Articles by: Segway Jeremy Ryan
Jeremy Ryan also known as Segway Jeremy Ryan is a protester at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Formerly a businessman and founder of Cells R' Us Global Wholesale and Communications, he left the corporate world to take on full time activism once Scott Walker started his attack on Wisconsin's middle class. Jeremy spends every day in the Wisconsin State Capitol organizing civil disobedience (as the most arrested and ticketed man since the beginning of the Solidarity struggle), putting pressure on legislators, and reporting what is going on in Wisconsin. Jeremy has survived five cardiac arrests as well as lung and bone cancer and credits these struggles to his unique perspective on life and politics. You can find him at www.facebook.com/jeremyjryan

Woman Is Dragged From Hospital And Dies Shortly After In Jail For Not Being Able To Walk (VIDEO)

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Anna went into the hospital seeking treatment for a sprained ankle. Anna also happened to be poor, homeless, and African American.

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Attorney Filming Political Satire Kicked Off Public Sidewalk Outside WI Prison (VIDEO)

Attorney Filming Political Satire Kicked Off Public Sidewalk Outside WI Prison (VIDEO)

The guard states several times that nobody can film on the PUBLIC SIDEWALK outside of the prison without the warden’s permission.

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WI GOP Resorts To Harassing People For Signing Recall, Gannett Commits Felony?

WI GOP Resorts To Harassing People For Signing Recall, Gannett Commits Felony?

Last week Republicans attacked a judge who ruled that the Voter Disenfranchisement Bill was unconstitutional. They claimed that he signed the recall and because of this was biased.

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New WI Capitol Police “Tactics” Include Theft And Fraudulent Child Services Complaints

New WI Capitol Police “Tactics” Include Theft And Fraudulent Child Services Complaints

The state has spent millions of dollars on excessive police in the Capitol. The protesters have not once been violent, yet they continue to put tens to hundreds of police in the building.

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Wisconsin Activists Convicted Of Misdemeanors For Peaceful Sit-In

Wisconsin Activists Convicted Of Misdemeanors For Peaceful Sit-In

The district attorney said that he charged us six because we were the only people who had to be carried or who refused to stand up. Despite the fact that we were arrested for Unlawful Assembly, all six of us were charged with Resisting or Obstructing an Officer, a Class A Misdemeanor.

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Campaign Finance Violations Filed Against Prosser, RPW, And A Fraudulent WI PAC

Campaign Finance Violations Filed Against Prosser, RPW, And A Fraudulent WI PAC

But as I scrolled, report by report, contribution by contribution, I noticed a strong trend. A trend of complete non compliance with this reporting requirement.

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WI Assembly Representative Caught Double Voting, Solution: Cover the Windows

WI Assembly Representative Caught Double Voting, Solution: Cover the Windows

We have seen a number of juvenile things in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Most predominantly the policy restricting signs and videos from the galleries.

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WI Redistricting Fiasco Leaves Some Candidates Unsure of Where to Run

WI Redistricting Fiasco Leaves Some Candidates Unsure of Where to Run

Every seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly is up for re-election in November and many of the election participants don’t even know what district they will be in.

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Wisconsin State Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs Connected Heavily to DHS

Wisconsin State Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs Connected Heavily to DHS

Was Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs set up by Homeland Security, knowing that Wisconsin would be the state that would set the groundwork for a new wave of citizen involvement?

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More Than Five Months Later, Police Brutality Victim in Wisconsin Still Struggles

More Than Five Months Later, Police Brutality Victim in Wisconsin Still Struggles

People hear about incidents of brutality all the time but what we rarely hear about is the aftermath

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Wisconsin Assembly Officially Ends Employment Discrimination Remedies

Wisconsin Assembly Officially Ends Employment Discrimination Remedies

All across the nation we have seen a GOP assault on pretty much everyone who is not a rich white christian, male. Today this took on a whole new level as the State Assembly passed Senate Bill 202.

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Wisconsin Activist Arrested For Silently Holding A Sign Saying “Stephen Colbert”

Wisconsin Activist Arrested For Silently Holding A Sign Saying “Stephen Colbert”

The Wisconsin State Assembly has become nothing short of a circus.

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Entire WI GOP Legislature Gets Campaign Finance Audit, 41 Legislators Get Complaints

Entire WI GOP Legislature Gets Campaign Finance Audit, 41 Legislators Get Complaints

Fortunately for us, despite the criticisms and many people who take mere disagreements and turn them into personal issues, we keep fighting. Day after day, we come back. We show up. The legislators are not used to people showing up, but we do.

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Complaints Filed Against Brothers Fitzgerald and Four Other Wisconsin Lawmakers

Complaints Filed Against Brothers Fitzgerald and Four Other Wisconsin Lawmakers

Wisconsin State Statutes Chapter 11.06 requires candidates (and PAC’s, Conduits, and anyone else who registers with the GAB) to report place of employment and occupation along with name and address for all contributions totaling over $100 in a year.

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Complaints Filed Against Five Wisconsin GOP Legislators For Unreported Contributions

Complaints Filed Against Five Wisconsin GOP Legislators For Unreported Contributions

The Scott Walker led Republican Party is nothing short of a nationwide fascist regime constantly at battle with the interests of the people.

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Susan G. Komen For The Cure Shamefully Makes Breast Cancer Political

Susan G. Komen For The Cure Shamefully Makes Breast Cancer Political

But politics meant more than prevention this week to the Komen Foundation as they made an announcement: They will be pulling all funding from Planned Parenthood.

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Senator Scott Fitzgerald Named The Most Expensive Legislator in the State of Wisconsin

Senator Scott Fitzgerald Named The Most Expensive Legislator in the State of Wisconsin

The people that cry the loudest about government waste always seem to be the ones wasting the most.

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Wisconsin Recall Election Integrity In Doubt. Suspicious ‘Free’ Upgrades From Paper To Electronic Voting Booths Occurring Statewide

Wisconsin Recall Election Integrity In Doubt. Suspicious ‘Free’ Upgrades From Paper To Electronic Voting Booths Occurring Statewide

Despite having been proven uniquely vulnerable to tampering, digital voting machines continue to replace older, but more secure, optical machines.

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WI State Senate President Calls School ‘Sewer,’ Later Apologizes

WI State Senate President Calls School ‘Sewer,’ Later Apologizes

Privatizing eduction has been a cornerstone of the Republican platform for decades. Privatization of virtually everything has been a cornerstone of the Koch brothers and ALEC led Wisconsin Republican leadership since their election in 2010. So, it was no surprise when this conversation between four GOP state Legislators was overheard the night before the State of the State address.

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Wisconsin GOP Votes To Break Native American Treaties

Wisconsin GOP Votes To Break Native American Treaties

Assembly Bill 426 allows mining companies to use land in Wisconsin with very little regulation.

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