"As a kid, I stood in that line at the local welfare office where booklets of food stamps were distributed to single parents. Life of luxury or laziness? Give me a break." upnorthnewswi.com/2025/10/29/b...

That other site is still a dumpster fire, but we have to create an account over there for the radio show... so we're making it over here too. Find "pkradioshow" for more clips and posts.

It will never not enrage me that we had the pieces in place to hold accountable the people involved in a criminal conspiracy to overturn an American election, but they eventually got away with it and have the balls to act so self-righteous today. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

On Friday alone, Rep Derrick Van Orden posted 161 tweets – an ongoing vile tirade in the wake of the Charlie Kirk shooting. We cannot publish them here out of concern our account would be suspended. Instead, we will publish a fair sample in our Sunday newsletter: upnorthnewswi.com/politics-new...

Gosh, the "free speech" crowd mourning Kirk should be mobbing the station right now, screaming against "cancel culture." That double standard must not weigh very heavily on their conscience. www.wsaw.com/2025/09/11/w...

In case you were wondering what exactly Trump meant when he told the Proud Boys to "stand by." >> The order also directs a task force to create an online portal for 'Americans with law enforcement or other relevant backgrounds' to join federal agents. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...

I talked to Wisconsin Assembly Rep. Jodi Emerson of Eau Claire about the stakes in Texas, where Democrats are trying to hold off GOP rigging of congressional maps. upnorthnewswi.com/2025/08/13/t...

FFS. We have a candidate for governor who puts mass shooters' "rights" ahead of the rights of your children to not be murdered. Why would any candidate be so "pro-crime" about this? www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

Did you ever read something that was so in line with your own thoughts on an issue that you wonder why you didn't put it on paper before someone else did? Yeah, neither the first nor the last time I'll be saying that about @kristinbrey.bsky.social www.jsonline.com/story/opinio...

I'm one of the many who canceled their WaPo subscription when it became obvious that serious damage was being done to its product and its legacy. If I hadn't done so by now, Glenn Kessler's resignation would have been the final straw. Here's his story. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Superior’s plan to expand high-speed internet access predates the COVID pandemic, but the mayor will tell you how the funds to finally get started on ConnectSuperior started with the guy in the White House in 2021. “Joe Biden, really,” said Jim Paine. upnorthnewswi.com/2025/08/05/s...

I don't say this lightly. The Speaker of the House is engaged in a coverup and withholding information that could bring justice to an untold number of victims. At this point and until shown otherwise, Johnson is an accomplice to the pedophiles he's decided to shield. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

Reminding us that he can even ruin our escape into sports, Trump threatens to unleash his army of trolls on two sports teams unless they restore the racist nicknames they had finally sent to history’s dumpster. Wannabe dictator has better things to do. apnews.com/article/trum...

They've got enough money to throw us into another war, but not enough money to fund the suicide prevention hotline. Very "pro-life." Very "pro-family." So "GREAT."

Years of right wingers baselessly screaming “socialist!” (and worse) has led to folks being overly cautious to use strong labels when they actually apply to things like a racist president and a fascist administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...

For a group that loves claiming nObOdY wAnTs tO wOrK! ...they sure skip out of work a lot.

We will know our country can heal if (when?) a county Republican Party somewhere in this guy's district is the first to play the role of Joseph Welch saying to a modern day Joseph McCarthy, "You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency?" www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

(AXIOS) - President Trump's reputation as a consummate dealmaker is being challenged by his second-term record. @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/06/12/t...

Someone finally told Trump how his ICE capades have been hurting farmers in Wisconsin... plus big agri-business employment in meatpacking, packaging, trucking, milking, harvesting,... Will he actually return to the "criminals only" deportations he promised in the campaign?

"You are the waste they're cutting" @patkreitlow.bsky.social When Republicans claim they're only cutting "waste"—ask them to show it. They can't. Because the "waste" they're cutting? It's YOU. Your healthcare. Your family's security. All to help their wealthy donors. #BigBeautifulBill #Medicaid

Depressing. Exasperating. 100% true. And all because too many people didn’t listen to Murrow’s warning about “lights and wires in a box.”

In 1980, state government provided 100% of the agreed upon costs to provide police, fire and waste services to state buildings. But since 1982, the state has underfunded this program. The rate was only 37% in 2024. Fine. Now do our schools. www.gmtoday.com/the_freeman/...

The best way to see what I'm following in Wisconsin politics is to subscribe to my Sunday morning newsletter and listen to my weekday morning radio show, 6-9am on the Civic Media radio network. There's a link to sign up for the newsletter on our radio show page. upnorthnewswi.com/radio/

Obv if this is serious, the author needs to be found and any actual threats neutralized. But coming from the WI delegation's top troll and mindful of the Code Pink "incident" at the RNC, the level of trustworthiness here ain't that high. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

Trump having a Wisconsin judge arrested last Friday….. maybe a Wisconsin governor this Friday? Sounds like someone's trying to put the "fast" in fascism. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

Providence City Councilor Justin Roias: “Yesterday, ICE tased & detained a Providence resident with a pregnant U.S. citizen wife & a green card interview that same day.”

In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows: An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...

Why? Why is this not moving on the fastest track possible? Does someone have to be in literal quicksand to spur an appropriate level of action?

It me!

one young person told me: “I want people to know about what they did to Americorps. For many of us, this was our way to pay for college, to get away from home, to figure out what to do with our lives, it was a big step. And they just ripped it out from under us without even a 2-week’s notice.”

Here’s my occasional reminder that although the “flood the zone” strategy is keeping lawyers busy, the early work must begin now for the many charges and trials coming after Trump II. No more of the dithering that prevented justice after Trump I.

Derrick Van Orden is off his meds again. Watch this 5-minute rant from yesterday. www.youtube.com/live/3vy5xCg...

I have a feeling Sen. Smoot and Congressman Hawley are having their best celestial day since passing through the Pearly Gates. (“He’s doing WHAT?!“)

I'd say the lack of self-awareness is startling, but I think she's fully aware of what she's doing—and the degree of deflection is laughable. She needs to finally get the Newsmax TV show she's clearly been auditioning for or declare for governor in '26 as it's clear she wants one or the other.

The writers who are so dutifully referring to Liberation Day in their copy sure put a lot of stock into GOP marketing—and maybe need a reminder about, oh, say.... - Infrastructure Week - Repeal and Replace - Read My Lips And stop using "Department" when talking about DOGE. It's embarrassing.

Bear with me: the next two elections are conservative incumbents. Liberals could get to 6-3 or even 7-2 if we can convince Musk to move to Wisconsin and campaign full time.

Gosh, if only he’d gunned down schoolchildren. But he killed a white guy running a major corporation so… let’s spare no expense.

Good lord.

That photo doesn't exactly scream Mount Rushmore, but it should still be a destination anyway... for a really good Friday morning review of each week's big stories and the way they were covered. See my show page for more: civicmedia.us/shows/upnort...

Hear the entire conversation with @patkreitlow.bsky.social, @newsjennifer.bsky.social, @markjacob.bsky.social , and James Santelle! youtu.be/nXo5b6scvuY

Posting for no particular reason. I mean, congratulations to Maryland for that buzzer beater, but........ www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKWY...

I’m not crying, you’re crying.

Derrick Van Orden gets his 30 pieces of silver for claiming allegiance to a Constitution he would later contribute to crucifying. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...

habeas corpus is what keeps the government from grabbing anyone off the street and putting them in a dark hole forever. If the government can refuse to tell a court why it’s detaining you? how you planning on getting out? It’s a right that was afforded to all those J6 arrestees.

Schumer cancels book tour.

Remember when Homan bragged about plans to deport families together even if any of them were US Citizens? That's what happened here when they deported AN AMERICAN CITIZEN RECOVERING FROM BRAIN CANCER. Disgusting.

Join us this evening—in person or on the radio. Our Supreme Court election panel discussion and watch party will also be on @civicmedia.us news-talk stations and the app from 5-7pm, prior to tonight's candidate debate.

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Trump is bulldozing the Education Department, which helps homeless and disabled kids gain access to school, while he does a car commercial at the White House for the richest man in the world. Robber barons are waging class warfare on the rest of us.