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Democratic National Committee puts support behind Wisconsin voting lawsuit on absentee ballots

Democratic National Committee puts support behind Wisconsin voting lawsuit on absentee ballots

Posted by | Sep 6, 2020 |

The chairman of the Democratic National Committee said the organization is “all in” on a lawsuit that aims to move key absentee voting deadlines for the November election. The lawsuit, which U.S. District Judge William Conley could decide any day, would require clerks to count absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day as long as they are postmarked by November 3. It would also give voters more time to request absentee ballots. “We are all in on that,” Perez said during a Zoom meeting on August 18. “We will pay every penny of that litigation. Because if we’re able...

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Jesse Jackson condemns Kenosha’s “system of racism in law enforcement” during visit to city

Jesse Jackson condemns Kenosha’s “system of racism in law enforcement” during visit to city

Posted by | Aug 31, 2020 |

Criticism of law enforcement leadership in Kenosha intensified recently, with the Rev. Jesse Jackson calling out the county sheriff for comments he made two years ago, and the American Civil Liberties Union calling for the resignations of both the sheriff and the city’s chief of police. Jackson visited Kenosha on August 27 to show his support for the family of Jacob Blake — a 29-year-old Black man whose shooting by Kenosha police on August 23 has spurred four consecutive nights of protest in the city. Jackson played audio of Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth from 2018 that started circulating...

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Federal Agents use Portland tactics with unmarked vehicles to covertly detain Kenosha protestors

Federal Agents use Portland tactics with unmarked vehicles to covertly detain Kenosha protestors

Posted by | Aug 28, 2020 |

Police and federal law enforcement agents used unmarked vehicles to arrest and detain protesters on August 26 in Kenosha. According to activists, at least 12 protesters were arrested this way. A video posted online shows a man wearing a U.S. Marshal uniform along with police pointing guns at a van stopped near a gas station, then breaking the van’s window and taking passengers away in vehicles without markings or license plates. The people in the van were part of Riot Kitchen 206, a Seattle nonprofit that provides food for protesters. A board member with the organization called the arrests...

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White assailant shot a member of Milwaukee’s Black Lives Matter march to DC while in Pennsylvania

White assailant shot a member of Milwaukee’s Black Lives Matter march to DC while in Pennsylvania

Posted by | Aug 27, 2020 |

A group of Milwaukee-based Black Lives Matter protesters who are marching to Washington DC were shot at and struck on Monday night, August 24, as they crossed through Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Police confirmed Tuesday morning, August 25, in a press release that they were investigating the shooting. In a livestream of the incident shared on Facebook by Milwaukee activist Frank “Nitty” Sensabaugh, multiple gun shots can be heard. The video shows what appear to be two men standing near a street talking to protesters. “This dude is shooting at us,” Nitty says in the video. Later in the video,...

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Healing Divisions: Congresswoman Gwen Moore shares her love for Milwaukee in DNC speech

Healing Divisions: Congresswoman Gwen Moore shares her love for Milwaukee in DNC speech

Posted by | Aug 23, 2020 |

U.S. Representative Gwen Moore of Milwaukee used her brief speech on August 17 at the virtual Democratic Convention to sing the praises of her home city and call for unity in America. Congresswoman Moore was the first elected official to speak during the main program at the DNC, which was originally planned for Milwaukee before it was switched to a mostly virtual format because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “I sure wish you all were here in the city of Milwaukee,” said Congresswoman Moore. “This is a city where blood was shed for labor rights. Where a fugitive slave...

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Pandemic Mismanagement: Democrats blame Trump for Virtual DNC and Milwaukee’s economic loss

Pandemic Mismanagement: Democrats blame Trump for Virtual DNC and Milwaukee’s economic loss

Posted by | Aug 18, 2020 |

As Wisconsin Democrats gathered on the morning of August 17 for a “virtual breakfast” to launch a drastically scaled-back Democratic National Convention, they blamed President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic for the convention’s transition to a mostly virtual event. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin was one of several top state Democrats to speak at the online event, the first of many scheduled for this week. The convention was once expected to bring about 50,000 people and $200 million to Milwaukee, but its in-person agenda in the city has been significantly reduced because of COVID-19 concerns. The event now...

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