HOW LOW CAN BLUE CITIES SINK? [merged threads]

[Dashinka 24,494]

Gotta love the "progressive" extremist kooks and their pie in the sky mentality.  They absolutely love the mayor of Chicago.  Btw, wasn't Lori Lightfoot also a "progressive"?

 

100 Days In, Brandon Johnson Is Steadily Shifting Chicago’s Political Terrain

 

His campaign and transition report by his transition team have promised big ideas that, if followed through, could catapult Chicago into the national spotlight as a promising experiment in progressive governance, especially as the administration looks to repair long-standing racial inequities across the city.

 

With progressives previously on the outside of the political sphere and now obtaining leadership positions, Chicago’s left-labor movement is learning what co-governance and accountability look like when one of their own is in power.

 

https://inthesetimes.com/article/brandon-johnson-chicago-mayor-100-days-movement-organizers

[TBoneTX 45,288]

2 hours ago, Dashinka said:

They absolutely love the mayor of Chicago.

Where's the "gag me" emoticon?

Edited August 29, 2023 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,288]

Chicago TV News Crew Robbed at Gun Point While Filming a Story About Robberies

 

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2023/08/29/chicago-tv-news-crew-robbed-at-gun-point-while-filming-a-story-about-robberies-n1722894

[Dashinka 24,494]

7 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Chicago TV News Crew Robbed at Gun Point While Filming a Story About Robberies

 

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2023/08/29/chicago-tv-news-crew-robbed-at-gun-point-while-filming-a-story-about-robberies-n1722894

Not to worry, this is a progressive experiment.

[TBoneTX 45,288]

City Of Chicago Sues Murder Victims For Not Getting Out Of The Way Of Bullets

 

CHICAGO, IL — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced this week that Chicago is bringing a lawsuit against the estates of thousands of murder victims for failing to step out of the way of bullets when they were shot at.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/city-of-chicago-sues-murder-victims-for-not-getting-out-of-the-way-of-bullets

[Mike E 11,739]

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Chicago Mayor Brandon

Of course

[Boiler 45,493]

 

[TBoneTX 45,288]

Appearance of Pirates in San Francisco Bay Leaves Boaters and Marinas On Edge

 

It's a headline you don't expect to see in North America, but pirates are now operating in San Francisco Bay.  [...]

 

https://www.boatblurb.com/post/appearance-of-pirates-in-san-francisco-bay-leaves-boaters-and-marinas-on-edge

[Boiler 45,493]

‘Rat tours’ boom in rodent-infested New York
Rat tourism become latest must-experience trend in city besieged by infestations that affect residents’ quality of life

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/04/new-york-city-rats-tourism

 

As visitors to New York demand rat action, some of the city’s tour guides have begun to add stops at notoriously infested sites, the New York Post reported this week.

It means that rat tourism is fast becoming a boom industry. Kenny Bollwerk, who built a TikTok following by posting videos from around New York, stumbled upon being a rodent guide when he spent “an hour or two” live-streaming rats running around outside a building site in Sunnyside, Queens.

“I was like: ‘Damn, this is bad’,” he said.

“People are walking by, there’s rats running across people’s feet, there’s piles of trash on the sidewalk.”

The response from his viewers was huge. Bollwerk, 36, said more than 10,000 people tuned in live to watch the rats. Bollwerk, who doesn’t like rats, said his intention was to prod the city into coming and getting rid of the rodents. He put out a plea for people to complain to the city’s 311 service, where individuals can complain about rat infestations, and it worked.

[TBoneTX 45,288]

On 8/28/2023 at 12:42 AM, TBoneTX said:

New York City Rat Problem so Bad Now They're a Tourist Attraction

 

It's long been said that New York City is a rat race, but now tourists are coming not to see the Empire State Building, Broadway, or the Statue of Liberty—but instead to witness the rat hordes.  [...]

 

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/08/27/big-apple-rat-problem-so-bad-now-theyre-a-tourist-attraction-n2163102

Beatcha!

[TBoneTX 45,288]

This place probably isn't blue, but...

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Squatters ravage Wyoming downtown with stomach-turning result: mayor

Homeless squatters in Casper, Wyoming, "destroyed" a local motel, which would require millions of dollars to repair, and left hundreds of pounds of human feces in the downtown area, according to the city’s mayor.  [...]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/squatters-ravage-wyoming-downtown-stomach-212859524.html

[Boiler 45,493]

 

[Dashinka 24,494]

5 hours ago, Boiler said:

 

Heard about this.  Democrats seem to be decriminalizing crime.

[Boiler 45,493]

37 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

Heard about this.  Democrats seem to be decriminalizing crime.

In California they are introducing legislation to fine you if you interfere 

[Dashinka 24,494]

26 minutes ago, Boiler said:

In California they are introducing legislation to fine you if you interfere 

SB553.  Skimmed it a bit, seems more geared at companies/businesses that instruct their non-security staff to intervene.  I have also heard it touted that if non-security staff did intervene, there might be a fine.  Not sure how it will shake out.