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I’ve always found “kakistocracy” to be an interesting word. I think more and more people will come to appreciate the word in the near future.
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Lisa Cestkowski
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Lisa Cestkowski
@LisaCestkowski
Writer, history nerd, profligate collector
Columbus, Wisconsin Sumali Ekim 2014
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Lisa Cestkowski nag-retweet
This is how Black people got killed in the Jim Crow era. Something "bad" happened to a white person, and a lynch mob rushed out to string up a Black person. It's how Emmett Till got lynched, how the Central Park Five got framed, and how Haitian immigrants are being targeted.
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The Vance campaign provided the Wall Street Journal with a police report to prove their claims about cat-eating Haitians in Springfield. The WSJ spoke to the woman who filed it, who said she later found her cat alive and well in her basement. She also apologized to her Haitian neighbors.
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Great new ad from Harris running in PA this week using clips from Trump’s own VP, Secretary of Defense, National Security Advisor, and Joint Chiefs Chair saying he is dangerous and unfit.
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"To all the GOP politicians who, deep in their heart, know that Trump is too grave a risk. To the 17 Republicans who voted to impeach and convict. To the vice president he would’ve happily left for dead. Say it loud and proud: Kamala Harris for president."
thebulwark.com/p/republicans-…
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Lisa Cestkowski nag-retweet
NEW: Eric Hovde—California megamillionaire sent by Mitch McConnell and his megadonor friends to run against Tammy Baldwin—might find that getting used to WI will take some adjusting. And not just because of the weather. Check out his California lifestyle:
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If there was ever a time I wanted people to retweet something - A vaccine specialist, Dr. Paul Offit, spells out how RFK Jr. played a role in discouraging vaccination rates in a small population. A measles outbreak followed which resulted in 83 deaths mostly of young children.
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LIFE UPDATE
I am returning to @WKOW! But I won’t be a behind-the-scenes news monkey anymore. I’ll be an ON AIR reporter in the evening newscasts. So you can start looking for me on your TV starting next week!
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@jimmyfallon College boyfriend used to sing "Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me, wipe on the pipe if the answer is no." Married him anyway. #MisheardLyrics
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It's Hashtags time! In honor of the Grammy Awards this Sunday, tweet out a funny song lyric that you or someone you know misunderstood. Could be on the show! #MisheardLyrics
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With both Colectivo and the Capitol Square Starbucks workers at the negotiating table for their first union contracts, organizers need to keep up momentum to achieve maximum leverage in their bargaining positions. @JTCestkowski reports:
tonemadison.com/articles/the-s…
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On a weekend of Queen anecdotes, this won't be matched. Just lovely.
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@ohJuliatweets This is my sweet girl Lilly, who we adopted from our local humane society after she’d been there for 8 months. 😢 Her sins are many, but she’s ours and we love her dearly.
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Rib Mountain recently shut down one of its wells due to PFAS contamination.
There's currently no testing requirement in Wisconsin, meaning many other communities could very well be unaware of their own contamination. But Republican lawmakers have blocked testing rules.
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@WIbeerbaron @MadCityBeerGeek In Columbia County, the test is how you pronounce “Rio.”
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@MadCityBeerGeek This is one of my faves. Mazomanie. Boscobel. Lake Butte des Morts. Lac Courte Oreilles.
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Rep. Timothy Ramthun (R-Campbellsport) this week began circulating a bill that would let partisan officials declare elections null and void.
It's just his latest attempt to undermine Wisconsin's elections.
bit.ly/3G9eMgH
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How can cities reclaim their polluted land?
Beloit turned a brownfield site into a baseball field that could spur even more development in the surrounding areas.
READ MORE: bit.ly/3rmn3cT
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