Jamey
@klocktower.org
GenX leftist anti-racist teacher in Chicago (NBCT, PhD).
Too many hobbies, lately mostly sewing and gaming.
Too many hobbies, lately mostly sewing and gaming.
Hey, Chicago! This is a really relevant study to our immediate future.
Taxing the rich does not kill jobs, it raises revenue without putting the squeeze on regular people.
Taxing the rich does not kill jobs, it raises revenue without putting the squeeze on regular people.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Hey, Chicago! This is a really relevant study to our immediate future.
Taxing the rich does not kill jobs, it raises revenue without putting the squeeze on regular people.
Taxing the rich does not kill jobs, it raises revenue without putting the squeeze on regular people.
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New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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“Between 2010–2013, Chicago's job growth rate was 66% above the national rate—despite having had a head tax. This employment data does not support the claim that the head tax was a ‘job killer,’”
southsideweekly.com/johnsons-bud...
southsideweekly.com/johnsons-bud...
Johnson’s Budget Fix Faces Stiff Headwinds
The mayor wants a corporate head tax to help fill a budget gap—but lacks support for it.
southsideweekly.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“Between 2010–2013, Chicago's job growth rate was 66% above the national rate—despite having had a head tax. This employment data does not support the claim that the head tax was a ‘job killer,’”
southsideweekly.com/johnsons-bud...
southsideweekly.com/johnsons-bud...
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pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
I was glad to hear this covered. I've printed and distributed over 1000 whistles so far (with embossed messages on them, as you covered), at a cost of about $0.08 each.
Their note about how it builds solidarity and community was exactly on-point. Excellent work, glad to be a subscriber.
Their note about how it builds solidarity and community was exactly on-point. Excellent work, glad to be a subscriber.
New from 404 Media: people are 3D-printing whistles to warn each other about the presence of ICE. Some people make designs and upload them; others are given a design and are printing hundreds and hundreds of whistles at home. It's been effective in Chicago
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I was glad to hear this covered. I've printed and distributed over 1000 whistles so far (with embossed messages on them, as you covered), at a cost of about $0.08 each.
Their note about how it builds solidarity and community was exactly on-point. Excellent work, glad to be a subscriber.
Their note about how it builds solidarity and community was exactly on-point. Excellent work, glad to be a subscriber.
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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This pretty much sums up the entire ideological dispute between the two American political parties.
What they are arguing about, on almost all issues, is either methodology or magnitude. That is literally it.
The party of We Will Kill You vs the party of We Will Let You Die.
What they are arguing about, on almost all issues, is either methodology or magnitude. That is literally it.
The party of We Will Kill You vs the party of We Will Let You Die.
To be clear, Lindsey Graham, an American senator, has gone on the most popular Sunday morning current events show in the country and suggested that we drop nuclear bombs on Palestinians.
While they may differ in methodology, both parties agree that Palestinians should be eliminated.
While they may differ in methodology, both parties agree that Palestinians should be eliminated.
May 12, 2024 at 8:37 PM
This pretty much sums up the entire ideological dispute between the two American political parties.
What they are arguing about, on almost all issues, is either methodology or magnitude. That is literally it.
The party of We Will Kill You vs the party of We Will Let You Die.
What they are arguing about, on almost all issues, is either methodology or magnitude. That is literally it.
The party of We Will Kill You vs the party of We Will Let You Die.
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chicago alder byron sigcho-lopez calls yesterday’s events “shameful” but also an example of the strength of our community.
he ties the fbi’s cooperation in trump’s mass deportation scheme to their murder of black panther leader fred hampton.
he ties the fbi’s cooperation in trump’s mass deportation scheme to their murder of black panther leader fred hampton.
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
chicago alder byron sigcho-lopez calls yesterday’s events “shameful” but also an example of the strength of our community.
he ties the fbi’s cooperation in trump’s mass deportation scheme to their murder of black panther leader fred hampton.
he ties the fbi’s cooperation in trump’s mass deportation scheme to their murder of black panther leader fred hampton.
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This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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More Bovino-led horror in Little Village today. Matt is a reliable leader in the community.
www.linkedin.com/posts/matt-d...
www.linkedin.com/posts/matt-d...
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
More Bovino-led horror in Little Village today. Matt is a reliable leader in the community.
www.linkedin.com/posts/matt-d...
www.linkedin.com/posts/matt-d...
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Chicagoans never stop. I was just watching a live stream of a press conference held by community members in front of FBI headquarters. In the rain in the dark. Umbrellas at hand they are calling for the release of 6 people taken by ICE, 3 also arrested by CPD. They never stop fighting.
November 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Chicagoans never stop. I was just watching a live stream of a press conference held by community members in front of FBI headquarters. In the rain in the dark. Umbrellas at hand they are calling for the release of 6 people taken by ICE, 3 also arrested by CPD. They never stop fighting.
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If you liked that @lithub.com.web.brid.gy essay on not talking to the NYT about Mamdani, read this @nplusonemag.com piece by the same author on working class higher ed and its enemies.
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
Memos of Blood and Fire | Peter Coviello
So if you ask me about the signature strength of the department where I work, I will tell you. It is world-caliber field-defining research, wedded to a fantastically dynamic practice of instruction, a...
www.nplusonemag.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If you liked that @lithub.com.web.brid.gy essay on not talking to the NYT about Mamdani, read this @nplusonemag.com piece by the same author on working class higher ed and its enemies.
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
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And they say these concentration camps are non-punitive, that they're mere "processing centers." ICE must be dismantled completely, as even the concept of immigration enforcement has been perverted irredeemably.
Her husband told her that detainees at Broadview had to get up at 5am to get in line for one bathroom. He often peed himself. One time he had to wait until 2pm to use the bathroom. You could only use the bathroom once a day. He said the agents would beat you if you used the bathroom on yourself.
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
And they say these concentration camps are non-punitive, that they're mere "processing centers." ICE must be dismantled completely, as even the concept of immigration enforcement has been perverted irredeemably.
Everyone, and I mean *everyone*, needs to listen to this speech.
The world has focused on Zohran Mamdani, for VERY good reason. 🙌🏼
But don’t forget- he’s not the only one.👊🏼
Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago is on 🔥….
Much like Mamdani, he is focused on the right thing- affordability.
And fighting ICE.
We love him 💙 &
@jbpritzker.bsky.social
& @katmabu.bsky.social
But don’t forget- he’s not the only one.👊🏼
Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago is on 🔥….
Much like Mamdani, he is focused on the right thing- affordability.
And fighting ICE.
We love him 💙 &
@jbpritzker.bsky.social
& @katmabu.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Everyone, and I mean *everyone*, needs to listen to this speech.
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“Mayor Brandon Johnson and the grassroots coalition of organizers who elected him say it’s time for the wealthy to pay their fair share, a sentiment echoing throughout America…”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/eman...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/eman...
Emanuel killed it. Johnson wants it back. Chicago’s corporate head tax debate is about more than money • The TRiiBE
Proponents say former Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s removal of the corporate head tax left a hole in the city's budget that was never replaced; they want the rich to pay their fair share.
thetriibe.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“Mayor Brandon Johnson and the grassroots coalition of organizers who elected him say it’s time for the wealthy to pay their fair share, a sentiment echoing throughout America…”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/eman...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/eman...
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Part of the reason I think there isn’t as much pressure around stopping ChatGPT re: suicide/psychosis as compared to stuff like Panera Lemonade is because people are inclined to blame it on mental illness versus the tech, a kind of victim-blaming mentality that fits neatly into just world fallacy
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Part of the reason I think there isn’t as much pressure around stopping ChatGPT re: suicide/psychosis as compared to stuff like Panera Lemonade is because people are inclined to blame it on mental illness versus the tech, a kind of victim-blaming mentality that fits neatly into just world fallacy
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If the contest is between Ryan Grim and a vending machine, I’ll lay two-one odds against Grim and also would like a packet of those little debbie waffle bars please.
November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If the contest is between Ryan Grim and a vending machine, I’ll lay two-one odds against Grim and also would like a packet of those little debbie waffle bars please.
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Excellent observation
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Excellent observation
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This is the hype video the White House posted when they arrested Sandwich Guy, who was found not guilty today.
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is the hype video the White House posted when they arrested Sandwich Guy, who was found not guilty today.
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Damn it, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social are you just gonna let McSweeney's sell on your corner like this??
"By doing things voters wanted, he set unrealistic expectations. Soon, voters will expect ALL politicians to represent their interests. Then where will we be?"
Yeah, He Won, but He Was Up Against a Deeply Flawed Candidate
“I’m skeptical. The odds are that Mamdani’s victory is actually less significant than you think.” — Ross Douthat, New York Times - - -I was as surp...
buff.ly
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Damn it, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social are you just gonna let McSweeney's sell on your corner like this??
@mandophotos.bsky.social should be ashamed to call himself a journalist for posting this "interview."
Three absolute softball questions, and ZERO push-back on the lies, as adjudicated by a Federal court, about violence and safety.
This isn't journalism, it's stenography of a fascist government.
Three absolute softball questions, and ZERO push-back on the lies, as adjudicated by a Federal court, about violence and safety.
This isn't journalism, it's stenography of a fascist government.
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino gave a brief interview while federal officers stopped at a gas station while conducting an immigration enforcement action earlier today on Chicago’s southwest side. Story TK
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
@mandophotos.bsky.social should be ashamed to call himself a journalist for posting this "interview."
Three absolute softball questions, and ZERO push-back on the lies, as adjudicated by a Federal court, about violence and safety.
This isn't journalism, it's stenography of a fascist government.
Three absolute softball questions, and ZERO push-back on the lies, as adjudicated by a Federal court, about violence and safety.
This isn't journalism, it's stenography of a fascist government.
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Gentlemen: thank you for your service.
I support everyone giving vast sums of money to Andrew Cuomo. It’s the “lighting a million quid on fire” art piece but this time performed by the worst people in the world.
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Gentlemen: thank you for your service.
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"If Republicans want a return to political influence in America's dynamic economic and cultural powerhouses, they're going to have to learn how to appeal to the complex folkways of urban dwellers"
Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"If Republicans want a return to political influence in America's dynamic economic and cultural powerhouses, they're going to have to learn how to appeal to the complex folkways of urban dwellers"
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Apparently, it was, Rafael.
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Apparently, it was, Rafael.