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As The Rotunda Turns: Episode #368 – Kerfuffle in The Capitol

“On the 15th of May, in the jungle of Nool, In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool, He was splashing…enjoying the jungle’s great joys… When Horton the elephant heard a small noise.” On Friday, February 17, Reps. David Craig and Paul Farrow sent a letter to Department of Administration secretary Mike Huebsch. In […]

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Wisconsin Uprising Marks One-Year Anniversary

February 15, 2012 by Lady Forward Valerie Van Horn brought her crock pot to the rotunda on Tuesday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the Wisconsin Uprising. Shortly after the capitol occupation ended last winter, the Department of Administration came up with a list of items “prohibited” from the capitol. A foamboard […]

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Sen. Kedzie (R-ALEC) Lies Again … And Again … Schedules Mining Hearing 340 Miles Away from Mine Site

February 14, 2012 by Barbara With On February 13, Sen. Neal Kedzie (R-ALEC) announced that the first of two possible mining hearings has been officially placed on the Senate calendar. This hearing will be a chance for the public to express directly to Fascist Kedzie just how far he has fallen into corruption and graft. […]

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WI Assembly Republicans Violate Article IV Section 10 of the WI Consitution and Illegally Pass AB426

February 11, 2012 by Barbara With On January 26, 2012, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Rep. Bill Kramer (R-ALEC) ordered all observers removed from the gallery and behind locked doors conducted the passage of AB426, the ALEC-GTAC-authored ferrous mining bill. Despite a majority of opposition at both public hearings, stripping away all protections from air, […]

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Heartbeat of protesters is stifled in the capitol

January 27, 2012 by Barbara With Republicans in the Assembly Session last night, in the process of passing highly controversial mining legislation, claimed they were seeking “decorum” when they ordered law enforcement to clear the gallery of all visitors. Throughout the day, citizens were removed from the gallery for minor verbal outbursts, sign holding and […]

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Heartbeat of Red Cliff Band Arrested in Capitol

January 27, 2012 by Barbara With Sam Morris of the Red Cliff Band was arrested for drumming a prayer in the Wisconsin state capitol just after noon today. He was escorted out of the building by Capitol Police officers and was issued a $260 ticket for disorderly conduct. Tribal attorney Glenn Stoddard was nearby and attempted […]

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Global Flash Mob! STOP THE FASCISTS AS THEY BREAK FEDERAL TREATY LAW! Call the White House and Demand Federal Intervention

January 26, 2012 by Barbara With CALL THE WHITE HOUSE DEMAND WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS ARE ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW AND DECLARING WAR AGAINST THE SOVEREIGN NATIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES Switchboard: 202-456-1414 Today in the Wisconsin State Assembly, the formerly-known-as-Republican party, guided by Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald (R-ALEC) will illegally pass AB426, the ferrous mining bill […]

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Jeff Fitzgerald Forewarns He Will Break International Treaty Law and Pass The Mining Bill

January 26, 2012 by Barbara With gen·o·cide [jen-uh-sahyd] noun The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. Despite warnings for months from the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians that a mine in the Penokees will result in what amounts to genocide for their tribe, Rep. […]

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Fascism For Dummies PART I: Vukmir Diverts Democracy

January 16, 2012 by Barbara With Last week, the Jobs, Economy and Small Business Committee held a hearing in Hurley to listen to public testimony on AB426, the new mining bill being introduced into the Assembly on January 26th. Truly one of the worst pieces of legislation to come down the Republican pike yet, from […]

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