Federal officials claimed protesters had shields with nails in them, but they actually just had cardboard. They claimed a protester threw a bike at them, but they actually threw the bike. And they claimed that a protester ripped a man’s beard off but … no proof

If only we could encircle Dallas with an enormous mountain range or an inland sea.

100%. Like, it's fine that you've got your little gated community. But this is not the model for downtown Chicago.

I'm seeing more and more of them in Chicago. It's pretty fun.

Don't forget about the guy who lit his own garage on fire.

Is he on here?

Pickup trucks and SUVs. There is a weight cutoff, but I'm not sure what it is. Either 6000 or 8500 lbs.

As a matter of traffic safety, yes. As a matter of greenhouse gas emissions, it doesn’t really matter where it happens.

The resolution language is harsh, but it's not wrong.

We got way bigger fish to fry, but it was a shitty and undemocratic move. Especially considering that it's an incredibly safe Dem district.

All this is to say that the car bloat that's eroding traffic safety is also causing greenhouse gas emissions to rise.

I mean, incumbency is a huge barrier to running. You saw that in the 9th with the avalanche of candidates as soon as Schakowsky announced she was retiring. By waiting till the filing deadline to announce his retirement, he absolutely boxed out other candidates.

Why were they suspended?