Senator Ron Johnson Promoting Violent Insurrections and Fomenting Domestic Terrorism

Apparently Wisconsin’s Senator Ron Johnson is touting the intervention of “citizen soldiers” to quell rioting and prevent looting. That is a dog whistle to armed militia in the Trump-o-sphere despite being a common term used to refer to the National Guard and the Army Reserve. But given the context of…

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Why Is Kenosha Getting National Guard Troops From Arizona And Alabama?

Because the Trump regime is using alphabetical order? (sarcasm) NPR this morning reported that the extra National Guard troops being sent to Kenosha are coming from (not here yet) Michigan, Alabama, and Arizona. But why? We have plenty of contiguous states with qualified Guard members who would certainly be just…

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Gov. Evers Calls Up National Guard To Help At Polls

Apparently, even though a primary, the shortage of poll workers for next Tuesday is a major concern. So Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is calling of the Wisconsin National Guard to help at the polls. The Democratic governor made the announcement a day after election officials pleaded with the public to…

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A Sad Dichotomy In News Around WI Residents Of Asian Descent

In one article today, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel describes the xenophobia and discrimination that Wisconsin residents of Hmong and other Asian backgrounds are experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association in Appleton, which focuses on issues related to the Hmong and Southeast Asian community,…

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Milwaukee Curfew From 9 PM tonight Until 7 AM Sunday.

From Alderwoman Milele Coggs’ Facebook page: ***City of Milwaukee Curfew*** The curfew will be in effect from 9:00 pm tonight until 7:00 am Sunday morning. People exempt from curfew are individuals going to and coming from work, social workers, and members with the Office of Violence Prevention. ***Please stay home…

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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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A Desperate Scott Walker Pulls A Trump Diversion Out Of His Hat

In what seems like a copy cat move similar to President Trump moving 800 or 5000 or 15000 thousand troops to the border ahead of the mid-term elections to fire up his base…all of a sudden Governor Scott Walker is worried about election security and asks the Wisconsin National Guard…

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