
Phil Hands
Editorial Cartoonist at Wisconsin State Journal
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1 week ago |
madison.com | Phil Hands
The killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife have shocked the nation. But this isn't the first instance of political violence in recent history. Earlier this year a man set fire to the Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside. Last year there were two separate assassination attempts on Donald Trump, and in one instance he was grazed by a bullet.
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1 week ago |
madison.com | Phil Hands
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, were shot and killed over the weekend at their home in suburban Minneapolis. Another state lawmaker, Sen. John Hoffman, was seriously injured at his own home. His wife was also injured in that shooting. While the precise motive wasn't certain, politics clearly played a role in the violence. The suspect in both shootings, Vance Boelter, had a list of dozens of Democratic elected officials in his car, including several from Wisconsin.
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1 week ago |
baltimoresun.com | Phil Hands
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1 week ago |
madison.com | Phil Hands
The U.S. military has stationed F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field in Madison. The jets are essential to the Defense Department but are pretty darn loud. Local officials who supported the jets being stationed in Madison, such as U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Black Earth, were under the impression that residents near the airport would receive funding for noise mitigation in their homes. But with Pete Hegseth in charge of the Pentagon, that funding has disappeared.
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2 weeks ago |
kenoshanews.com | Scott Milfred |Phil Hands
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Pete Hegseth can't hear pleas for F-35 noise mitigation in my latest cartoon for the @WiStateJournal. @PeteHegseth https://t.co/F0cihjJ8aE https://t.co/MA0MXEsRvj

Pete Hegseth can't hear pleas for F-35 noise mitigation in my latest cartoon for the @WiStateJournal. https://t.co/F0cihjJ8aE

Donald Trump adds fuel to Los Angeles protest fires in my latest cartoon for the @WiStateJournal. #LosAngelesProtests https://t.co/3tdvoWFWHB https://t.co/JvEp01G3sw