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"Almost all of the Illinois National Guard’s budget is paid for by the federal government. Illinois’ Guard members, many of them men and women who serve part time, stepped up. Now the federal government won’t step up."
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Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Audio and summary Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
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A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
First it was the feds attacking and undermining local law enforcement. This is Phase 2, to undermine the states’ National Guard units. They want law enforcement and defense to be completely federalized, no more republic. The new Gestapo follows.