So, also not a shopping center.

😂

And not that facts matter, but the Mag Mile isn't in decline because of crime — like at all. It's in decline because retail is in decline. But it's still a spectacle of wealth and commercialism. Tourists from all over the world merrily shop there. It's not a remotely scary or run-down place.

And it's not a "shopping center," it's a mile-long commercial corridor, for fuck's sake.

WTF

Bovino announced he will be in Little Village tomorrow. That could be real, and the early announcement could be about provoking a major confrontation to create a big show for the cameras, or it could be a fake-out, drawing attention and people away from another targeted area. Either way, ugly.

Not much, but he's very good at brawling.

Yup!

Same.

These spaces, and our participation in them, can become a form of containment. It doesn't have to work that way, but it can, if we're not intentional about doing other things.