Good morning.
Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with scattered afternoon thunderstorms and a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:31 and sunset is 8:30, for 14 hours, 59 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 66.6 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
Whitewater’s Parks and Recreation Board meets at 5:30 PM.
On this day in 1945, the Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Here’s a headline and three paragraphs about the 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial election:
Winklevoss twins spend big on Bill Berrien, 2026 Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate.
MADISON – Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, founders of cryptocurrency company Gemini and known for their legal dispute with Mark Zuckerberg over the creation of Facebook, donated a total of $1 million to support Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Berrien, campaign finance reports show.
The twins each donated $500,000 to Berrien’s PAC that he launched earlier this year, which at the time of its launch was characterized as a way to boost GOP candidates through tough election cycles.
The donations accounted for the vast majority of Berrien’s fundraising, which totaled $1.2 million, according to the records.
See Anna Kleiber, Winklevoss twins spend big on Bill Berrien, 2026 Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 15, 2025.
(This is Kleiber’s second strong story in the same week.)
Here’s what it means:
Out-of-state billionaires seek attention of another out-of-state billionaire. The Winklevoss brothers are seeking Trump’s notice (and so, too, is in-state candidate Berrien).
This attention-seeking isn’t a sign of WISGOP strength; it’s a sign of dependency on one Florida man.
Helicopter drops water as aerial crews battle wildfire in Central Oregon: