Robert Kraig
@robertkraig.bsky.social
Academic author and social justice organizer, Executive Director, Citizen Action of Wisconsin
On Battleground Wisconsin Podcast this week we marvel at Pam Bondi's bombast, report the impact of ICE incursions into rural Western Wisconsin, discuss the latest in the AI Data Center backlash, and the bad tax giveaway brewing at the State Capitol. www.citizenactionwi.org/2026/02/12/b...
“Bondi Bombast Boomerang” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast - Citizen Action Wisconsin
Holy Bondi! Following a recap of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s bizarrely pugilistic appearance before the House Judiciary Committee. Next we dive into this
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February 13, 2026 at 12:50 PM
On Battleground Wisconsin Podcast this week we marvel at Pam Bondi's bombast, report the impact of ICE incursions into rural Western Wisconsin, discuss the latest in the AI Data Center backlash, and the bad tax giveaway brewing at the State Capitol. www.citizenactionwi.org/2026/02/12/b...
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It’s a localized economic heart attack not unlike the one that hit the planet in March 2020. buff.ly/LD00y6o
ICE Is Strangling the Minneapolis Economy
Trump’s masked kidnappers are recreating the effects of the COVID pandemic in miniature.
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February 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
It’s a localized economic heart attack not unlike the one that hit the planet in March 2020. buff.ly/LD00y6o
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Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
This goes to show there is a role in the resistence for everyone which takes advanatage of their unique talents and abilities.
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, other countries. n.pr/4qlvIaa
Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, other countries.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
This goes to show there is a role in the resistence for everyone which takes advanatage of their unique talents and abilities.
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A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, other countries. n.pr/4qlvIaa
Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, other countries.
n.pr
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, other countries. n.pr/4qlvIaa
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So much for the "Golden Age of America"
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
So much for the "Golden Age of America"
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New York Times is now the only real newspaper as such left in America. Grim for many reasons.
February 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
New York Times is now the only real newspaper as such left in America. Grim for many reasons.
This is important. The federated character of the American republic, long a barrier to full equality, in the current context is a huge opportunity to repel Trump's authoritarian thrusts, but only when state leaders are willing to meet the moment!
February 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
This is important. The federated character of the American republic, long a barrier to full equality, in the current context is a huge opportunity to repel Trump's authoritarian thrusts, but only when state leaders are willing to meet the moment!
The push for national health care reform starts in the states. In Wisconsin, candidates in the crowded Dem primary for Governor are competing to embrace the BadgerCare Public Option bill our members @ Citizen Action of Wisconsin have been organizing on for years. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
Democrat Sara Rodriguez lays out public option plan for health care
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez laid out her plan to implement a public health insurance option and a "health care bill of rights" if elected governor.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The push for national health care reform starts in the states. In Wisconsin, candidates in the crowded Dem primary for Governor are competing to embrace the BadgerCare Public Option bill our members @ Citizen Action of Wisconsin have been organizing on for years. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
ICE is afraid of children protesting
“Next time, I’ll be back with a gas mask.”
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February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
This is the most underreported story in the world, in terms of its importance it ought to be the lead on every news cast. It is futher proof that for the love of humanity we must make rapidly reducing greenhouse gas emissions not a distant goal, but an immediate priority above all else.
This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
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February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
This is the most underreported story in the world, in terms of its importance it ought to be the lead on every news cast. It is futher proof that for the love of humanity we must make rapidly reducing greenhouse gas emissions not a distant goal, but an immediate priority above all else.
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Breaking News: A group sued Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the State Department, asking a judge to block a ban on 75 countries, saying the Trump administration tried to “eviscerate decades of settled immigration law.”
Trump Administration Sued Over Ban on Immigration From 75 Countries
The Trump administration says these immigrants take welfare intended for Americans, which the lawsuit says is an “unsupported and demonstrably false claim.”
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February 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Breaking News: A group sued Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the State Department, asking a judge to block a ban on 75 countries, saying the Trump administration tried to “eviscerate decades of settled immigration law.”
If you had any doubt that Brian Steil has gone full MAGA, he just introduced a major voter suppression bill in Congress. The "Making Elections Great Again Act" (yes, that is its real name) means making sure fewer people can vote. @erikgunn.bsky.social
ICYMI: @erikgunn.bsky.social covers U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil voting bill. Voting rights expert at @allvotingislocal.bsky.social says, "It strips states & local election officials of flexibility & imposes 1-size-fits-all rules that don’t reflect how elections actually work ...."
Steil introduces voting bill that draws condemnation from voting rights advocates • Wisconsin Examiner
Voting rights advocates say the legislation would increase needless barriers for voters, and undermines trust in a secure election system.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:35 PM
If you had any doubt that Brian Steil has gone full MAGA, he just introduced a major voter suppression bill in Congress. The "Making Elections Great Again Act" (yes, that is its real name) means making sure fewer people can vote. @erikgunn.bsky.social
Are the Trump Regime's chaotic economic policies adding to the toll of neoliberal deindustrialization? On this week's Battleground Wisconsin Podcast, we dig into the latest State of Working Wisconsin report with the High Road Stategy's Center's Laura Dresser. www.citizenactionwi.org/2025/09/04/s...
"The State of Working Wisconsin" Battleground Wisconsin Podcast - Citizen Action Wisconsin
We welcome Laura Dresser from the High Road Strategy Center, a think-and-do tank, based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Laura is the lead author of
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September 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Are the Trump Regime's chaotic economic policies adding to the toll of neoliberal deindustrialization? On this week's Battleground Wisconsin Podcast, we dig into the latest State of Working Wisconsin report with the High Road Stategy's Center's Laura Dresser. www.citizenactionwi.org/2025/09/04/s...
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Important commentary by @robertkraig.bsky.social on what @govevers.wisconsin.gov left on the table with a backroom budget deal that failed to leverage the power of citizens pushing for what they really want
On our commentary page: Robert Kraig of @citizenaction.bsky.social analyzes the budget deal and what Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers could have done differently wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/07/11/e...
Evers’ refusal to fight and the fate of democracy • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers failure to draw on public opposition to Republican budget priorities is a political and policy disaster
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July 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Important commentary by @robertkraig.bsky.social on what @govevers.wisconsin.gov left on the table with a backroom budget deal that failed to leverage the power of citizens pushing for what they really want
On this week's Battleground Wisconsin Podcast, we assess the damages of the recently past federal and state budgets recently passed. We draw lesssons from the horrific toll of the climate change unduced floods in Texas, and chart a course forward for 2026. www.citizenactionwi.org/2025/07/10/a...
“Taking stock. What’s next?” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast - Citizen Action Wisconsin
We discuss the tragic, climate change fueled Texas floods and the perils of gutting the government. Wisconsin congressman Derrick Van Orden who is still
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July 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
On this week's Battleground Wisconsin Podcast, we assess the damages of the recently past federal and state budgets recently passed. We draw lesssons from the horrific toll of the climate change unduced floods in Texas, and chart a course forward for 2026. www.citizenactionwi.org/2025/07/10/a...
The refusal of Wisconsin's Democratic Governor to fight reflects a pattern of appeasment that empowers an increasingly authoritarian GOP. The answer is more organizing and a mass nonviolent resistence movement that demands leaders willing to fight wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/07/11/e...
Evers’ refusal to fight and the fate of democracy • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers failure to draw on public opposition to Republican budget priorities is a political and policy disaster
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July 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The refusal of Wisconsin's Democratic Governor to fight reflects a pattern of appeasment that empowers an increasingly authoritarian GOP. The answer is more organizing and a mass nonviolent resistence movement that demands leaders willing to fight wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/07/11/e...
I was, on the @civicmedia.us radio network for an hour with guest host Matthew Rothchild, publisher emeritus of Progressive Magazine, to debrief the passage of the Big Ugly Bill and the disasterous concessionary state budget in Wisconsin civicmedia.us/shows/maggie...
Big Ugly Bill Passes - Civic Media
Guest host Matt Rothschild is joined by special guest Dr. Robert Kraig to discuss two controversial pieces of legislation passed today.
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July 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I was, on the @civicmedia.us radio network for an hour with guest host Matthew Rothchild, publisher emeritus of Progressive Magazine, to debrief the passage of the Big Ugly Bill and the disasterous concessionary state budget in Wisconsin civicmedia.us/shows/maggie...
On this week's Battleground Wisconsin we are joined by @francescahong.bsky.social & @hdbwi.bsky.social to autopsy the calamitous state budget deal engineered by @govevers.wisconsin.gov. We sort through the fallout for working people and the pivotal 2026 eletion? soundcloud.com/citizen-acti...
Budget Calamity?
We record the morning after the state budget deal was signed by Governor Evers in the wee hours of the night. We do a full budget postmortem with State Representative Francesca Hong and Heather DuBoi
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July 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
On this week's Battleground Wisconsin we are joined by @francescahong.bsky.social & @hdbwi.bsky.social to autopsy the calamitous state budget deal engineered by @govevers.wisconsin.gov. We sort through the fallout for working people and the pivotal 2026 eletion? soundcloud.com/citizen-acti...
On this week's Battleground Wisconsin Podcast, we interview the Prez of WEAC and two State Senators on the battle to get our Democratic Governor to fight for a fair state budget. soundcloud.com/citizen-acti...
Budget Impasse?
With Matt on vacation this week, Robert is the solo host. On this week's episode we dig deeper into the state budget battle with three well positioned guests. First we welcome Peegy Wirtz-Olsen, the
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June 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
On this week's Battleground Wisconsin Podcast, we interview the Prez of WEAC and two State Senators on the battle to get our Democratic Governor to fight for a fair state budget. soundcloud.com/citizen-acti...
In WI, there is a dynamic similar to the push on the nat'l Democrats to stop surrendering, to stand and fight. Gov. Evers is under pressure to veto any GOP budget that underfunds health care, education, child care, and builds new prisons. @hdbwi.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/gras...
Grassroots pressure on Gov. Evers reflects nationwide impatience with Dems
More than 100 citizens from an array of grassroots groups packed the Wisconsin state Senate parlor and marched on Gov. Tony Evers’ office Tuesday, their chants bouncing off the marble walls inside the...
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June 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
In WI, there is a dynamic similar to the push on the nat'l Democrats to stop surrendering, to stand and fight. Gov. Evers is under pressure to veto any GOP budget that underfunds health care, education, child care, and builds new prisons. @hdbwi.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/gras...
On this week's Battleground Wisconsin Podcast we review the historic mobilization at the State Capitol where Citizen Action led a coaltion of major groups and unions to push Gov. Evers to stand and fight for a fair state budget. soundcloud.com/citizen-acti...
Week of Action in the Public Interest
We debrief the historic Capitol Day of Action this Tuesday which called on the Governor to veto any budget that does not meet basic standards. It was organized by Citizen Action Wisconsin in partnersh
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May 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
On this week's Battleground Wisconsin Podcast we review the historic mobilization at the State Capitol where Citizen Action led a coaltion of major groups and unions to push Gov. Evers to stand and fight for a fair state budget. soundcloud.com/citizen-acti...
On this week's Battleground Wisconsin Podcast, child care workers strike in Wisconsin & details of massive Medicaid & ACA cuts released this week would force nearly 14 million off health care www.citizenactionwi.org/2025/05/15/c...
“Childcare providers lead the way” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast - Citizen Action Wisconsin
We welcome Citizen Action member and child care provider Julia Bennker back to the show to discuss this week’s “strike” and actions at the Capitol by child
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May 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
On this week's Battleground Wisconsin Podcast, child care workers strike in Wisconsin & details of massive Medicaid & ACA cuts released this week would force nearly 14 million off health care www.citizenactionwi.org/2025/05/15/c...
On this week's Battleground Wisconsin Podcast, we review the latest toll of the Trump regime in the context of May day and the power of permanent organizing. www.citizenactionwi.org/2025/05/01/t...
May Day 2025: The power of permanent organizing” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast - Citizen Action Wisconsin
Happy May Day!
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May 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
On this week's Battleground Wisconsin Podcast, we review the latest toll of the Trump regime in the context of May day and the power of permanent organizing. www.citizenactionwi.org/2025/05/01/t...
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🚨 @nysfocus.bsky.social scoop:
The State Police maintain a gang database that gets shared with ICE.
It contains over 5,100 names and uses hazy criteria like tattoos, clothing, and social associations to label people as gang members. It hasn't been audited by an outside entity.
full story⬇️
The State Police maintain a gang database that gets shared with ICE.
It contains over 5,100 names and uses hazy criteria like tattoos, clothing, and social associations to label people as gang members. It hasn't been audited by an outside entity.
full story⬇️
April 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🚨 @nysfocus.bsky.social scoop:
The State Police maintain a gang database that gets shared with ICE.
It contains over 5,100 names and uses hazy criteria like tattoos, clothing, and social associations to label people as gang members. It hasn't been audited by an outside entity.
full story⬇️
The State Police maintain a gang database that gets shared with ICE.
It contains over 5,100 names and uses hazy criteria like tattoos, clothing, and social associations to label people as gang members. It hasn't been audited by an outside entity.
full story⬇️