Wisconsin Residents just don’t realize how badly they have been scammed by the Republicans and Fox-Scam, and they should be *OUTRAGED*! First, Foxconn said it would build a 10 Gen manufacturing facility – but when Corning Glass didn’t agree to build a plant next door – it is a requirement…. well, that plan got kicked to the curb. Note: Corning Glass IS building the required facility in China. Second, Foxconn admitted it didn’t realize that Wisconsin workers needed to be paid more than the $2.50 per day that they pay Chinese and Indian workers at their respective manufacturing facilities there. In addition, the workers work 12 hour shifts and sleep in dorms at those manufacturing facilities! Then Foxconn said it would produce 6.5 Gen screens in MTP – but would heavily rely on robots and Chinese H1B employees. Later on, in a meeting with the head of the Racine Water Utility, Keith Haas, Foxconn couldn’t even give an answer to what they would produce at the proposed manufacturing facility! Now – in Lame Duck session: WEDC would use audit spot checks, business owners’ word to verify job creation under lame-duck bill MADISON – The state’s jobs agency would rely on a business owner’s word and outside audits of a portion of businesses receiving taxpayer funds to confirm jobs are being created under the state’s tax credit programs, rather than independently verifying all promised jobs, under the lame-duck action by lawmakers this week. Tucked inside a bill passed early Wednesday as part of a legislative session called before Gov. Scott Walker leaves office is a provision repealing a requirement that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. verify information submitted to the Department of Revenue and WEDC by companies before providing them tax credits in exchange for jobs. The bill was passed after an all-night session mainly out of the public’s view. The proposed change comes after the agency has sought to overcome past criticism over a poor track record in verifying the money businesses get is actually resulting in new jobs in Wisconsin. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/07/wedc-would-use-audit-spot-checks-business-owners-word-verify-job-creation-under-lame-duck-bill/2239529002/ This is an incredible *OUTRAGE*! And don’t forget – that under Cap and Trade – Foxconn will be able to sell it’s pollution credits! Pollution credits with lax guidelines and little to no oversight given away by Cathy Stepp who is a former City of Racine Developer, and DNR head under Scott Walker! Cathy Stepp serves as the Regional Administrator for EPA Region 5. Her responsibilities include overseeing environmental protection efforts in the Great Lakes states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, as well as 35 federally recognized tribal governments. One of her roles is manager of EPA Great Lakes National Program, in which she leads restoration and protection of the largest freshwater system in the world. Before joining Region 5, she was principal deputy regional administrator for EPA Region 7. Ms. Stepp served as the secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources from 2011 to 2017. As state cabinet secretary, she led the third largest state agency with about 4,000 employees and was responsible for state enforcement and protection of wildlife, fisheries, state parks, trails, forests and environmental permitting. Ms. Stepp also served as a Wisconsin state senator from 2003 to 2007, where she represented nearly 160,000 constituents and authored and advanced legislation on regulatory reform, job creation and other issues. Prior to entering public service, Ms. Stepp owned a small business, a home-building company. https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-administrator-epas-region-5-office-chicago The Walker/Vos whirlwind of lies and deception is about to destroy SE WI. Lax oversight of the multi-billion dollar give-away is just a another feature of the Fox-Scam. Foxconn will sell those pollution credits and let Beijing China choke in the smog! Better them than us.... Better have that Plan "B" (as in Bankruptcy) ready when the Fox-Scam doesn't materialize to "Save the Day"! Sincerely, Tim & Cindy PS: Our congratulations to Foxconn CEO Terry Gou - who proved that Corporate Greed and endless devotion to Industrial Civilization would ultimately lead to collapse.
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Dear Village Trustees,
A Better Mount Pleasant sends:
Foxconn will receive refundable tax credits for the jobs they create - actual cash from the state which is estimated to be at least $200,000 per job. Under this new provision, WEDC will perform "spot-checks" to determine if they and other companies are actually creating the jobs they promised to create. One Republican State Senator voted no, saying: "How can we know whether the (job-creation programs) work or not?" he added. "Where the contract (between the state and company) says there will be 10 jobs or 20 jobs or whatever it might be, well, we ought to know." Another Republican State Senator who voted yes on the bill, said he didn't know this provision was included in the bill and was never discussed in committee. What could possibly go wrong? https://www.facebook.com/abettermtpleasant/posts/800434566955406?__xts
Wake the Fuk Up America!
Update3: As the evening wore on, French officials said that 125,000 protesters took to the streets during "Act IV" of the Yellow Vest anti-government demonstrations, with 10,000 protesting in Paris. In total, 1,385 people were arrested amid an incredibly heavy police presence. 17 members of French law enforcement and over 100 protesters were injured, including a man whose hand was blown off after reportedly picking up a grenade fired by police. https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-08/paris-lockdown-watch-live-hundreds-arrested-tear-gas-deployed-during-fourth-week
GREAT COMMENT!
Caelan MacIntyre says:
12/08/2018 at 8:46 pm
KunstlerCast 310 — With Shaun Chamberlain, Editor of the Late David
Fleming’s Book “Lean Logic”
“Shaun Chamb: ‘If you take our present society and you plugged
into it some perfect energy source– you know– cold fusion or whatever–
and it’s got no pollution concerns and… no limitations on supply, you
absolutely don’t get a sustainable society, you get a great economy
that can then grow even faster and cause all the destruction that it’s
causing even faster…
JHK: ‘Ya, it’s like pouring sugar into a yeast jar…’
SC: ‘So… the key to the energy issue was demand reduction… We need
to stop looking at the supply side and squeezing ever more out of the
planet, ultimately… We need to learn how to adjust our energy needs to
our energy availability and that was why he… came up with this idea of
essentially energy rationing…’ “
Death of a Resumé
Financial markets are closed today for Bush’s funeral, which Trump
will attend.
Everyone who is anyone in the Deep State, Military, Intelligence,
Corporatocracy, Entertainment, Academia, and extortion racket known as
Politics and Government will be there. Only a country that’s
completely corrupted by the scourge of all-powerful government would
put up with this farce. What does it say about a country that not just
puts up with it, but embraces it?
Power is what George Herbert Walker Bush and the entire Bush clan
craved, sought, and attained. It requires only one episode in Bush’s
“illustrious” career to demonstrate what that pursuit did to the man,
and what it’s done to his country…
Taxes are everywhere and always the key issue in the political
firmament. Ask Emmanuel Macron, the first in what will be a long line
of politicians dealing with tax revolts.
When a government has first claim on income and those who earned
it are entitled only to a residual—or nothing at all—politics becomes
a scabrous scrum, divvying up the loot. There is no middle ground on
taxes. You either own your own life and what you produce or the
government does. Any ‘compromise’ is the government taking a little
less than it wants to take, which is everything.
To allay the suspicions, Bush said, ‘Read my lips, no new taxes.’.
Bush had no principled objection to the income tax—nobody in
Washington does—but saying he wouldn’t raise them helped him get
elected. Bush was pragmatic, Washington-speak for unprincipled.
Washington is the world capital of pragmatic. You go nowhere in that
cesspool if you’re not pragmatic. Coercive power, its stock in trade,
is always unprincipled. When coercion and violence are your means,
your announced ends are only mendacious cover for your essential
immorality.
Bush reneged on his promise…
As the deaths of McCain and Bush sickeningly demonstrate, the
devotion to power wins Washington’s highest honors and accolades. It
is the root of evil and it has led the US down the path of debt,
destruction, death, and ruin. There is no middle ground between
freedom and voluntary interaction on the one hand and coercion and
violence on the other. To seek the middle ground is to choose the
latter.
That is the most important lesson from the life of George Herbert
Walker Bush, and the most important thing that can be said upon his
death.”
http://peakoilbarrel.com/eias-electric-power-monthly-november-2018-edition-with-data-for-september/#comments
Saturday, December 8, 2018
Friday, December 7, 2018
Westford resident gives town the middle finger—and there's nothing anyone can do about it
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Ted Pelkey's protest of his treatment by the town of Westford is lit at night.(Photo: Courtesy Ted Pelkey)
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If you find yourself doing a double-take while driving down Route 128 between Westford and Fairfax — yes, that is a seven-foot-tall sculpture of a raised middle finger, carved from a 700-pound block of pine and perched atop a 16-foot pole on the property of Ted Pelkey.
Oh, and it's lit up at night.
Pelkey erected the provocative sculpture on Friday in protest of a long-running dispute with the town of Westford. The town's Development Review Board denied Pelkey a permit for an 8,000-square-foot garage he wants to build on his 11-acre property.
He spent $4,000 on the middle finger sculpture, carved in Vermont by an artisan he declined to name.
"We've been trying to put a business there for the past 10 years," Pelkey said. "It's just never-ending. They're railroading us really good."
Pelkey's business is currently located in Swanton, where he says he's running out of space. His main business is cleaning spools for a monofilament line company. Pelkey and his son also do some truck repair on the side.
"It's a low impact thing," Pelkey said of his business. "We have such little traffic you'd wonder if we were open.
"Forum to discuss licenses for undocumented immigrants planned for Saturday"
I think we should give illegal aliens new cars, too. What good is a license without a car?
Four for Fridays!
Good morning everyone I hope you had a good week. Mine is going alright and I will be starting my Christmas cookies this weekend. Here are your questions.
1) Are you hibernating from the cold weather already?
2) Have you winterized your car yet?
3) Do you have anything in your car to keep you warm in case of emergency?
4) Do you have anyone to call in case of emergency?
Have a great weekend!
1) Are you hibernating from the cold weather already?
2) Have you winterized your car yet?
3) Do you have anything in your car to keep you warm in case of emergency?
4) Do you have anyone to call in case of emergency?
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Walker shouted down over GOP attempt to weaken his successor
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| Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, left, with the help of the Mary and Don Miller family from Plainfield, Wis., flipped the switch to light the state Christmas Tree in the Capitol Rotunda, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 at the Capitol in Madison, Wis. The Senate and Assembly are set to send dozens of changes in state law to Walker's desk Tuesday. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP) |
The Legislature met deep into the night Tuesday to pass a series of bills, first unveiled Friday, that would weaken the governor’s office and transfer power away from the Democratic-elect attorney general and give it to the Legislature. The Legislature wasn’t expected to complete its work until early Wednesday morning.
Walker has signaled support, but he couldn’t escape anger over the rare lame-duck session even during what is normally an upbeat holiday tradition.
The governor, wearing a Santa tie, appeared unfazed as he flipped the switch to light the Christmas tree while one protester shouted “Hey Walker! Go home!” He left without taking questions from reporters about the bills being considered in the rare lame-duck legislative session. Walker, who has signaled support for the measures, later tweeted that he “can handle the shouts,” but he urged protesters to “leave the kids alone.”
Read more: https://apnews.com/d95d1190247b4bc6a611c053214cf77e
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Dear Madame Zoltar
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Fresh Start with Art
From The Shepherd Express:
And I could be had for nowhere what they were paying Mike McCarthy—which I hear was about $6 million a year. I’d be happy to coach for half that figure, and what team doesn’t like to save some dough when they can? Hey, you tell me.
And then I’ll tell you’s I got to go, but you’re welcome to stick around and browse Art’s Holiday Ba-ding! Boutique ’cause why not this year give everyone on your goddamn Christmas list the gift of laughter? This gift won’t cost you a focking dime and you can use the money saved on a big ol’ bottle of holiday cheer all for yourself and drown your seasonal depression like a bag of cats over the bridge.
What follows are a couple, three items that may interest you. Feel free to stroll around the page and choose whatever catches your eye.
Ned walks into his bedroom with a sheep under his arm and says: “Darling, this is the pig I have sex with when you have a headache.”
His girlfriend is lying in bed and replies: “I think you’ll find that’s a sheep, you focking idiot.”
And Ned says: “And I think you’ll find I wasn’t talking to you.” Ba-ding!
Three men were waiting at Heaven’s Gate. St. Peter says, “OK, guys, pretty much anything goes up here, but whatever you do, never lie, or you will spend the rest of eternity with the ugliest woman in the universe.”
They all agree and St. Pete gives them the green light to pass through. The first guy makes it a week before he lies about how rich he was on Earth. Bingo! Right at his side appears the ugliest woman he had ever seen.
The second guy makes it another couple weeks before he lies about how smart he is. Blammo! At his side appears the second ugliest woman in the universe.
So the first two guys are walking around with their grotesque gals when they see their third friend walking with the hottest woman ever seen by man. In unison they ask, “How did you land with that spectacular beauty when we get stuck with these loathsome ladies?”
He nudges the babe and says, “Hon, tell them.” She says to the first two guys, “I lied.” Ba-ding!
At a major medical convention a noted internist arose to announce that he had discovered a new miracle antibiotic.
“What’s it cure?” asks a member of the audience.
“Nothing we don’t already have a drug for,” the internist replies.
“Then what’s so miraculous about it?”
Internist says, “One of the side effects is short-term memory loss. Several of my patients have paid my bill three or four times.” Ba-ding!
So this gal walks into the local dry cleaners. She places a garment on the counter and says, “I’ll be back tomorrow afternoon to pick up my dress.” The clerk, cupping his ear says, “Come again?” And the gal says, “No. This time it’s mayonnaise.” Ba-ding!
Some shepherd pulled Mary aside shortly after the birth of the Christ child and all the hoopla with the three wise men had died down. He said unto her, “Don’t you think that instead of all this business about ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’ etcetera, how about a nice simple ‘Season’s Greetings’?” And Mary said unto him, “What, my son has come to Earth to deliver the message, ‘Hello, it’s winter’? Focking forget about it.” Ba-ding!
Okey-dokey, got to close up shop. Hope you found something you liked, you cheap bastards, ’cause I’m Art Kumbalek and I told you so.
From: https://shepherdexpress.com/advice/art-kumbalek/fresh-start-with-art/
I’m Art Kumbalek and man oh manischewitz what a world, ain’a? So listen, I’m a little too busy to whip out a regular essay this week seeing as how I’m unexpectedly blowing the dust off my résumé so’s I can send it to the Green Bay Packers employment office. I sure as heck wouldn’t mind being the next head coach for our beloved Green & Gold, I kid you not.
I think what could cinch it for me is if I could get a message to Aaron Rodgers and let him know that if I was to be the coach, I’d abso-focking-lutely let him do whatever the hell he wanted to do at all times. I wouldn’t get in his way about anything. Call all the plays? You betcha. Call the other team’s plays to boot? Be my guest. Give Clay a sponge bath after practice? Here’s the soap. Bang Danica on the 50-yard line during halftime? No problemo. Have me stop by the Rodgers abode to do some light housekeeping and clean the toilets? Heck yeah, I’ve got rubber gloves and a dust pan, what the fock.And I could be had for nowhere what they were paying Mike McCarthy—which I hear was about $6 million a year. I’d be happy to coach for half that figure, and what team doesn’t like to save some dough when they can? Hey, you tell me.
And then I’ll tell you’s I got to go, but you’re welcome to stick around and browse Art’s Holiday Ba-ding! Boutique ’cause why not this year give everyone on your goddamn Christmas list the gift of laughter? This gift won’t cost you a focking dime and you can use the money saved on a big ol’ bottle of holiday cheer all for yourself and drown your seasonal depression like a bag of cats over the bridge.
What follows are a couple, three items that may interest you. Feel free to stroll around the page and choose whatever catches your eye.
Ned walks into his bedroom with a sheep under his arm and says: “Darling, this is the pig I have sex with when you have a headache.”
His girlfriend is lying in bed and replies: “I think you’ll find that’s a sheep, you focking idiot.”
And Ned says: “And I think you’ll find I wasn’t talking to you.” Ba-ding!
Three men were waiting at Heaven’s Gate. St. Peter says, “OK, guys, pretty much anything goes up here, but whatever you do, never lie, or you will spend the rest of eternity with the ugliest woman in the universe.”
They all agree and St. Pete gives them the green light to pass through. The first guy makes it a week before he lies about how rich he was on Earth. Bingo! Right at his side appears the ugliest woman he had ever seen.
The second guy makes it another couple weeks before he lies about how smart he is. Blammo! At his side appears the second ugliest woman in the universe.
So the first two guys are walking around with their grotesque gals when they see their third friend walking with the hottest woman ever seen by man. In unison they ask, “How did you land with that spectacular beauty when we get stuck with these loathsome ladies?”
He nudges the babe and says, “Hon, tell them.” She says to the first two guys, “I lied.” Ba-ding!
At a major medical convention a noted internist arose to announce that he had discovered a new miracle antibiotic.
“What’s it cure?” asks a member of the audience.
“Nothing we don’t already have a drug for,” the internist replies.
“Then what’s so miraculous about it?”
Internist says, “One of the side effects is short-term memory loss. Several of my patients have paid my bill three or four times.” Ba-ding!
So this gal walks into the local dry cleaners. She places a garment on the counter and says, “I’ll be back tomorrow afternoon to pick up my dress.” The clerk, cupping his ear says, “Come again?” And the gal says, “No. This time it’s mayonnaise.” Ba-ding!
Some shepherd pulled Mary aside shortly after the birth of the Christ child and all the hoopla with the three wise men had died down. He said unto her, “Don’t you think that instead of all this business about ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’ etcetera, how about a nice simple ‘Season’s Greetings’?” And Mary said unto him, “What, my son has come to Earth to deliver the message, ‘Hello, it’s winter’? Focking forget about it.” Ba-ding!
Okey-dokey, got to close up shop. Hope you found something you liked, you cheap bastards, ’cause I’m Art Kumbalek and I told you so.
From: https://shepherdexpress.com/advice/art-kumbalek/fresh-start-with-art/
Monday, December 3, 2018
Camden NJ - Or Racine WI?
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France Today!
It's kinda interesting - watching it ll - knowing that the reason Nixon repudiated Bretton Woods and thus was born the Petro-Dollar, was because French President DeGaulle had insisted on trading his fiat dollars for gold!
Also, see my post:
Eric Peters: "America Has Begun To Use Its Economic And Military Might To Take What It Wants"
“Well, we see that America has now begun to use its economic and
military might to take what it wants. And this returns the world to
something we have not seen for a very, very long time - where might
makes right. To the law of the jungle.”
Sunday, December 2, 2018
Kid Rock Fired from Nashville Christmas Parade… But Plans to Show Up to Lead It Anyway
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In France!
PARIS (Reuters) - Workmen cleared away burned hulks of cars, scrubbed the defaced Arc de Triomphe monument and replaced the shattered windows of luxury boutiques in Paris on Sunday after the worst riots in the center of the capital in half a century.
Several thousand riot police were overwhelmed on Saturday as they fought running battles with protesters in the shadows of some of Paris’ fabled landmarks and through its fanciest shopping districts. More than 400 people were arrested and more than 100 injured, shocking Parisians and tourists alike.
At the base of the 19th-century Arc de Triomphe, police kept the public back as cleanup crews set about erasing graffiti, much of it targeting President Emmanuel Macron and some exuding anarchist sentiment such as, “Overthrow the bourgeoisie!”
Parisians and tourists surveyed the aftermath, capturing the moment on smartphones as the capital digested the chaos that now poses a serious challenge to Macron’s presidency.
“Macron has a problem on his hands. Everyone’s fed up. He’s got to listen more,” said Amaya Fuster, eyeing graffiti daubed on a Printemps department store window that read: “There’s enough money in the coffers of businessmen. Share the riches!”
At the base of the 19th-century Arc de Triomphe, police kept the public back as cleanup crews set about erasing graffiti, much of it targeting President Emmanuel Macron and some exuding anarchist sentiment such as, “Overthrow the bourgeoisie!”
“MAYBE THE ARMY SHOULD INTERVENE”
“We’re already afraid of what’s going to happen next week. The violence is escalating at an exponential rate,” said Claude, a well-heeled woman who lives next to the Belle Armee brasserie that was set ablaze. “The state is losing control. They cannot let this happen. Maybe the army should intervene.”Parisians and tourists surveyed the aftermath, capturing the moment on smartphones as the capital digested the chaos that now poses a serious challenge to Macron’s presidency.
“Macron has a problem on his hands. Everyone’s fed up. He’s got to listen more,” said Amaya Fuster, eyeing graffiti daubed on a Printemps department store window that read: “There’s enough money in the coffers of businessmen. Share the riches!”
A Better Mount Pleasant Sends:
t appears Mr. Bhatia’s reelection campaign has begun with the traditional strategy of selectively focusing on presumed accomplishments, hoping voters won’t recall his liabilities and missteps on Election Day.
Bhatia is correct on one item: Six of the seven village trustees are working together as one body under the leadership of Village President Dave DeGroot, the only village leader to have ever been censured in the history of the community.
Together, with Mr. Bhatia’s full endorsement, he and his friends voted to “blight” 3000 acres of private property, intentionally opening the door to eminent domain seizure of land to convey to a private, foreign corporation - a company that is no longer making the same product line described in the developer’s contract and altered their workforce projections that was originally agreed upon.
Together, Mr. Bhatia and his friends sat stupefied and confused when residents came forward to reveal malicious eminent domain actions and threats made to them by staff and contractors - seemingly unaware and uninformed about the activities taking place on their behalf. At the time, Mr. Bhatia admitted not to understanding the meaning and impact of his vote upon the residents in the audience, and then sat silently when Special Counsel called the same residents a “bunch of a holes” publicly and on record.
Together, Mr. Bhatia and his friends failed to provide promised leadership and oversight authority to the community for stormwater pollution and erosion control for the Foxconn development - leading to a DNR citation and fine for polluting the Pike River watershed before Foxconn put up the first wall of the first building.
Together, Mr. Bhatia and his friends voted to increase the construction costs for a proposed EMS station which is now more than 100% over budget because they failed to require the most basic cost projections from Chief Stedman - who coincidentally makes campaign contributions to the Village President, Trustees Eastman, Clausen and to Bhatia.
Bhatia is correct on one item: Six of the seven village trustees are working together as one body under the leadership of Village President Dave DeGroot, the only village leader to have ever been censured in the history of the community.
Together, with Mr. Bhatia’s full endorsement, he and his friends voted to “blight” 3000 acres of private property, intentionally opening the door to eminent domain seizure of land to convey to a private, foreign corporation - a company that is no longer making the same product line described in the developer’s contract and altered their workforce projections that was originally agreed upon.
Together, Mr. Bhatia and his friends sat stupefied and confused when residents came forward to reveal malicious eminent domain actions and threats made to them by staff and contractors - seemingly unaware and uninformed about the activities taking place on their behalf. At the time, Mr. Bhatia admitted not to understanding the meaning and impact of his vote upon the residents in the audience, and then sat silently when Special Counsel called the same residents a “bunch of a holes” publicly and on record.
Together, Mr. Bhatia and his friends failed to provide promised leadership and oversight authority to the community for stormwater pollution and erosion control for the Foxconn development - leading to a DNR citation and fine for polluting the Pike River watershed before Foxconn put up the first wall of the first building.
Together, Mr. Bhatia and his friends voted to increase the construction costs for a proposed EMS station which is now more than 100% over budget because they failed to require the most basic cost projections from Chief Stedman - who coincidentally makes campaign contributions to the Village President, Trustees Eastman, Clausen and to Bhatia.
Flatiron Village Mall
Dear City of Racine Alderpersons,
It has come to my attention that a licensed Gaming Hall, located at 1661 Douglas Avenue, has failed to pay it's property taxes due since 2011 and is in arrears for $217,604.36. This is an outrage! And the Business license needs to be pulled ASAP, the County needs to begin the tax delinquent foreclosure process, the Building Inspector needs to ensure that the property meets code compliance, and it needs to be sold to a RESPONSIBLE Developer - once the tax foreclosure process is done.
See the attached property tax bill - from Racine County Tax Records
The Common Council needs to protect the taxpayers who pay their fair share and level the playing filed. Allowing a Gaming Operation to exist within City limits - which refuses to pay it's property taxes - IS AN OUTRAGE!
Especially since the Chairman of the Gaming Operation is none other than Talking Racine Panel Member and former Racine County Supervisor Ken Lumpkin!
Sincerely,
Talking Racine Panel Member Ken Lumpkin Chairs a BINGO Hall Which Hasn’t Paid Property Taxes Since 2011!
In attempting to find the answer to the question of why the Racine Equality Project shattered into disarray following the Complaint which was filed against Racine County Supervisor Monte Osterman, an investigation has discovered that at the same time (former) Racine County Supervisor Ken Lumpkin, also a member of the Racine Equality Project, was the Chairman of the 501c-3 non-profit Northside Redevelopment Project INC., located at 1661 Douglas Avenue, also known as Flatiron Village Mall.
Read nore: https://arrestrecordsofracinewipublicofficials.wordpress.com/2018/12/02/talking-racine-panel-member-ken-lumpkin-chairs-a-bingo-hall-which-hasnt-paid-property-taxes-since-2011/
City may settle on 2016 case in which dog was killed by police
From The Journal Times.com:
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RACINE — The City of Racine may decide to settle a lawsuit related to when a dog was shot and killed as police executed a search warrant in December 2016.
The Racine City Council’s Executive Committee is scheduled to meet in closed session at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in room 303 at City Hall to discuss a possible settlement between Susan Harmon and the city.
The committee does plan to go into open session to take action on the settlement. No dollar amount has been set yet in the case.
A settlement may have been reached on Wednesday, but further action is needed before any damages are awarded.
City Attorney Scott Letteney plans to brief the committee on the case and a settlement can only be awarded after it is approved by the City Council.
Read more: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/city-may-settle-on-case-in-which-dog-was-killed/article_3e1c880f-c380-5fa0-937d-9e38fc5d5785.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1
Also see: http://www.jtirregulars.com/2017/01/talking-racine-asking-for-open-records.html
http://www.jtirregulars.com/2017/01/police-say-actions-justified-in-dog.html
Read more: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/city-may-settle-on-case-in-which-dog-was-killed/article_3e1c880f-c380-5fa0-937d-9e38fc5d5785.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1
Also see: http://www.jtirregulars.com/2017/01/talking-racine-asking-for-open-records.html
http://www.jtirregulars.com/2017/01/police-say-actions-justified-in-dog.html
GOP lawmakers seek to limit powers of incoming Democratic governor, attorney general
Dear Village Board, *WOW* The Fascists have unmasked themselves - *RESIST HATE* applies.... The election results have....... disturbed the *POPKORN KING* Robin Vos is a serial Polygamist - and Adulterer! God be damxed. https://journaltimes.com/news/local/gop-lawmakers-seek-to-limit-powers-of-incoming-democratic-governor/article_6529c890-75bf-55b8-9260-7eac074d2a06.html *RESIST HATE* MADISON — GOP state lawmakers want to limit the powers of incoming Democratic Gov-elect Tony Evers and Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul, and impose new restrictions on early voting, under bill drafts for consideration during a lame-duck session next week. One of the bills would limit the ability of the new Democratic attorney general to represent the state when laws are challenged. The Assembly could also vote next week to bar early voting from starting earlier than two weeks before an election — despite a federal judge's ruling two years ago that struck down similar restrictions, calling them racially discriminatory. One proposed change would move Wisconsin's presidential primary to March, a change local election officials have said would be "impossible" to carry out. Another would give GOP lawmakers more power over Gov. Scott Walker's economic-development agency, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., which Evers has sought to dissolve. Just say NO to a Fourth Reich! Sincerely, Tim & Cindy
Saturday, December 1, 2018
The EVIL is dead.
The EVIL is dead. Long live EVIL. They LIVE! https://www.rt.com/usa/445305-george-hw-bush-dead/ Let the Evil account for their MIS - deeds. Karma Squared.
Is Foxconn Contract Illegal?
Attorneys may sue, but urge Evers and Kaul to pursue a suit to overturn contract.
Read more: https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2018/11/27/murphys-law-is-foxconn-contract-illegal/?fbclid=IwAR09EC6Wqk8GXX4THo96nKbnYk78zJjrZqzp21rD28C5x9lJcBRKpPWz3AQ
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| Design for Foxconn’s campus. Photo from the WEDC. |
Read more: https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2018/11/27/murphys-law-is-foxconn-contract-illegal/?fbclid=IwAR09EC6Wqk8GXX4THo96nKbnYk78zJjrZqzp21rD28C5x9lJcBRKpPWz3AQ
Friday, November 30, 2018
Four for Fridays!
Good morning everyone I am back and I would like to thank the Sheriff for covering for me last week. We spent Thanksgiving with the family up north and we had a great time. Here are your questions.
1) Have you put up your Christmas tree?
2) Have you put up any other Christmas decorations?
3) Do you go driving around looking at the Christmas decorations?
4) Do you remember the last time you did go driving around looking at the Christmas decorations?
Have a great weekend and be safe!
1) Have you put up your Christmas tree?
2) Have you put up any other Christmas decorations?
3) Do you go driving around looking at the Christmas decorations?
4) Do you remember the last time you did go driving around looking at the Christmas decorations?
Have a great weekend and be safe!
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Dear Madame Zoltar
How about dem Packers? I'm almost ashamed to say I'm a Packer fan. Think McCarthy will get sacked? We''ll see. Anyway, they're facing the Carolina Panthers in their next game, perhaps the only team sorrier than the Pack. If we don't beat them, we're out of the playoffs. What the heck happened to them? Was it injuries? Bad coaching? Poor throws by Rodgers? What?
Here are the standings in the Irregular Football League:
OK, I've sunk a bit, but, unlike the Packers, I'm assured of being in the playoffs. Mr OrbsCorbs' team is showing remarkable prpgress, but The Mighty Bears have us both beat.
Soon it will be December and the countdown begins to Christmas. Junior is on his very best behavior because he wants to impress "Santa Claus." I think he wants something for his car, but I don't know what. As far as I'm concerned, he should wish for a whole new car. He drives around in that wreck like he's in the Indy 500. He's on Señor Zanza's insurance, so I shouldn't complain.
Everywhere you go, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Our early winter has brought on early celebrating. Christmas parties are popping up all over the place. If you can't make it to one, throw one yourself. All you need are booze, glasses, and Christmas CDs. Play those CDs until you're sick of them. Then throw them in the garbage. You can only hear certain songs a number of times before you go berserk. I'm surprised there haven't been any mass shootings over this. I don't think that Christmas music makes you more likely to buy anything, It's just an annoyance.
Daily my answering machinwe has scams on it. It's incredible the stuff that's out there. And people fall for them over and over again. It makes me think of doing a Zoltar scam. I wonder how much money I'd make? I wonder if I could sleepr at night.
I love you all, just like Santa. Behave and be careful when dealing with winter's wrath. You're all my friends.
madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com
Stay warm and drive very carefully. Your vehicle could slip and slide on the ice and frozen snow. If you have 4-wheel drive, good for you! Please realize that most people don't have it and therefore may go slower than you'd like. Go to a rally if you want to speed.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Shelfie Shtick
From The Shepherd Express:
by Art Kumbalek
by Art Kumbalek
Hey Artie, is there anything that can be done so that the Christmas and the New Year’s can always be on the same days every year? I got a heck of a time keeping track of when they’re supposed to be year to year and sometimes I end up missing them altogether. And when the Christmas comes on the weekend, the workingman really gets screwed, ain’a?
—Your buddy Little Jimmy Iodine
I’m with you, pally. The holiday days need be made more convenient and just gosh darn more focking practical for the modern man. Behold, let’s say we could give a rat’s ass as to when the actual Dec. 24 fell and instead always put the Christmas Eve on a Monday with the Christmas Day always on the Tuesday. Eureka!—most of us could worm a four-day weekend out of a set-up like that and we’d arrange the New Year’s likewise. Sure, there’d be plenty of heat coming out the ears of your blubbering, blabbering traditionalists. Screw ’em. Where were they when the powers-that-be dicked with Lincoln, Washington, King and Columbus and made their big day always be a Monday? Hey, Jesus may have died for our sins but the Ol’ Railsplitter freed the slaves and that ain’t beanbag.
Dear Sir: A lady friend of mine believes that Santa can’t possibly be a man. Logic tells her Santa is a woman for more than the reasons I’ll mention here: Men can’t pack a bag. Men don’t answer their mail. They aren’t interested in stockings unless someone’s wearing them, not to mention that being responsible for Christmas would require commitment.
—Stormy Daniels
I would suggest that your friend simply consider the symbolic imagery that surrounds the Santa mythology to know that the fat man is no “skirt.” To deliver his goods, Santa comes in and out a hot chimney repeatedly rather than slide up and down on a big ol’ candy cane. According to my good book, that alone qualifies him as a male of the heterosexual nature who really knows from around-the-world in a single night, ain’a?
Hey turkey neck, how come you’re so full of crap all the time?
—Ernie
Yes, holiday stress has been known to smite the best of us, even the knobshine who sent me the above letter. This stress can cause some to lash out at the ones they love and/or respect the most, not to mention their intellectual and social superiors. I would advise this correspondent to consider the three-step stress-buster program I follow religiously at the first sign that I may ring in the new year by wringing someone’s neck: One, light up a nice, relaxing cigarette. Two, crank up the thermostat. Three, mix another hot focking toddy. And here’s a bonus tip specifically for the letter writer: kiss my sorry ass, dickweed.
Dear Mr. Kumbalek, I’m having a problem with my husband. He thinks he’s a refrigerator. I consulted a psychologist about this who told me not to be too concerned, that it’s a relatively harmless complex. But the problem is that my husband snores with his mouth open and the light keeps me awake. What am I to do?
—Mrs. Youngman
I don’t know what your focking problem has to do with the holidays, but try pulling his plug.
My son, do you foresee peace on Earth any time soon?
—Pope Francis
Well sir, betweenst you and me, if not for the bullshit that organized religion and its goddamn followers spew out all the time like crap through a goose—yeah yeah, you betcha we could have “peace on Earth” sooner rather than later. On this topic, allow me to quote crooner-as-god Mr. Frank Sinatra (The Chairman of the Board, or depending on your gender, also known as the Chairman of the Broad), from a 1963 Playboy interview, words, if taken to heart, just might calm down the hullabaloo in the Middle East for starters: “I’ve always had a theory that whenever guys and gals start swinging, they begin to lose interest in conquering the world. They just want a comfortable pad and stereo and wheels, and their thoughts turn to the good things of life—not to war. They loosen up, they live and they’re more apt to let live. Dig?”
“Dig” I do, Ol’ Blue Eyes, ’cause I’m Art Kumbalek, and I told you so.
—Your buddy Little Jimmy Iodine
I’m with you, pally. The holiday days need be made more convenient and just gosh darn more focking practical for the modern man. Behold, let’s say we could give a rat’s ass as to when the actual Dec. 24 fell and instead always put the Christmas Eve on a Monday with the Christmas Day always on the Tuesday. Eureka!—most of us could worm a four-day weekend out of a set-up like that and we’d arrange the New Year’s likewise. Sure, there’d be plenty of heat coming out the ears of your blubbering, blabbering traditionalists. Screw ’em. Where were they when the powers-that-be dicked with Lincoln, Washington, King and Columbus and made their big day always be a Monday? Hey, Jesus may have died for our sins but the Ol’ Railsplitter freed the slaves and that ain’t beanbag.
Dear Sir: A lady friend of mine believes that Santa can’t possibly be a man. Logic tells her Santa is a woman for more than the reasons I’ll mention here: Men can’t pack a bag. Men don’t answer their mail. They aren’t interested in stockings unless someone’s wearing them, not to mention that being responsible for Christmas would require commitment.
—Stormy Daniels
I would suggest that your friend simply consider the symbolic imagery that surrounds the Santa mythology to know that the fat man is no “skirt.” To deliver his goods, Santa comes in and out a hot chimney repeatedly rather than slide up and down on a big ol’ candy cane. According to my good book, that alone qualifies him as a male of the heterosexual nature who really knows from around-the-world in a single night, ain’a?
Hey turkey neck, how come you’re so full of crap all the time?
—Ernie
Yes, holiday stress has been known to smite the best of us, even the knobshine who sent me the above letter. This stress can cause some to lash out at the ones they love and/or respect the most, not to mention their intellectual and social superiors. I would advise this correspondent to consider the three-step stress-buster program I follow religiously at the first sign that I may ring in the new year by wringing someone’s neck: One, light up a nice, relaxing cigarette. Two, crank up the thermostat. Three, mix another hot focking toddy. And here’s a bonus tip specifically for the letter writer: kiss my sorry ass, dickweed.
Dear Mr. Kumbalek, I’m having a problem with my husband. He thinks he’s a refrigerator. I consulted a psychologist about this who told me not to be too concerned, that it’s a relatively harmless complex. But the problem is that my husband snores with his mouth open and the light keeps me awake. What am I to do?
—Mrs. Youngman
I don’t know what your focking problem has to do with the holidays, but try pulling his plug.
My son, do you foresee peace on Earth any time soon?
—Pope Francis
Well sir, betweenst you and me, if not for the bullshit that organized religion and its goddamn followers spew out all the time like crap through a goose—yeah yeah, you betcha we could have “peace on Earth” sooner rather than later. On this topic, allow me to quote crooner-as-god Mr. Frank Sinatra (The Chairman of the Board, or depending on your gender, also known as the Chairman of the Broad), from a 1963 Playboy interview, words, if taken to heart, just might calm down the hullabaloo in the Middle East for starters: “I’ve always had a theory that whenever guys and gals start swinging, they begin to lose interest in conquering the world. They just want a comfortable pad and stereo and wheels, and their thoughts turn to the good things of life—not to war. They loosen up, they live and they’re more apt to let live. Dig?”
“Dig” I do, Ol’ Blue Eyes, ’cause I’m Art Kumbalek, and I told you so.
A Better Mount Pleasant sends:
Read this. Share This. ~ Residents were not allowed to see the developer's agreement with Foxconn until AFTER it was approved by Trustees who could not discuss it. ~ Appraisals for purchased properties that appear to exceed the village's stated "formula" are being withheld from public view by village attorneys. ~ At least 18 eminent domain actions were filed against residents by the Village Administrator which were never discussed or approved by Trustees in open and public meetings. ~ No one knows what Foxconn plans to make. ~ No one knows what chemicals Foxconn plans to use. ~ No one know what kind of workers Foxconn plans to hire. ~ No one knows what Foxconn plans to do with 2000 acres of extra land the village is purchasing and moving out residents to benefit Foxconn.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolineodonovan/amazon-hq2-google-foxconn-secret-nda-real-estate-deals
Foxconn Begins Laying Off Workers in Indiana
PLAINFIELD - A subsidiary of Taiwan-based Foxconn/Hon Hai Technology Group has announced plans to reduce its workforce in Plainfield. Q-Edge Corp. says it will lay off more than 150 employees at the Hendricks County facility over the next three months. In a notice to the state, Q-Edge says the layoffs are "due to changes in our business and production objectives." The company says the layoffs are expected to begin "shortly," though a specific time frame was not given. The majority of the affected positions include manufacturing and assembly employees, as well as related office personnel. The layoffs are expected to be permanent, however the company says "Should the Company experience a return of such business, these employees may be considered for rehire, but this cannot be determined at this time." Inside INdiana Business has reached out to Foxconn for more information. http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/39538585/layoffs-planned-for-plainfield-plant
The End is Near!
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Monday, November 26, 2018
InSight Has Landed On Mars
This stuff never gets old. I remember Sputnik. Now we walk the moon and scratch the surface of Mars.
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Analysis names Racine as third worst in U.S. for black Americans
RACINE — After being named the fourth-worst area in the U.S. for black Americans last year, the Racine area has been named the third-worst city this year, according to a recent 24/7 Wall St. article.
The list was created by Delaware-based financial news and opinion company 24/7 Wall St., and was compiled using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2016 American Community Survey. The study factored in household income, poverty, adult high school and bachelor’s degree attainment, home ownership and unemployment.
The ranking also used recent data from The Sentencing Project, a nonprofit dedicated to criminal justice reform.
According to 24/7 Wall St., the 2018 top five worst areas/cities for black Americans, all of which are located in the Midwest, are:
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wis.
- Racine, Wis.
- Minneapolis, Minn.
- Peoria, Ill.
AMAZING!
The night descending on Paris has brought no ease of tensions over fuel price hikes. ‘Yellow Vest’ protesters set more barricades ablaze, turning the French capital into a kind of war zone. The filmed scenes resembled street battles, with rioters engaging in scuffles with police, which struggled to bring the situation under control. The video shows brazen protesters setting barricades and tents on fire, as well as riot police using tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds. People have been venting their anger for the past two weeks over rising fuel prices and a government-proposed fuel tax, which is due to come into force in January 2019. https://www.rt.com/news/444817-paris-protests-night-fire/ I added some annotations to the IEA Graph - which only predicts the future, and may be completely wrong. With enough technology + time, we could be mining asteroids and the Planets - or discover completely new and abundant resources to use as fuel to maintain Industrial Civilization. There are Optimists, Pessimists and Realists. Some say that more people on Planet Earth = more minds to solve problems and create solutions. Some say that we have already overshot carrying capacity and are about to fall off the Seneca Cliff. That solutions to the problems Industrial Civilization only adds to complexity and ensures a Seneca Cliff collapse. I'm in agreement with that. There is absolutely NO solutions to our dilemma, because Humans can't seem to grasp that creating cooperative and sustainable civilization requires sacrifice by all - we must all agree to give up something.... but we only want more. We can only continue to carry on with BAU (Business as Usual) until we can't. The fewer people that can afford fuel - the more there is for those who can. Those at the top, will push down those at the bottom. When the petro-dollar dies, so does our way of life - what then? Right now - People from Africa,the Middle East and South America are fleeing the endless wars and poverty, coming to Europe and America. What are you willing to give up - what part of your slice of the pie will you share? Or, as George Bush declared.... “THE American way of life is not up for negotiation.” That was the stance struck by the elder George Bush at the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. He was responding to the thousands of green, anti-capitalist and other activists who were claiming that the United States, then as now the world's biggest energy consumer, was also its biggest polluter. That makes it all the more striking that his son has just proposed environmental policies that, he says, will “fundamentally alter the American way of life in a positive way.” https://www.economist.com/leaders/2003/02/13/a-greener-bush Endless wars for Oil and to prop up the Petro-Dollar - until the last American Soldier is dead.
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