Isiah Holmes
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Milwaukee, WI native journalist and videographer. A thinker, hippie, and routinely blah. Currently posted at the Wisconsin Examiner. BlueSky - @isiahholmes.bsky
Joined July 2019
Moral Mass Meeting in Plymouth, North Carolina 12-20-2025
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Waukesha Sheriff Flock system data raises questions. A new report on how police use a widespread #surveillance tool. #Flock
https://t.co/t3tCkDQJqL
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An analysis of Flock audit data from the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department shows vague searches, similar issues as other agencies.
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UW-Milwaukee professors will be presenting extensive research on the #racial housing covenants which shaped whites-only suburbs in #Milwaukee in a history that continues echoing into today. https://t.co/rUg2Qa7UlG
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UW-Milwaukee professors will be presenting "Mapping Racism and Resistance", a project detailing racial housing covenants, on Nov. 8.
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#FoodPantry in #Milwaukee has seen more visitors (including new families) over the last year, and especially ahead of #SNAP and #FoodShare benefits freezing under the government shutdown. https://t.co/JHU131YIlN
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Rooted & Rising, a food pantry on Milwaukee's North Side, has seen increasing numbers of people needing food assistance over the last year.
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A year ago today, Jonathan Brostoff died. It still doesn't feel real, and I'm not sure it ever will. Jonathan was a good friend, devoted husband and father and an even better public servant. May his story be a reminder that the world is better with you in it.
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A republican bill that would create a limited #MedicalCannabis #MedicalMarijuana program in #Wisconsin is making its way through the legislature, with some hoping to hold a first-time public hearing in the Assembly. https://t.co/fO8ZHhS22b
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A medical cannabis bill has been introduced again by Republicans, who hope to gain support in the Senate and Assembly.
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#Immigration #ICE #DodgeCounty A look at Dodge County sheriff's deal to transport federal detainees, including for #ICE, out of state, while attorneys struggle to reach their clients. https://t.co/mWDDiw1uqw
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The Dodge County Sheriff's office has been transporting detained migrants to and from the Broadview ICE detention center in Illinois.
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#CriminalJustice A conversation with @BiancaTylek on her new book with breaks down the $80-90 billion #PrisonIndustry, and the ripple effects it has on society. https://t.co/kZtVU2zmG2
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A new book takes a close look at the prison industry, who profits and who pays for what has become a $80-90 billion business.
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#MilwaukeePD is looking to upgrading its #Stingray phone tracking tech, and acknowledge for the first time that the device will disrupt service to target phones during the tracking process. #surveillance
https://t.co/hCvNalxple
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Milwaukee PD is upgrading phone tracking technology it uses, known as cell site simulators, more commonly called "Stingrays".
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This is bad. Not because any of these routes were essential to the system, but because it portends a dramatic shrinking of the system that will eventually make individual routes less valuable, reduce ridership and trigger future cuts. It is the start of a death spiral.
Transportation: 6 Bus Routes That Could Disappear in 2026
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Jury has reached 9 hours of deliberations in trial over #AlvinCole shooting involving #JosephMensah in 2020. No decision yet, a lot of discussion throughout trial about police interviews done after shooting by investigators from #MAIT being heresy.
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Federal jury in civil case deciding whether former officer #JosephMensah used excessive force on #AlvinCole in 2020 #PoliceShooting are hung after over 5 hours of deliberations. Judge asks them to try again. This would be second trial with hung jury. Entering hour 6.
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#Flooding #Milwaukee #Wauwatosa #Wisconsin Coverage of the intense floods and aftermath after a record-shattering amount of rain fell in a single day. Research warned this would become more common with #ClimateChange. https://t.co/UADkvrJUf2
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Massive amounts of rainwater left swaths of Milwaukee County flooded with parks underwater and vehicles left abandoned in the street.
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Flock cameras track the movement of millions of cars, often without a warrant or your knowledge. That’s a profound erosion of your right to move freely and privately in your own community. https://t.co/aZMlM3sdnG
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An analysis by Wisconsin Examiner reveals which law enforcement agencies around the state use Flock cameras and why
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If you are in the Milwaukee-area and have images or video of flooding or flood damage, or if you're willing to be interviewed about your experience, please email me at isiah@wisconsinexaminer.com. #Flooding #Milwaukee #Wisconsin
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Truly incredible amount of rain fell according to the various MMSD trackers.
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Officers using #Flock in #Wisconsin sometimes entered vague reasons when accessing the network. @WestAllisPD and @WaukeshaPD conducted many searches using only a dot (or ".") Waukesha re-trained an officer as a result of our inquiry. https://t.co/D44ZLLEdZV
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An analysis by Wisconsin Examiner reveals which law enforcement agencies around the state use Flock cameras and why
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