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Scorched: Leftists made a tactical error in Kenosha

Posted by New Neo on September 03, 2020 27 Comments

When Kenosha erupted in flames, it wasn't that the actions of the rioters were so different than in other cities across America. Unfortunately, it's become the new business-as-usual, because we've grown accustomed to seeing much the same things happen in deep blue (i.e. leftist) cities such as Seattle, Portland, and Chicago.

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Black Student Union at U. Wisconsin-Madison Wants 70-Ton Boulder Removed Since It has a Racist Nickname a Century Ago

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 03, 2020 17 Comments

It had a horrible nickname in...

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NY Times reconstruction of Kenosha-Rittenhouse shootings points to potential self-defense

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 28, 2020 98 Comments

While much media attention has focused recently on the Jacob Blake police shooting incident in Kenosha, WI, there were further shootings in the small city that have garnered much social media discussion and mainstream media attention.

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Wisconsin Lutheran College Cancels Speech by Vice President Mike Pence

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 28, 2020 7 Comments

"has chosen Rev. Mark Jeske of St. Marcus Lutheran Church as a substitute speaker for Saturday's event"...

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WI DOJ Investigation Updates: Knife Found In Front Driver’s Side Floorboard of Jacob Blake Vehicle

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 27, 2020 63 Comments

The initial video released of the Jacob Blake police incident picked up as Blake headed to his vehicle apparently in defiance of police orders to stop.  Since its release, we now have more information about the incident, including video of the earlier part of the confrontation between Blake and police.

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Wisconsin Pizzeria after BLM rioters smash windows: “Are they trying to get Trump reelected?”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 26, 2020 33 Comments

Last night, windows of businesses and residential buildings being smashed on University Avenue in Madison, Wisconsin. One of the businesses was a Papa John's Pizza, and one of the workers (it's now clear if he's the franchise owner) reprimanded Black Lives Matter supporters:

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College Faces Backlash from Students and Alumni for Inviting Mike Pence to Speak

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 26, 2020 9 Comments

“the mere invitation of a Vice President of an incredibly divisive and controversial ticket to speak in a swing state months before an election is ignorant and deceptive”...

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Kenosha, WI Under Siege By Antifa/BLM Rioters

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 25, 2020 71 Comments

Kenosha, WI is under siege by mobs of violent rioters, looters, vandals, and arsonists. The mainstream media is spinning this as a normal reaction to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, but it's obviously a gang of criminal thugs wreaking havoc and destroying lives and livelihoods because they can.  No matter the impetus, this is not okay.

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Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources Requires Employees to Wear Masks, Even During Teleconferences

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 11, 2020 32 Comments

The Wisconsin government is is all in for mask theater to the extent that one agency is requiring employees to wear masks, even during teleconferences.

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Carthage College to Require ‘Race History’ Course in Order to Graduate

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 10, 2020 4 Comments

"will initiate and staff an intercultural center with additional resources for diversity, equity, and inclusion"...

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UW-Madison Prof: Unlikely That Conservative Would be Hired Under Minority Recruitment Program

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 27, 2020 1 Comment

“next to no chance”...

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Student’s Admission to Marquette University Threatened Over Pro-Trump Video on Social Media

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 09, 2020 52 Comments

Samantha Pfefferle made a video expressing her support for President Trump on the social media network TikTok. This led to a campaign to get her admission to Marquette University rescinded. The school has not rescinded her admission, but they did ask her some crazy questions about her views.

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UW-Madison Chancellor Announces Abraham Lincoln Statue Will Stay on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 01, 2020 7 Comments

"The university continues to support the Abraham Lincoln statue on our campus"...

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Student Activists Demand Removal of Abraham Lincoln Statue at UW-Madison

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 25, 2020 55 Comments

Student activists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are exploiting the current trend of statue toppling, to petition for the removal of a campus statue of President Abraham Lincoln. Hating historic statues is all the rage these days.

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Mob Throws Statue of Hans Christian Heg, Abolitionist, Into Lake Monona

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 24, 2020 35 Comments

In Madison, Wisconsin, rioters threw a statue of Hans Christian Heg (an anti-slavery activist and abolitionist who actively fought slave catchers and died from battle wounds fighting for the Union in the Civil War), into a nearby lake.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down “Safer-at-Home” order

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 13, 2020 15 Comments

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has finally ruled on the state's lockdown order, in a case argued a week ago. For background on the case and issues, see these prior posts:

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VIDEO – Wisconsin Sup. Ct. Justice: Isn’t state’s lockdown order “the very definition of tyranny?”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2020 62 Comments

The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral argument via video in the case brought by the Wisconsin legislature contesting the authority of state officials to impose a lockdown order. We covered the case before, please refer to those posts for background:

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Wisconsin Sup. Ct. Schedules Argument In Legislature’s Lockdown Lawsuit Against Governor

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 01, 2020 31 Comments

One of the more interesting lockdown lawsuits is a suit brought by the Wisconsin Legislature contesting the state's lockdown order. We covered the case in Wisconsin Legislature sues to stop Governor’s Stay-at-Home Order:

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