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Thousands of people took to the streets Saturday afternoon at a rally in downtown Chicago to show support for the Palestinian people amid a growing humanitarian crisis spurred by war between Israel and Hamas. The demonstration stretched for blocks as it made its way down Michigan Avenue,
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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Hmm, these same people push for abortion on demand and even slightly after birth.
Gazans seeking to exit could be made to sign questionnaires: 1. What is your street address? 2. Have you seen or heard of hostages taken by Hamas? Any information on hostages’ whereabouts? 3. Do you know locations of tunnel access points? 4. Have you in the past month heard or seen rocket launches ( toward Israel)? Where? While the exit interviews will likely be 100% ” I know nothing”, facial recognition software can crosscheck against videos of cheering crowds around trucks carrying hostages. Gazans’ Addresses can be crosschecked with addresses near tunnel access, and known rocket launch sites…and sadly, eventually,… Read more »
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So they’re saying “All Lives Matter”???
Not at all. They celebrate the massacre of 1300 Israelis. This is evil on a level we haven’t seen since 1945.
The savagery was simply unspeakable AND indefensible.
I’m embarrassed by the demonstrations supporting terrorism in our country.
The “Hate has no home here” signs, the push for universal acceptance of of gender ideology, calls for D.I.E., and the rest of the woke B.S. are laughable with these mass demonstrations supporting Hamas and the slaughter of innocents.
Apparently if you’re “progressive” you can have it both ways.
The people marching are complete idiots, The alphabet crowd is killed in Palestine, There is no diversity allowed.
Yes, but that doesn’t matter. Leftists will always side with non-whites.