Analysis: Military spokesman mocks Taliban video, but exposes US lack of understanding of the enemy | FDD's Long War Journal: A since-deleted tweet by the spokesman for US Forces Afghanistan and Resolute Support Mission highlights a lack of seriousness and understanding about the
Saturday, December 29, 2018
Analysis: Military spokesman mocks Taliban video, but exposes US lack of understanding of the enemy | FDD's Long War Journal
Friday, December 28, 2018
Sunday, December 09, 2018
Illinois and Westchester County's Credit Downgrade
From Bloomberg on Westchester County's downgrade,
There are some signs that high property taxes and the federal shift are having an impact.
President Barack Obama Endorses Emmanuel Macron For French President: 'V...
Friday, November 30, 2018
14th Ward Construction
The most popular page on our site today, so far, is the 14th Ward Alder. Ed Burke map.
— Chicago Cityscape (@ChiBuildings) November 30, 2018
I guess people want to know more about the alder who's now under federal investigation. https://t.co/FlvDYfwmFX
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Ukraine marks 85th anniversary of the Stalin-era famine aka Holodomor
Ukraine has marked the 85th anniversary of the Stalin-era famine, known as the Holodomor, in which millions of people died of starvation. https://t.co/GXgtGovV1w pic.twitter.com/pxXO88xbEw
— Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (@RFERL) November 24, 2018
Friday, November 23, 2018
A parth for Illinois's GOP
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Mission to Moscow (1943) - Pro-Stalin propaganda made in Hollywood
From IMD,
"Mission to Moscow" was made at the behest of F.D.R. in order to garner more support for the Soviet Union during WWII. It was from the book by Joseph E. Davies, former U.S. Ambassador To Russia. The movie covers the political machinations in Moscow just before the start of the war and presents Stalin's Russia in a very favorable light. So much so, that the movie was cited years later by the House Un-American Activities Commission and was largely responsible for the screenwriter, Howard Koch being Blacklisted.
After World War I (1/2) | DW Documentary (WW1 documentary)
The War didn't end in 1918. DW shows the next decade.
Lance Morrow: The Presbyterian Minister’s Son
Monday, November 19, 2018
ActivStyle drops out of Illinois Medicaid | HME News
House Bill 5930 would prohibit supply companies from being paid less than 10% below Medicaid fee-for-service rates by MCOs. Devin told Crain’s Chicago if ActivStyle needs to be the “sacrificial lamb” to move the bill forward, “it’s a worthy cause.”
I have a hard time believing a Bill like HB 5930 goes forward in the coming budget environment. Feel free to comment how I'm wrong.
Conservative Republican Lawmaker Jeanne Ives 11-18-18
Friday, November 16, 2018
AdvocateAuroraHealth's Health Tech Venture Challenge
Reimagine primary care Technology has opened the door to new possibilities for primary care. Advocate Aurora Health has partnered with MATTER to inspire, explore and source novel solutions that: Increase access to care. Provide innovative digital and virtual options to extend care beyond office-based primary care visits — allowing patients to get care where they are and exactly when they need it. Improve the patient experience. Empower consumers to take an active role in managing their own health through educational and consumer engagement tools. Reduce the overall cost of care. Decrease the time providers spend on administrative work, enabling them to spend more time where it matters most: with patients.A wise Exec once told me he succeeded by pointing out the painfully obvious. My guess is the new possibilities obvious too and maybe not so painful.
Saturday, November 10, 2018
At Moscow conference, Taliban refers to itself as the "Islamic Emirate" 61 times | FDD's Long War Journal
At Moscow conference, Taliban refers to itself as the "Islamic Emirate" 61 times | FDD's Long War Journal: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is the name of the Taliban's government before the US deposed it after the Sept. 11, 2001 attack by al Qaeda. The Taliban
Friday, November 09, 2018
Bill Foster joins Dump Pelosi
The eight lawmakers or offices who have confirmed to POLITICO that they intend to vote against Pelosi on the floor are Democratic Reps. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, who organized the Wednesday night call, Kathleen Rice of New York, Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Bill Foster of Illinois, Tim Ryan of Ohio, Filemon Vela of Texas, Kurt Schrader of Oregon and Rep. Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania.
Louis Farrakhan in Tehran: The Iranians Have A Right to Chant "Death to America;" I Am More Of A Patriot Than Americans Who Bow Down To Evil
Louis Farrakhan in Tehran: The Iranians Have A Right to Chant "Death to America;" I Am More Of A Patriot Than Americans Who Bow Down To Evil: Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, delivered a press conference in Tehran on November 8, 2018. He said ...
AP: Utah mayor, guard member killed by trainee in Afghanistan
A Utah mayor who was also a Utah Army National Guard major training commandos in Afghanistan was fatally shot by one of his Afghan trainees, officials said Sunday. Brent Taylor, 39, had taken a yearlong leave of absence as mayor of North Ogden north of Salt Lake City for his deployment to Afghanistan. He was a military intelligence officer with Joint Force Headquarters and was expected to return to his mayoral job in January. Another U.S. military member whose name was not immediately made public was wounded in Saturday’s attack that killed Taylor, who died from wounds from small arms fire, military officials said.RIP Major Taylor
Bill Cameron: Political intimidation charges already reported on West Side | WLS-AM 890 | WLS-AM
Political intimidation charges already reported on West Side | WLS-AM 890 | WLS-AM https://t.co/YCEfpfF9PG
— Bill Cameron (@billjcameron) November 9, 2018
Thursday, November 08, 2018
Adam Schiff and Supeonas
Considering DOJ and FBI's defiance of subpoenas to date I'm not sure Schiff's new found powers will be of much use for him. In fact Schiff may be more inclined to bury stuff than unearth anything @16megapixels
— Bill Baar (@BillBaar) November 8, 2018
Friday, October 19, 2018
Tom Fitton: What Does the FBI Have on the Obama Gang?
For several years we have been seeking records of then President-elect Barack Obama’s interview with two FBI agents and two assistant U.S. attorneys regarding former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was sentenced to fourteen years in federal prison for attempting to sell Obama’s vacated Senate seat.
Our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests were rejected, and so we have now filed a lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No 1:16-cv-00576)) against the U.S. Department of Justice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking the FBI interview records of Obama, Rahm Emanuel, and Valerie Jarrett.
The FBI denied our June 1, 2011, FOIA request seeking:
Records of FBI interviews with Barack Obama concerning or relating to Rod Blagojevich, including but not limited to notes, summaries, and recordings of the interview.The FBI contends the release of these records “could reasonably be expected” to interfere with law enforcement proceedings and withheld them under Exemption 7 (which allows agency to withhold certain law enforcement records).
Records of FBI interviews with Rahm Emanuel concerning or relating to Rod Blagojevich, including but not limited to notes, summaries, and recordings of the interview.
Records of FBI interviews with Valerie Jarrett concerning or relating to Rod Blagojevich, including but not limited to notes, summaries, and recordings of the interview.
Records concerning any of the aforementioned interviews with Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, or Valerie Jarrett.
Thursday, October 18, 2018
The Pritzker Lawsuit
My guess's this Law suit's a preview of the fight to come in the Illinois Democrat Party between Progressive Activists and the Progressive Establishment. It's just started a bit early as the activists figure they've one and it's time to put down some markers. Pritzker, Madigan & Company in for a wild ride.
Saturday, September 08, 2018
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Monday, June 25, 2018
BBC Comedy: When you so woke, you asleep.
When you so woke, you asleep. 😜 pic.twitter.com/USEgKWPExM
— BBC Comedy (@bbccomedy) June 22, 2018
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Chicago Tribune starts following Crime in Wrigleyville and Boystown Blog
A @chicagotribune editorial board becomes a follower today and starts asking questions. How dare we jest about their "downtown mayhem" to "downtown peace" conversion. HI, Lara. And welcome. https://t.co/1wkNJN0exO
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) May 30, 2018
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Sharyl Attkisson's Collusion Aganist Trump Timeline
You really need a timeline to keep to stay on top of the story. Attkisson's got a good one and hopefully she keeps it update. Find it here.
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Just as Inspector General Horowitz's report on the Department of Justice is about to be released, The New York Times published a long article attempting to present the narrative of the spy operation against Donald Trump in a light favorable to ca...
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Tweet from WWII Siberian Exile (@polishodyssey)
"The Gulag museum's centre draws from Memorial's database and will work with government archives to add information." It's important to remember how much @MemorialMoscow has documented in recent decades, especially regarding Polish exiles in the USSR: https://t.co/FvHyCD7OrQ
(https://twitter.com/polishodyssey/status/994644087503491072?s=02)
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Volfas Wilensky: Hero of the Soviet Union
Benjamin Netanyahu was in Moscow today where he walked alongside Putin in the "Immortal Regiment", a march to honor the fallen in the Great Patriotic War. Normally people carry portraits of their relatives or others who fought in the war. Bibi was handed this one: pic.twitter.com/J8cEnl6xwH
— Alexey Kovalev (@Alexey__Kovalev) May 9, 2018
Friday, April 13, 2018
Release the Comey Memos
Comey talktalktalk, based in part on his still-secret memos, is going to fuel more calls for release of memos. He can send memo(s) to friend for leak to NYT. He can use them for book promotion. But public can't see? Link from February: Why are the Comey memos secret?
— Byron York (@ByronYork) April 13, 2018
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Trump, Syria, Tucker and Ingram.
As Trump prepares to bomb Syrian Govt targets (again), 2 of the loudest media voices against it are Tucker Carlson & Laura Ingraham (sorry, just a fact). For all the talk about "state TV," were any similar levels of dissent aired on MSNBC about Obama's various bombing campaigns?
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 10, 2018
Friday, March 23, 2018
Chicago and Cook County see population drops: U.S. Census
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Larry Teren's Chicago West Side Past and Present
Tweet from US AFCENT (@USAFCENT)
It is with heavy heart I share words the USAFCENT family lost seven brave
Airmen in a crash in Iraq March 15. My thoughts are with the family &
loved ones of our fallen. The AFCENT team & Coalition partners are forever grateful for their selfless devotion-- Lt Gen Jeff Harrigian
(https://twitter.com/USAFCENT/status/974892297354694656?s=02)
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Friday, March 16, 2018
Tweet from OIR Spokesman (@OIRSpox)
.@CJTFOIR mourns the loss of @coalition personnel in yesterday's helicopter crash in western Iraq. Our thoughts are with the families, friends, and fellow service members of our fallen troopers. https://t.co/mxkCKGNVEx
(https://twitter.com/OIRSpox/status/974612753225838593?s=02)
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Wednesday, March 07, 2018
It is hard to overstate the significance of a hugely symbolic move by the reformist crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman (MbS). American media mostly are clueless about religion and lack any understanding of the momentous chan...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Biss demands Speaker Madigan resign as chairman of Illinois Democratic party
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/democrats-republicans-call-for-speaker-madigans-resignation
www.fox32chicago.com House Speaker Mike Madigan says he will "cooperate fully" with an investigation of sexual harassment in Springfield. |
Friday, February 09, 2018
Thursday, February 08, 2018
Tweet from Frank's Bar (@frankschicago)
Time to hunker down. In a bar! #LincolnPark #Chicago https://t.co/8gvHPf8CdY
(https://twitter.com/frankschicago/status/961724621199429632?s=02)
Sunday, February 04, 2018
The three faces of the Democratic Party are coming to a head – Orange County Register
Saturday, February 03, 2018
FBI Used Dossier Funded by Clinton Election Campaign to Spy on Trump Adviser
Iranian Police Arrest 29 Women for Participation in Anti-Hijab Protests
House Intel Memo Reveals Deeply Politicized Obama Administration
My experience with Andy McCabe: No criticizing James Comey allowed | TheHill
House Intelligence memo released: What it says
Friday, February 02, 2018
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen Reports®
Groundhog Day: A Movie for All Time | National Review
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Iranian women leading chants of "Death to Dictator"
NEW FOOTAGE
— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 11, 2018
Isfahan, #Iran
Brave women leading chants of "Death to Dictator"#IranProtests #تظاهرات_سراسری pic.twitter.com/2MZegzmOhv