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Activists had begged the city not to allow the demolition, but it instead proceeded with representatives from the city’s Department of Health, Buildings and Fire Department on hand to watch. The city had an active role in the demolition, Mayor Lori Lightfoot acknowledged, by approving permits and overseeing the work Saturday.
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Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
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Illinois paid the price for embracing Fauci’s “science.” Here’s the retrospective.
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Guessing a whole lotta union workers were executing this demolition and responsible for its mitigation, from the construction trades to CDOT to firefighters and beyond. All this preaching about the power and value of highly-trained union labor, nevertheless the end result was a cloud of toxic dust.
This cannot be caused by pure incompetence. The only explanation that makes any sense, to me at least, is racism, pure unadulterated racism, stemming from centuries of inequities, starting at the top with Trump and the federal government.