Dan Shafer
@danshafer.bsky.social
Founder of The Recombobulation Area. Political Editor, Civic Media. 18x Milwaukee Press Club award winner. Exhausted Dad. BUCKS FAN.
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It is always the same story. The warmongers will tell you that there was no other choice, that this war will bring peace, that everybody killed was bad and everybody good is safe at home. The answer is and has always been no. No to this war. No to all wars.
January 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
It is always the same story. The warmongers will tell you that there was no other choice, that this war will bring peace, that everybody killed was bad and everybody good is safe at home. The answer is and has always been no. No to this war. No to all wars.
There are Freedom Fries everywhere for those with eyes to see.
Incredible. CBS Evening News announces five new “simple values” — instead of their “38-page handbook” — as they roll out Tony Dokoupil is lead anchor.
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
January 2, 2026 at 9:57 PM
There are Freedom Fries everywhere for those with eyes to see.
We’re gonna fuck shit up in 2026.
January 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
We’re gonna fuck shit up in 2026.
What can we learn from this here in Milwaukee where homicides did not decline in 2025? www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
Analysis: Baltimore homicides declined furthest, fastest in the country, could reach a 48-year low
Baltimore is on track to end 2025 with its lowest homicide total in 48 years, with fewer than 150 killings expected, marking a significant decline since 2022.
www.thebanner.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
What can we learn from this here in Milwaukee where homicides did not decline in 2025? www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
Maybe this year will be better than the last.
January 1, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Maybe this year will be better than the last.
The annual New Year’s Eve dinner: Linguine with clams (with a bonus snow crab leg).
Here’s to the end of 2025!
Here’s to the end of 2025!
January 1, 2026 at 3:24 AM
The annual New Year’s Eve dinner: Linguine with clams (with a bonus snow crab leg).
Here’s to the end of 2025!
Here’s to the end of 2025!
Politically speaking, this has been the worst year of the 21st Century: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/2025-was-a...
2025 was a menacingly miserable year
We can get bogged down in the details in certain year-end retrospectives. The big picture? This was a remarkably bad year. Was this the worst year for American politics this century?
www.therecombobulationarea.news
December 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Politically speaking, this has been the worst year of the 21st Century: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/2025-was-a...
merry christmas eve, fellow parents
December 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
merry christmas eve, fellow parents
it gets worse, highway expansion proponents. *scott walker* just dunked on you.
December 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
it gets worse, highway expansion proponents. *scott walker* just dunked on you.
NEW: It was a horrible year, maybe the worst year in American politics many of us have ever experienced.
Let's discombobulate:
www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/2025-was-a...
Let's discombobulate:
www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/2025-was-a...
2025 was a menacingly miserable year
We can get bogged down in the details in certain year-end retrospectives. The big picture? This was a remarkably bad year. Was this the worst year for American politics this century?
www.therecombobulationarea.news
December 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
NEW: It was a horrible year, maybe the worst year in American politics many of us have ever experienced.
Let's discombobulate:
www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/2025-was-a...
Let's discombobulate:
www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/2025-was-a...
They let me talk about the BUCKS on the RADIO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm1C...
Inside the Bucks’ Most Uncertain Season Yet ft/ Dan Shafer, Founder of The Recombobulation Area
YouTube video by 620 WTMJ
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December 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
They let me talk about the BUCKS on the RADIO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm1C...
What a year.
A terrible year, mostly. A discombobulating one, certainly. But a memorable one nonetheless, with one of the true hopeful and inspiring moments of the year in politics delivered from right here in Wisconsin.
Our annual look back: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/2025-the-y...
A terrible year, mostly. A discombobulating one, certainly. But a memorable one nonetheless, with one of the true hopeful and inspiring moments of the year in politics delivered from right here in Wisconsin.
Our annual look back: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/2025-the-y...
2025: The Year in Recombobulation
Our annual look back at the year that was.
www.therecombobulationarea.news
December 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
What a year.
A terrible year, mostly. A discombobulating one, certainly. But a memorable one nonetheless, with one of the true hopeful and inspiring moments of the year in politics delivered from right here in Wisconsin.
Our annual look back: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/2025-the-y...
A terrible year, mostly. A discombobulating one, certainly. But a memorable one nonetheless, with one of the true hopeful and inspiring moments of the year in politics delivered from right here in Wisconsin.
Our annual look back: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/2025-the-y...
Christmas in Milwaukee.
December 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Christmas in Milwaukee.
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Canadian TV network bravely airs dissidents’ report on U.S. abuses after political commissar orders its suppression
Can confirm: Pulled 60 Minutes “Inside CECOT” segment on the El Salvador mega prison housing hundreds of Venezuelan deportees sent by the U.S. is on Global TV’s free app
December 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Canadian TV network bravely airs dissidents’ report on U.S. abuses after political commissar orders its suppression
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In light of the pending hemp-THC ban courtesy of our dumb Congress, Wisconsin can & should move quickly to legalize it at the state level. And marijuana while we're at it! My latest column for the Recombobulation Area:
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
In light of the pending hemp-THC ban courtesy of our dumb Congress, Wisconsin can & should move quickly to legalize it at the state level. And marijuana while we're at it! My latest column for the Recombobulation Area:
About to join @pattivasquez.bsky.social on @wcpt820am.bsky.social / @heartlandsignal.bsky.social to talk Wisconsin politics and Packers-Bears. Tune in!
December 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
About to join @pattivasquez.bsky.social on @wcpt820am.bsky.social / @heartlandsignal.bsky.social to talk Wisconsin politics and Packers-Bears. Tune in!
Read the story here: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/there-have...
December 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Read the story here: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/there-have...
Folks, tonight in Milwaukee I'll be moderating an event with Clean Wisconsin on everyone's favorite topic: Data centers.
Check it out in person or watch the livestream. More details here: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/event-toni...
Check it out in person or watch the livestream. More details here: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/event-toni...
EVENT TONIGHT: 'Resources at Risk: AI Data Centers in Wisconsin'
Clean Wisconsin is hosting a panel discussion on data centers in Wisconsin, and The Recombobulation Area's Dan Shafer will moderate the event.
www.therecombobulationarea.news
December 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Folks, tonight in Milwaukee I'll be moderating an event with Clean Wisconsin on everyone's favorite topic: Data centers.
Check it out in person or watch the livestream. More details here: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/event-toni...
Check it out in person or watch the livestream. More details here: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/event-toni...
Hey @kevinmuhs.bsky.social do you guys have any control over the traffic patterns on the west side of town during I-94 construction? Especially W. Bluemound from Story Hill to Tosa? Because it is a complete fucking disaster right now.
December 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Hey @kevinmuhs.bsky.social do you guys have any control over the traffic patterns on the west side of town during I-94 construction? Especially W. Bluemound from Story Hill to Tosa? Because it is a complete fucking disaster right now.
NEW:
“Everybody is so, so focused on the national redistricting fight, and are (asking), how does your case fit into it? I say, well, it really doesn’t.” - Doug Poland, Law Forward
Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/there-have...
“Everybody is so, so focused on the national redistricting fight, and are (asking), how does your case fit into it? I say, well, it really doesn’t.” - Doug Poland, Law Forward
Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/there-have...
There have been many challenges to Wisconsin’s congressional maps. This one is different.
This new "anti-competitive gerrymandering" claim advancing in the courts is not part of the national gerrymandering arms race, nor is it a typical partisan redistricting challenge. So, what is it?
www.therecombobulationarea.news
December 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
NEW:
“Everybody is so, so focused on the national redistricting fight, and are (asking), how does your case fit into it? I say, well, it really doesn’t.” - Doug Poland, Law Forward
Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/there-have...
“Everybody is so, so focused on the national redistricting fight, and are (asking), how does your case fit into it? I say, well, it really doesn’t.” - Doug Poland, Law Forward
Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/there-have...
Noticing: Wisconsin Republicans are trying *really hard* to pin any property tax increases on Evers, but it's been their shell game of chronically underfunding public schools and local government that's led to referendum after referendum, raising property taxes across the state.
December 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Noticing: Wisconsin Republicans are trying *really hard* to pin any property tax increases on Evers, but it's been their shell game of chronically underfunding public schools and local government that's led to referendum after referendum, raising property taxes across the state.
Happy JANE MATENAER DAY to all who celebrate.
Watch and listen to Jane Matenaer's final show hosting Matenaer On Air on Civic Media, capping a remarkable 44+ year career in broadcasting. www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/watch-and-...
Watch and listen to Jane Matenaer's final show hosting Matenaer On Air on Civic Media, capping a remarkable 44+ year career in broadcasting. www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/watch-and-...
Watch and listen to Jane Matenaer's final show hosting "Matenaer On Air"
December 12 has been officially proclaimed "JANE MATENAER DAY" in the City of Milwaukee.
www.therecombobulationarea.news
December 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Happy JANE MATENAER DAY to all who celebrate.
Watch and listen to Jane Matenaer's final show hosting Matenaer On Air on Civic Media, capping a remarkable 44+ year career in broadcasting. www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/watch-and-...
Watch and listen to Jane Matenaer's final show hosting Matenaer On Air on Civic Media, capping a remarkable 44+ year career in broadcasting. www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/watch-and-...
RIP the McDonald’s next to The Rave
December 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
RIP the McDonald’s next to The Rave