NEW: A two-year study turned into a four-year study and that study found...they need another study. Is anything ever going to *actually* happen with the Stadium Freeway? @jeramey.urbanmilwaukee.com joins the podcast to break down the latest: recombobulationarea.substack.com/p/the-future...

No Wilt no Kareem 82-0

Amazing Game 1! The NBA Finals!!!

NEW: Tom Tiffany's election denier record is disqualifying, full stop. We can disagree on policy. We can disagree on many things. But Tiffany's record (and recent off-the-cuff comments) make it clear that he is completely off the deep end on this. www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/tom-tiffan...

Now boarding…

I may never stop laughing. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

I'm trying, I really am

Look beyond the noise and it becomes easier to understand why Francesca Hong’s campaign is gaining momentum. This is not a traditional Democratic campaign, nor is it a copy-and-paste progressive movement campaign. It is something distinct. www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/wildcard-c...

About to join @pattivasquez.bsky.social on @wcpt820am.bsky.social / @heartlandsignal.bsky.social. Tune in!

It is absolutely baffling to me how we are talking about Legislative Fiscal Bureau and Wisconsin Policy Forum analysis differently for the failed surplus deal than in any other time such analysis has ever been brought up. Why in the world is this being approached differently?

NEW PODCAST: @angelalang8.bsky.social and I talked about Tom Tiffany and Trump's insurrectionist reparations slush fund, the failed surplus deal (and talking about deficits differently), Sean Duffy's out-of-touch road trip + more. Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/tom-tiffan...

Yep, this poll is going to sting, but lawmakers who voted against it still did the right thing. And the only thing stopping them from having an actual discussion about reviving a better version of this deal is the GOP-controlled legislature's own arbitrary deadlines.

fellow Midwestern Dads, today is the official beginning of Cargo Shorts Season. we will be wearing Cargo Shorts at every opportunity from now until Labor Day. thank you for your attention to this matter.

That’s right

I don’t know if Francesca Hong can win a statewide election. But what I do know is her campaign has earned the right to be taken seriously, and — perhaps more importantly — to be considered on its merits, and not by the labels assigned to it. www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/wildcard-c...

Here’s Francesca Hong singing “I Will Survive” with Milwaukee cover band Chappelle Hoan onstage at her packed concert fundraiser at X-Ray Arcade in Cudahy.

Look beyond the noise — the “Democratic Socialist” label; the four-letter words she drops on social media; the endless screeching attacks from the right — and it becomes easier to understand why Francesca Hong's campaign is gaining momentum. www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/wildcard-c...

NEW: Francesca Hong entered the race for governor as the wildcard, and with a campaign unlike any other in the Democratic primary field, she's built her campaign into a contender. Can this wildcard play a winning hand? Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/wildcard-c...

A 1.5-year study became a 4-year study and they found they'll need another study (even if there seems to be broad support for converting the Stadium Freeway to a boulevard). The WisDOT Study Industrial Complex needs to be dismantled. urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/05/19/s...

It was a good yap! 🙏🏻😊

Unfit for office. Period. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

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NEW: @millbot.bsky.social joined The Recombobulation Area podcast to talk about their Milwaukee Press Club award-winning column on AI data centers, and about "habitual drama king" Kirk Bangstad. Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/data-cente...

ICYMI: I wrote about the dramatic failure of the Evers-Vos-LaMahieu “blockbuster”, where Senate Dems voted no after seeing projections of this deal creating a $2.9 billion deficit. www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/crucial-sh...

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RIP to my favorite dive bar beer, a true legend, the beer that made Milwaukee famous. This is a genuine bummer. www.jsonline.com/story/money/...

ICYMI: Kirk Bangstad is "inherently nothing but a concern troll and misogynist," writes @millbot.bsky.social. A self-aggrandizing blueanon liberal with nothing real to offer: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/alas-the-l...

NEW: Watch our LIVE PODCAST event from Anodyne in Walker's Point, with @angelalang8.bsky.social, Kristin Brey and more. Turns out you can celebrate Milwaukee Day on May 7! We love our city. Recombobulate with us: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/video-cele...

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NEW: I wrote about the "blockbuster" deal failing at the finish line, and how a fractured Republican Senate caucus and the Evers administration failing to engage with the Democratic Senate led to a missed opportunity. Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/crucial-sh...

NEWS: The "blockbuster" deal between Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders passed the Assembly, but FAILED in the Senate.

Look. I was gonna keep my mouth shut about this guy because he's mostly your run-of-the-mill narcissistic jerk. But then he went and decided to run for governor and people on the left are still supporting his obnoxious grifting ass so it was time to write about it. #wipolitics

NEW: Award-winning contributor @millbot.bsky.social wrote about Kirk Bangstad. www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/alas-the-l...

“Mixed Mark”?!? Is this article serious?!? No Wisconsin politician of this generation has been more damaging to the city of Milwaukee than Robin Vos. He has stood in the way of progress, been dismissive and destructive and downright punitive toward Milwaukee. What horseshit

Ugly story unfolding with Robin Vos and Assembly Republicans. THREAD

Republican incumbents trail the generic Dem in each of these five key Assembly districts, per new data from Public Policy Polling.

NEW: After a big-deal retirement for the GOP in the Assembly, new polling sheds more light on the challenging outlook for Republicans in the midterms. I've been saying the Assembly is still Lean R. Now, I think it's a Toss-Up. Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/key-retire...

Bangstad is a toxic moronic grifter only out for attention, making everyone on the left look worse by even the vaguest of association. www.wisn.com/article/upfr...

Gov. Evers announces the framework of a "blockbuster deal" negotiated with the leaders of the Republican-controlled legislature. Per press release, it "will be paid for using a small portion of the state’s readily available state surplus."

This is the fifth consecutive year in which The Recombobulation Area has won a GOLD honor from the Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism awards.

Huge congratulations to @millbot.bsky.social for winning GOLD in the Milwaukee Press Club awards, for "Best Single Editorial, Statement of Editorial Position or Opinion" for this column at The Recombobulation Area: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/how-ai-is-...

NEW: A Milwaukee Day tornado warning didn't stop us from showing up for the 4-1-4 (a few weeks later). Listen to our live podcast, celebrating the city we call home, the glorious city of Milwaukee. Recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/live-from-...

And just like that, Bob Donovan announces he is running for re-election.

This is a HUGE retirement. Jessie Rodriguez is only 41, has a good reputation, and consistently has out-run the top of the ticket. This was a Harris+4/Baldwin+7 district in 2024 and Rodriguez won by a 3-point margin. Oak Creek Mayor Dan Bukiewicz is running as a Democrat.

TODAY!

NEW: The Wisconsin DOT just held a pair of "Public Involvement Meetings" on the future of 794, so I talked to Taylor Korslin of Rethink 794 about what we learned, what freeway removal could mean for Milwaukee, and what's next. Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/podcast-wh...

TOMORROW! www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/event-resc...

Hey, this is fun: I'm up for @milwaukeemag.bsky.social's Best of Milwaukee awards for "Best Local Social Media Follow"! Go vote and see which one of us will lose to Charlie Berens: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/vote-for-u...