Which sucks give ma women kissable snouts /j

also let’s remember that Economics is a developing study in which like any academic field the experts speak authoritatively to cover up stuff they don’t know and can’t explain

game theory per se is only 80 years old. the Nobel Prize for Economics was first awarded in 1968. this is new stuff

Shout out also to the folks in DC who've been hectoring them like puppies. & The millions who joined over 1000 organized protests across the country on Labor Day, even if the media doesn't cover it. It's a long cold civil war but they are not going to enjoy invading Chicago.

So, Chicago, thwart. Thwart like lives depend on it because they do.

This was long and nobody'll read the whole thing, but man it felt good to write because, for the time being, LA fucking won.

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And yeah, they'll be back. It's going to get a lot worse. It's going to suck ass for a long time in America, but they aren't invulnerable, they're just empowered bullies and like all bullies, they can't handled working harder than they're supposed to and they can't stand being thwarted. 10/

So, Chicago, it's your turn now and man, I am so so sorry. Nobody should have to go through this. This is awful. This is fascism. Organize. Step up. Don't think other people will do it -- the might, maybe even they will, but they need you, too. Be like LA -- be sand in their gears. 9/

We didn't stop them, but we slowed them down. They got hundreds of us, but we kept them from getting hundreds more, and it wasn't violence or graffiti or insults that did the job, it was regular people getting involved. It was my neighbor the speech therapist, it was my friend the life-coach. 8/

LA kept a small, peaceful, totally fucking irritating presence at the Federal buildings and LA showed up at the hotels where ICE was staying and made sure they didn't get any sleep. LA Unions got involved. LA limousine liberals got out of their fucking limousines and stood watch on corners. 7/

LA got on Signal and ICE-watch. LA's biggest non-profit advocacy groups like the LA Tenants Union widened their missions to incorporate saving the whole fucking city. LA showed up. LA filmed. LA *knew its rights* and handed out red-cards at every opportunity. 6/

Why? Well, for starters, 300 ICE agents have been moved to Chicago, leaving only about 300 in LA County which is about what we had before Trump took office. Why are they leaving? Because LA made their jobs TOO FUCKING HARD. LA Organized. LA sat on corners outside Home Depots with radios. 5/

Los Angeles is back in action. The neighborhood parks were thronged today, abuelitas and little children, full families and stragglers in the sun. The playgrounds were *hopping* and I saw venderos I hadn't seen in ages... 3/

Surge is good. Maybe whisper?

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