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Supporters rally outside Indiana detention center as Milwaukee’s Salah Sarsour remains held by ICE

Supporters rally outside Indiana detention center as Milwaukee’s Salah Sarsour remains held by ICE

Posted by | Jun 16, 2026

Over 150 people gathered outside of Clay County Jail for an interfaith vigil demanding freedom for Salah Sarsour on June 14. Sarsour, a revered Palestinian community leader and permanent legal resident, has been held there since March 30, when twelve ICE vehicles descended on a Milwaukee neighborhood to arrest him. They transported him out of state to the Clay County Jail, an ICE-contracting facility that holds 250 immigrants a night. Organizers described Sarsour as a longtime civic and humanitarian leader in Milwaukee whose work extended beyond the Palestinian community, citing his involvement with refugee assistance and youth programs. “I...

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MCHS exhibit explores immigration, identity, and shared stories that continue to shape Milwaukee

MCHS exhibit explores immigration, identity, and shared stories that continue to shape Milwaukee

Posted by | May 29, 2026

“We the People: Milwaukee Stories of Immigration, Citizenship, and Community” is a new semi-permanent exhibition at the Milwaukee County Historical Society (MCHS), opening to the public on June 12. Coinciding with the nation’s 250th birthday, the exhibit represents a major institutional milestone and the result of many years of planning, research, and community collaboration. It invites visitors of all ages to explore how immigration has shaped both Milwaukee and the broader United States. “We the People” examines how immigration has influenced local society and the American way of life since 1776. The exhibit first acknowledges Indigenous Peoples as the...

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Stephen Colbert’s exit from late night TV is the loss of a rare voice that mixed humor, grief, and humanity

Stephen Colbert’s exit from late night TV is the loss of a rare voice that mixed humor, grief, and humanity

Posted by | May 21, 2026

On his very first time hosting “The Late Show” back in 2015, Stephen Colbert ripped into Donald Trump while gorging on Oreos, likening his inability to resist the cookies to his inability to resist going after the then-presidential candidate. “Look, you don’t own me. I don’t need to play tape of you to have a successful TV show,” he warned an image of Trump. “Someone on television should have a modicum of dignity and it could be me.” Over the next 11 years, Colbert couldn’t curb his appetite for making Trump barbs, often turning his show into a full-throated...

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Milwaukee Independent discontinues entering journalism competitions after remarkable 80 awards

Milwaukee Independent discontinues entering journalism competitions after remarkable 80 awards

Posted by | May 8, 2026

After 10 years, and nine seasons of qualifying for awards based on the previous year’s work, “Milwaukee Independent” has made the decision to retire from all future journalism award competitions beginning in 2026. This is the first year since 2017 that the news organization has not participated in the Milwaukee Press Club’s annual Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism contest. As a daily news publication, the Milwaukee-based news service is proud of the depth and distinction of the work it produces. The Milwaukee Press Club has recognized this continuous effort with 80 top awards across a range of difficult topics, in...

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The Forever President: Escaping the toxic gravity of a country that lives at the whim of Trump

The Forever President: Escaping the toxic gravity of a country that lives at the whim of Trump

Posted by | May 7, 2026

For almost three months this year, “Milwaukee Independent” photojournalist Lее Μаtz lived outside the United States. He explored, he discovered, and he experienced many joys that had been absent in his life back home. When he returned to Milwaukee in late April, one of the first things he wanted to talk about was what he called “the silence.” However, he was not sure how to write about it in a way that could be shared with the public. From conversations and as noted in his daily journal, Μаtz said he was exposed to every level of society in Japan...

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From data to divinity: How an AI finds God not in faith but in the structure of reality itself

From data to divinity: How an AI finds God not in faith but in the structure of reality itself

Posted by | Apr 5, 2026

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is the result of an experiment in collaborative reasoning between human and machine. The text was generated by an artificial intelligence trained on centuries of recorded human thought, instructed to examine the question of God strictly through logic, evidence, and historical context. Every section was developed under close human supervision. It was edited for accuracy, tone, and coherence to test whether a non-sentient system could construct a philosophical argument that reflects humanity’s own intellectual heritage. The process was not about replacing human authorship but about observing how reason and data might converge to express one...

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