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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service @milwaukeenns.org · 25/08/2026
A 45-year-old man died while in custody at the Milwaukee County Jail last week, which is at least the 10th death of a person in the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office custody since June 2022. Read the full story here: buff.ly/pqgh6pK #LocalNews #MilwaukeeCountyJail #MilwaukeeCountySheriff’sOffice
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African American Roundtable @aartmke.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
3 DAYS UNTIL GIVE 8/28! ⏰ What happens when Black communities have the resources to lead, organize and shape the future? We transform our communities. This Give 8/28, support AART and help us build the power to make that future possible. aartmke.org/?form=formformFUNRERMQD… #Give828
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
If you think Evers only attacked Hong from genuine concern about electability, here’s finance numbers that suggest stopping the data center moratorium was his deeper motive. www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/evers-k...
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Evers Knows Best — Milwaukee Beagle
For Democrats and others on the left who understand the importance of keeping Tom Tiffany out of the governor’s office, David Crowley’s weakness on data centers is frustrating and baffling. If over 50...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Last night at the DPMC special election Karen kirsch handed out flyers with “Recommended Candidates DPMC” printed above a list of her preferred candidates. This would violate at least 2 laws if it was a regular election. Opposing candidates are filing complaints. We’ll see how it goes.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A couple articles from Milwaukee Beagle about the primary... By Amy Donahue (a socialist candidate against Gwen Moore)- www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/grieve-...
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Grieve. Connect. Organize. — Milwaukee Beagle
As you’re struggling with the outcome of the primary, your own personal losses, and ongoing genocides around the planet, you’re not alone. And you’re not alone no matter when you feel it, either. Grie...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Last minute guide to the primaries ! www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/a-finan...
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A Financial Guide to Legislative Primaries — Milwaukee Beagle
On both the state and federal levels, those backed by people power, rather than donors are both more likely to win the general, and to have better policies in office. I also believe that offering the ...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
@rconniff.bsky.social did you look at Rebecca Cooke’s finance reports? They look similar to the ones that wrecked Sara Rodriguez’s campaign.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Prison strike in North Carolina! Prison is a humanitarian crisis that only maintains through intolerable conditions of torture and peril. www.wsoctv.com/news/local/6...
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60 inmates refuse orders, prompting lockdown at NC prison
A spokesman for the prison says the inmates returned to their cells three hours later after more officers arrived at the prison.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Political institutions should center the people with less power, even when doing so is inconvenient for party leaders, donors, campaigns or candidates. Uncertainty may complicate their responsibility. It does not erase it. www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/about-t...
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About That Barnes Letter — Milwaukee Beagle
Political institutions should center the people with less power, even when doing so is inconvenient for party leaders, donors, campaigns or candidates. Uncertainty may complicate their responsibility....
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Volunteered yesterday for an event where Democratic speakers were defying credible death threats. Security measures and especially careful and vague promotion limited the scale of that event. This really makes me think about how the MAGA coup attempt of 2026 is already partially underway.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I sorta thought of @thebadgerproject.org as a more serious project of professional journalists than what we do. But this hit piece on Hong they emailed me today disabused me of that assumption. thebadgerproject.org/2026/07/14/c...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
More candidate answers! Steven Doelder, running for State Senate in deep red (R +28) District 11. www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/candida... Julianna Bennett, running for Assembly in astonishingly blue (D +79) District 76. www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/candida...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Clueless and irrelevant. Shepherd Express only made like, 2 endorsements that resonate with their reader base, rather than their advertisers. shepherdexpress.com/news/feature...
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The Shepherd Express enthusiastically endorses Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez for Governor
Shepherd Express enthusiastically endorses these candidates in the August 11 Wisconsin Primary Election.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
David Liners, candidate for AD21, in Oak Creek and part of Milwaukee answered our questions! www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/candida...
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Candidate Answers: David Liners, AD21 — Milwaukee Beagle
David Liners, is running in Assembly District 21. AD21 covers Oak Creek and part of Milwaukee. It leans blue (+4.1 Democratic), but and is an open seat because Republican incumbent Jessie Rodriguez is...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Lisa White, candidate for SD17, the southwest corner of the state answered our questions. www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/candida...
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Candidate Answers: Lisa White SD17 — Milwaukee Beagle
Lisa White is running in State Senate District 17. SD17 is in southwest Wisconsin. It leans slightly blue (+1 Democratic), but is currently held by Republican Howard Marklein. 
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Josh Mittness, candidate for AD50, south of Madison answered our questions. www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/candida...
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Candidate Answers: Josh Mittness, AD50 — Milwaukee Beagle
Josh Mittness is running in Assembly District 50. AD 50 is South of Madison. It leans +14 Democratic, and is an open race because Jenna Jacobson gave up the seat to run for State Senate against Republ...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“Now, those grifters have been calling everyone to the left of George HW Bush a socialist since forever… How do they differentiate between a socialist, and someone they have disingenuously called a socialist for years?” www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/nothing...
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Nothing Means Anything, and Everyone Is Okay With It — Milwaukee Beagle
Democrat Party approval ratings cratered before socialist candidates injected some enthusiasm and raised the numbers. They have yet to internalize that triangulation doesn’t work, and there is no vers...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Wanna know the truth about Fran Hong's policies, and get a chance to win fabulous prizes while you're at it? This is the kind of creative event outreach that helps explain Hong's momentum. www.mobilize.us/francescahon...
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Milwaukee Policy Loteria · Francesca Hong for Governor
Come and learn the details of Francesca Hong's amazing policy platform while playing a fun game of Loteria! There's a chance you'll win some fabulous prizes! July 11, 1:00-3:30PM Sugar Maple 441 E L...
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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
If you have not been involved in resisting the unprecedented expansion of ICE—and of all it represents about how our society has lost its way—now is the time to start. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
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A Mexican father was shot and killed by an ICE officer. His son is demanding an independent probe
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo worked for 35 years from sunrise to sunset to send all three of his American citizen sons to college. He had also been working toward securing legal status in the U.S. after neg...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The widely feared AI demiurge is already here. It’s called “the free market” and its servants call themselves “limited liability corporations”. They will take every drop of clean water and every breath of fresh air from us, if we don’t stop them.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
"The questions raised by this letter extend beyond any individual politician. How should parties respond when they receive allegations about candidates?" www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/mandela-barnes-and-relational-exploitation
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Mandela Barnes and Relational Exploitation — Milwaukee Beagle
The questions raised by this letter extend beyond any individual politician. How should parties respond when they receive allegations about candidates? What obligations do they have to complainants, t...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Sign of the times. Neoliberal policies are ripping society apart at the seams, and care workers are resorting to running for office in response. www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/care-wo...
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Care Worker Candidates — Milwaukee Beagle
Care workers are not leaving their professions to run for office because those professions are overstaffed and not needing them. They are going into politics to fix politics and make care work viable ...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Unless Graham Platner can miraculously exonerate himself, he gets no say in the nominee to replace him. The opportunity to influence the process passed when he lied to everyone before the primary. We on the left need to take the L and learn a lesson here.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Saturday: Sugar Maple Policy Loteria for Fran www.mobilize.us/francescahon...
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Milwaukee Policy Loteria · Francesca Hong for Governor
Come and learn the details of Francesca Hong's amazing policy platform while playing a fun game of Loteria! There's a chance you'll win some fabulous prizes! July 11, 1:00-3:30PM Sugar Maple 441 E L...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Friday: MKeULTRA benefit for all WES candidates secure.actblue.com/donate/mkeul...
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Chip in!
Show your support with a contribution.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Thursday: Cactus Club Hip Hop show for Fran Hong www.mobilize.us/francescahon...
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Hip Hop 4 Hong · Francesca Hong for Governor
a benefit for Fran for Wisconsin Cactus Club 2496 S. Wentworth Avenue July 9, 7PM $15 suggested donation 18+ Donate online here, or at the door. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/july-9-cactus-club...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
David Crowley and Sarah Rodriguez are Islamophobes and enablers of fascism. Their refusal to answer the Wisconsin Muslim Civic Association's questions is disqualifying. We cannot have bigots and the enablers of bigotry in the executive office of the State of Wisconsin any longer.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Fascism exists in the Wisconsin Democratic Party, and is being protected by leadership. www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/enablin...
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Enabling Fascism In our Party — Milwaukee Beagle
Obstruction by Zionists exploited the dysfunctional Platform and Resolutions committee, disorganized party officers, and conflict averse rules interpreters to make it functionally impossible for anyon...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Remember: Tony Evers signed a bill making it a 10 year felony to protest this pipeline. Does anyone in the company face a 10 year felony for spilling pollution all over? No.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Tonight, some friends are doing a fundraiser for our favorite candidate in south west WI, Corrine Hendrickson. Come out, bring kids, music, fun, organizing! Learn more about this race: www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/fightin...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Tomorrow night, get out and get ready for community self defense against increased ICE activity in Milwaukee!
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Why is PINO Gwen Moore speaking at this event? She won’t stop spending taxpayer money on blowing up hospitals and shooting children in Palestine. She won’t support Medicare For All. She won’t tax the rich or refuse their donations. That’s not progressive. www.mobilize.us/progressivec...
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Community Event: Progress for the People Town Hall & Who Pays Bus Tour Stop · Progressive Caucus Action Fund
Join us to hear directly from special guest Members of Congress fighting for working families and learn how Republican policies threaten Wisconsinites — from raising costs to rollbacks on climate prot...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
At the Walnut Way governor forum. Lots of people here. No Tom Tiffany. Highlights only today, but I’ll try to catch any slippery or otherwise statements.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The League of Women voters candidate questionnaire is up. It allows you to compare candidate answers side by side. In CD4, this clarifies the contrast between Moore’s posture of reconciliation and compromise and Donaue’s drive to knock down barriers and deliver. www.vote411.org/plan-your-vote
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Plan Your Vote | VOTE411
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —MLK Jr.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Tonight is the first of three socialist fundraisers this primary. Hong for governor. Clancy, Liners, Phelps for state assembly. Donahue for Congress. Don’t be jealous of New York, boost the socialism that’s already active here in Wisconsin! WeSocialists.com
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 25/06/2026
Or as @naomiaklein.bsky.social put it:
"We are deploying responsibly
developed Al to liberate humanity from menial labor and usher in an era of unparalleled creativity and abundance."
- Sam Altman

"You ingested the entire
"We are deploying responsibly
developed Al to liberate humanity from menial labor and usher in an era of unparalleled creativity and abundance."
written output of human civilization without consent, without compensation, and without credit, to build a system whose primary commercial application is eliminating the jobs of the people whose work you consumed.
You are not liberating human creativity - you are strip-mining it and selling it back at a markup while calling the theft training data."
- Naomi Klein
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KB @bkeithb.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🚨BREAKING: Israeli Artillery Fire Targets The Tuffah Neighbourhood In Gaza City The bombardment of the besieged enclave continues to escalate. Israel is actively violating the Iran-US MoU in Gaza & Lebanon. Via mintpressnews.com
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MintPress News
Fierce, Adversarial Journalism
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
New article, digging and rooting around in the excessive details of how a few candidates got their nomination signatures and what that might indicate for the races. www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/soothsa...
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Soothsaying Nomination Signatures — Milwaukee Beagle
Thoroughly and precisely calculating thousands of nomination signatures and pages is beyond the scope of my attention to detail, but I did scroll through a handful of candidates of interest and can sh...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
New York socialist candidates annihilated corporate and genocide freak Democrats tonight. Love to see it. Zionists fuck off.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Some additional thoughts about the WISDOM forum… 1. There were a lot of people in the audience. 2. Missy Hughes dropped out of the race, but there were still six Democrats and one Republican on the stage. 3. Crowley, Barnes, and Rodriguez all still think they can have it both ways.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
At the WISDOM forum…
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Russel Goodwin and Sylvia Ortiz Velez have got to go! www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/goodwin...
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We need to beat Russell Goodwin — Milwaukee Beagle
One of three Democrat incumbents in the State Legislature facing a primary challenger, Representative Russell Goodwin of Milwaukee seems far from pleased. Over the past session, his attacks on tr...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
People are protesting fascism and are being attacked by fascists, the media is just not covering it anymore.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
At the Voces de ls Frontera governor forum. Got here late, excited to see only 4 candidates on the stage.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The gears of this genocide facilitation are present throughout US society, and grind small as WI and MKE county Democratic Party. Which means there are so so so many opportunities to throw sand or wrenches or wooden shoes into the works. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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‘World’s richest nations’ facilitating ‘undisguised genocide’ in Gaza, says Sally Rooney
Irish author tells Dublin event traditional forms of peaceful protest have not had meaningful impact on Israel’s actions
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Donate to the Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers! These charges are clear Bullshit, but lawyers are expensive and necessary. chuffed.org/project/1865...
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Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers
On the morning of June 16th 2026 fifteen anti-ICE organizers were indicted on federal conspiracy charges in Minnesota, 12 of whom were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities. This fundrai...
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Zionists at the WISDEMS convention are doing everything they can to avoid free speech. All you fascists bound to lose.
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Milwaukee Beagle @milwaukeebeagle.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Indivisible education forum for governor candidates… everyone is blue tinted?
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