Badger State Crossroads: Justice, Choice and The Data-Shadow
Brutal Wisconsin
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Let’s Get Spooky
Brutal Wisconsin
This week Kent and C.J. discuss efforts to fund Snap in Wisconsin, the return of legal abortion, and the Enbridge pipeline reroute. For the main topic they discuss a few spooky Wisconsin stories.
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Data Centers and the Dissolution of Democracy
Brutal Wisconsin
This Week Kent and C.J. discuss issues people are raising with the Lighthouse data center in Port Washington, the stalking of Chief Justice Jill Karofsky, the sharp rise in the price of gold, and the impact of the shutdown of the federal government on the FoodShare program.
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Freedom and the Future
Brutal Wisconsin
This week Kent and C.J. discusses the uncounted absentee ballots, Tammy Baldwin's proposal to restore 988's LGBTQ+ counselors, and Microsoft's plans for the Mount Pleasant Foxconn facility.
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Faking Your Death is a Bad Idea
Brutal Wisconsin
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Show Me a Warrant
Brutal Wisconsin
This week C.J. and Kent discuss the recording of Walworth County Court Commissioner Peter Navis insisting that deputies provide a federal warrant before arresting two men making a traffic court appearance, the $284 million in losses to Wisconsin due to federal spending cuts, and nanobubble experiments meant to stop algae blooms.
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Dystopia News
Brutal Wisconsin
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The Threats to Our Democracy
Brutal Wisconsin
This week Kent and C.J. talk about four news stories that speak baton threats to our democracy, like Elon Musk, but also potential solutions, like the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that effectively bans conversion therapy.
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News Update: July Fourth Edition
Brutal Wisconsin
This week C.J. and Kent stick to the news and discuss the rise in alcohol-related liver disease deaths in Wisconsin, Ron Johnson's opposition to the increased Medicaid tax, and a Republican-proposed bill intended to expand access to treatment over incarceration for the mentally ill people who arrested for low level crimes.
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Welcome to the Dystopia
Brutal Wisconsin
info_outlineThis week C.J. talks about the next few episodes for Brutal Wisconsin, as well as new episodes for Historaholics, and nonfiction on Substack at Syntax & Sorcery.