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Generally, a MAGA apology consists of misdirection, deflection, projection, and self-pity—lots of self-pity. No one wallows in self-pity as much as MAGA, just as no one has so little reason to feel so sorry for themselves. Think about it: they never actually won more votes in any presidential election, and yet for the better part of the last four years, they’ve controlled the White House, the Senate, and the Supreme Court. Not to mention a television network, several newspapers, and t...

A group of labor and church leaders, as well as three Chicago aldermen, offered a stinging rebuke Monday of John Catanzara, saying he should no longer lead Chicago’s largest police

A group of labor and church leaders, as well as three Chicago aldermen, offered a stinging rebuke Monday of John Catanzara, saying he should no longer lead Chicago’s largest police union.

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Following comments from Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara that seemed to dismiss critics of the mob that stormed the United States...

In the interview with WBEZ reporter Chip Mitchell, Catanzara dismissed critiques of the violent mob as “ridiculous and ignorant,” saying that they were seemingly only guilty of property damage. “There was no arson. There was no burning of anything. There was no looting. There was very little destruction of property,” he said. “It was a bunch of pissed-off people that feel an election was stolen somehow, some way.” Catanzara went on to compare the storming of the Capitol to the unre...

Bold strategy to be on the side of the mob against thousands of fellow officers, of which dozens suffered injuries. Yes officers, this guy has your back… I’m guessing his views were reversed last summer. As for no looting, tell that to the fool photographed carrying the podium. Per Rep Tim Ryan, 15 police officers in the hospital and one in critical condition from yesterday, mostly from being hit with lead pipes. Removing discipline/discharge issues from collective bargaining for police is ...