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Alternate headlines for this post could have easily been: "Florida Man Brings Grenades to Congress." But I digress… Rep. Cory Mills (R-Florida), a freshman congressman and apologist for the Trump-inspired January 6 Capitol attackers, brought grenades to his Republican colleagues of the House — doing so actually inside of the Capitol building . Accompanied by the 40 mm grenades was a letter, in which Mills wrote that he is welcoming his fellow lawmakers to a "mission-oriented" session. The grenades also featured an image of the Republican Party's logo (the elephant with three stars) painted on them. Classy. Receiving criticism for bringing multiple weapons to Congress, Mills noted that, at the bottom of his letter, it says the grenades are "inert." (Should have probably put that at the top, buddy.) He also tried to justify his action further by noting it's a "customary" action to gift other lawmakers with items from your home district (a...

Gov. Tony Evers (D) used his State of the State speech earlier this week to declare 2023 the "year of mental health" in Wisconsin . Per WPR : Citing declining mental health among young people because of the pandemic, Evers...promised to spend $500 million on mental health. "The state of mental health in Wisconsin is a quiet, burgeoning crisis that I believe will have catastrophic consequences for generations if we don't treat it with the urgency it requires," Evers said in his speech , adding that the issue affects students, workers, and "folks’ ability to take care of and provide for their family and loved ones." But, there's GOP resistance to the idea: Responding to a Twitter user critical of using Wisconsin tax dollars to help mental health, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos took a critical tone of Evers's plan, writing : "Not going to happen." Image via Jernej Furman/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)