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chicagobama's Profile
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Diaries published: 15 (1856 days since last diary on Thu Nov 08, 2018 at 08:47 AM PST)
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Most Recommended Diary: I don't know how to shovel, she said. No matter, he said., 81 comments, 246 recommends
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I have so much respect for Jahmal Cole, and I diaried about him last winter. Jahmal created an organization called My Block My Hood My City. It’s based in Chicago, and the goal is to provide opportunities for underprivileged young people to...
by chicagobama
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on Thu Nov 08, 2018 at 08:47 AM PST
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We had snow in Chicago this weekend. In advance of the “storm” on Friday, schools were closed, and many people elected to work from home. I use the quote marks because this was a heavy snowfall, not a real storm. Even so, we got a lot of snow in a...
by chicagobama
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on Sun Feb 11, 2018 at 01:47 PM PST
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The pictures and stories coming from Houston and other areas affected by Harvey are heart-breaking. Even more upsetting is the awareness that Houston and the surrounding area have ignored warnings from scientists and urban planners that the nearly...
by chicagobama
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on Tue Aug 29, 2017 at 11:03 AM PDT
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I am whiter than white, so I don’t feel qualified to fully absorb the feelings of people of color and how they might be reacting to the recent election. I’m still sorting out my own feelings and reactions.
It’s difficult to reconcile the conundrum...
by chicagobama
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on Tue Nov 22, 2016 at 07:28 AM PST
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I saw an article on Vox a couple weeks ago while I was traveling out of the country, and it really gave me a new perspective on Trump’s communication style and the bewilderment many people feel when they try to pin him down on his lies and...
by chicagobama
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on Mon Oct 10, 2016 at 10:00 AM PDT
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There have been several articles about the voting patterns in Chicago, and Chitown Kev did an excellent summary of what to watch in the election.
Turnout in the city was outstanding yesterday, with more than 50% of registered voters casting a ballot.
by chicagobama
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on Wed Mar 16, 2016 at 04:38 PM PDT
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- UPDATE: Sunday, Feb 26, 2023 · 5:43:29 PM +00:00 · KyivGuy All right, it’s 19:43 Sunday in Kyiv, and I have answered just some of the questions posted in the comments. I am putting some of those answers as updates to this initial post. I am still...252 comments 1053 Recs
- Ukraine update: The battle for Svatove approaches as Ukraine reportedly liberates four more villagesUPDATE: Saturday, Dec 24, 2022 · 9:45:52 PM +00:00 · Mark Sumner The latest advances show that Ukraine has reportedly liberated a series of four villages just west of Svatove. This would seem to put Ukraine in control of the critical junction between...169 comments 545 Recs
- In a risky move on Tuesday, Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial defendant Thomas Caldwell chose to take the witness stand for the first time where he flatly denied allegations that he was part of a violent plot to stop the nation’s transfer of...102 comments 276 Recs
- The names we most often hear�in connection with urban blues out of Chicago are male—some of whom I featured last Sunday —but�that does not mean that there were not and are not urban blues women. ...153 comments 128 Recs
- If any city is to be dubbed the home of the modern urban blues, Chicago can certainly lay claim to that title.�That is not to say that St. Louis ,� Detroit , and other places in the path of the ...185 comments 162 Recs
- I do understand that what the military says is going on has already happened — they purposely deceive in that way. Really. They are supposed to. But this is picking up speed for Ukraine so fast. I strongly believe they are in full counter offensives...132 comments 145 Recs
- Right now, Ukraine is engaged in an existential struggle. There’s no doubt about the overall outcome for Russia—it’s already lost. There’s nothing that Russia can possibly gain from this conflict that will offset the tremendous cost in men and...275 comments 370 Recs
- I love crocheted snowflakes. I make dozens every year. I give them away with Christmas treats, hang them on the tree, stick them on top of packages, display them in windows, stretch them in hoops. I ...16 comments 20 Recs
- via David Leonhardt of the New York Times: Then the vaccines arrived. They proved so powerful, and the partisan attitudes toward them so different, that a gap in Covid’s death toll quickly emerged. I have covered that gap in two newsletters — one this...308 comments 534 Recs
- Jefferson Democrat did a bang-up job this summer taking us through his research on the Tolkien Legendarium and the many ways he’s expanded understanding of both The Silmarillion and The Lord of ...251 comments 107 Recs
