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PODCAST: Alicia Halvensleben, the next mayor of the City of Waukesha A Democrat won the race for mayor in the biggest city in the longtime GOP stronghold of Waukesha County. On the eve of being sworn in, she talks about her successful campaign, what's ahead, and more.

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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About to join @pattivasquez.bsky.social on @heartlandsignal.bsky.social / @wcpt820am.bsky.social. Tune in!

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big day for cities just across Wisconsin's border

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PODCAST: Alicia Halvensleben, the next mayor of the City of Waukesha A Democrat won the race for mayor in the biggest city in the longtime GOP stronghold of Waukesha County. On the eve of being sworn in, she talks about her successful campaign, what's ahead, and more.

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.

Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/podcast-al...

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the boys are back. the boys are back!

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happy anniversary to all who celebrate

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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.

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PODCAST: The attention economy and digital detox, with "Your Attention Please" documentary filmmakers Watch now | The Recombobulation Area is a Community Partner for three documentaries at the Milwaukee Film Festival, including "Your Attention Please." We talked with filmmakers Sara Robin and Jack LeM...

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.
www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/podcast-th...

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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.

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The well-oiled liberal-candidate-for-Wisconsin-Supreme-Court machine rolls on...

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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."

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LAST CALL on our Milwaukee Day sale, folks.

www.therecombobulationarea.news/MKEDAY2026

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Wisconsin Democrat Rebecca Cooke Reports $2.4 Million First-Quarter Haul in Bid to Oust Rep. Derrick Van Orden Cooke is again facing Van Orden in one of the country’s hottest House races.

Rebecca Cooke raised more in Q1 than some competitive U.S. Senate candidates: www.notus.org/money/rebecc...

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Milwaukee Day sale: Extended! Milwaukee Day event: Rescheduled! After some discombobulating Milwaukee Day severe weather, we're recombobulating with a new event date and another opportunity to subscribe with our biggest sale of the year.

After some discombobulating Milwaukee Day severe weather, we're recombobulating today.

1) We're extending our Milwaukee Day sale (41.4% off!) for another day, until midnight tonight.

2) We're rescheduling our live podcast event at Anodyne for May 7.
www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/milwaukee-...

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Bluesky, you stepped up! Good going!

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thank you!!

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If you want to follow Wisconsin politics, this is the best investment you can make. Dan does great work & you should subscribe.

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Stay safe out there, Milwaukee.

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We don’t accept bullshit dark money or paid posts or anything like that at The Recombobulation Area. We are funded by subscribers. That’s the kind of media we need in 2026.

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You can also give a gift subscription at the same Milwaukee Day Sale rate.

So, if you already subscribe, spread the word!

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The Recombobulation Area is the only publication crazy enough to preview every race on the ballot in the Wisconsin State Legislature.

With a trifecta at stake, you better believe we'll be doing that again this year.

Subscribe to help support our work: www.therecombobulationarea.news/MKEDAY2026

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Hey Bluesky, the people over at Twitter are beating you in new subscribers. You gonna take that??

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The Recombobulation Area is powered by our subscribers.

Help support our work and subscribe today. You won't find a better deal all year.

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EVENT RESCHEDULED: Due to severe weather, tonight's LIVE PODCAST will happen at a later date A Milwaukee Day Tornado Watch, folks. Let's not mess with that.

More information here, will update: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/event-resc...

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🚨ATTENTION: Due to severe weather, The Recombobulation Area's live podcast event at Anodyne Coffee will be RESCHEDULED for a later date.

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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

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