Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Friday, October 2, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Lethal injection is a poor way to carry out the death penalty
https://www.foxnews.com/us/supreme-court-clears-way-teen-killers-execution-after-last-minute-reprieve
Will you miss Wausau’s welcome home signs?
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/09/28/wausau-retires-welcome-home-signs-one-headed-to-historical-society/
Data Centers are the most underwater issue in Wisconsin
https://www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/article_9aefca30-e3cd-406f-9ab3-86a0832aea08.html
Crypto-ATMS are a rip-off:
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/09/28/crypto-atm-scams-have-wreaked-havoc-in-wisconsin-a-new-law-is-helping-change-that-but-did-it-go-far-enough/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
A woman thought she was dying from cancer… until she wasn’t. (This is something for assisted-suicide supports to think about.)
https://nypost.com/2026/09/29/health/cancer-vaccines-could-be-the-next-big-thing-in-medicine/
Hannah Dugan is a convicted felon, so why hasn’t her law license been suspended?
https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-supreme-court-hannah-dugan-law-license-for-now
Why won’t David Crowley stop the failed inmate-tablet program?
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/09/wisconsin-jail-tablets-debate-milwaukee-county-justice-communication-education-reentry-security-opinion/
Mmmm… Curderburgers are back…
https://www.wisn.com/article/culvers-curderburger-smoked-cheddar/73932007
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Are we rooting for the Cubs or the Padres?
Get $10,000 for moving to Greater Wausau?|
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/09/26/basecamp-greater-wausau-targets-out-of-state-workers-with-relocation-aid/
Starbucks closures; based on store performance and store “experiences”
https://patch.com/wisconsin/across-wi/starbucks-close-250-stores-week-what-wi-customers-need-know
Repent for your carbon footprint?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/woke-megachurch-pastor-dem-nominee-called-congregation-repent-driving-eating-beef
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Monday, September 28, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
If you don’t like Luke Fickell, this story may be bad news to you:
https://wsau.com/2026/09/26/wisconsin-rallies-past-penn-state/
Is Cuba our fault?
https://inthesetimes.com/article/cuba-under-siege-blockade-trump-sanctions-marco-rubio
The crazy reason why you can’t get a hot dog in Chicago
https://reason.com/2026/09/26/in-chicago-putting-a-hot-dog-in-a-bun-can-get-you-in-trouble/
A Wisconsin art museum celebrates AI-created artwork:
https://captimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/letter-local-arts-concerned-about-ai-at-madison-museum-of-contemporary-art/article_143a8521-9caf-4563-8f6a-aa25df3d530d.html
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Friday, September 25, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Are the Packers playing any better… we’ll talk about the Thursday night game
Wisconsin plays Penn State this weekend… how much are the players getting paid?
https://thenilstandard.com/football/teams/penn-state
https://thenilstandard.com/football/teams/wisconsin
Wausau is debating how much pet license fees will go up:
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/09/24/wausau-committee-delays-pet-license-increase-to-check-county-rates/
Is McDonalds ever going to be your ‘first choice, more often?’
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/24/food/mcdonalds-franchises-billions-spending
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Ick… Kwick Trip closes some restrooms because of bed bugs…
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/09/22/bathrooms-closed-at-4-wausau-kwik-trip-stores-after-bedbugs-found/
5% of all people in Canada die this way…
https://www.foxnews.com/media/family-sounds-alarm-83-year-old-woman-dies-canadas-assisted-death-program?fbclid=IwY2xjawUewDNwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMW1YRzMyR0RTQUh3TUYyNDZzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe3OYEL7OAk-oti1k8EhdRBKUkTbP5hlNZcdYLnIrIhfx3EApUbLPlxc_EiFA_aem_XWl0Oy5YYdiNSmGSjmxAig
There are no U.S. airlines on the list of the world’s best airlines
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/travel/skytrax-worlds-best-airline
United Airlines is being sued for luring an illegal immigrat towards ICE agents
https://www.thetravel.com/united-airlines-employees-lure-passenger-into-ice-ambush-after-southwest-did-the-opposite/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Weston employees say “if you value us, show us the money!!!”
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/09/21/weston-employees-tell-village-leaders-that-appreciation-needs-to-show-up-in-their-paychecks/
The insurance company settles a lawsuit against the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department… the deputy appears to have done nothing wrong:
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2026/09/21/ojibwe-man-wins-1-25-million-from-oneida-county-for-bloody-2024-arrest/91798436007/
Sorority alumnae sue over allowing trans-men in:
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/09/15/kappa-kappa-gamma-violated-its-own-rules-to-admit-men-into-the-sorority-lawsuit/
CNN sues Trump to get their press passes back
https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/us-news/cnn-ms-now-and-politico-announce-first-amendment-suit-after-reporters-booted-from-white-house-grounds
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Monday, September 21, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
The Packers and the Badgers games:
https://wsau.com/2026/09/19/badgers-overcome-slow-start-roll-past-eastern-michigan/
A hit piece on the Tom Tiffany pilot, Leonard Voltz:
https://heartlandpost.com/cbs-58-digs-into-gop-pilot-after-he-saves-tiffany-in-night-water-landing/
We’re told that trans teens are more likely to commit suicide… but the trans suicide data is wrong
https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/opinion/we-ran-the-data-on-transgender-teen-suicide-and-its-a-total-scam/
The White House Christmas Tree is from Wisconsin
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/09/19/wisconsin-christmas-tree-headed-to-white-house-for-2026/
Warren Buffett steps down, 95
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/warren-buffett-steps-down-berkshires-104508734.html
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Friday, September 18, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Never Forgotten Honor Flight takes off on Monday
https://wsau.com/2026/09/14/never-forgotten-honor-flight-mission-57-scheduled-for-monday-september-21st/
The Kennedy Center is bankrupt
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6094099-kennedy-center-closure-trump/
Drug dogs are often wrong
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/01/07/132738250/report-drug-sniffing-dogs-are-wrong-more-often-than-right
The FED was wrong to raise interest rates:
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/16/trump-fed-interest-rate-warsh.html
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Thursday, September 17, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Schools as failure factories:
https://nypost.com/2026/09/16/us-news/nyc-school-where-60-of-kids-miss-18-days-of-class-a-year-is-a-poster-boy-for-struggles-as-teachers-call-for-change/
A horrible, wasteful idea for Wausau:
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/09/15/study-recommends-moving-metro-ride-bus-garage-to-county-highway-site/
A letter to the editor, ICE was an “occupying force” in Minneapolis:
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/09/15/your-letters-wausau-reader-criticizes-ice-tom-tiffany-and-trump-administration/
A discussion about why the evidence in the Josh Jacobs case should not be sealed:
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/josh-jacobs-ex-girlfriend-files-motion-permanently-seal-evidence-domestic-violence-case
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Can we even regulate AI? Or is it too late?
https://www.thefp.com/p/dangerous-ideology-effective-altruism-artificial-intelligence?utm_campaign=realclearpolitics
The Wausau school budget — taxes will actually go down
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/09/13/wausau-schools-propose-3-3-levy-increase-preliminary-estimates-shift-more-of-bill-outside-city/
WI Supreme Court redistricting
https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-supreme-court-congressional-map-arguments
If you want to go to England for a horse racing vacation, TripAdvisor won’t help you
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/294524/tripadvisor-adds-animal-welfare-warning-for-racetracks
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
On an airplane, is it rude not to help someone lift their overhead luggage into the bin? (Hint: the flight attendants aren’t allowed to.)
https://nypost.com/2026/09/14/lifestyle/nyc-tourist-sparsk-digital-divide-over-airplane-etiquette/
The Wausau school budget: taxes will stay flat:
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/09/13/wausau-schools-propose-3-3-levy-increase-preliminary-estimates-shift-more-of-bill-outside-city/
I’m not exactly sure why many female athletes hate the Sydney Sweeney sports-betting ads:
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/sport/sydney-sweeney-ad-backlash-scli-intl
It’s horrible to “wish people dead” — here’s a college professor who does it with black privilege
https://nypost.com/2026/09/14/us-news/carnegie-mellon-academic-on-leave-after-disturbing-x-posts-calling-for-white-man-to-die-while-she-dances/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Monday, September 14, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
The Tom Tiffany plane crash… so, where did you learn to swim?
https://wsau.com/2026/09/13/tiffany-thanks-first-responders-addresses-wausau-plane-crash/
The gayest colleges, and why schools don’t want to be on this list?
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1596887812072567&set=a.499210065173686
Unbelievable… the US may parole some of the lifetime inmates at GITMO
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/09/10/exclusive_gitmo_parole_board_greenlights_release_of_3_forever_prisoners_1205264.html
Should Wausau reconsider its FLOCK cameras?
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/09/11/kilian-wausau-should-reject-flock-cameras-and-the-post-9-11-surveillance-state/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Thursday, September 10, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Do you want another COVID shot?
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6068925-ama-vip-vaccine-recommendations/
EV chargers are insanely expensive… it’s just another government boondoggle
https://www.waow.com/news/wisconsin-expands-ev-charging-network-with-25m-in-federal-funding-for-42-new-sites/article_d91b14c7-15ae-4a3f-8357-b7529a69a9c7.html
From the modern dating world… should a man pay for his date’s Uber?
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/relationships/a73404019/should-your-date-send-an-uber/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
The ‘Gator Bait’ cheer… is it racist?
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/university-of-florida-brings-back-controversial-gator-bait-chant-after-6year-ban/video/3bf374c5696a4d287b243ebb7b7150d9
Kicked out of womens soccer game in Portland over their tee-shirts
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/fans-battle-portland-thorns-reason-ejection-xx-xy-apparel-dispute-lying
The debate over slavery reparations comes to the UK
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/sep/06/jamaica-slavery-reparations-petition-king-charles
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Should we be optimistic or pessomistic after Wisconsin’s loss to Notre Dame? (An let’s discuss the difference in NIL money between the two teams)
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49855658/cj-carr-notre-dame-pull-away-beat-wisconsin-opener
Wausau’s Public Works Department says all its problems would be solved… if the city creates new fees:
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/09/06/wausau-to-weigh-public-works-overhaul-and-its-director-floats-new-fees-to-ease-reliance-on-property-taxes/
An AI experiment that “escaped the sand box”
https://www.csoonline.com/article/4200043/openai-model-escape-puts-enterprise-ai-defenses-on-notice.html
Maybe you remember Andrea Yates (the mother who drowned her children in a bathtub)… maybe her timing was wrong; or maybe she’s in jail because she did it in Texas, not Massachusetts
https://www.oprah.com/omagazine/andrea-yates-a-cry-in-the-dark
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Friday, September 4, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
There’s a sustainability survey for Wausau:
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/09/02/wausau-seeks-input-on-sustainability-plan/
The debate is heating up again over a city manager in Wausau
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/Yanzer/FMfcgzQhWLJGfqMrMrFfSRGgxNHVcLjt?projector=1&messagePartId=0.2
Labor Day as a patriotic holiday
https://www.gbtribune.com/opinion/lest-we-forget-labor-day-is-a-patriotic-holiday/
Here’s the instruction that the judge should have given the Lindsey Clancy jury:
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-day-27
Some of the most overpriced colleges in the U.S.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/03/us-news/15-colleges-now-cost-100k-per-year-and-almost-none-of-them-are-worth-it/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Thursday, September 3, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Tony Romo; should he be back on-the-air?
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/tony-romo-opens-pain-medication-alcohol-dependence-pleading-no-contest-wisconsin-owi
Tiger Woods can’t drive for 5 years
https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/02/tiger-woods-dui-plea-change-hearing/
Tom Homan vs Kristi Noem; a difference in style
https://nypost.com/2026/09/02/opinion/tom-homans-no-drama-deportations-trounced-kristi-noems-flash/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
It’s stupid to admit to an unsolved murder
https://www.foxnews.com/us/duane-keffe-d-davis-found-guilty-first-degree-murder-1996-killing-tupac-shakur
We haven’t talked much about the Lindsey Clancy trial; we will on Wednesday
https://www.foxnews.com/us/lindsay-clancy-future-prosecution-doctors-case-echoes-infamous-maine-killings-expert
Teen youth risky behavior survey; some numbers are better than you’d think… some are worse
Middle School: https://www.marathoncountypulse.org/indicators/index/dashboard?alias=middleschoolYRBS
High School: https://www.marathoncountypulse.org/indicators/index/dashboard?alias=highschoolYRBS
Wausau’s water rates will go up even more:
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/08/31/wausau-utility-customers-face-a-decade-of-rate-increases-as-wastewater-plant-exceeds-proposed-pfas-limit/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
David Crowley: Tablets for inmates:
https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/08/31/crowley-prison-tablets-n2682162
Primm, Nevada could be making a comeback:
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/nevada-casino-brink-closure-reopens-lure-tourists-fed-up-las-vegas-prices
The George Soros candidate in Wisconsin:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-house-hopefuls-delayed-disclosure-reveals-mystery-payments-from-soros-linked-groups
Teacher refuses to read same-sex marriage book to 1st grade class
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nashville-school-pulls-lgbt-books-christian-teacher-disciplined-refusing-read
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Monday, August 31, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Monday after 6am, the world famous radio transmitter haz-mat story. Don’t miss it!
There’s video of the Josh Jacobs misdemeanor assault
https://nypost.com/2026/08/28/sports/josh-jacobs-alleged-attack-on-girlfriend-is-on-video-prosecutor/
Fake poll in Wisc; can anything be done about this?
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-fake-pollster-stunt-reckless-game-real-races
What’s really behind Sean Duffy’s Great American RoadTrip
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/08/25/heres-what-sean-duffys-reality-show-actually-teaches-us-about-america/
King at 3 years old has died (he left an heir)
https://nypost.com/2026/08/28/world-news/worlds-youngest-reigning-monarch-rukidi-iv-dies-at-34/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Friday, August 28, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Chris Conley loves trains… but Amtrak is largely incompetent
https://railfan.com/amtrak-board-proposes-major-reorganization/
There’s a new development proposal for Wausau’s riverfront, but it includes no affordable housing
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/08/26/wausau-committee-to-weigh-wangard-riverfront-agreement-safeguard-threshold-sits-above-developers-own-projections/
A Wisconsin cannabis festival
https://www.wicannabisgroup.com/event-details/rooted-in-wisconsin-a-cannabis-festival
An Ohio wedding descends into a free-for-all brawl
https://nypost.com/2026/08/27/us-news/ohio-wedding-descends-into-chaos-after-brothers-attack-partier-in-westlake/
You rule? Burger King to overhaul entire menu.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-food-drink/burger-king-revamps-menu-item-customers-sought-total-overhaul
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Thursday, August 27, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Meta HAD to settle; losing a jury trial would have bankrupted them
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/meta-settles-federal-trial-over-claims-facebook-instagram-addict-children
Racist Halloween costume?
https://nypost.com/2026/08/25/business/target-pulls-offensive-halloween-costume-critics-accused-of-evoking-blackface-we-are-deeply-sorry/
David Crowley would aggressively use his partial veto as governor (behind a pay wall)
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/08/25/david-crowley-would-employ-partial-veto-powers-if-elected-wisconsin-governor/91461246007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z116142p118550c118550e1160xxv116142d–45–b–45–&gca-ft=10&gca-ds=sophi
Should Packers running back Josh Jacobs be suspended?
https://wsau.com/2026/08/26/report-packers-preparing-for-possibility-that-the-nfl-will-suspend-josh-jacobs/
Brewers rookie not hustling
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2026/08/25/cooper-pratt-taken-out-of-brewers-mets-game-in-the-fifth-inning/91454175007/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Paying kids to show up at school is a bad idea:
https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-public-schools-perfect-attendance-pays-program-sees-progress#google_vignette
Day to day life at the Penn State cocaine frat house
https://nypost.com/2026/08/25/us-news/inside-the-penn-state-frat-house-drug-ring-coke-and-molly-parties-secret-dealing-rooms-and-hazing/
My hot take on the Tigerton data center proposal:
https://wsau.com/2026/08/25/tigerton-residents-want-more-information-about-data-center-proposal/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
7 record albums for 2-pennies… Columbia House is now out of business
https://pitchfork.com/story/columbia-house-is-shutting-down/
Free speech is different in Canada, just ask Sophie Cunningham
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/canadian-powerlifting-champion-april-hutchinson-leads-first-sophie-cunningham-rally-outside-us
Economic sanctions against Iran
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-trump-war-sanctions-hormuz-israel-august-24
WaPo ordered to rehire an opinion columnist
https://nypost.com/2026/08/24/media/washington-post-ordered-to-rehire-columnist-karen-attiah-who-called-charlie-kirk-white-man-that-espoused-violence/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Monday, August 24, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Which is better, being a princess or a Hollywood celeb?
https://pagesix.com/2026/08/19/royal-family/why-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-are-really-moving-back-to-england/?_gl=1*1q6w0ih*_gcl_au*MTA5MzE2NzYwMC4xNzg3MjM0OTQ3*_ga*MTE0MjI1MTY1Ni4xNzU5OTM0OTQ4*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3ODcyMzQ5NDUkbzcxJGcxJHQxNzg3MjM1MDA3JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..
Should it be illegal to sleep in your car?
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1486238290217491&set=a.638633671644628
An investigation into school discipline:
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2026/08/19/discipline-practices-at-mps-subject-of-new-federal-investigation/91354058007/
A story about work-life balance:
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/x-files-star-gillian-anderson-reveals-parenting-regret-says-she-wishes-she-less-selfish?dicbo=v2-evhGH9u&intcmp=fn_article_bc_ob_more_from
The student pallbearers at Detroit Jesuit HS
https://www.military.com/benefits/veteran-benefits/2026/02/25/detroit-catholic-school-boys-serve-pallbearers-homeless-veterans.html
I will be off on Friday, August 21. Mike Leischner will be guest-hosting.
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Thursday, August 20, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Blessing of the pets… Chris has a funny radio story about it:
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/08/17/local-church-to-hold-pet-blessing/
The Penn State cocaine dealers weren’t very good at their jobs:
https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/us-news/penn-state-fraternity-cocaine-ring-busted-thanks-to-absolutely-obvious-mistake/
Wisconsin fair brawl video; many many of the fighting thugs got away:
https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/us-news/wisconsin-state-fair-descends-into-chaos-as-brawl-breaks-out-in-final-hours-of-annual-festival/
Decriminalize sex work? No, shut it down:
https://nypost.com/2026/08/17/us-news/inside-brooklyns-seedy-penn-track-sex-market-where-pimps-murder-and-human-trafficking-are-part-of-daily-life/
What’s the plan for Wausau’s new police station?
https://wsau.com/2026/08/18/wausau-city-council-approves-proposal-to-purchase-uwsp-campus-buildings/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
The UW tuition freeze is not what it seems
https://www.wpr.org/news/uw-system-freeze-tuition-2-years-wisconsin
An unusual fraternity ritual at Penn State
https://www.foxnews.com/us/penn-state-cocaine-bust-nets-14-arrests-over-alleged-pledge-coke-cutting-indoctrination-rituals
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association will host a gubernatorial debate:
https://www.wi-broadcasters.org/wba-foundation-announces-panel-data-team-for-gubernatorial-debate/
Is Facebook addictive?
https://wsau.com/2026/08/18/meta-faces-29-state-trial-that-could-reshape-instagram-and-facebook/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Wilding at the state fair:
Would you watch? A TV newscast without anchors.
https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/wmar-local-tv-news-anchor-layoffs-TLV5APILUBF7PMO5W75QESUJLI/
Woke 1 vs Woke 2
https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/opinion/michael-goodwin-woke-might-be-wounded-but-the-radical-left-is-still-infiltrating-our-politics/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Monday, August 17, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
How did Wausau PD handle this situation?
https://wsau.com/2026/08/17/chief-officers-acted-properly-in-arrests-of-teenage-girls/
The Luigi Mangioni fan club was on full display on Friday; Luigi-Nistas don’t care that he’s a murderer:
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/us-news/luigi-mangione-court-hearing-live-updates-reactions-photos/
Only in Wausau do city leaders vote on a budget they don’t understand
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/08/13/wausau-alders-back-an-outside-audit-after-budget-investigation/
Can dodgeball go too far?
https://www.wsaw.com/2026/08/13/13-year-old-fights-charge-after-dodgeball-game-gym-class-leaves-ex-girlfriend-with-bruises/?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=organicclicks&tbref=hp
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Friday, August 14, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Aaron Rodgers on pre-season football:
Two stories about spending priorities: one for Wausau and one for the school district:
Iranian journalist gets 15 years in jail over her photographs:
https://nypost.com/2026/08/13/media/iranian-photojournalist-yalda-moaiery-faces-15-years-in-prison-over-images-reporting/
Long navy deployment and mental health:
https://nypost.com/2026/08/13/us-news/pentagon-quizzed-about-conditions-aboard-uss-abraham-lincoln-after-reports-of-sailors-trying-to-jump-overboard/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Tuesday, August 13, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
What’s Francesca Hong’s next move?
https://usa.inquirer.net/206071/opinion-francesca-hong-and-the-democrats-fear-of-their-own-future‘
Milwaukee had a vote-counting problem last night:
https://www.wisn.com/article/human-error-forces-delay-in-milwaukee-primary-election-results/73409614
Socialists claimed another democrat’s scalp:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/democratic-rep-john-larson-loses-primary-opponent-calling-generational-rcna591631
What should happen here? A surrogate mother refuses to abort her baby:
https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/surrogate-mckenna-west-who-refuses-to-abort-baby-despite-its-biological-parents-wishes-scores-early-legal-victory/
Amazon is facing a union fight over last-mile delivery
https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/business/nyc-mayor-mamdani-backs-amazon-delivery-worker-bill-escalating-fight-with-retail-giant/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
And the hits keep on coming for Francesca – she voted against Wisconsin’s anti-grooming law:
https://nypost.com/2026/08/11/us-news/wisconsin-socialist-francesca-hong-voted-against-anti-child-grooming-law-responding-to-pervy-teacher-pursuing-14-year-old/
Fran will get a new ‘rapid response’ communications team — because there are so… many… old/problematic tweets:
https://heartlandpost.com/report-hong-planning-staff-shakeup-as-she-already-looks-to-general-election/
Little League has had a history of ineligible players
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/barred-little-league-team-tulsa-reinstated-chance-play-world-series
Flock cameras:
https://archive.is/MEn6S
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Primary day in Wisconsin:
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/08/10/ap-decision-notes-what-to-expect-in-wisconsins-state-primary/
And my own comments about the follishness of open primaries, like we have in Wisconsin.
A Shack-Shack shakedown; a customer using a kiosk said prices were revised upward whe he close ‘no tip’
https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/lifestyle/shake-shack-customers-say-they-were-hit-with-a-no-tip-surcharge/
The officer who shot and killed Corey Ruiz has been identified:
https://www.wsaw.com/2026/08/10/wisconsin-doj-names-madison-police-officer-who-shot-corey-ruiz/
The path to a positive AI future (look who the author is)
https://www.meta.com/thefutureisforeveryone/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Monday, August 10, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Midwest Communications founder Duke Wright will be honored by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Fame:
https://www.wi-broadcasters.org/duke-wright-named-legend-inductee-to-radio-hall-of-fame/
Is Francesca Hong ready for national scrutiny?
https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/opinion/dsa-gov-nominee-francesca-hong-is-the-turkey-who-wants-to-ruin-thanksgiving/
Solar panels on the roofs of Wausau?
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/08/06/wausau-rooftops-could-power-the-whole-city-draft-climate-plan-shows/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Friday, August 7, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
An expert on police shootings says the Madison shooting of Corey Ruiz will be ruled as “justified”
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/08/05/qa-what-the-corey-ruiz-shooting-reveals-about-police-training-and-who-shapes-policing-rules/
His Broadway dream was about to come true… until his was canceled:
https://playbill.com/article/geno-segers-pens-apology-following-hadestown-ousting
Air Wisconsin now flies for ICE
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2026/08/06/air-wisconsin-becomes-major-airline-for-domestic-ice-flights/90180429007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z116647p001850c001850e1156xxv116647d–40–b–40–&gca-ft=12&gca-ds=sophi (behind a paywall)
Summer camp in Lebanon:
https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/opinion/hezbollahs-summer-camp-for-junior-jihadis-is-a-mortal-threat-to-peace/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Thursday, August 6, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
A pitch for ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin; it’s a horrible idea
https://captimes.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-primary-chaos-could-have-been-averted-with-ranked-choice-voting/article_014bd6df-c563-4d9d-bbcc-ff3f52bd1118.html
Please don’t come here. French refer to tourists as “locusts”
https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/lifestyle/celebrity-hotspot-st-tropez-now-overrun-with-tourists-influencers/
Misdiagnosed; she DIDN’T have cancer:
https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/us-news/atlanta-mom-cassandra-barksdale-misdiagnosed-with-aggressive-cancer-underwent-full-hysterectomy-after-lab-mix-up-lawsuit/
A letter to the editor on ICE: Are these policies we want to support?
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/08/04/your-letters-know-the-economic-and-human-costs-of-arrests-and-detentions/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
She tried to poison her autistic son… but Chris has a lot of sympathy for her
https://wsau.com/2026/08/03/oneil-pleads-no-contest-to-child-neglect/
Wisconsin Democrat Socialists say they’re the “humane” choice:
https://captimes.com/opinion/guest-columns/opinion-democratic-socialism-is-a-practical-moral-alternative/article_a13a6797-fe88-4265-81b6-abade404b694.html
Badgercare is expensive and overly generous health insurance… surely the people who get it should be looking for work:
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/08/03/medicaid-work-requirements-for-badgercare-plus-members-start-in-2027/
Francesca Hong doesn’t like Thanksgiving:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/wisconsin-dem-frontrunner-called-cancel-thanksgiving-resurfaced-post
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Francesca Hong shows no signs of pivoting to the center (behind a pay wal)
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/02/francesca-hong-rallies-with-ilhan-omar-hasan-piker-ahead-of-wisconsin-2026-primary-election/91140253007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z115549p116350c116350e1113xxv115549d–49–b–49–&gca-ft=12&gca-ds=sophi
And… a discussion about her mental health.
Tuesday is opening day of the Wisconsin Valley Fair:
https://www.wisconsinvalleyfair.com/
New Jersey’s “skip the stuff” law
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/us-news/nj-diners-fume-over-new-skip-the-stuff-law-affecting-take-out-orders/
What’s next for Democratic Socialists of America?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/03/amid-democratic-socialist-surge-dsa-asks-itself-whats-next/
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Monday, August 3, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Here’s what open borders looks like:
https://nypost.com/2026/07/31/world-news/thousands-of-illegal-african-migrants-overrun-spanish-enclave-turn-streets-into-open-toilets-and-bathe-in-fountains-an-apocalypse/
Maine’s new senate candidate has kids with his second cousin:
https://www.themainewire.com/2026/07/relative-attraction-troy-jacksons-longtime-lover-is-his-second-cousin/
The Ashley Madison date breech:
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/07/30/legislative-candidates-address-histories-on-spouse-cheating-websites/
A college dress code:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/southern-university-requires-business-suits-bans-durags-new-dress-code
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Friday, July 31, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Democrats openly wonder if their frontrunner in the Governor’s race can win (she can’t)
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/07/29/wisconsin-democrats-casting-early-ballots-are-divided-over-whether-democratic-socialist-can-win/
Act 10 survives a legal challenge, but an appeal to the state Supreme Court is next
https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-appeals-court-upholds-act-10
Sophie Cunningham teen-fans shouted at during road game in Seattle:
https://nypost.com/2026/07/30/sports/new-video-shows-storm-fans-sophie-cunningham-supporters-clash/
Country music is more popular than ever — what does that say about America?
https://unherd.com/newsroom/country-music-revival-signals-a-new-american-mood/?edition=us
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Thursday, July 30, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
From yesterday (Wednesday) program, the co-chair of the DSA says the queit part out loud (at 3:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmotvAAd7Kc
Our old friend Tom King is back on the radio today — it’s Alumni Take-Over weekend at UW-Stevens Point’s radio station FM90. His hours haven’t been posted to their schedule yet, but he’ll be doing an hour sometime this afternoon:
https://90fm.org/
Democrat candidates for Governor asked about the Madison police shooting
https://captimes.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-democratic-gubernatorial-candidates-take-bold-progressive-stands/article_0a87c70b-fe97-4d47-89c0-eb24956040a0.html
Barack Obama’s deadbeat presidential library – they didn’t pay for all the construction work:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/final-death-blow-obama-center-subcontractor-shuts-down-amid-4m-fight-lays-off-25
Tony Romo flunked his drunk driving arrest:
https://nypost.com/2026/07/28/sports/tony-romos-argument-with-cop-during-owi-arrest-captured-on-bodycam/
From the late, great New York City:
Wrong property tax bills sent out https://nypost.com/2026/07/28/us-news/longtime-new-yorkers-fume-after-being-hit-with-massive-pied-a-terre-tax-bills-is-this-a-witch-hunt/ And city-run grocery stores will undercut for-profit grocers by 30% https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdanis-ration-shop-grocery-plan-faces-blistering-economic-critique-opponents-blast-socialist-policy
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
Some Hawaiians don’t like white tourists from the mainland… that can’t be good for their tourist-based economy:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-family-members-claim-were-attacked-luxury-maui-resort-during-violent-melee
One of the Democrat Socialists’ goals is to abolish the U.S. Senate… so, is the Senate anti-democratic?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-sound-alarm-over-far-left-groups-push-transform-america-cuban-dictatorship
Maybe there won’t be FreeBeerDay after all:
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/07/27/minocqua-brewing-company-permit-revoked-by-state-bangstad-says/
The disgusting way R&B star Usher treated his fan:
https://pagesix.com/2026/07/27/celebrity-news/usher-fan-kicked-off-stage-during-steamy-performance-speaks-out/?_gl=1*1gqd3hf*_ga*MTE0MjI1MTY1Ni4xNzU5OTM0OTQ4*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3ODUxNzEyNTUkbzQ1JGcxJHQxNzg1MTcxODA5JGo2MCRsMCRoMA.
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning News
There’s a cheating scandal in the WNBA… and it’s not that kind of cheating
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/wnba-rocked-multi-player-cheating-scandal-dijonai-carrington-calls-out-ex-nalyssa-smith
Mandela Barnes is already a political dead-man walking. This story sticks a fork in his candidacy (behind a paywall) https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/07/27/mandela-barnes-pac-distributed-less-than-15-to-boost-candidates/91007358007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11xx47p118650c118650e1180xxv11xx47d–45–b–45–&gca-ft=12&gca-ds=sophi
Will anyone stand up for the women of France?
https://nypost.com/2026/07/27/world-news/crazed-paris-terrorist-cuts-down-3-women-then-screams-allah-commanded-me/
This Anne Frank piece of living history is noteworthy:
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQhVXCtlgtBrMKnZkMdsFtJDSnL
Here are links to some of the things I’ll be talking about on Monday, July 27, 2026 on the WSAU Wisconsin Morning news
This is the definitive video of the police shooting in Madison. It’s from a cellphone, so it doesn’t show what happened from the officer’s perspective or what led to the police interaction. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2026/jul/25/bystander-video-shows-moment-madison-police-fatally-shoot-man-video
And, of course, uber-liberal Wisconsin Council of Churches has already judged this to be a murder: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQhVXBmMHQzWPjHbPBklbfFNpTq
People who work in the gig economy are told up-front that DoorDash, Uber and Lyft are not intended to be full time jobs:
https://fox40.com/news/national-and-world-news/study-finds-spike-in-delivery-app-drivers-amazon-workers-receiving-federal-benefits/
I suspect new-husband Travis will be doing exactly what his wife tells him to:
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/hall-famer-cris-carter-nfl-season-travis-kelce-last-dance
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