Disorder In The Court

It’s Impossible to Overstate the Damage Done by the Supreme Court in This Term

The Supreme Court Took A Sledgehammer To American Democracy

Republican Hypocrisy

How Low Can Republicans Go? Always Lower.

Ah, our annual State of the Union, where Republicans can remind all of America how vile, nasty, petty, childish, and uncivil they are. They are not an adult party. They are not a serious party. Nothing but greedy, imbecilic, attention-whores.

5 Takeaways From the State of the Union

Rep. Derrick Van Orden shouts 'lies!' at Joe Biden during State of the Union

As House Republicans heckle, Biden serves it back

Biden's State of the Union hecklers face internal GOP groans

Fiery Joe Biden Unleashes Forceful Rebuke Of Trump, GOP In State Of The Union Address

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No Right

Here's What GOP-Nominated Justices Said About Roe v. Wade During Their Senate Hearings
The Most Extreme Abortion Ban In The Country Was Just Signed Into Law In Oklahoma

Samuel Alito: the abrasive justice taking abortion rights back to the 17th century

Hypocrisy & 40 Years of Anti-Abortion Protests

Vote Democrat

If you were on the fence, if you were thinking of voting Republican, if you were thinking of not voting at all, here is a glaring example of why the majority of Americans should vote Democrat.

Protests Erupt Nationwide To Support Abortion Rights After SCOTUS Draft Leak

Ocasio-Cortez Torches Collins And Murkowski: 'They Don't Get To Play Victim Now'

George Carlin Nailed Conservative Hypocrisy On Abortion More Than 25 Years Ago

Wisconsin Abortion Rights Could Be Set Back Nearly 200 Years

How We Know It Wasn't A Liberal Who Leaked SCOTUS Decision

VP Harris: Overturning Roe 'A Direct Assault On Freedom'

Republicans only care about power and cronyism. And, this latest Supreme Court leak shows they definitely do not give a shit about women. 

Upcoming Elections:

Fall Primary - Tuesday, August 9

General Election - Tuesday, November 8

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Midweek Reading

The real cost of Amazon

Spending on Police Up 30% Since 1986

How Many Fewer Cops With A 10% Cut?

The Banality of State Sen. Luther Olsen

Republicans fought for local control over virus restrictions, now they’re fighting that local control

Just Use Your Thinking Pump!

Why venture capital doesn’t build the things we really need

Wisconsin Billionaires’ Net Worth Rose 36% During Pandemic

Oil And Gas Pipelines Look Like Increasingly Risky Bets
Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks’ controversial charter school

Legislators Who Opposed Pandemic Aid Grab Grants

McConnell's Wife's Family Business Appears on Trump Admin's List of Companies That Received Most PPP Money

Wisconsin Has Fastest COVID-19 Spread In U.S.

The Study That Debunks Most Anti-Abortion Arguments

Alabama: Where More Of What You Don't Want Is A Good Thing

Just what one of the poorest and lowest ranked (socioeconomic, health, education, etc.) states needs:

Alabama Senate Passes Nation’s Strictest Abortion Bill

More mouths to (not) feed, care, clothe and/or educate.

Sunday Reading

Wisconsin Jobs Agency Writes Off $1.1 Million Loan Owed By DePere Businessman Jailed For Defrauding Investors
Three Reason Why The U.S. Is Vulnerable To Big Disasters - And Getting More Vulnerable All The Time
U.S Coal Industry Shows No Signs Of Comeback
High Court Sticks It To Milwaukee
Justice Kennedy Wasn't A Moderate
A Trade Tutorial For Trump
Which Anti-Poverty Programs Work
The Mind-Bendy Weirdness Of The Number Zero, Explained
In Many States, The End Of Roe V. Wade Is Already Here
Growth Benefits Of U.S. Tax Cuts May Be Overestimated: Fed Study
Fresh Proof That Strong Unions Help Reduce Income Inequality
New Study Confirms That American Workers Are Getting Ripped Off
Walker Protected Polluters Who Illegally Dumped Human Waste
How The Koch Brothers Are Killing Public Transit Projects Around The Country

Walker Removes Abortion Coverage For Public Workers

As the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported, Gov. Scott Walker removes most abortion coverage for Wisconsin public workers.

Assembly Bill 128 prohibits government-provided health insurance plans from paying for abortions except in cases of rape or incest or to preserve the life of the mother. The restriction would apply to state workers and thousands of local government employees who get their coverage through the state Group Insurance Board.

Democrats said the measure was unnecessary because under previous state law state health plans would pay for an abortion only if a doctor has determined it is medically necessary. But supporters argued that the state needed to tighten the policy to protect taxpayers who have religious objections to their money being used in this way.

So now we're changing policy because some people have objections to how the money is used?

Give me a fucking break!

Religious organizations are already allowed billions in tax exemptions. I have objections to this. So can we start taxing churches now?

Can every childless taxpayer quit paying taxes for schools? Can people without a driver's license stop paying taxes for roads? Are pacifists allowed to quit paying taxes for the military?

Walker's entire political mission has nothing to do with public service and everything to do with cronyism. Walker is only interested in rewarding his contributors and boosters.

Wisconsin Reading

Scott Walker Destroyed His State: Wisconsin's Economic Cautionary Tale
Suburban Firms Moving Downtown To Attract And Keep Millennials
In College Column, Bradley Likened Abortion To Holocaust, Slavery
Who's Best On Budget And Taxes?
Wisconsin Uses Affordable Care Act But Rejects Funding For It
Milwaukee Faces Daunting Costs With Lead Water Pipes
Milwaukee County To Consider $184.3 Million, 10-Story Downtown Courthouse
Wisconsin's Pace Of Job Growth Continues To Trail Behind The National Average

Wisconsin Abortion Law Is Delayed

Wisconsin: Enforcement of Abortion Law Is Delayed

A federal judge on Monday granted a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a new Wisconsin law that bans doctors who lack admitting privileges at nearby hospitals from performing abortions. The order by Judge William Conley of Federal District Court will remain in place pending a fuller hearing on July 17. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and Affiliated Medical Services filed a lawsuit Friday. The suit alleged that the requirement would unconstitutionally restrict the availability of abortions in the state, violate the Constitution’s due process guarantee and unconstitutionally treat doctors who perform abortions differently from other doctors. The bill was introduced in the Legislature on June 4, passed nine days later and signed into law Friday by Gov. Scott Walker.

Wisconsin Republicans Push Through Ultrasound Bill After Silencing Democrats

Wisconsin Republicans' latest plan to boost job creation...requiring women to have an ultrasound before getting an abortion.

"Republican state senators in Wisconsin on Wednesday silenced Democratic lawmakers while passing a bill requiring women to undergo an ultrasound procedure before being able to receive an abortion." [source]

Feel the job creation!

The Journal In Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Is Definitely Not For Journalism

Paul Ryan Abortion Extremism Missing In Wisconsin's Biggest Newspaper

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs?

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The Battle For The War On Women

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Right-Wing Terrorists

The terrorists won this round. Eric Boehlert has more on the right-wing's terrorism-instigating noise machine. Paul Krugman adds his thoughts here. Yet Republicans have the nerve to deny that right-wing extremists exist.

Update:
An excellent, informed piece from Sara Robinson, 9 Conservative Myths Abouth Right-Wing Domestic Terrorism.