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The Problem with Monuments
Today is the traditional Columbus Day holiday, which in many places is now being celebrated as Indigenous People’s Day or Native American Day, among other names. For years, Christopher Columbus was celebrated as the person who “discovered” America. The reality … Continue reading
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Tagged African-Americans, America, anti-Semitic, art, Atlantic, Baghdad, Bahamas, beliefs, Berlin Wall, Budapest, Central America, Charles Lindbergh, Christopher Columbus, citizens, civil war, coach, colonization, Columbus Day, Confederate leaders, Congress, diseases, enslavement, Eurocentric, fascist, flaws, founding fathers, future genrations, George Floyd, George Washington, government, heroes, history, holiday, honoring, human, Hungarian Revolution, ideals, Indigenous People's Day, insurrection, Iraqi history, Joe Paterno, leaders, legacy, majority, minority, modern standards, monuments, morals, nation, Native American Day, Native Americans, nature, NCAA, North America, pedestals, police brutality, politics, power, Presidents, protests, representation, revolution, Saddam Hussein, settlement, sexual abuse, slaveowners, slavery, South America, Stalin, statues, taxation, Thomas Jefferson, union, United States, voting, white male landowners, women
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Racist
“There should be no bitterness or hate where the sole thought is the welfare of the United States of America. No man can occupy the office of President without realizing that he is President of all the people.” –Franklin D. … Continue reading
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Tagged African-Americans, Ammericans, battles, Charlottesville, citizens, civil war, color, Confederacy, Donald Trump, ego, equality, Franklin D. Roosevelt, hate, Heisman Trophy, immigrants, Instagram, Kyler Murray, leader, Mandy Manning, Mexicans, Muslims, National Football League, National Teacher of the Year, Nick Bosa, non-white citizens, oval office, President, racism, rapists, Robert. E. Lee, Rodney Robinson, slaveholder, South, systemic racism, transgender, treason, tweets, Twitter, union, United States of America, violence, Virginia, war, West Point, White House, white nationalists, white privilege, white supremacists
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On Marriage and Equality
It was the late 1970s and I was struggling with my identity. I knew I was gay but I didn’t know how I could be gay. The Stonewall Rebellion, considered the watershed event of the modern gay rights movement, was not even … Continue reading
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Tagged African-Americans, amendment, come out, Defense of Marriage Act, discrmination, DOMA, equality, Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex but Were Afraid to Ask, gay, gay rights, homosexuality, immigrants, lesbian, love, marriage, marriage equality, MAssachusetts, oppressed, preference, queer, same-sex marriage, Scott Walker, second class citizens, sexual relations, Stonewall Rebellion, Supreme Court, union, Wisconsin
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Ryan vs. Huebsch
More than four years ago thousands upon thousands of protesters descended upon Wisconsin’s Capitol to protest Scott Walker’s attack on public employee unions, among other things that were in his “budget repair bill”. Please note that despite media insistence it … Continue reading
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Tagged "budget repair" bill, Act 10, ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Assembly, Attorney General, big business, boilerplate legislation, Capitol Police, Constitution, Defending Wisconsin, Department of Administration, freedom of speech, Freedomof assembly, Jeremy Ryan, legislators, protesters, public employee unions, Republican, Ryan vs. Huebsch, Scott Walker, taxpayer dollars, town square, union, Wisconsin Capitol, Wisconsin Supreme Court
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The Problem with Permits
In the last week close to a hundred citizens have been arrested for singing in the Wisconsin Capitol building. Each one has been charged for gathering without a permit, which comes with a $200.50 fine. The singers are gentle, angry … Continue reading
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Tagged Act 10, Arrests, Article 1 Section 4, Attorney General, Constitution, David Blaska, dissent, Edwin Blashfield, fine, First Amendment, free speech zones, freedom of speech, National Register of Historic Places, permit, police, politcal expression, political speech, Red Cross blood drive, rotunda, Scott Walker, singing, Solidarity Sing Along, Tea Party tax day, The Resources of Wisconsin, union, Wisconsin Capitol, Wisconsin Department of Administration
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Say It Ain’t So, Ryan
Dear Ryan Braun, As you know your suspension from baseball for using performance-enhancing drugs has disappointed many, many people, not only Milwaukee Brewers fans, but all of those who believed you when you insisted that the allegations you were juicing … Continue reading
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Tagged athlete, Baseball, character, Facebook, fans, hero, heroes, human, illegal drugs, Jake, jerseys, juicing, kids, Lance Armstrong, Little League, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, mistakes, peformance-enhancing drugs, penance, punishment, redemption, Ryan Braun, Shoeless Joe Jackson, trust, union, Wisconsin
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A Single Bluebird 