#lafollette
Need to learn how Fightin' Bob LaFollette was eventually cornered in the Iron Hills of Wisconsin by federal forces
November 8, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Well we did indeed get wet, and another L for 🦅, but one of our football crew had his 7 year old nephew with him, for his first football game. That was pretty cool
November 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Wisconsin has always been a state divided. The state of Fighting Bob LaFollette and Joe McCarthy. Of Tammy Baldwin and Tommy Thompson. On and on.
November 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I had a blast yesterday at LaFollette Elementary School. Author Angela McCaskill Roberts read her latest book, Lacey Ladybug. I got to draw Lacey. The kids were such a blessing. They made my day! Thanks Sarah Gammon for having us! #kidlitart #scbwimidsouth
November 4, 2026 at 1:29 AM
‘Progressive, But Not Labor’ by C.E. Ruthenberg from Workers Monthly. Vol. 4 No. 1. November, 1924.

Ruthenberg draws a class line on ‘progressivism’
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‘Progressive, But Not Labor’ by C.E. Ruthenberg from Workers Monthly. Vol. 4 No. 1. November, 1924.
Lafollette and Gompers in 1924. Ruthenberg draws a class line on ‘progressivism’ as the Socialist Party supported Robert LaFollette’s 1924 Progressive Party presidential run, clai…
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November 6, 2026 at 10:36 PM
LaFollette went around the bend and became a socialist later in his career after fading from dominance in Wisconsin, but left a lasting mark on the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (Amy Klobuchar's party) in neighboring Minnesota, which parted ways with him as he sank into socialism.
November 5, 2026 at 9:33 AM
[November 5th, 1946] Joseph R. McCarthy won the senate seat held by the LaFollette family for 41 years in Wisconsin, defeating Howard J. McMurray by nearly two to one. Republicans also dominated the night, securing various minor state offices with about twice the votes of their opponents.
November 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
No argument from me.
I'm an old school Progressive in the LaFollette/Teddy Roosevelt/FDR/LBJ traditions.
No use at all for following Lenin-Stalin's or Mao's Communist Parties that led to the USSR or People's Republic of China.
All one needs to do is scratch ...
November 5, 2026 at 9:17 AM
you want a damning thought? Vardaman is the closest the Deep South of the era got to Robert LaFollette and that tells you something about the Deep South of the era. (something bad, to clarify)
November 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM