Thomas Zeise
@tzmke.bsky.social
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Data Privacy, Cooking, Running, Personal Finance, Economics, Colombia
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When telling the truth about the law becomes grounds for censure, the problem is not with the officer who spoke. It is with those who fear what the law requires. That is not a standard any democracy—or any professional military—can afford to accept.
Why Mark Kelly’s Case Matters
The action against him is unwarranted and could chill legitimate—and invaluable—public speech by veterans.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
When telling the truth about the law becomes grounds for censure, the problem is not with the officer who spoke. It is with those who fear what the law requires. That is not a standard any democracy—or any professional military—can afford to accept.
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After months of restoration and rebuilding, Glorioso’s Italian Market is preparing to welcome customers back through its doors. Water and smoke from the October fire caused damage throughout the building.
Read more:
https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/gloriosos-reopening-after-fire-2026#?
Read more:
https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/gloriosos-reopening-after-fire-2026#?
January 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
After months of restoration and rebuilding, Glorioso’s Italian Market is preparing to welcome customers back through its doors. Water and smoke from the October fire caused damage throughout the building.
Read more:
https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/gloriosos-reopening-after-fire-2026#?
Read more:
https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/gloriosos-reopening-after-fire-2026#?
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Tonight on the CBS Evening News, the 5-year anniversary of January 6 got 15 seconds of coverage 25 minutes into the show. The only pictures shown: Pardoned “defendants” marching through DC as Dokoupil said Trump accused Dems of “failing to prevent” J6 while “Jeffries accused Trump of “whitewashing.”
January 7, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Tonight on the CBS Evening News, the 5-year anniversary of January 6 got 15 seconds of coverage 25 minutes into the show. The only pictures shown: Pardoned “defendants” marching through DC as Dokoupil said Trump accused Dems of “failing to prevent” J6 while “Jeffries accused Trump of “whitewashing.”
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A lesson we learned in 2021—a lesson we keep learning over and over—is that these structures do not support themselves. The people entrusted with them have to choose to live up to their responsibilities. lnk.thebulwark.com/3L1Nu3N
January 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM
A lesson we learned in 2021—a lesson we keep learning over and over—is that these structures do not support themselves. The people entrusted with them have to choose to live up to their responsibilities. lnk.thebulwark.com/3L1Nu3N
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This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
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BLS decision on housing locks in a downward bias by removing a month of inflation--this is how data quality erode. Budget cuts may have the agency running scared & erring on the side of methodologies that keep inflation low instead of rigorous best practices
www.bls.gov/cpi/addition...
www.bls.gov/cpi/addition...
2025 federal government shutdown impact on the Consumer Price Index
2025 federal government shutdown impact on the Consumer Price Index
www.bls.gov
December 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
BLS decision on housing locks in a downward bias by removing a month of inflation--this is how data quality erode. Budget cuts may have the agency running scared & erring on the side of methodologies that keep inflation low instead of rigorous best practices
www.bls.gov/cpi/addition...
www.bls.gov/cpi/addition...
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... November, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. That's roughly 14 percent more than the same 11 months of 2024, and the highest tally since 2010."
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December 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
... November, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. That's roughly 14 percent more than the same 11 months of 2024, and the highest tally since 2010."
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The Trump administration says it arrested 4,500 people in a mission targeting “the worst of the worst.” The reality is most of them were people with brown skin who were at the right place —their landscaping jobs, the hardware store, a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru— at the wrong time.
December 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Trump administration says it arrested 4,500 people in a mission targeting “the worst of the worst.” The reality is most of them were people with brown skin who were at the right place —their landscaping jobs, the hardware store, a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru— at the wrong time.
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Speaking as someone who just wrote a book on the Manhattan Project, I can assure you that refugee immigrants were the *entire* reason the US mastered the atom first. The most chilling part of writing my book was reading about them fleeing fascism … abroad. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/fleeing-on...
December 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Speaking as someone who just wrote a book on the Manhattan Project, I can assure you that refugee immigrants were the *entire* reason the US mastered the atom first. The most chilling part of writing my book was reading about them fleeing fascism … abroad. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/fleeing-on...
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Son-in-Law Watch:
Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller with seats at the table at Mar-a-Lago meeting with Zelenskyy.
December 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Son-in-Law Watch:
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'Hair of the dog,' greasy food and coffee don't address how the body processes alcohol, experts say.
5 popular hangover myths that don't work after holiday drinking, according to experts
'Hair of the dog,' greasy food and coffee don't address how the body processes alcohol, experts say.
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December 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
'Hair of the dog,' greasy food and coffee don't address how the body processes alcohol, experts say.
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“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
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It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
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U.S. health officials have issued travel advisories for Americans planning trips to certain tropical countries amid outbreaks of an untreatable mosquito-borne disease.
CDC warns travelers about outbreak of untreatable mosquito disease in 4 countries
U.S. health officials have issued travel advisories for Americans planning trips to certain tropical countries amid outbreaks of an untreatable mosquito-borne disease.
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
U.S. health officials have issued travel advisories for Americans planning trips to certain tropical countries amid outbreaks of an untreatable mosquito-borne disease.
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El presidente de la FIFA, Gianni Infantino, ha sido acusado ante la Comisión Ética de la FIFA de vulnerar en reiteradas ocasiones el principio de neutralidad política con sus comentarios acerca del presidente Trump
Gianni Infantino es acusado de romper el código ético de la FIFA por sus comentarios y por conceder el premio de la paz al presidente Trump
La organización de derechos humanos y deportes FairSquare ha presentado una queja formal por las reiteradas faltas de imparcialidad política y exige una investigación oficial
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December 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
El presidente de la FIFA, Gianni Infantino, ha sido acusado ante la Comisión Ética de la FIFA de vulnerar en reiteradas ocasiones el principio de neutralidad política con sus comentarios acerca del presidente Trump
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“.. Last year, the percentage of H-1B-sponsored doctors in rural counties was nearly twice the share in urban ones ..”
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December 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“.. Last year, the percentage of H-1B-sponsored doctors in rural counties was nearly twice the share in urban ones ..”
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www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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The pianist, composer and arranger spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa institutions of Latin America and beyond. n.pr/4qeZn5p
Rafael Ithier, a legend of salsa music, dies at 99
The pianist, composer and arranger spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa institutions of Latin America and beyond.
n.pr
December 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The pianist, composer and arranger spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa institutions of Latin America and beyond. n.pr/4qeZn5p
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don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
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This is solid #PinkyPromise coverage 🎀
“.. Federal data shows corporate investment levels are roughly in line with last year, with companies on track to invest over $5 trillion in 2025. The $20 trillion surge Mr. Trump has claimed does not appear in the available data.”
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December 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is solid #PinkyPromise coverage 🎀
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Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone comp
popular.info
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Not exactly the primary point here, but the fact that Trump likes Democrats if they're corrupt is an excellent reminder that Trump is also a terrible *Republican* lnk.thebulwark.com/3Kr7Jre
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Not exactly the primary point here, but the fact that Trump likes Democrats if they're corrupt is an excellent reminder that Trump is also a terrible *Republican* lnk.thebulwark.com/3Kr7Jre
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to update them this week on the Justice Department’s progress on releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Lawmakers ask Bondi for Epstein files update as deadline nears
Many Democrats have expressed skepticism that the Trump administration will follow through on releasing the files after the White House spent months trying to prevent it.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to update them this week on the Justice Department’s progress on releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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