Dan Shafer
@DanRShafer
Founder, The Recombobulation Area. Political Editor, @CivicMediaUS. Exhausted Dad. Milwaukee person. BUCKS FAN. Tweets mine. Email: [email protected]
NEW: All things must pass. Tony Evers needs to do what so many other Democrats have failed to do and step aside when the time is right. Let's recombobulate. therecombobulationarea.news/p/pass-the-tor…
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You all know where I stand when it comes to Tony Evers running for a third term, but I also think he's earned the right to take as much time as he needs to make this decision.
Now!
It's Tuesday morning and that means I'm recombobulating on "Mornings with @patkreitlow" on @CivicMediaUS. Join us at 8:30am on the air (540AM here in MKE!), on the app, or livestream the show here: youtube.com/watch?v=EURlI6…
It's Tuesday morning and that means I'm recombobulating on "Mornings with @patkreitlow" on @CivicMediaUS. Join us at 8:30am on the air (540AM here in MKE!), on the app, or livestream the show here: youtube.com/watch?v=EURlI6…
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Jon Stewart reacts to CBS cancelling "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and tells corporations and advertisers to "sack up"
“We recognize that in 2030, we’re back to square one and at the mercy of whoever’s in power at the time. So, it was really clear to us that we needed a more permanent fix.”
When Tony Evers signed new maps into law in Feb. 2024, it was a mammoth achievement for democracy in Wisconsin. However, that was not a permanent solution, but a short-term fix. Now, a long-term plan is coming together. And it's a pretty compelling one. therecombobulationarea.news/p/independent-…
When Tony Evers signed new maps into law in Feb. 2024, it was a mammoth achievement for democracy in Wisconsin. However, that was not a permanent solution, but a short-term fix. Now, a long-term plan is coming together. And it's a pretty compelling one. therecombobulationarea.news/p/independent-…
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Big shout out to the Recombobulation Area for covering the immensely important fair maps work that is underway by the @WIFairMapsCo We ain’t settling for gerrymandered maps anymore. It’s time for the people to have their voices actually heard. therecombobulationarea.news/p/independent-…
The People’s Champ
Bobby Portis is the only player in league history with an NBA championship, an NBA Cup, and a Vegas Summer League title. The ultimate trifecta.
Really wild how there are two housing markets now. If you live in the northeast or Midwest, prices are rising, everywhere around you. If you live in the south or west, prices are falling, everywhere around you. And if you live in Florida, the bottom’s falling out.
Just weeks after the governor visited Eau Claire to tout child care investments in the state budget, child care advocates held a rally in Eau Claire saying the funding is “not enough.” A leading advocate also said she will have to close her business. civicmedia.us/news/2025/07/2…
The #Packers and OT Zach Tom agreed to terms on a four-year, $88M extension with a max value of $92M, per The Insiders. The deal includes a $30.2M signing bonus, the largest for an OL. Deal was done by Michael Hoffman and Nate Sullivan of Sports Law and Management (SLAM).
Wow.
CBS NEWS POLL: Trump's approval trends among ages 18-29 Early February 🟢 Approve: 55% (+10) 🟤 Disapprove: 45% JULY 🟢 Approve: 28% (-44) 🟤 Disapprove: 72% Net 54 point negative swing
george clooney showed more civic virtue in 2024 than almost any democratic current or former officeholder
A depressing thing about the Democratic Party is that the party actually would work better if George Clooney were in charge
Some other notes from reporting this piece: - Fair maps advocates have a heightened skepticism of Democrats after some wanted the court to choose a new map last year - The “People’s Maps Commission” effort from a few years ago is now seen as something “set up for failure”
The fight for fair maps in Wisconsin continues: Inside the effort from dedicated volunteers and activists, working to create a “Wisconsin model” and a “permanent solution” for independent redistricting to end gerrymandering in the state for good. therecombobulationarea.news/p/independent-…
No hot water, a huge hole in the door, exposed pipes, busted circuits, and, naturally, a totally unresponsive California landlord. Beyond the question of "build more" — we really gotta do something about landlords, man. jsonline.com/story/news/inv… (via @DarrinBMadison)
Final CBO score of the "big beautiful bill" is out Biggest Medicaid cuts ever - in fact, 4 times the size of the previous biggest; $894-$990 bn Kicks 10 million off health insurance Biggest SNAP cuts ever, $187 bn Still increases deficit by $3.4 trillion from huge tax cuts