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@RichardPorterIL
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American Pragmatist, Anti-Marxist, Pro-Enlightenment. “Give me my sword and cloak — Falstaff, good night…”
Illinois, USA
Joined August 2013
How does the job market look? Since January, the number of native born Americans employed has grown by 1.9 million, while the number of non-native born Americans employed has dropped by 960K, & the number of federal employees has dropped by 97K. The net increase in jobs is 844K.
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A wistful farewell to fans by @TheWho at the UC. Don’t Get Fooled Again Chicago — our new boss is the same as the old boss…
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More law enforcement on the streets, more arrests and prosecutions— and crime goes down. @ILGOP @ChicagoGOP @CookCountyGOP
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Former Chicago PD Superintendent Garry McCarthy on Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson requesting funds for more police: "If they didn't spend all that money over the last few years on harboring migrants who were not here legally, they would have the money for those cops."
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.@ChiPubSchools' spending has spiked by $2.4 billion since 2020. Why? Nearly 8,000 new employees—even as enrollment dropped by 30,000. https://t.co/vRdpxohlL5
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Chicago Public Schools board members passed a $10.2 billion budget that could have been worse. They got in this mess because expenditures have ballooned $2.4 billion since 2020, largely because 7,927...
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This isn’t rocket science. The research is clear: Crime goes down as the risk of arrest and conviction, and the cost of conviction, goes up. FOLLOW THE DATA! https://t.co/jlUK4OA08Q
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realclearpolitics.com
There was no Labor Day holiday for Chicago criminals, who murdered nine people and wounded another 51; most (if not all) were black or brown people with names...
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Brandon Johnson: “Crime is down in Chicago.” Labor Day weekend: “Hold my beer.” Stats: @w_h_thompson
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Breaking down the @m3strat poll on crime, law enforcement and a possible federal surge into Chicago — @GovPritzker stridency against a federal anti-crime surge is reflected among White Democrats, but not among Hispanics and milder among Black Chicagoans.
realclearpolitics.com
Friday, August 29th on the RealClearPolitics Podcast: 00:00 Trump Closes Tariff Loophole 10:03 Did We Learn the Right Lessons from Katrina? 18:30 Dumbest Sto...
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M3 out with a new poll today showing crime is a much bigger concern for Chicagoans than either Chicago’s Mayor or @JBPritzker suggest: a supermajority want more cops on the street! And, strident opposition to Trump proposals is a White Thing: Hispanic voters support, and Black
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A poll by @m3strat this week showed that Chicagoans want the crime problem addressed — 75% support more cops, and large percentages supported federal intervention too! @JBPritzker pretends crime’s not a problem but @realDonaldTrump is with the people @CortesSteve @IlliniJen
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Here’s a summary of the poll:
M3 out with a new poll today showing crime is a much bigger concern for Chicagoans than either Chicago’s Mayor or @JBPritzker suggest: a supermajority want more cops on the street! And, strident opposition to Trump proposals is a White Thing: Hispanic voters support, and Black
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The “Defund the Police” movement is dead even in Chicago. @m3strat poll shows that (1) high crime worries Chicagoans, esp among Blacks and Hispanics, (2) Whites are least effected by crime and stridently anti-Federal intervention, but (3) 75% of Chicagoans want more cops! 👮
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Why? Black and Hispanic voters experience more violent crime in their neighborhoods— and police misconduct just isn’t the concern it once might have been
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Finally, while a majority of Chicagoans oppose the National Guard, Hispanic voters disagree and Black voters are just not as opposed to the idea as White voters are
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And support for non-military Federal resources from the FBI, ATF, DEA and, yes, ICE is strong!
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The cross tabs are particularly interesting too — look at the support for more Chicago cops and IL State Troopers to be deployed into the city
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