John Sears | March 10, 2011
(My mood after this whole mess can be summed up by this photo) Last night, after hearing about the highly unusual, extremely dubiously legal trickery being used to attack Wisconsin workers and the universal human right to form a union, I went down to the Capitol for some first hand reporting. What I saw there [...]
John Sears | March 9, 2011
Had some ZRC computer issues that ate up a big chunk of my day today. Yes, I run a good anti-virus/anti-malware program (Avast!), and yes, it’s always on, and yes, it auto-updates. Still got a Trojan. Sigh. But hey, everything’s cleaned off now, and I get back online to find out that the whole world’s [...]
John Sears | March 9, 2011
While the new permitting/rally system downtown is being hashed out, things have quieted a bit. Next Saturday is slated to be an *enormous* rally, with farmers converging on the Capitol from around the state. In the meantime, apparently the DOA is up to its old tricks, trying to suppress democracy with trickery. Sigh. They’re catching [...]
John Sears | March 8, 2011
The art director was a bit sick today, so I’ve had to take some time off. ZRC bloggery work will resume whenever it’s convenient.
John Sears | March 5, 2011
The first one is up, a short speech and song from a member of Vets for Freedom, who I previously caught on video inside the Rotunda. As Stephanie Miller would say, ‘Oh yeah, he’s good.’
John Sears | March 5, 2011
Hey gang. We had a great time downtown today for the ZRC, carrying out signs, getting pictures taken, spreading some outreach on behalf of the Differently Animated. As usual, I have a big crop of photos to share with you as well. The whole Flickr set for today is here, and the collection of all [...]
John Sears | March 5, 2011
John Sears | March 4, 2011
Well, the Capitol opened back up today – kind of. I have to admit, the DOA buckled a lot more than I thought they would. I went down to the Capitol today before lunch and, indeed, I was able to get in. They’ve resorted to low-grade, airport security style harassment, but it’s not nearly as [...]
John Sears | March 3, 2011
I think it’s worth noting tonight, as people prematurely celebrate the alleged reopening of the Capitol (which is allowed to take up to five days, and enforcement is up in the air even then), that these protests have been a bit, more than a bit really, TOO polite. For instance, if I hear one more [...]
John Sears | March 3, 2011
First, the obvious big news. In what is being billed as a victory for the protesters, Dane County court judge John C. Albert ruled that the Department of Administration *has* been in flagrant violation of the law, and has to reopen the Capitol during business hours. Just not anytime soon: his allows open access to [...]