Schadenfreude, O schadenfreude I’m as high as an asteroid Craigers hurts like a hemorroid Soon will be redeployed Paranoid and unemployed Color me overjoyed For this Cubs induced schadenfreude

Here’s how Crowley and Tiffany would address affordable housing It’s a rare bipartisan topic, to a degree. Crowley uses collaborations to boost housing stock. Tiffany wants to target regulations — and China. upnorthnewswi.com/ne... #wipolitics #wigov

How Crowley and Tiffany would boost affordable housing

It’s a rare bipartisan topic, to a degree. Crowley uses collaborations to boost housing stock. Tiffany wants to target regulations — and China.

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We need more of this. More accountability. It will take time but electing the right people in ‘26 and especially’28 will restore justice and bring consequences to this Trump militia bringing violence and terror to America’s streets.

unraveled@unraveledpress.com · 2mo ago

New: We pieced together dozens of violent incidents from the ICE agents seen in viral videos from Virginia this week. They've roamed across multiple states, but are most often working in Chicago. We also verified the identity of Martin Lagunas, the fed who pointed his gun at a woman on Monday:

I am not the first to make this point but imagine a woman president obsessing constantly over her “ballroom” as the economy imploded and her war spun out of control

Can confirm. Can also confirm I said, “Byeeeeee.”

Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NBC News has quietly started paywalling a large chunk of its online stories (especially exclusives and sourced stories), leading to some internal friction with reporters, I'm told. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/nbc-news-p...

WaPo making same claim that’s been disproven again & again. Who do they imagine these people are, willing to pay the price of abandoning home, friends, lives they’ve built. “Sorry, kids, we’re leaving the only home you’ve ever known & all our friends to pay 7% state tax instead of 8%.”

Every day we see how inadequate the Obama/Dem response to the GOP blockade of Merrick Garland’s nomination was

Despite President Trump launching a potential war without consulting Congress, Wisconsin Republicans in DC say they support his regime change. upnorthnewswi.com/2026/01/05/w...

Wisconsin leaders react to Trump’s regime change in Venezuela

Republicans in Congress say they support the president even though he failed to notify the legislative branch of government with the power to declare war.

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"As a kid, I stood in that line at the local welfare office where booklets of food stamps were distributed to single parents. Life of luxury or laziness? Give me a break." upnorthnewswi.com/2025/10/29/b...

Bootstraps? SNAP, Medicaid, and Pell are the bootstraps

When Americans have food, shelter, education, and good health, they can thrive and become the taxpayers who more than make up for the help that got them out of poverty.

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That other site is still a dumpster fire, but we have to create an account over there for the radio show... so we're making it over here too. Find "pkradioshow" for more clips and posts.

It will never not enrage me that we had the pieces in place to hold accountable the people involved in a criminal conspiracy to overturn an American election, but they eventually got away with it and have the balls to act so self-righteous today. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

On Friday alone, Rep Derrick Van Orden posted 161 tweets – an ongoing vile tirade in the wake of the Charlie Kirk shooting. We cannot publish them here out of concern our account would be suspended. Instead, we will publish a fair sample in our Sunday newsletter: upnorthnewswi.com/politics-new...

Gosh, the "free speech" crowd mourning Kirk should be mobbing the station right now, screaming against "cancel culture." That double standard must not weigh very heavily on their conscience. www.wsaw.com/2025/09/11/w...

Wausau River District executive director let go following social media post about death of conservative activist

The Wausau River District Board held an emergency meeting after being notified about a social media post published by its executive director.

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In case you were wondering what exactly Trump meant when he told the Proud Boys to "stand by." >> The order also directs a task force to create an online portal for 'Americans with law enforcement or other relevant backgrounds' to join federal agents. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...

Trump Orders Major Expansion of National Guard’s Role in Law Enforcement

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I talked to Wisconsin Assembly Rep. Jodi Emerson of Eau Claire about the stakes in Texas, where Democrats are trying to hold off GOP rigging of congressional maps. upnorthnewswi.com/2025/08/13/t...

Wisconsin Lawmaker: Corrupt maps in Texas will corrupt maps everywhere

Texas Democrats leave their state to freeze a Republican legislature ordered by Trump to gerrymander their congressional boundaries.

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FFS. We have a candidate for governor who puts mass shooters' "rights" ahead of the rights of your children to not be murdered. Why would any candidate be so "pro-crime" about this? www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

Did you ever read something that was so in line with your own thoughts on an issue that you wonder why you didn't put it on paper before someone else did? Yeah, neither the first nor the last time I'll be saying that about @kristinbrey.bsky.social www.jsonline.com/story/opinio...

I'm one of the many who canceled their WaPo subscription when it became obvious that serious damage was being done to its product and its legacy. If I hadn't done so by now, Glenn Kessler's resignation would have been the final straw. Here's his story. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Why I left The Washington Post

“Democracy Dies in Darkness” — but what if the lights are going out from within?

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Superior’s plan to expand high-speed internet access predates the COVID pandemic, but the mayor will tell you how the funds to finally get started on ConnectSuperior started with the guy in the White House in 2021. “Joe Biden, really,” said Jim Paine. upnorthnewswi.com/2025/08/05/s...

Superior launches city-owned high-speed internet network thanks to Biden’s American Rescue Plan

The city of Superior has found success building out its broadband network, and now the second phase is underway to connect another part of the city to the

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I don't say this lightly. The Speaker of the House is engaged in a coverup and withholding information that could bring justice to an untold number of victims. At this point and until shown otherwise, Johnson is an accomplice to the pedophiles he's decided to shield. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

Update from Annie Karni

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Reminding us that he can even ruin our escape into sports, Trump threatens to unleash his army of trolls on two sports teams unless they restore the racist nicknames they had finally sent to history’s dumpster. Wannabe dictator has better things to do. apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don't switch back to Redskins

President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a stadium deal for Washington's football team if it doesn't restore its old name.

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They've got enough money to throw us into another war, but not enough money to fund the suicide prevention hotline. Very "pro-life." Very "pro-family." So "GREAT."

Years of right wingers baselessly screaming “socialist!” (and worse) has led to folks being overly cautious to use strong labels when they actually apply to things like a racist president and a fascist administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...

A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.

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For a group that loves claiming nObOdY wAnTs tO wOrK! ...they sure skip out of work a lot.

We will know our country can heal if (when?) a county Republican Party somewhere in this guy's district is the first to play the role of Joseph Welch saying to a modern day Joseph McCarthy, "You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency?" www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

Derrick Van Orden taunts Gov. Tim Walz as a 'clown' and 'stupid' after Minnesota shootings

Wisconsin Congressman Derrick Van Orden took to social media to lambast Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz following last weekend's shootings.

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(AXIOS) - President Trump's reputation as a consummate dealmaker is being challenged by his second-term record. @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/06/12/t...

Someone finally told Trump how his ICE capades have been hurting farmers in Wisconsin... plus big agri-business employment in meatpacking, packaging, trucking, milking, harvesting,... Will he actually return to the "criminals only" deportations he promised in the campaign?

"You are the waste they're cutting" @patkreitlow.bsky.social When Republicans claim they're only cutting "waste"—ask them to show it. They can't. Because the "waste" they're cutting? It's YOU. Your healthcare. Your family's security. All to help their wealthy donors. #BigBeautifulBill #Medicaid

Depressing. Exasperating. 100% true. And all because too many people didn’t listen to Murrow’s warning about “lights and wires in a box.”

Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · last yr.

"Every time we go to the polls, politicians will say that every election matters and every vote counts. They will be right" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

In 1980, state government provided 100% of the agreed upon costs to provide police, fire and waste services to state buildings. But since 1982, the state has underfunded this program. The rate was only 37% in 2024. Fine. Now do our schools. www.gmtoday.com/the_freeman/...

Allen co-sponsors budget motion to require state to pay for state building services

MADISON — Municipalities across Wisconsin would see a $31 million per year increase in payments if a budget motion is approved.Rep. Scott Allen (R-Waukesha), along with several other joint authors,

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