The narrator is pronouncing Willys incorrectly. It's "willis," not "willese."
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Digging into Trump's misleading claims that military recruitment is up due to his reelection
One of the biggest problems with Trump is his lying. He has lied so much and for so long that he himself no longer knows when he is lying. And he surrounds himself with liars. I hate liars.
Brutal video shows teenage bullies beating girl with disability
I was bullied in high school because I emulated the Beatles. A year later, everyone was emulating the Beatles.
For the most part, other people are shit. I believe that to this day.
38-year-old charged in connection to alleged sexual assault
From The Journal Times.com:
Caroline Neal
Caroline Neal
YORKVILLE — A 38-year-old Cudahy man has been arrested in connection to an alleged sexual assault in the Village of Yorkville.
Michael Wezyk faces one count of second degree sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age, which is a felony.
The maximum sentence upon conviction is a fine of up to $100,000, imprisonment of up to 40 years, or both.
Online court records show that Racine County Court Commissioner Alice Rudebusch set Wezyk’s cash bond at $10,000 during an April 22 hearing. Wezyk is scheduled to appear in court April 30.
According to a criminal complaint, the Racine County Sheriff’s Office began investigating following a report from the child’s biological father.
The complaint alleges Wezyk took the child to a bar and assaulted her between January and May 2024.
Wezyk also reportedly made inappropriate comments about the child and her sister, according to the criminal complaint.
Friday, May 23, 2025
Former LGBT Center staff members establish The People's Center
From The Journal Times.com:
Holly Gilvary
Holly Gilvary
RACINE — Following what former staff members called an "unexpected" closing of the LGBT Center of Southeast Wisconsin on May 16, several have formed The People's Center to reestablish services for local LGBTQ+ community members.
In a news release issued Wednesday, Kyle Johnson said The People's Center's most urgent goal is to continue critical programming for the local LGBTQ+ community, starting with youth programming.
The center is working with community partners to secure new spaces and will be publishing a calendar with times, dates and locations for reestablished groups, the release said.
Founding members include Johnson, Patricia Castillo Venegas, Jasmine Alvarez, Haven Slater, Zak Butler, Becky Crowley, Shay King and Elliott Hurd.
Once critical services are reestablished for the area's highest-risk populations, Johnson said, The People's Center will launch "new and re-imagined services" centered on community feedback.
Reconnecting with community members left behind by the LGBT Center's closure is also a high priority, according to the release.
"The LGBT Center was never a building or an institution," Alvarez said. "The Center was the people, and we're not going anywhere."
Johnson said The People's Center is a response to a common refrain that the LGBT Center "did not adequately serve the needs of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) community members." Internal changes made by the LGBT Center to address the needs of BIPOC community members were slow, "where effective at all."
King said they don't want to "simply revive the broken system that existed before."
"Instead, we started envisioning a new organization that would prioritize the needs of those who have been left behind," King said.
Johnson said The People's Center will "serve as a resource and support hub for Queer communities in Racine and Kenosha, with a focus especially on BIPOC, disabled, and otherwise marginalized community members."
The People's Center is working to establish a social media presence and a newsletter, along with an offline presence. It can be found on Instagram and Facebook at @thepeoplescenter and at www.thepeoplescenter.us.
Johnson said the center plans to eventually hold a Pride Prom and gradually build services using "grassroots and non-hierarchical methods of organizing."
Affordability gap: Most Americans not making enough to cover basic costs of living
No shit, I deal with this daily. Too old to work, too young to die.
Thursday, May 22, 2025
36-year-old sentenced in child abuse, battery case
From The Journal Times.com:
Caroline Neal
Caroline Neal
RACINE — A 36-year-old Racine man was sentenced to three years in Wisconsin State Prison after he was accused of striking a woman, a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl at a Douglas Avenue restaurant last May.
Christopher Maldonado also was ordered to serve three years of extended supervision.
Maldonado was charged with two counts of felony child abuse with the intent to cause harm, one count of misdemeanor battery, one count of disorderly conduct and four counts of misdemeanor bail jumping.
He pleaded not guilty in July 2024.
On March 18, he entered a no contest plea, which the court regarded as a guilty plea, for one count of child abuse with the intent to cause harm and two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping. The remaining charges were dismissed but read into the court’s record.
Maldonado will serve 60 days in the Racine County Jail for the misdemeanor bail jumping charges.
Allegations
According to previous Journal Times reporting, Racine Police Department officers spoke with the woman and teenagers involved in the May 2024 altercation with Maldonado. The woman reportedly told officers that Maldonado’s girlfriend attacked her before Maldonado struck her.
The woman’s 17-year-old son reportedly tried to intervene, and Maldonado allegedly hit him several times.
Previous reporting details that Maldonado also allegedly hit the woman’s 16-year-old niece.
Additional case
In a separate criminal complaint from July 2024, Maldonado faced charges for allegedly hitting his girlfriend on May 28 at a Mount Pleasant gas station.
Online court records show that he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor bail jumping in March. The remaining charges — including 10 additional counts of misdemeanor bail jumping, disorderly conduct, and battery — were dismissed but read into the court’s record.
For this case, he was ordered to serve 30 days in Racine County Jail and one year of probation.
I understand that they love child beaters in prison.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Two social media influencers killed days apart in similar attacks
Why are fish lips considered sexy?
Why Is Someone Sending Pizzas to Judges' Homes?
Yes, that's right, let's declare pizzas to be illegal weapons.
38-year-old charged in connection to alleged sexual assault
From The Journal Times.com:
YORKVILLE — A 38-year-old Cudahy man has been arrested in connection to an alleged sexual assault in the Village of Yorkville.
Michael Wezyk faces one count of second degree sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age, which is a felony.
The maximum sentence upon conviction is a fine of up to $100,000, imprisonment of up to 40 years, or both.
Online court records show that Racine County Court Commissioner Alice Rudebusch set Wezyk’s cash bond at $10,000 during an April 22 hearing. Wezyk is scheduled to appear in court April 30.
According to a criminal complaint, the Racine County Sheriff’s Office began investigating following a report from the child’s biological father.
The complaint alleges Wezyk took the child to a bar and assaulted her between January and May 2024.
Wezyk also reportedly made inappropriate comments about the child and her sister, according to the criminal complaint.
Monday, May 19, 2025
Talk of Biden's mental decline will have 'ramifications' for Dems: Strategist | NewsNation Now
It was obvious to everyone that Biden is senile.
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Racine Social Security office relocated
From The Journal Times.com:
Holly Gilvary
Holly Gilvary
MOUNT PLEASANT — The Racine Social Security office has moved from Durand Avenue to the Mount Pleasant Commerce Center.
On May 12, the new office opened at 13200 Globe Drive, Suite 208.
The office at 4020 Durand Ave. closed May 9.
The U.S. General Services Administration on Thursday announced it was offering the former Durand Avenue site for sale by public auction. The auction opened Monday at 2 p.m. with a starting bid of $100,000.
It was not immediately clear why the office moved locations or why the Durand building is being sold.
To contact the Social Security office, call 800-772-1213 or 866-270-8629.
From: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/article_f02edb7a-8c83-4d15-b988-44e4a02ea806.html