ICE’s Fake Warrant: Why Judge Hannah Dugan’s arrest is a political stunt for Trump’s autocratic agenda
The FBI’s questionable arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan represents a serious escalation in the Trump regime’s politicization of law enforcement. Cloaked under the appearance of a criminal complaint, this action reveals a broader strategy: to...
FBI’s Criminal Complaint: A politically structured case against Judge Dugan built on a hollow legal claim
The federal criminal complaint against Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, filed by the FBI on April 25, provides a stark example of a case that tells a truth, but deliberately withholds the full truth. It is a distinction that fundamentally weakens the...
Milwaukee community outraged after FBI arrests Judge Hannah Dugan over controversial ICE incident
The FBI on April 25 arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, escalating a clash between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the Republican president’s sweeping immigration crackdown. FBI Director Kash Patel...
No welfare for farmers: If we reap what we sow then rural voters should not expect taxpayer bailouts
Farmers across America have become a political paradox. They have rallied for free markets, decryed “handouts,” and scorning safety nets as socialist overreach, until those very mechanisms were needed to serve them. Today, they are demanding yet another...
The opening of McDonald’s first restaurant in Irpin marks a milestone in post-war reconstruction
The city of Irpin, once a key battleground in the defense of Kyiv during the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion, will soon be home to its first McDonald’s restaurant, a 550-square-meter location slated to open near the city’s railway station. The development...
Ukrainians remain hopeful but feel uncertain as Russia illegally holds thousands of civilians captive
When she heard her front door open almost two years ago, Kostiantyn Zinovkin’s mother thought her son had returned home because he forgot something. Instead, men in balaclavas burst into the apartment in Melitopol, a southern Ukrainian city occupied by Russian...
“The least of these” from Matthew 25: Why the core belief of Christian Nationalists is an attack on Jesus
A nation that proclaims itself to be built on Christian values has increasingly embraced a form of political theology that many biblical scholars and faith leaders argue bears little resemblance to the life and message of Jesus. At the heart of this contradiction is a...
Pope Francis: The First Latin American pontiff who ministered with a humble style dies at 88
Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died on April 21. He was 88. Bells tolled in church towers...
Frustration with AI failure loops pushes Milwaukee professionals to build damage control protocols
The rapid adoption of large language models like GPT has brought unprecedented capabilities to users seeking everything from editorial writing assistance to image generation. But alongside this convenience has come a persistent pattern of system unreliability,...
Oklahoma City bombing survivors worry that after 30 years Americans still have not learned the lesson
Thirty years after a truck bomb detonated outside a federal building in America’s heartland, killing 168 people in the deadliest homegrown attack on U.S. soil, deep scars remain. From a mother who lost her firstborn baby, a son who never got to know his father,...
Loss of legitimacy: When a U.S. president nullifies the constitutional law that gives him presidential power
This AI-generated image is a photorealistic editorial illustration and not an actual photograph. It was created to support a journalistic commentary as a political cartoon. The office of the presidency is not a birthright. It is not a crown. It is not held by force,...
Why the unchecked power and tactics of ICE under Trump have earned comparisons to secret police
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not a secret police force, not yet. But recent actions taken by ICE under Donald Trump’s regime raise urgent and unavoidable parallels. In just the span of two weeks, ICE unlawfully deported a Maryland father with...