Evers-GOP deal brings to mind smoke-filled rooms of yore

 

Top headline  Wisconsin Examiner, 5/11/2026

Bottom headline:  Wisconsin Public Radio, 5/13/2026

Baylor Spears reports for Wisconsin Examiner:

Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) said in a statement that from her perspective there is no deal. She said her caucus needs to see the full details of the “expensive proposal” before they say more. 

“Three men who will not be in elected office next year have come up with this proposal which Senate Dems will be reviewing,” Hesselbein said. “Any proposal must pass both houses of the legislature and no one knows if Republicans have the votes to pass it.”

USA box office for the 20th weekend 2017-2026

 

USA box office on the 19th weekend of 2026 is down 18% compared to last year when Final Destination: Bloodlines was the top-grossing movie.  In its 4th week of release, Michael regains the top spot.

But it's down 50% compared 2018, when Deadpool 2 ruled the box office.

 

Box Office Mojo 

Variety, 5/17/2027

Rebecca Rubin reports:

Right now, Hollywood and theater operators are enthusiastic as they prepare for the summer season to officially start with the Memorial Day weekend release of Disney’s “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.” Heading into one of the busiest stretches for the industry, overall ticket sales are 16% ahead of last year, according to Comscore. That’s thanks to several overperforming blockbusters, such as “Michael” and “The Devil Wears Prada,” as well as “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” ($964 million globally) and “Project Hail Mary” ($667.9 million globally).

More box office posts

2026

19th weekend.  (5/10)

18th weekend.  (5/3)

17th weekend.  (4/26)

16th weekend.  (4/19)

15th weekend.  (4/12)

14th weekend.  (4/5)

13th weekend.  (3/29)

12th weekend.  (3/22)

11th weekend.  (3/15)

10th weekend.  (3/8)

9th weekend.  (3/1)

8th weekend.  (2/22)

7th weekend.  (2/15)

6th weekend.  (2/8)

5th weekend.  (2/1)

4th weekend.  (1/25)

3rd weekend.  (1/18)

2nd weekend.  (1/11)

1st weekend.  (1/4)

2025

52nd weekend.  (12/28)

51st weekend.  (12/28)

50th weekend.  (12/14)

49th weekend.  (12/7)

48th weekend.  (11/30) 

47th weekend.  (11/23)

46th weekend.  (11/16)

45th weekend.  (11/9)

44th weekend.  (11/2)

43rd weekend.  (10/26)

42nd weekend.  (10/19)

41st weekend.  (10/12)

40th weekend.  (10/5)

39th weekend.  (9/28)

38th weekend.  (9/21)

37th weekend.  (9/14)

36th weekend.  (9/9)

35th weekend.  (9/9)

34th weekend.  (8/24)

33rd weekend.  (8/17)

32nd weekend.  (8/10)

31st weekend.  (8/3)

30th weekend.  (7/27)

29th weekend.  (7/20)

28th weekend.  (7/13)

27th weekend.  (7/6)

26th weekend.  (6/29)

25th weekend.  (6/22)

24th weekend.  (6/15)

23rd weekend.  (6/8)

22nd weekend.  (6/1)

Memorial Day weekend.  (5/25)

20th weekend.  (5/18)

19th weekend.  (5/11)

18th weekend.  (5/4)

17th weekend.  (4/27)

16th weekend.  (4/20)

15th weekend.  (4/13)

14th weekend.  (4/6) 

13th weekend.  (3/30)

12th weekend.  (3/23)

11th weekend.  (3/16)

10th weekend.  (3/9)

9th weekend.  (3/2)

8th weekend.  (2/23)

7th weekend.  (2/16)

6th weekend.  (2/9)

January year-to-date.  (2/3)

5th weekend.  (2/2)

4th weekend.  (1/26)

3rd weekend.  (1/19)

2nd weekend.  (1/12)

1st weekend.  (1/5)

2024

Fourth weekend of December.  (12/30)

Third weekend of December.  (12/22)

Second weekend of December.  (12/15)

First weekend of December.  (12/8)

Thanksgiving weekend.  (12/1)

Pre-Thanksgiving weekend of November.  (11/24)

Third weekend of November. (11/17)

Second weekend of November.  (11/10)

First weekend of November.  (11/3)

Fourth weekend of October.  (10/27)

Third weekend of October.  (10/21)

Second weeknd of October.  (10/14)

First weekend of October.  (10/6)

Fourth weekend of September.  (9/23)

Third weekend of September.  (9/16)

Second weekend of September. (9/9)

Labor Day weekend.  (9/2)

4th weekend of August. (8/26)

3rd weekend in August.  (8/19)

2nd weekend in August.  (8/12)

1st weekend in August.  (8/5)

4th weekend of July.  (7/29)

3rd weekend of July.  (7/21)

2nd weekend of July.  (7/14)

1st weekend of July.  (7/10)

4th weekend of June.  (6/23)

3rd weekend of June.  (6/16)

2nd weekend of June. (6/9)

1st weekend of June.  (6/2)

USA box office on Memorial Day weekend (Friday-Sunday) from 2017 to 2024.  (5/26)

Box office woes continue for Hollywood at start of 2024 Memorial Day weekend.  (5/25)

3rd weekend of May.  (5/19)

2nd weekend of May.  (5/12)

1st weekend of May.  (5/5)

4th weekend of April.  (4/28)

3rd weekend of April. (4/21)

2nd weekend of April. (4/14)

1st weekend of April (4/7)

Easter weekend.  (3/31)

4th weekend of March. (3/24)

3rd weekend of March. (3/17)

2nd weekend of March.  (3/10)

1st weekend of March.  (3/3)

4th weekend of February.  (2/25)

3rd weekend of February.  (2/18)

2nd weekend of February.  (2/11)

1st weekend of February.  (2/4)

4th weekend of January.  (1/28)

3rd weekend of January.  (1/21)

2nd weekend of January.  (1/15)

1st weekend of January.  (1/7)

2023

New Year's weekend.  (12/31)

Christmas weekend.  (12/29)

2nd weekend of December.  (12/10)

1st weekend of December.  (12/3)

4th weekend of November.  (11/26)

3rd weekend of November .  (11/19)

2nd weekend of November.  (11/12) 

1st weekend of November.  (11/5)

Fourth weekend of October.  (10/30)

Third weekend of October.  (10/22)

Second weekend of October.  (10/15)

First weekend of October.  (10/8)

Last weekend of September  (10/2)

4th weekend of September.  (9/25)

3rd weekend of September.  (9/18)

2nd weekend of September  (9/11)

1st weekend of September.  (9/4)

Fourth weekend of August.  (8/26)

Third weekend of August.  (8/19)

Second weekend of August.  (8/12)

First weekend of August.  (8/5)  

Fourth weekend of July.  (7/30)

Third weekend of July.  (7/23)

Secind weekend of July.  (7/16)

First weekend of July.  (7/9)

Fourth weekend of June.  (6/25)

Third weekend of June.  (6/18)

Second weekend of June.  (6/11)

First weekend of June.  (6/5)

Memorial Day weekend.  (5/29)

Third weekend of May.  (5/21)

Second weekend\ of May.  (5/14)

First weekend of May.  (5/7)

Last weekend of April.  (4/29)

Fourth weekend of April.  (4/22)

Third weekend of April..  (4/16)

Second weekend of April.  (4/9)

First weekend oo April.  (4/2)

Fourth weekend of March.  (3/29)

Third weekend of March.  (3/22)

Second weekend of March.  (3/15)

First weekend of March.  (3/7)

Fourth weekend of February.  (2/27)

Third weekend of February.  (2/20)

Second weekend of February.  (2/13)

First weekend of February.  (2/6)

Fourth weekend of January.  (1/30)

Third weekend of January.  (1/26)

Second weekend of January.  (1/16)

First weekend of January.  (1/9)

Final weekend of the year.  (1/2)

2022

Fourth weekend in December.  (12/26)

Third weekend in December.  (12/19)

Second weekend in December.  (12/12)

First weekend in December.  (12/5)

Thranksgiving 2022 daily top 10 movie grosses (Wednesday-Sunday)  (11/28)

Thanksgiving weekend daily movie grosses.  (11/28)

Pre-Thanksgiving box office weekend down 47% from 2017 peak.  (11/21)

Going down: October 2022 box office drops 44% compared to 2018. (11/3)

Weekend box office reports for October 2020.  (series)

MISCREANT PREACHERS: Sexual misconduct toward teenager in the Name of the Lord (#315 in a series)

 Mugshot:  Facebook

Headline:  NBC 4, 5/8/2026

Katie Millard reports:

Christopher Riggs, a recent pastor at Washington Township Baptist Church, was arrested Wednesday on one count of gross sexual imposition and two counts of voyeurism. Court documents show Riggs’ misconduct was directed toward a minor teenager. Riggs pleaded guilty to both shortly after his arrest. \ 

According to court documents, Riggs had forced sexual contact with a 14-year-old between June 1 and Sept. 23 of 2023, a fourth-degree felony. Riggs also pleaded guilty to voyeurism “for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying” himself during the same dates, a third-degree misdemeanor. Court documents said Riggs also committed sexual voyeurism from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30, 2025 with the same victim, now 17.

 

"For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart."  (Hebrews 4:12)

 

Other miscreant preacher posts (which cover a multitude of sins):. 

May 2026

Charbel Jamhoury.  (5/11)

Jason Lee Allen.  (5/9)

Terry Reed.  (5/8)

Thomas Allen Hicks.  (5/7)

Billy Stephen Turner.  (5/4)

Douglas James Smallwood.  (5/3)

Richard Channing Shealy.  (5/2)

April 2026 (19)

Leslie Williams.  (4/29)

Joshua Trent.  (4/28)

Emilio Alberto Esperanza-Pacheco. (4/27)

Charlie Heffelfinger.  (4/26)

Archbishop Steve Wood.  (4/24)

Philip Vaught.  (4/23)

Kevin Johnson.  (4/18)

Marcus Eichelberger.  (4/17)

John Tyler Moreland.  (4/16)

Kenneth Anderson.  (4/13)

Troyce Hernandez.  (4/10)

Rodney Gibson and Kawiana Young.  (4/9)

Angelo Musicaro.  (4/8)

Ryan Pena.  (4/7)

David Kenneth Demenge.  (4/5)

Lawrence Turnbull.  (4/4)

Robert Glossenger.  (4/3)

Andrew Showers.  (4/2)

Luke Cunningham.  (4/1)

March 2026 (29, a new monthly record)

Alex Montealegre. (3/30)

Marcus Davy Jeffrey.  (3/29)

Misi Tagaloa.  (3/28)

Da'Qwone Hill.  (3/27)

Zachary King.  (3/26)

Bienvenido Lopez.  (3/25)

James Randolph.  (3/24)

Craig and Megan Hagin.  (3/23)

Aidan Smith.  (3/22)

Laurence LaPointe.  (3/21)

Curtiss Tolefree Jr.  (3/19)

Stephanie Remington.  (3/18)

Chuck Brown.  (3/17)

Timothy Thomas.  (3/16)

Patrick Anderson.  (3/15)

Christopher Willett.  (3/14)

Korey Lavergne.  (3/13)

Aaron Lockman.  (3/12)

Marco Zamora.  (3/11)

Bishop Emanuel Shaleta.  (3/10)

Catholic Diocese of Providence.  (3/9)

Mikah Brondyke.  (3/8)

Greg Locke.  (3/7) 

Ted Shuttlesworth.  (3/6)

Lorenz Roseman.  (3/5)

Brian Tome.  (3/4)

Nathan and Jonathan Peternel.  (3/3)

Lisa Levy.  (3/2)

Michael LaMarca.  (3/1)

February 2026 (23, a new monthly record)

Jerrod Geistdorfer.  (2/28)

Caleb Flynn.  (2/26)

Adrian Derrell Davis.  (2/25)

Tyrell Brown.  (2/24)

Myron Chorbajian.  (2/23)

Jonathan Elwing.  (2/22)

Garrett Harmon.  (2/21)

Cedric Monteze Sharp.  (2/20)

Elco Vallier.  (2/19)

David Rodgers. (2/17)

Robert and Jaclyn Dell.  (2/16)

Rod Loy.  (2/15)

Milton Otto Martin III.  (2/14)

William Robbins.  (2/13)

Robert Whipley.  (2/12)

Jose Luis Lopez-Hernandez.  (2/11)

David Lloyd Walther.  (2/10)

Brad Daniel Swink.  (2/9)

Junior Andrew Bennett.  (2/8)

Reymundo Almarez.  (2/7)

Anthony Bazemore.  (2/6)

Isaiah Teague.  (2/5)

Troyce Hernandez.  (2/4)

January 2026 (14)

Michael Mohr.  (1/30)

Brian Carn Jr. (1/22)

Matthew Masiewicz.  (1/21)

Rubel Martinez. (1/20)

Wesley Brobeck.  (1/19)

Theodore Gabrielli.  (1/18)

Korey Lavergne.  (1/17)

Michael Howard.  (1/16)

Jeffrey Anthony Charles.  (1/14)

Ricky Lee Taylor Jr.  (1/11)

Joshua Price.  (1/10)

Jordan Henderson.  (1/9)

Bruce Neal.  (1/8)

Donnie McClurkin.  (1/7)

December 2025 (15)

Enrique Molina.  (12/30)

John Paul.  (12/19)

Joseph Lyle Campbell.  (12/18)

James Watford.  (12/17)

Kenneth Edwards Jr. (12/16)

Doug Overmyer.  (12/13)

Milton Martin III.  (12/11)

Joseph Herzing.  (12/10)

Michael McMullen.  (12/9)

Robert Sullivan.  (12/8)

Danny Varnadore.  (12/7)

Roger Scalice.  (12/6)

Carter August Thomas.  (12/4)

James Stockton.  (12/3)

Michael Martin.  (12/2)

November 2025 (16):

Mark Vega.  (11/28)

Stephen Santeli Castro.  (11/26)

Jesus Gabriel Saldana.  (11/25)

Kenneth McFarland.  (11/24)

Yersson Solarte.  (11/23)

Jason Allen.  (11/21)

Glenn Rosenbaum.  (11/17)

Adolfo Castillo.  (11/16)

Donald Aaron Axtell.  (11/15)

Quintilo Segrero.  (11/14)

Matthew McGinley.  (11/11)

Christian News reports on the rampant number of child sexual abuse in the Name of the Lord by miscreant preachers in 2025.  (11/8)

Eli Regalado.  (11/7)

Andrew Ervin.  (11/6)

Elmer Baca Flores.  (11/4)

Michael and Vickie Hall.  (11/2)

Jason Andrew Swick.  (11/1)

October 2025 (15)

Joshua David Kemper.  (10/31)

Lindsey Whiteside.  (10/25)

Robert L Carter.  (10/23)

Daniel Kellan Mayfield.  (10/22)

Xamie Reyes.  (10/20)

Luis Sosa.  (10/19)

Silas Shelton.  (10/17)

Mark Francis Ford.  (10/16)

Michael Ritchason.  (10/11)

Adrian David.  (10/9)

Gary Thomas Keesee.  (10/8)

Virgil Mozee.  (10/7)

Kevin Curtis Jones.  (10/4)

Robert Morris.  (10/3)

Ryan McElrath.  (10/2)

September 2025 (10)

Jon Paul Sheptock.  (9/27)

Macario Garcia.  (9/26)

Matthew Stephen Masiewicz.  (9/25)

Nathan Wayne Walker.  (9/21)

John McKinzie.  (9/20)

Isaac Tilden.  (9/19)

Diego Fuller.  (9/17)

Walter Sevillano.  (9/13)

Bernadel Semexant (9/12)

Aaron Williams, Jr.  (9/11)

August 2025 (7)

Neal Creecy.  (8/22)

Shelton Burkart.  (8/15)

Jacob Ryan Barnett. (8/9)

Thomas Pinkerton.  (8/8)

Kendrick Oakley.  (8/7)

Clemente Olvera Guerrero.  (8/5)

Nelson David Ochoa Vasquez.  (8/2)

July 2025 (11)

Brett Jarad Monroe.  (7/31)

Stanley David Jay. (7/30)

William Jones. (7/26)

Eli Regalado.  (7/23)

Kenneth Flowers.  (7/18)

John Gibson.  (7/15)

Jonathan Nguyen-Young.  (7/12)

Nelson Alexander Chay.  (7/9)

Devin Cyrus Carroll.  (7/8)

Francier Obando Pinillo.  (7/5)  

Roy Andrews.  (7/3)

June 2025 (11)

Clarence Barry Hungerford.  (6/30)

Christopher Cassell.  (6/27)

Justin Rhodes.  (6/26)

Edward Gabrielli.  (6/25)

Parrish Terry.  (6/24)

Albert Benjamin Wharton.  (6/18)

Dominic Foor.  (6/14)

Ryan McElrath.  (6/10)

Jim Mustain.  (6/7)

Nelson Alexander Chay.  (6/4)

Nathan Roach.  (6/3)

May 2025 (11)

Mitchell Summerfield.  (5/31)

Daniel Lamppin.  (5/30)

Alan Buresh.  (5/29)

Myron Chorbajian.  (5/28)

Shaun Donald Hertlein.  (5/20)

Christopher Whitehead.  (5/16)

Daniel Champ.  (5/13)

Paul Dyal. (5/11)

Yersson David Solarte Basto.  (5/10)

Leo Parker.  (5/8)

Aaron Luke Bradley.  (5/7)

April 2025 (7)

Gregory Jones.  (4/30)

James Vincent Henry.  (4/28)

Brad Swink.  (4/12)

Jaime Arriaga.  (4/10)

William Galbreath.  (4/9)

Darren Day.  (4/8)

Elmer Baca-Flores.  (4/6)

March 2025 (17)

Matthew Lee Richards.  (3/30)

Joshua Lucero.  (3/26)

Jeffrey Summers.  (3/24)

Sergio Guardia.  (3/22)

Marvin Upton.  (3/21)

Rodger Strong.  (3/20)

Britt Taylor.  (3/19)

Christopher Willett.  (3/16)

Daniel Menelaou.  (3/15)

Robert Morris.  (3/14)

Jose Saez Jr.  (3/12)

Stricjavvar Strickland.  (3/11)

Terrance Owens Elliott.  (3/10)

Waymon Jordan.  (3/8)

Stephen Hutto. (3/5)

Charles Brinson.  (3/4)

Michael Eguino.  (3/1)

February 2025 (9)

Jesse Santos.  (2/26)

Richard Lee Sentell.  (2/22)

Ruel Barbee.  (2/16)

Ashley James Crouse.  (2/15)

Lee B. Patrick.  (2/14)

Charles Thessing.  (2/12)

Timothy Nall.  (2/7)

Dwight Suttles.  (2/6)

Jimmie Whaley Jr.  (2/5)

January 2025 (14)

Adrian Daugherty.  (1/29)

John Fiedler.  (1/26)

James McMillan.  (1/25)

Jeffrey Merrow.  (1/18)

Johel LaFaurie.  (1/17)

Jeff Taylor.  (1/16)

Dallas Majewski.  (1/15)

Bruce Hollen.  (1/14)

Francier Obando Pinillo.  (1/13)

Michael Ronald Goble.  (1/11)

Timothy Nall.  (1/9)

Kevin Robert McDonald.  (1/5)

Arturo Laguna Camas.  (1/4)

Lindsey Whiteside.  (1/3)

 

December 2024 (14)

Edward Monk.  (12/23)

Joshua Lough.  (12/22)

Ignazio Medina.  (12/20)

Anthony Odiong.  (12/19)

James Gorman Houston III.  (12/18)

Richard Broom McGee.  (12/17)

Danny Duane Pitts.  (12/12)

Vincent Bishop.  (12/9)

Arturo Alarcon.  (12/8)

Hunter Eubanks.  (12/7)

Daniel Kellan Mayfield. (12/6)

Roy Shoop.  (12/5)

Zachary Joseph Radcliff.  (12/3)

Rodney Martin Locklear.  (12/2)

November 2024 (19)

James McMillan.  (11/30)

Stephen Melton. (11/29)

Charles Sulivant.  (11/24)

Geoffrey Carter.  (11/22)

John Radcliff.  (11/21)

Garrett Harmon.  (11/20)

Aleta Grace Pearson.  (11/17)

Edward R. Monk.  (11/16)

Victor Hernandez-Pineda.  (11/15)

George Bell.  (11/14)

Jose Mora.  (11/13)

William Pounds.  (11/12)

Edward-Richard Hines.  (11/11)

Charles Randall.  (11/9)

Jackson Gatlin.  (11/7)

Harold Norman Cole, Jr.  (11/5)

Gateway Church quartet.  (11/4)

Thomas Moriarty.  (11/3)

Charles Goff.  (11/1)

October 2024 (25)

Stephen Johnson.  (10/27)

Josh Howerton.  (10/26)

Craig Stone.  (10/26/2024)

Steven Lawson. (10/25).  

Scott Crenshaw.  (10/25)

Byron Copeland.  (10/25)

Josiah Anthony.  (10/25)

Ronald Goines.  (10/24)

Tony Cammarota.  (10/24)

Robert Morris.  (10/24)

Luke Cunningham.  (10/24)

Mike Buster.  (10/23)

Tony Evans.  (10/23)

Terren Dames.  (10/23)

James Randolph.  (10/23)

Zachary Joseph Radcliff.  (10/22)

Timothy Charles Rupard.  (10/21)

Matt Queen.  (10/18)

James Vincent Henry.  (10/17)

Pheguel Pierre Louis.  (10/16)

Roy Shoop.  (10/12)

Matthew Lynn Dedmon.  (10/8)

John K. Amanchukwu Sr.  (10/5)

Rodney Martin Locklear.  (10/3)

Gabriel Mills.  (10/3)

September 2024 (16)

Prince Amala Jesuraja Jebamalia Selvaraj.  (9/27)

Marvin Scales. (9/27)

John Raymond.  (9/27)

Roby Cruz-Hernandez. (9/26)

Juan Barrios.  (9/23)

Demiro Johnson.  (9/22)

Glen Dean McCoy.  (9/22)

James Swanson.  (9/21)

William Dunfee.  (9/21)

Steven Lawson.  (9/20)

Andrew Lovisone.  (9/19)

Jeffrey Duane Smith,  (9/19)

Rocky Goodwin.  (9/19)

William Johnson.  (9/17)

Tim Ballard.  (9/13)

Apollo Carreon Quiboloy.  (9/13)