Robin Vos

DEMs have a bit of a numbers advantage in all 4 seats that will determine control of the state senate. The GOP had the advantage of incumbents -- an advantage that is now gone. Two of these seats are now OPEN (05 and 21), one has a GOP incumbent (17), and one has joint-incumbency (SD 31 - Smith is the technical incumbent for that seat number, but Jesse James is as much of incumbent for the population of the new seat). Democrats now have the advantage in the race to control the state senate. The caucus best positioned to be in a majority is most certainly Assembly Republicans. Second best positioning goes to Senate Dems.

New research shows even infrequent cannabis use during adolescence is linked to increased risk of mental-health disorders and poor academic performance. on.wsj.com/4bu3xQV

📊 2026 Generic Congressional Ballot 🟦 Democrats: 45.5% (+0.1) 🟥 Republicans: 44.2% (+1.7) TIPP (A-) | 2/24-27 | 1,264 RV | ±3

BREAKING—BIG: The largest study EVER on cannabinoids out today found NO evidence for efficacy for PTSD, anxiety, or depression— and it INCREASED cocaine cravings. Published in the most prominent world journal @TheLancet - University of Sydney (no conflicts, no industry funding of any kind) Will post full article when it’s available

Wisconsin ranks 21st in the nation for education spending, 3rd in the Midwest, above the national average. So says the Ed Law Center, a respectable left-leaning group sponsored by teachers unions, who analyzed our fiscal capacity. Even they think Wisconsin is normal!

Conservatives who attend church weekly are the least likely to have ever been diagnosed with a mental health condition. Liberals who have low attendance are the most likely to have a diagnosis.

We survived this. And now Democrats are complaining about 2.4% inflation. Child, be serious.

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From @elonmusk mmm If you take $500 from a worker and give $100 to five lazy people , you lose one vote but gain five. It’s the biggest pyramid scheme in history and it’s called SOCIALISM..

In 12th Century, inside a convent perched on a wooded hill in Alsace, a woman quietly began assembling one of the most ambitious intellectual works of the Middle Ages. Her name was Herrad of Landsberg, and she was the abbess of the Abbey of Hohenburg, a religious community of educated women. At a time when universities were just beginning to form—and when most formal scholarship was dominated by men—Herrad created a vast illustrated encyclopedia designed to educate the young women under her care. She called it *Hortus Deliciarum*, or “The Garden of Delights.” The work was extraordinary. Part theological guide, part scientific compendium, part literary anthology, it gathered knowledge from across the medieval world. Herrad and the nuns working with her compiled writings on philosophy, biblical history, astronomy, ethics, music, and classical literature. The manuscript also included poetry, commentary, and hundreds of vivid illustrations that explained complex ideas visually. More than 300 images filled its pages—intricate diagrams of the cosmos, allegorical scenes of virtue and vice, and portraits of scholars and saints. These images weren’t decorative. They were educational tools meant to help women understand the structure of the universe, the nature of morality, and humanity’s place within divine creation. What makes the work even more remarkable is its collaborative spirit. Herrad oversaw the project, but the manuscript reflects the labor of an entire community of learned women who copied texts, painted images, and preserved knowledge together inside the convent walls. In an age when women were often excluded from intellectual institutions, Herrad created one of her own. The original manuscript survived for centuries before being tragically destroyed in 1870 during the Siege of Strasbourg in the Franco-Prussian War. But scholars had copied many of its pages beforehand, allowing historians to reconstruct much of its brilliance. Today Herrad of Landsberg stands as one of the earliest known female encyclopedists—a reminder that medieval women were not merely passive observers of history. Some were architects of knowledge itself, building gardens of learning long before the world was ready to recognize them. © Women In World History #archaeohistories

3 interesting findings: 1. 88% of college students say they pretended to be more progressive than they are to succeed academically or socially. 80% of students say they submitted class work misrepresenting their real views to conform to the progressive views of the professor.

Only 4 counties' public schools did not shrink in 2026. • Florence: +0 • Richland: +3 • Burnett: +4 • Dane: +198, solely because of adding hundreds of students through its virtual charter schools Will 2027 be the first year every county in Wisconsin shrinks its student body?

Gas prices bounced between $3.50 and $4:50 a gallon under Joe Biden. They've been bouncing between $2:30 and $2.70 under Trump. They are (only temporarily) around $3 or $3.15 a gallon due to the very important Iran strikes. Tammy thinks you are too stupid to understand this.

La présidente de la région de Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, à l’extrême gauche : « Je vous encourage à aller à Téhéran seul et ivre, ou à Kaboul en minijupe, et à emmener vos amis gays avec vous ; voyons combien de temps il leur faudra pour vous pendre à une grue. » C’est exactement des personnes comme elle qui devraient diriger l’Espagne au lieu de Pedro Sànchez, qui est une véritable honte pour le pays.

Great idea to legalize it. Study of 35,000 Canadians aged 15 and up from 2012 to 2022 found that those who use cannabis tend to be "more likely to meet criteria for anxiety and depressive disorders, and more likely to report suicidality.” At least with cigarettes, you feel better, are happier and more alert for your entire life -- and the health problems (mostly heart attacks or lung cancer) don't kick in until decades later, usually only about 5 years sooner than non-smokers. I'm not recommending either, but the difference in the way pot and nicotine are treated is completely inverted. nypost.com/2026/03/01/hea…

Oklahoma’s marijuana “experiment” has failed. Youth use of marijuana is up. ER visits are up. Cartel crime is up. Massive amounts of oversupply are flooding the black market. We don’t need more weed shops than pharmacies. It’s time to shut this broken system down and protect our kids and communities. news9.com/oklahoma-city-…

I never would have supported the legalization of marijuana had I known what would end up happening to young people and our cities. I deeply regret it. Every major city and uber in them just reeks of weeds everywhere. It is absolutely vile.

POILIEVRE: "For generations, free markets lowered costs, raised wages, and lifted billions out of poverty." "Yet they're facing major pushback today from the twin threats of socialism and protectionism. That risks turning the wealth of nations into the poverty of the people."

Voters have grown more concerned with holding down property taxes than with increasing funding for K-12 schools in recent years. In this poll, 60% say property taxes are more important and 40% say funding for K-12 schools is more important. #mulawpoll

In Wisconsin, we're literally paying for kids not to read. Over ten years... 💰 Spending per student +53% ($12,250 →$18,750) 📉 % Students NOT Reading at Grade Level: 49% →60%