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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Wisconsin State Journal editorial has been tripping over itself to argue for the virtues of police body cameras. One recent claim was so misleading and unsupported that I up and wrote a letter to the editor archive.ph/QuBk7

archive.ph

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I spoke to a local reporter recently who said Flock follows the "typical cycle" of coverage--regurgitating glowing press releases, then skepticism, then covering the outrage. Reminder: You don't have to take police or companies' word for how safe, effective, or cool tech is even if its new.

eff.org

"Selling Safety": A Journalist's Guide to Covering Police Technology

selling_safety.pdf

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Pushing toward the finish line on Yahara Flyer 002, due out October 1. It's more yelling about body cameras. Incredibly annoying bodycam stuff keeps happening so I keep having to revise. Also @jesseraub.online—excuse me, JR Appleman—will have a fall treat for you subscribe/support: yaharaflyer.com

Printed-out draft of an in-the-works article with some editing marks on it

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Putting the finishing touches on the first issue of Yahara Flyer. If you haven't subscribed yet, now's the time :) Also there was a problem that blocked free subscriptions but I've fixed that

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

If there is a dumb way to die from a fall in a video game, I absolutely will find it. In Witcher 3 I died falling from a scaffold DURING THE TUTORIAL. But I mostly just find it funny tbh

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Paid subscriptions should be working now :)

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

OK I am launching a very minimal monthly newsletter about Madison. First issue is due out September 1. Some details here, subscribe and support to start the cranes a-croakin'! And other, even more tantalizing details TBD!

yaharaflyer.com

Yahara Flyer

Madison can have one page of alternative media per month.

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I mean yeah, he acts that way if you ask him a single question he doesn't like tonemadison.com/articles/an-...

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Madison friends: If I launch a monthly, locally focused newsletter—with the caveat that it would be *very* minimal and might only last a few issues—would you read it and would you be willing to subscribe for $5/$10 per month?

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Good. The "drug-soaked mail" panic is so immensely harmful and no self-respecting journalist should take it at face value

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dylan @gropeforluna.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

help keep the tone archives up! support weird ambient music! exclaim things on the internet!

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The new Tone Madison archive site is up. We're still working out various bugs/design problems/the usual pesky migration issues, so if you see something that doesn't look right... eh, don't bug me about it just yet lol tonemadison.com

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Reason one million bajillion for having robust (and actually public) public arts funding: It would make the local cultural scene less dependent on sketchy vanity projects like this

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

How anyone falls for this guy’s flopsweat-soaked gimmicks is beyond me

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It would be nearly impossible to say something more wrong about the governing body of a public institution (from the Journal Sentinel version of the same op-ed archive.ph/toM6F). Astonishing

Text screenshot:

•When the regents deem it appropriate to speak either publicly or in meetings with legislators, the business community, and other external stakeholders, it is important that they speak with a consistent and coordinated message. There is no place for a regent going rogue on topics that impact the entire Board. The message provided by any regent needs to be set by Board leadership and then consistently delivered to all stakeholders.

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

It’s always horseshit o’clock somewhere

Text screenshot:

"Also, I must state the irony of the situation. We're one of the few technology companies in this space dedicated to radical transparency [.] |

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

“But the sheriff lamented that the board ‘elected, once again, to reduce funding for the sheriff’s office.’” OK. That’s how cutting a budget item works. If you don’t have another specific thing to allocate it to, you don’t just get to keep the money around for whatever

wpr.org

Dane County pulls funding for Flock license plate cameras

Dane County supervisors have cut off funding for automatic license plate cameras, citing concerns about privacy and about how that data is shared.

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Working on some live stuff in this vein, aka mole man plugs his bangy paddle into the durned ol computer

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

If you work at UW-Madison and are categorized as University Staff, you have a union! And we’re having a happy hour on Thursday, April 23 at the Terrace, 5 to 7 pm! Any and all campus workers are welcome—bring a friend or a coworker!

A flyer shows a line drawing of two people sitting at a brightly decorated bar, with the following text:

HAPPY HOUR
THURSDAY APRIL 23 5-7PM
MEMORIAL UNION
DER RATHSKELLER
AFSCME
LOCAL 171
THE WORKDAY ENDS HERE
ENJOY SPECIAL DRINKS AND A RELAXED EVENING WITH FELLOW UNION MEMBERS
FEEL FREE TO BRING NON-UNION UW STAFF FRIENDS!

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Idk if “I probably killed no more than a dozen” refers to blocking/deleting stupid comments but I choose to believe it’s just Ebert being really fucking funny

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Let’s say your farewell to @tonemadison.bsky.social is salty because you were accustomed to a nonstop approval enema in Madison and noticed that we, one fucking exception, didn’t line up eagerly with bulb and bucket. That was the point! No apologies to you or your pampered fundament 😘

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Really appreciate this given how many media people who should know better have drunk the AI-inevitability Kool-Aid. It really doesn’t have many uses for journalists except for embarrassing oneself. "I’ve always hated the zero-to-one process of writing a story.” Join the club, welcome to hell, etc.

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

If you have been donating to @tonemadison.bsky.social and want some other ideas for supporting good writing/art/journalism with your money, I have some suggestions for you, including ongoing projects from some of Tone’s wonderful freelancers:

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Today is @tonemadison.bsky.social’s last day in operation. Some work ahead to make sure the site stays available in archival form, but for now some final reflections

tonemadison.com

The meanings of Tone Madison

Current and former editors reflect on the publication's life and legacy.

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

We cannot take Flock or client police agencies at their word about who does or doesn’t have access to certain data, given the security problems and abuse we already know about. Keep the pressure on. Get rid of this shit entirely

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

If you think like this, please grow the fuck up and read The Dispossessed

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

This is a @jesseraub.online column about food but also about the gap between what Madisonians say they want/value and what they actually support ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

tonemadison.com

Small Bites: How I would fix Madison dining

Going out on Sundays and other thoughts on building a more sustainable food city.

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I’ve been kinda quiet but I have seen and appreciated the kind words about @tonemadison.bsky.social Please focus your appreciation on those who’ve been running it since I stepped back: @stinadale.bsky.social, @nothingunfinished.bsky.social, Juan Carlos Garcia Martinez, and @stevenmps.bsky.social!

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Honestly, fuck off.

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

If you look through the Live Nation work Slack exhibit it just gets worse. Jesus

Fuck ADA
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FEER ADA
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no crips allowed
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ao creps altomed
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you're the minority who does it that way 11/2/2022, 9:30P MUTC
you're the minority who does it that way 1/2/2023, 9:22A MUTC
• Jeff Weinhold (01 BUGUY/) W
hey you are a liberal. Minorities are supposed to be ok
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hey you are a liberar. Minorities are supposed to be ok 1/2/2023, 9.22 A MUTC
• Ben Baker (U01CZ408U8Y)BB

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Once again it’s completely nonsensical that UW-Madison PD’s spokesperson won’t disclose the locations of Flock cameras. The map I’m sharing here is literally a file that UWPD will send people in response to open records requests about this. What are you doing, UWPD? Do you even know?

UW-Madison police would not share or confirm the locations of the eight Flock cameras on campus.
“Just like our campus security cameras, we do not disclose locations. We certainly aren't hiding them, but we don't publicize locations,” UW-Madison police spokesperson Marc Lovicott wrote in an email.

A map showing the locations of the UW-Madison Police Department’s Flock cameras.

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Good read for anyone wondering about the spread of Flock cameras in the Madison area. Side note: Totally bizarre that UWPD’s spokesperson wouldn’t talk to Isthmus about camera locations. That's public info UWPD has previously divulged via records requests, and the cameras aren’t hard to spot

A flyer reads:

FLOCK WATCHES YOU
AT THESE CONVENIENT
CAMPUS LOCATIONS
-West Johnson a t North Frances -University at Henry Mall
-Langdon i n front of Memorial Union -Highland near HSLC
-North Park a t Fahrenbrook Court -Univ. Bay at Lake Mendota Dr.
-Monroe Street near Camp Randall -Arboretum Drive
UW-Madison Police Department pays
Flock to surveil you 24/7!
N o warrant needed!
Join the fight against mass
surveillance in Madison
unspy.mindfill.com

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I think shrinking Madison’s Common Council and the Dane County Board and keeping them part-time is a terrible idea and explained why here

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

20 seasons of a show about an “independent consultant” for Chili’s restaurants, every season he has to murder a franchisee who gets “his own ideas” about where to hang the “Lordy yes I read the goat gap gazette” sign

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Today of all days we need Nick’s epic Robin Vos thread rendered as a very long cross-stitch or something

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This is a great piece (and illustration), rich in context about the role Wisconsin’s utility companies play in this nonsense

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Preston Austin @gl33p.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/02/2026

“Noel, who has been in this country legally for decades, was picked up at O'Hare recently when returning from a trip to Mexico and is being held in Indiana by ICE. His lawyers are working to get him released but as of yet have not made that happen” “Ofelia […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Social media post reading:

Noel Quintana and his wife Ofelia Garcia-Anchondo, owners of Señor Machetes restaurant on E. Main here in Madison since 2019, live downtown on S. Henry St. and have hosted the downtown neighborhood association holiday party for the last couple of years.

Noel, who has been in this country legally for decades, was picked up at O'Hare recently when returning from a trip to Mexico and is being held in Indiana by ICE. His lawyers are working to get him released but as of yet have not made that happen.

Ofelia is hoping that friends and neighbors can help her through this rough emotional and financial crisis and will be hosting a fundraiser upstairs at the restaurant this Friday afternoon/evening There will be food and drink, snacks and dinner. Please come and support our downtown neighbors.

2/13 4:309pm
Senor Machetes
121 E. Main St.

Friday, February 13
4:30 til 9:00
SEÑOR MACHETES
MEXICAN GRILL

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I am putting out an EP tomorrow for Bandcamp Friday. Guitar and synth sampled and arranged into smeary ambient pieces. Mastered by @angelhairaudio.bsky.social, cover art by the wonderful Derrick Buisch

shrimpranch.bandcamp.com

Fingerpainting With The Damned, by Shrimp Ranch

4 track album

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Idk “we demand the cops write down yet more rules that they will then ignore” doesn’t sound like wielding the power of the purse to me

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

This story from @dailycardinal.bsky.social connects UW-Madison Police Department’s use of Flock cameras to the bigger surveillance problems that come with Flock. And there’s been very little public attention to the fact that UWPD has them, so good on the Cardinal as usual

dailycardinal.com

UW faculty, local activists criticize campus Flock Safety cameras, cite privacy concerns

There are eight Flock Safety cameras located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, raising concerns around transparency and surveillance among community members. 

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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

An ICE agent covered head-to-toe in body cams, just thousands of tiny cameras, beating the shit out of an old woman. That's the bipartisan dream

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