https://www.illinoispolicy.org/investigation-shows-madigan-had-heavy-hand-in-filling-state-jobs-for-pritzker/

Illinois public servants expect special privileges. And Gov. J.B. Pritzker is happy to oblige.

Amid a global pandemic and mass protests against police brutality, it’s easy to forget Illinois government remains the target of the largest federal corruption probe in the history of the most corrupt state.

The feds have raided, questioned, indicted or jailed dozens of Illinois political figures during the past two years. These are the symptoms of the state’s toxic political culture. Public servants expect special privileges.

And Gov. J.B. Pritzker is happy to oblige, according to a new investigation by WBEZ.

The report found Pritzker filled at least 35 state jobs with individuals on House Speaker Mike Madigan’s “clout list.” A Madigan aide sent the list to Pritzker chief of staff Anne Caprara in December 2018. The speaker’s office then updated the list 17 times.

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a33426016/trending-video-urges-americans-wake-up/

This morning, a shadowy Portland-based production company called Pattern Integrity Films uploaded a video entitled America Wake Up. And it’s going viral in the Twittersphere. The clip plays an audio recording of the late comedian George Carlin over a dizzying montage of images from the news: sprawling tent cities; overcrowded hospital emergency rooms; MAGA hat-clad Trump supporters; and excerpts of the Dakota Access Pipeline nearing completion, among other representations of high-level collusion and government dysfunction.

Carlins message was always effective and they have co-opted it

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/no-ability-to-safely-intercede-seattle-police-chief-warns-officers-are-banned-from-using-less-lethal-tools

The police chief in Seattle wrote a letter to business owners and residents reminding them officers will not be able to use nonlethal weapons when attempting to disperse large gatherings starting this weekend, citing a newly-passed city ordinance.

"Please know that the Seattle Police Department is committed to addressing life safety incidents and calls for service, and responding to ongoing demonstrations and unrest in the city," said Chief Carmen Best in a letter dated July 24. "Please also know that the City Council Ordinance 119805 Crowd Control Tool goes into effect this weekend on Sunday, July 26, 2020. This ordinance bans Seattle Police officers the use of less lethal tools, including pepper spray that is commonly used to disperse crowds that have turned violent. Simply put, the legislation gives officers no ability to safely intercede to preserve property in the midst of a large, violent crowd."

Best said she separately sent the city a letter ensuring leaders that she has "done my due diligence of informing them numerous times of the foreseeable impact of this ordinance on upcoming events."