A new sheriff in town?
Anthony Hamilton, a detective with the Dane County Sheriff’s office is running for sheriff as a Republican against incumbent Kalvin Barrett. Any eligible voter in Dane County can sign his nomination paper. Detective Hamilton needs 500 valid signatures by Wednesday, June 1. Public safety is a top priority for voters this years as crime has skyrocketed. Hamilton Nomination Paper.
Nationally …
The massacre at Robb elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, 05-24-22 has produced the usual demands to “do something.” We share the impulse and the anger, but what specifically to do? …
So-called red-flag laws that give police the ability to deny guns to people who may pose a risk to the community have been useful in some cases. But they are hard to enforce, as we recently learned in Buffalo. New York state has a red-flag statute, and Payton Gendron was even referred for mental counseling. He still got a gun. — Wall Street Journal.
The statement that the Second Amendment is not absolute is certainly true. There are laws that can be crafted within the confines set out under controlling Supreme Court precedent. … President Biden repeated his claim that certain weapons were prohibited at the time that the Second Amendment was ratified. That is simply untrue. — law professor Jonathan Turley.
Donald Trump’s political revenge campaign hit a wall in Georgia on Tuesday, as Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger easily defeated Trump-backed challengers. The question now is whether the former President will continue his vendetta by trying to defeat both men in November. — Wall Street Journal.
From the Dane County Sheriff:
Madison WI. 05-25-22 – There are no words to describe the devastating news of yesterday’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
As a precaution, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office will be increasing our presence around all of the schools in our primary jurisdictions.
Sadly, these events serve as a reminder for us all to be aware of our environment. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office continues to offer Emergency Preparedness Training for the community.
On a more personal note, hold your children extra tight today.
It takes courage
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People of Ukraine
Finland and Sweden
President Andrzej Duda of Poland
Mike Pence
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp
Bill Maher
Joe Manchin
Liz Cheney
Elon Musk
Poland and the Czechs
Mike Koval
Speaker Robin Vos
Tommy Thompson
Dave Cieslewicz
Boris Johnson
FdL Co. GOP chair Rohn Bishop
Mitch McConnell
Dave Chappelle
Ricky Gervais
Mitt Romney
Kaleem Caire
William Barr
Brett Kavanaugh
Who we missing?
Help Max Blaska and Karla S. Bryant adapt Stephen King’s “Last Rung On the Ladder” into a video feature. Crowd fund it here and pick the perk and the amount you wish to donate from the column on the right.
Blaska Policy Werkes 
Someone is going to die if this lunacy goes on much longer.
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Yes there will, Steve, and The Gotch’s money is on it being one of the drooling, feral, illiterate, endomorphic, gimmee gimmee, sponging, generationally dependent Lefty Morons Savant.
Not one solitary tear will be shed over this way!!!!
The Gotch
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That about covers it.
“The drooling, feral, illiterate, endomorphic, gimmee gimmee, sponging, generationally dependent Lefty Morons Savant”
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FTR, respecting Blaska’s desire that this remain a polite Blogge, a few other more…um…colorful descriptors fell to the cutting room floor….
The Gotch
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What happens when you have pu**ies in positions of power. Nobody with a spine is in charge. Not one elected official. Not one command person in LE. They’re a joke.
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The older I get the lesser I am inclined to go downtown anyway. The days of me buying an annual LP at B-side are over. I felt it was my civic duty to support an indie record store that has endured on State St. for this long. However, it just isn’t safe anymore down there. I feel bad for the people work in that area and have to deal with that ugliness. Probably best to just avoid the area at all costs and basically starve the beast. Let these clueless leaders try to figure out why no businesses stay alive or keep movI guess away. Otherwise, I’m giving myself plenty of space in traffic. If I gotta go the wrong way down a one way street in reverse and do some stunt driving to get away from the screaming fools then so be it. What is the fuzz going to do? Nothing!
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Downtown businesses should sue Madison leadership for dereliction of duty.
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Yep, businesses in Seattle (CHAZ zone) are suing for those reasons. Pretty wishy washy bizzes on State St. though. They better get United and do something to save their sorry asses.
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Do you think some of it is fear of retribution? I mean they couldn’t even sign their names to a public letter.
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“Do you think some of it is fear of retribution?”
The Gotch will go out on a limb and say MOST of it is fear of the mob.
“I mean they couldn’t even sign their names to a public letter.”
May be a little too late for 42 Of Them.
Glass half full?
The voters are watching!
The Gotch
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Erratum: 42 Of Them
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Do the video takers actually believe they are helping their side and providing evidence to be used in a conviction? Isn’t there some way to get these street people the metal health services they need.
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I’ve been avoiding going through downtown for about a week. No one needs a projectile going through their windshield.
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The projectile was on a peaceful trajectory until the uncaring windshield got in the way.
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