HOW LOW CAN BLUE CITIES SINK? [merged threads]

[TBoneTX 45,834]

D.C. liberals get jacked by their own policies

 

[...] Welcome to Washington, D.C., where it's not safe to get out of your car.

 

Carjackings have more than doubled in the nation's capital over the last 12 months.  There have been 894 such incidents within the nation's capital so far this year, 77% of which involved guns.  At this rate, the total will be 1,000 carjackings by December 31.  [...]

 

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/23/editorial-dc-liberals-get-jacked-by-their-own-poli/

[Boiler 45,885]

So Progressive

 

 

[TBoneTX 45,834]

22 minutes ago, Boiler said:

So Progressive

Really makes one wonder whether some of these schools should have watchtowers, and guards armed with machine guns in every hallway.

[TBoneTX 45,834]

San Francisco Residents Gather Downtown For Annual Lighting Of Giant Crack Pipe

 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — In what has become one of the city's most cherished traditions, San Francisco residents gathered this evening for the ceremonial lighting of the giant crack pipe.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/san-francisco-residents-gather-downtown-for-annual-lighting-of-giant-crack-pipe

 

[Boiler 45,885]

A Macy’s security guard was killed and another injured in a stabbing by an alleged shoplifted at the department store in Philadelphia.

Police said that the attack took place at 10.40am EST on Monday when a man allegedly tried to steal hats from the Center City store.

Officials said that the security guard confronted the man, “backs off, gets the merchandise back, allows the male to go on.”

But the suspect returned 15 minutes later and is accused of attacking the two security guards with a knife, say police, reported news station WPVI.

Both victims were taken to hospital by police, where one of them was pronounced dead at 11.19am EST.

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/macys-stabbing-philadelphia-security-guard-b2458298.html

[TBoneTX 45,834]

NYC Is One Step Closer to Enacting 'Insane' Tax on Motorists in Manhattan

 

New York City is one step closer to enacting its radical plan to charge motorists for simply entering Manhattan's Central Business District at 60th Street and below on weekdays and weekends.  [...]

 

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2023/12/08/nyc-congestion-pricing-tolls-n2632122

[TBoneTX 45,834]

Chicago Residents Erupt During City Council Meeting Over Migrant Crisis:  'Trump, Come Clean This Up'

 

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/22/chicago-residents-erupt-during-city-council-meeting-over-migrant-crisis-trump-come-clean-this-up-n2632766

[TBoneTX 45,834]

Chicago's Longest-Serving Alderman Convicted on Multiple Counts in Explosive Corruption Trial

 

In a verdict that is likely to create ripples through Chicago's political scene, former Alderman Ed Burke has been found guilty of a series of charges of corruption.  Burke, who represented the 14th Ward and was a major player in the Windy City's politics for five decades, is facing some serious prison time.  [...]

 

https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/12/23/chicagos-longest-serving-alderman-convicted-on-multiple-counts-in-explosive-corruption-trial-n2167904

[TBoneTX 45,834]

A List of America's Most Dangerous Cities and Towns Just Dropped.  Here's What They Have in Common.

 

Personal finance website MoneyGeek released lists of America's safest and most dangerous cities and towns this week.  Predictably, the most dangerous cities and towns in America are [...]

 

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/12/24/most-dangerous-cities-study-run-by-democrats-n2632799

[Dashinka 24,705]

Gotta love Democrat Regressive Rule.

 

Carjackings in DC Doubled to a Staggering 959 in 2023

 

Our nation’s capital is a model of dysfunctional, clueless blue city governance. Nothing highlights that better than the explosion of crime—and especially carjackings—since 2020.

 

The official 2023 year-end tally of carjackings in Washington, D.C., ended up being a staggering 959, twice the number of the previous year. There were 152 carjackings in 2019. That number more than doubled in 2020, and it has been soaring ever since.

 

What’s particularly hard to believe is that 65% of the carjackings last year were committed by perpetrators under the age of 18.

 

And it isn’t just carjackings that are on the rise. In 2023, 274 people were killed in homicides, a 36% increase from the year before, according to WUSA-TV, Washington’s CBS affiliate. That’s the highest homicide rate in two decades.

 

https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/08/there-were-staggering-959-carjackings-dc-last-year/

[TBoneTX 45,834]

4 hours ago, Dashinka said:

it isn’t just carjackings that are on the rise. In 2023, 274 people were killed in homicides, a 36% increase from the year before

Defund even more police!

[Boiler 45,885]

I think all the boxes have been ticked here.

 

 

[TBoneTX 45,834]

Sanctuary Cities Not Living Up to Their Name

 

Sanctuary cities aren't doing much bragging these days about their superior morality as compared to the rest of the U.S.  In fact, the cities have been exposed as bastions of hypocrisy where not only are migrants ill-treated, but residents are being displaced to make room for the newcomers because of poor planning and incompetent management.  [...]
 

https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/01/11/nyc-students-forced-to-go-to-remote-learning-when-migrants-are-moved-into-schools-n4925397

[TBoneTX 45,834]

White Liberal In New York Quietly Removes 'All Are Welcome Here' Sign

SCARSDALE, NY — As thousands of illegal migrants continue to arrive in New York, a local white liberal resident was seen quietly removing his "All Are Welcome Here" sign from his front yard.

The man, who asked to remain anonymous to avoid being canceled by friends and neighbors in his gated community, removed the sign shortly after seeing yet another bus full of foreign nationals arrive down the street.  [...]

https://babylonbee.com/news/white-liberal-in-new-york-quietly-removes-all-are-welcome-here-sign

[Boiler 45,885]

I know Boulder has a MAJOR recycling problem with these signs.