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Jeramey Jannene @jeramey.urbanmilwaukee.com · 6h
Wisconsin Wins $218 Million Grant To Extend Hiawatha To Madison urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/10/16/w...
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Wisconsin Wins $218 Million Grant To Extend Hiawatha To Madison
Hiawatha West project would extend existing Amtrak service to Pewaukee, Watertown and Madison.
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 13/10/2026
Play today's Dabbler: Tuesday, October 13 crabapplegames.com/games/dabble... #wordgames #anagrams #puzzles
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 12/10/2026
Play today's Dabblegrams: Monday, October 12th crabapplegames.com/games/dabble... #wordgames #anagrams #puzzles
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is as clearly as I've seen this spelled out. If the PCSA smelled off to you but you didn't know quite why, this interview offers very lucid proof that you were correct. defector.com/an-antitrust...
What you're saying is, the antitrust exemptions in the NBA, MLB, NFL, etc. are allowed as a result of the collective bargaining process, whereas the PCSA seeks a similar exemption by circumventing the collective bargaining process. Is that correct?

Generally, yes. When we talk specifically about labor markets, all of the restraints that we see in labor markets of our professional sports leagues—the salary cap, the draft, the limits on player movement, every single one of them—to the extent that they're exempt from antitrust law, are the products of good-faith collective bargaining between the management group and the players group, and exist in a collective bargaining agreement that was reached through good-faith bargaining.

What is being proposed with the Protect College Sports Act is to establish the exact same types of labor restraints, specifically a salary cap, specifically a number of years of eligibility to compete in college sports, and specifically limits on transfers, but not to do so in collective bargaining where there are representatives in the room, on behalf of employer and employee, but rather through a legislative bill, which seems to be negotiated by a number of different constituent groups, none of which is a representative of the players in any meaningful sense, and absolutely none of which have been chosen and selected by the players as a union representative.
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 08/10/2026
Play today's Dabbler: Friday, October 8th crabapplegames.com/games/dabbler/20261008 #wordgames #anagrams #puzzles
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Nick Kodama 🌳👻 @nickkodama.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
LLM (Large Line Man) solves math problem
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ballpoint pen and colored pencil. 

At the top of the piece we see the delicately drawn branches and leaves of an apple tree. Just beneath the tree limbs, a bat is flying with one of the green apples in its mouth. This is when the morphing begins, reader. A sequence of 13 drawings show the bat morphing into a teeny witch (with completion of the morph around drawing #9). The morphing creates a spiral leading us to the center of the page where the little witch is running towards her basket filled with apples. It’s likely she’ll re-morph into a bat again and the morphing pattern will continue.
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 05/10/2026
Play today's Dabbler: Monday, October 5th crabapplegames.com/games/dabbler/20261005 #wordgames #anagrams #puzzles
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H-O-T-T-O-D-D! @klookloo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
edit of B. Kliban's "A Cartoonist is coming!" comic, but Sluggo in his new hat is the dapper strutting fellow
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 02/10/2026
Play today's Dabblegrams: Friday, October 2nd crabapplegames.com/games/dabblegrams/20261002 #wordgames #anagrams #puzzles
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Dan Shafer @danshafer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In press release, David Crowley says he would open up BadgerCare as a public option. Crowley: "All Wisconsin families should have access to affordable healthcare, no ifs, ands, or buts."
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Jonathan Judge @bachlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Once again, competitors (and their media) draw the wrong causal arrows. The Brewers succeed by making *good baseball decisions* using market size as a smokescreen, not by selling off players for the sake of doing so. A salary cap is meaningless in these decisions. Glad nobody realizes this though!
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 24/09/2026
Play today's Dabblegrams: Wednesday, September 24th crabapplegames.com/games/dabblegrams/20260924 #wordgames #anagrams #puzzles
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 23/09/2026
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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Nancy 9/23/26
Nancy is reading a trendy fashion magazine that says “Trend alert! Boys love long hair. Grow!!” Nancy takes the advice, and grows out her hair spikes. Sluggo is stunned by her beauty.
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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Know anyone in Milwaukee, Wisconsin? Please forward them this. We need their feedback on difficult choices facing the transit system. www.ridemcts.com/programs/mct...
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MCTS Forward
MCTS Forward is a collaborative effort to think about the future of public transit in Milwaukee County.
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I love you Dad
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A man stands at the ticket counter of a movie theater. An employee asks if he’d like to upgrade his ticket. “Would you like to upgrade to Cinema VIP? You can pause the film for bathroom breaks.”  Our man is intrigued by the offer. Next slide. Inside the movie theater. The film has been paused and the movie screen lets the audience know: “PAUSED FOR VIP.” Our man stands at the center of the theater with his hands raised and a VIP badge attached to a lanyard around his neck. He’s part of the Cinema VIP program but at what cost? The other patrons have become increasingly upset with the pauses. A chorus of angry voices rain down on the VIP from around the theater. “Sit down, toilet boy,” one woman yells. She’s had enough of his potty breaks. “Oh COME on.” “Get this guy outta here.” “He ruined the trailers, too.” “Take his badge.” “3 times?!” “Put a diaper on.”
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 21/09/2026
Play today's Dabblegrams: Monday, September 21st crabapplegames.com/games/dabblegrams/20260921 #wordgames #anagrams #puzzles
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Dan Shafer @danshafer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Republicans' entire campaign against David Crowley is just this, over and over.
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Milwaukee Record @milwaukeerecord.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fewer routes with more frequent service, or the same routes with longer waits?
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Ridership or Coverage? Weigh in on two MCTS bus network redesigns
Fewer routes with more frequent service, or the same routes with longer waits? That’s the question posed by a new survey from MCTS.
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Brew Cruisers @brewcruisers.com · 15/09/2026
That's a wrap on 2026! Thanks so much to everyone that rode along to make this season so memorable We witnessed some incredible games: blanking the Yankees, a 95 pitch complete game shutout from Miz, a tornado watch in a 22-0 blowout vs Seattle, and grilling the Reds 20-0 To more in 2027!
2026 Results

04/10	Nationals	3	7	L
05/08	Yankees		6	0	W
06/12	Phillies	6	0	W
07/17	Marlins		2	1	W
08/08	Mariners	22	0	W
09/11	Reds		20	0	W

2026: 5-1
Pythagorean Expectation: 98.2% (159-3)

All time: 11-6
Pythagorean Expectation: 77.4% (125-27)

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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A large group of medieval knights ride in formation on horseback through an open field. The leader of the pack warns the group of a log in their path as his horse jumps over the obstacle. “Log,” he yells. This starts a chain of “logs” as each rider yells “log” so everyone is aware of the log. Their strong communication and teamwork likely results in all of the riders avoiding the log safely. Artist’s note: simple yet sloppy line work and elite composition make this piece a core work in pants art history.
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 09/09/2026
Play today's Dabblegrams: Wednesday, September 9th crabapplegames.com/games/dabblegrams/20260909 #wordgames #anagrams #puzzles
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 08/09/2026
Play today's Dabbler: Tuesday, September 8th crabapplegames.com/games/dabbler/20260908 #wordgames #anagrams #puzzles
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 07/09/2026
Play today's Dabblegrams: Monday, September 7th crabapplegames.com/games/dabblegrams/20260907 #wordgames #anagrams #puzzles
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Mark Trushkowsky @marktrushkowsky.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Beautiful quilts from this year’s Minnesota State Fair 1/3
A dark quilt with a vibrant diamond pattern with sharp contrasting, bright yellow, orange, red, and blue patterned fabrics.A colorful modern quilt made of mismatched fabric rectangles in a vibrant grid pattern. A blue award ribbon hangs in the upper right.A quilt with a diamond pattern made of blue and off-white fabric triangles that convey a sense of movement.A brilliant geometric quilt made of light aqua, dark teal, navy blue, and white fabrics in a repeating diamond design.
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Jonathan Judge @bachlaw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Especially fascinating article given that the Brewers appear to have “zagged” on this for years relative to the rest of the league. www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/pol...
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How a polarizing hitting approach took over MLB, and what happened when it stopped working for a top prospect
Driveline Baseball helped turn Kristian Campbell into a $60 million player, but now he's stuck in Triple-A, trying to rediscover his swing
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Jeremy Markovich @ncrabbithole.com · 03/09/2026
With a ton of help, I tried to tackle one of North Carolina's greatest mysteries: Why are there so many Chinese restaurants next to Food Lions? I learned a lot! www.ncrabbithole.com/p/there-real...
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There really is a Chinese restaurant next to nearly every Food Lion
It's been a meme for years. But one man actually ran the numbers and found proof that the correlation is very real in North Carolina. So, in this Rabbit Hole investigation, we enlisted others to help ...
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Ballpoint pen, colored pencil, and copic gray marker on paper. A man sits at the table with a painting easel, painting supplies, and a small bowl of fruit. As he paints on the canvas he speaks to someone on his landline phone, “Had a dream that a witch told me to start painting - - yeah, doin’ a little fruit bowl thing.” Artist’s note: I probably should’ve painted the colors in this one  rather than used colored pencil. Whatever the witch represents in his psyche he is wise to listen to her.
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 02/09/2026
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Arte Moreno bought the Angels in 2003 (the year after they won the Series) for $184 million. He then spent 23 years running them into the ground, let the stadium decay, wasted Trout and Ohtani, and sold for $4 billion. And the owners are crying poverty and threatening to kill baseball next year.
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Brew Cruisers @brewcruisers.com · 28/08/2026
The final Brew Cruisers ride of 2026 in two weeks! On September 11th the Crew take on the Reds. We'll be rolling out at 5:40pm from the Great Roundabout of Walkers Point. Or ride on your own and meet us at the racks near the Tailgate Haus about 6:00pm #bikemke #mkebke #bike #milwaukee #brewers
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Next Ride

Brewers vs Reds September 12th @ 5:40pm Great Roundabout of Walkers Point Slow/moderate pace Bring your bike, a lock, and lights for the ride. Gather at 5:25pm. Roll out at 5:40pm. First pitch at 6:40pm. Visit brewcruisers.com/FAQ to learn more.
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 28/08/2026
Play today's Dabbler: Friday, August 28 crabapplegames.com/games/dabble... #wordgames #anagrams #puzzles
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Man stands at a grocery store self-checkout machine with his groceries. The screen on the self-check asks the customer “Got any fun plans for the weekend? tap yes or no.” It’s likely he will tap no
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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
im sorry but it's just over
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 24/08/2026
Play today's Dabblegrams: Monday, August 24 crabapplegames.com/games/dabble... #wordgames #anagrams #puzzles
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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
its so funny to me that the AI industry spent the last few years promising cancer cures and miracle drugs and is now like How can we get people to like us? uhhh cure cancer, bitch. right now. cure cancer before you steal my job.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The "school security industry" is a way to bankrupt school districts by redirecting funding away from teachers and giving it to various kinds of cop-adjacent chuds instead. The Plot To Enslave America
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Jonathan Judge @bachlaw.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I think the more interesting question is whether the Brewers are making current free agency obsolete. Signing free agents in baseball is a confession of failure in farm and talent development. Only exception is true marquis players, and they are both uncommon and subject to bidding wars.
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Crabapple Games @crabapplegames.com · 23/08/2026
Play today's Dabbler: Sunday, August 23 crabapplegames.com/games/dabble... #wordgames #anagrams #puzzles
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Urban Milwaukee @urbanmilwaukee.com · 19/08/2026
Transportation: Amtrak Updating Locomotives, Buying New Equipment For Hiawatha
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Transportation: Amtrak Updating Locomotives, Buying New Equipment For Hiawatha
Two federal grants will rehab equipment, purchase more trains.
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Screamer Jim @screamerjim.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Abolish ICE and salt the earth where it was allowed to grow
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DHS taunts detained Padres coach in fiery social media post
"NOBODY is above the law, and he will remain in ICE custody pending removal."
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MRSPOURS @mrspours.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
2026 MN State Fair Crop Art entry "Witness" based on pStar Tribune photograph by Leila Navi with MPR reporter Sam Stroiza.
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Mike Lee @mikelee.co · 18/08/2026
Me doing today's Dabbler puzzle
Screenshot of Elijah Wood interviewed by Dominic Monaghan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfhMILe8C84
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Mike Lee @mikelee.co · 16/08/2026
Fun one today
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 15/08/2026
ICYMI, over the past two weeks, English-language Wikipedia editors have engaged in a successful effort to change the first paragraph of the Republican Party entry to reflect its current status as a "neo-nationalist" political party. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republi...
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Republican Party (United States) - Wikipedia
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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Nancy 8/2/26
Nancy and Sluggo have a staring contest
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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 13/08/2026
DDOT staff have been doing top-tier research for a decade. They’ve found that when DC adds bus and bike lanes, crashes go down by a lot, @peterodrigue.bsky.social and @sp-ainsworth.bsky.social report.
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When DC adds bus and bike lanes, crashes go down by a lot
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Really good blog here: defector.com/everybody-lo...
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Everybody Loves Big Boy | Defector
My name is Noelle and I’m a fan of the world’s largest operating steam locomotive. I used to think this was a unique fact about me. But recently our tiny fandom has exploded. Big Boy, as he’s called—C...
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