@thejoypowers

Host & Producer, Lake Effect & Swing State of the Union on @wuwmradio. Originally from Lake Geneva. Enjoys cartoons & potato chips.

 Milwaukee, WI
wuwm.com/people/joy-powers
Joined March 2011
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Me: *hears @WUWMradio in Lyft* Hey, that's where we're headed now! Driver: Oh yeah? I listen to you guys all the time. That's why I know everything and have no friends. Me: *realizes that's exactly why they hired me.*
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Dan Shafer
@DanRShaferOct 6
A Janesville council member was denied entry to a Republican event because they said he's a "known leftist operative." The event was being hosted by Rock County Republicans with Tom Tiffany and Bryan Steil: gazettextra.com/news/local/j…

Janesville council member denied entry to Republican event because he's a 'known leftist"

Janesville City Council member Shane Seeman got turned away from the Rock County Republicans' "Save Saturdays" event, where Republicans Tom Tiffany and Bryan Steil appeared, because organizers said...

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Is it wise to be firing so many generals and admirals in the middle of a war?
CBS News
@CBSNewsSep 30
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a speech on Wednesday that the Pentagon has eliminated roughly 1 in 5 generals and admirals during the second Trump administration through firing or position cuts. Hegseth said he's aimed for the department to be "unrelenting, unapologetic, and uncompromising" in its mission to win. Generals who "clung to the woke department or seem to think civilian control of the military is simply a suggestion, well, they no longer work here," Hegseth said.
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Laura Schulte@SchulteLauraSep 24
Last week I was told by Tiffany's team that I wouldn't be let into events if I wasn't a fair reporter. Earlier this week, Tiffany said all reporters would be let into his events, even me, when he was asked about Trump's ban on TV stations. Now they're blocking my colleague.
A.J. Bayatpour@AJBayatpourSep 24
At Tom Tiffany’s campaign stop in Milwaukee, staff is blocking @MSpicuzzaMJS and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from covering the event
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Jessie Opoien
@jessieopieSep 24
.@MSpicuzzaMJS welcomed me into the press room when I was a newbie in the Capitol a dozen years ago. She's a fair reporter and a good person who takes her job seriously, and that's true of our whole team.
Tiffany War Room
@TiffanyWarRoomSep 24
Liberal activist @MSpicuzzaMJS was notified yesterday that she would not be permitted to attend. MJS has a photographer at the event, and we welcome all balanced journalists across Wisconsin, including @jessieopie. That’s why WISN, CBS 58, and other outlets are in attendance.
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Vanessa Kjeldsen@VanessaKjeldsenSep 15
NEW: TMJ4 has canceled its proposed town hall for Wisconsin's candidates for governor. "We are deeply disappointed that scheduling did not work out to make this happen," Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy said.
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Vanessa Kjeldsen@VanessaKjeldsenSep 8
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association has canceled the Oct. 9 governor's race debate. “David was looking forward to participating in this debate and continuing the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association’s more than 30-year tradition..." David Crowley 's campaign manager responded.
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Jason Calvi@JasonCalviSep 8
Debate cancelled. The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation is cancelling the planned 2026 gubernatorial debate: "Two invitations were sent and both had to be accepted in order to have a debate. That did not happen."
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I can't comment on other states, but that explicitly didn't happen in Wisconsin. Tea Party candidate Ron Johnson continues to be the senior senator from Wisconsin.
Joe Walsh
@WalshFreedomAug 11
She’s going to win tomorrow. And she’ll lose in November. This is what happened with the Tea Party. A lot of kooks won Republican primaries back in the tea party years, and then lost very winnable races in the general election.
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This might be new to you, but it's not new to people involved in her campaign. I've been hearing from folks over the last week or so (maybe longer) that this has been the plan.
Tommy Vietor
@TVietor08Aug 11
Fun thing for campaign staff to read about on Election Day.
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Mother Jones
@MotherJonesAug 9
This summer, the Trump administration rescinded a Biden-era policy requiring ICE to report and investigate deaths that occurred within 30 days of someone being released. As a result, the sheer scale of deaths of ICE detainees is being obfuscated by the agency. motherjones.com/politics/202…

The deaths ICE doesn’t count

Prisciliano Trejo Ricano passed away in the hospital days after being released from detention.

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1Aug 3
FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.
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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1Jul 18
Three congressional Democrats say that as much as $21.5 million paid by ABC, Meta, Paramount and X to settle lawsuits brought by Trump is now missing or has been spent without explanation and requested a full accounting from the foundation building his presidential library. ms.now/news/trump-library-co…

Democrats push Trump library to account for millions in lawsuit settlement funds

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Melanie Stansbury are calling for answers after they noted discrepancies in the president’s financial disclosures.

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The Secretary of Defense endorses terrorizing and endangering the lives of Americans, because he's concerned about our troops' feelings.
Pete Hegseth
@PeteHegsethJul 16
The flyovers will continue until morale improves.
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CNN Breaking News
@cnnbrkJul 12
Lindsey Graham, the longtime Republican senator from South Carolina, has died age 71 after a "brief and sudden illness," his office said cnn.it/4vv4Kj1
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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1Jul 9
Trump just denied disaster aid to four blue states, after approving aid to six red states. ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/ma…

Trump denies disaster aid to four blue states, after approving aid to six red states

A White House spokesperson said there is “no politicization to the president’s decisions on disaster relief.” There’s compelling evidence to the contrary.

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1Jul 10
BREAKING: The Trump White House just ousted all three sitting members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission — hamstringing the bipartisan agency ahead of the midterms. The EAC helps state and local officials run elections, including by certifying election equipment. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…

Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms

The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1Jul 11
BREAKING NYT: The Trump admin just issued subpoenas to several journalists for The New York Times, after the outlet reported on security concerns involving Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One. The subpoenas seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury on Wednesday. nytimes.com/2026/07/11/busin…

Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media

The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1Jul 1
People connected to the Trump White House are using their connections to advocate for pardons — in exchange for a fee: "It is general knowledge in our practice that for $2 million, you can have a pardon," one prominent white-collar defense attorney said. "The clients come to us and tell us, 'I've been told I need to go hire this specific person, and [then] I will get a pardon.'" theatlantic.com/politics/202…

The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday

The idea has set off a frenzy of appeals for clemency.

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CNN Breaking News
@cnnbrkJun 30
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, striking down Trump's executive order. Follow live updates. cnn.it/4atzxFe
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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1Jun 30
The conservative Court just struck down limits on coordinated spending between candidates and political parties — a massive win for Republicans that will fundamentally change how tens of millions of dollars are spent in congressional elections.
Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1Jun 30
Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH REPUBLICAN-LED CHALLENGE TO FEDERAL LIMITS ON SPENDING BY POLITICAL PARTIES IN COORDINATION WITH CANDIDATES
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