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"In my decades of service, I have never witnessed such a reckless campaign targeting federal law enforcement officers," said Weitzel. "The Chicago Sun-Times’ public portal mapping ICE operations and soliciting citizen photos crosses the line from journalism into doxing. This endangers agents and undermines public safety."
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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As I said in another post, the sun time should be printed in spanish.
We the people of Illinois need to get ahold of this agreesion toward LaW Enforcement and get rid of these liberal nut bags before they eliminate the Police. On Fox Chicago this AM, Judy Lum was in front of the (N)ice facility and said that (N)ICE shot pepper balls at “us” yesterday, so I am prepared with a mask and goggles. “US”? So, you as a reporter are now one of the protesters? Do your friggin job, report how the “protesters”turn violent and thats when (N)ICE defended themselves. This is ridiculous. She then reported on a grandmother selling tamales on… Read more »
Another media on the road to oblivion, see ya!
Sure they do. Thats why the news stands and boxes don’t sell many newspapers. They are a bunch of slaves to the state and city government