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she/her. Social Worker trying to make better policies for people. very bi very gay. Chicago I love you so much. Opinions are my own and not representative of my employer.
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Btw, I should note that Defector is an amazing example of how a publication and a bunch of very talented writers figured out how to modernize their tone from their original 2010s style while still keeping their funny, edgy voice.
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EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.
“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.
“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.
Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office
An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.
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Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.
According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.
According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.
I don’t know how to approach “Republicans weren’t racist in the early aughts” as someone who went to Texas during the early aughts and had to debate whether or not Black students were “stealing” people’s spots in class.
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you do not need matching Phd's in the relationship
she is a GIRL... that likes ducks... Lock in my brother in Christ
she is a GIRL... that likes ducks... Lock in my brother in Christ
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From the Editorial Board:
As Mayor Brandon Johnson prepares to give his budget address Thursday, one idea should get tossed aside: eliminating Chicago’s mounted police unit.
As Mayor Brandon Johnson prepares to give his budget address Thursday, one idea should get tossed aside: eliminating Chicago’s mounted police unit.
Editorial: Chicago budget should not cut mounted police nor sell off their horses
Is Chicago really going to sell off the horse named for Officer Ella French?
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CPD memo to officers today: helmet and gas mask available and accessible at all times, to be read at 7 days of roll calls. (For officers assigned masks.) Supervisors to ensure compliance acc to the memo. #chicago
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My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."
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![A sign in a store window says: “WE DON’T [SERVE is crossed out] FEED ICE OR PIGS! even if you steal this sign”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zpjngx2zthi4a3zeizcqjngg/bafkreibixjrr54y5iu5ososygru4krjnxm2ciqla42apz37ccdywfcyfxa@jpeg)
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The Broadway upzoning passes the land use commission 15-2. Loud cheers break out
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"Residents in Chicago and Portland are living in a police state where masked armed forces kidnap who they want to kidnap, where they have to listen to public officials routinely lie about what is happening in their neighborhoods." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.