We have two tasks before us. The first is to defend everyone and anyone in the fascist crosshairs. The second is to eject corporate Democrats and other bedtime-story-telling losers from the conversation, so that we can build a true political opposition on the left.

If Democrats ever hope to win back Wisconsin, they need to start taking critiques from the left seriously. Simply accusing us of supporting Trump and other fascists like Dimitrijevic did, not only pushes us further away, but it also absolves Democrats from having to actually engage with any of these critiques and make change. While electoralism alone will not save us, it does give us access to power.

We're going to hear a lot of excuses why Harris lost in the coming months, possibly the most infuriating one will be that it's because she's a woman, but instead of falling into the identity politics trap I really want us to get this analysis right.

The assignment was not to repeat 2020. The assignment was not to create an outcome close enough that we have to fear another Trump coup attempt. It looks like Harris will at best win another squeaker, enabling Trump to rile up a seething mass of violent resentment that endangers everyone in this country. 

That is a failure. It is a failure of the Harris/Biden team, an unacceptable failure.

This is a public statement by government officials excusing criminal acts. They acknowledge that the vandals with the paint violated Atta’s rights, but then say that Atta should have expected this violation. They reframe and minimize his property being attacked as him “not being welcomed with open arms.” This is how government officials build a permission structure for hate crimes, which then occurred with the more brazen attack that very night. 

While it can be easy to mobilize against electing a fascist, of which there are many running in Wisconsin, we must be equally excited to vote against the more ‘boring’ Republicans like Rolbiecki. Even though Rolbiecki as an individual might be ‘moderate’ by Republican standards, he has tied himself to an extremist party. He has given us no evidence that once elected to office, he would do anything other than vote alongside his extremist colleagues. 

No one is defending immigrants now. Rejecting this amendment is one way we can stand in solidarity with immigrants and tell Republicans (and Democrats) we reject your fear mongering and scapegoating. We welcome newcomers to this country with open arms. 

Why are there lead pipes in Milwaukee in the first place!? There is a great deal of history behind this but ultimately it comes down to capitalist greed from the time of Milwaukee's founding. Removing lead laterals should not be a partisan issue, and we intend to continue holding the city accountable to the public interest through grassroots, frontline organizing.

We believe in robust public oversight of city projects. Citizens should be able to go and see exactly what people are up to, so we can hold them publicly accountable. Maybe you never want to attend a lead lateral removal committee meeting, but some of us do, and take seriously our role as watchdogs of the public good. Community oversight is the way that we let our elected officials know that they work for us, and no matter what, we want these lead pipes out in ten years or less.