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Who among us hasn't been tempted to flip a table belonging to college Republicans?

That the alleged table flipper is a chair just adds to the tale.

"The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has placed the chair of its English department on leave after he allegedly flipped over a table set up by the College Republicans."
wpr.org/news/uw-eau-claire-alv

WPR · UW-Eau Claire professor placed on leave after flipping College Republicans tableUW-Eau Claire has placed the chair of its English department on leave after he allegedly flipped over a table set up by the College Republicans.
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The Democratic-backed candidate for #WisconsinSupremeCourt defeated a challenger endorsed by #Trump & billionaire #ElonMusk, cementing a #liberal majority for at least 3 more years.

#SusanCrawford, a Dane County judge who led legal fights to protect #union power & #abortion rights, defeated Republican-backed Brad Schimel in a race that broke records for spending, was on pace to be the highest-turnout #Wisconsin #SupremeCourt election ever & became a proxy for #USpol battles.

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@knittingknots2 I know plenty that would love nothing more than to fight for cause from an actual seat in the chamber.

Unfortunately, $57,408 just doesn't seem to feed the family. Especially, since the majority of your time must be devoted to making sure all of your constituents have the proper footing to feed theirs.

IMO, treating the chair as a #PassiveIncome #stream isn't what I call service.

"I have always viewed the job as a service, not as a career." -Duey Stroebel, former WI State Senator. President of Terrace Reality, currently hovering around a quality rating of 1.8 ⭐

urbanmilwaukee.com/pressreleas

This is good. Details about that voting map fight in my home state of Wisconsin. #wipol

"The bottom line is that very large GOP majorities in the Legislature are dictated by the maps. Very few individual seats are ever up for grabs. Legislative control is never in doubt. There is no “play” in the system. It is not responsive to election swings or shifts in the public mood. In a state famous for close statewide elections, legislative elections are basically meaningless."
jsonline.com/story/news/politi

Journal SentinelGilbert: Are Wisconsin's election maps 'rigged'? Here are the reasons the answer is yesBy Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel