#wisconsin state fair

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Day 1 of my Midwest State Fair Road Trip. Itinerary: Wisconson State Fair, Illinois State Fair, rest day, Missouri State Fair, Iowa State Fair.

[theuniversalscat]

Went to the Wisconsin state fair today. Was there for over 6 hours. Ate nothing fried or greasy or super duper salty or fattening. (Well… I had a frozen custard, but a small scoop, and it wasn’t at the fair it was after, so those calories didn’t count…) oh! And some maple cotton candy. It’s soooooo good… it tastes just like caramel corn! Num!! And everyone knows that cotton candy is basically air. I mean, I told my pal today that if i could I would jump in a vat of it and wear it as a jumpsuit if it wouldn’t just dissolve and highly embarrass me in public.

But, overall, I came out relatively unscathed. Except for this belly ache. Let’s gooooooooo (to bed without blowing it more….) 🍬 🍭 🙈🤷‍♀️🤣🥸💖

On a separate note, Check out my brows! The lady at the fair did them with eyeshadow for free! She said it’s a mineral mix that’s waterproof, but let’s call it what it is… i could’ve done this with some brown “wet n wild” eyeshadow from Walgreens for a buck fidy. But they are now “On fleek” as the kids from Gen-Y would’ve said 5-7 years back. See?! I’m getting closer to being socially “with it”! Oops… just said, “with it”… I reverted back to the 70s…. Crap…. 🤷‍♀️🙈🤣✌️

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[everbright-mourning]

WISCO STATE FAIR!

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[ollimio]

Blueberry Raspberry Pie Recipe Try making this pie, which won a blue ribbon, the next time you want to impress someone with your pie-baking abilities.

[digitallunatik]

Mediterranean Chicken and Orzo Salad In Red Pepper Cups Recipe An orzo pasta salad with chicken, feta cheese, olives, and grape tomatoes is served in pretty red bell pepper cups and garnished with leaves of fresh oregano. It won a blue ribbon at the fair! 4 sprigs fresh oregano, 1 grilled chicken breast half diced, 1/2 cup grape tomatoes cut in half, 1/2 pound uncooked orzo pasta, 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 cup black olives cut in half lengthwise, 3/4 teaspoon onion powder, 1/3 cup red wine vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, 3/4 teaspoon dried basil, 2 red bell peppers cut in half lengthwise and seeded, 1/4 cup olive oil, 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 2 ounces crumbled feta cheese

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My Take: Venues should adopt a new policy in regarding picture taking. And a policy should fit with everybody without any concern.

My Take: Venues should adopt a new policy in regarding picture taking. And a policy should fit with everybody without any concern.

The following is an opinion of thought. It seems that the use of photography is at a fever pitch. This is something that many feel that it��s not a big harm or concern that many take the time to enjoy, share, and also archive for future generations. Whenever you’re an experienced, amateur or even starting out, the value of you gifts of photos should not be a setback, but more of a improvement of…

[reasonsforhope]

"In a 4-3 decision released on Friday afternoon December 22, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that Wisconsin’s voting maps as currently drawn violate the state constitution and must be redrawn in time for the 2024 election.

Under the Wisconsin Constitution, state legislative districts must consist of “contiguous territory.” [Meaning: continuous] Yet, the majority opinion states, “the number of state legislative districts containing territory completely disconnected from the rest of the district is striking.”

“At least fifty of ninety-nine assembly districts and at least twenty of thirty-three senate districts include separate, detached territory,” states the majority opinion, written by Justice Jill Karofsky.

Contiguous districts are a safeguard against gerrymandering and help keep together groups of voters who live in the same areas and have the same interests, explains the decision, which includes maps highlighting the islands of noncontiguous voting areas in the state’s current districts.

The voters who brought the lawsuit, Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, argued that the current districts violate the constitution and asked the court to  order the adoption of remedial maps. They also asked the court to declare the November 2022 state senate elections unlawful, and to order special elections for state senate seats that would otherwise not be on the ballot until November 2026.

The court’s ruling agrees with the petitioners that “Wisconsin’s state legislative districts must be composed of physically adjoining territory,” and enjoins the Wisconsin Elections Commission from using the current legislative maps in future elections. But it declined to invalidate the results of the 2022 state senate elections.

Acknowledging that it is the legislature’s role to draw voting maps, the majority opinion urges the legislature to draw new maps that comport with the constitution. However, it also states, since the legislature might not draw such maps or the governor might veto them, the court will plan to adopt remedial maps that can be used in time for the 2024 elections and unless and until new, constitutional maps are enacted through the legislative process...

Wisconsin’s voting maps are widely considered among the most politically gerrymandered in the country. This was reflected in 2018 when Democrats swept every statewide election and earned 53 percent of assembly votes cast statewide but only 36 percent of Assembly seats went to Democrats. Voters in Wisconsin are evenly split along partisan lines, and statewide races are often decided by slim margins. Currently, however, Republicans hold a 22-11 supermajority in the state senate and a 64-35 near-supermajority in the state assembly."

-via The Progressive Magazine

Note: Article is a bit wordy but this is a Big Deal. We're going to get fair election maps in an important swing state. The maps thrown out by this decision were deliberately designed to give Republicans a massive advantage in the election.

This WILL make a huge difference in who's elected in 2024.

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zooble is from wisconsin guys trust me gooseworx told me herself

[nogendermoretrees]

Highlights of the Grand Champions Hall

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Guys look what I found at my state fair!!!!

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ya girl is homesick today

[tomorrowusa]

The same is true if you don’t vote at all. 💡

Rightwingers ALWAYS vote. The turnout of the rest of the electorate is what really determines elections in the US. Trump Republicans win because vote slackers let them win.

Sadly, some people on the left demand ideological purity and personal perfection from candidates. They don’t understand that there are no perfect candidates because there are no perfect humans.

Georgia’s Trump Republicans will still vote for “pro-life” Herschel Walker despite the fact that he’s an Uber for abortions. They understand that elections are about power and will wait until after the polls are closed to become conflicted about their candidates. That’s why Republicans have a disproportionate amount of political strength despite being a minority.

As for the meme above, unfortunately it’s not exactly hyperbole.

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Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across US

States have tightened restrictions on dairy cows following the bird flu outbreak that has spread to millions of poultry flocks nationwide and nearly 200 dairy herds across 13 U.S. states since March.

EVART, Mich. (AP) — Alison Smith stared at the virtually empty dairy barn inside the Osceola County Fairgrounds, once bustling with teens and preteens preparing to show their prized animals but now eerily silent as an invisible virus once again interfered with a cherished summertime rite. Smith, a 16-year-old from the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area, had invested a significant amount of time over…

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