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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.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos open to arming teachers in schools.
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.
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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.
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It takes courage
Volodymyr Zelensky
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?
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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.
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Category Archives: Uncle Joe
Speaking of snow flakes …
No micro-aggression too trivial! We forget name of the philosopher who updated the biblical injunction: “Wherever two or three feminists gather, there shall be a TV crew in their midst.” Cry Racism and get the same 15 minutes of sacred … Continue reading
Getting it right on crime and schooling
And toxic burn pits! Are even Democrats awaking from Wokeness? Eight months is an eternity in politics. Joe Biden may yet change Democrats’ prospects in November’s mid-term elections but — like asking how many psychiatrists does it take to change a … Continue reading
Democrats not responsible for their failures?
Progressive editor blames stupid voters! Paul Fanlund should get out more — like out of the Madison bubble. Put on your anthropologist’s pith helmet, travel up to Bonduel, say, buy a round at the local tavern, then shut up and … Continue reading
The court of identity politics is in session
The case for Kamala! In the last thrilling episode of the Werkes, the head groundskeeper lamented that Americans are now judged by the color of their skin instead of the content of their character. It’s enough to make one identify … Continue reading
Do American elections need UN observers?
Someone hacked this blogge! Who says bi-partisanship is dead? America has now achieved bi-partisan agreement that our elections are as crooked as one of those carrots in the TV drug commercials for Peyronie’s disease. (Poor Peyronie, we knew him well.) As … Continue reading
We’re too testy to start testing
Your Werkes booster blogge! To combat the Omicron variant, President Joe Biden is going to make 500 million at-home COVID-19 test kits available for free starting next month. In the rapidly evaporating spirt of Christmas just past, you can have … Continue reading
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