Have you ever heard of Republicans bashing the Fraternal Order of Police about anything? I know I surely haven't.

Cops have historically been Right Wing shills. Chicago needs it's own political category too. Chicago though Democratic, is hardly this bastion of liberalism. Definitely not Left Wing.

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democrats court the cops in every big city

The thing you can always count on with cops is that they will hate the mayor and hate the police chief at all times, no matter who is holding the positions

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Yeah I've gotten similar vibes from my guys about police chiefs. Never an endorsement of any of them

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Black female cops love Lightfoot.

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I have advocated for education on this board for over a decade. It is the most basic and necessary thing we can do to keep our competitive edge. I believe that many public school systems are broke beyond repair, and that we must admit that the system is failing. The outcomes of our primary education are way behind much of the developed world.

The MA model with high standards is a way forward if we want to continue with public education. I believe that states ranks in the top 5 on global tests scores. It is about setting high standards. The Finland model took that country from the mid-20’s equal to countries like Norway and Sweden and boosted it in the top league with South Korea. I would also look at the charter school model in NYC which is working very well in educating low income students. Their lottery system ensures that they don’t peel off the best students. The waiting lists are massive.

I will take any of those choices or some new model, and I am wiling to throw more money at it.

Only a short sighted idiot would truly be anti-teacher. Those folks are simply sick of high property taxes with terrible outcomes and broke pension systems.

The smartest kids in the world is the book that talks about the Finland model. And to blunt potential criticism that it is an all white country, the school that was studied was mostly immigrants from North Africa and the Middle East.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smart ... orld_(book)

MA model.

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/a ... ht/483935/

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In order to truly assess what the better countries are doing you'd really have to do a much deeper dive. For instance the best ones usually only teach the best students. Now I will be the first to say that I am not the most versed when it comes to international systems but I am sort of versed when it comes to the American system.

The Greatest indicator of performance in education would be the income level of parents. They never talk about that because to so would require that there be a restructuring of our society's economy. No one in power wants to actually do and thus all of the focus is centered on the performance of teachers in the classroom.

Don't get me wrong. Instruction is an important component. Yoi don't want someone qualified to teach music teaching you about the 7 years war for instance. If you however wish to know what one of the leading indicators of academic performance happens to be it is best to simply check for the academic levels of the parents. More often than not your answer will come about from that.

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It's kind of a tie with education level of the parents, but obviously those are intertwined.

Maybe its just the numbers out on the street these days but I've noticed that there seem to be a lot more attractive women police these days.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I regret calling the cops on the dudes who carjacked me I’m not being judgemental but I don’t let my kids play at the park anymore because of the homeless and drug dealing going on

Liberal logic .



progressive Minneapolis neighborhood that pledged not to call the police in the wake of the death of George Floyd is now dealing with a 300-strong homeless encampment in a local park, according to reports.

Traffic has reportedly increased in the neighborhood around Powderhorn Park, as drug dealers seek to meet their clientele displaced during the civil unrest, rioting and looting following Floyd’s death at the end of May. At least one person overdosed inside the park and was brought out by an ambulance. Prostitution has also been reported in the area.


Residents though have agreed to “check their privilege” and “protect people of color” by not involving law enforcement to report instances of property damage, according to the New York Times.


If anyone is put in physical danger, they instead vowed to seek help from the American Indian Movement, which was founded in Minneapolis in 1968 to address systemic issues of poverty and police brutality against Native Americans and has been policing their own communities for years.


Keeping the promise not to call the police has proven more difficult than imagined, as some residents have avoided the park altogether after being catcalled and are fearing for their children’s safety. Others said they had trouble sleeping at night, fearing campers would force their way into their homes.

“I’m not being judgmental,” Carrie Nightshade, 44, told the Times, explaining she no longer allows her children, 12 and 9, to play in the park by themselves. “It’s not personal. It’s just not safe.

Another resident, Mitchell Erickson, said he regretted calling 911 when two black teenagers cornered him a block away from his home, held a gun to his chest and demanded his car keys. Erickson said he mistakenly handed over his house keys, and the frustrated teens left him only to steal another car a few blocks away.


“Been thinking more about it,” Erickson said in a text message to a reporter. “I regret calling the police. It was my instinct but I wish it hadn’t been. I put those boys in danger of death by calling the cops.”

“Yeah I know and yeah it was scary but the cops didn’t really have much to add after I called them,” he continued. “I haven’t been forced to think like this before. So I would have lost my car. So what? At least no one would have been killed.”


Another neighbor, Joseph Menkevich, who lives in an apartment complex two blocks from the park, said he first called a community activist, who did not pick up the phone, before dialing 911 after finding a black man with a hospital bracelet passed out in the elevator of his building.

“It didn’t resolve in a way that I had hoped,” Menkevich said. “All they did was offer to bring him back to the hospital. He refused, so they kicked him out on a rainy night.”

Black Lives Matter has advocated defunding the police since Floyd’s death.


A march is scheduled in Powderhorn Park on Friday to demand the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky., be arrested, according to a Facebook event. More than 1,300 responded to say they planned to attend.


Residents in the neighborhood historically known for its far-left politics and activism intervened last week when park police gave campers 72 hours to dismantle their tents and leave. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has since passed a resolution not to evict people from any city park and has called for increased funding for longer-term housing for campers, according to the Star Tribune.


“We are not going to kick the can down the road, push people out of public spaces when they have nowhere else to go,” Park Board President Jono Cowgill told the Tribune. “This is not a sustainable, dignified solution for folks who are experiencing homelessness right now, and the state needs to step up.”


The board has put in place more than a dozen portable restrooms, a shower trailer, trash bins and running water and electricity in Powderhorn Park. Volunteers alternate in shifts to distribute food and supplies, offer medical care and counseling and patrol the park at night to ensure safety. Residents have also requested a block party permit to limit some traffic to the park, according to the Times

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

The president specifically called out Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit and Oakland as problematic. Trump blamed the mayors of those cities – all of them Democrats – along with former President Barack Obama and the party’s presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden – for the high rates of homicide and other violent crimes.

“Chicago is an example, it is worse than Afghanistan,” Trump told Hannity. “These cities, it’s like living in hell.

THIS IS A BIT! TELL ME THIS IS A BIT, RIGHT NOW!

The world needs more people like that very thoughtful man.

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After a horrific weekend. This week so far. Total shot, total fatally shot in Chicago.

Monday- 41, 6
Tuesday- 16, 1
Wednesday- 17, 1
Thursday- 12, 2

The problem is if there more of us like him we might accelerate our own extinction.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

It should be a tax deduction to have your car stolen.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

You'll live, but you just wouldn't own anything. Think about the freedom you would have not worrying about possessions?

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Then you would have to worry about the carjack loophole since it would be an unreported carjacking.

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What do you think of the Germany system?

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

It's a gas

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I did see something I was waiting to see and was wondering about. The Freedom Riders finally showed up, they popped up in D.C. two nights ago. Looks like they are going to protect some monuments

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

How tall are you?

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I like when conservatives get horny for German academic tracking, a perfect example of The Government telling you exactly what you're capable of becoming in life.

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Many south & west side looted businesses won't reopen.

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/06/26 ... -covid-19/

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The death of Elijah Mcclain is sickening. I can't believe that it didn't get national attention. Profiled and choked out just because he was different.

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Yeah, that one made my heart sink. Died because the cops were somehow able to inject him with ketamine and they gave him too much. Absolutely disgusting.

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I thought the paramedics gave him the ketamine?

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They did, to sedate him...after he had already passed out.

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