<p>If you vote in <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a>, today is the first day of early in-person voting for the very important Wisconsin Supreme Court race.</p><p>Electing Susan Crawford is vital.</p><p>Visit <a href="https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>myvote.wi.gov/en-us/</a> to make a plan to vote.</p>
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<p><a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hcommons.social/@wcftr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wcftr</span></a></span> - Archive of film, TV, radio, theatre at the University of Wisconsin & Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Madison365" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Madison365</span></a></span> - Non-profit community news service based in Madison, non-white perspectives</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@WausauPilot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WausauPilot</span></a></span> & <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@wausaupilot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>[email protected]</span></a></span> - Independent news for Marathon County, Wisconsin</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@MilwaukeeNe28e6" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MilwaukeeNe28e6</span></a></span> - Non-profit grassroots news service in Milwaukee</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://jws.social/@gmmke" rel="nofollow">@gmmke</a> - Bot posting useful info to start your day in Milwaukee</p><p>🧵 1/4</p>
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<p>In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.</p><p>There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-postpartum-medicaid-coverage-robin-vos?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-postpartum-medicaid-coverage-robin-vos?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/wis</span><span class="invisible">consin-postpartum-medicaid-coverage-robin-vos?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicaid/" rel="tag">#Medicaid</a> <a href="/tags/pregnancy/" rel="tag">#Pregnancy</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>Ten Warblers in One Hour!</p><p>Taken along the outdoor ponds of the historic <a href="/tags/fish_hatchery/" rel="tag">#Fish_Hatchery</a> near <a href="/tags/bayfield/" rel="tag">#Bayfield</a>, <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> in 2019.</p><p>How many can you identify?! 🙂 </p><p><a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#Birds</a> <a href="/tags/warblers/" rel="tag">#Warblers</a> <a href="/tags/naturephotography/" rel="tag">#NaturePhotography</a></p>
<p>What is the difference between honest ignorance (which we all have on any number of topics, and if we're humble, we learn) and prideful ignorance ("I know everything already, shut up")?</p><p>This man</p><p>He came to the <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> state legislature to speak against <a href="/tags/genderaffirmingcare/" rel="tag">#genderAffirmingCare</a>. Instead, after listening to testimony, he apologized and said he learned a lot</p><p>😲</p><p>On <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialMedia</a> we are drowning in <a href="/tags/bigotry/" rel="tag">#bigotry</a></p><p>But, sometimes, you can educate those who will listen</p><p><a href="/tags/trans/" rel="tag">#Trans</a> <a href="/tags/transrights/" rel="tag">#TransRights</a> <a href="/tags/transgender/" rel="tag">#Transgender</a></p>
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<p>“The <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#abortion</a> ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by a newer state law that criminalizes abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb”</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-abortion-ban-1849-01658358639a63db7df92aeec34c612d?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-07-02-Breaking+News" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/wisconsin-abortion-ban-1849-01658358639a63db7df92aeec34c612d?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-07-02-Breaking+News"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/wisconsin-a</span><span class="invisible">bortion-ban-1849-01658358639a63db7df92aeec34c612d?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-07-02-Breaking+News</span></a></p>
<p>Money is pouring into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election so fast that political observers now believe it is likely to reach $100 million by Tuesday, election day.</p><p>Already, it has become the costliest judicial race in U.S. history.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-most-expensive-us-history-elon-musk?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-most-expensive-us-history-elon-musk?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/wis</span><span class="invisible">consin-supreme-court-race-most-expensive-us-history-elon-musk?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/supremecourt/" rel="tag">#SupremeCourt</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/billionaires/" rel="tag">#Billionaires</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a></p>
<p>The targeting of state supreme courts by special interests and billionaires can leave the public with the impression that justices are no different than any politician: devoted to serving their political allies, court observers say.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-musk-crawford-schimel-partisanship-elections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-musk-crawford-schimel-partisanship-elections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/wis</span><span class="invisible">consin-supreme-court-musk-crawford-schimel-partisanship-elections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/billionaires/" rel="tag">#Billionaires</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/supremecourt/" rel="tag">#SupremeCourt</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a></p>
<p>Wisconsin’s Name-Change Law Raises Safety Risks for Transgender People<br>—</p><p>A 167-year-old statute requires trans people to publish their old and new names in a newspaper. Families and advocates worry the requirement now poses a risk as President Donald Trump has attacked transgender rights.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-law-transgender-name-changes?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-law-transgender-name-changes?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/wis</span><span class="invisible">consin-law-transgender-name-changes?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/trans/" rel="tag">#Trans</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="/tags/transgender/" rel="tag">#Transgender</a> <a href="/tags/transrights/" rel="tag">#TransRights</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>White Supremacist Terrorgram Network Allegedly Inspired Teen Accused of Killing Parents and Plotting Trump Assassination<br>—</p><p>Court documents reveal that Nikita Casap’s alleged manifesto calling for Trump’s assassination cited multiple Terrorgram publications and urged people to read the writings of a network member who murdered two people outside an LGTBQ+ bar in 2022.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-assassionation-plot-nikita-casap-terrorgram-wisconsin-frontline?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-assassionation-plot-nikita-casap-terrorgram-wisconsin-frontline?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-assassionation-plot-nikita-casap-terrorgram-wisconsin-frontline?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/telegram/" rel="tag">#Telegram</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#Violence</a> <a href="/tags/online/" rel="tag">#Online</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#Extremism</a> <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a></p>
A couple of Wisconsin lighthouses from a 2018 trip <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/lighthouse/" rel="tag">#lighthouse</a> <a href="/tags/lakemichigan/" rel="tag">#lakemichigan</a>
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<p>Sen. Ron Johnson Endorses Book Touting Chlorine Dioxide's Unproven Health Benefits<br>---</p><p>Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It is all lunacy," one expert said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ron-johnson-wisconsin-chlorine-dioxide-pierre-kory-endorsement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ron-johnson-wisconsin-chlorine-dioxide-pierre-kory-endorsement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ron</span><span class="invisible">-johnson-wisconsin-chlorine-dioxide-pierre-kory-endorsement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/misinformation/" rel="tag">#Misinformation</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>Taliesin (Frank Lloyd Wright's Home & School) near Spring Green in southwest <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> </p><p>Again picking away at my archive. Combining photos from two visits in 2012 & 2023.</p><p>Wonderful place to visit BTW! More to come...</p><p><a href="https://richard.mdpaths.com/history/taliesin/index.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="richard.mdpaths.com/history/taliesin/index.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">richard.mdpaths.com/history/ta</span><span class="invisible">liesin/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">#Architecture</a> <a href="/tags/taliesin/" rel="tag">#Taliesin</a> <a href="/tags/franklloydwright/" rel="tag">#FrankLloydWright</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a></p>
<p>A Father’s Quest for Justice Finds Resolution After 13 Years<br>---</p><p>Restrained by three white men for attempted shoplifting, a Black teen died from asphyxiation. His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible. More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-corey-stingley-death-charges-milwaukee-prosecutor?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-corey-stingley-death-charges-milwaukee-prosecutor?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/wis</span><span class="invisible">consin-corey-stingley-death-charges-milwaukee-prosecutor?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/milwaukee/" rel="tag">#Milwaukee</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/justice/" rel="tag">#Justice</a> <a href="/tags/accountability/" rel="tag">#Accountability</a></p>
<p>Snow day activity <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/arena/" rel="tag">#Arena</a> <a href="/tags/january/" rel="tag">#January</a> <a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#Birds</a> <a href="/tags/snowfall/" rel="tag">#SnowFall</a></p>
<p>A Black Teen Died Over a $12 Shoplifting Attempt. 13 Years Later, Two Men Plead Guilty in His Killing.<br>---</p><p>16-year-old Corey Stingley died from asphyxiation after being pinned down by customers in a convenience store. Under a special agreement, the family of the teen finally feels that “truth, understanding and a measure of healing” has taken place.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/corey-stingley-felony-murder-plea-deal-milwaukee?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/corey-stingley-felony-murder-plea-deal-milwaukee?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/cor</span><span class="invisible">ey-stingley-felony-murder-plea-deal-milwaukee?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/milwaukee/" rel="tag">#Milwaukee</a> <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/justice/" rel="tag">#Justice</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a></p>
<p>NEW: Powerful <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> Assembly Speaker Robin Vos had repeatedly blocked lawmakers from voting on a bipartisan bill to extend postpartum <a href="/tags/medicaid/" rel="tag">#Medicaid</a> coverage. </p><p>The legislation now goes to Gov. Tony Evers, who is expected to sign it into law.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-postpartum-medicaid-new-mothers-robin-vos?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-19" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-postpartum-medicaid-new-mothers-robin-vos?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-19"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/wis</span><span class="invisible">consin-postpartum-medicaid-new-mothers-robin-vos?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-19</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#parents</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/mom/" rel="tag">#mom</a></p>
<p>Transportation Lobbyists Have Donated Thousands to Sean Duffy’s Son-in-Law as He Runs for Congress<br>---</p><p>Industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. The candidate’s father-in-law happens to be the U.S. secretary of transportation. <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/sean-duffy-michael-alfonso-congress-transportation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/sean-duffy-michael-alfonso-congress-transportation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/sea</span><span class="invisible">n-duffy-michael-alfonso-congress-transportation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/transportation/" rel="tag">#Transportation</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a></p>