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John Johnson

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Milwaukee stuff, MULaw Poll, RStats, etc. ☧

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  1. Religious non-profits need to sue - this is a requirement to discriminate in the provision of aid.

    And if they cannot stop this policy, they should forego government grant money rather than agree to turn away people in need because the government disfavors them

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  2. maybe because they don't support this narrative. I wrote about how the decline in support for Democratic candidates among Black Milwaukeeans is easily exaggerated.

    faculty blog post: law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/... newsletter version: bluebookmke.substack.com/p/the-declin...

    The Decline in Support for Democratic Candidates among Black Milwaukeeans is Easily Exaggerated – Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog

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  3. A recent NYT op-ed "Inside the Rise of the Multiracial Right" used Milwaukee as its example of where "the unity of the Black Democratic vote is splintering." As evidence, it quoted five (5) people who don't like the Democrats. There were no statistics...

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  4. In new cities I often wonder where the people live. How far did the baggage handlers at the airport have to commute? Do the finance workers in the towers downtown live in condos nearby, or do they all come in from the outer 'burbs?

    Here are LAX employees vs Warner Bros (pics from LODESmap.com)

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  5. I'm pleased to share LODESmap.com, a website @mitchellhenke.com and I built that lets you explore an extremely detailed dataset of American worker flows over 21 years in spatially integrated geographies. You can seamlessly move between counties, county subdivisions, census tracts, & block groups.

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  6. The consolidation of farms common on the plains of Illinois is just physically more difficult in the Driftless where fields are often smaller, scattered, & oddly shaped. I bet this has helped dairy remain viable, along with other more niche farm products.

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