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@mchiaramonte121 @timecaptales I should have realized he was "trending" online because he died yesterday. 86. Not bad. Love the memes.

@Resign_Grifter @timecaptales Same age as me right now, good god

Chuck Norris demonstrating stage fighting techniques on David Letterman, August, 1980.

@ABC7Chicago He should go find a private sector employer willing to pay him his $200K a year government salary. That will teach the administration a lesson!

The man who oversaw public safety in the mayor's office is speaking out after being suddenly fired for reasons that are now raising questions as agencies begin turning their attention to summer and plans to prevent violence. abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-d…

@DarrenBaileyIL Have you also changed your opinion on abortion? I think it's a woman's right to choose whether or not to abort a fetus. Do you agree or disagree?

Chicago, you’ve got a new fan. 😅

John Coltrane Quartet with Eric Dolphy - "Impressions" #Jazz #ModernJazz

@paschutz "There is a culture in this office of, if you hold people accountable, there is a target on your back." Sooo, this guy knew about this "culture" but said and did nothing until he was fired? Kept cashing those paychecks? Interesting.

EXCLUSIVE interview: Mayor Johnson fired Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood today, but Gatewood is not going quietly. "There is a culture in this office of, if you hold people accountable, there is a target on your back." More at 4p and 5p and full interview at 10p

@MaryAnnAhernNBC Gatewood was paid $195K a year. Who believes he was really fired due to a change in approach to public safety? Something is off.

Ousted. ⁦@ChicagosMayor⁩ fires Garien Gatewood, Deputy Mayor Public Safety

@bluehewlett @chicagotribune That's a mirror you're looking at.

@chicagotribune She's retarded.

If Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins the general election race to replace retiring Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, she and Sen. Tammy Duckworth would become the first women of color to represent the same state in the Senate at the same time. trib.al/8bhR1Zw

@JessJessavila17 @chicagotribune Liar. She took the three months she was entitled to under law.

@chicagotribune Tribune is a propaganda paper. How about delivery to the illinoians. After Duckworth got elected, she took a year hiatus to have a baby. What would Stratton do?

@PatrioticPorker Do you support Trump's decision to start a war with Iran?

@DarrenBaileyIL What’s your plan to appeal to Chicago voters? They are dug in with TDS.

Pritzker sent a truck to circle the parking lot at our Republican unity breakfast. I spoke with the driver and he’s fed up with things. Pretty sure I got his vote. Keep sending them, JB! 😂

@DarrenBaileyIL He's "fed up" with "things" but still accepted money to deliver a message he disagrees with? There isn't enough money in the world to get me to betray my principles. I am pro choice on abortion and would still be if you offered me a billion dollars to switch. I'm just saying.

@BlockClubCHI Yeah. OK. Sure.

Chicago drag queens are uniting to "melt ICE" with a fundraiser extravaganza. blockclubchi.co/4smBdHs

@defend9545265 @mylifeinthechi Legal concealed carry for sure. The minute some lunatic with two ball peen hammers confronts you and corners you, put two in the 10 ring.

@mylifeinthechi If your gona ride the Suck.T.A (CTA) get your CCL and FOID this mf could have started swinging that hammer and did damage to people on the train. My goodness...

Man crashing out and threatening a rider during a ride in Chicago.

@Derrick82239562 @RobinLynneKelly Thinking the "black vote" functions as a bloc works less and less, thank god. Same goes for the "Latino vote."

@RobinLynneKelly But the fact of the matter is you 2 are splitting the black vote and that will allow raja to win. This scenario has been proven not to work

If people are concerned about splitting the Black vote, they should vote for the most qualified candidate. That’d be this Black woman. Period.

@RobinLynneKelly That's just factually incorrect. Bobby Kennedy was accused of being a spoiler in '24 for possibly taking votes from Biden. Bernie was called a spoiler against Biden in '20...AND in 2016 against Clinton.

@DarrenBaileyIL I don't suppose you've changed your position on abortion. Neither have I. It's an issue for women, their doctors, families and clergy. The government doesn't belong in the calculation.

Polls are open! It’s time to shake things up and hold leadership accountable. Cast your vote for Bailey for governor to support a vision of change that puts Illinois back on track and fights for your future.

@JJeffrey100 @byaliceyin "The Chicago Teachers Union and its affiliates provided over $5.6 million to Brandon Johnson’s mayoral campaign, with the CTU directly contributing nearly $2.3 million." Johnson/Gates/Preckwinkle. Let's see what happens at the ballot box today.

@byaliceyin that's rich, given he ran a campaign fully funded by the CTU

Mayor Brandon Johnson w/ a pointed msg at superPACs: “We are seeing 100s of millions of dollars come in from outside spaces working to influence our elections … millionaires & billionaires & big corps putting not just their thumb but their entire foot on the election process.”

@Bearthafuckdown @Suntimes The "homeless czar" in Chicago is paid $180,000 a year. That's $15,000 a month.

@Suntimes How about the shit show that is North Lake Shore Drive?

The city has promised to offer long-term housing, but some advocates are voicing doubts about the plan to move roughly 20 residents out of the Legion Park encampment Tuesday. chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/20…

@Suntimes Taxpayers fund the parks, but could be ticketed for being in them after closing time. Vagrants and bums get to live there round the clock - for free - while depriving other people of use of them.

@AngelJonesPhD He calls the governor of California "NewScum," which is childish but which also means Gavin is living rent-free in Trump's head.

This clip shows 3 things: 1) Trump is a trash ableist who thinks someone w/ a disability shouldn’t be president 2) He’s incoherent & doesn’t know he referred to Gavin Newsom as President of the United States 3) Not having a diagnosis doesn’t mean you don’t have a disability