Polymarket sounds like a dating site 🤷‍♀️

All You Fascists YouTube video by Billy Bragg - Topic

Also the Billy Bragg / Wilco version
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFPL...

UW-Madison nursing students express concern as federal legislation changes professional degree classification Nursing is one of many degree programs that used to be considered a “professional degree” but will no longer have the same opportunities as before.

Here’s one local take on the repercussions:

UW-Madison nursing students express concern as federal legislation changes professional degree classification www.wmtv15news.com/2025/11/22/u...

Aurora at a hilltop park in Madison

Hilltop in Madison with old phone camera

Happy #NationalComingOutDay! 🏳️‍🌈

Every person deserves to be their truest, most authentic self, and no matter where you are in your coming out story, here in Wisconsin, you belong, you are loved, and we celebrate you today.

Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.

Trump-Putin documents left on hotel printer - posted without comment because who would be surprised 🙄

www.npr.org/2025/08/16/n...

Gen X: The Only Generation of American Women to Live With Rights My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyon...

I will turn 50 this September. I was born in 1975, and I represent the only generation of American women born with full rights that have been lost in the same lifetime.

open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...

Why are data nerds racing to save US government statistics? The data nerds are fighting back. After watching data sets be altered or disappear from government websites in unprecedented ways after President Donald Trump began his second term, statisticians, dem...

Today’s story: Why are data nerds racing to save US government statistics?

apnews.com/article/cens...

Home - Fair Wisconsin Fighting for LGBTQ+ Civil rights in Wisconsins and ending discrimination through lobbying, legislative advocacy and electoral involvement.

Fair Wisconsin is working tirelessly to protect equality and health care in our state
fairwisconsin.com

Maybe have a chat with the state Historical Society…?

John Oliver did a thorough investigation of the HHS cuts on his show Sunday night. Share that video with people if you have access to it!

Decal on my neighbor’s car: MAKE ORWELL FICTION AGAIN

A decal on my neighbor’s car: MAKE ORWELL FICTION AGAIN

A few more from Madison (one that’s partly blocked says “This isn’t a cabinet, it’s a junk drawer” 👍)

#HandsOff #MadisonWI
Had a huge turnout filling downtown

Bit late for a “warning about potential impacts” - it’s already happening.

Thank you!!

Federal DEI mandate kills $500,000 farm-to-table grant in Madison USDA officials said the agriculture award "no longer effectuates agency priorities regarding diversity, equity and inclusion program and activities."

Cuts and grant cancellations are hurting small local farmers (and their potential customers) too. Anti-DEI fervor over having the word Equitable in the grant title and a mention of diversification of crops. 😣
captimes.com/news/federal...

How Trans Teens Are Dealing With Trump 2.0, in Their Words “Being called your correct name and pronouns can be the difference between life and death.”

Important info here from affected teens. May be good to share with folks who espouse anti-trans vitriol without actually knowing a trans person or what they’re dealing with.

www.thecut.com/article/tran...

“Bullies are nothing but Bull and Lies. … The center of Industry is (dust).”
Severance (season 1 ep 5)

Tenney is lovely today too!

There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.

#WalkInThePark #MadisonWI #NoSnow #WinterBlues

Horror stories for me today…

Today seems a fitting day to dig into a book of horror stories…
#booksky #democracydies

10. “I’ve got to be the cleanest—I think I’m the most honest human being, perhaps, that God has ever created.”
I think @godpod.bsky.social may be overdue for a little talk with someone (or better, a smiting)

Who Said It: Donald Trump or Martin Luther King Jr.? 1. “If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But by all means, keep moving.” 2. “Why would Kim Jong ...

Easiest test you’ll see this week, thanks to McSweeney’s. Has me laughing/crying at the contrast. ☹️
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/who...

Yes. Yes. And yes. (Why doesn’t BlueSky have a ‘dislike’ button?)