Voting/Elections
Vaccinations: Who Needs Them?
According to the most recent information available on the CDC.gov website, “As of March 27, 2025, a total of 483 confirmed measles cases were reported by 20 jurisdictions: Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Washington”. Who should be concerned, and why?
First, Trump and Musk are eliminating jobs in the CDC and the NIH at alarming rates. These people have 20 twenty years or more of ...
Costs of Foolishness
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.” Bertrand Russell (1872 –1970), British philosopher
The fools and fanatics currently in control of our country have no understanding of what government is about, how it operates, or the importance it has for people and society. But they are “certain of themselves” and their anti-government ideology. Many people are going to be hurt, and many will literally die from their ignorant, mean spirited, shortsighted actions.
John Adams ...
A Supreme Court rerun in Wisconsin
If you are feeling deja vu about the Wisconsin Supreme Court election you are not imagining things. You have seen this movie before. The election on Tuesday, April 1st is a rerun of the 2020 and 2023 contests. The names have changed but the issues are the same.
In 2020 and 2023 Jill Karofsky and Janet Protasiewicz, both liberal jurists, won their elections defeating conservative Dan Kelly. Kelly had been appointed to the Supreme Court in 2016 by Gov. Scott Walker. The victory of Protasiewicz created a liberal majority on the court after many years of ...
Wisconsin April 1st Election
The Wisconsin election happening on Tuesday April 1st has three important items on the ballot. A Supreme Court justice will be elected (which I talked about last week). Another is a constitutional amendment – this one on voting rights. Voters will also choose a Secretary for the Department of Public Instruction.
I suggested last week that this election has an element of deja vu because the issues and impact on Wisconsinites are a repeat of other recent elections. The candidates and details are different, but the basic contest is whether Wisconsin will move ...
From our friends at Sawyer County-Lac Courte Oreilles
As of Tuesday evening Feb. 18, with more than 95 percent of precincts reporting statewide, Underly won 38 percent of the vote with 177,397 votes, and Kinser claimed 34.5 percent of the votes with 161, 586 votes, according to the AP. Sauk Prairie School District Superintendent Jeff Wright trailed with 27.5 percent of the vote with 128, 256 votes.
According to the New York Times, a total of 1,250 votes were cast in Sawyer County, with 34 percent of the vote going to Underly, 40 percent to Kinser, and 26 percent to Wright.
Underly has positioned herself as a ...
Bernie
We've got some exciting news to share:
Bernie’s coming to Altoona on Saturday, March 8, and you’re invited! He’ll be speaking about how our movement can come together to take on the Oligarchy and demand a government that works for all of us, not just the wealthy few.
This is going to be a great event, and we’d love to see you there. So, can you make it? Here’s everything you need to know:
Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here with Bernie Sanders in Altoona
Saturday, March 8
10:30am Doors Open
11:30am Speaking Program Starts
Altoona High ...
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
(Susan Crawford Rally)
Saturday, March 8
RIGHTS, EQUALITY, EMPOWERMENT
On March 8, at 10:30 AM, join us to celebrate International Women's Day under the theme, “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” And I add, also the men who support them. This year's theme calls for action that can unlock equal rights,power and opportunities for all and a feminist future where no one is left behind.
We only have a few weeks left before the election and I can’t shout it loudly enough how important this election ...
MADISON DAY OF ACTION WITH NAOMI
Are you upset with the state of affairs in our state and nation! Come join us for an exciting day at WISDOM’S Madison Action Day, Thursday, April 10, 2025!
WISDOM is a state-wide network of people looking for the common good. WISDOM is committed to just change that brings health and stability for the second, third and seventh generations to come. NAOMI is one of 12
Affiliates in the state. Join with all the Affiliates for a dynamic day of advocacy, learning, and action with an opportunity to engage directly with your elected Representatives and Senators. Connect with ...
AMENDMENT OVERVIEW
Wisconsin voters will be asked one question to amend (change) the constitution on their April ballot. This amendment, the sixth proposed by the legislature in the last year, is another example of the legislature attempting to bypass the authority of the executive and judicial branches through the constitutional amendment process, while denying voters the ability to propose their own citizen-led ballot initiatives.
Whether you love it or hate it, Wisconsin already has a strict voter ID law on the books. This constitutional amendment seeks to enshrine Wisconsin’s voter ...