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^^^ Daniel Dale of CNN was almost breathless from reciting and refuting all the lies which Trump told at his Wisconsin rally a couple of days ago. Being a fact checker in the age of Trump is steady work.

Donald Trump is simply a diarrhea torrent of lies. He told 30,573 lies just during his administration. He's likely has told many more than that since leaving office in disgrace.

Washington Post counts 30,573 false or misleading claims in four years by Trump

One thing Trump didn't talk about at his lie-encrusted Wisconsin rally was his Foxconn fiasco near Racine.

Foxconn mostly abandons $10 billion Wisconsin project touted by Trump

Yet another business failure, this time with taxpayer money, by the frequently bankrupt "stable genius".

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#CavalierJohnson made history Tuesday — and brought a new generation to political power at City Hall — becoming the first African American elected as Milwaukee’s mayor.

Just 35, Johnson is Milwaukee’s first millennial mayor, his triumph confirming his swift six-year rise from Common Council freshman to the seat of power in Wisconsin's largest city.

"This city for the first time in our 176-year history has elected its first Black mayor. We did it," Johnson told supporters at the Hilton #Milwaukee City Center.

#unheardvoicesmag

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Wait, wait, wait. Milwaukee Mayoral Candidate Bob Donovan Is Campaigning In...West Allis?

Wait, wait, wait. Milwaukee Mayoral Candidate Bob Donovan Is Campaigning In…West Allis?

I hope he doesn’t think that West Allis is part of Milwaukee…there are a lot of West Allis residents who would take umbrage with that…but given some of his other miscues, I wouldn’t be totally surprised. But yes, on Sunday, Milwaukee Mayoral candidate Bob Donovan made an obvious campaign appearance in West Allis under the auspices of the Wisconsin Conservative Digest, a group that most of you…

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Bob Donovan's Attempt To Smear Cavalier Johnson

Bob Donovan’s Attempt To Smear Cavalier Johnson

Now the social media truism, if there aren’t pictures it didn’t happen. Well there aren’t any pictures…my bad. But it did happen but because I don’t have screen grabs here I will do my best to paraphrase the event from memory. SO…most of our regulars know that former Alderman Bob Donovan is one of seven candidates running for Mayor of Milwaukee in a special election to replace long term Mayor…

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Local Indicator Of The Need For Campaign Finance Reform

Local Indicator Of The Need For Campaign Finance Reform

Full Disclaimer: I have endorsed Common Council President and Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson for Mayor of Milwaukee and will continue my support through this election cycle. A few days ago, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Daniel Bice wrote about a ‘shadowy’ third party organization that has purchased television advertising in support of Cavalier Johnson’s candidacy for Mayor of Milwaukee. I…

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So Just How Conservative Is Milwaukee Mayoral Candidate Bob Donovan?

So Just How Conservative Is Milwaukee Mayoral Candidate Bob Donovan?

Conservative. This has always been an adjective added to former Milwaukee Alderman Bob Donovan’s name in any media discussing his time on the Common Council or his attempts to run for Mayor of Milwaukee. And now with no incumbent in the race to replace former Mayor Tom Barrett, Bob Donovan has again surfaced as a candidate for Mayor. So just how conservative is Bob Donovan in a fairly liberal…

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Trump Budget Would Hurt City

Trump Budget Would Hurt City

From my inbox (also available here):

Friend,

Yesterday I published an op-ed in Urban Milwaukee about the work we have been able to accomplish in our city through federally funded programs that are now in jeopardy under our new President’s budget. I wanted to share it with you in the hopes that you will share with your network and stand with me in asking Congress to do better.

Yours,

Chevy…

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Progressive Milwaukee alders earn praise from conservative operative for supporting Ashanti Hamilton

Progressive Milwaukee alders earn praise from conservative operative for supporting Ashanti Hamilton

Apparently Milwaukee Alderman Ashanti Hamilton has the votes to successfully challenge Ald. Michael Murphy for Milwaukee Common Council president, aided in part by conservatives like “Bathroom” Bob Donovan and Mark Borkowski, as well as a bloc of African American alders and Tony Zielinski.

But on Monday afternoon, a group of eight council members released a statement voicing their support for…

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