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Minor skirmishes broke out during the march Thursday, including one involving a counter protester with an American flag. Some of the anti-Israel side also taunted police with a megaphone, saying, "You guys are the ones with guns!" Later in the evening, protesters burned an American flag.
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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Why aren’t they chanting “Death to Egypt”? Egypt has/had a stricter border policy on Gazans than Israel.
It should be a hate crime when pro terrorist protesters burn the American flag. This shows hatred and total disrespect for America . If the pro Hams/ terrorists hate America, leave.