Jean Baptiste Point du Gay star
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One of the last changes made to the proposed spending plan removed a requirement that the Chicago Police Department publicly ask the City Council for more money if it exhausts its $200 million budget for overtime.
CPD has spent $251M so far this year, records show.
CPD has spent $251M so far this year, records show.
A plan to bridge Chicago’s $1.2 billion budget gap without hiking taxes on large firms — now headed to a final vote of the City Council with the endorsement of two key city panels — would leave the city with a deficit of more than $163 million, according to Mayor Johnson. https://to.wttw.com/48ZgyR7
Key City Panel Advances Budget Plan That Mayor Says Would Leave Chicago With $163M Deficit
Mayor Brandon Johnson called the plan speculative, infeasible and immoral, but has yet to announce whether he would veto the plan. It would take 34 votes to override that rejection.
to.wttw.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
One of the last changes made to the proposed spending plan removed a requirement that the Chicago Police Department publicly ask the City Council for more money if it exhausts its $200 million budget for overtime.
CPD has spent $251M so far this year, records show.
CPD has spent $251M so far this year, records show.
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85% of CEOs are white men.
All but one US President has been a white man.
65% of all elected offices are held by white men.
Roughly 30% of the population is white men.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
All but one US President has been a white man.
65% of all elected offices are held by white men.
Roughly 30% of the population is white men.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
85% of CEOs are white men.
All but one US President has been a white man.
65% of all elected offices are held by white men.
Roughly 30% of the population is white men.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
All but one US President has been a white man.
65% of all elected offices are held by white men.
Roughly 30% of the population is white men.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
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By my count, Cristal Caballero would be the 14th Operation Midway Blitz defendant to have criminal charges dropped, with 17 defendants remaining. No convictions so far.
Federal prosecutors in Chicago are dropping another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz. This time it's USA v. Cristal Caballero, which had been set for a preliminary hearing Monday.
Motion below, followed by excerpts from the criminal complaint.
Motion below, followed by excerpts from the criminal complaint.
December 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
By my count, Cristal Caballero would be the 14th Operation Midway Blitz defendant to have criminal charges dropped, with 17 defendants remaining. No convictions so far.
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A thing to remember is that this happens a lot and the reason cops aren't better at this is that they very rarely have to be.
December 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A thing to remember is that this happens a lot and the reason cops aren't better at this is that they very rarely have to be.
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thank god there’s no war with venezuela (yet) but what a horribly pointless address that was. just an effort to make people forget that he’s a pedophile in the epstein files
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
thank god there’s no war with venezuela (yet) but what a horribly pointless address that was. just an effort to make people forget that he’s a pedophile in the epstein files
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“The guy I know from the Super Pedophile told me I can be forever president.”
Exclusive | Trump Told by Alan Dershowitz Constitutionality of Third Term Is Unclear
Trump’s former lawyer presented him with his forthcoming book that concludes the Constitution is ambiguous on the question.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 AM
“The guy I know from the Super Pedophile told me I can be forever president.”
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The interior of the Livraria Lello, a bookstore in Porto, Portugal.
December 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The interior of the Livraria Lello, a bookstore in Porto, Portugal.
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"My 'this is not about leverage' shirt appears to be inviting lots of questions that could easily be answered by my shirt"--the Chicago Bears, probably
fine move to Indiana whatever bye. go be the gary bears
www.chicagobears.com/news/an-open...
fine move to Indiana whatever bye. go be the gary bears
www.chicagobears.com/news/an-open...
An open letter from President & CEO Kevin Warren regarding the Chicago Bears stadium project
www.chicagobears.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"My 'this is not about leverage' shirt appears to be inviting lots of questions that could easily be answered by my shirt"--the Chicago Bears, probably
fine move to Indiana whatever bye. go be the gary bears
www.chicagobears.com/news/an-open...
fine move to Indiana whatever bye. go be the gary bears
www.chicagobears.com/news/an-open...
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I think the Bears should have to submit a map that shows how far from Chicago they would have to go to stop calling themselves the Chicago Bears
December 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I think the Bears should have to submit a map that shows how far from Chicago they would have to go to stop calling themselves the Chicago Bears
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This story Carl Nassib told on RC's pod about coming out in the NFL cracked me up. His delivery is so good!
December 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This story Carl Nassib told on RC's pod about coming out in the NFL cracked me up. His delivery is so good!
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My life savings for a mayor who can do fucking ANYTHING about the fascist CPD.
In Chicago, a man on Facebook Live was following the Border Patrol north on Lake Shore Drive. At the end of the drive, a bunch of city cop cars cut off the man who was following and live-streaming Border Patrol.
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
My life savings for a mayor who can do fucking ANYTHING about the fascist CPD.
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Also applies in Illinois, where Trump administration officials sent Texas & California National Guard troops
That issue (and whether the president can deploy the Illinois National Guard over the objections of the Illinois governor) has been pending before the U.S. Supreme Court for two (2) months
That issue (and whether the president can deploy the Illinois National Guard over the objections of the Illinois governor) has been pending before the U.S. Supreme Court for two (2) months
IMPORTANT: The unanimous panel raises doubts about the constitutionality of deploying out-of-state guard troops to a "non-consenting state." That doesn't apply to D.C. they say, but would certainly cover what Trump/Hegseth did in Portland. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Also applies in Illinois, where Trump administration officials sent Texas & California National Guard troops
That issue (and whether the president can deploy the Illinois National Guard over the objections of the Illinois governor) has been pending before the U.S. Supreme Court for two (2) months
That issue (and whether the president can deploy the Illinois National Guard over the objections of the Illinois governor) has been pending before the U.S. Supreme Court for two (2) months
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did ronald reagan effectively utilize decency by funneling money to illegal paramilitary death squads in nicaragua
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
did ronald reagan effectively utilize decency by funneling money to illegal paramilitary death squads in nicaragua
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Until the end of my days I will harbor a burning rage toward anyone who entertained the slightest inkling of defunding American aid programs
Hundreds of underage girls married off and hundreds more children kidnapped as U.S. foreign aid cuts contribute to surge in violations against persecuted Rohingya children.
Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children’s lives crushed by foreign aid cuts
Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of schools and youth training centers in camps for Rohingya in Bangladesh and crippled child protection programs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Until the end of my days I will harbor a burning rage toward anyone who entertained the slightest inkling of defunding American aid programs
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Chicago Police Chief Snelling needs to be grilled by all elected officials and journalists about why the *Hell* this is happening.
If he ordered it, if he allows it to go on, he must be replaced with someone who won't.
If he ordered it, if he allows it to go on, he must be replaced with someone who won't.
In Chicago, a man on Facebook Live was following the Border Patrol north on Lake Shore Drive. At the end of the drive, a bunch of city cop cars cut off the man who was following and live-streaming Border Patrol.
December 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Chicago Police Chief Snelling needs to be grilled by all elected officials and journalists about why the *Hell* this is happening.
If he ordered it, if he allows it to go on, he must be replaced with someone who won't.
If he ordered it, if he allows it to go on, he must be replaced with someone who won't.
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The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels Maduro regime a "terrorist" group
The escalation exerts unprecedented pressure on the Maduro regime, threatening to bankrupt Venezuela's already struggling economy.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
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Link to support 7500 South Shore Tenants Union www.southsidetogether.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Link to support 7500 South Shore Tenants Union www.southsidetogether.org
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NEW from me: the cook county sheriff's office missed a state-mandated deadline to report that, from april 2024-march 2025, it owned and used 10 surveillance drones.
it's the second time in as many years that a chicago-area police agency has violated illinois’ drone surveillance law.
it's the second time in as many years that a chicago-area police agency has violated illinois’ drone surveillance law.
Chicagoland police agencies fly drones outside public eye
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office and the Chicago Police Department both missed state-mandated deadlines to publicly report drone information.
chicagoreader.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW from me: the cook county sheriff's office missed a state-mandated deadline to report that, from april 2024-march 2025, it owned and used 10 surveillance drones.
it's the second time in as many years that a chicago-area police agency has violated illinois’ drone surveillance law.
it's the second time in as many years that a chicago-area police agency has violated illinois’ drone surveillance law.
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as if buying and decimating local newspapers wasn't bad enough, the villans at alden global capital have also been gobbling up mobile home parks and kicking people out of their houses
Belleville tenants say they couldn’t get repairs. Now landlord is ending leases
“What am I supposed to do?” said one tenant losing his investment in a rent-to-own agreement.
www.bnd.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
as if buying and decimating local newspapers wasn't bad enough, the villans at alden global capital have also been gobbling up mobile home parks and kicking people out of their houses
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"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman at Brown, had a condition as a child that required brain surgery. The experience created an unshakable ambition to become a brain surgeon, his sister said.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, was one of two people killed at Brown University on Saturday.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
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watching this in public was a huge mistake, oh my god. the fact he's still eating like he isn't being violently thrown around is killing me.
December 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
watching this in public was a huge mistake, oh my god. the fact he's still eating like he isn't being violently thrown around is killing me.
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On keeping hope right now, from @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on stream with @katmabu.bsky.social.
December 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
On keeping hope right now, from @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on stream with @katmabu.bsky.social.
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Another example of how fucked originalism is as a methodology. Basically directly imports schmittian colonialism into the constitution, like hey there were some white guys who made an apartheid state and hoarded the weapons for themselves and so we have to read it like a settler colonial hoard law
NEW: 6th Cir upholds the fed law barring undocumented immigrants from having guns.
What's shocking, though, is Judge Thapar's separate opinion arguing that noncitizens lack not only 2nd Am rights, but likely 1st, 4th & other const'l rights! 🧵
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...
What's shocking, though, is Judge Thapar's separate opinion arguing that noncitizens lack not only 2nd Am rights, but likely 1st, 4th & other const'l rights! 🧵
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov
December 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Another example of how fucked originalism is as a methodology. Basically directly imports schmittian colonialism into the constitution, like hey there were some white guys who made an apartheid state and hoarded the weapons for themselves and so we have to read it like a settler colonial hoard law