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A Million Signatures to Recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

• January 22, 2012 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Democrats, Joblessness, Labor History, Labor Relations, National Issues, The Economy, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: "The Isthmus", BadgerCare, California, David Obey, Faux Noise, Fraud, Governor Walker, High Speed Train, Kathleen Vinehout, Madison WI, Mahlon Mitchell, Peter Barca, Rebecca Kleefisch, Recall, Republicans, Russ Feingold, Ryan Lawler, Scott and Jeff Fitzgerald, Scott Fitzgerald, Scott Walker, Signatures, State Senator Jon Erpenbach, State Street, Steve Kagan, The February Uprising, The Koch Brothers, The Orpheum Theatre, United States, United Wisconsin, Walker, Wisconsin, Wisconsinites

From Tahrir Square to Madison, Wisconsin (via Politirature)

• February 21, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Arabs, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Discrimination, Education, Egypt, Islam/Sufism, Labor History, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Revolutions, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement, Tunisia, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, World History
Tags: "The Isthmus", Activism, Arabic, Channel 3000, Collective Bargaining, Education, Egypt, Egyptian, Engineering, Engineering Student, Facebook, Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Live Blogging, Live Video, Madison, Madison WI, Ohio, Republican Party, Republicans, Scott Walker, The Tea Party, The Uptake, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Capitol, WisconsinEye, Word Press

Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: The Standoff…and the Demonstration…Continues at the Capitol

• February 18, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Democrats, Education, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, National Issues, Obama Administration, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: "The Isthmus", Capitol Police, Capitol Square, Collective Bargaining, Counter-Protesters, Democratic, Democrats, Families, Gov. Scott Walker, Gov. Walker, Legislature, Live Blog, Organized Labor, Republican, Scott Walker, State Senators, State Troopers, Unions, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Eye

UPDATE: Ken Kratz: A Third Woman Emerges, Tells of Sexual Harassment in Drug Case

• September 21, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Political Malfeasance, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "Good Morning America", "The Isthmus", Attorney General, Calumet County, Columnist, Common Sense, DA Ken Kratz, DA Kratz, Dane County, District Attorney, Emily Mills, Governor Jim Doyle, J.B. Van Hollen, Ken Kratz, Lack of Common Sense, Lame Duck, Law School, Law Student, Maria Ruskiewicz, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City University of Law, Porn, Prosecutor, Republicans, Republicans Behaving Badly, Reputation, Sex Addict, Sex Addiction, Sexting, Sexual, Sexual Addiction, State Department of Justice, Text Messages, Wisconsin

If the SEC is Looking at Porn While Everything Crashes and Burns, Your Lawmakers Are Looking at Porn on Your Dime, Too

• May 4, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Class, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "The Isthmus", "The Miami Herald", Abortion Bill, Anti-Abortion Bill, Autoeroticism, Bored, Boredom, Bradenton FL, Breasts, Business Relationship, Darkened Room, Daylight, Florida, Internet, Laptop, Laptop Computer, Midterm Elections, Porn, Senator Dan Gelber, Senator Mike Bennett, Sex, Stag Party, State Senator, State-Issued Property, Sunshine State News, The Capitol Times, Virtue, Wisconsin Lawmakers, Wisconsin State Senate

“Suddenly” Dane County Has a Heroin Problem? Five Overdose Deaths Reported in January

• February 11, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Class, Columbia, Crime, Drug Culture/Industry, Drug Overdoses, Health, Laos, Nigeria, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "The Isthmus", Chicago IL, Columbia, Dane County, Dealers, Dominican Republic, Drug Overdose, Drug Overdoses, Heroin, High School, Hillbilly Heroin, Interdiction, Junior High, Madison, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Milton WI, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee WI, Mount Horeb, Nigeria, Oxycontin, Prevention, Rehabiliation, Rock County, Sgt. Gordy Disch, Smack, Students, The Dane County Narcotics and Gang Task Force, Youth

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Sizzling temperatures are forecast to spread across much of the U.S. July 23, 2021
Some Florida Hospitals Have More Covid Patients Than Ever Before July 24, 2021
A rapid rise in Covid-19 hospitalizations in parts of the country with lagging vaccination rates is causing alarm.
U.S. Life Expectancy Plunged in 2020, Especially for Black and Hispanic Americans July 21, 2021
The 18-month drop, the steepest decline since World War II, was fueled by the coronavirus pandemic.
A Grandfather Died in ‘Swatting’ Over His Twitter Handle, Officials Say July 24, 2021
Mark Herring had a fatal heart attack after the police swarmed his house after a fake emergency call. A Tennessee man was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with the episode.
‘He Had a Life Before Death’: Remembering Emmett Till for the Child He Was July 24, 2021
Emmett Till’s cousin Ollie Gordon recalled him as a jokester who “loved to make people laugh” as she reflected on their childhood together ahead of what would have been his 80th birthday.
Why Some Americans Are Still Hesitant to Get Vaccinated July 24, 2021
The U.S. vaccine rollout has plateaued and the course of the coronavirus pandemic in this country may depend on how many people are ultimately swayed to get vaccinated.
Why America Isn’t Getting the Jan. 6 Investigation It Needs July 24, 2021
Reaching any kind of national consensus about what happened that day now feels like as much of a fantasy as any false-flag conspiracy theory.
Scenes From America’s Largest Wildfire July 24, 2021
Small fires burned inside hollowed-out trees. Smoke rose from the blackened dirt. On the edge of the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, firefighters worked to halt the advance of the flames.

The Guardian, UK

Olympics 2020: latest news from day one of Tokyo Games – live updates! July 24, 2021
Carapaz wins cycling gold | Football: Japan 0-1 Team GBGames schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Simon with your thoughts or tweet @Simon_Burnton 4.40pm BST The Australians are ready! roars Kieran Pender from the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, where the nation’s swimmers were in encouraging form: Rel […]
Thousands march in Budapest Pride to oppose anti-LGBTQ law July 24, 2021
Demonstrators say law that bans teaching of issue in schools is causing division in HungaryThousands of Hungarians have joined the annual Budapest Pride march to support LGBTQ people and protest against a law that limits teaching about homosexuality and transgender issues in schools.Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, in power since 2010, has […]
Officials who are US allies among targets of NSO malware, says WhatsApp chief July 24, 2021
Will Cathcart claims government officials around the world among 1,400 WhatsApp users targeted in 2019Senior government officials around the world – including individuals in high national security positions who are “allies of the US” – were targeted by governments with NSO Group spyware in a 2019 attack against 1,400 WhatsApp users, according to the messagin […]
India floods: rescuers search for survivors among mud and debris July 24, 2021
Death toll from heavy monsoon rains on western coast climbs to 76, with nearly 90,000 people evacuated Rescuers in India combed through mud and debris on Saturday in a desperate search for survivors as the death toll from heavy monsoon rains climbed to 76, with nearly 90,000 people evacuated.Torrential downpours have lashed India’s western coast in recent da […]
Harry Dunn: US tries to prevent disclosure of alleged killer’s work record July 24, 2021
Government cites national security in civil case over 2019 death of British teenager in road crashThe US government has requested that the country’s civil courts prevent the disclosure of the employment details of Harry Dunn’s alleged killer in the interests of “national security”.The 19-year-old’s parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, lodged a claim agai […]
Vatican reveals it owns more than 5,000 properties July 24, 2021
Real estate holdings published for first time show it owns 4,051 properties in Italy, 1,120 abroadThe Vatican has released information on its real estate holdings for the first time, revealing it owns more than 5,000 properties, as part of its most detailed financial disclosures ever.The information released on Saturday was contained in two documents – a con […]
Curfew imposed in Afghanistan to curb Taliban offensive July 24, 2021
Insurgents have captured key border crossings and encircled several provincial capitalsAfghan authorities have imposed a night-time curfew across 31 of the country’s 34 provinces to curb surging violence unleashed by a sweeping Taliban offensive in recent months, the interior ministry has said.The widespread Taliban offensive has seen the insurgents capture […]
‘It’s getting out of hand’: genocide denial outlawed in Bosnia July 24, 2021
Move by international body set up to implement post-war peace deal follows attempts to downplay 1995 Srebrenica massacre The top international official in Bosnia has outlawed denial of genocide in the Balkan country to counter attempts by Bosnia’s Serbs to deny the scope of the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica, Europe’s only post-second world war genocide.Valenti […]

The BBC

India monsoon: Rescuers search for survivors after heavy rains July 24, 2021
Heavy rains have battered India's western coast, leaving dozens dead and prompting mass evacuations.
Surfside tower collapse: No sign of final victim as Miami search ends July 24, 2021
As the search for remains in the collapsed apartment block ends, one victim remains unaccounted for.
Australia Covid: Arrests at anti-lockdown protests July 24, 2021
Thousands take to the streets in Sydney, with further protests in Melbourne and Brisbane.
Typhoon In-Fa sweeps towards China after flooding chaos July 24, 2021
Typhoon In-Fa is expected to make landfall on Sunday, days after floods devastated central areas.
Afghanistan curfew imposed as Taliban militants advance July 24, 2021
The government says the measure is to help its forces stop Taliban militants infiltrating cities.
China imposes sanctions on US officials July 23, 2021
The sanctions are in response to recent US sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong.
Baby orca, Toa, dies in New Zealand after failed search for mother July 24, 2021
Toa, a killer whale stranded from his family, had washed ashore on the New Zealand coast.
Tips from the Netherlands on how to build a nation of cyclists July 23, 2021
Some tips from the Dutch Cycling Embassy on how to make bikes the easiest and safest way to travel.