February 2011
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The Daily Blog: Wisconsin Serial Killer Sentenced... →
djdkt88:
MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee man convicted of choking the life out of seven women during a 21-year killing spree was sentenced Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison, and prosecutors said they may yet tie Walter E. Ellis to two or more unsolved slayings. Ellis, 50, was convicted last…
Wisconsin — known for its people who are really good at what they do, which happens to...
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Live Stream: Capitol Police Starting to Close... →
Should be interesting. As of 4:15pm, lots of people still in the Capitol.
People are being told to leave or be forcibly removed. Protesters have been instructed to:
1) Leave on their own.
OR
2) Walk out “voluntarily” in cuffs, probably receiving a $150 ticket
OR
3) Be removed forcibly, probably being charged for resisting arrest.
(7000 viewers currently of the live stream...
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“Under Walker’s tribal political theory, governing is a never-ending cycle...”
– Dana Milbank - Scott Walker’s unprincipled rigidity
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Watch“Few (if any) other directors working today give such needed attention to things shooting from the male nipple.”
-Commenter @ Vimeo
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Wisconsin Protest Rundown (9.5) -
lefan-o-rama:
Dane101 has video of yesterday’s march on Monona Terrace and the Manufacturers and Commerce Conference.
Another solidarity rally in NYC - this time with politicians.
Mayor Dave on Walker planting troublemakers : “On its face, it appears that he seriously entertained the option of actually creating a more tense situation, and that would be very significant if that were the...
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Madison Police Chief Angered Over Governor's... →
In a statement released on Thursday, [Madison Police Chief Noble Wray] expressed concern over the governor’s remarks during the call.
“I spent a good deal of time overnight thinking about Governor Walker’s response, during his news conference yesterday, to the suggestion that his administration ‘thought about’ planting troublemakers among those who are peacefully protesting his bill. I...
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Jon Stewart Hits the Nail on the Head about Gov.... →
(showing a clip from Governor Walker’s fireside chat)
(Gov. Walker clip): I have great respect for those you have chosen a career in government — I really do.
Jon Stewart: OK, I’m going to make a point here — “I really do,” means “You really don’t.”
Jon Stewart: Besides, Unions — even if you’re stripped of your collective...
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Gov. Walker Recorded Thinking He Was Talking to... →
pberntsen:
danielholter:
smoketest:
Turns out he was talking to the editor of the Buffalo Beast who was posing as David Koch and who recorded the entire conversation and threw it up on the web.
20 minutes of audio included here from a 2pm phone call yesterday on the Governor’s strategy, including how he’s planning to [later this morning] trick the Senate Democrats into coming back into the...
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Gov. Walker Recorded Thinking He Was Talking to... →
Turns out he was talking to the editor of the Buffalo Beast who was posing as David Koch and who recorded the entire conversation and threw it up on the web.
20 minutes of audio included here from a 2pm phone call yesterday on the Governor’s strategy, including how he’s planning to [later this morning] trick the Senate Democrats into coming back into the state.
Whoops.
Don’t...
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But wait for it.
Because in about an hour or maybe even in a couple days I’ll find the missing card in someplace obvious and even more irritating than if I had dropped it on sidewalk after feeding the meter.
The Train-Wreck
During each round of final exams, I always have at least one day that is a complete train-wreck. Such as that time I got rear-ended while driving to my exam, or that time I dinged up someone’s car when parking (again while headed to an exam, but for whatever the reason the guy never called me about scratched paint).
While this week still has potential to get worse, let’s look at the...
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Direct Link to Video of Assembly Trying to Vote... →
Go Rep. Barca (D-Kenosha) for getting the vote rescinded that took place prior to the scheduled session that Republicans tried to get in under the radar.
If you have some time, don’t just watch the initial few minutes when the Democrats show up and start shouting; take a lot at around 5:10pm when the Democrats start formally objecting to the bill. Especially watch Rep. Hintz’...
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Wisconsin Protest Rundown (3.75) -
themattsmith:
lefan-o-rama:
New Wisconsin tumblrs on the scene in Madison include Tony and Jason - check them out for up-to-date info (if i’ve missed anyone let me know)
PolitiFact give Walker a liar liar pants on fire rating
Chris Hayes and Naomi Klein discuss Wisconsin’s importance on The Nation
O’Reilly tonight: ”Governments Can’t Afford To Operate Because Of Union Wages And Benefits”
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WatchNow don’t tell me you wouldn’t love to see this with some of the Democratic senators in the Blues Mobile and Scott Walker, The Sergeant at Arms, and several other Republican leaders in the chase car.
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Cat & Mouse: Police Almost Apprehend State Senator
Wisconsin state police have visited the home of at least one of the missing Wisconsin state senators in an apparent effort to force him to return to the capitol to vote on the proposal to roll back public employees’ bargaining rights, a Democratic senator alleged to me in an interview.
State Senator Chris Larson, one of the Democrats who is remaining in Illinois to stall the vote on...
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WatchKeep it classy, Madison protesters — I mean it. This is a great example of what democracy should look like, absent of violence and threats against peoples’ lives.
The best advice I can give anyone going to protest today is don’t let the counter-protesters showing up at Noon in the Capitol Square bait you into attacking them (verbally or physically)— that’s exactly...
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WatchEd Schultz makes Wisconsinites in Madison look like they’re standing in Rockefeller Plaza during The Today Show while Al Roker does the weather.
Really glad he was able to make it out here to give us some really tasteful national press.
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I am sick with worry
meghannjane:
about the future of my students, my job, my career.
I have “unfriended” so many people on facebook because I’ve reached the point where it emotionally pains me to hear all of the name-calling, twisted facts, and backlash. I know I’m supposed to feel open to all points of view, but when I can’t fall asleep because I’m thinking about the guy from my freshmen college dorm who is...
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Altidude is ToddZ: On Wisconsin →
altidude:
While all the drama at the Wisconsin Capitol this week is compelling, I find that it’s much easier to stumble across coverage of the protests than it is to find explanations of the actual bill being proposed and reasonable analysis of what it means.
This makes me wonder how many of the…
First — a very large misconception on the original post being discussed: Public school...
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Wisconsin Dems Use Play from Texan Playbook
The results of when Texas Democrats fled the state to prevent a vote in March 2003:
The Texas Legislature was called into session in 2003 to again redistrict the state’s congressional lines. While redistricting is commonly done only following a national census, the state legislature has the legal right to pursue it at any point. Hoping to prevent a quorum (the minimum number of legislators...
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In Case You Were Wondering →
Here’s where you can go to make contributions to former US Senator Russ Feingolds’ new endeavor, Progessives United.
We’re going up against a lot of corporate money in our electoral system, and we all need to be involved in the fight to reduce its influence. Make a contribution today to help Progressives United empower Americans to stand up in the fight for our values and...
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WatchWhat’s going on in Madison…
(video courtesy of Johnny Clark)
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Governor Walker's Not Getting Re-Elected
There’s not a chance. He killed $810 million offered for high-speed rail, killed $23 million offered for high-speed internet upgrades, has alienated almost all public sector employees and has frightened any union members in private industry — it’s not any mystery why so little money is flowing into the state.
The only thing he’s got going for him is if he keeps his head...
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Watch(unfortunately the video wouldn’t come through, but the audio is completely worth listening to)
This is one of the truest, most heartfelt speeches you’ll ever hear from a politician about democracy, taking place yesterday, 11.5 hours into a public hearing on Governor Walker’s budget reform proposal to nullify the majority of union contracts for public employees. Sen. Jauch...
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WEAC History Book: The Hortonville Teacher Strike →
Anyone old enough to remember the Hortonville Teacher Strike knows what sort of ill can come of strikes and what those consequences can materialize as. In it’s mildest forms, it builds resentment among people, but in it’s ugliest forms it ruins lives.
The infamous Hortonville teacher strike was one of 30 Wisconsin teacher strikes that occurred in the 1972–73 and 1973–74 school...
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People hear "Democracy" and think about people...
But the last 20 hours of discussion on this bill show pure Democracy in action. Sure, 1 in every 20 people have something trite and not very well thought out to say, but I am shocked at how many people are making smart statements.
I don’t say this because they share my same viewpoint (although most do) — people have just shown up with legitimate concerns and are expressing them in a...
