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“Police beats where peacekeepers are active saw a decrease in homicides of more than 63%, more than double the citywide average.” We know what works, and Shotspotter isn’t it.
NEW: A steep drop in homicides in the 12 South and West side neighborhoods that had ShotSpotter sensors lasted a full year after Mayor Brandon Johnson scrapped the city’s controversial gunshot detection system, an updated analysis of Chicago crime data shows. @wttw.bsky.social
Steep Drop in Homicides Continued for Full Year After ShotSpotter Was Removed: Analysis
Supporters of the gunshot detection system said it helped officers save lives when shootings were not reported to emergency services. ShotSpotter was never used to dispatch paramedics.
news.wttw.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I guess there's a reason to hang onto your political buttons beyond nostalgia.
December 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Let's try the Republican health care 'plan' on Congress as a pilot first. Stop their government-issued insurance plans and send them each a "set amount of money" or an equivalent tax credit to purchase health services as they see fit.
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Reposted by Marge Misak
Virginia shows how it's done!

1. Dems running in ALL 100 VA House districts
2. Strong grassroots funding for EVERY race
3. Volunteers writing postcards, door knocking, and phone banking all over

Our roadmap for 2026, per @davidpepperoh.bsky.social
Thanks @charlesgaba.com & @90for90.bsky.social!
The Virginia Case Study
Strong Top of Ticket + Contesting All Districts =
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
What's up with Trump support these days?
We just got back from five days of driving through West Virginia, from all around the New River Gorge in central WV to Mingo County and Matewan in southwest WV, then north to the interstate and on home to Cleveland. Gorgeous country, but no Trump signs.
October 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Goosebumps...Resistance...Trolling: watch the US Army Chorus perform the Les Miserables Epilogue ('One Day More,' 'Can You Hear the People Sing?') at the White House Governors Ball: youtu.be/pIQh_5dZUwI?...
Les Misérables Epilogue Scene Performed at the White House Governors Ball by the US Army Chorus
YouTube video by The DailyFAFO
youtu.be
February 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM