Brad Hacker
@hacks21
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Cubs STH, Bulls, Blackhawks, Bears, Wrigley Field, baseball, The Three Stooges, numismatist, all kinds of history and numbers/stats/dates geek.
Northern suburbs of Chicago.
Joined February 2011
I’ve been a mechanic for 30 years. I’ve seen it all. But last Friday, a woman pulled in driving a beat-up 2005 Honda Odyssey. It sounded like a bag of marbles in a blender. She had three kids in the back, all under the age of six. The car was packed with bags. Not grocery
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Twas' the night before Christmas: by Matt Foley - motivational speaker. #ChicagoHistory 🎅🏼
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“Do you know how long it takes a working man to save $5,000?” Approximately 42% of Americans have less than $5000 in savings. 79 years later and this question, defending the working class against unchecked greed and exploitation, hasn’t aged at all.
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I saw this and it made me think of the enormous gratitude I have for my parents and how they made Christmas so incredibly special for us every year. My parents are gone but those memories remain, which is a tribute to them and inspires me to create same for my family now. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Not beating the allegations
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Q: Why is Trump destroying the federal government? 🤔 Remakingmanhood
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The best there ever was. End of story.
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So gross. Now Kevin Warren and the Bears are testing if Indiana is this dumb too.
After reading through the 33-page term sheet for the Chiefs' new stadium in Kansas, I think it's one of the most lopsided stadium deals in NFL history. Kansas is essentially giving the Chiefs $3 billion (stadium funding + mixed-use development funding + tax incentives), yet
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@MatrixMysteries That’s not how it works. I pay my monthly premiums and get a discounted rate for Dr visits and Rx in addition to a portion of the bills being paid by insurance. Once I reach the deductible it covers almost everything until total out of pocket has been met and then everything that
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The Godfather of AI gives a chilling warning about his creation…
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From 2018 to 2024, the tax rate paid by eight major retailers was slashed from 30% to just 17.5%. The CEOs of those major retailers were paid a collective $1.3 billion. Meanwhile, the average worker at those stores was paid less than $32,000 in 2024. Nothing trickled down.
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