Category: War on Police
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Madison schools should study root cause of stupidity
Were they just hoping problem would go away? Now the Madison school board is developing a committee to study school safety. NOW? Today? Five months after a widespread brawl at East high school induced one-third of the student body to shelter at home for safety? Two years after defunding school resource police officers? And all…
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How hard-core Left can Madison go?
‘Her name was Magill and she called herself Lil [but] everyone knew her as Nancy.’ The Werkes revises and extends its remarks on the nuthouse called the Madison school board — but we do not yield our time. We did not give What’s-Their-Pronouns their full due in the last thrilling episode. We’re talking about school board…
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Send in the clowns!
Madison school board candidates promise equity, not education. The only drama in Madison’s April elections is whether a trans/bi performance artist who doesn’t use a real name will be elected to the school board. Could make national news of the “Can You Believe It?!” kind. It’s the only contested race, out of three. Another triumph for the…
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Why do kids protect their killers?
Critical Hate Theory in action? Blaska was on the ground during Tommy Thompson’s welfare reforms 30 years ago. Threatened to slap a sign on our state-issued vehicle reading “Wisconsin Works staff car” as we worked Milwaukee’s inner city. Still remember the training session led by a young black man, movie-star handsome. His message to the…
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‘No more pigs in our community!’
A record high of 65° predicted for today — mid-December! Madison’s opinion leaders — particularly, the WI State Journal — ought to be calling for Ananda Deacon’s resignation. She sits on the Civilian Police Oversight Board. Unfortunately, Ms. Deacon is not the exception; she is the rule. According to the UW campus Badger Herald newspaper,…