I just want to know how much this crazy few weeks in Wisconsin politics has messed up (or not) @pollsandvotes.bsky.social upcoming poll. Hopefully they’re getting into the field next week and see how voters feel about this whole thing

An exciting development as part of the National Ave project: a Kassel kerb! This style if curb (made famous by its use in Kassel, Germany) allows buses to pull close to the stop with less risk of damage (to either bus or curb)

378 BUSES 49 ROUTES 3,742 BUS STOPS 625 SHELTERS 1,486 CVP RIDERS 84,017 U-PASS RIDERS 19.81 RIDERS AN HOUR 6.88 AVERAGE BUS AGE 364 CLEAN DIESELS 14 BATTERY ELECTRICS 80% ON-TIME PERFORMANCE AND OVER 25 MILLION RIDES A YEAR #HappyNationalHotDogDay #SupportPublicTransportation

Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez Ends Campaign For Governor by @jeramey.urbanmilwaukee.com

These polls are a great reminder that even now, left leaning parties have greater support (albeit narrowly) than right leaning parties, but a FPTP system makes this an absolute landslide for Reform

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

hey, remember: don't eat anything and don't breathe

The gorgeous view of the Milwaukee skyline from South Shore Park in Bay View, July 2026.

We charge motorists for driving on belt and suburban expressways with ~no transit alternatives while keeping expressways in and out of the urban core – each flanked by high-capacity, frequent, publicly-subsidized rail transit – free. Stop subsidizing transit’s competition. Toll the expressways.

There’s very narrow window of opportunity (like a week at most) in which the outcome of the fall elections is known while the budget is yet to be finalized. I hope that, if Dems win a trifecta, an agreement can be reached such that MCTS can assume an emergency funding package early in the new year.

this administration is so corrupt even the teleprompter guy is making six figures on insider trading

It is kind of weird there’s a suburb of Madison, WI that is a company town for a company that makes electronic medical records software.

What exactly does prebiotic mean, lol?

Whoever wins tonight, a strong European team will be in the final!

From someone else’s thread that I has locked quotes, but it feels disingenuous to be concerned about the 20k annual injuries from electric micromobility devices when there’s many millions from cars.

stuff like this is why one important avenue for court reform is just nixing the shadow docket altogether and forcing these people to explain themselves to the public when they issue orders. also, making their records property of the united states and subject to publication when they leave the bench.

“Just give me a f—— chance.” From an emotional pregame plea through the secret workout to clear him for the 2021 NBA Finals: How Giannis Antetokounmpo made of the greatest comebacks in league history. “It’s storybook. It’s superhero.” :bookmark: www.jsonline.com/story/sports...

I absolutely hate that "Technology" has come to mean "silicon valley" pretty much exclusively.

I really don’t think anyone has priced in how much appetite there is on our side for a politics of pure revenge, justice dispensed in wholesale rather than at retail

The thing about the gubernatorial primary here is that Hong seems to be the only person actually running. All of Rodriguez's emails get intercepted by my spam filter and no Barnes messages have reached me.

More Seats Coming To Busy Hiawatha Trains urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/07/13/m...

BREAKING: Federal judge finds that Trump's IRS suit was improper because Trump controlled both sides of the litigation. Judge Kathleen Williams also sanctions Trump's lawyers, issues monetary sanctions, and harshly criticizes DOJ's "untenable" conduct. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com

I was watching a cool drone flyover of the Twin Cities Green Line extension and it’s incredible to me how many stations have nothing in their immediate vicinity. I hope the bus service in the area is good, otherwise ridership is not going to be great

"When I became a man, I set aside childish things - such as the fear of being called childish and the desire to seem very grown-up." (CS Lewis) 'nuff said.

Holy shit, the WaPo obtained police scanner audio and a neighbor’s video to indicate that Graham died of a heart issue and went into cardiac arrest

the nice looking young man who’s always wearing a suit, smiling, and delivering either stirring oratory or fun video content? the one trump beams at like his own son? yeah sorry but older Americans simply love this guy

Downside of endless streaming content is kids home sick from school aren't forced to watch decades-old syndicated cartoons.

In milwaukee's most violent year (2022), there were 124 homicides in the first 6 months. A 61% drop. urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/07/08/h...

Looks about right.

JUST IN: David Crowley is ending his campaign for governor. Here's his full press release making the announcement.

Well I am so so lucky that my wife and I renewed our passports only a month ago, narrowly avoiding this travesty (and probably illegal) change

Under LA's new "Objective Design Standards" for historic districts, the building on the left would be prohibited, and the building on the right would be encouraged

Mamdani is performing. He is a former artist from a family of directors. He is putting on a character. You think that he is authentic because he is good at it, and is extremely disciplined and never/rarely breaks character. This is not an anti-mamdani post: it's a reason he's an effective politician

hot take: no one actually wants 'authenticity' in politicians: people want a performance that is both competent and has them as the target audience. lots of politicians derided as wooden and stiff are being more 'authentic' than politicians who are personable and likable, who are performing

I've created an interactive precinct-level map of Oregon's contested state legislative races in the 2024 election cycle. It compares legislative margins to the presidential race, as well as vote drop off from presidential to downballot. Enjoy! andrewdamitio.github.io/portland-spl...

summing up the problem in American politics: one side is flawed, with imperfect humans and processes. but many who are trying - at the very least, see it it as in their interest to try. the other side just ... says stuff and there's very little accountability for the lies.

I’m sorry, but I tend to think it’s a waste of time for scholars, journalists, pundits or anyone to argue about whether the U.S. is quintessentially good or quintessentially evil. This is pretty much never an interesting or answerable question.

let this be a lesson to deal with your feelings of gender anxiety and masculine inadequacy with a hobby or therapy or something and not a high stakes senate election

Milwaukee’s not on here, but if it were anything more than $125k, it would be laughable. My wife and I make like $160k and we live more than comfortably here.

*taps sign* The government running party primary elections instead of letting parties pick their own nominees in the manner of their choosing is a weird American thing that eviscerates the fundamental purpose of political parties and it's bad, actually.

I have edited a lot of sexual-assault-accusation articles, and this one easily clears every veracity check: contemporaneous emails with her therapist, a boyfriend who knew, a woman she warned—all before Platner ran for office. Good on Politico for nailing it, and on Jenny Racicot for speaking up.

we joke about “but her emails” and “the caravan” and “theyre eating the pets” but the only reason you immediately know what im talking about is because the republican party, as one and in unison, made these the only things they would talk about. they forced these talking points into the zeitgeist

The great thing about voting for public transit *service*, instead of just infrastructure, is the service can usually be turned on pretty quickly. Nashville voted for this in 2024 and are already enjoying the results.

Wisconsin - Democratic Governor Polling: Hong: 30% Barnes: 28% Rodriguez: 19% Wedgewood / July 4, 2026

Wisconsin - Governor Polling: 🔵 Hong: 47% 🔴 Tiffany: 44% 🔵 Barnes: 48% 🔴 Tiffany: 44% 🔵 Rodriguez: 47% 🔴 Tiffany: 42% Wedgewood / July 4, 2026

I would rather not resort of violence in order to restore freedom and democracy in this country, but John Roberts and the Republicans seem deadset on making that impossible, so violence may unfortunately be the only viable option

Happy “liberal arts professor helps save the Union” day to all who celebrate

Many of the greatest moments in American politics were performative! the Gettysburg address? Performative! Fireside chats? Performative! New Frontier? yep, performative

Trump dying of heat stroke in a manner that echoes the hubris of William Henry Harrison would be the best 250th anniversary present this nation could receive

Ugh. Milwaukee remaining near the bottom in post covid job recovery. It’s a huge issue and I don’t know what the solution is