UW Board of Regents Fires President Jay Rothman Rothman refused to step down, demanded reasons. Legislator calls it a 'hatchet job.'

UW Board of Regents Fires President Jay Rothman

That sound of the home server backing itself up to the NAS is like a gentle gurgling.

I'm a bit broken after yesterday.

Robin Vos decked out in extreme PPE while he served as an election inspector in the April 2020 Covid election

People lined up outside Washington High School to vote

Wisconsin, 6 years ago today

Four weeks into the Covid pandemic, Robin Vos forces 1000s of Milwaukeeans — many without access to any PPE — to decide between skipping an election and voting in person at the *five* polling stations available for hundreds of thousands of voters

Chris Taylor Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Grows Liberal Majority Taylor's victory over Maria Lazar will give liberals a 5-2 majority on the court.

Chris Taylor Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Grows Liberal Majority

Joe's feet hurt

Early Vote Down 50% Compared to 2025 WI Supreme Court Race Another liberal vs conservative contest, but so low profile it's almost sleepy.

Early Vote Down 50% Compared to 2025 WI Supreme Court Race

A space photo of our planet rising from behind the moon, which is closer in the view, taking up the bottom third of the image. The surface of the moon has a brownish tint, and is littered with shallow craters. Earth is further back in the view, backlit by the sun, which itself is not visible. Both our planet and the moon are surrounded by the darkness of space, but the image conveys solemn and introspective feelings of seeing our home from an unfamiliar angle, photographed by brave members of the moon mission crew.

Earthrise!

#earthrise #ArtemisII #moon #earth #space

[USPOL]

@dm

Transportation: Bus Riders Can Finally Pay With Credit Card MCTS adds contactless payment system riders can use after boarding.

Transportation: Bus Riders Can Finally Pay With Credit Card

@stefan I always said that a good developer can create a website but a great developer knows that the website is unnecessary and shouldn't be created. We are problem solvers, not code monkeys. Until Claude says, "No, you idiot! That's not going to solve your problem." I'm not too worried.

Not good and not surprising

AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper journalism
#Media #Journalism
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Trump lawyers pressured to approve illegal war plans in Iran A senior U.S. official disclosed that Trump administration lawyers are pressured to approve "violently illegal" war plans, with dissenters largely purged.According to sources cited by Zeteo, the White House and Pentagon require lawyers to "get to a Yes" when President Donald Trump demands controvers...

Trump lawyers pressured to approve illegal war plans in Iran - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/iran-war-2676670226/

A convenience store shelf with an assortment of peeps branded things that aren't peeps.

It looks like somebody already cleared out the peeps from the neighborhood CVS.

Not sure if you have an acceptable photo ID for Election Day? Learn more about what is acceptable at your polling location. Anyone with a valid Wisconsin driver license. Must be unexpired or expired after the last November General Election. The address on your ID doesn’t have to be current, and your name doesn’t need to perfectly match what’s listed in the poll book. (For example, someone named Robert who goes by Bob, can still show an acceptable photo ID and vote.) Visit your local Wisconsin DMV and get a free Wisconsin ID for Voting! You can also vote using a receipt from the WI DMV if your new driver’s license or state ID hasn’t been delivered by Election Day.

Guidance from the city that I just received regarding tomorrow's election:

I keep seeing posts from this side of the bluesky bridge saying that bluesky is down.

That's neat.

"An east side pedestrian plaza, converted from part of a Milwaukee street, is to get some big improvements.

Ivanhoe Plaza, located next to the Oriental Theatre building, will be redesigned to include a new performance stage and shade structure." […]

Easter weekend ending?! 🙀
#Coco #Cats #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

screenshot of advanced most post interface with new UI below it: a list of hashtags with number of times each was used next to each. Clicking one will add it to your post interface.

NEW MASTODON BROWSER PLUGIN

FF: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mast...
Chrome: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/mastodon-hashtag-...

Tried of trying to type hashtags correctly […]

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@stefan @trending @trendytoots I would add @trending_bot to that list.

Pfizer has ended its large Phase III Trial of an updated COVID19 vaccine.

They were not able to enroll enough people to meet their goal.

A major problem is the FDA’s wholly unreasonable demand that people with chronic conditions, who benefit most from the vaccine, not be allowed to participate.

A view of the sunrise over Superior, Wisconsin on April 5, 2026 from the back yard of my house. There is still snow on the ground after back to back storm systems, but the heat of spring is doing its best to melt it. At least Easter Sunday has a sunny start to it. Happy Easter to one and all!

Happy #Easter Sunday from the #Northland!

Whether you celebrate for religious reasons, family get together, or just enjoys Peeps...make this day a great one!

We finally get a break from the #snow this morning, but a few #snowsquall showers may pass through […]

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is learning that there was a time when people thought that eating tomatoes would give you loose morals. (Source: https://youtu.be/5PuV1YzgRII?si=m7Rzx2Zz6flz1my4 #TIL

I'm watching a video about the rush to retrofit ICE trucks to run on electricity in India. The pitch is that it extends the life of the truck by 7 years and exempts it from the truck being banned from road on days when the pollution is bad. I'm guessing that not being dependent on whether or not […]

Happy Easter 🐰🐣
Chilly day with increasing sun later.
Stay warm! #wiwx

Happy Easter, folks!

A stylized depiction of the moon featuring a face with exaggerated features, set against a dark background.

Artemis II mission captures first pictures of the far side of the Moon.

A little bit Out of context but u know what i mean.

There are 26 days left until I need to get the bike out of winter storage. I hope spring comes soon. 🏍

I've been spending a lot more time on my ipad instead of my laptop since I started trying to figure out what I can and can't do with the new @codepen editor.