that I must be given a job.

Patrick Sturgis@patricksturg.bsky.social · 3w ago

How about refuting them on theoretical and empirical grounds? That is kind of how science works. It doesn’t work by calling people names, refusing to engage with their claims and attempting to get them fired.

Two thoughts: 1. Ketchup based glazes are pretty delicious. 2. Meatloaf and it's vegan/vegetarian variants are not very photogenic.

It wouldn't be a cult without cultists

Kroger's could never...I mean, if the apps aren't working for you...

...although my favorite System of a Down song might be Mr. Jack, which is on Steal This Album!

Noah Berlatsky@nberlat.bsky.social · 3w ago

post a perfect album from the 2000s (2000-2009).

Tom Tiffany has repeatedly voted to make your life materially worse.

WisDems@wisdems.org · 3w ago

Trump lover Tom Tiffany voted for Wisconsinites to foot the bill of Trump’s illegal tariffs 7 times. That cost Wisconsinites and Wisconsin companies approximately $3.5 billion between March and December 2025. https://bit.ly/4x7bHIv