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In general, internet comment sections are where hope goes to die. If you want to go from a good mood to being on your knees praying for a comet to hit the Earth and wipe out humanity, the fastest way to accomplish that is to read the comment sections on any general interest website. Big content providers (AOL, Yahoo, YouTube, AP, etc.), local newspapers (for some reason the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is the worst I’ve ever seen aside from the NY Post), and non-political niche interest sites (cars, sports, fashion, entertainment, etc.) are all guaranteed to destroy your psyche in five minutes flat if you dare to wade into the comments.

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um… shout out! WOO!!

10th April 2012

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Picket Line at Milwaukee City Hall (by Wisconsin Historical Images)

7th March 2012

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The criminal investigation into Scott Walker’s current and former top-level aides has already uncovered the theft of more than $60,000 intended for the widows and children of Soldiers killed in action, child sex crimes, secret email networks, illegal campaign contributions, and the abuse of taxpayer resources for political gain. Much of the illegal activity took place less than 10 yards from Scott Walker’s desk. What did Scott Walker know and when did he know it?

- Walkergate: 6 Walker Associates. 15 Felonies. 3 Misdemeanors. | Walker Investigation (via bulletinaweave)

2nd March 2012

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Reblogged from In love with The Lady in the Radiator by bulletinaweave

ahahahah what

6th February 2012

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HELL YES IT GOT PRINTED.

(via “MKE” - Threadless.com - Best t-shirts in the world)

7th November 2011

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*buys* threadless t-shirts milwaukee mke

Free Couch - Never Been Peed On

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/zip/2616361438.html

today in “things found on craigslist”

30th October 2011

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I can’t go Occupy Milwaukee tomorrow because I have to work.

14th October 2011

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Ryan Gosling discusses breaking up a New York street fight (x)

i kinda love that he refers to himself as ‘the guy from the notebook.’

there are paintings going on at the coffee shop on my block and i would totally steal one if i thought i could get away with it because goddamn they are gorgeous paintings of my home neighborhood and other places around milwaukee but the one i like best costs 1800 dollars and i never even have that much money at the same time let alone the spare cash to spend on art.

anyway then ryan gosling would come interrupt me in the process of trying to steal a painting that’s like, bigger than my torso, and i wouldn’t get the painting but it’d be cool because i could say i met ‘the guy from the notebook.’

4th October 2011

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themonicabird replied to your photo: (via Threadless - MKE) Everyone go vote for this!…

I’d feel better about if I didn’t find a website from a year ago with that logo. savannahred.blogspot.co… so now I dont know if it’s really his.

He designed the logo over a year ago. I encouraged him to put it on threadless when I saw they were having a “your city” design contest.

In fact, if you follow the link at that blog post to the earlier logo design contest, the only Milwaukee entry is that one, and it has the creator’s name on it. Jeremy Pettis, same person who submitted the design for the shirt.

17th August 2011

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(via Threadless - MKE)

Everyone go vote for this! I want it to become a shirt so bad.

16th August 2011

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Police in West Allis, Wis., say some attacks by black teenagers on white people outside the gates of the Wisconsin State Fair on Aug. 4 were racially motivated and should be prosecuted as hate crimes.

Wisconsin State Fair mob attack: Police seek hate crime charges - CSMonitor.com

And right now you should remembering the Audre Lorde project’s analysis that showed that hate crime legistlation is primarily used against communities of color.

(via radicallyhottoff)

15th August 2011

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what the fuck wisconsin wisconsin milwaukee race this is not what hate crime legislation is about

Reblogged from Milkee Mountain Mama by marshmallowmegamama

Teacher Handbooks To Replace Union Contracts

wisconsinforward:

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

With the start of school approaching on Sept. 1, about two-thirds of Wisconsin’s school districts are rushing to finalize employee handbooks to replace now-extinct collective bargaining agreements that for decades outlined duties and salaries for workers.

The passage of the state’s new “Act 10” legislation - in effect for all districts that didn’t extend a contract with teachers before the passage of the law - gives administrators the ability to make sweeping changes to teachers’ pay scales, hours and working conditions without having to negotiate them with unions.

Some sacred cows are disappearing, such as teacher tenure, layoffs based on seniority and the guarantee of 10 years’ worth of post-retirement health insurance. Other big and complex changes on the horizon include new salary structures and pay-for-performance plans.

I’m hung up on why anyone would think now would be a good time to promote pay-for-performance. Seriously?

Our new motto: “Backward”

14th August 2011

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Oh Summerfest. I hate you so hard, and yet you are part of my Milwaukee pride. I don’t know what’s up with that.

18th July 2011

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it's the biggest music festival too bad it sucks milwaukee

Reblogged from FuckYeahWisconsin by wisconsinfuckyeah

Calling the Police Can Get You Evicted

http://www.aclu.org/blog/womens-rights/calling-police-can-get-you-evicted

Across the country, a growing number of cities are adopting nuisance ordinances that impose fines and criminal penalties on landlords and tenants when the police are called too many times to the property. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, landlords may be fined if the police are called to the premises three or more times within 30 days. While the stated goal is to deter crime and recoup costs, these ordinances endanger domestic violence survivors, particularly women of color.

Property nuisance ordinances can take a variety of forms, but generally impose fines or other sanctions on building owners and tenants when the police are called to the premises a certain number of times, or where certain offenses are alleged to have occurred on the property. Under these ordinances, the only practical way for an owner to abate the “nuisance” and avoid a penalty is to evict the resident who called the police or whose home was the site of the alleged offense.

These ordinances present two very serious problems for women who experience domestic violence or stalking, two crimes that often occur in one’s home: They may prevent victims from calling the police when they are endangered by an abuser or stalker, and they may result in housing discrimination against victims of domestic violence.

(Source: abbyjean)

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