H/T To Jake formerly of the LP For This Piece On Trump, Russia, And Wisconsin

This piece over at the Daily Kos was brought to my attention by one of our regular readers. It is a very thorough description of the Wisconsin connection to the Russia/Trump relationship during the 2016 election cycle. It’s well worth the read by one of our regular readers and commenters:…

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Why The GOP Silence on Trump and Russia? Because They Are All IN!

Not much else to say at the moment: Scott Walker met with woman now charged in Russian plot during his presidential bid A Siberian woman charged as part of an alleged Russian plot to interfere with U.S. politics was at Gov. Scott Walker’s presidential campaign launch and said she did…

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Where Are The Charges Against Former Sheriff David Clarke?

Former commander, 2 staffers charged in dehydration death of Terrill Thomas in Milwaukee County Jail. This wasn’t a singular occurrence…and the former sheriff showed a total disdain and disrespect for the men and women charged into his care at the Milwaukee County Jail. When will there be charges against David…

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Sheriff David Clarke Has Resigned:

Finally…good news! and it’s essentially immediate…effective midnight tonight. Unfortunately Governor Scott Walker gets to appoint his replacement.

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Want More Sheriff Clarke Uniform Silliness?

From one of our regular readers, a piece from Salon about Sheriff David Clarke’s medals. Click through to the whole article, it’s worth checking out: …an interesting charge against Clarke surfaced in the form of a Twitter rant on Thursday. At almost all of his public appearances, Clarke either wears…

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So What Exactly Is the Deal With Sheriff Clarke and the Dept. of Homeland Security.

It’s been several days since Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke announced that he had accepted a position with the Department of Homeland Security. He supposedly is to become an assistant secretary and act as a liaison between the DHS and local law enforcement agencies. There is only one problem with…

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From the Interwebs: Next FBI Director

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke…

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Sheriff Clarke Has An Opponent If He Chooses To Run For Re-election

According to Daniel Bice at JSOnline (aka Milwaukee Journal Sentinel), if Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke decides to run for re-election, he will face a qualified and formidable opponent: Former Milwaukee Police Capt. Earnell Lucas, a vice president for Major League Baseball, is planning to challenge Clarke in the 2018…

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Election 2018: First Incumbent That Has To Go: Sheriff David Clarke

Assuming he is going to run for reelection, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has to go. So who do we get to run against him who has a major chance of beating him?

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AG Schimel Should Go To Jail

Yeah, I know that’s a provocative headline and no I don’t really think that Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has done anything that deserves incarceration. But I am embarrassed that I haven’t written about this subject before. Four people have died while incarcerated in the Milwaukee County Jail in 2016….

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