@benwikler.bsky.social's New Book Explains One of the Most Important Political Success Stories in America The @wisdems.org comeback had to have a plan to overcome extreme partisan #gerrymandering, Ben developed that plan. Read my latest #substack about Ben's book, link in comments. @democrats.org

Did We Just Watch Donald Trump's #JumptheShark Moment? Last night's primetime address was off the rails. Read my latest #Substack column on this unhinged speech. @democrats.org @goprepublicans.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

Greg Abbott and the Politics of Pain My latest #Substack column on how one responds to tragedy says a lot about one's character: open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

Failing Up Read my latest #Substack column on the #TrumpAdministration open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

"Where the Parties Stand on Tolerance for #SexualAssault" There is a clear distinction between what @democrats.org won't tolerate and what @goprepublicans.bsky.social seem to consider as acceptable behavior My latest #Substack column: open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

"If #Corruption Happens in Plain Sight, Do We Even Care Anymore?" How does a President earn more than $2 billion from crypto and branded merchandise while in office and much of the country shrugs? Read my latest #Substack column and subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

The #ZipperMerge and the State of #America #Ruggedindividualism vs. #collectiveaction and #mutualsuccess Read my latest #Substack column, subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry... @democrats.org @goprepublicans.bsky.social

FIFA Being #FIFA, #Trump Being Trump #Corruption and #bootlicking make great bedfellows #WorldCup Read my latest #Substack and subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

The #AnchorBaby @realdonaldtrump.govmirrors.com Wants on America’s #USMNT Trump's intervention on behalf of USMNT player Folarin Balogun exposes the hypocrisy of his #ExecutiveOrder attempting to revoke #BirthrightCitizenship open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

Happy Independence Day and Happy 250th birthday USA from Glendale WI.

We Are So Divided That #America Gets Two Birthday Parties Donald Trump @goprepublicans.bsky.social ensured that right-wing extremists could craft their version of America's 250th. Read my latest #Substack column, subscribe for pieces on local govt and @democrats.org politics. Link in comments.

The #SupremeCourt Was Effectively #Gerrymandered Imagine if Mitch McConnell had not held the court hostage for a year in 2016 .... oh, the #SCOTUS we should have had... @democrats.org @goprepublicans.bsky.social My latest #Substack : open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

"Imagine Having to Prove Your Newborn Is an #AmericanCitizen " A bonus second #Substack column today, in light of yesterday's #SCOTUS ruling on #birthrightcitizenship. @democrats.org @goprepublicans.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

"President Trump Is Holding #AffordableHousing Hostage, But #Cities Need Action Now" #Votersuppression is a higher priority for Trump than reforming #housingmarket. Read my latest #Substack. Link in comments. @nationaldmo.org @democraticmayors.bsky.social @democrats.org @goprepublicans.bsky.social

"Public Power Might Be Worth Pursuing, But Milwaukee Needs a Roadmap...Not Just a Rallying Cry." Turning a century-old #privateutility system into a #publicutility won't happen overnight. Read my #Substack column and subscribe at link in comments. @wecenergygroup.bsky.social #Wisconsin

"My Three Encounters This Past Week With #BorderPatrol" A road trip with my son revealed a huge disparity in how our border with Mexico is being enforced. Read my latest #Substack column and subscribe. @democrats.org @goprepublicans.bsky.social #immigration open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

"I Thought There Would Be More Winning" Donald Trump seems to have whatever is the opposite of the #Midastouch — whatever he touches turns to sh*t. @democrats.org @goprepublicans.bsky.social Read my latest #Substack column at the link: open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

"Stop Reading National Trends Into Local Elections" The DC consultant class keeps pushing a narrative that is destructive. @democrats.org are not becoming #socialist just because New York City is electing some. Read my latest #Substack, link in comments. @nationaldmo.org

Donald Trump Can't Get Over @barackobama.bsky.social The insecure Narcissist-in-Chief compares himself over and over to his predecessor. Read my #Substack column about the Obama library opening @democrats.org open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

"Recapping the Seven (ooops, now Six) @wisdems.org Running for #Wisconsin #Governor " Wrapping up my Conversations With a Mayor interview series with this summary. @nationaldmo.org @democrats.org #2026Elections open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

Last week, I had the privilege of sharing the stage at the @wisdems.org 2026 convention with the supercool new Democratic Mayor of Waukesha, @ahalvensleben.bsky.social. youtu.be/uNlkwzOAthY?...

@theothermandela.bsky.social on Why Strong #Communities Begin with Strong #LocalGovernment" The seventh and final interview with the @wisdems.org @democrats.org running for Governor @nationaldmo.org Read the #Substack column, watch the interview on #YouTube. Links in comments.

" #FathersDay, the #WorldCup, and the #America We Choose to Be" While the world is in our house, we should be a gracious host. Read my latest #Substack column and subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

"Road Building That Never Seems to End" There is a difference between maintaining #infrastructure and creating a permanent state of construction. Read my latest #Substack column, link: open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

Conversations With a Mayor: @saraforwi.com on the Challenges Facing #LocalGovernment Sara talked about her experience as a nurse as her strongest qualification for the office of #Wisconsin #Governor Link to interview and column in comments. @nationaldmo.org @democrats.org @wisdems.org

"The #uglyamerican in the #WhiteHouse" The #ufc fight staged for #Trump's 80th birthday illustrated the world's opinion of "Americans" better than almost anything else. Read my latest #Substack column, link in comments. @democrats.org @goprepublicans.bsky.social

@missyforwi.bsky.social on Why #LocalGovernment Can’t Run on Thirty-Year-Old Rules My Convo w/ former Sec. of Economic Development Missy Hughes, one of the @wisdems.org Candidates for Gov of WI. Read #Substack & watch interview. Links in comments. @nationaldmo.org @thedemocratsmv.bsky.social

"Report from the 2026 @wisdems.org Convention" Waukesha Mayor @ahalvensleben.bsky.social and I spoke about the importance of #localgovernment and delegates gathered to build a stronger @democrats.org #community @nationaldmo.org Read my latest #Substack column at the link in comments.

Thank you @chewsviews.bsky.social @wcpt820am.bsky.social and @heartlandsignal.bsky.social for having me on to discuss my new book from Koehler Books "It's All Local: Saving Democracy From the Ground Up." omny.fm/shows/chewsv...

Sec. Joel Brennan on the Growing Strain Facing Wisconsin's Local Governments My Conversation w/ former Sec of Admin Joel Brennan, @wisdems.org Candidate for #Governor of #Wisconsin. Read my #Substack column & watch YouTube video. Links in comments. #2026elections @nationaldmo.org @democrats.org

@democrats.org and #Independents Are Raging Against the Machine The #2026elections cycle is showing the power of #local messaging, locally-focused campaigns. @nationaldmo.org Read my latest #Substack column, link in comments. #authenticity #voterswantrealpeople

"While #Washington Funds Fear, Local #Communities Are Left to Solve the Real Problems" @goprepublicans.bsky.social refused to kill 'Domestic Terrorist Trust Fund' while giving billions to #secretpolice #priorities @democrats.org @nationaldmo.org Read my latest #Substack column, link in comments.

Conversations with a Mayor. My latest interview with @francescahongwi.bsky.social on the need for a public state bank to fund #infrastructure projects. @wisdems.org @nationaldmo.org @democrats.org youtu.be/LdFNqlnSO1U?...

" @francescahongwi.bsky.social on Rebuilding #Wisconsin From the Ground Up" My Conversation w/ State Representative Francesca Hong, Candidate for #Governor . Read my latest #Substack column, watch the interview. Links to both in comments @wisdems.org @nationaldmo.org @democrats.org #2026Elections

"The Difference Between Building and Tearing Down" The Left should not mirror the Right's methodology. Read my latest #Substack column on why inclusion and support build better than criticism and fear. Link in comments. @democrats.org @nationaldmo.org @goprepublicans.bsky.social #DEI #inclusion

"Your Writing Isn’t 'Gay Enough' " Someone actually said that to me....and it got me thinking. Read my latest #Substack column about the inclusive big tent @democrats.org and our diverse communities @nationaldmo.org Link in comments. #pridemonth #DEI #inclusion #acceptance

@davidccrowley.bsky.social on the Front Lines of #LocalGovernment " Conversations with the Dems running for #Wisconsin #Governor @democrats.org @wisdems.org @nationaldmo.org #elections2026 Read my #Substack column, watch the interview on #YouTube. Links to both in comments.

How long will the #constitution hold? The #trumpadministration is stretching it to its limits everyday. @democrats.org @nationaldmo.org @goprepublicans.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/moGVM...

"How Much More Can the #Constitution Stretch?" #Unprecedented and #unchartedwaters are daily speak, which means that nothing is normal anymore. Read my latest #Substack column & subscribe, link in comments. @nationaldmo.org @democrats.org #democracy #institutionsinperil #corruption

On Monday, I appeared on @wcpt820am.bsky.social on @joanespositochi.bsky.social @heartlandsignal.bsky.social program to discuss my new book "It's All Local: Saving Democracy From the Ground Up", as well as the brouhaha at the #DNC omny.fm/shows/joan-e... @democrats.org @nationaldmo.org

"State Senator @keldaroys.bsky.social on the Mounting Pressure Facing #LocalGovernment" Conversations with the Dems running for #wisconsin #governor @democrats.org @wisdems.org @nationaldmo.org #elections2026. Read my #Substack column, watch the interview. Links to both in comments.

"When People Lose Faith in #Democracy" We need to rebuild communities to provide #stability in times of large scale crises. Read and subscribe to my #Substack "Conversations With a Mayor." Link in comments. @democrats.org @nationaldmo.org #authoritarian #community #local

Check out my interview on WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR Lake Effect program, which aired yesterday. I am the first guest; interview begins at 1m20s. www.wuwm.com/show/lake-ef... We need to rebuild community and focus on shared values instead of having high-priced consultants ...

Interview series with @democrats.org running for #wisconsin #governor youtube.com/shorts/oVg6D...

At 4 pm central today, I’ll be on @heartlandsignal.bsky.social @wcpt820am.bsky.social Chicago's Progressive Talk talking about @democrats.org Party and my new book “It’s All Local: Saving Democracy From the Ground Up” from Koehler Books.

"Conversations With a Mayor: A New Interview Series With @wisdems.org Candidates for #Governor" Read my #Substack post announcing interviews with @democrats.org running to lead #Wisconsin Link in comments. Follow me on socials to see each one as it is released. @nationaldmo.org @demgovs.org

Federal and state laws preempt city ordinances. Other people’s values get imposed on us. youtu.be/1eglJzWIxzU?...

"When #Instability Becomes #PoliticalStrategy" The #Strongman Illusion in an Age of #Disorder Read my latest #Substack column and subscribe at the link in comments. @democrats.org @nationaldmo.org @goprepublicans.bsky.social #trumpsgascrisis #trumptastrophe

"The Middle Class Is Being Taxed to Death" Our tax system is grossly unfair as the wealthy get #taxcuts and the rest of us pay for them. Read my latest #Substack and subscribe at link in comments. @democrats.org @nationaldmo.org @goprepublicans.bsky.social #fairness #nickelanddimed #government

"When Powerful #Lobbyists Preempt Cities" From smoking bans to 5G placement to short term rentals, #cities are being curtailed in defining their municipal #standards Read my latest #Substack column, subscribe at link in comments. @democrats.org @nationaldmo.org @democraticmayors.bsky.social