Isiah Holmes
@isiahholmes.bsky.social
Wisconsin Examiner journalist, covering all things Wisconsin like environment/climate, housing, drug policy, and criminal justice, surveillance, etc. A refugee from the corrupted husk once known as Twitter. https://wisconsinexaminer.com/
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Kenosha County Sheriff's decision to join ICE program sparks protests via @isiahholmes.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/kenos...
Kenosha sheriff opts to join ICE program • Wisconsin Examiner
The Kenosha County Sheriff has announced that his office will join the ICE 287(g) program, sparking controversy.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Kenosha County Sheriff's decision to join ICE program sparks protests via @isiahholmes.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/kenos...
An interesting divide among #Wisconsin republicans on cannabis/hemp. Some offer differing visions of how to regulate #hemp, others want a ban. Some want legalized medicinal #cannabis, but in a restrictive way because others in their party won't budge on ending prohibition.
Reporter @isiahholmes.bsky.social has been covering the shifting politics around cannabis and hemp in Wisconsin since our newsoutlet started. Here's his latest. Hemp regulation divide among Republican lawmakers wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/01/09/h...
Hemp regulation divide among Republican lawmakers • Wisconsin Examiner
Republican bills garner bipartisan support to regulate hemp products in Wisconsin ahead of looming federal ban
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January 12, 2026 at 6:53 PM
An interesting divide among #Wisconsin republicans on cannabis/hemp. Some offer differing visions of how to regulate #hemp, others want a ban. Some want legalized medicinal #cannabis, but in a restrictive way because others in their party won't budge on ending prohibition.
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Reporter @isiahholmes.bsky.social has been covering the shifting politics around cannabis and hemp in Wisconsin since our newsoutlet started. Here's his latest. Hemp regulation divide among Republican lawmakers wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/01/09/h...
Hemp regulation divide among Republican lawmakers • Wisconsin Examiner
Republican bills garner bipartisan support to regulate hemp products in Wisconsin ahead of looming federal ban
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January 9, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Reporter @isiahholmes.bsky.social has been covering the shifting politics around cannabis and hemp in Wisconsin since our newsoutlet started. Here's his latest. Hemp regulation divide among Republican lawmakers wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/01/09/h...
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State corrections committee reviews prison study, hygiene bills for incarcerated people. @isiahholmes.bsky.social covers the hearings Wednesday.
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State corrections committee reviews prison study, hygiene bills for incarcerated people • Wisconsin Examiner
Lawmakers discussed a study of DOC's policies and operations, as well as bills dealing with hygiene products for incarcerated people.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
State corrections committee reviews prison study, hygiene bills for incarcerated people. @isiahholmes.bsky.social covers the hearings Wednesday.
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More things that come to mind...
1) Only one officer fired, and none of the other officers in view of the video so much as draw their weapons.
2) Were there FBI task force officers with the ICE agents (as has happened elsewhere) and if so, how does that impact the investigation's integrity?
1) Only one officer fired, and none of the other officers in view of the video so much as draw their weapons.
2) Were there FBI task force officers with the ICE agents (as has happened elsewhere) and if so, how does that impact the investigation's integrity?
A couple things stand out/come to mind...
1) After an officer-involved shooting, officers are expected to provide immediate and urgent life saving measures.
2) "Officer-induced jeopardy" might be discussed in the coming days.
3) The shooting officer's demeanor appears calm and without urgency.
1) After an officer-involved shooting, officers are expected to provide immediate and urgent life saving measures.
2) "Officer-induced jeopardy" might be discussed in the coming days.
3) The shooting officer's demeanor appears calm and without urgency.
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis. Via our colleagues at @minnesotareformer.com wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/01/07/r...
January 7, 2026 at 11:58 PM
More things that come to mind...
1) Only one officer fired, and none of the other officers in view of the video so much as draw their weapons.
2) Were there FBI task force officers with the ICE agents (as has happened elsewhere) and if so, how does that impact the investigation's integrity?
1) Only one officer fired, and none of the other officers in view of the video so much as draw their weapons.
2) Were there FBI task force officers with the ICE agents (as has happened elsewhere) and if so, how does that impact the investigation's integrity?
A couple things stand out/come to mind...
1) After an officer-involved shooting, officers are expected to provide immediate and urgent life saving measures.
2) "Officer-induced jeopardy" might be discussed in the coming days.
3) The shooting officer's demeanor appears calm and without urgency.
1) After an officer-involved shooting, officers are expected to provide immediate and urgent life saving measures.
2) "Officer-induced jeopardy" might be discussed in the coming days.
3) The shooting officer's demeanor appears calm and without urgency.
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis. Via our colleagues at @minnesotareformer.com wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/01/07/r...
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis • Wisconsin Examiner
A video of the event shows the driver slowly backing up after being told to open the door, when another officer fires three shots.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM
A couple things stand out/come to mind...
1) After an officer-involved shooting, officers are expected to provide immediate and urgent life saving measures.
2) "Officer-induced jeopardy" might be discussed in the coming days.
3) The shooting officer's demeanor appears calm and without urgency.
1) After an officer-involved shooting, officers are expected to provide immediate and urgent life saving measures.
2) "Officer-induced jeopardy" might be discussed in the coming days.
3) The shooting officer's demeanor appears calm and without urgency.
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Republican lawmakers tell Dugan to either resign or face impeachment • Wisconsin Examiner
Republican lawmakers are giving Judge Hannah Dugan a choice after her conviction: Either resign or face impeachment.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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@isiahholmes.bsky.social is in federal court this week filing daily dispatches on the Dugan trial, wrapping up today
Milwaukee County Chief Judge testifies on third day of Judge Hannah Dugan's federal trial on charges she obstructed federal immigration agents via @isiahholmes.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/17/c...
Milwaukee County chief judge testifies on third day of Hannah Dugan federal trial • Wisconsin Examiner
Chief Judge Carl Ashley testified at Hannah Dugan's federal trial on the effort he led to respond to ICE arrests at the courthouse
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December 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
@isiahholmes.bsky.social is in federal court this week filing daily dispatches on the Dugan trial, wrapping up today
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Judge Dugan is convicted of felony obstruction. @isiahholmes.bsky.social reports from the federal trial
BREAKING: Judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of felony obstruction in federal trial wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/18/f...
Judge Dugan found guilty of felony obstruction in federal trial • Wisconsin Examiner
The trial of Judge Hannah Dugan has reached its end with closing arguments delivered by lawyers, and the jury beginning deliberations.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Judge Dugan is convicted of felony obstruction. @isiahholmes.bsky.social reports from the federal trial
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Judge Dugan found guilty of felony obstruction in federal trial. @Isiahholmes.bsky.social covered the trial from Day 1 thru the verdict. buff.ly/lALzRxo
Judge Dugan found guilty of felony obstruction in federal trial • Wisconsin Examiner
A jury found Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of felony obstruction of federal immigration agents
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December 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Judge Dugan found guilty of felony obstruction in federal trial. @Isiahholmes.bsky.social covered the trial from Day 1 thru the verdict. buff.ly/lALzRxo
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On Day 2 of the Dugan federal tiral, judge's "tone" goes under the microscope, reports @Isiahholmes.bsky.social
Dugan’s ‘tone’ under microscope as fellow judge testifies against her in federal trial • Wisconsin Examiner
Prosecutors grilled federal agents on Judge Hannah Dugan's tone when speaking to them, and called another judge to testify against her.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
On Day 2 of the Dugan federal tiral, judge's "tone" goes under the microscope, reports @Isiahholmes.bsky.social
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Day 1 of Judge Hannah Dugan's trial on federal charges she obstructed federal agents trying to arrest an immigrant in the Milwaukee County Courthouse. @isiahholmes.bsky.social is in the courtroom.
Federal agents testify on first day of Judge Dugan trial • Wisconsin Examiner
The first day of Judge Hannah Dugan's trial saw testimony from federal task force officers who were involved that April morning.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Day 1 of Judge Hannah Dugan's trial on federal charges she obstructed federal agents trying to arrest an immigrant in the Milwaukee County Courthouse. @isiahholmes.bsky.social is in the courtroom.
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Our @isiahholmes.bsky.social has been the leading Wisconsin reporter on issues involving #police #surveillance. Here's his latest: Milwaukee sheriff pushes facial recognition technology before county board wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/m...
Milwaukee sheriff pushes facial recognition technology before county board • Wisconsin Examiner
The Milwaukee Sheriff's Office pitched the purchase of facial recognition technology to the county board as the public pushed back
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December 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Our @isiahholmes.bsky.social has been the leading Wisconsin reporter on issues involving #police #surveillance. Here's his latest: Milwaukee sheriff pushes facial recognition technology before county board wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/m...
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Wisconsin grapples with prospect of losing federal housing funds. @isiahholmes.bsky.social has the details.
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Wisconsin grapples with prospect of losing federal housing funds • Wisconsin Examiner
Federal cuts to housing support for people struggling with homelessness and housing insecurity worry Wisconsin community leaders.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wisconsin grapples with prospect of losing federal housing funds. @isiahholmes.bsky.social has the details.
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Proposed legislation to let police shoot down drones spurs questions from lawmakers via @isiahholmes.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/04/b...
Bill to allow police to down drones spurs questions from lawmakers • Wisconsin Examiner
A broadly written bill that would allow local police to shoot down drones attracted questions from lawmakers.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Proposed legislation to let police shoot down drones spurs questions from lawmakers via @isiahholmes.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/04/b...
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Prison study calls for changes to solitary confinement, health care. Our Criminal Justice Project fellow @ajkennard.bsky.social take a look.
Prison study calls for changes to solitary confinement, health care • Wisconsin Examiner
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections received recommendations to improve solitary confinement, mental health care and other prison issues
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November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Prison study calls for changes to solitary confinement, health care. Our Criminal Justice Project fellow @ajkennard.bsky.social take a look.
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Recapping last week's news: Wisconsin’s hemp industry grapples with federal ban wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/21/w...
Wisconsin’s hemp industry grapples with federal ban • Wisconsin Examiner
What can be done to save Wisconsin's $700 million hemp industry, and where does ending prohibition fit in?
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November 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Waukesha Sheriff Flock system data raises questions. @isiahholmes.bsky.social has a new report on how police use a widespread surveillance tool.
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Waukesha Sheriff Flock system data raises questions • Wisconsin Examiner
An analysis of Flock audit data from the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department shows vague searches, similar issues as other agencies.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Waukesha Sheriff Flock system data raises questions. @isiahholmes.bsky.social has a new report on how police use a widespread surveillance tool.
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Republicans lawmakers block postpartum Medicaid bill. @bspears.bsky.social covers the final Assembly floor session of 2025.
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Republicans lawmakers block postpartum Medicaid bill • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin is one of two states in the U.S. that have not taken the federal government’s postpartum Medicaid expansion.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Republicans lawmakers block postpartum Medicaid bill. @bspears.bsky.social covers the final Assembly floor session of 2025.
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ICYMI: Debate on sandhill crane hunting bill ditches expert recommendations. The legislation simply creates a hunt for the birds, which experts say will have little to no impact on the issue of crop damage. @henry-redman.bsky.social has the details.
Debate on sandhill crane hunting bill ditches expert recommendations • Wisconsin Examiner
A bill to open a sandhill crane hunt in Wisconsin received a public hearing in a Senate committee on Wednesday.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ICYMI: Debate on sandhill crane hunting bill ditches expert recommendations. The legislation simply creates a hunt for the birds, which experts say will have little to no impact on the issue of crop damage. @henry-redman.bsky.social has the details.
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Protesters demonstrate outside new ICE detention building in Milwaukee. Via @isiahholmes.bsky.social.
Protesters demonstrate outside new ICE detention building in Milwaukee • Wisconsin Examiner
Protesters gathered to denounce construction of new ICE facility in Milwaukee on Saturday on the Northwest side.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Protesters demonstrate outside new ICE detention building in Milwaukee. Via @isiahholmes.bsky.social.
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@isiahholmes.bsky.social covers the criminal complaint against a police chief charged with using department cameras to spy on his wife
Reporter @isiahholmes.bsky.social dives into the felony criminal complaint vs. the Greenfield police chief accused of using police surveillance equipment to monitor his home during the course of his divorce. (Wait till you get to the part about the anonymous call to the PD!)
Greenfield police chief faces felony charges for misconduct in public office • Wisconsin Examiner
The Greenfield Police Chief is charged for attempting to install a department-owned pole camera at his house, among other reported issues.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
@isiahholmes.bsky.social covers the criminal complaint against a police chief charged with using department cameras to spy on his wife
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Bills aim to address ‘inhumane’ conditions in Wisconsin prisons and jails. @IsiahHolmes.bsky.social has the details.
Bills aim to address ‘inhumane’ conditions in Wisconsin prisons and jails • Wisconsin Examiner
A package of bills to help improve certain conditions for people housed within prisons and jails statewide was introduced in Milwaukee.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Bills aim to address ‘inhumane’ conditions in Wisconsin prisons and jails. @IsiahHolmes.bsky.social has the details.
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USDA revises SNAP benefit amounts during shutdown, admitting miscalculation wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/06/r...
USDA revises SNAP benefit amounts during shutdown after admitting miscalculation • Wisconsin Examiner
USDA miscalculated SNAP benefit payments to account for a lack of full funding during the government shutdown
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November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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ICYMI: Via @henry-redman.bsky.social, Immigrant advocates, ACLU criticize Marathon County ICE cooperation
Immigrant advocates, ACLU criticize Marathon County ICE cooperation • Wisconsin Examiner
The Marathon County Sheriff has partnered with ICE to detain migrants in the county jail, raising complaints from immigrant advocates.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
ICYMI: Via @henry-redman.bsky.social, Immigrant advocates, ACLU criticize Marathon County ICE cooperation