Cartoon: Wisconsin Puppets Courtesy of Dan Burr

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Darren Wilson’s six-figure windfall for killing Michael Brown

Well this is something. A NBC source with knowledge of the #DarrenWilson interview talks said that ABC offered to pay “mid-to-high” six figures for the interview. The source did not say an exact figure because NBC stopped bidding for it after ABC upped the ante. The fact that Darren Wilson,…

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Why I’m convinced Darren Wilson is lying

In short, Darren Wilson wants us to believe that Michael Brown, after sustaining two gunshot wounds to the chest and one to the forehead, while facing Wilson, was able to muster the extraordinary and near superhuman will necessary to lower his head and charge Wilson from roughly 8-10 feet away, at which…

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National Bar Association calls for federal charges against Darren Wilson

THE NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION RESPONDS TO THE GRAND JURY’S DECISION NOT TO INDICT POLICE OFFICER DARREN WILSON IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF MICHAEL BROWN WASHINGTON, DC – The National Bar Association is questioning how the Grand Jury, considering the evidence before them, could reach the conclusion that Darren Wilson should not…

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Thursday Music: Handel’s Water Music

Some festive Baroque music for you to enjoy on this family holiday. Happy Thanksgiving to each of you!

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Dave Obey: Democrats’ problems more national than local

In an opinion piece published yesterday, former U.S. Rep. Dave Obey shared his view that the problems that led to the lackluster election results here in Wisconsin on November 4th were more a product of poor messaging on the part of the national Democratic Party, and not because of the…

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PBS NewsHour’s Ferguson witness chart

I had posted this in a comment on a previous thread, but I felt it warranted its own post. PBS NewsHour has an excellent chart outlining the similarities and differences in the 29 witness statements NewsHour reviewed. Here’s the chart. Here’s a breakdown of the witness accounts. The chart above…

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NFL player Ben Watson shares his thoughts on the Ferguson decision

This is absolutely brilliant – be sure to click the “See More” link to read the whole thing.

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Lady McBride Doth Protest Too Much

When I was blogging back in the day, I used to joke that I had brevity issues. I put the word “rambles” in the name of my blog as fair warning. I would never be able to tweet, I used to say, because I couldn’t say “good morning” in 140…

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Eric Genrich: Look back to move progressive politics forward

At the risk of getting a little fixated on the subject, this is a great opinion piece by Democratic State Rep. Eric Genrich on how to move the Democratic Party in Wisconsin forward in the face of further losses in the 2014 general election. So how can we turn the…

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