It has been one week since a man, brainwashed with far-left ideology, murdered Charlie Kirk in broad daylight in front of hundreds. Worldwide, people have come together to mourn and honor his life. A million marched through the streets of London honoring him, vigils are being held every day, artists, leaders, show hosts, and many more are publicly taking moments of silence and paying tribute.

While I have never worked for Turning Point, I have met great, moral people through it. Turning Point has hit it out of the park with finding the best people to work for them. It is without a doubt one of the largest patriot groups in America and it may become the largest. Tens of thousands want to start Turning Point chapters. I want to see every high school and college in America have a Turning Point chapter.

The Vice President made a robust conclusion to the Charlie Kirk show. I have always been open to talking with people who want to have a respectful conversation, but if you are cheering on the murder of an innocent man, there is no respectful conversation to be had. I don’t want to walk into a business or government agency and see someone employed who has cheered on murder.

It is clear we need tougher on crime politicians at all levels. Far-left ideology leads to vile behavior, violence, and murder. Charlie’s murderer needs to be given the firing squad, which will send a message to all these far-leftists who believe it is ok to murder anyone they disagree with. If they want Charlie dead, they want all of you dead. They want a genocide of conservatives.

Erika Kirk made a very powerful speech. While nothing can be done to bring Charlie back, we must respond to her battle cry by picking up the microphone. We must all continue what Charlie started. The last thing Charlie wore was a shirt that said Freedom. He died defending it.

We do not live in fear. We do not ever surrender. We are all ready to be Charlie now.

Brayden Myer, Founder

Manitowoc County Patriots

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LAWMAKERS MOVE TO BAN VPNS, MANDATE ID VERIFICATION

Wisconsin Lawmakers have introduced A.B.105/S.B.130. This bill bans the use of VPNs and requires ID verification for websites that contain "material harmful to minors." As of 11/18/25, the Assembly has passed this bill and is now headed to the State Senate for a vote, and if passed then to the Governor's desk.

If you do not know what a VPN, short for virtual private network, is, let me explain. A VPN is a server you connect to in order to mask your IP, short for internet protocol, address anywhere you are connecting on the internet. When you connect to the internet without a VPN, any servers you connect to can tell exactly where you are located. When you connect to a VPN, they will get the location of the VPN server, and your real location is protected. On top of that, VPNs also encrypt your connection, protecting your data and making it more difficult for hackers to intercept.

There are many uses for a VPN. Two huge ones include protecting your privacy and protecting your data. Another huge use for VPNs is many businesses require them for employers to access their networks and databases. Certain educational institutions also may require them to access educational resources and databases. Many government agencies themselves use VPNs. As there are more uses, these listed are some of the main ones.

With the way "material harmful to minors" is described in the bill, it is vague. This allows an array of websites to be covered which lawmakers did not intent to cover and will likely continue to expand as the definition will in the future. To give an example, this description is broad enough that an educational website showcasing a detailed diagram of the human body could be required to van VPNs and require ID verification.

Part of the bill says that these websites "may not knowingly retain identifying information of the individual attempting to access the website after the individual’s access has been granted or denied." Many times, websites will use third-party services to process the data of its users, which they have no control over. Even websites which process the data on their own may unknowingly have kept such data, or hackers could intercept your data in transit if you aren't using a VPN. Constantly, hackers are breaching into databases, stealing data, and selling it on the dark web, including pictures of IDs used in age verification systems.

Government intervention is not the solution, it is the problem. Politicians should not look to expand the government and restrict the liberty of its citizens to achieve social goals. That is the opposite of the principles of which the United States was founded on. The government can protect its citizens without relying on privacy-destroying methods.

When government expands, it rarely gives away the powers it grants itself. This bill is just one step in eroding more liberties and privacy from citizens, expanding the surveillance state, and making it easier for surveillance capitalism to thrive. This can easily lead to chat control, age verification to use social media, anti-crypto, and other anti-liberty measures being taken like we are seeing happen in the European Union, such as a complete ban on VPNs in their entirety, all in the name of "protecting the children," the same excuse used repeatedly when taking away citizen's liberties. All of your data, if legislation passes regarding such measures, will be shared with the government if inquired upon. Also, like we saw in the Snowden Files, the government can pressure entities to build a back door to access your data. Any time the government requires you to share personal data to access online services, more virtual places are created for your data to be stolen and shared with third parties and the government.

Looking at the votes taken from the Assembly to pass this bill, six did not vote: Representatives Allen, Doyle, Goodwin, Maxey, Vining, and Zimmermin. Representative Sortwell paired nay and Representative Penterman paired aye. All of the Republicans who did vote voted aye, while the Democrats were nearly halfway split.

Something this situation shows is that lawmakers do not understand the implications of bills like this (or perhaps some do but won't admit what this is leading to). The legislature would benefit from a Gen-Z representative, or at the very least someone who has technical expertise.

Next time you see your legislator, ask them if they know what a virtual private network is. If they say no and they voted yes to ban them, ask them why they did so without understanding what they were voting on.
Wisconsinites, it is time to contact your State Senators and tell them to vote against S.B.130 to protect the liberty and privacy of their constituents.

Brayden Myer, Founder

Manitowoc County Patriots

Manitowoc County Patriots Founder Brayden Myer endorses Anthony LoCoco for District II Court of Appeals.

On August 24, 2025, the Wisconsin Conservative Digest hosted a successful event, marking its 56th Annual Chicken Burn. During the event, Manitowoc County Patriots founder Brayden Myer spoke about his efforts to spread the patriot movement. He begins speaking at 42:25

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Congratulations to Brayden Myer for becoming the Wisconsin Chair of Young Americans for Liberty!

On August 24, 2025, the Wisconsin Conservative Digest hosted a successful event, marking its 56th Annual Chicken Burn. During the event, Manitowoc County Patriots founder Brayden Myer spoke about his efforts to spread the patriot movement.

Former Rep. Ty Bodden advocates against minimum wage and to stop using taxpayer dollars to fund universities.

2nd District Assemblyman Shae Sortwell has released a DEI Report. In this report includes DEI analysis of Wisconsin counties, municipalities, and school districts. Here is what is included about Manitowoc County:

Manitowoc Mayor: Participated in 24 DEI trainings between 2021 and 2023 that amount to $4,000 along with time spent.

• Contracts/Grants

Advancing health equity in the Maternal Child Health Program Grant - DHS (2024) ▪ Money given - $28,750 (2024)

• Training

ADRC - Fundamentals of DEI (2024) Health Department ▪ Appreciating Diversity (2021) - $99 ▪ Diversity and AODA Counseling Tools (2021) - $250 ▪ Understanding DEI to Leverage Cultural Humility (2022) - $308 ▪ Conscious Inclusion and Anti-Bias in Service (2024) - $15 ▪ Supervision of Minoritized Supervisees (2023) - $109 ▪ Implicit Bias (2024) ▪ Mitigating Harm of Minority Stress for LGBTQ Youth and Young Adults (2021-22) - $105 ▪ Belonging and Inclusion (2022) - $100 ▪ Equity and Diversity (2019) - $375 ▪ Understanding DEI (2019)

Human Services ▪ Annual Cultural Competence (2022-present) ▪ Appreciating Diversity (2021) - $99 ▪ Belonging and Inclusion (2022) - $100 ▪ Cultural Humility – Addressing Privilege, Stereotypes, Biases, and Microaggressions (2025) ▪ Diversity and AODA Counseling Tools (2021) - $250 ▪ Diversity and Mental Health: Exploring the Role of Culture, Gender and More (2021) - $35 ▪ Understanding DEI to Leverage Cultural Humility (2021-22) - $450 ▪ Empowering People to Break the Bias Habit (2023) ▪ Building Alliances through Cultural Humility (2021) - $15 ▪ Conscious Inclusion and Anti-Bias in Service (2024) - $30 ▪ From Implicit Bias to Inclusive Care (2021-24) - $475 ▪ Supervision of Minoritized Supervisees (2024) - $109 ▪ The Ethical Use of Power (2020) - $25 ▪ Understanding DEI (2019) ▪ Equity and Inclusion (2019) - $375 ▪ The Tale of Two Systems (2024)

• Staff Positions

Community Health Strategist ▪ Promote health equity

• Training

Implicit Bias (2022), DEI 101 (2022)

Library ▪ DEI Training (2021) - $1000 ▪ DEI Readers Advisory (2022) ▪ Social Justice and Public Libraries (2019) - $250 ▪ DEI Expert Led Training (2020) - $237 ▪ Equity in Action: Fostering an Antiracist Library Culture (2020) - $563

Mayor ▪ 12 DEI trainings in 2021 - $1,449 ▪ 12 DEI trainings in 2023 - $2,424

• Staff Positions

Art Instructor at Art Museum ▪ Has passion for DEI

Assistant to the Mayor ▪ Act as the mayor’s liaison to the DEI Committee

• Manitowoc Public School District

In 2024, school districts were encouraged to attend a Racial Disproportionality Institute conference hosted by the Department of Public Instruction. $82,000 of taxpayer funding was used to host the event and another $34,000 for school districts to attend. The Manitowoc Public School District is reported to have sent a representative to this conference.

This is just a summary of what is included about Manitowoc County. To view the full report for all counties go to https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/02/Sortwell/sortwell-dei-report

Yesterday, the Wisconsin Elections Commission voted to deny Christine Hansen ballot access for District II Court of Appeals due to a successful challenge of her declaration of candidacy. Her DOC was notarized by her husband, which is against state law, and she listed "Wisconsin" as the County where her oath was administered.

On December 15, 2025, the Republican Party of Manitowoc County held its first meeting since July 9th. Before getting to that, we need to take a look at the announcements leading up to this meeting.

In a September email, the Chair provided an update on the party. One of topics mentioned in this update is that members will soon have a Membership Manual, something that members currently do not have and previously have not had. Another thing mentioned in an email closer to the meeting is that:

"If you have an item that you would like added to the agenda, please reply to this email. There are now 5 standing committees that are doing most of the day-to-day work of the party. So, it is possible that your agenda concern might be first routed to the proper committee so that it can be handled in a logical and organized manner."

Previously, you could ask for an item to be added to the agenda and former leadership would add it. Now these mechanisms, along with others further into this article, are in place to not address concerns of members. Another two positions that were open were the new at-large positions on the RPMC EC. When two patriots offered to take on those rolls, the Chair did not respond to multiple emails and would not say if those two positions have been filled after weeks of waiting for a response. Since the leadership change last January, these members still have not received a signed response back from the Chair for any questions they asked or ways they have said they could volunteer.

Now that you are caught up with the in-between events, the reason the Chair told someone he was not having meetings is because he saw them as "b*tch sessions." Along with the last few meetings, Vice Chair Brett Norell was still not present, with no explanation given as to why.

A new meeting format for the RPMC was announced. The meetings will not be business focused in order to get to a main topic and presentation right away. From the new structuring of the party with committees and agenda items, many ideas were taken from other county parties and groups. It is also planned to do the opposite of everything the former Executive Committee of the RPMC did.

When the agenda item of committee reports came up, the Chair just stated that the reports were handed out then moved on to the speaker. No time was given to discuss the reports or ask questions. The committee reports were short and not detailed.

When one member was going to ask a question, the Chair said he will take questions after the speaker. After the speaker finished, the meeting adjourned.

For the speaker, the party's new speaker coordinator, who has not been seen at a party meeting before, stated he will be the moderator for the discussion. He stated "political questions will not be allowed" and did not explain what he meant by that, or why you can't talk politics at a meeting of a political party. After the meeting adjourned, numerous members went to speak 1-1 with the speaker. No one had a problem with that, until a couple of patriots came to talk with him. After just a few minutes, the speaker coordinator bolted across the room to grab the speaker's shoulder and try to get him to leave.

Looking at the recently passed RPW by-laws, with the point of county parties being good fiscal stewards, that should be looked at for this meeting. The room that was rented cost $200 for a meeting that lasted a little over an hour. In the past, the party has used the library and other cheaper areas. The reasoning for not doing so this month was because the library did not have that time available. The solution to that problem is simple: reserve a room when it is available.