Perhaps this is true today.
But Chicago also wouldn’t look like Chicago if it had been run by Republicans. It would look like Houston.
Chicago would be an AMAZING city, if it were run by Republicans.
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A.J. Manaseer
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A.J. Manaseer
@AJManaseer
Manager of RE PE investment funds (multifamily & student housing), politically centrist, immigrant, husband, father
Joined February 2012
- This image has done more damage to the anti-car, pro-public transit movement than 50% across the board budget cuts ever could. Sorry Transit Bros, unless progressive stances on crime, punishment, and urban dysfunction are rolled back drastically then the future of mobility will
- Replying to @jdcmedlockIs this a joke? Are people supposed to give a shit or be intimidated by what “a bunch of professors” think? What are they going to do? Teach gender studies and Marxism even harder? LOL, you idiot
- Ken Griffin is going to fail at making Miami a major financial hub. It was a rash decision on his part to pull Citadel from Chicago; a decision based on political resentment and not sound business judgment. The problem is human capital. The vibe in Miami does not mesh withTwo years after opening it, the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz has exited its Miami office bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
- Just a reminder that losing one single rich guy will cost Illinois so much in income tax revenue over a decade that we could have easily funded public transit fully, and then some.
Enough is enough. We need the ultra-wealthy to pay their fair share so that we can fund a world-class public transit system. chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025… - Replying to @emre_mayoMy point was yesterday’s republicans wouldn’t have approved grand scale public works.
- Are you fucking kidding me? This man is equating fiscal responsibility with owning slaves? Every single politician in Illinois should be outraged and demand an apology. This man is insane.#Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson claims that NOT taking out a costly loan to pay for CTU contractual demands at a time Chicago Public Schools has a financial deficit is like slavery.
- 1. If a mayor of any other race went in front of a crowd and bragged about how many of his own race he hired into the most senior positions of government then people would understandably be outraged. 2. Did he just openly admit to Civil Rights hiring violations?Mayor Brandon Johnson: "The reason I hire so many blacks to run Chicago is because we're planet earth's most generous race"
00:00 - Well, well, well… how interesting. A study done by University of Illinois has shown that the introduction of e-scooters coincides with a 17.9% increase in reported crime (which means the actual amount of crime increased much more) in that neighborhood. Certainly other
- Being a teenager in Chicagoland during the 90s is up there with some of the best settings possible for adolescence. The region was a cultural powerhouse with all the John Hughes movies, had a thriving local music scene packed with legendary grunge and house acts, Jordan and the
01:46Remember kids, if you heard this music and saw this starting lineup during the playoffs, the Chicago Bulls literally had a 100% chance of winning that series. This group went a perfect 12-0 in playoff series from 1996 to 1998. - Quick summary of last 24 hours in Chicago as it pertains to public safety: 🤢👮♂️The Mayor called law enforcement a sickness which he intends to eradicate 💥👜The Governor posed with a man at a “peacekeeper” event days before that man committed a smash and grab burglary at Louis
GIF - Only in Chicago can the teachers union claim they are underpaid while being the best paid in the nation on a COL basis and understaffed while growing headcount 20% following a 10% student enrollment decline. The problem with CPS is neither staffing nor resources - it is of
The Chicago Teachers Union doesn’t have a “librarian” problem. They have a student problem. - I used to think our loser Mayor, the Worst Mayor in America™️, was merely just an incompetent grifter running this city into the ground. Now I realize he is an asshole, too. This wasn’t @Williamjkelly needling him. This was a regular reporter asking a direct, regularWATCH: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks condescendingly to a reporter who asks him about a letter signed by nearly 700 principals and assistant principals opposing efforts from Johnson and the Chicago Teachers Union to fire Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez.
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