wisconsin
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GOP Lawmakers in Wisconsin Rig the Game Against Incoming Elected Democrats Who Won Fair and Square
What’s happening in Wisconsin right now should be criminal. Republican lawmakers in the state passed legislation Wednesday that limits the power of the incoming Democrats who won their elected positions in November. The New York Times reports that after Scott Walker lost his bid for re-election and Republicans lost their stronghold on state government last…
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A Man Called Police on a Black Candidate and her Family Campaigning in a White Neighborhood, Suspected Them of Buying Drugs
Getting out the vote means knocking on doors. And that’s what Sheila Stubbs, a 12-year veteran on the Dane County, Wisconsin, Board of Supervisors was doing on August 7. Stubbs, a candidate for State Assembly, representing Wisconsin’s 77th district, was canvassing the neighborhood in anticipation of the Democratic primary, which was to be held the…
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Parking Patrol Paula Calls Cops on Black Man Who Was Trying To Get Into His Own Car
And here we are again because white people can’t stop calling the cops on black people. A woman, who I have decided to dub Parking Patrol Paula, called the cops on a black man trying to get into his own goddamn car, accusing him of trying to break into the vehicle. Because that’s exactly what…
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Wisconsin Police Who Tased Mentally Ill Black Man 18 Times Face No Charges in His Death
In what has become a subplague in the epidemic of police violence, two police in West Milwaukee, Wis., will not be charged in the death of a 22-year-old man diagnosed with schizophrenia, whom they tased more than a dozen times. On Friday, Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm opted not to bring any charges against…
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Milwaukee Civil Rights Icon Vel Phillips Dead at 94
Milwaukee civil rights leader Vel Phillips—whose life was marked by shattering glass ceilings and tireless activism—died Tuesday evening at the age of 94. Phillips was a pioneer, a giant among her people, recognized for the work she did for civil and human rights across Milwaukee and Wisconsin as a whole, Fox6Now notes. She was the…
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Meet the White Nationalist Most Likely to Take Over for Paul Ryan Now That Ryan Is Retiring
On Wednesday, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) announced that he would not be seeking re-election and would retire at the end of his term in 2019. This has huge national implications, of course: The GOP will have lost a major fundraiser and party leader, Republicans and Democrats see Ryan’s announcement as another sign that Democrats…
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Racist Republican Running Against Paul Ryan Banned From Twitter
The Republican candidate vying for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s congressional seat was kicked off wypipo Twitter Monday for posting a racist meme about actress and Prince Harry’s bride-to-be, Meghan Markle. You know how some white people are low-key racist? Well, Paul Nehlen is known for being high-key, shout-at-the-top-of-his-lungs racist. The “alt-right” candidate from…
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Bomb Kush Forces Man to Get Naked, Stab Mom Because He Thought She Might Rape Him: Report
As marijuana becomes legal around the country, more-potent varieties are becoming available. You may think you have tried the good stuff, but have you tried the stab-your-mama-get-naked-and-think-you-can-fly strain they’re apparently selling in Wisconsin? According to Fox 2 News, in Racine, Wis., a woman wandered into a Dollar Tree bloody and injured (which happens almost every…
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Students at Wisconsin High School Find ‘White’ and ‘Colored’ Signs at Water Fountain
Some Wisconsin residents are crying “racism” after students at a local high school discovered signs above a water fountain, with one designating it for “White” alongside a sign for “Colored,” while many of the African-American students are calling the incident by a far more derogatory name: “A typical Tuesday at Franklin High School.” Franklin…