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Jim Malewitz

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Managing editor of @wisconsinwatch.org and amateur old man baseball player. Alum: Bridge Michigan, Texas Tribune, Stateline, Iowa Watch. Following Vanilla Ice's call to collaborate and listen.

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Tim Karr @timkarr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Local, independent media have become early-warning systems exposing for communities the many harms of data centers being built in their backyards. I spoke to @jmalewitz.bsky.social about the great work Wisconsin Watch is doing to shed light on Big Tech's efforts to keep these harms from public view
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Watching Wisconsin’s Secretive Data Centers
How local independent news outlets are alerting communities to the threats posed by Big Tech
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As good of a time as any to rewatch Dr. Strangelove.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Newcap called once a month to ask where the family slept the previous night, part of the process of Coordinated Entry... Newcap staff did not contact Gray to tell him the nonprofit closed, even though all of his mail had been going to the Newcap office in Green Bay."
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"While the uptick in ectopic deaths occurred nationwide, the climb has been much steeper in states that banned abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022." www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"The DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows that Border Patrol is analyzing the financial activity of Americans to find people to pull over." www.404media.co/a-secretive-...
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A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 28/08/2026
🧵 A Wisconsin Rapids data center proposal is drawing more than the usual scrutiny about water and electricity use, noise and pollution. Residents are questioning the developers’ business backgrounds and Russian connections. wisconsinwatch.org/2026/08/wisc...
Woman and dog stand by a yard sign showing "DATA CENTER" inside a red no symbol, accompanying a Wisconsin Watch image about residents in Wisconsin Rapids opposing a proposed data center and questioning developers' Russian connections.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 20/08/2026
President Donald Trump is embracing data centers as economic engines — even as bipartisan concerns over electricity costs, water use and community impacts shape political races in Wisconsin and nationwide. More from AP: wisconsinwatch.org/2026/08/trum...
Aerial view of a large data-center campus at sunset with a news headline reading that Trump embraces data centers as backlash shapes races in Wisconsin and nationwide, a short blurb about economic benefits and voter concerns, and the Wisconsin Watch logo at the bottom.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Um...whoa: "Researchers have found that lake sturgeon swimming in the Great Lakes region may live longer than 400 years — far beyond previous estimates of 150 years." www.wpr.org/news/lake-st...
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Lake sturgeon may live hundreds of years longer than previously thought, study finds
An ancient freshwater fish that’s been around since dinosaurs roamed the Earth has now been found to live longer than researchers previously thought, according to a new study.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The nearest emergency vet is at least an hour’s drive from Door County, but there’s no easy answer to the problem. Local clinics are too overwhelmed to offer emergency services, and there are likely not enough doctors or patients to justify opening an ER facility. wisconsinwatch.org/2026/08/wisc...
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Vet shortage overwhelms clinics, leaves owners to drive hours for emergency care
The nearest emergency vet is at least an hour’s drive from Door County, but there’s no easy answer to the problem. Local clinics are too overwhelmed to offer emergency services, and there are likel…
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“The new emphasis on small-dollar fraud comes as the administration has issued pardons and commutations to white-collar convicts, pulled back from pursuing criminal cases against multinational corporations and dropped high-profile charges against wealthy executives.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...
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Little Thefts, Big Charges: Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Lesser Fraud (Gift Article)
As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California...
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
“Rather more worrying is the example of the US company BrainCo supplying EEG “Focus” headsets to primary school children in China, to monitor their concentration levels—data that was then uploaded to the company server and accessible by the teacher…” www.wired.com/story/book-e...
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Big Tech Wants to Harvest Your Thoughts
Silicon Valley companies are already working on neurotechnology products that track your brain activity. The next privacy frontier might be the things you only think.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
From Michigan: "Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has formally opposed Consumers Energy’s planned sale of 13 hydropower dams to a private equity firm, joining a growing chorus of voices saying the deal would put taxpayers and potentially lives at risk." bridgemi.com/michigan-env...
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Gretchen Whitmer joins chorus opposing Consumers sale of Michigan dams - Bridge Michigan
The governor said Consumers’ concessions on the sale have been “too little, too late” and the sale would pass too much risk to taxpayers.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
“The investigations, he added, fit patterns in US history of the government targeting leftwing activist and labor organizing. And after 9/11, he said, those powers to spy on communities were greatly expanded.”
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The story about truck and tractor pulls that I didn't know I needed.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
“Despite growing concerns, President Trump sought to downplay the matter on Friday by blaming Minnesota.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
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Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran (Gift Article)
Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 01/08/2026
The fatal police shooting of Corey Ruiz has sparked protests, investigations and political debate across Wisconsin. As we continue our reporting, we've gathered essential coverage from Wisconsin Watch and partners across the state to help you catch up. wisconsinwatch.org/2026/08/wisc...
The Corey Ruiz shooting: essential reading
Investigations, protests and political debate continue after Madison police fatally shot Corey Ruiz. Read our guide to reporting that explains what happened, what’s next and why it matters.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Boy, do I love a story about a group that meets a super-specific need while also building community.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
"Wisconsin court records show no prior criminal convictions or civil citations under his name."
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 31/07/2026
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for some immigrants in ICE custody in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana to seek bond hearings. The case concerned Jaciel Cirrus Rojas, who was apprehended in Racine during a search for someone else. wisconsinwatch.org/2026/07/wisc...
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 30/07/2026
Despite Oracle’s ongoing legal fight over Wisconsin’s new credit rating requirements for large data center operators, We Energies says the planned Port Washington campus remains on schedule. Read more from Paul Kiefer: wisconsinwatch.org/2026/07/wisc...
We Energies says Oracle dispute won’t derail Port Washington data center The utility told investors the project remains on schedule despite the tech giant’s legal challenge to Wisconsin’s new credit rating requirements for large data center operators.
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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Tuesday's Madison Common Council Meeting will be virtual only after protests following Corey Ruiz's killing by Madison police. www.cityofmadison.com/news/2026-07...
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Look for the helpers.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Wild story — as summarized by @itsrobthomas.bsky.social of City Cast Madison: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
🚨 Deputy’s Spelling Error Sent the Wrong Man to Prison: An innocent Canadian man went to prison for 18 months because of a spelling mistake by a Dane County Sheriff’s deputy. The deputy was investigating a man targeting children online, but misspelled the suspect’s username when requesting records. The error led to a Halifax man being arrested and convicted by mistake. [Ars Technica]
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This is such a powerful photo from Angela Major of WPR. Caption: Protesters approach attendees of a Concerts on the Square event Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Madison, Wis, after a Madison man was shot and killed by a police officer earlier that day.
People stand behind a table where several people sit with food and drinks, raising blue cups, fists and phones outside a stone building.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Awkward time for Madison police to be running this style of ad campaign. www.instagram.com/reel/Da3ppje...
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 23/07/2026
What if the next generation of nurses, surgical techs and respiratory therapists is already working in hospitals? That's the idea behind UW Health's apprenticeship program, which pays employees to train for new health care careers while they're still on the job. wisconsinwatch.org/2026/07/wisc...
Can Wisconsin’s health apprenticeships become a national model? UW Health thinks so
To fill openings for nurses, surgical techs and more, UW Health pays staff to train for new health careers, on the clock. Now, as other states struggle to find enough health workers, the company wants to show them how it’s done.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Really excellent, context-rich coverage — on a quick deadline — by @chalipittman.bsky.social and @jasonjoyce.bsky.social for @isthmusmadison.bsky.social. isthmus.com/news/news/fa...
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Madison police kill man on Willy Street, evoking outrage, deja vu
Videos circulating on social media show three officers restraining the man as a fourth appears to produce a taser. The man begins to fall. Then three gunshots ring out.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
“The number of Wisconsinites many months behind on student loan bills has risen by nearly 50% since last fall.” wisconsinwatch.org/2026/07/wisc...
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Student loan defaults surge in Wisconsin, US after federal reprieve ends
The pandemic grace period has ended, along with the most generous repayment plan. Now, borrowers across the state are struggling to repay, and those who attended Wisconsin’s for-profit colleges are…
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
“For example, a judge last fall dismissed assault charges against an immigrant, ruling that the agent involved had been cut by shards of glass from a car window he himself had smashed.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/u...
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They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling. (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Important reporting from AP. apnews.com/article/ice-...
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and never should have been given a badge and gun to patrol American streets, several of his close relatives told The Associated Press.

David Brouillette has a history of terrifying and violent behavior, according to those relatives. They accuse him of attacking women in his life over the years, and one shared a voicemail with the AP from last winter in which he told her that he thought someone should slit her throat.

Brouillette’s troubling past further challenges how thoroughly the Department of Homeland Security has vetted recruits as it went on a hiring spree to help carry out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“Lindell does not need to be registered to vote in Minnesota to run for office here. But his lack of knowledge about his voter registration status is notable for a candidate who has called for strict scrutiny of voter rolls…” www.startribune.com/mike-lindell...
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Mike Lindell, Trump’s pick for governor, isn’t registered to vote in Minnesota
Texas lists an active voter registration for the Republican businessman, who has drawn criticism for moving there and returning.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This season our old man baseball league has cancelled games due to flooding, excessive heat and wildfire smoke. Hope explosive diarrhea isn’t on deck.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 14/07/2026
"You get more from SAIL when you give more." Learn about Sharing Active Independent Lives, a Dane County network where older adults help one another with everything from rides to gardening while redefining what it means to age in place. wisconsinwatch.org/2026/07/wisc...
It takes a village: This Dane County community helped pioneer a national movement for aging together
One of the country’s earliest village organizations, SAIL has inspired a movement that helps older adults support one another while aging in their communities.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 10/07/2026
👋 Northeast Wisconsin, come say hi! Our Northeast WI team will be at Food Truck Fridays at 11:30. a.m. today at the Brown County Central Library in Green Bay, and we'd love to meet you. More about our team: wisconsinwatch.org/new/
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A new kind of newsroom for northeast Wisconsin
This is the excerpt for this page.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Baseball is beautiful 😭 www.reddit.com/r/motorcityk...
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From the motorcitykitties community on Reddit: Eduardo Valencia postgame interview
Explore this post and more from the motorcitykitties community
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 07/07/2026
Recovery doesn't end when someone leaves treatment. For Laurie Doxtator, new challenges emerged after leaving sober housing, as grief and old triggers resurfaced. Read more from @josephmtimmerman.bsky.social, who has been following Doxtator's journey for months. wisconsinwatch.org/2026/07/wisc...
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I once tried to survive on waffles alone for three days in Belgium. Lasted a day and a half. Come on, USMNT. 🇺🇸
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I enjoyed finding this gem while rounding up art for the piece below.
Article headlined: "MANITOWOC SAYS MILWAUKEE CLAIMS TO SPUTNIK 'FOOLISH'
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Really excited about this. Wisconsinites: Please give it a try and let us know whether it's helpful and how we can improve it.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"The odds were always in his favor. Mr. Trump profited whether the price of his memecoin went up or down. He collected returns whenever anyone traded the tokens, as he repeatedly pushed his followers to do" www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...
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Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Time capsules rule. www.wpr.org/news/old-abe...
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Old Abe feather among Wisconsin history to be interred in America's Time Capsule
How does Wisconsin fit 178 years of state history into a box — the size of a Rubik's Cube — that won’t decay?
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 01/07/2026
I don't understand why bsky needs to know my age when simply posting here proves that I'm 38 years old
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Isaac Rowlett @isaacrowlett.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Milwaukee summers remain undefeated
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Hutch has little respect for my profession.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
"The building, like many others in Milwaukee Public Schools, was built before sprinklers were required. Parents are concerned about how the district will manage fires in the future." milwaukeenns.org/2026/06/30/m...
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‘More than just a building’: South Side residents devastated over massive Lincoln Avenue School fire
Lincoln Avenue School alumni and parents of current students were heartbroken Tuesday to learn that the school was destroyed in a blaze.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 01/07/2026
ICE says it arrested 39 people across Wisconsin during one of the state's largest immigration enforcement operations since President Trump returned to office. Milwaukee officials questioned ICE's use of city and county property for staging. More from Paul Kiefer: wisconsinwatch.org/2026/06/wisc...
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ICE announces 39 Wisconsin arrests in one of state’s largest immigration enforcement sweeps
Federal agents conducted a rare public enforcement operation across the state as immigrant advocates reported widespread fear and Milwaukee officials questioned ICE’s use of city and county p…
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 23/06/2026
Oracle is suing Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission in a new fight over who bears the financial risks of powering massive data centers. Read more from Paul Kiefer: wisconsinwatch.org/2026/06/orac...
Oracle sues Wisconsin regulators as it seeks relief from data center credit requirements
The lawsuit escalates Oracle’s dispute over Public Service Commission requirements designed to shield utility ratepayers from data center financial risks.
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Tom Kertscher @tomkertschernews.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The story behind how a $2 billion data center proposal in Wisconsin emerged, gained momentum and now is all but dead. wisconsinwatch.org/2026/06/a-2-...
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A $2 billion proposal, then silence: How a Driftless Area data center deal fell apart
Developers pitched a 500-acre project for rural Grant County but, as opposition mounted, they ‘ghosted’ the county’s point person. The potential deal appears to be dead.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 22/06/2026
Strawberries are one of the most sacred symbols in Oneida beadwork. Known as the “heart berry,” they represent creation, healing and resilience. It’s also one of the motifs Milwaukee resident Mariah Tyakohelahthè Diaz is most drawn to in her beadwork. Read more: wisconsinwatch.org/2026/06/mari...
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