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"(Mayor Brandon) Johnson has answered the summons to the Capitol, agreeing to testify next month before congressional Republicans who mean to question Johnson over Chicago’s sanctuary city policies. ... A rhetorical disaster could put yet more of a target on Chicagoans’ backs, further fuel numerous pernicious stereotypes about the city, negatively impact tourism, export the sense of chaos we know all too well here and impede future business growth."
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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.
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Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer – Chicago’s struggling commercial real estate and more
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Summary and audio linked here.
Does anyone know when the Pin Head is going to be answering questions? I’d love to record it.
He should be forced to watch DOGE training videos. Think Clockwork Orange!
They should make sure he testifies under OATH and reminded it’s perjury and contempt of congress to lie, could spend some real time behind bars.
Truly JB is going unarmed into a battle of wits. Chicago’s Pravda press hasn’t asked JB a tough question ever, so what will happen when, for the first time ever, he encounters a tough question? What’s the over/under on number of minutes into the hearing when BJ has a panic attack?
It’s the remake of the old movie Mr. smith goes to Washington.
Quite the opposite. Mr Smith was a good and honest person shocked and assaulted by the corruption of DC. Whereas BJ is an evil and corrupt hand puppet of CTU going into a DC finally being cleansed of corruption.
This editorial is a train wreck. It’s an embarrassment even for a fake news organization like the Tribune. “A rhetorical disaster could put yet more of a disaster on Chicagoan’s backs, further fuel numerous pernicious stereotypes about the city, negatively impact Chicago tourism, export the sense of chaos we know all too well here and impede future business growth”. Really?!? In the eyes of the Tribune, if Brando misspeaks it would be a disaster for Chicago. Well guess what , if he tells the truth and admits all the things the Dem policies have done to Chicago, that will also… Read more »
Chicago should change the door locks.