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🚨 #BREAKING: Liberal Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court election, defeating conservative Brad Schimel - DDHQ

“This race is now a proxy battle for whether the American government at every level can be bought by oligarchs,” Ben Wikler said. “Either Democrats are back and the fight is on, or the Republican Musk-Trump colossus can just flick people out of their way." newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…

Susan Crawford’s win cemented the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority. The election was seen as a crucial test for the growing backlash against Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s agenda. nyer.cm/WmYQjSD

Super essay from Dan Kaufman Dan Kaufman, reporting from Wisconsin, on how El*on Musk posed a historic challenge for Wisconsin and its reputation for clean government though much of the 20th century, including publicly financed elections. Link below.

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NEW: A mother and her three school-aged children detained by ICE/CBP on March 27 in Sackets Harbor, NY, have been RELEASED after an outpouring of anger from locals in northern New York

Wisconsinites, this is reason to rejoice! Thomas Pynchon takes a journey to Milwaukee in 1932. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316427/s…

On this day on 14 April 1931 the 2nd Spanish Republic was declared. Its arrival was greeted with euphoria by progressive Spain, including intially by anarchist masses. Its greatest achievement: creating some 16,000 schools until crushed by Franco +his Nazi-fascist allies in 1939

Reposting this The New Yorker piece I wrote in light of the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…

the new pope was a teacher in WAUKESHA COUNTY?!? in OCONOMOWOC?!?!? has he been to The Kiltie??? were we both there at the same time?!?!?!?

Pictured: A large troll and a new sculpture by Danish artist Thomas Dambo, in Wauwatosa

With the upcoming Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday, and the widespread anxiety over #ZohranMamdani's candidacy, it's worth noting Milwaukee was governed remarkably well for forty years by pragmatic and visionary Socialist mayors. #sewersocialism. nytimes.com/2019/10/19/opi…

Happy Birthday, Mick! #TheClash #MickJones #JoeStrummer

I wrote some of my best pieces for Moyers & Co. & still remember how thrilled & honored I was to be working for HIM. The man was a giant - a forward-thinker, a champion of civil and human rights, just a downright kind soul. What an incredible legacy - what an incredible life.♥️

When Tony Judt praised the miracle of America's great state schools, he thought first of all of IU Bloomington, where humanities programs are currently being blown to shreds

In homage to Oliver Law, the first African-American commander of an American fighting unit, killed 88 years ago today on 9 July 1937 during the assault on Mosquito Hill in the midst of the battle of Brunete, whilst commanding the Lincoln battalion.