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sifting // winnowing for @isthmusmadison.bsky.social. formerly: @civicmedia.us, @wortnews.bsky.social 📻
The crowd when Hong's percentage flipped to exactly 40.1%, matching her dead even with Crowley. "Le freak, c'est chic" is playing in the background and there are some stressed reporters above — for @isthmusmadison.bsky.social
A protest led by Freedom, Inc. is marching tonight, the third day in a row protesting the Madison police killing of Corey Ruiz on Wednesday.
A memorial reads "He Should Be Alive," at the intersection of Willy and Baldwin, where this afternoon Madison police shot and killed a 30-year-old man on a bike. For many, today evoked a feeling of deja vu. Team coverage from @isthmusmadison.bsky.social is now online. isthmus.com/news/news/fa...
At a gubernatorial forum on child care, hosted by the Wisconsin Head Start Association, the nametag for David Crowley is a different font. Perhaps because it was printed at a different time...
Madison’s Realta Fusion is among a select group racing to turn plasma into clean energy. Will they continue to make Madison their home? They're expected to make a decision in mid-July. — for @isthmusmadison.bsky.social read it online: isthmus.com/news/news/go... ...OR IN PRINT! Out now.
Today is another @isthmusmadison.bsky.social delivery day, and our July edition has a cool, complicated, I-Spy cover for America's 250th. And inside: stories on policing, nuclear fusion, and a local death shop from yours truly.
If you live in this green zone, then you live in AD76, which has a big field of Dem. candidates in the August primary now that @francescahong.bsky.social is running for governor. A forum tonight at Garver Feed Mill may help you decide. Social hour at 5, forum 6-8. More: isthmus.com/events/76th-...
DeForest community organizer Winona Storms, testifying Thursday night in support of a county moratorium on hyperscale data centers. The Dane County Board agreed, and approved it unanimously. Many more details from last night here: isthmus.com/news/news/da... — for @isthmusmadison.bsky.social
From last week, in the Village of Maple Bluff: At least three entrances have this same sign, which was put out following complaints from residents, according to a village clerk. The permit comes with a $25 fee.
The crowd in Madison, as seen from the Capitol observation deck, for #nokings @civicmedia.us
Some surprise guests here at the Madison #NoKings rally: Sen. Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov calls in: "Wisconsin, you beat Musk. Together we're going to beat Donald Trump." Then Rev. Sen. @warnock.senate.gov, speaking at the state Dems convention tonight, makes a stop. For @civicmedia.us
The crowd size is estimated at 15,000, per @cityofmadison.bsky.social. Speeches are underway at the State Capitol, with speakers bringing up Wisconsin examples: the Legislature on special education funding, the targeting of Judge Hannah Dugan, etc. #NoKings for @civicmedia.us
A cloth Statue of Liberty towered over the crowd at the "Kick Out the Clowns" protest on Library Mall. Holding the statue up from the inside is Reed, from Madison, who says he's here to fight against oppression, and especially against deportations. #NoKings for @civicmedia.us
"In that hour, we don't just mock power. We don't just protest. We build power. We exercise power. We govern, and we keep us safe." - Rachel O'Leary Carmona, Executice Director of @womensmarch.com to the "Kick Out the Clowns" protest audience overflowing Library Mall. #NoKings for @civicmedia.us
Belated professional news! Today was my first day as News Director at @civicmedia.us. I'm excited to see how I can help this radio network grow. 🌱
NEW: The UW paid at least $51 million dollars to Huron consultants in a four year period — a figure one labor leader calls"astronomical." @wortnews.bsky.social took one year to report this story, and @saragabler.bsky.social spent hours analyzing open records ➡️ www.wortfm.org/uw-system-sp...
this feels too swanky for reporters. maybe we should turn it into a book club. I'm reading about fish hearing, what of it? 🐟