There is no "culture war" trap that fascists can set for us, besides the only trap fascists EVER set — the one where we allow marginalized groups to be picked off because we're afraid to show solidarity with them

Veteran Chicago Police Lt. Andrew Dakuras has been named as a defendant in at least five misconduct lawsuits that, together, have cost Chicago taxpayers nearly $10.5 million. Another $332,500 soon could be added to that dubious settlement tally. chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...

Chicago police officer with history of misconduct cases could cost taxpayers another $332,500

The City Council’s Finance Committee will be asked Wednesday to authorize that settlement to Jeanette Bass, a former Gold Coast resident who claims she was arrested, physically and emotionally abused ...

Chicago police bet big on pricey surveillance cameras — at least $279 million. Two decades later, the devices do little to solve most crimes. A very good read from Joe Mahr and Madison Hopkins www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/29/c...

Chicago police bet big on pricey surveillance cameras. Two decades later, the devices do little to solve most crimes.

While installing thousands of police cameras has undoubtedly helped catch criminals and solve cases, Chicago’s ever-growing surveillance system has yet to become the crime-fighting panacea predicte…

Of course woke is the enemy lol.

Damn. RIP

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BREAKING NEWS: Kris Kristofferson, who wrote indelible songs about lovers, loners, boozers and a footloose pair of hitchhikers — and who later became a screen star, appearing in dozens of films — has died at age 88.

Kris Kristofferson, musical rebel and movie star, has died at age 88

Musician and film star Kris Kristofferson has died at age 88. His hit songs include "Me and Bobby McGee" and he starred in dozens of films, including A Star Is Born, opposite Barbra Streisand.

the truth is many people are not interested in following any God beyond themselves and Caesar. these people have never seen Christianity as anything other than a permission structure for that worship and likely never will

difficult to make the church ask the questions it was forced to back, say, when the crisis of the day was the fact that many Christians in good social standing were openly trafficking human beings across the Atlantic. but nevertheless good to see reflection about the congregation bubble up again

“What was alarming to me is that in most of these scenarios, when the pastor would say, ‘I’m literally quoting Jesus Christ,’ the response would not be, ‘I apologize.’ The response would be, ‘Yes, but that doesn’t work anymore. That’s weak,’” Moore said." newrepublic.com/post/174950/...

Christianity Today Editor: Evangelicals Call Jesus “Liberal” and “Weak”

A former evangelical leader is sounding the alarm about the direction his religion is headed in.

For as much shit as Nietzsche gets for the “shit that could obviously lend itself to bigotry” one thing he got right was that “god is dead” didn’t mean “everyone becomes atheists” it meant “people reconstruct a new version of god in their own image to support whatever they already wanted to do”

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“What was alarming to me is that in most of these scenarios, when the pastor would say, ‘I’m literally quoting Jesus Christ,’ the response would not be, ‘I apologize.’ The response would be, ‘Yes, but that doesn’t work anymore. That’s weak,’” Moore said." newrepublic.com/post/174950/...

Christianity Today Editor: Evangelicals Call Jesus “Liberal” and “Weak”

A former evangelical leader is sounding the alarm about the direction his religion is headed in.

"There is a long and powerful tradition of Black women Marxists who have reimagined how to achieve social justice in the face of systemic oppression: Harris is not one of them. Their impact has largely been underappreciated..." progressive.org/latest/calli...

Calling Kamala Harris a ‘Marxist’ Insults the Legacy of Black Women Radicals

Let’s take a look at the achievements of true Black women Marxists.