8 O'Clock Buzz

Trump’s reign aims for “a strategic effort of shock and awe” and is meant to instill fear, confusion, and inaction, according to Bridget Moix, Secretary General of the Friends Committee on National Legislation. In her recent article “A Springtime for Moral Courage“, she challenges everyone, and especially Congress, to stand firm against the immoral actions of Trump to shift our money from supporting the poor to supporting the rich. Moix discusses their “Faithful Witness Wednesdays” vigils, which provide opportunities for people of faith to speak out and stand up while too many remain silent.

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Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi, Nateya Taylor, Director of the film Something in the Water joins us to talk about the film, her work as a filmmaker, and her story!  Keep an eye out for her next film about food insecurity in Milwaukee, looking at 13 food deserts.

Catch the short film nearby:

More on the film and Nateya on her website: https://www.naesthetycs.com/

More about Milwaukee Water Commons, whose Artist in Residence program gave Nateya space to make the film:  https://www.milwaukeewatercommons.org/ 

More on the current lead crisis in Milwaukee Public Schools from Wisconsin Public Radio: https://www.wpr.org/news/mps-milwaukee-schools-kids-lead-contaminated-classrooms-wisconsin

Music from the show today: https://spinitron.com/WORT/pl/20445697/Tuesday-8-O-Clock-Buzz 

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In the first couple of months of his second term, President Donald Trump has thrown the nation into chaos with unilateral, and perhaps illegal, cuts to funds already allocated by the U.S. Congress.  The US Department of Agriculture has been in Trump’s crosshairs, with the cancellation of 500 million dollars in aid to food pantries, over a billion dollars in food aid to local schools and cuts to already-awarded producer grants.  Throw on top of that the Trump Administration’s on-again, off-again, on-again threats of tariffs, and you have a recipe for severe strains on farmers.  Here in Wisconsin, one of the nation’s leading agricultural states, farmers and policy makers fear economic disaster.  Randy Romanski is the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,Trade and Consumer Protection, and he joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on May 31, 2025.

Photo of American Ginseng in Weston, Wisconsin by

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