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02-04-2025
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Judge Susan Crawford Won a Seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in Spite of Elon Musk
Illustration: Gabrielle Langdon; Photo:We've reached the end of another week. But before we clock out for the weekend, we're giving credit where it's due. Judge Susan Crawford is the latest champion in our Winner of the Week series. Elon Musk, President Trump's favorite billionaire, made himself the main character of this week's Wisconsin state Supreme Court election, throwing around PAC money to 'supporters' of his preferred candidate in a move that really seems like buying votes, even if, upon closer inspection…yeah, it still seems like he's buying votes. His bizarre and costly stunts were all in service of defeating Judge Susan Crawford, Dane County circuit court judge with reasonable, liberal-leaning positions on issues like abortion and voter ID laws. Crawford is a former prosecutor and mother of two with experience in the state attorney general's office and strong labor and union support. Her opponent, Brad Schimel, positioned himself as the 'tough on crime' candidate, but as with so many state-level elections that gain national attention, the battle wasn't really between the people running. It was about the parties (though judgeships are technically nonpartisan, Crawford has been endorsed by the Democrats, Schimel by the Republicans), and laying the groundwork for the next election. To sum up, Wisconsin is a swing state that had a 4-3 liberal majority on its bench, but with Democrat-affiliated Justice Ann Walsh Bradley's retirement, as goes this election, so goes Wisconsin, and possibly the nation. A redistricting line here, a voter ID law there, and Wisconsin's electoral votes could make or break 2028 (last year, President Trump won the state by almost 30,000 votes). That's why Musk cared enough to put on a cheese hat. And despite her opposition's best efforts, Wisconsin voted in her favor. 'Today, Wisconsinites fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our fair elections and our Supreme Court,' Crawford said in her victory speech, per the New York Times. 'Wisconsin stood up and said loudly that justice does not have a price.' No one deserves a weekend more than Crawford. And to be clear, we aren't taking a side on her record. Whether or not she's a good judge was up to the people of Wisconsin to decide, and they have. This is about the broader issue of how elections are run in this country. Crawford isn't the first public official to come up against the antics of the Trump agenda, and she certainly won't be the last, and her dignity throughout the campaign is what we commend. I mean, if a tech billionaire who's not even from here started handing out million dollar checks to stop me from getting a job, my head would explode. Whether this outcome gives you hope or hives for the midterms, one thing is clear: Trump & Co. are not afraid to throw their cash around in increasingly inappropriate ways. But, to quote Crawford's victory speech, 'our courts are not for sale.' Elon Musk's Wives, Women, and Kids: A Deep Dive Into His Long and Messy Relationship History By examining Musk's complicated relationship history (he's been married three times and reportedly has 14 known kids with four different women), perhaps we can understand a little more about what's driving him. Originally Appeared on Glamour
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22-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Sapphics Provided Much-Needed Bright Spots This Week
All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by Glamour editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. We've reached the end of another week. But before we clock out for the weekend, we're giving credit where it's due. Sapphics are the latest champions in our Winner of the Week series. Amid the many horrors, a few bright spots shine. These beacons of hope, these lighthouses promising safe harbor… are called lesbians. Thank you, lesbians. As Billy Eichner once said: let's go, lesbians! Seriously, we'd be lost without the sapphics right now. Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman kicked off the year by getting surprise-married in Vegas, deciding to tie the knot as they fled the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. (They kept the news a secret until this week.) All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by Glamour editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. Celebrity News Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman Got Married in a Secret Las Vegas Ceremony The couple had just evacuated from the LA fires. 'My dream is coming true. I want to be married to her—I don't care how,' Hoffman recently told Cosmopolitan of their somewhat spur-of-the-moment plan, which culminated in a walk down the aisle to 'HOT TO GO!' by Chappell Roan (more on her in a sec). 'I just love being with Robby, so knowing that I got her one-on-one to celebrate this beautiful night, I could cry. It was joy,' said Windey. I could cry too, Gabby. Also walking the hall of sapphic power coupledom are Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus of Boygenius, who are officially, publicly, official, as of March 18. 'From us to you, we are in love,' Dacus told People after months of speculation. She's also got a new album out that, for the first time, uses female pronouns instead of the ambiguous 'you' to describe the love interest in her music, an openness that Dacus describes as 'intimidating' but is also so lovely. It's a trajectory that Chappell Roan can certainly relate to, which brings us to the biggest gift the givers have given us: 'The Giver.' Yes, living and loving vicariously through our favorite couples is a time-honored tradition, but other people's joy isn't actually ours to borrow. Their music, on the other hand? Inject it straight into my veins. All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by Glamour editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. New Here From the Donut Shop to a World Tour: Chappell Roan Is Doing Pop Her Way "I haven't even written my best song yet," the singer-songwriter tells *Glamour*. Though her album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess was everywhere last year, it was actually a 2023 release; the one and only song Roan put out in 2024 was the anthemic 'Good Luck, Babe!,' a defiant and rollicking piece of pop about a queer woman in denial. For 2025, the vibe is a bit different. 'The Giver' skips right over the to-come-out-or-not-to-come-out-that-is-the question and gets to the point. 'I just think a lesbian country song is really funny, so I wrote that,' said Roan. Happy Women's History Month indeed. Alexa, play the trailer for The Wedding Banquet! With queer rights (and, let's be real, human rights) in a precarious position politically, we won't be so bold as to say that the joy of a few is evidence of some national sea change. But this art, these relationships, this moment can be a form of connection, escapism, maybe even therapy at a time when that's exactly what we need. Positive representation of women in love with each other is something to celebrate. And it is progress. Twenty-five years ago we had the performative (i.e., fake) queerness of t.A.T.u., the misunderstood Britney-Madonna kiss, the questionable lessons of Chasing Amy. Fifteen years ago, naughty novelty fueled Katy Perry's 'I Kissed A Girl.' In 2025, is queerness totally normalized? Depends where you are. But at least if there's a girl on stage singing or talking about being in love with another girl, it's because she actually is. Originally Appeared on Glamour
