Milwaukee Bar Closes During The Republican Convention

The City of Milwaukee will unfortunately be hosting the guaranteed shitshow called the 2024 Republican National Convention. The negative fallout is already starting with a bar called the Mothership announcing that they are going to close during the week that the RNC circus will be in town:

The Mothership — a Bay View neighborhood haunt known for its tiki drinks and prolific selling of Hamm’s beer on tap — posted on its Instagram and Facebook pages Wednesday that it would be closed during the week of the RNC, from July 15 to 18.

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"The No. 1 reason is we are a bar and alcohol and politics don't mix," Ramirez said in an email. "It’s a rule in any bar no matter what kind of bar it is, so that’s the simple gist of it.

"We want to represent the entire city and include all, especially our friends who don’t have equal access to this part of city due to the segregation caused by the history of this city. Both parties do little to mitigate the ongoing issues, so screw them both. We don't want to throw a party for either side because they both suck (in my eyes, the RNC a lot more)."

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