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Martha Jones Eberle's avatar

Though she has lived in Austin for 35 years, my best friend was born and raised in Chicago in "the hood". I want to visit some day, as it is a fascinating city, with great history. When we took the train to Obama's first inauguration, we detrained outside Chicago because of huge snow, got on bus into Chi-town, then another train east to D.C. -- quite the wonderful adventure, as you can imagine! Chicagoans will not allow his illegal actions in their city -- Pritzger shows the stamina of Chicagoans; trump will be met at the city walls!!

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SeekingReason's avatar

I signed up for Ground News at the affordable $30/yr level to try it out. Thank you for the information!

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Clif Brown's avatar

The south and militarism/violence goes back to before the Civil War. John Hope Franklin wrote a fascinating book about it, "The Militant South" published in 1956, but still full of insight on the region that had no use for liberty and justice for all with so many willing to die to keep it out.

As for the troop deployments, Trumpism is scarcely disguised bigotry, MAGA is really Make America White Again as we see with Trump's dismissal of people of color from leadership positions in the government and the crackdown on illegal aliens that puts a premium on brutal treatment.

Since the troops will have little to do, I was thinking Trump might have them erect monuments to the Confederacy in northern cities. Wouldn't that show the blue states!? Chicago has Grant Park with a statue of Grant on horseback. Why not replace it with Robert E. Lee, maybe retaining the horse to save government money.

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VEE LAVALLEE's avatar

I hope you have "a plan" Qasim. Trump is spiralling out of control. If trump loses control he will create more havoc to punish everybody. Even if your protest are as peaceful as a Sunday picnic he will create a reason to hurt you. If you dissent he is not above using all out violence against the American people. This is not a test Qasim!

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Raven Meyer's avatar

Yes. I agree with you. He is already doing this. It also seems he is taking it out on world leaders who don’t give in to his outrageous demands and as a result we as a country are becoming non relevant.

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VEE LAVALLEE's avatar

Trump is playing a very dangerous game. Those dictators don't bow down to anyone. Trumps not used to that and is going to get his ass wiped. Which would be okay in my book but trump not getting what he wants turns to rage against his own people. He'll win the war for all dictators to take what's left of America.

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Jennifer Carpenter's avatar

Thank you for this article, shared, and put in a plug on my social media to friends to subscribe to your blog!

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LadyHistorian's avatar

Amen and thank you!

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Hey! I’m Back!'s avatar

The ABC headline is grotesque. It also fails to convey that, while all shootings of humans are tragic and are condemned by me, only 8 humans succumbed (💔) to gunshot wounds. My very own child has lived in the City of Chicago since around 2011, and now has a family there; my point being, I love visiting there! I have never and would never describe it as a hell hole! My grand humans are getting the best experiences possible by growing up in such a diverse environment! 🍊 foolius needs to leave Chicago alone. ☮️

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Francesca Cee's avatar

Thank you, Qasim. I've lived in Illinois for almost all of my life and it's unreal what he's trying to do here. I'm terrified that Pritzger will lose the election next year and that we'll be stuck with another republican for governor. Rauner was a disaster, but what's happening now is so much worse. We need to make sure people get out and vote in the gubernatorial election!! People's lives depend on it

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Nancy's avatar

I worked in Chicago for the summers between college years. I lived west of there and took the train in. Of course, this was 50 years ago! I was accosted once by a guy who tried to give me a "stud services" card as I crossed the bridge from Union Station to the Hartford building. I just laughed. My daughter just visited last winter and was there for the night life. She and her fiancé had no issues at all. My friend grew up there. Lived there for 73 years and never once told me anything about problems.

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Sarah's avatar

While I understand the report called attention to the differences between "red" and "blue" states, I wonder what we would learn if we re-framed the results according to income levels. Rather than dividing us based on our politics - it might unite all of us because of the wealth gap. (And yes, I'm deeply angry with this facist, orange, criminal and his entire administration. I can't even look at his face, must less listen to his voice.)

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Qasim Rashid, Esq.'s avatar

That's actually what the Southern Strategy is designed around, so you're absolutely right.

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Celeste Myslewski's avatar

Hate to tell you this, but NPR has been announcing those Chicago weekend shooting figures yesterday AND today!

And today, and this is a huge issue for me, instead of saying a little about the news conference Epstein victims held today, they played a clip of Our Fuhrer saying he doesn't know how that is "relevant" to all the great things he has done for this country.

I've gotta' run--I'm so angry I'll punch a finger-hole in my iphone.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq.'s avatar

So is the AP and ABC. It's just such a failure in journalism.

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Lynn's avatar

I have faith in the people of Chicago, their courageous mayor, and the strong, principled governor of Illinois.

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Suzanne Crockett's avatar

Hear, hear!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

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Debra's avatar
Sep 3Edited

I hard a difficult time with your commitment to facts aligning with designating Wisconsin as a red state and w/o nuance referring to states that should not be lumped together.

Wisconsin has always been a purple state; sometimes leaning red and sometimes blue. We have a Democrat governor who has done a fine job in difficult times and was re-elected. Under Walker a lot of damage was done to public servants and fixing state Republicans in their seats by gerrymanded maps. The maps have been changed, our Supreme Court once again leads in progressive POV.

The problem lies in the easy lean into blue/red identification of any state, any argument, any discussion. Reporters have to be willing to look deeper, and in this case further than the last presidential election.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq.'s avatar

Thanks for your comment, Debra. The problem is that so much of what Walker did is still on the books, and the super gerrymandered state leg has prevented much meaningful Blue progress. The vast majority of policies in WI, including their lax gun laws, are due to Republicans, and that's what I'm calling out.

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Tina Gavin's avatar

I wish I were surprised by his (I can’t say or write his name) words and actions. I am trying so hard to maintain a level of calm. I don’t know how this happened and why we can’t stop it. I thought presidents and kings were two different things.

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Kathy Bremer's avatar

Elect a felon, expect more crimes. I am still gobsmacked that voters looked at the candidates and said ‘yes, I like the felon.’

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SeekingReason's avatar

Actually, voters didn’t look at the Felon and say yes. The election was not won fairly due to voter suppression and other techniques and lies put out by the trainload with help from Putin & Musk…and others.

https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/

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Kathy Bremer's avatar

Why did so many Democrats simply fail to vote??

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SeekingReason's avatar

Still Harris would have won without Republican tampering. Hillary won by almost 3 million votes! Look to the popular vote for the voice of the people getting ignored!

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SeekingReason's avatar

Many people took great exception to President Biden’s support of Israel! Netanyahu is a thug like trump. Ignoring genocide isn’t a good technique to earn votes!

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Kathy Bremer's avatar

True, but now the situation in Gaza has gotten exponentially worse. Elections are often triage decisions. It baffles me that voters do not see this. There is no perfect candidate.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq.'s avatar

Exactly right. So much for the "law and order" party.

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Pablo Andreu's avatar

Oh, a federal court ruled the L.A. occupation to be illegal. That'll give Trump pause. *rolls eyes until they pop out of head

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Celeste Myslewski's avatar

Exactly! Then they leave the troops in place! It like you go before a judge who tells you your shop-lifting is illegal, but you can continue to do it until the SCOTUS says it's definitely illegal. What????

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Pablo Andreu's avatar

And even then…

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