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@PekalaLaw @GardinerIsland Maybe firefighters, but even cops can work longer. You don’t want 60 year olds out chasing gang bangers down alleys, but they can still do detective work ….or even parking tickets if we’re going to pay them anyways.

@rogersqrt1 @GardinerIsland Exactly! 🎯

Update: NY is discussing allowing govt teachers to retire at age 55 and immediately collect pension$$$. Heck,Teachers Unions are thisclose to saying teachers should be able to retire at 50 after 25 years and immediately collect pension$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. @GardinerIsland

@Ruppster2 @Suntimes The data says Oak Park Guy is right share.google/aimode/C2psQqR…

@Suntimes More importantly, who’s leaving and who’s coming? I strongly suspect home owning tax payers are leaving and third world types are coming.

The city lost more than 65,000 residents during the pandemic, but Chicago’s population has begun increasing again since 2023. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/05/1…

@perv_us @Suntimes Thieving!?!

@Suntimes Since everyone saying that the increasing population is because of illegals need to thank Governor Hot Wheels in Texas for bussing them up here. It was a few hiccups but most of the illegals are working and thieving.

@EYakoby @GretaThunberg Help

Why aren’t there any flotillas headed to Sudan where at least 25 million are starving?

@CubaOrtografia Welp, that’s one positive thing that came out of a public university.

Teoría de la Elección Pública En un despacho austero de la Universidad de Virginia a principios de los años 60, dos economistas estadounidenses, James M. Buchanan y Gordon Tullock, miraban con lucidez implacable el espectáculo de la política moderna. No veían nobles servidores del bien común, sino seres humanos de carne y hueso, racionales y egoístas, que respondían a incentivos exactamente igual que cualquier tendero, banquero u obrero. De esa observación brutal surgió The Calculus of Consent (1962) y, poco después, la Teoría de la Elección Pública: la política no es un reino de altruistas desinteresados; es un mercado más, donde políticos, burócratas y votantes persiguen su propio beneficio, y donde los grupos de interés concentrados capturan el poder mientras los costos se difunden entre millones de contribuyentes invisibles. El «rent-seeking», esa fea palabra que Buchanan popularizó, consiste en buscar ganancias no creando riqueza, sino manipulando el aparato estatal para arrebatar recursos ajenos mediante regulaciones, subsidios o privilegios legales. La idea es demoledoramente simple y, por eso mismo, intolerable para los románticos del poder: nadie en el gobierno es un «ángel guardián». Son agentes racionales que maximizan votos, presupuesto, prestigio y poder personal. Los votantes, racionalmente ignorantes, no estudian los programas; votan por promesas que les cuestan poco y les benefician mucho. Los burócratas expanden sus reinos porque su salario, su estatus y su jubilación dependen del tamaño del imperio que controlan. Y los lobbies, esos grupos pequeños y bien organizados, pagan el precio de la captura regulatoria porque los beneficios son enormes y concentrados, mientras los costos se reparten entre todos los demás como una niebla invisible. Esta teoría, una de las más corrosivas de la economía del siglo XX (Buchanan recibió el Nobel en 1986 precisamente por destripar el mito del Estado benevolente), no se queda en los manuales académicos. Se manifiesta con saña especial en los experimentos socialistas y comunistas, donde el Estado no es un árbitro neutral, sino el propietario absoluto de todo. Cuando el aparato controla la producción, los precios, el empleo y hasta los pensamientos, el «rent-seeking» deja de ser un vicio marginal y se convierte en el único deporte nacional. La nomenklatura soviética no era una anomalía; era el resultado lógico de este proceso. Una nueva clase dominante que vivía en dachas, comía caviar y enviaba a los disidentes al Gulag mientras predicaba la igualdad. La «boliburguesía» venezolana, esos militares, ministros y enchufados que se repartieron PDVSA, empresas expropiadas y dólares preferenciales, no traicionó al chavismo; lo perfeccionó. Los cuadros del Partido en China actual no son comunistas del siglo XIX; son capitalistas de Estado con carnet rojo que amasan fortunas mientras el proletariado sigue siendo proletariado. En la izquierda democrática el mecanismo es más refinado, pero idéntico en esencia. Los políticos prometen «bienes públicos gratis» como sanidad universal, educación gratuita, renta básica y subsidios verdes, financiados supuestamente por «los ricos» o por la deuda eterna. En realidad maximizan su propio stock de poder: cada nuevo programa crea clientelas dependientes, cada ministerio engorda burocracias leales, cada ley de «justicia social» multiplica los reguladores e inspectores que viven del presupuesto ajeno. Sindicatos de la educación pública bloquean cualquier reforma porque su monopolio les garantiza sueldos, privilegios y jubilaciones doradas a costa de generaciones de niños condenados a la mediocridad. ONG progresistas capturan fondos públicos para «luchar contra el odio» mientras sus directivos viajan en business class y dictan moral desde tribunas pagadas con impuestos. No hay ángeles en el poder; hay maximizadores de utilidad que, al expandir el Estado, expanden su propio botín. El socialismo «real» siempre genera una nueva clase dominante porque la Teoría de la Elección Pública es implacable: cuando eliminas el mercado y la propiedad privada, no eliminas el egoísmo humano; simplemente lo canalizas hacia la única vía que queda, la política. El resultado no es el paraíso sin clases; es una cleptocracia con eslóganes igualitarios. Los costos se socializan, los beneficios se privatizan en mansiones, cuentas en Suiza y yates. Y cuando alguien señala la estafa, la respuesta es la de siempre: más Estado, más control, más represión para que el cuento no se derrumbe. La Teoría de la Elección Pública no es cínica; es honesta. Brutalmente honesta. Nos recuerda que el poder corrompe y que el poder absoluto, el sueño húmedo de todo socialista, corrompe absolutamente. Por eso los regímenes que concentran todo en el Estado no producen igualdad; producen castas intocables con carnet del Partido. El resto del rebaño solo recibe las migajas y la factura.

@SenatorDurbin Who’s fighting for us?

The cruelty is the point. Dreamers and DACA recipients have lived here, married here, had kids here, and contributed here for years. I’ve spent 20+ years fighting for Dreamers. I will spend the rest of my time in the Senate continuing that fight.

@redpillb0t 700 years? 1300 years! - Conquered Spain in 711. - Invaded France (Tours) in 733. - Raided Rome in 846.

This video should be broadcast 24/7. The Muslim Brotherhood leader explains in his own words that, after 700 years of failed attempts to conquer Europe by force, they are now conquering it peacefully with the help of naive Western governments. The EU's weak and corrupt politicians have caused a disaster of biblical proportions. This won't end well.

@GIH_CG @libsoftiktok @HistorianUSA1 Apparently, she did put her opinion and her image out there for everyone to see. It seems like she’s asking for engagement ….not being unwillingly doxed.

@libsoftiktok @HistorianUSA1 Opposing point of view… Let her be.

Professor proudly declares: “My students are PISSED at capitalism.” Every debate in her “Crisis Earth” class ends with the same answer: “Dismantle capitalism. Dismantle corporations.” She calls it progress. 😬 Reality: Capitalism lifted billions from poverty, crashed solar costs 89%, and delivers cleaner environments in rich nations than any socialist system ever has (South Korea vs North Korea. West vs East Germany). This isn’t education — it’s systemic indoctrination turning science classes into anti-capitalist re-education camps. Students aren’t learning to solve problems. They’re being taught to hate the engine of human progress. Wake up. This is cultural sabotage. We need MORE capitalism, not less. 🇺🇸

@SquishyAvo @RMXnews News flash…. They don’t want him.

@RMXnews So he is moving to Japan. One of the few last countries that doesn't have tons of people from other places screwing it up ...but they sure are moving quickly in that direction.

🇩🇪🔴"I'm leaving Germany." Famous German Youtuber "Radical Living" with 2 million followers explains why he is leaving his country. "Once you have children, you also think about where you want to raise them, especially if you have a daughter. I don't think Germany is a good place to raise a daughter anymore because women, in general, don't feel safe walking down the street at night." "You don't have to take it from me; there are public petitions in all major German cities. Women want vouchers for free taxi rides at night, and in Berlin, they want women-only subway wagons. The stories you hear about what women have to endure in Berlin public transport are just messed up." "If a woman can't walk down the street at night and feel safe, you have failed as a society. It’s ridiculous that every time something happens, politicians just say we have a 'knife problem' or suggest women should dress differently." "You can also see the decline in small things. You can't go to the supermarket anymore without feeling like we're living in a crime-polluted society." "Even in Prenzlauer Berg, one of the best neighborhoods in Berlin, you go into a drugstore like DM and have to ask the cashier to unlock basic products like shampoo or cream because they get stolen so much. Even in a normal supermarket like Edeka, they are locking up alcohol and Red Bulls—things that cost only €1.50—with security tags. What kind of society is this becoming?" "Radical Living" also cites Christmas markets. "Last year, several were canceled because they couldn’t afford the 'terror defense' anymore. It costs millions of euros to put those barriers up. If Christmas markets—a place of joy that people look forward to in December—get canceled because they can't afford terror defense, many things have gone wrong in this country." "Don't get me wrong; I don't want to blame this solely on migration. Migration isn't a bad thing per se, but there are always going to be a few people who do stupid things, and you have to filter them out. Germany is doing an extremely bad job at that." He also notes that even people rejected for asylum are not being sent back home. In the full 36-minute video, "Radical Living" cites the worsening economy, the high tax burden, the abuse of the welfare system, and other countries with a better quality of life as all factors in his decision to leave. "Radical Living" has amassed millions of followers through his comedic takes, which are also popular with young people and left-wing viewers. As a result, this video, which has 1.7 million views, is sure to reach a wide audience.

@Ecnerwal23 Thank you Chicagoland for ruining your once-fine state 😢

A simple ‘thank you’ to the Chicagoland area would suffice but every year dummies get on this app and show their asses The majority of this big ass state live in those blue squares in the top right Just because there are more red squares than blue means nothing 9 mil>>>3 mil

@iluminatibot Get the government out of the student loan business.

American takes out a student loan for $8,645. After years of payments, he’s paid $7,450. His current balance? $8,750. He pays $7,450 — and somehow owes MORE than the original loan. This is usury, and it should be illegal

@realMaalouf @CSteven In 846, they got all the way to the Vatican‼️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_raid…

Why does no one ever refer to Muslims as colonizers, oppressors, genociders, slave traders, or imperialists?

@UnTelevisedLive @IranUpdatesNow You’re sick

@IranUpdatesNow Watched it repeat 100 times I cannot figure out... what the funniest part of the video is

Epic scene 🚨 Hezbollah attacked on Israeli monsters 👹 Look how they are behaving after the attack

@Kalshi Source?

JUST IN: US home sellers now outnumber buyers by 630,000 — largest gap ever.

@CameronW2027 @IlliniFootball @oregonfootball @BadgerFootball @NDFootball 🧡💙💪

Live commitment on Pat McAfee show and in my school auditorium tomorrow at 12:05pm CT! @IlliniFootball @oregonfootball @BadgerFootball @NDFootball

@mazemoore Gaza will be rebuilt faster

February, 2025. Just a couple weeks after the Palisades fire had stopped burning. Karen Bass says that it will take most people who lost homes in the fire about five years to rebuild their homes. Imagine hearing that after just losing your home and everything in it. Who could possibly want to re-elect this person? Bass is demoralizing and completely incompetent. Move on LA!

@_uwomy We need more of this. Fast-track legal immigration of people who self-deport.

The fact that he self deported speaks volumes.

@defense_civil25 Throw in a little Milei too!

🚨Update: Costa Rican President, Laura Fernández, plans to implement the same reforms as the successful President Bukele in El Salvador - locking up all thugs and terrorist in a mega- prison!

@DuPageCountyGOP You would think all the benefits provided by blue states would cause people to flock there. Apparently people really want freedom from government more than government handouts.

Look at these numbers. Blue states attract illegal immigrants not businesses or job creators. Illinois policymaking is not sustainable. Let’s put Illinois on a heathy path. Vote red!