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#EAS #WEA for Bond, #IL; #Clinton, #IL; #Madison, #IL; #St. Clair, #IL: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 9:30 PM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS St Louis MO ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#EAS #WEA for Iron, #MO; #Madison, #MO; #Reynolds, #MO; #St. Francois, #MO; #Washington, #MO: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 8:00 PM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS St Louis MO ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL

#EAS #WEA for Crawford, #AR; #Madison, #AR; #Washington, #AR: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 3:15 PM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Tulsa OK ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#EAS #WEA for Delaware, #IN; #Hamilton, #IN; #Hancock, #IN; #Henry, #IN; #Madison, #IN; #Marion, #IN; #Randolph, #IN: National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 6:30 AM EDT for DESTRUCTIVE 80 mph winds. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Source: NWS Indianapolis IN ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#EAS #WEA for Benton, #AR; #Carroll, #AR; #Madison, #AR; #Washington, #AR: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 1:45 AM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Tulsa OK ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

Twenty years ago today I shot this clip of Michael Penn, a favorite of my mother-in-law (my wife and I were along for the ride). This was probably the visually darkest show I ever recorded, and none of my stills came out. Somehow, the post-processor I was using at the time (AviSynth) was able to get something out of the video. Before launching into this then-new song, he kind of rambles on about his obsession with 1947 (which he mentioned several times), George W. Bush (also a couple times) and an ex-girlfriend. I really don't get at all how it related to the song, which itself was pretty good.

https://vimeo.com/1076104020

#music #livemusic #concert #singersongwriter #madison #wisconsin
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Good news! This was shot down last night by the Sun Prairie city council.

Less good news, it was largely for procedural reasons.

Right now, we only have 7 of 8 alders because one of the alders was elected as mayor. One alder wasn't present last night.

The police were requesting a budget amendment to pay for the new cameras. Budget amendments require six Yea votes to pass, regardless of how many alders are actually present (as long as there's quorum, anyway).

With six alders present, only two voted against the budget amendment, which was obviously enough to stop the expansion for now, but it likely means that it'll get funded during the next budget cycle and there's probably not a desire by the majority of the council to remove the existing cameras.

The city of #SunPrairie #Wisconsin, a suburb of #Madison, is looking to double the size of its Flock ALPR camera install at the next Common Council meeting. This would expand the scope of 4th amendment violating mass surveillance and put more of our neighbors and visitors at risk of harassment or worse from the police. I've reached out to the city council and asked them to oppose this and consider removing the existing Flock cameras in the city.

agendas.cityofsunprairie.com/O

agendas.cityofsunprairie.comCommon Council - 4/15/2025 7:00:00 PM - OnBase Agenda Online