Madison Bureaucrat

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Woke, human, retired glorified state service paper-pusher, happily surfing the daily reactions to the comedy that is government, working on my YouTube channel, and lending a helping hand or shoulder whenever and wherever I can.

Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” adds $4,200,000,000,000 to the national debt. A trillion of that goes straight to the wealthiest 1% of Americans. There’s only one party that is blowing up our national debt to cut taxes for the wealthy.

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BREAKING Peaceful protesters have revealed “terrorism” signs outside Preston Courts in support of the Barclays 5. The signs state “Saving lives is not terrorism - I support Palestine Action” This is in response to reports that the five may be unjustly sentenced as terrorists.

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Police in Madison, Wisconsin murdered Corey Ruiz on July 22, 2026. In response, protesters established a weeks-long occupation. Here, participants recount their experiences and discuss what it would take to establish a movement capable of putting an end to police violence. crimethinc.com/CoreyRuiz

To Attack or to Mourn?

Participants in the occupation in response to the murder of Corey Ruiz recount their experiences and analyze the movement's strengths and weaknesses.

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Indianapolis, this afternoon: the commission voted 6-0 to pause all new data center development through 2027. The room broke into applause. Residents had been turning up and demonstrating at hearings for months. That's what did it. That's what always does it. www.axios.com/local/indian...

Indy data center moratorium unanimously approved

Data center protesters cheers as the pause on new development was approved. But the meeting wasn't all smiles.

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Troy Jackson: Susan Collins votes with Donald Trump 96% of the time, and she’s just not working for everyday Mainers. Most of the people across Maine know that now and have watched her over the years be a puppet for people like Donald Trump and billionaires.

Psaki: Why do you think Mike Rogers is so far refusing to agree to a date for this debate? El-Sayed: I mean, I hate to say it, he’s a coward. Rogers the Dodger does not want to actually debate because he knows that he’s an empty suit with no new ideas

WTF is the stupid SOB trying to do? He’s already brought the Nation’s defensive weapons inventory down to the lowest ever along with the emergency oil reserves due to his illegal Iran War. Now stopping what Ukraine has proven to be an outstanding defense and attack method for no reason whatsoever.

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Israeli activists gathered outside Israeli President Isaac Herzog's residence in Jerusalem on Wednesday, to protest the harassment of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The protesters called for an end to the attacks against Palestinians and their homes.

Tyson Foods just settled a price-fixing lawsuit and has almost doubled its profits this year compared to last. Its CEO makes $34.5M — 798x more than his median employee. Remember this as it closes plants in Illinois and Utah, laying off 3,200 with little notice.

Joslin workers describe tears, chaos after learning Tyson plant shutting down permanently

Tyson Foods is permanently closing its Joslin, Illinois beef plant, leaving more than 2,500 workers without jobs. The f

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