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Comment on Rep. Kelly Cassidy: Speaker Welch has issued a ’series of excuses, victim blaming, and a failure to publicly acknowledge shortcomings’ by King Louis XVI

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:32:16 +0000

–dumbest decision making I’ve ever seen, and all to protect a highly mediocre freshman–

I’d only quibble with the word “to protect” because it implies a pro-active effort on Welch’s part. Given his seemingly insaitiable, around-the-clock need to fill his Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, TikTok accounts with heroic banality, I’d assume that he was just indifferent to the staffer’s plight. It just didn’t register or couldn’t compete with a new TikTok video.

Comment on Isabel’s afternoon roundup by DEE

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:27:43 +0000

“He should receive a public hanging,”
Slightly worse than Comey’s seashell 86-47. Is Blanche personally handling this one? /s

Comment on Speaker Welch statement (Updated x2 with Pritzker statement) by Dotnonymous x

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:25:15 +0000

Power abused in one way is likely to be abused in another.

Comment on Pritzker says he looks forward to seeing Welch’s CPS funding plan by Just a guy

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:22:38 +0000

Since CPS/CTU has a new best friend in Speaker Welch, maybe he can find a way to get a refund on that $1.4 million he funneled to Benton’s election campaign and send that along to Ms. Gates…

Comment on Pritzker says he looks forward to seeing Welch’s CPS funding plan by Sue

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:13:55 +0000

Why is there not more critical focus on the huge jump in CPS headcount since 2019 while there was an equally precipitous drop in the student population? Gates and Johnson can cry 24/7 on funding but how do you explain away the 30 percent occupancy in many of the open schools and/ or the teacher/student rations exploding the wrong direction since 2019?

Comment on Rep. Kelly Cassidy: Speaker Welch has issued a ’series of excuses, victim blaming, and a failure to publicly acknowledge shortcomings’ by Amalia

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:10:55 +0000

if any of us had conducted ourselves in a job the way emoji man has, we’d be done. time to go Welch. gotta find someone professional and moderate to take the spot.

Comment on Color me highly doubtful by Shytown

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:02:52 +0000

You have to believe that Stacy and the CTU realize that everyone sees right through their shenanigans, but they do it anyway. So many lies, smear campaigns, gaslighting. Why aren’t more folks standing up and saying enough already? The minute a CTU ally today doesn’t agree with some CTU position tomorrow, they’ll be the next target. Just say no people, ffs. Rip off the dang bandaid. You know you want to because this is not doing anyone a lick of good, especially the children of chicago.

Comment on Rep. Kelly Cassidy: Speaker Welch has issued a ’series of excuses, victim blaming, and a failure to publicly acknowledge shortcomings’ by Billy the Kid

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:01:49 +0000

Mr. Welch must step down; he has a tarnished personal record and has failed not only the victim but also in his role as speaker. It was not Mr. Benton who raised the issue; it was Mr. Benton’s actions, including (in collusion) with Mr. Welch’s. It was a dual horrific issue.

Comment on Isabel’s afternoon roundup by Dotnonymous x

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:54:28 +0000

“The last thing we need is a loud, water thieving, light polluting, data center anywhere near our town (or any others for that matter).” - Willie Nelson

Hear, Hear.

Comment on LIG initially recommended no expulsion proceeding against Benton - One complainant claimed ‘inaccuracies’ in the report by Shytown

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:51:47 +0000

And people still question women…

Comment on LIG report released by Remember the Alamo II

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:42:05 +0000

I thought that the LIG was supposed to be professional and accomplished. The Summary Report was not well written and seemed to be rushed. If I was a woman hoping to see processes in place to protect them from harassment, this report shows that the LIG is not going to help. Pretty pathetic.

Comment on LIG initially recommended no expulsion proceeding against Benton - One complainant claimed ‘inaccuracies’ in the report by Leslie Dimas

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:34:18 +0000

Reading this report, my thoughts are with the people behind these pages. Behind every account is a real person who felt compelled to document an experience that affected them enough to speak up.

Speaking up is rarely a single moment. For many people, the investigation itself becomes part of the trauma. It can feel as though their life, reputation, livelihood, and credibility are suddenly on trial, rather than the conduct they reported. Recounting painful experiences, facing the judgment of colleagues, becoming the subject of workplace gossip, navigating investigations or litigation, and living with uncertainty can all deepen the emotional toll of the original experience. The effects often extend far beyond the workplace, impacting a person’s mental, physical, and spiritual well being, with consequences that can last long after the process has ended.

Behind every account is a person whose life, career, and sense of security may be forever changed. Everyone who comes forward deserves to be met with dignity, compassion, and respect.

Coming forward takes courage, and that courage deserves to be recognized.