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		<title>Christian Nationalism in Power</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 02:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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	Join the Marathon Dems this Thursday, May 21 at 6 PM as we welcome Kelda Roys, one of our fine candidates for Governor. I am sure there will even be time for some Q &#38; A. After this we will be showing an information packed movie called “Bad Faith 2026: Christian Nationalism in Power.” The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>RETURN OF THE ROBBER BARONS 3.0</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 02:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[THE POLITICIAN WILL HAVE TO DISGUISE HIMSELF Non-Partisan Leader Cartoon 1917 https://digitalhorizonsonline.org/digital/collection/ndsu-npl/id/45/rec/68 North Dakota State University Archives The Non-Partisan League was formed by the farmers of N.D. because neither the Republicans nor the Democrats of that time were serving their interests. The League would go on to establish the public Bank of North Dakota in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>FAIR MAPS FOR GOOD</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 02:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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	FAIR MAPS FOR GOOD &#8211; RALLY DATE: THURSDAY, JUNE 4 at 5:30 PM Join the Fair Maps Coalition for a coordinated statewide day of action, just days after candidates file signatures. We&#8217;re making our demands clear: Without an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) in place soon, we&#8217;ll face the same fight against gerrymandering after the 2030 Census. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tiffany is a Bad Choice for Governor</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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	&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Wisconsin will choose a new Governor in November. At this time there are nine Democratic candidates for the August 11 primary. The Republican&#8217;s have just two. But Representative Tom Tiffany will be the candidate. He has been endorsed by Trump. Tom Tiffany [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Giving Up is Unforgivable</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most nonviolent tool or instrument in a democratic society. We must use it.” John Lewis, former U.S. Representative and “good trouble” civil rights leader. Wisconsin has an election on Tuesday, April 7th. As John Lewis said, voting is a necessary, essential duty of citizens [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Banning Gerrymandering</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin Governor Evers has called a special session of the legislature for April 14th to pass a constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering. Extraordinary public pressure will be needed for this important reform to have any chance in the Republican controlled legislature. Prior to the latest redistricting compromise, Wisconsin had the worst gerrymandered legislative maps in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Longtime Republican’s Values Would be Unrecognizable in Today’s Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kevin Hermening’s recent announcement of his run for state assembly prompted the memory of a photo my Aunt Irene happily showed me some years ago.  Over age 80, she was seated behind Mr. Hermening on his motorcycle, two committed Republicans about to go for a ride at a fundraiser. Were my aunt, a long time leader of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ginger Murray Meet and Greet</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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	Due to the incoming bad weather, Ginger Murray, candidate for the 7th Congressional District, has rescheduled her Meet and Greet. The new date and time is Sunday, March 22 at the Wausau labor Temple.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wisconsin Supreme Court Election April 7</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In Wisconsin April 7 is the spring nonpartisan election. The statewide issue is the election of a Supreme Court justice. Across the state there are many nonpartisan local government and school board positions on the ballot and 72 local school funding referendums for voters to approve or reject. Historically voter turnout for spring elections has [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Red Counties Dependence on the “Deep State”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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	<a href="https://middlewisconsin.org/red-counties-dependence-on-the-deep-state/"><img title="Screenshot" src="https://middlewisconsin.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Map-of-red-counties-on-the-dole-300x208.jpg" alt="Red Counties Dependence on the “Deep State”" width="300" height="208" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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	“One of the most enduring conservative myths is that of the self-reliant, salt-of-the-earth, rural-dwelling American who pulls himself up by his bootstraps&#8230;If that were ever true, it hasn’t been for a while. These days, rural America is largely dependent on the federal government it claims to hate.” &#160; This quote is from an article in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Left vs. Right is not the Issue, Rather Democracy vs. Extremism</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Lohr]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What is the political left that our current administration attacks vehemently and relentlessly? It is not a single entity of opposition to any current leader, nor does it describe any single political position.  The political left describes a broad spectrum of ideologies that favor governmental reform in the general direction of more social equality. This political [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>More on political violence</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump has a lot of damn gall accusing Democrats and liberals of inciting political violence. Since 2015 he has been a primary source of inflammatory, divisive, hate-filled political rhetoric that  encouraged violence by his supporters. He is the only president in our history to incite a mob to attack Congress. &#160; In the past [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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