Monthly Archives: May 2020

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the state shutdowns were illegal. Bar traffic results vary widely.

Nicks Bar

Brown County

Fox News - Bars Flooded

Fox News reports Wisconsin Bars Flooded with Patrons hours after state Supreme Court strikes down stay-at-home order.

Nicks Bar in Platteville, Wis., shared a photo on Twitter with the caption: 45 minutes after the bars open in Wisconsin showing the establishment packed with mostly young people, none of whom were wearing masks or observing social distancing.

A photo taken by the Green Bay Press-Gazette showed that the State Street Pub in Green Bay had briefly reopened with about a dozen customers inside after the state Supreme Court ruling. Decorations for St. Patricks Day, the March 17 holiday, remained on display the first day of the reopening. Neither the bartender nor the customers had masks.

But that bars reopening was also short-lived. By Wednesday night, Brown County Health Officer Anna Destree issued a local safer-at-home order to replace the now resolute state rules, requiring all county residents to remain home until at least May 20.

Star Tribune - Rolling the Dice

The Star Tribune reports Bars and other businesses quickly reopen in Wisconsin for now.

Ted Mosby couldnt help but feel conflicted Thursday as he finished his drink at Jonesys Local Bar and Grill a day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court quashed Gov. Tony Evers stay-at-home order.

The virus is real. We supposedly havent reached our peak yet. Thats the scary part, said Mosby, a carpenter and retired EMT worker. Well reach it sooner now that were open.

But its also good, he admitted, to once again sit at a bar and quench his thirst after work. Im rolling the dice. People are getting antsy. Theyre stir-crazy.

At Hop and Barrel Brewing, half the tables had been removed and as well as half the seating at those tables that remained. No one will be allowed to sit at the bar when it reopens Friday. Workers will wear masks and gloves.

At Abigail Page Antique Mall, owner Linda Weiser is allowing only five customers in at a time. Everyone must wear a mask. She offers them a pump of hand sanitizer for free, a mask for a $1 and gloves for 50 cents.

CNN - New Rules

CNN Reports Wisconsin bars reopen after court throws out stay-at-home order -- some with new rules

Seven customers showed up at BK's Bar in Shullsburg, Abby Gilbertson-Cottington, who owns the bar with her husband, told CNN. Most patrons stayed at least 6 feet apart, except for one couple who she believed may have been married.

The owner of Limanski's Pub, Kathy Goedde, was watching the news when she saw the order was overturned. "I was pretty happy about that," she told WTMJ. She's limiting capacity to a third of what the bar could hold and reminding patrons to keep social distance, WTMJ reported.

This is It!, an LGBTQ+ bar in Milwaukee, posted a note on its Facebook page telling customers it wasn't ready to reopen just yet."We, like you, want life to return to normal, but we will not force any actions or decisions that compromise health and safety," the post said.

Flood?

Perhaps there was a flood of traffic, if a dozen or so people at several bars constitutes a flood.

My concern is the complete lack of any attempts at social distancing at two of the bars. Those people are begging for another wave of infections and another crackdown.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Lockdowns Are Illegal

Yesterday I noted Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Lockdowns Are Illegal

Conservative justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Democratic Gov. Tony Evers monthslong stay-at-home order in a ruling released Wednesday.

The 4-3 decision marked the first time a states highest court has overturned a stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus pandemic and sided with Republican leaders who argued the governors administration had overstepped its legal authority.

Bizarre Ruling

In a bizarre ruling the Supreme Court ruled that the State could not order closings because it constituted Tyranny, yet the court allowed local politicians to do the same.

As a result, Madison and Milwaukee immediately reimposed the lockdowns,

The result is 72 counties doing their own thing,

Partisan Judges

We can debate the case all day, without changings anyone's mind on what should be done.

But this seems like a half-assed decision that will please no one, or perhaps half the people, half the time, depending on the county.

One question lingers: Why are there elected partisan judges in the first place?

Mish

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Wisconsin Bars Flooded With Traffic, Or Are They? - TheStreet

Mohamed, (not his real name), was a Muslim in his 30s, an migr from Iran who had built a life for himself in Canada. Sadly, a blanket of personal problems marred his efforts to thrive. He sought out psychotherapy. For the sake of rapport, I made a mental note to avoid mention of Jewish insights into human nature, normally a staple in my work.

As the therapy progressed, my apprehension dissolved. So relevant were the ideas of Rabbi Akiva Tatz and other Jewish thinkers that I began to introduce Mohamed to concepts that spoke directly to the challenges with which he grappled. He was intrigued and one day reflected, Ive read a lot about Buddhism and new age psychology but I know nothing about the Jewish approach. Can you recommend a book? I suggested Rabbi Tatzs Living Inspired and when our session ended he went to a local Judaica shop and picked up that book and three others.

Mohamed made nice progress in the work. He implemented important changes and I commended him; these changes were quite dramatic. To demonstrate just how so, he described an incident that had occurred 10 years earlier when he stood in army fatigues with 250 other Iranian soldiers, all heavily equipped with weapons. The men participated in a familiar ritual: the burning of the American and Israeli flags as the men shouted, Death to Israel! Death to America! He looked me dead in the eye and said, Ten years later, Im buying books at the Judaica store!

I was shocked, but shouldnt have been. As we approach Shavous, the commemoration of receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai, we can remember that Jewish thought is part of the arsenal we are given to change the world. This body of knowledge contains timeless wisdom that can help individuals change, both Jew and non-Jew.

Case in point: I would argue that, right now, the most widely recognized mouthpiece for any number of important Jewish concepts is a Gentile, Dr. Jordan Peterson. When I stumbled upon his work, I was amazed at the resonance between his ideas and those of Rabbi Akiva Tatz, author of both Living Inspired and Worldmask. Indeed, my excitement about this resonance and the way the Rabbis ideas inform those of Peterson compelled my writing of two books: This Way up: A Faith-Based Introduction to Jordan Petersons Maps of Meaning and In Good Standing: Using Jordan Petersons Insights on the Structure of Self to Sort Yourself Out.

Its ironic that so many Jewish psychotherapists seeking to anchor their work in a wisdom tradition pursue Buddhist studies. These practitioners dont realize the wealth of resources that are rightly theirs, if only they would look in their own backyards!

But dont take my word for it. Take Mohameds. His ancestors werent included in the Sinai experience. But maybe his experience shows theres a basis for the old proverb: if Mohamed cant come to the mountain, bring the mountain to Mohamed. And every year at Shavous, the mountain comes to you.

Interested?

Annette Poizner is a Columbia-trained clinical social worker who graduated with a Doctorate of Education in Counseling Psychology. As an Israeli-trained graphologist, she specializes in projective personality assessment, as well as strategic psychotherapy. Her work has been featured extensively in the media and in academic venues. She founded Lobster University Press, an imprint which explores the work of Jordan Peterson. Her books, the most recent being, "From Chaos to Order: A Guide to Jordan Peterson's Worldview," summarize Peterson's ideas and explore the intersection between his insights and Jewish wisdom. She also produces animations which relay some of Peterson's insights in short soundbites.

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Mohamed and the Mountain | Annette Poizner | The Blogs - The Times of Israel

LAHS NEWS

Los Alamos High School Principal Carter Payne has announced the names of the graduating Class of 2020. They are as follows:

Anna Maria Abeyta

Haley Anna Adams Brown

Nichelle Hailey Aguilar

Lexi Anastajia Alcala

Laila Amin

Samuel Fidelis Anderson

Matthew Brandon Archuleta

Samantha Jasmine Archuleta

Dara Ann Armstrong

Michael Owen Aslam

Natalie Megan Aulwes

Aelma Azad

Jonathan Baca

Samantha Baca

John Alexander Baker

Jade Leonarda Banuelos

Jeremy Joseph Baros

James Zachary Beck

Talia Miriam Ben-Naim

Jacob Marc Benelli

Thomas Gary Benson

Ogden Berry

Abigail Beus

Drew Bingham

Catherine Mary Bitteker

Claire Elizabeth Bluhm

Samuel Adam Bond

Casey Michael Borden

Sarina Nicole Borden

Jackson Ray Bowles

Zachery Robert Michael Brown

Rebecca Anne Brug

Michael William Budge

Vaclav Budzileni-Maldonado

Lillian Love Bueck

Dimitri Robert Bullock

Zoe Jean Butler

Elektra Caffrey

Gavin Diego Campos

Helen Tabea Caparone

John Marcus Caparone

Eric Carney

Laila Fernanda Carrillo Garcia

Joshua David Carson

James Carl Cassel

Jayme Elizabeth Cayton

Carlos J. Chacon Cuesta

Miguel A. Chacon Cuesta

Celeste Anne Chandler

Elizabeth Marie Chapman

Olivia Tess Chavarria

Lucario Alan Lujn Chvez

Michael Anatol Chigaev

Caden Matthew Cionek

Erik Timothy Cleland

Amaya Coblentz

Preslie Austin Coffey

Jonathan Cox

Isabel Crooker

Sarah Michelle Crotzer

Santiago Angelito Culin

Connor Michael Dale

Olivia Grace DeCroix

Isabella Maria Delgado

Alexandra Viktoria Dolin

Kevin Martin Dors

Allegra Sue Dougherty

Sean Martin Dougherty

Dennis Adam Drew Vazquez

Javier Duarte Gastelum

Dakota James Duran

Mia Felice Durn

Ariel Edkin

Tayra Jenna Eidenbenz

Awan David Carson Ellenwood

Gage Charles Ellis

Jenna Mercedes Espinoza

Mei Belle Eutsler

Sydney Elizabeth Favorite

Suyana Renee Ferreira

Anna Filina

Joseph W. Foley

Daniel Aedan Fryer

Riley Brighten Fullbright

Natalie Ellora Gallegos

Alexis Lee Ann Garcia

Bernadette Alexia Garcia

Liliana Garcia

Ryan Jacob Garcia

Sruthi Garimella

Adam John Garrett

Ona Anisha Piu Gartz

Alex Jordan Geyer

Isabella Nichole Gillie

Amber Nichole Gould

Rebecca Lauryn Green

Calixta Kayla Guerrero Gonzales

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Congratulation To All 278 Class Of 2020 Graduates - Los Alamos Reporter