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 | February 28, 2011
Sorry, been sick and recovering today. Managed to get sick from being out in the cold without adequate clothing yesterday. My own fault, entirely. Here are some videos from the Sunday protests that I’ve uploaded so far: Will upload more later.
John Sears | February 28, 2011
When I heard the Capitol was supposed to close down I rushed over to see if I could get in. I was actually prepared to get arrested when they were slated to clear the place. As it turns out, that couldn’t happen, because… well.. too many other people had the same idea. So I hung [...]
John Sears | February 27, 2011
Full set here. Some of my favorites below. (Internet meme signs are popular lately) (This takes some dedication. I bet this individual loves geek.kon) (Yet another kid who Scott Walker doesn’t care about and was willing to endanger for political points if only he could make it pay off) (Gov. Walker would probably like Sparta. [...]
John Sears | February 26, 2011
You know the drill by now, whole set is available here. Select faves below. (Indeed it is.) (310 now!) (A test Walker failed easily) (People are furious about his plot, never carried out, to use provocateurs on the peaceful crowds) (Still occupied.)
John Sears | February 26, 2011
After an exchange on Twitter last night about Mitch Daniels, I got to thinking: are any of the big name Republican Anti-Union governors who are in the news gunning for union rights not idiots or criminals? So far, the answer is: no! Let’s run down the list, shall we: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: Dropout, Cheat [...]
John Sears | February 26, 2011
Some more videos from Madison. (Here’s the protester group heading out for the Koch lobbyists’ offices) (Some video of the actual protest outside the Koch office) (Some very nice musicians came by last night to entertain those of us who slept over at the Capitol) (The Capitol protesters appreciate all the hard work the Assembly [...]
John Sears | February 26, 2011
Here is some excellent news: the cops are coming over, formally, to the side of the protesters: At the same time, the Wisconsin Professional Police Association issued a statement that they stand with the protesters. Jim Palmer, executive director of the WPPA, said in a statement released Friday morning that Gov. Scott Walker should keep [...]
John Sears | February 25, 2011
I’m going to do a more thorough post and writeup of the events last night soon. Right now I’m exhausted and a bit demoralized, so I’ll probably get some backburner ZRC stuff going instead. Basically, last night went down like this: –Assembly Republicans used a sneaky and possibly illegal technical move to push the Walker [...]