Chicago Tribune starts following Crime in Wrigleyville and Boystown Blog

This is a hoot...

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

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.

The true story of how senior officials in the FBI and intelligence community conspired to spy on the Trump campaign and presidency on suspicion of nefarious dealings with Russia is starting to emerge, and with it, the possible role of a shadowy figur...

The true story of how senior officials in the FBI and intelligence community conspired to spy on the Trump campaign and presidency on suspicion of nefarious dealings with Russia is starting to emerge, and with it, the possible role of a shadowy figur...

Facebook deleting "John Brennan’s ‘Exceptionally Sensitive’ Issue" as spam

FaceBook deleted this link to a Spectator Special Report as spam.

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...

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...: They are in a hole and can't stop digging. But the principal effective way to do that would be taking the Fifth Amendment. Stay tuned.

Tweet from WWII Siberian Exile (@polishodyssey)

WWII Siberian Exile (@polishodyssey) tweeted at 1:23 PM on Thu, May 10, 2018:
"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
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Volfas Wilensky: Hero of the Soviet Union

Interesting times when Netanyahu and Putin marching together a day after taking out Iranians in Syria.

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

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

Trump, Syria, Tucker and Ingram.

Trump needs to go to Congress and get a new Authorization for Use of Military Force. He'd doing this under Bush and Obama era AUMFs. Failure to get the country behind him on Syria will be a far greater threat to Trump than any thing Mueller can do.

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

Chicago and Cook County see population drops: U.S. Census

Chicago and Cook County see population drops: U.S. Census: The greater Chicago region was the only one of the 10 largest metropolitan areas nationwide that saw a population decrease between 2016 and 2017.

Larry Teren's Chicago West Side Past and Present

Larry's done what I had hoped to do ten years ago when I started blogging. I never had the discipline for it and went off onto all sorts of tangents. Larry's compiled an encyclopedia of West Side stories using google maps. Here's a new blog site where he's collected his work. It's really remarkable stuff. Many thanks to Larry for the hard work here.

Tweet from US AFCENT (@USAFCENT)

US AFCENT (@USAFCENT) tweeted at 1:16 AM on Sat, Mar 17, 2018:
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
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Tweet from OIR Spokesman (@OIRSpox)

OIR Spokesman (@OIRSpox) tweeted at 6:46 AM on Fri, Mar 16, 2018:
.@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
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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...

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...: It is hard to overstate the significance of a hugely symbolic move by the reformist crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman (MbS).

Biss demands Speaker Madigan resign as chairman of Illinois Democratic party

http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/democrats-republicans-call-for-speaker-madigans-resignation

Biss demands Speaker Madigan resign as chairman of Illinois Democratic party www.fox32chicago.com House Speaker Mike Madigan says he will "cooperate fully" with an investigation of sexual harassment in Springfield.

Gulf War 1991 National Victory Celebration

Tweet from Frank's Bar (@frankschicago)

Frank's Bar (@frankschicago) tweeted at 4:13 PM on Thu, Feb 08, 2018:
Time to hunker down. In a bar! #LincolnPark #Chicago https://t.co/8gvHPf8CdY
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The three faces of the Democratic Party are coming to a head – Orange County Register

http://www.ocregister.com/2018/02/03/the-three-faces-of-the-democratic-party-are-coming-to-a-head/

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FBI Used Dossier Funded by Clinton Election Campaign to Spy on Trump Adviser

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/fbi-used-dossier-funded-clinton-election-campaign-spy-trump-adviser/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=6c780fc29b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-6c780fc29b-45599489

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Iranian Police Arrest 29 Women for Participation in Anti-Hijab Protests

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https://amgreatness.com/2018/02/02/worse-than-watergate/

House Intel Memo Reveals Deeply Politicized Obama Administration

http://thefederalist.com/2018/02/02/house-intel-memo-shows-just-politicized-obama-administration-become/

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My experience with Andy McCabe: No criticizing James Comey allowed | TheHill

http://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/371902-my-call-with-andrew-mccabe-proves-he-should-have-left-the-fbi-long-ago

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House Intelligence memo released: What it says

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/house-intelligence-memo-released-what-it-says/article/2647937

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Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen Reports®

http://m.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/prez_track_feb02

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Groundhog Day: A Movie for All Time | National Review

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/456041/groundhog-day-movie-all-time-jonah-goldberg

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Iranian women leading chants of "Death to Dictator"

NEW FOOTAGE
Isfahan, #Iran
Brave women leading chants of "Death to Dictator"#IranProtests #تظاهرات_سراسری pic.twitter.com/2MZegzmOhv

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 11, 2018

Who are the Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers leading Houthis in Yemen?

Who are the Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers leading Houthis in Yemen?: The Iranian Crime Research Institute revealed on Monday the names of four military commanders of the