ICYMI: I talked with Alicia Halvensleben, who is being sworn in today as the new mayor of the city of Waukesha.
That's right, Waukesha now has a Democratic mayor. Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/podcast-al...
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big day for cities just across Wisconsin's border
NEW PODCAST: Alicia Halvensleben will be sworn in as the mayor of the city of Waukesha tomorrow. She joined The Recombobulation Area to talk about her successful campaign, what's next, and much more.
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the boys are back. the boys are back!
happy anniversary to all who celebrate
There's still a lot of debris on the streets in MIlwaukee after all the wind and rain this week, so folks, be sure to clear those storm drain grates before the rain gets here today.
NEW: The documentary "Your Attention Please" screens tomorrow at the Milwaukee Film Festival. I talked with filmmakers Sara Robin and Jack LeMay about this terrific film on the attention economy, digital detox, fighting back against Big Tech, and more.
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The Milwaukee Film Festival starts TODAY!
The Recombobulation Area is proud to be a Community Partner for three documentary films at this year’s festival:
- “Your Attention Please”
- “The Dads”
- “Seized”
Check out these and the many other great films from April 16-30.
The well-oiled liberal-candidate-for-Wisconsin-Supreme-Court machine rolls on...
NEW: Lyndsey Brunette is running for Wisconsin Supreme Court in the 2027 Spring Election.
She's been a Clark County Circuit Court judge since 2018. Before that, she was the "first elected as a Democrat to serve as Clark County district attorney in 2012."
LAST CALL on our Milwaukee Day sale, folks.
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Rebecca Cooke raised more in Q1 than some competitive U.S. Senate candidates: www.notus.org/money/rebecc...
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Bluesky, you stepped up! Good going!
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Republican State Sen. Jesse James made a big deal about running in the 31st Senate District in an Oct. 2025 announcement.
He announced today he will not be running again. Interesting! What happened, do you think?
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Did I yell out the window at him that I didn't want to end up in a lawsuit? I sure did