All posts by Chuck Fager

A Happy/Sad Anniversary: Occupy Wall Street Began 14 years ago on Sept. 17, 2011

[This post shamelessly shared from history.com] On September 17, 2011, hundreds of activists gather around Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan for the first day of the Occupy Wall Street Movement—a weeks-long sit-in in New York City’s Financial District protesting income inequality and corporate corruption. While the movement failed to see any of its goals or … Continue reading A Happy/Sad Anniversary: Occupy Wall Street Began 14 years ago on Sept. 17, 2011

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It’s “War”?? Trump’s “Chipocalypse Now” — Day One

The opening: “You Think You’ve Seen ‘Shock & Awe’”?? (Trump posted this AI fantasy on Truth Social early Saturday) “The president offered no details beyond the label “Chipocalypse Now,” a play on the title of Francis Ford Coppola’s dystopian 1979 film set in the Vietnam war, in which a character says: “I love the smell … Continue reading It’s “War”?? Trump’s “Chipocalypse Now” — Day One

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Pritzker Throws Down: “I say, Mr. President, do not come to Chicago. You are neither wanted here nor needed here.”

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker spoke at a news conference Monday afternoon, August 25, addressing reports President Trump is planning to send the military to Chicago. Here are excerpts from his remarks, edited for length, followed by a link to the full text: I want to speak plainly about the moment that we are in and … Continue reading Pritzker Throws Down: “I say, Mr. President, do not come to Chicago. You are neither wanted here nor needed here.”

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