“We got a phone call telling us ‘Now is the time to change your name’ and another call saying ‘We’re going to close you down. Get ready, we’re coming,’” said Enesh, co-owner of Russian Tea Time, a Loop restaurant. The restaurant has no such connection — the other co-owner, Vadim Muchnik, is Ukrainian. He founded the restaurant in 1993 with his Ukrainian-born mother, Klara.
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.
Targeting businesses for simply having ‘Russia’ in their name is simply wrong headed.
Ignorance is alive and well in the land.
Calling it the China Virus was bad, but targeting Russian businesses is good.
The wind changed direction.
Hunt down the January 6th protesters, but the Antifa and BLM rioters go about their merry way unscathed.
Double standards rock … if you’re on the favored side, that is.