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About Soupnutz 2.0

From satire to public watchdog: investigating power, not politics

As of November 1, 2025, Soupnutz has evolved into a full-time public watchdog project. We’ve left behind the jokes because the public records stopped being funny. Now, we investigate — with documents, not punchlines.

Superior, Wisconsin may be a city of just 25,000, but its legal and ethical problems are outsized. At any given time, the city is facing multiple civil rights lawsuits, and the questions around police conduct, city hall ethics, and judicial decisions are growing — not shrinking.

One example: Mayor Jim Paine and Planning Director Jason Serck are named in a federal civil rights lawsuit (2700 Winter, LLC v. Paine et al), filed October 9, 2025. The complaint accuses city officials of sabotaging a private real estate deal — a constitutional violation under 42 U.S.C. §1983. This isn’t hearsay — it’s in the docket. (dockets.justia.com)

At Soupnutz, we believe neither political party is interested in accountability. Both serve themselves. We serve the public.

We aren’t partisan — we’re document-driven.

What We Do

  • Investigate through public records: FOIA requests, court filings, budgets, contracts, disciplinary records, and internal emails.

  • Maintain a public FOIA Document Library: Every record we obtain is uploaded, cited, and freely accessible.

  • Follow the lawsuits, not the spin: From complaints to courtrooms to settlements, we track the real impact on residents and taxpayers.

  • Demand accountability: When officials dodge questions, bury documents, or shift blame — we dig deeper.

Our work doesn’t rely on tips, rumors, or ideology. Just documents, deadlines, and data.

This isn’t abstract. It’s your tax bill, your public safety, your city government.

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You paid for the records. We just made them public. Search contracts, complaints, lawsuits, settlements, and more — in one place.

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— The Soupnutz Watchdog Team

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