Tragically Predictable: The coup by Trump’s Cult was not unexpected
“The United States effectively has three parties now: the Democratic party, the Anti-Democracy Trump party, and the Pro-Democracy Republican party.” – Jennifer Rubin A brazen act of white domestic terrorism on our nation’s Capitol: thousands of people...
Wisconsin civil rights organizations jointly condemn Trump’s act of domestic terrorism at the U.S. Capitol
Voces de la Frontera, The Wisconsin African American Roundtable, the Milwaukee NAACP, Justice Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, and the Milwaukee Hmong American Women’s Association issue the following statement in response to Trump’s act of domestic...
A risk of inciting violence: Twitter silences Trump with a permanent suspension
By Philip Mai, Co-director and Senior Researcher, Ryerson Social Media Lab, Ryerson University In the wake of the assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters, Twitter has permanently suspended the president’s account “due to the risk of further incitement...
Elected officials from Madison to Milwaukee react to failed rebellion by Republican extremists
Violent pro-Trump extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, breaching the center of American government for the first time in 200 years since the it was attacked by the British during the War of 1812. Citizens of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the Nation reacted in...
Pharmacist with Aurora Health in Grafton arrested for deliberately destroying coronavirus vaccines
Authorities arrested a Grafton pharmacist on New Years Eve suspected of deliberately ruining hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine by removing them from refrigeration for two nights. The arrest marked another setback in what has been a slower, messier start to...
Blue Ribbon Commission issues recommendations to ensure prosperity for Wisconsin’s rural communities
Governor Tony Evers announced the release of the “Rural Voices for Prosperity: A Report of the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity” on December 15, which calls for coordinated measures across state government to meet the needs of Wisconsin’s rural...
