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I havenāt gotten holiday pay, but i generally got an extra day off to cover for either working that day or already being scheduled for a day off.
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This should be getting far more attention from the media, and it should be investigated as a hate crime. A 14-year-old Black teen was targeted, beaten, and dehumanized with racial slurs by white teens while people stood around cheering. 1/4
Specifically, I think it is very difficult to unwind āspinningā information. I think it is very difficult to give up power. Very few people are able to go from being an autocrat to being a regular citizen. Look at the Arab Spring. I donāt think any of them are still democratic 15 years later.
Me too. I understand it. I donāt trust it.
Yep. Wondered that myself.
Trump is already doing this. Both the pressure & the propaganda. He claims he is doing the work of the righteous. All sides do this in war, but it is a betrayal of the truth; a principle the Left says it supports. It may be necessary, but it does real damage & risks the validity of the win.
Itās ironic. The government party defunding the police are the Rs. The people spitting on cops were Trump supporters at J6. The ones giving police a bad name are the ones promoting turning the US military on civilians. And they wonder why they arenāt getting applications to be a cop.
And yet, on this heās not wrong.
Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.
I agree. But legally itās not treason as defined in the constitution. This SCOTUS is very focused on the letter of the law as written in the constitution. They arenāt going to accept the definition you laid out above. If they were, they would have done so already.
Thank you! Back at you! Sending good wishes your way for a quick return to normal.
Great restaurant! Highly recommend. A great place to go for a treat.
Great to stop by Hyde Park and see Chef Erick Williams. This Black Business Month and every month, weāre proud to show the world what Illinois is really all about.
ITāS ALL NATIVE LAND!
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The military or police on the street like Trump wants is also a very expensive way to TEMPORARILY reduce crime. The best way to reduce crime long term is to provide social safety nets: education, job training, afterschool programs, etc. all the things the Trump admins is defunding.
Dear Americans Trump say bringing in NG in cities to lower crime. Last 25 years RED states have a 133% higher murder rate than BLUE States. Trump doesnāt want this information out. Please Repost and follow. RESISTING is my # 1 PRIORITY Democracy is in danger,we need to unite šŗšøšŗšøšŗšøšŗšø
Donald Trump is once again threatening to issue an executive order targeting voting. This is an effort to subvert the Constitution and the 2026 election, which grants states and Congress but not the president power to regulate federal elections. If he does this, we will sue and we will win (again).
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Sadly, I donāt think what they are doing is legally treason. ālevying War against [the United States], or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort."
Yes. And. He is doing real harm to the institutions of this country that previous administrations have not. Whether he would have done the same on his own without heritage etc doesnāt matter. He is destructive. And they are destructive.
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āMost Democrats I know would be shocked at how little the average Republican knows about Trumpās actual conduct and his actual wrongdoing. Republicans can, however, cite chapter and verse about left-wing outrages and left-wing overreactions to Trump. -DAVID FRENCH Corporate Logo That Broke Internet
Maybe. But this pov is equally infuriating and more scary.
Tell me how you really feel.
Why do you appreciate unions? Iāll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits
Why does trump and his enablers hate chicago? A good documentary youtu.be/i-kxAUwLktM?...
This is so ironic given the protests over masks during Covid.
They should codify a municipal code that would allow police to demand ID from federal agents who are masked and to document their names and badge numbers. They want to wear masks fine they would have to ID themselves. Perfect reasonable way for I r municipalities to defend their citizens.
The Pullman story is amazing and incredibly relevant to today. Btw, the pullman strike of 1894 was mostly peaceful in Chicago until the president sent in troops overriding the objection of the mayor and governor.
Groceries, utilities, and health care all cost more today. But rather than helping bring prices down, Republicans passed legislation that slashes health care for 17 million Americans while funneling trillions in tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations.
When a Supreme Court Justice says that no rights are safe under the new legal framework created by the court, it is not merely an opinion ā it is a profound warning that shakes the very foundation of democracy.
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders has called for a special Senate committee hearing on the CDC crisis, demanding that RFK Jr. testify under oath about the disaster heās created.
fact checking myself and the video, it looks like I was wrong, or at least incomplete. www.freedomunited.org/u-s-child-ma... www.robertreeveslaw.com/blog/12-year... āā¦ states ā¦ included categories such as ā14 and younger,ā without specifying exactly how much younger some brides and grooms were.
it shouldn't be easier to get a gun in America than the covid vaccine
DOGE isn't fighting fraud ā it's potentially exposing Americans to more of it. And now a Social Security Administration whistleblower is resigning after apparently being punished for trying to warn the public. Nothing about this fake government agency is "efficient."
Told yāall this wasnāt gonna go well.
The CDC or NIH recently abandoned research into how to prevent drownings. How does that make America healthy? Being dead is a start serous health problem.
And also working so hard to allow adult men to marry 12 yo girls.
Found it: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Huge news - appeals court rules that a majority of the Presidentās tariffs are illegal. The President is wreaking havoc on our economy, and he is breaking the law to do it. We must right this ship. We need sane trade policy again.
"January 6 survivor and former MPD Officer Michael Fanone launches a campaign demanding that federal officers remove their masks, advocating for transparency." Check out our new D.C. campaign demanding federal agents take off their mask! @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social www.wusa9.com/article/news...
18 states where gay marriage is legal. 34 states where adult men can marry girls as young as 12 years old.
If you do, know what the consequences are. legalclarity.org/18-u-s-c-150...
šŖ¬š§æ There is no amount of money, oil, or gold in the world that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water.
Reason 4857 why health care should never be for profit: AI DEATH PANELS. This is the same kind of program used to deny claims at United Health, and they want to use this for VA claims, too.
The damage this man has done is incalculable.
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
"Kennedy might have prospered had he simply been content to continue slapping a MAHA coat of paint on the good work of the governmentās actual scientists. Instead, he seems determined to rip the engine out while the car is hurtling down the interstate." www.thebulwark.com/p/camelot-fo...
šØBREAKING: Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) reinforced GOP power grabs sweeping the country, calling a special legislative session Friday to redraw congressional districts and weaken the ability of voters to pass laws through ballot initiatives. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
A federal judge has ordered Florida to shut down "Alligator Alcatraz," after the state spent a staggering $218M to build the now-vacant detention camp. Closing it will run taxpayers another $20M. An utterly cruel and costly waste.
Everyone at the CDC is getting fired or resigning. RFK Jr. wants to ban all vaccines. His idiocy will get millions of people killed.
It is a democracy. Itās not a direct democracy, but it is a representative democracy. We elect people to govern for us. At least thatās how it was set up and how it has functioned until now.
Theyāre traumatizing kids.
The oneās with self respect anyway.
70 years ago today.
Excellent question.
He's an investment executive with no medical or scientific background. He probably isn't even CPR certified. And... he's in charge of the CDC, which is in control of BSL-4 labs... that's Ebola, Marburg, etc... This is like putting a cub scout in charge of nukes. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Hi, immunologist here: (a scientist who studies immune & inflammatory processes) RFK Jr is talking absolute bullshit when he says he can āsee in kids faces that they have inflammationā Thatās NOT how immunology works. He is an anti-science profiteer. Start calling him such.
Can't believe that in 2025 we have to be telling people that vaccines are safe and slavery was bad.
Thou shalt not listen to a damn thing that RFK Jr. says.
They canāt afford to raise pay because their costs are going up. Itās creating a stagflation situation where prices go up and wages stagnate. The people lose buying power and the economy stagnates because what drives the economy is middle class spending.
Who didnāt see this coming?
Weāre at a critical juncture where JD Vance could potentially become President. He advocates for restricting womenās voting rights, & governing themselves! We must focus on increasing turnout for 2026 midterm, 2028 elections, Even with gerrymandering the of districts if we turn out, they will lose.
Death, not freedom. The GOP is the party of Death. Death of minorities, immigrants, women, poor. Death of the climate. Death of peace. Death of science. Death of truth. Death of law. Death of democracy. Death even of their vaulted religion, except what parts of it can be used to promote more death.
The thing is if they really wanted more babies, they works address the maternal mortality issue in the US. publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/solving...
š„ @airborne1970.bsky.social : āWhen you get rid of SNAP benefitsā whatās a poor family gonna do? The middle class has carried this country since Reagan said ātrickle-down economicsā. Time for the billionaires to carry this country. Thatās how šŗšø will get great. But not under this regime.ā
How insane is this. I appreciate making sure drugs donāt kill people. But they also need to do what they say they are going to do. Otherwise the drugs are just placebos. Without efficacy standards, the smart business move is to make all US drugs out of nothing but sugar and water.
Jim O"Neill will be acting head of the CDC. He was and will continue to be the Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services. His experience is in investing; he has a BA and MA in Humanities. He is not a Medical Doctor, breaking precedent for 72 years. Huge risk. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_O%2...
Share how well it holds up. I loved it, and all his other ones. But itās been a while.
The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is planning to use the US military to invade US cities that vote Democratic because, in addition to raping children, two things that animate him most are rectifying narcissistic injury and hating Black people. Call your reps 202-224-3121 #RemoveTrump
Think of everything we do at the airport - 24 years after 9/11 & Shoe Bomber - to prevent further death The US has NEVER had a deadlier disaster than COVID 1.2 million dead Americans And they intend to take our freedom to be vaccinated CALL YOUR 2 SEN & 1 REP TODAY 202-224-3121 #RestoreVaccines
Remember when COVID vaccines were first available? Remember how they saved lives and helped us move toward normalcy? Remember how relieved and grateful we were? Remember how amazing our healthcare workers were? Remember how science rescued us?
We really need to face that the ruling party is at peace with millions of us dying ā¦ COVID, guns, hunger, police violence, concentration camps, unsafe food, natural disasters. They are deeply committed to not preventing these deaths. #FireRFKJr
š„ @mizzwelch.bsky.social : āItās the complete moral collapse of the šŗšø governmentā¦ the cabinet meeting with 3.5 hours of superficial praise is so cringeworthyā¦ he redecorated the Oval Office like Marie Antoinette and built himself a ballroom because he has zero intention of leavingā¦ā
Pay attention. Your familyās safety is on the line.
In Atlanta, staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered to applaud colleagues who resigned following the firing of Director Susan Monarez. With four top officials stepping down, many now feel that the CDC is effectively finished.
DJT: āI have the right to do anything I want to do. Iām the President of the United States.ā This would have been considered a pretty shocking statement under any other circumstances.
The declined to comment. But generally someone thought it was inappropriate. Possibly too sexual or too scary.
Apparently, simply seeing people who look different from you (not even talking to them, just seeing them) builds a sense of trust in The Other. Itās part of why cities tend to be more liberal and open to multiculturalism.
We are working on it. The consent decree (that Trump wanted to nullify, btw) is working. Sadly it takes time to make institutional change.
So glad you enjoyed Chicago. Itās a great city. I hope you come back again. š
Parking is tough. But thatās why we have the CTA (and Metra and Pace). The public transportation network takes most people where they need to go. Or, if you donāt want to take public transit, you can walk, ride a bike, or take a cab. It is not that difficult to get around.
Not only is the drawing amazing, he included himself in the bottom left corner. And, if you zoom in, you can see he included little messages as well. One of them says ā100,000 books a yearā Very cool! ā¤ļø
Apparently heās on aspirin.
It could be the thumb of the other person. Trump also has a history of doing wearily competitive hand shakes. Seems like a stretch, but possible? Especially if heās on blood thinners.
Also, just have to add: āAmong the other titles being held for review in Escambia County are dictionaries, thesauruses, the Guinness Book of World Records, and science books by National Geographic. āArt Spiegelmanās āMaus,ā Bernard Malamudās āThe Fixerā and Elisabeth Kushnerās āThe Purim Superheroā
I found this. āā¦Escambia County marks the first instance in which Frankās original diary is known to have been removed from schools since the āparentsā rightsā movement driving the book purge gained steam in 2021. www.jta.org/2024/01/10/u...
The thing I observe about articles like this is that they start with a premise that the other side is bad. Repeat that premise many times with very little evidence, present straw men, and generally neutral evidence as if it supported their argument. Itās so badly written. Itās painful.
āThis time may be differentā is not really a very hopeful strategy IMO Also this: āUltimately, the debate highlights a broader conflict in economic policy: the desire for quick growth versus the need for long-term stability.