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Stacey Williams-Ng: Milwaukee Murals Speak for Themselves

Posted by Guest | Apr 29, 2020 |

Street art is about community, and freedom of expression. It is one of the brightest spots in the arts sector right now, bringing joy and valuable commissions to artists during this bleak pandemic which has crippled so many other corners of our economy and our nation. Here in Milwaukee, mural artists like Fred Kaems, Mauricio Ramirez, Chacho Lopez, Dan Duffy and others have braved the cold springtime weather to bring us messages of joy and peace to help get us through these challenging times. Three years ago, Milwaukee-based artist Tia Richardson – who was later awarded the coveted title...

Exploiting a crisis: The travesty of Wisconsin’s election is a harbinger for the nation in November

Posted by Guest | Apr 14, 2020 |

As much as the denial of science is a hallmark of the Trump administration and the Republican Party, Wisconsin Republicans took things to a new level with their cynical decision to hold in-person voting in the midst of a deadly pandemic. State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos epitomized the sickening hypocrisy by showing up at his voting station in Burlington Wisconsin—a town of 10,000 people in southeastern part of the state—with his body draped in full protective gear as if he were ready to perform surgery. As my scientist wife, Dr. Michelle Holmes, an epidemiologist at the Harvard School of...

State lawmaker calls for removal of Speaker Robin Vos as NCSL president after pandemic election disaster

Posted by Guest | Apr 13, 2020 |

Representative JoCasta Zamarripa (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement on April 9 regarding the removal of Speaker Robin Vos from his position as National Council of State Legislators (NCSL) president: “Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has truly reached a new low. Dressed from head-to-toe in personal protective equipment, which we have a shortage of in this state, he said directly to camera, ‘You are incredibly safe to go out.’ National news outlets routinely mocked him for this, but it was so much more than a blunder. We are in the midst of a global pandemic. The number of Wisconsinites dying from...

Democracy or Death: State GOP forces a smash-and-grab election with in-person voting during a pandemic

Posted by Guest | Apr 7, 2020 |

Voters in Wisconsin will face a choice on April 7 of participating in a presidential primary election or heeding warnings from public health officials to stay away from large crowds during the coronavirus pandemic. Hours after Democratic Governor Tony Evers issued an order postponing the election for two months, the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 6 sided with Republicans who said he did not have the authority to reschedule the race on his own. Conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court quickly followed with a ruling blocking Democratic efforts to extend absentee voting. “There are few things we...

President Thanos: Trump’s genocidal intentions were foreshadowed in his re-election campaign video

Posted by Guest | Apr 7, 2020 |

The “Official Trump War Room” re-election campaign posted a doctored clip to social media that superimposed the president’s face over the super villain Thanos on December 10, just as early reports of the coronavirus were coming out of China. Donald Trump is a genocidal warlord hell bent on destroying half of existence in the universe. That is not a criticism from the unhinged leftwing media, it is apparently how the president and his team see him. House Democrats can push their sham impeachment all they want.President Trump's re-election is 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. pic.twitter.com/O7o02S26nS— Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022...

Hey, Milwaukee, you are not on vacation. Take the stay-at-home order seriously

Posted by Guest | Mar 29, 2020 |

Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II issued a public statement on March 26 that Milwaukee residents must take the coronavirus Stay-at-Home order seriously, or face the severe consequences. The deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading fast among Milwaukee’s African American population, and it has already claimed the lives of several African American men here. But those deaths – and a strict citywide Stay-at-Home order – don’t seem to be getting the attention of enough people in the community. The coronavirus pandemic is deadly serious, and all Milwaukee residents need to start getting the message immediately! In fact, Milwaukee Police have indicated...