So, What Has The Bobster Been Up To?

Your best friend in childhood has the formal given name of Robert. His folks called him Bob or Bobbie. Somewhere along the line he picked up the nickname, Bobster. He’s cool with it. You’re cool with it. Everyone is cool with it. So cool in fact, that (Bobster) will be…

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Walmart Apparently Thinks These May Come In Handy

before anyone gets offended, this is a bit of angry sarcasm given the recent SCOTUS decisions. otoh: Walmart isn’t quite thinking about the current social, political, and cultural environment with their marketing decisions, are they…as this ad showed up in my Yahoo news feed this afternoon. I hope their algorithm…

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wouldn’t you think male SCOTUS members who were suspected of sexual abuse would

support safe and legal abortions? I mean, what do you do when you knock up your girlfriend? [sarcasm]

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From WUWM NPR: domestic abuse & mass violence

This link leads to the story they aired about the relationship between domestic abuse and mass violence. It is part of their Lake Effect program and was aired in the wake of the Waukesha Christmas parade carnage. The program runs 51 minutes but features three different stories. The domestic abuse…

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Will Waukesha Parade Carnage Convince the Wisconsin Criminal Authorities to Take Domestic Violence More Seriously?

Milwaukee resident Darrell Brooks Jr. has been charged with five homicides and other crimes and injuries as a result of his alleged actions driving a vehicle into the participants of a holiday parade in Waukesha on November 21, 2021. Mr. Brooks was out on bail for firing a gun during…

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The Military Really Needs To Step Up On Sexual Assault And Mental Health.

And the Army in particular needs to have an immediate and thorough investigation at Fort Hood TX like…RIGHT NOW! Today’s news includes another sad story about a young soldier who apparently took his life after reporting a sexual assault. The body of Sgt. Elder Fernandes was apparently found hanging from…

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Fitzgerald Tries To Lay Blame on Evers For Sins of Walker!

There are two pretty damning articles in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the blatant mishandling of sexual harassment and sexual abuse complaints in the various branches of the Wisconsin National Guard. Sweeping investigation into sexual misconduct in Wisconsin National Guard could trigger overhaul. Wisconsin National Guard’s response to sexual-assault allegations…

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Labor Secretary Acosta Resigns but Trump Is Still With Him

After myriad calls for his resignation resulting from his handling of earlier sex crimes charges against Jeffrey Epstein, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta announced that he is resigning: Labor Secretary Alex Acosta said Friday he will resign amid controversy over the way he handled a sex crimes case against wealthy businessman…

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Mississippi Republican lawmaker beats wife for not undressing for sex quick enough

“Party of family values” indeed… A Mississippi lawmaker was arrested this weekend after police say he drunkenly punched his wife in the face because she didn’t undress quickly enough when he wanted to have sex. Police responded to a domestic violence call on Saturday night at the home of state…

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Media Misses The Lede On The Robert Kraft Story

Robert Kraft! Robert Kraft! Robert Kraft! It felt like every third item on the Blogging Blue Twitter feed was about Robert Kraft. It felt like every fourth item on my Facebook timeline was about Robert Kraft. Robert Kraft was all over my news feeds. Robert Kraft was the top headline…

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