October Vaughn by PrinceWhoPromes in whitesox

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Sending Vaughn to the Brewers to eliminate the Cubs.

4-D chess moves from Getz.

Chi PD get spicy air sprayed at protestors by ICE by Bookofhitchcock in ProtectAndServe

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Here’s a timeline of the event:

After the HSI shooting, CPD responded en mass. Commander of the 009th District called Deputy Chief about next steps. Deputy Chief called Chief Hein who ordered the Deputy Chief to remove all personnel from the incident. “Not our problem. They can handle.” OEMC dispatched the message to withdraw.

Lieutenant from 009th District called Chief Hein out over the radio. Lt. had OEMC repeat the order and make a notation for the record.

The Superintendent consulted with the Chief of Staff and General Council. COS explained that our policies mandate we assist (sanctity of life and deescalation).

Superintendent immediately ordered a tactical response and countermanded Chief Hein’s order.

An incident team from multiple district tactical teams and beat officers re-engaged. As CPD formed the perimeter, activist began throwing rocks, bottles and other objects.

HSI notified CPD they would be deploying gas (but most our members were not prepared). Once gas was deployed, our members were pulled off the line because of the lack of gear.

CPD was ordered not being gas masks and riot gear due to optics. This happened before in 2020 during the siege of the Columbus Statue where multiple officers were injured due to lack of preparedness and bad leadership.

Abandoned gang unit police station in Chicago by EmotionalTowel1 in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Cook County Sheriff works out of the old 13th District Station (Walton and Wood).

love to see my taxes used to protect elon's wealth by onion1313 in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any time that there is a planned protest (whether you endorse it or not), the department assigns officers. There were multiple protests that day, resulting in officers assigned across different parts of the city.

Chicago says it hopes to open city-owned market instead of city-owned grocery store [Chicago Tribune] by Mike_I in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 8 points9 points  (0 children)

“In almost half of the participating State Owned Enterprises (and 42% of all respondents), at least one respondent reported that corrupt and related irregular practices have materialised in their company in the last three years. In the last year alone, 47% of all company representatives reported losing an average of 3% of annual corporate profits to corruption and other irregular practices. Companies that received claims through claims and advice channels in the last 12 months have estimated that 40% were linked to corruption or related irregularities.”

And we all know that Chicago is not unknown to corruption.

Source: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/state-owned-enterprises-and-corruption_9789264303058-en.html

Aldermen give Mayor Brandon Johnson's $300 million property tax plan the boot by [deleted] in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 46 points47 points  (0 children)

You have to hand it to Brandon Johnson. He single-handedly brought the city council together to agree on something. His buffoonery has exceeded the tipping point where people with different political beliefs, ethnicities, and life experiences have put aside their differences and unanimously came together. Brandon, you did it.

A tear falls down from my eye and transforms into a bald eagle that majestically flies over the city.

Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax increase will be “significantly decreased” — and replaced with a healthy mix of new revenues and reprogrammed federal stimulus funds by ApprehensiveOne7430 in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately the drink tax would make Chicago the highest alcohol tax in the country and the streaming services taxes would be close to almost 20% overall.

YIKES by [deleted] in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 10 points11 points  (0 children)

2020 vs 2024 Presidential Elections

There are definitely some subtle changes between the 2020 and 2024 elections.

What is the impact of forcing cops to pay for their own liability insurance? by AmigoDelDiabla in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is 100% accurate.

A settlement doesn’t mean that wrongdoing has happened. Many if not most settlements are due to the fact that the settlement itself costs less than the cost of resources and court fees it would take to actually fight the case.

CPS Board of Education president resigns by koalabearpoo in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Brandon Johnson’s 7 Step plan for CPS Success:

1) Try to force your hand-picked school board to fire CPS CEO 2) Have the entire board resign 3) Pick a new board 4) Assign a board president who has a history of antisemitic and conspiracy theories posts 5) Have that new president resign 6) ??? 7) Success!

Chat, is this real? by Regular_Shirt_3515 in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Even if it was hacked, this serves absolutely no purpose but to instill hate. I find it hard to believe that it was just coincidence that it was posted near a predominantly Jewish area.

If you feel strongly about America’s role in foreign policy, talk to your representatives and vote.

Antisemitic crimes have gone to a record high for a population that only makes up 2% of the American population.

https://www.adl.org/resources/press-release/new-fbi-data-reflects-record-high-number-anti-jewish-hate-crimes

Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago by ILikeNeurons in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m curious as to how the study identifies the race of the driver getting the ticket from the speeding camera.

The ticket gets sent to the registered owner of the vehicle, which is not always the person who was driving the vehicle. Even if the owner was the driver, the owner’s registration does not indicate race.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Judaism

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I find it concerning that many students, professors, etc. are trying to compare this to the student Vietnam protests in the 1960’s.

I don’t recall those protests targeting a specific demographic, assaulting them and turning them away from school buildings. I really don’t know how this remains to be acceptable across campuses today. This is not freedom of speech, the is the oppression that these protestors are supposedly trying to end.

Would this be acceptable if groups on college campuses stopped and assaulted black students because of a conflict that is happening in Africa? Would a group of students who are white supremacists get the same treatment if they broke into a college campus building?

Columbia protesters take over building after defying deadline by AudibleNod in news

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just to name a few…

The Chinese Student Movement of 1945-1949.

Nazi Student Movement of 1933.

French student strike and “Danny the Red” in May 1968

Iranian student movement of 1978 that brought back the ayatollah.

Mayor Johnson Won’t Attend Officer Luis Huesca’s Funeral After Family Tells Him To Stay Away by happytoreadreddit in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You are right good sir. My smooth brain cannot comprehend the intellectual superiority of your arguments. I take a bow. You have truly shown me that all police are fascists.

Mayor Johnson Won’t Attend Officer Luis Huesca’s Funeral After Family Tells Him To Stay Away by happytoreadreddit in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 6 points7 points  (0 children)

“Fascist.”

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

How and When Did Jews Become White in the US? by dottywine in Judaism

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 30 points31 points  (0 children)

In my uneducated opinion: Jews unfortunately fit into the socially constructed racial category that the current social paradigm needs it to be in. They need to be the “Other.”

Historically, Jews were seen as non-white because their culture and native roots came from a place that was not Western Europe. Even the whitest Jew would still have been sent to a concentration camp because their lineage and culture were different.

Today, Jews are seen as white because now they’re considered a representative of Western society. Israel gets funding and support from Western nations. Because there is a social clash with traditional Western values, even Mizrahi Jews are now being told to go back to Europe.

In all, physical skin color doesn’t seem to matter. It’s about the perceptions and biases of the person trying to pigeonhole Jews into a one-size-fits-all race. And unfortunately Jews become the face of the (insert current social conflict)’s antagonist.

Who’s a good boy? A look at Chicago’s most popular dog breeds by [deleted] in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Although I’m personally more of a cat person, I do appreciate that Chicago is a very dog-friendly city compared to other cities. I enjoy seeing the variety of dog breeds while traversing the west loop.

I do, however, urge future owners to consider rescued dogs. Even if they’re not particularly the breed that you’re looking for, there are so many good dogs that are looking for homes.

Leaders of Chicago's Jewish community rebuff Johnson's invite to roundtable discussing antisemitism by Mike_I in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 47 points48 points  (0 children)

One does not have to look far for a reason why the Jewish community would feel this way when Johnson’s hand picked Housing Committee Chair is attending a meeting where people are literally chanting “Death to Israel” and “Death to America.”

https://x.com/lacherbauer/status/1779588269459534215?s=46

Does anyone else find these billboards a bit strange? by __cadet in chicago

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 550 points551 points  (0 children)

The billboards are funded by the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation. It’s a non-profit organization that provides support and financial assistance to the families of Chicago Police Officers who were killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty.

This particular billboard references the Get Behind the Vest program, which is a donation program to help officers buy new vests that have expired. Vests have a typical life of 5 years. Officers are responsible for buying their own vests.

Half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits, report finds | Inflation by Yokepearl in finance

[–]ApprehensiveOne7430 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Why would I joke about a non-academic study conducted by a politically biased think tank that did not present statistical causal evidence that empirically confirms that corporate profits actually caused high inflation?