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"There are geopolitical roots to these events. Obviously. But what we saw on Saturday was inhuman brutality of the kind that we must all stand against. Without equivocation... Let’s contrast that with the statement made by Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez who, the Chicago Sun-Times reported, told Ald. Debra Silverstein that she wanted to work with her on a resolution that provides 'a more nuanced understanding' of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than one proposed by Silverstein. What is nuanced about the murdering of infants? What is nuanced about killing children in front of their parents?"
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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This is why Joe McCarthy was right — the only seat in government that a socialist or communist should have is a seat on the electric chair..
Once again the Chicago Trash-bune tip-toeing around the issue. The Alderfreak’s position is despicable. End of story.
I can’t find the link now, it was buried on twitter somewhere, but there’s some study a few years back that found Black and Brown, when asked about their feelings about the people we are talking about (to avoid the spam filter), expressed antisemitic beliefs, get this…at higher rates than white people who identified as alt-right. Black and brown people expressed more antisemitism than proud virulent bigots like the alt-right. Which is really pretty crazy if you think about it.