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rachel ray romano: Jul 5, 2021

HootTheOwl posted:

I saw a Kennedy sign in my block, lol

They have autism awareness stickers on their cars, and I think that's why

Look, he was awkward but I don't think he was *that* bad.

# ? Jul 4, 2023 03:38

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# ? May 25, 2024 14:52

Oracle: Oct 9, 2004

Nash posted:

Interesting. I had always heard the general trend was the money making counties were the northern ones and most southern counties took way more state money than they put in overall.

https://news.siu.edu/2018/08/081018-research-shows-state-funding-disparities-benefit-downstate.php

From a few years back but what I was referring too.

Oh they do on the whole just because there�s so many more people in those collar counties to pay taxes and there�s a lot more poverty and a lot more roads per capita south of I-80. It�s just this specific tax is what they tend to point to as an example of getting screwed out of money they used to get before 2011.

# ? Jul 4, 2023 03:42

Jows: May 8, 2002

rachel ray romano posted:

Look, he was awkward but I don't think he was *that* bad.

I think he means RFK Jr.

# ? Jul 4, 2023 13:59

Djarum: Apr 1, 2004; by vyelkin

https://chicago.suntimes.com/electi...cked-republican

Bailey is running for Congress now. I don�t think he has a chance against Bost either. I assume he just gets off on losing.

# ? Jul 5, 2023 04:57

The X-man cometh: Nov 1, 2009

If Dick Uline wants to waste more money on Bailey that's great.

# ? Jul 5, 2023 05:03

Bizarro Kanyon: Jan 3, 2007; Something Awful, so easy even a spaceman can do it!

He is �rich man with nothing else to do�. Next, he will run for Senate and then he will run for President. After that, he will hopefully have some made up offices to run for.

Also, Bost already has an oppo file online for him but many of these may actually be something that people down here support.

https://t.co/BzurHhQ9Vm

# ? Jul 5, 2023 05:16

Powered Descent: Jul 13, 2008; We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.

The Illinois Supreme Court has decided that you can be compelled to provide a password. This is... uh... not a good thing.

Different states and federal court districts have come up with very different rulings on this, so it's sure to end up in front of the US Supreme Court sooner or later. Which given that court's recent history is... uh... not a good thing.

# ? Jul 7, 2023 05:27

Zarin: Nov 11, 2008; I SEE YOU

Powered Descent posted:

The Illinois Supreme Court has decided that you can be compelled to provide a password. This is... uh... not a good thing.

Different states and federal court districts have come up with very different rulings on this, so it's sure to end up in front of the US Supreme Court sooner or later. Which given that court's recent history is... uh... not a good thing.

My, uh, internet habits are, uh, my own.

I wish I had something useful to type here but I really don't.

This is bad, I think.

# ? Jul 7, 2023 05:38

HootTheOwl: May 13, 2012; Hootin and shootin

I think it's cute the court doesn't see the phone as an extension of the self.

# ? Jul 7, 2023 14:02

withoutclass: Nov 6, 2007; Resist the siren call of rhinocerosness; College Slice

Really hoping we see a cyborg argument.

# ? Jul 7, 2023 14:08

Willa Rogers: Mar 11, 2005

Jesus christ; CPD is (internally) investigating sexual assault of migrants staying at police stations. A lot of migrants had said they'd felt safer in the police outposts than in some of the shelters, although they were sleeping on the floors in corners.

CPD investigating claims of at least one officer having sexual relations with migrants housed in West Side police station

quote:

The Chicago Police Department acknowledged an internal investigation Thursday into allegations that an officer or officers assigned to a West Side patrol district engaged in sexual relations with migrants who were living in a police station.

The department said in an email late Thursday that the bureau of internal affairs, as well as the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, had opened an investigation, but a department spokesperson did not address questions about when the investigation began or if any officers were stripped of their police powers.

The Police Department said the allegations concern an officer or officers assigned to the Ogden District, which covers the Little Village and Lawndale neighborhoods on the West Side.

Few details were available late Thursday about the scope of the investigation. Also a focus was whether some of the migrants allegedly involved in the matter were minors, sources with knowledge of the internal review said.

Follow-up story:

COPA acknowledges complaint against Chicago police officers for alleged sex with migrant housed at station

quote:

For months, migrants bused to Chicago from Texas have found themselves housed in Chicago police stations in difficult circumstances, leaving city and state leaders stunned Friday by allegations that officers at one of the police facilities may have had sexual contact with at least one of those seeking shelter there.

A complaint submitted Thursday to the Civilian Office of Police Accountability spurred an internal Chicago Police Department investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by at least one officer involving a migrant housed at a West Side police station.

***

Mayor Brandon Johnson�s office issued a statement calling the situation �deeply troubling.�

�New arrivals are being moved to temporary shelters in current operation, with full relocation to be completed by tomorrow morning,� a statement from the administration read.

Also a focus was whether some of the migrants allegedly involved in the matter were minors, sources with knowledge of the internal review said. A CPD spokesperson did not address questions about when the investigation began or if any officers were stripped of their police powers.

The Johnson administration confirmed that aspect of the case late Friday.

�The Johnson administration remains intensely focused on the deeply troubling allegations of sexual misconduct by a Chicago Police Department officer against a minor new arrival, and other allegations of sexual misconduct in the Chicago Police Department�s 10th District,� the statement read. �While this incident is under investigation by the CPD Bureau of Internal Affairs and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, the City is committed to providing mental health support and resources to all those in need.�

Asked about the investigation at an unrelated news conference in Springfield on Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said it would be �horrific� if the allegations are proven to be true.

He also noted that more migrants have been removed from police stations, �where they�ve been taking good care of those migrants,� and being put into more permanent shelter or housing.

�In fact, what we�re trying to do is make sure that people get rental assistance so they can go have a real apartment to live in, especially families,� Pritzker said. �It�s a terrible thing and I hope there�s a full investigation as fast as possible, and if there is wrongdoing they ought to be held accountable immediately.�

As part of the $50.4 billion budget for the new fiscal year, Pritzker and his Democratic allies in the Illinois General Assembly set aside $42.5 million to aid migrants throughout the state.

The plight of migrants in the city has been a focus of the new administration of Johnson. Largely from Central America and Venezuela, the migrants have been bused to Chicago and other major U.S. cities from Texas.

In the meantime, the city has struggled to find adequate housing for them. Since April, CPD�s 22 district stations � along with several other city-owned or otherwise unused buildings � have become temporary homes for hundreds of migrants, sometimes drawing the ire of local residents.

Many of those migrants have found themselves seeking shelter in Chicago police stations, as information about the conditions at city shelters has circulated. City officials this week said more than 5,000 migrants are currently being housed in city shelters and nearly 800 were awaiting placement at police stations.

The three Ogden District councilors issued a statement Friday, saying that �if these allegations are substantiated, we will pursue appropriate disciplinary and legal actions against the officers involved.�

On Friday, migrants staying at the Ogden station said they first learned of the allegations when they saw television news cameras.

�The officers don�t even speak to us,� said David Hernandez.

***

Karla Urbina, a migrant from Nicaragua, spent more than a month staying in a Chicago police station. She said that the abuse and shame from officers was constant.

�Many have no respect for us, they see us as objects,� said the mother, who is not staying at a shelter but has joined forces with volunteers to help other asylum-seekers who are currently arriving.

Some officers treat not only women, but all migrants badly, she said, calling them names, giving looks and violating the little privacy that they may have.

Most will not report any abuse even if it�s sexual because they fear that they�ll be kicked out of the stations or shelter, she said.

�We can�t afford to do that,� Urbina said.

***

Kiisha Smith, one of the 10th Police District Council members, confirmed the mayor�s office already met one of their demands by calling for the removal of all migrants from the 10th District police station by 4 p.m. Friday. Their next destination was not confirmed.

�If any of the allegations are found to be true and fact we will take charge and attempt to hold them accountable for their actions, most definitely,� Smith said.

Ald. Monique Scott, who represents the 24th Ward, which includes the 10th District police station, said residents should wait for the investigation to resolve.

�Right now, they are just accusations. So my heart goes out to the people that are involved and the officers because we don�t know the validity of the truth right now, correct?� she said on a phone call with the Tribune Friday night. �I would encourage anybody in my ward to sit back and wait and don�t jump to conclusions, don�t jump on a side, wait for the results and wait to see what the investigation turns out to be.�

At least the city & state are moving on getting migrants into permanent housing, and out of the pig pens in the short term.

# ? Jul 10, 2023 04:33

rachel ray romano: Jul 5, 2021

https://twitter.com/realBlagojevich/status/1680634630070829058

Christlike.

# ? Jul 17, 2023 18:00

A Bad King: Jul 17, 2009; Suppose the oil man,
He comes to town.
And you don't lay money down.

Yet Mr. King,
He killed the thread
The other day.
Well I wonder.
Who's gonna go to Hell?

rachel ray romano posted:

https://twitter.com/realBlagojevich/status/1680634630070829058

Christlike.

What is this bastard even doing with himself, these days?

# ? Jul 17, 2023 18:19

HootTheOwl: May 13, 2012; Hootin and shootin

A Bad King posted:

What is this bastard even doing with himself, these days?

Getting ready to run again

# ? Jul 17, 2023 18:39

A Bad King: Jul 17, 2009; Suppose the oil man,
He comes to town.
And you don't lay money down.

Yet Mr. King,
He killed the thread
The other day.
Well I wonder.
Who's gonna go to Hell?

HootTheOwl posted:

Getting ready to run again

no. no no no. no. stop saying this, why do you set us up for this. stop making GBS threads on our reality. this is loving intolerable.

# ? Jul 17, 2023 18:54

Clouseau: Aug 3, 2003; My theories appall you, my heresies outrage you, I never answer letters, and you don't like my tie.

Literally running that is, as he often does through Ravenswood Manor. I believe he is barred from holding office in the state.

# ? Jul 17, 2023 19:12

HootTheOwl: May 13, 2012; Hootin and shootin

A Bad King posted:

no. no no no. no. stop saying this, why do you set us up for this. stop making GBS threads on our reality. this is loving intolerable.

I'm back!
-40-

# ? Jul 17, 2023 19:20

Rod Hoofhearted: Jun 18, 2000; I am a ghost

Clouseau posted:

Literally running that is, as he often does through Ravenswood Manor. I believe he is barred from holding office in the state.

Can confirm. I have a friend who has seen him running somewhere in that area a few times. It�s no joke, and if he sees you looking at him he�ll smile and wave. He�s a loving narcissist who thrives off attention and feels no shame.

# ? Jul 17, 2023 19:43

A Bad King: Jul 17, 2009; Suppose the oil man,
He comes to town.
And you don't lay money down.

Yet Mr. King,
He killed the thread
The other day.
Well I wonder.
Who's gonna go to Hell?

Rod Hoofhearted posted:

Can confirm. I have a friend who has seen him running somewhere in that area a few times. It�s no joke, and if he sees you looking at him he�ll smile and wave. He�s a loving narcissist who thrives off attention and feels no shame.

I know of a newly minted internet celebrity who's really good at throwing water balloons at public figures and getting the shot on the first try...

# ? Jul 17, 2023 19:51

rachel ray romano: Jul 5, 2021

Blago was good, actually.

# ? Jul 18, 2023 16:25

Zarin: Nov 11, 2008; I SEE YOU

rachel ray romano posted:

Blago was good, actually.

Yeah, good at . . . DOING CRIMES!

. . . although he got caught AND did time for it so maybe he's bad at them? :thunk:

Now that I'm thinking about it, did he come from money or something? I'm assuming his neighborhood is nicer than mine but he also went to prison for awhile (I hear the pay sucks there) AND I'm sure nobody is champing at the bit to hire him after that so . . . how does THAT work?

I'm legit curious now, but I am also sure that the answer will depress me

# ? Jul 18, 2023 17:00

Clouseau: Aug 3, 2003; My theories appall you, my heresies outrage you, I never answer letters, and you don't like my tie.

He married into an extremely clouted Chicago politics family (the Mells). Idk about his money before that.

They all live in the very nice Ravenswood Manor neighborhood on the northside.

# ? Jul 18, 2023 17:06

rachel ray romano: Jul 5, 2021

His dad was an immigrant from Yugoslavia who worked in a steel plant. Basically the entire motive established in Rod's trials revolved around his frustration of having to survive on his salary as governor (~$170k) while all his hangers-on got rich on lobbying work.

# ? Jul 18, 2023 17:23

Thwomp: Apr 10, 2003; BA-DUHHH; Grimey Drawer

https://twitter.com/QasimRashid/status/1681318176704073729?s=20

# ? Jul 18, 2023 18:57

A Bad King: Jul 17, 2009; Suppose the oil man,
He comes to town.
And you don't lay money down.

Yet Mr. King,
He killed the thread
The other day.
Well I wonder.
Who's gonna go to Hell?

Thwomp posted:

https://twitter.com/QasimRashid/status/1681318176704073729?s=20

This is amazing. You love to see it.

# ? Jul 18, 2023 19:02

Bird in a Blender: Nov 17, 2005; It's amazing what they can do with computers these days.

I'm glad the IL supreme court is immensely better than the US supreme court.

# ? Jul 18, 2023 20:29

Lammasu: May 8, 2019; lawful Good Monster

One would thing this would be a popular position since jail so much more expensive than electronic monitoring.

# ? Jul 18, 2023 21:32

Bizarro Kanyon: Jan 3, 2007; Something Awful, so easy even a spaceman can do it!

It goes fully into effect 2 months from today to give departments and prosecutors time to�so something�I do not know.

But the IL SC slapped that poo poo down and rightfully so.

# ? Jul 19, 2023 03:05

Nash: Aug 1, 2003; Sign my 'Bring Goldberg Back' Petition

OH MAN THIS MEANS COPS CANT ARREST PEOPLE ANYMORE AND CAN ONLY ASK THEM TO STOP . THEY COULD BE BURNIN DOWN YOUR BARN AND THE COPS COULDNT DO NOTHIN

-people in south central Illinois

# ? Jul 19, 2023 03:23

Badger of Basra: Jul 26, 2007

https://twitter.com/QasimRashid/status/1682484516185669632

Lol good luck with that suburban primary

# ? Jul 22, 2023 15:01

rachel ray romano: Jul 5, 2021

Badger of Basra posted:

https://twitter.com/QasimRashid/status/1682484516185669632

Lol good luck with that suburban primary

I dunno what's in this guy's heart, but a radio host who just ran for congress in Virginia a few years ago *seems* like a bit of a grifter.

# ? Aug 9, 2023 17:48

Oracle: Oct 9, 2004

Badger of Basra posted:

https://twitter.com/QasimRashid/status/1682484516185669632

Lol good luck with that suburban primary

Gone, what'd it say

# ? Aug 9, 2023 19:02

Rod Hoofhearted: Jun 18, 2000; I am a ghost

Oracle posted:

Gone, what'd it say

Somehow I see it as text in Awful App:

�Read this thread. It�s exactly why I�m not wasting my time & money watching the Oppenheimer film. We don�t need another white washing of genocide committed by our government. We need reparations and accountability.

Now the movie she�s pitching below�that I would watch. https://t.co/Ky2pcZYOmQ

� Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) July 21, 2023�

# ? Aug 9, 2023 19:04

Lammasu: May 8, 2019; lawful Good Monster

Rod Hoofhearted posted:

Somehow I see it as text in Awful App:

�Read this thread. It�s exactly why I�m not wasting my time & money watching the Oppenheimer film. We don�t need another white washing of genocide committed by our government. We need reparations and accountability.

Now the movie she�s pitching below�that I would watch. https://t.co/Ky2pcZYOmQ

� Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) July 21, 2023�

I mean, Oppenheimer was all for giving the land back to the tribes.

# ? Aug 10, 2023 20:50

CAPT. Rainbowbeard: Apr 5, 2012; My incredible goodposting transcends time and space but still it cannot transform the xbone into a good console.; Lipstick Apathy

Lammasu posted:

I mean, Oppenheimer was all for giving the land back to the tribes.

Do you think that matters to them?

# ? Aug 11, 2023 00:19

The X-man cometh: Nov 1, 2009

It's always easier to criticize people from 70 years ago thousands of miles away.

Will Rashid commit to getting the Sac and Fox Stone of their land back?

# ? Aug 11, 2023 00:34

Lammasu: May 8, 2019; lawful Good Monster

The only way I can see anyone thinking Oppenheimer would be a raw raw Military Industrial Complex movie is if they have been in a 25-year coma and have no idea who Christopher Nolan is.

# ? Aug 12, 2023 11:04

Farecoal: Oct 15, 2011; There he go

Lammasu posted:

The only way I can see anyone thinking Oppenheimer would be a raw raw Military Industrial Complex movie is if they have been in a 25-year coma and have no idea who Christopher Nolan is.

I mean, considering the Nolan Batman movies...

# ? Aug 12, 2023 14:53

HootTheOwl: May 13, 2012; Hootin and shootin

Military bad.
Cops good.
Christopher Nolan

# ? Aug 12, 2023 15:31

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# ? May 25, 2024 14:52

Jows: May 8, 2002

Just read that our large Gov gave into the Sierra Club and vetoed the new nuke moratorium recession. Even though there aren't any new nuke plans in Illinois right now it would be nice to be able to at least reasonably consider new plants. Illinois has been the country's nuke leader since forever, keeping that local experience is critical for any potential future plans.

# ? Aug 13, 2023 13:07

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