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 4, 2011
I shot these two videos this afternoon; I apologize for the first one, I had trouble finding a good spot to stand and then the focus wouldn’t adjust the way I wanted. As you can see, this movement isn’t running out of steam anytime soon, access to the Capitol or not.
John Sears | March 3, 2011
Namely, is the pickle, in fact, a Zombie Cucumber? Inquiring minds want to know. The ‘Kawaii Not’ take puts a humorous spin on the ‘horror’ of Zombiedom as well as the notion of labeling just about anything a ‘Zombie’ these days: Mmmm… undead dill deliciousness. Taste the horror! I mean, let’s face it. Cucumbers are [...]
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 [...]
John Sears | March 3, 2011
Due to constantly changing plans, I didn’t get down to the Capitol until late, but had a great time hanging out for a few hours in the bitter, bitter cold. I almost frostbit my index finger using the camera, I think. The set of last night’s pictures is here. I didn’t get that many, but, [...]
John Sears | March 2, 2011
They never did open up the Capitol yesterday, in flagrant violation of a court order. As far as I know at this moment, it is still not open. Heading down within the half hour. Pictures below. Set of pics from yesterday is available here. New: all sets of pictures from protesting will go in a [...]
John Sears | March 1, 2011
Today is a very sad day for American history, and for Wisconsin. This morning a judge ordered the Department of Administration to open up the Capitol: A judge has granted a temporary restraining order giving the public access to the state Capitol during business hours and while hearings and other state business are being heard. [...]
John Sears | March 1, 2011
I got sick on Sunday standing out in the cold so I had to give Monday a miss. Here’s what happened, apparently: After failing to get the Capitol closed on Sunday (see our updates for an indication of why; the crowd wasn’t with them to say the least), Walker’s Department of Administration decided to greatly [...]
John Sears | March 1, 2011
Honestly, I have serious doubts about this story, which is appearing verbatim on all sorts of gossip sites and reads like email spam in part, but: Gwyneth Paltrow loves fighting zombies. The 38-year-old actress – who has daughter Apple, six, and four-year-old son Moses with husband Chris Martin – says one of her most used [...]