Yes, definitely just give in and do what they say. Rolling over and doing nothing is going to save us all.

Oh just absolutely fuck the ever loving hell out of this.

Also, the Bruno, Chief of Police series from Martin Walker is really good.

Have you read the Thursday Murder Club series yet? They live up to the hype.

It's *checks calendar* May 2025. Did he just come out of a coma?

If you look at his family history, his mother was instrumental in shaping who he is. Some people become hard after tragedy. Illinois, and America, are fortunate that JB became more compassionate. I'm really proud he's my governor.

And that's why it was fought

She also is pretty widely known to be having significant memory issues and is no longer able to do her job. Just because Jan did a good job in the past does not mean she gets a pass.

5/ I'm ashamed of Senator Durbin for his vote, and I'm ashamed of my Congressman, Brad Schneider, for a hell of a lot of reasons. I am looking forward to the primaries next year.

My only hope is that Durbin retires early so Gov Pritzker can appoint a bolder replacement.

4/Trump was the last straw. I actually joined the Democratic party, started working in local politics to try to move my party to the actual left--not just the center-right "left" that chasing the Overton window had gotten us.

Guess what? It didn't work, and now I'm even further left yet again.

3/damaged my home state's economy.

Another step left when Obama didn't even consider putting universal healthcare on the table, opting instead to fully cede the floor to the tea party lunatics. I know it wouldn't have passed then, but he didn't even have the conversation. It was a waste.

2/I moved further left after 9/11, when I watched from NYC as Bush manufactured a war with Iraq that had nothing to do with the attacks.

Left, again, when I moved back to Illinois and watched my craptastic governor go to jail (ANOTHER ONE😭😭😭). And left again when his replacements further

I don't think mocking and belittling people will move the needle, but "education" isn't going to do that either. They won't listen.

We need people who can inspire the broad middle to picture what we could have with the money we're already spending. The education will accompany that.

We can't afford to wait for "history" to weigh in.

I can literally feel the exhaustion and frustration in your posts. ☹️

And yes, I know who he is. My beef is more with U Chicago in general.