A random thought occurred to me that the liberal/conservative split can be summarized via their treatment of teachers and police unions. Personally, I think tyranny is bad and education is good, but that’s cause I’m a liberal. Conservatives apparently think the opposite

this is why Dems need to go as hard as possible on reforms and actually fixing things rather than kick the can, because "people will remember how bad things were and not put these folks back in charge" is a demonstrably false statement

I think Berrada got most of the headlines, but the thing that jumps out to me is just the massive number of City owned properties in the near north & west sides.

For no reason, I compared the per annum spend of CAHSR to the Apollo program, in inflation adjusted dollars, and it really shows why progress has been so minimal. Only $1.4 billion is being spent per year on CAHSR, which is pitiful on its own. The Apollo Program spent $24 billion a year

Europe has cut their road deaths in half while ours are skyrocketing, by examining what will make everyone safer on the road. Like guns, we have a road safety problem and it’s not beyond changing. To say that road deaths are a fact of life is the lie

Milwaukee and Wisconsin right about now

Officially, I've only adopted two storm drains outside directly outside my place. Today, I temporarily adopted six more that are upstream from my location in the Fernwood neighborhood. #Milwaukee #MMSD #AdoptAStormdrain www.adoptyourdrain.com

Today in “I thought literacy was a requirement for getting a drivers license”

This gets at the heart of the long term political dead end that is left wing consumer consciousness raising. Consumer capitalism as we grew up with is entwined with the larger system -and all of the injustices of that system.- This includes environmental destruction, poverty wages etc.

Trying to explain St Augustine to the pope, the former head of the Augustinian order, who wrote his doctoral thesis on Augustine, on his way back from celebrating mass at the Basilica of St Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, overlooking the site where Augustine lived is peak Adult Catholic Convert.

I appreciate that my bus driver is giving riders multiple opportunities to hear the stop announcements, but I feel like 8 times is a bit unnecessary

Sometimes my own dorkiness astonishes even myself, such as when I saw the bid for an upcoming construction project in Milwaukee and thought to myself, "huh that's pretty low for the extent and nature of the work" Do I have an engineering degree? No Do I have a background in construction? No

From new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's acceptance speech tonight. This is the absolute BARE MINIMUM platform for any Democrat running for President in 2028.

Magyar: “No mercy, they will need to take responsibility for all their actions.”

Magyar showing the proper way to respond an illiberal government, something Schumer and Jeffries should take notes on

The Hungarian elections are yet another example of how 1) voting is an extremely effective way to fight fascism and 2) that working together to fight fascism, regardless of ideology, is more effective than waiting for the perfect candidate. These are two lessons the American left has yet to learn

This election has been a great example of why FPTP single member districts really should be illegal in modern democracies. Fidesz previously held strong majorities due to small wins and many seats. The relatively small shift in this election is now giving Tisza a strong majority

Lmfao. The DC Metro is arguably the best in the US, with the NYC Subway only being “better” due to its extent

I think it's really an underrated moral issue (let along a political economy one) that we've sort of let scams and scam adjacent activities (sports betting, car dealerships, most retail interactions with skilled trades, crypto, etc) pervade the economy from top to bottom.

@chittimarco.bsky.social Is there a standard in Europe for driving lane widths based on design speed/use? In Wisconsin, most roads seem to default to 12’ lanes, regardless if it’s a 70 mph freeway or a 25 mph street.

You don’t ’need therapy’ you need to go Croatia-mode. Zagreb-maxing would fix you.

One of my boomer takes: it’s rude and ineffective to call into a zoom meeting from a space not suitable for said meeting (like while driving a car or walking outside or using the bathroom)

Janet Mills, Schumer Saboteur

To add on, I’ve found that a number of the issues people have with social media go away when you don’t use their algorithm but just focus on who you follow. There’s a big difference b/w me deciding which posts to see (based on who I follow) and the site choosing

Yep. Section 230 itself as the means to do this I’m a little iffy on, but “people you may know” and “for you” pages are straightforwardly content that you are acting as a publisher for. If you’re uncomfortable with being legally exposed in that way, don’t have those features.

To all who celebrate

It's annoying that older Wisconsin election results are seemingly unable to be downloaded and can only be viewed online via the state's historical society. I'll have to call them tomorrow to see if it's possible, but I want to see how last night's election compared to 2011 in the Milwaukee area

Being a Chief Inspector is one of the most rewarding (and actually fun) jobs I've had. I always look forward to election days here in Wisconsin, where I can help hundreds of voters to exercise their democratic rights, while maintaining the integrity and accuracy of the election.

We were so close to having the best result: Taylor’s worst county being Taylor County. She lost it by 22.8 while losing Washington by 23.7

A new Wisconsin counties mnemonic Liberal Chris Taylor sweeps conservative Maria Lazar in Supreme Court race In Wisconsin we have the historically crucial and very red WOW counties (Washington, Ozaukee, Waukesha) and the usually competitive BOW (Brown, Outagamie, Winnebago) ... 1/n

In 2011, David Prosser received over 71% of the vote in Ozaukee County. Tonight, Maria Lazar received less than 48%. Ozaukee went from a net 12.5k GOP vote gain to a 1k vote loss

Tomorrow I'll compare tonight's results in the Milwaukee area to another Supreme Court election that put Waukesha on the map as the crucial county for Wisconsin

My initial look at detailed Waukesha results shows Taylor won the following municipalities: Waukesha +8 Elm Grove + 6 Menomonee Falls +4 The following munis were within 5: Brookfield -0.3 Butler -1 Brookfield (Town) -2 Pewaukee -2 Hartland -3 New Berlin -5 Sussex -5

Here's two quick maps of the Waukesha Mayoral election. On the left is the margin between the two candidates (blue for Halvensleben (D) and red for Allen (R)). On the left is the shift from 2024, with blue being more Dem and red being more Rep. Halvensleben won by a little under 500 votes here.

How Not To Run a Political Campaign: That she only lost by 12 is crazy

REMINDER: Wisconsin has same-day voter registration. So, if you haven’t registered or recently moved or anything like that, you can register at your polling place (with ID and proof of residence) TODAY. Every state should do this. It’s great that Wisconsin does this. Go vote.

Pay your fare instantly with a contactless credit or debit card, smartphone, or smart device. Just tap and ride. Boarding is faster and easier with contactless payment. No app or cash required. RideMCTS.com/ContactlessPayment

Greatest city in the world. You won’t get this on the Paris Metro or London Underground

On one level I respect Mamdani's political savvy but on another level it's, like, his radical strategy is "what if I talk like a normal person and close potholes" and c'mon America that should be our baseline for electing anybody 😭

The big complaint in my field is that good policy implementation doesn't win elections. But doing the work *alongside* operational transparency to show people what you're doing, and for whom, may be the successful model of the future: building trust by being trustworthy.

Our @mta.maryland.gov Customer Experience team has been testing out new software for our bus infotainment screens. Got to see one in action this morning - the extra information is helpful for planning transfers or new riders who may need extra information.

But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?

out of power, republicans spend every waking minute calling anodyne things impeachable and democrats can't make themselves regularly say the same about war crimes, self dealing or dementia

Vision zero, but only for planes is fascinating. The amount of work that's gone into this in the past 10 days is stunning. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/n...

NYC to LAX has a [150+ seat] plane approximately every 12 minutes, better than local transit in tons of cities below! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuo_...

Here you go. I think neoliberalism can be defined quite precisely, but, alas, is frequently used all too sloppily. open.substack.com/pub/sankaran...