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Posts by Jackie Smith

This used to infuriate me at Bragg. Then when we PCSed to Germany and AFN cycled through all the major news networks every couple hours, I wondered how hard would it be to have that setup for ALL bases within the US too!?!

1 week ago 64 1 4 0

Just got home from working the poll for my ward in Madison, and turnout was wild for a Spring election. So encouraging!

2 weeks ago 8 1 1 0

What a pure soul to use his powers to help others rather than simply enrich his own life.❤️

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White crocuses emerging from a blanket of dead leaves with birch trees, pine, and blue sky in the background.

White crocuses emerging from a blanket of dead leaves with birch trees, pine, and blue sky in the background.

It's happening...

1 month ago 1 0 0 0

That is enough!

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Just as Chicago will never accept the Sears Tower by any other name, I'm confident the ugly signage will have little impact outside of those in the administration.

4 months ago 2 0 0 0

But then they released a new video using a doctored video of her from SNL, so they really just doubled down.

4 months ago 2 0 0 0

The VA issues disability checks based on conditions already documented in their computer systems for many of their employees. So for disabled veterans employed by the VA it's not like they can hide their disabilities. However, I suppose they don't need to make it any easier for these goons.

4 months ago 5 0 0 0
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Beneath the Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan. His other books are also good.

5 months ago 0 0 0 0

Okay, appears you're itching for an argument I'm not trying to have. Hope you find peace today.

5 months ago 1 0 1 0

I agree it has potential with a different name on the building and if the owner asked for more reasonable rates. But it'll always be isolated without through traffic. They'll need more than a retailer or 2 to pull people over.

5 months ago 1 0 2 0

Exactly! Who the hell wants THAT as their landlord? Someone needs to explain to him people only go down there to board river cruises, so he can't ask for Mich Ave rates. He should just sell the damn building. Everyone would be happier.

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He's bitter nobody wants to rent on the ground floor of his building, which happens to be on the side of the river walk that sees little to no foot traffic. He likely expected proximity to mag mile to pull in big $$$, but it's in a dead zone. He doesn't know the city at all.

5 months ago 9 0 2 0

Thank goodness!

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We're a furloughed family who just closed on a new house last month. It's been insanely stressful, but we're figuring it out. Co-workers who are hurting worse are conflicted. But for us, healthcare is too important. We'd much rather keep weathering this storm to protect affordability.

5 months ago 16 0 0 0

Even if Thune keeps his word, Johnson has made no such promise to hold a vote. We've been played too many times to believe this is a good idea. On behalf of a furloughed family, healthcare is too important to cave!

5 months ago 1 0 0 0

Please talk to Durbin! And when I say talk, I mean yell on behalf of all Illinoians!

5 months ago 0 1 0 0

I've tried to read this multiple times, but the pop-up ads are making it impossible. Will have to look up the story from another source, unfortunately.

5 months ago 1 0 0 0
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To be clear, I think their behavior is abhorrent. But the choice of clothing doesn't appear to be inspired by anything other than their preferred football team. I think the bad behavior was born of alcohol, opportunity, and inflated sense of self-importance.

6 months ago 2 0 1 0

Nah, it looks like they're Giants fans in town for the game. The accents give that away if the clothing didn't.

6 months ago 11 1 1 0

Thanks, I'm well aware. But I grew up and spent most of my life in/around Chicago, so that will always be where I'm from. I tell people in Madison the Chicagoland area, because they are close enough in proximity to recognize that term.

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When I lived in Europe, I told people I was from Chicago. When I lived in AZ, MN, and NC I told people I was from the Chicago area. Now that I live in Madison I say I'm from Chicagoland and often specify NW burbs. There was a time I lived in the city, and I claimed Chicago then. Context matters.

6 months ago 1 0 0 0

Oh yes, it is so much fun to finally have a bid accepted on a home in a very competitive market only for the government to shut down and suddenly a furlough letter from the feds isn't as reassuring a proof of employment/income as it used to be. It's a dream turned nightmare for us.

6 months ago 0 0 0 0

I feel this in my bones! You are not alone.

6 months ago 3 0 0 0

Not on reddit, but I'd be happy to tell them about how the joy of finally having a bid accepted on a house in a very competitive market last week has quickly turned into a nightmare due to my husband being a federal employee. Mortgage company isn't feeling confident about employment/income.

6 months ago 0 1 0 0

Same!

7 months ago 1 0 0 0
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Yes, you can keep ammo in your home for defense, but the government can trace the bullets to who they were sold or distributed to.

7 months ago 0 0 0 0

Missing in his comparison to Switzerland is that ammo is carefully regulated and traceable to an individual. Guns can't be transported outside of the home if loaded. And ammo is purchased at ranges only for use at that location. Exceptions exist for hunting, but again all ammo is traceable.

7 months ago 5 0 2 0
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The American Dictator Tonight, we have the specter of an American president trying to take control of an American city for thinly veiled political reasons.

The line Trump referenced today from Apocalypse Now, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning," is about the absurdity of war and the profound psychological damage it inflicts on everyone involved. Seems like Trump was, unintentionally, right on target. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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Population size is needed for context. Also, it helps to have some understanding of crime trends, because while nobody like these numbers, they are entirely consistent with a good weather holiday weekend in a large city. Bet you'll be shocked by the curative effect of winter too.

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