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Another perspective (Original Post) malaise Oct 2023 OP
chgo city council mopinko Oct 2023 #1
link to print story mopinko Oct 2023 #2
Thanks malaise Oct 2023 #3
there's some rly interesting stuff goin on here. mopinko Oct 2023 #4
Really good to hear malaise Oct 2023 #5

mopinko

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4. there's some rly interesting stuff goin on here.
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 07:57 AM
Oct 2023

i’m excited. unlike our last progressive mayor, harold washington, johnson has a pretty big council majority. (washington faced a 29-21 council, mostly white against harold’s rainbow. if u want to hear some top notch political comedy, google aaron freeman, council wars. after a lawsuit, maps were redrawn and he had a 25-25 council. sadly died shortly thereafter.)
i think there are about 18-20 neanderthals, and a handful of radicals.

we also just elected a police oversight board. treatment not trauma was a main theme of his campaign.

i’ve been pretty proud of how we’ve handled the busloads of immigrants. there r some numbnuts here. dont let the all d thing throw u. but there has been a huge outpouring of compassion and kindness. everyone has tried their best.

we also just abolished the tipped min wage.
exciting times.

eta- just googled aaron freeman. nada. shit. i’ll keep lookin.

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