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* Great news! Our fundraiser to help Lutheran Social Services of Illinois buy Christmas presents for foster kids hit $20,000 this morning. Thanks! If you haven’t donated yet, please click here.

What else is on your mind?

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Dec 10, 21 @ 8:43 am

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this morning’s Capfax is one of your best ever. Clear, insightful, and right on target.

Comment by Jo Jo Monkeyboy Friday, Dec 10, 21 @ 8:53 am
If every member of the general assembly contributes $250–which they all could afford to do—that would $44,250.00 and coupled with the $20K already raised, LSSI would hit there goal. Just saying.

Comment by ;) Friday, Dec 10, 21 @ 8:56 am
Looks like the Kanye West publicist/Illinois pot lobbyist featured in the blog last year for attacks on Toi Hutchinson is now making national news over her attempts to intimidate Georgia election workers over Trump’s loss. Yikes

https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/14/a-brand-new-approach-to-lobbying

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/kanye-west-publicist-pressed-georgia-election-worker-confess-bogus-fraud-charges-2021-12-10/

Comment by hisgirlfriday Friday, Dec 10, 21 @ 9:03 am
Who is gonna be left to care for sick people ?

Covid-19 patients at this hospital are dying ‘at a rate we’ve never seen die before’ — and it’s taking a toll on health care workers
Nurse describes panic attack over working in Covid-19 unit
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/us/hospital-covid-19-deaths-michigan/index.html

‘I have never seen it this bad in my entire career;’ Rockford nurses say they are grieving every day
https://www.wrex.com/coronavirus/i-have-never-seen-it-this-bad-in-my-entire-career-rockford-nurses-say-they/article_bce7eaac-595e-11ec-9ead-afead384df7d.html

Comment by sal-says Friday, Dec 10, 21 @ 9:05 am
Disturbing PBS Newshour interview.
Research looks legit - U of C (Robert Pape.)
How do we stop this?

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-a-mass-movement-based-on-election-lies-is-threatening-american-democracy

Check out the Atlantic piece.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/01/january-6-insurrection-trump-coup-2024-election/620843/

Comment by TinyDancer(FKASue) Friday, Dec 10, 21 @ 9:35 am
Even though Christmas is 15 days away, batten down the hatches tonight as most of Illinois is in at least a Marginal Risk of severe weather (including damaging winds and possibly tornadoes) especially from Interstate 88 southward. With the southern half of the state from Springfield southward currently in an Enhanced Risk of Severe with the risk of perhaps an isolated strong tornado in some areas.

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

Comment by NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham Friday, Dec 10, 21 @ 10:20 am
Can’t imagine Chuy’s folks are too happy with the Illinois Playbook this AM. Mistakes happen, but incorrectly reporting an endorsement when there was none? Seriously?

Comment by Www Friday, Dec 10, 21 @ 10:23 am
Unfortunately the only thing jonathan carroll is serious about is fundraising. he is hyper focused on the campaign bank account, not so much on being a thoughtful legislator.

Comment by moving forward Friday, Dec 10, 21 @ 10:24 am
Really liked getting the good news on LSSI this morning.
Great to start the day with good news.
.

Comment by Back to the Future Friday, Dec 10, 21 @ 10:26 am
List of idoc percentage of offenders by offense. It’s from 2018, I can’t find the newest data, I happened to have this one book marked.

I really think it’s interesting, worth a few minutes anyway.

https://www2.illinois.gov/idoc/reportsandstatistics/Documents/CY18%20Male%20Offender%20Population%20Data.pdf#search=population%20by%20offense

Comment by Occasionally Moderated Friday, Dec 10, 21 @ 11:06 am
I didn’t plan it, but watched the funeral service for Bob Dole this morning. Very moving. Coming of age as left-leaning in the ’80s I felt comfortable dismissing him (who refers to himself in the 3rd person?), but I wish I had been more thoughtful. A statesman and a patriot in the true sense of those words, who we should hope to see more of (but I won’t hold my breath).

Comment by Leslie K Friday, Dec 10, 21 @ 12:19 pm
You couldn’t have asked a better question on a worse day. Just left a chronic pain group and they all have the same story; doctor won’t refill pain meds due to opioid crisis. So, they suffer in pain and their quality of life diminished. Not everyone who uses pain medication is a drug addict. Chronic pain could be caused by musculoskeletal and nervous system disorders, cancer, CPS, PVD, trauma or other injuries or diseases.

The restrictions make it hard for people with legitimate chronic pain to get the prescriptions they need to function. Prohibition didn’t stop alcohol use and abuse, and the war on drugs has been going on for ages.

Doctors are afraid of losing their licenses, but if they manage their patients care effectively, I don’t see the problem; blood work, pill counting, etc. Everyone is different and it is not a one shoe fits all kind of issues. Big Pharma created much of the crisis in my opinion. Rant over. Thank you.

–KUDOS to you on your LSSI fundraising effort.

Comment by It's Just Me . . . Friday, Dec 10, 21 @ 12:38 pm
Today I think back to one of Illinois’ greatest, Judy Baar Topinka.

Illinois lost a true hero seven years ago, today.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Dec 10, 21 @ 12:58 pm

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