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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
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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
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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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University of Michigan Fires Its President Over Inappropriate Relationship January 16, 2022
Mark Schlissel’s contract was terminated immediately for interactions with a subordinate, the Board of Regents said.
11 Hours of Fear, Negotiation and Finally, Relief January 17, 2022
The F.B.I. identified Malik Faisal Akram, a British national, as the man who took hostages in a Texas synagogue on Saturday. He was killed during the rescue operation.
Census Memo Cites ‘Unprecedented’ Meddling by Trump Administration January 15, 2022
Newly released documents show that top career officials at the Census Bureau had drafted a list of complaints about political interference in the 2020 count.
No Shots, No Day Care: Parents of Kids Under 5 Stuck in Grueling Limbo January 14, 2022
Facing an uncontrolled surge of virus cases, parents of young children are again forced to wrestle with child care crises as the rest of the world appears eager to move on.
2020 Census Memo Cites ‘Unprecedented’ Meddling by Trump Administration January 15, 2022
Newly released documents show that top career officials at the Census Bureau had drafted a list of complaints about political interference in the 2020 count.
In a First, Ohio Moves to Put Body Cameras on Guards in Every Prison January 15, 2022
The state is distributing 5,100 new body-worn cameras, the most extensive commitment of any state as corrections facilities across the country push for better surveillance.
Police Presentation in Portland Celebrated Violence Against Protesters January 15, 2022
Training materials released by the Oregon city included a meme that mocked protesters as dirty hippies and suggested they would be left “stitched and bandaged.”
Parents of Kids Under 5 Stuck in Grueling Covid Limbo January 14, 2022
Facing an uncontrolled surge of virus cases, parents of young children are again forced to wrestle with child care crises as the rest of the world appears eager to move on.

The Guardian, UK

Tonga volcano eruption: New Zealand and Australia send planes to assess tsunami damage January 17, 2022
Blanket of ash hinders communications from towns believed to have been inundated by waves as first surveillance flights departsNew Zealand and Australia have sent planes to assess the damage from a huge undersea volcanic eruption and tsunami that hit the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday.The eruption sent a thick blanket of ash into the sky, contaminating […]
Novak Djokovic deported for breach of Australia’s border rules, PM says, at odds with government’s legal case January 17, 2022
‘It’s as simple as that,’ Scott Morrison says, despite immigration minister not disputing tennis star’s belief he had valid vaccination exemptionFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesDownload the free Guardian app; get our morning email briefingThe Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, says Novak Djokovic was deported because he trie […]
Texas synagogue siege: teenagers arrested in UK as FBI names Briton as hostage-taker January 17, 2022
Joe Biden decries ‘act of terror’ as UK counter-terror police detain teenagers in Manchester and suspect named as Briton Malik Faisal AkramTwo teenagers have been arrested in Manchester, north-western England, after the FBI said an armed British man travelled to Texas and took four hostages at a synagogue in what President Joe Biden called “an act of terror” […]
Lego sued over leather jacket worn by toy Antoni in Queer Eye set January 17, 2022
Artist James Concannon claims in lawsuit that toy company made a ‘blatant copy’ of a jacket he made for Queer Eye cast member Antoni PorowskiAn artist has accused Lego of recreating a leather jacket he made for Queer Eye cast-member Antoni Porowski without the artist’s permission, claiming that a toy jacket included in a Lego set based on the Netflix show is […]
China’s birthrate falls to 61-year low despite moves to stave off demographic crisis January 17, 2022
Beijing has announced major reforms to address the decline, including raising the retirement age and implementing a three-child policyChina’s birthrate has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, barely outnumbering deaths in 2021 despite major government efforts to increase population growth and stave off a demographic crisis.Across China, 10.62 million […]
World’s 10 richest men see their wealth double during Covid pandemic January 17, 2022
Oxfam calls for windfall tax as 99% of world population takes a pay cut while top 10 incomes grow by $1bn a dayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe 10 richest men in the world have seen their global wealth double to $1.5tn (£1.01tn) since the start of the global pandemic following a surge in share and property prices that has widen […]
Former Ukraine president lands in Kyiv to face treason case January 17, 2022
Prosecutor claims Petro Poroshenko was involved in financing of Russian-backed separatists in 2014-15Ukraine’s former president Petro Poroshenko has returned to the country to face court on treason charges he believes are politically motivated.Poroshenko was greeted by several thousand cheering supporters at Kyiv airport, where he arrived on a flight from Wa […]
Millions in UK drinking harmful levels of alcohol at home, experts warn January 17, 2022
Switch to drinking at home rather than in pubs during Covid pandemic partly to blameMillions of Britons are causing themselves “silent harm” through hazardous drinking at home, experts have warned, as figures reveal levels of “higher risk” alcohol consumption have soared during the pandemic.While the new figures concern England only, the phenomenon has been […]

The BBC

Pacific volcano: New Zealand sends flight to assess Tonga damage January 16, 2022
Up to 80,000 people could be affected after tsunami waves caused "significant damage" to Tonga.
Texas synagogue siege: Teens held in UK as Briton named as hostage-taker January 17, 2022
Briton Malik Faisal Akram died in the standoff with police after taking four hostages.
Thousands without power as US and Canada hit by winter storm January 17, 2022
Flights have been cancelled as the dangerous storm brings snow and high winds to much of the country.
Wealth of world's 10 richest men doubled in pandemic, Oxfam says January 17, 2022
Covid-19 has made the rich richer while poverty has increased, the charity Oxfam says.
North Korea fires missiles again amid unusual flurry of tests January 17, 2022
It has conducted four launches in two weeks - an unusual frequency for this time of the year.
Djokovic three-year visa ban could end early - Australian PM January 17, 2022
The tennis star cannot obtain a visa for three years after losing an appeal, but the PM suggests this is flexible.
Pioneering US military pilot Charles McGee dies at 102 January 17, 2022
A member of the first all-black aviation unit, the Tuskegee Airmen, he flew more than 400 missions.
Credit Suisse boss Horta-Osorio resigns over Covid breaches January 17, 2022
Antonio Horta-Osorio has left with immediate effect after breaking UK and Swiss quarantine rules.