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* Happy Friday!

posted by Isabel Miller
Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 9:04 am

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The Illini’s last chance at winning the B1G West title is tomorrow at the Big House. Regardless of the outcome, this year has been a welcomed change to decades of lackluster performance. I’m a new ILLINI fan (now that I pay for a student’s tuition, LOL), but I cheer hard! I L L!

Comment by Luke Steele Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 9:11 am
I hate seeing all the go Blue signs in front of north shore houses

Comment by J C Caroline Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 9:37 am
I’m curious if anyone in this audience who tweets for #twill users has developed a plan yet for their messaging if Twitter does go down? Snark is optional, but looking for concrete ideas, alternative platforms, etc.

Comment by Elon Musk's biggest fan Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 9:42 am
Interesting article regarding Illinois politics: https://www.wsj.com/articles/democracy-dies-in-illinois-democrats-unions-j-b-pritzker-11668462531?page=1

Comment by Observer Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 9:46 am
- Observer -

Are you spamming this, as Rich yesterday wondered aloud about trafficking Proft-like items…

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 9:47 am
I saw the WSJ article (above) but could not read it due to the paywall.

Comment by James the Intolerant Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 9:50 am
Upcoming changes to the SAFE-T Act will include specific punishments for linking to paywalled content.

Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 10:02 am
OW, not at all spamming, I don’t even agree with it and am proud of IL politics and JB Pritzker, just am interested in opposing views that don’t come from the extreme right. It is good to see different perspectives.

Comment by Observer Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 10:19 am
- Observer -

===- Rich Miller - Thursday, Nov 17, 22 @ 11:13 am

=== Lead editorial in WSJ===

LOL

You want us to start running Proft editorials now too? Same dif===

I din’t read Proft’s pink journalism, why…

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 10:24 am
===It is good to see different perspectives===

“Alternative facts”?

Last cycle had its fill

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 10:25 am
I’m running a mastodon server. I crashed it yesterday by getting /root to 100%. Seems a daily purge is needed for cached media files for my usage, I had it set for weekly. I’ve been trying to seed my fediverse page by following and boosting a lot so the other users on my instance get a more pleasant experience than stumbling around in the dark looking randomly for people. Anyway that makes a lot of cache. And I’m learning as I go on this whole admin thing.

Comment by cermak_rd Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 10:31 am
OW, I missed Rich’s comments from yesterday and it looks like I need to back and check that out. I read this blog as an unsophisticated person in politics and usually it is very helpful. I am here to learn and not to cause controversy or hurt.

Comment by Observer Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 10:34 am
- Observer -

I’m only recalling Rich’s own comment is all.

Be well. Happy Friday.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 10:36 am
O.W.
Did you read the WSJ editorial in question?

Comment by Anon III Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 11:01 am
===Did you===

I read all kinds of things, but discussing this editorial here, “I’m good”… only those feeling “victimized” will find it at all compelling.

Alternative facts are boring.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 11:06 am
==Did you read the WSJ editorial in question?==

I did and it’s a joke. It’s a partisan hack hit job and contains nothing but whining.

Comment by Demoralized Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 11:37 am
O.W.

OK, you didn’t read the WSJ editorial.

It’s an editorial. Not “alternative facts”, but an alternative opinion. Not boring.

Comment by Anon III Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 11:39 am
=== but an alternative opinion===

lol

The Proft papers were chock full of that particular alternative opinion this year. Move on.

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 11:41 am
===you didn’t read===

I read all kinds of things.

The examples used to editorialize the thoughts are rationalizing “alternative facts”

It’s like thinking Proft is thoughtful, LOL

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 11:41 am
=It is good to see different perspectives.=

Whether it’s Fox News, the New York Post, or WSJ it’s hard to see Murdoch owned media as providing a different perspective. If they’re going to address the topic, and provide balanced perspective, they would acknowledge that gerrymandering is a nationwide problem. Illinois is a bit of an anomaly in that it’s the Democratic party tipping the scales. But on a national level the GOP is more than willing to cede a single state if it allows them to continue the practice in others. I also find it interesting that the article fails to acknowledge that the GOP lost every statewide race by double digits. Hard to win races when you run lousy candidates, maps notwithstanding. In that sense it’s more whataboutism than perspective.

Comment by Pundent Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 11:59 am
Anybody comparing 2020-2021 Cook County property tax bills? I did; my 2021 local tax rate went up 3.559% from 2020, almost every taxing body raised their tax rate, state equalizer went up, tax before exemptions went up, yet total due went down $114 because of increased exemption amounts.

Comment by thisjustinagain Friday, Nov 18, 22 @ 12:54 pm