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BREAKING: HELL NO! A popular Wisconsin brewery has its liquor license revoked after promising free beer to Americans when Donald Trump dies. So much for the First Amendment.... “We need all the money we can get to sue the Department of Revenue and stay in business,” liberal activist Kirk Bangstad, owner of The Minocqua Brewing Company, told the Independent. “As you can imagine, I’m not taking this lying down,” he wrote in a Substack post. “We’re going to fight the state of Wisconsin tooth and nail, and once again, they’ll have to pry me out of my taprooms before I stop selling beer to thirsty progressives who come to visit us.” The brewery, which Bangstad has described as "the state’s most progressive brewery," is set to be shut down by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. He has until August 4th to appeal and can continue to operate during the appeals process. You hear that Wisconsinites? It's time to flock to this place and boost their profits to help with those legal fees! Bangstad alleges that the minor violations and tax hiccups that the state is accusing him of do not warrant a total shutdown. Given the Trump administration's penchant for abusing institutional power for political retribution, it seems quite possible that this is a partisan hatchet job. It would be a simple matter for MAGA sympathizers in the DOR to latch onto minor issues as a pretext to target Bangstad. “Everyone reading this, Democrat or Republican, should recoil at the thought of a small and thriving business being destroyed by their state government over such small violations—especially a brewery in the state of Wisconsin!” said Bangstad. While Bangstad has long been an outspoken progressive and vocal critic of Trump, it was his recent promise to hand out free beer to celebrate the President's demise which may have been the straw that broke the camel's back. "Free beer, all day long , the day he dies," the brewery wrote on Facebook. "Show us this post when it happens in a few months and we’ll make good on that promise." "While they didn't mention Trump by name, it was obvious who they were referring to. When commenters asked for clarification, the account replied: "Well that's up to you and your ability to act like a cia agent." After the alleged assassination attempt on Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in April, the account again kicked the MAGA hornet's nest. "Well, we almost got #freebeerday," the company wrote. "Either a brother or sister in the Resistance needs to work on their marksmanship or he faked another assassination to get a positive news cycle. We’ll never know.. Regardless, we stand at the ready to pour free beer the day it happens." What do you plan on doing when Trump shuffles off this mortal coil? Please like and share if you stand with the brewery!
