The Overpass Light Brigade has been in the streets fighting the corruption of the Walker regime for four years, trying to inform the state and the nation about his sociopathic personality and failed Koch&Bradley funded policies. It was great to get back to our roots last night, back onto a bridge over I-43 in Milwaukee, and what a treat to see so many people show up, in spite of the late notice of the action and an impending summer storm. There were some old friends, and a number of brand new Holders of the Lights, as well as a mix of oldsters and youngsters. It was a real bridge party as we held the message for massive response by passersby, but when the rain began, we got a little nervous. You feel a bit exposed up there, especially when lightning is crackling in the not so distant west, and clouds are rolling towards you. We were packing the lights into the van when the rain really began to come down in solid sheets, a real deluge. We haven’t been kicked off a bridge by the police in ages, though some serious lightning sent us packing!
With his presidential ambitions fully formalized, Scott Walker is now the nation’s problem.
If you are in Phoenix next week at Netroots Nation, please come by our panel presentation titled Lights, Camera, Protest which will be on Thursday, at 3:45. We'll be joined by the lead organizer for the New York City Light Brigade, who has done amazing work, as we discuss the development of the Light Brigade Network. Say hello and let's meet! Daily Kos was instrumental in our development, as it was the community that encouraged us in our struggle, back in the dark days when we hoped for light.
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