look i dont know how else to put it: these people are nazis

Talked with some residents today about the Venezuelans living in the their community where the call originated. The people we talked to seemed to really welcome migrants living in building and stressed the migrants living there had not taken over the building. Story coming soon.

It says a lot about how we are the richest country in the world but these residents had to use the attention brought on by far right freaks to point out the problems with their landlord. From the unhoused to the housed to protecting working class homeowners. We can do better.

Now we all know if these numbers were up, I’d be asked if ending cash bail was the cause. But numbers are down after we ended cash bail. The end of the world didn’t happen. Anyway, like I’ve said before American public safety policy is vibes driven not results driven.

Mainstream antisemitism discourse is still fixating on leftist undergrads protesting a genocide, and barely registering that one of the most influential MAGA pundits, who sat next to Trump at the RNC, just veered hard into radical Right WWII revisionism thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson…

Illinois was the first state in the country to abolish cash bail. It was a huge leap undertaken by leaders like Sen. Peters and JB Pritzker. If it had caused a statewide crime spike, you’d be hearing about it a lot. Instead, statewide crime is down. Ending cash bail worked.

This seems like a possible disaster waiting to happen. I know this isn’t the coolest thing I have ever said but put your money in a bank not some uninsured fintech product.

I don’t want to jump to conclusions about the shooter’s motives but I do wonder if it’s relevant that the demonization of people suffering homelessness is out of control in much of politics, media, and social media

The Network would like to thank Illinois State Representative Kelly Cassidy and State Senator Robert Peters for their work sponsoring the gender-based violence resentencing bill, which was signed into law in August, and strengthening the safety net for survivors. More info at: bit.ly/3TjNYTD

The antisemitism in the QTs here is so frightening and disturbing.

Today, the Joliet Police & the Will County State’s Attorney held a press conference regarding “Operation Street Sweeper.” During the presser, State’s Attorney Glasgow shared misleading & untruthful information about the Pretrial Fairness Act. Read more: endmoneybond.org/2024/09/05/wil…

The only thing worse than the White Sox is Jim Jordan’s wrestling career at Ohio State.

Dear kids, you can also fix an error we made back then. You can make Santigold more famous than MIA.

In Illinois, we had a sheriffs deputy who murdered a woman in her home. Our pretrial system prevented his release due to our strict safety standard that replaced our arbitrary wealth standard. Meanwhile in California: