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Mayhem and Theft

5/30/2023

Introduction
In my previous post I spoke negatively about Progressive Utopia (aka Democrat run cities and states).

Having escaped from Chicago some years ago, I admit that my views on rampant crime, violent intimidation and theft just might be biased.

I feel compelled to make amends. In this segment I shall compare the mostly peaceful behavior seen in Progressive Utopia versus the intimidation and mayhem of rural, conservative America.

Mayhem In Progressive Utopia
First, let us look at Progressive Urban Utopia, where vibrant diversity, equity and tolerance prevail above all else.... shall we?   Since Chicago is the Progressive Urban Utopia I am most familiar with... let us focus on the Windy City.

Chicago was once known as the City-Of-Broad-Shoulders. The city that rebuilt itself from the ashes of the Great Fire of 1871 and became the envy of the entire world during the World Colombian Exposition a mere 22 years later in 1893.    Rebuilt and re-imagined as the shining gem of the American Heartland.

1871 - Devastation

1893 - CITY BEAUTIFUL

How are things going today?

O'Hare Airport
O'Hare, was not only the busiest airport in the world but the World's hub. Well, no longer.

Downtown Chicago
Yikes, the new Mayor says "It is not constructive to demonize youth starved for opportunities". No wonder this shit keeps getting worse.

Mayhem In Rural America
It is unfair to demonize Progressive Utopia when intimidation and mayhem also occur in Rural America.

Just this past week, a Black bear brazenly invaded a bakery in rural Connecticut, intimidated the employees and made off with 60 cupcakes. It left a trail of smashed bakery goods.

Conclusion
Violent robberies are rampant in Conservative Rural America.

If you are a Democrat, you should stay in Chicago where it's safe.

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Progressive Utopia

5/30/2023

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I started the Rational Prepper segment several months ago with a discussion regarding location. The best way to prep for 'Threats' is to avoid them. Just move somewhere that doesn't have earthquakes, hurricanes or toxic waste dumps. neoterra.us/blog/the-rational-prepper-location-location-location

Over the past 2-3 years, however, it seems that natural disasters are much less concerning than the ongoing $hit$how taking place in Progressive Utopia (aka Democrat run cities).

It is time to evacuate Democrat-run cities. Maybe it's time to get the hell out of Democrat run states. It is time to vote with your feet! Here, is just one example.

Chicago
YAY Chicago! While the Windy City continues its decline into third-world lawlessness, the State deployed 30 'peacekeepers' to patrol the city over Memorial Day weekend. Democrat Governor Pritzker launched the new Citywide Crisis Prevention and Response Unit (CPRU) to "prevent violence and address conflict and crises in the City of Chicago."

Wow, this is part of $240 MILLION in State funding to address (the lack of) public safety in Chicago.

The yellow-vested 'peacekeepers' form a mobile response unit meant to deescalate crime before it starts. We all know how warm-and-cuddly thieves, thugs and violent criminals are so it went about as well as you might expect.

Over the holiday weekend, 60 people were shot and 12 people were murdered. The most people shot in ten years.

The best part... the Clown World part... is that an alleged 'peacekeeper' has been arrested for allegedly participating in an alleged mob attack (and robbery) of a motorist in Little Village.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/man-in-peacekeeper-vest-charged-with-beating-robbing-man-in-chicago/ar-AA1bRcrB

Who needs police when the State will pay $100/day to gang members and ex-cons to 'keep the peace'?? YAY!

Now you can show your support for enlightened Democrat law (un)enforcement with your very own "Peacekeeper" t-shirt. (Note neoTerra is non-commercial and I do not endorse or make money on any products. I just think HeyJackass is tragically hilarious).

Shots Fired
The Chicago Shotspotter system (which mayoral advisors want to discontinue) is used to detect and triangulate gunshots fired in neighborhoods. In the first four months of this year the system detected 56.323 rounds fired in Chicago neighborhoods!

Chicago (as well as Illinois) has some of the most restrictive (though rarely enforced) gun laws in the entire country. Apparently, when Democrat DAs selectively decide to ignore the gun laws they already have then you get to live (or die) in a third-world war zone.

Conclusion

GTFO Chicago
GTFO Illinois
GTFO any Democrat Progressive Utopia
Stop voting for Democrats

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Wood Milk

5/24/2023

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This is a spoof, intended to mock the highly-processed, plant-based 'Foods' that progressives are trying to force down our throats. I promise, it is worth the watch.

The parody commercial is hardly blog-worthy. However, the angry reaction from triggered Progressives is priceless. I spent at least 10 minutes laughing at the outraged comments.

OK, my two favorite comments

"Has anyone told her that she is promoting breast cancer?"
"That's equivalent to supporting Trump"

SO... I don't care if people want to drink fake milk. As far as I'm concerned a glass of oat milk is basically a tablespoon of pureed oatmeal with a bunch of additives. It's your life... drink what you want... and leave me alone!

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Disruptive Event

5/22/2023

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US Senators are being provided with satellite phones. While I think that’s actually a good idea, the circumstances are a bit troubling. Karen Gibson, the Senate Sergeant At Arms stated in public testimony that the phones are being provided "to ensure a redundant and secure means of communication during a disruptive event."

She went on to say that the phones provide a security backstop in the case of an emergency that "takes out communications" in America.

Here's the story from CBS:

OK... I believe it is prudent to be prepared. The cost of 100 sat phones is so tiny it wouldn't even be a line item in the Senate's budget and is hardly worth comment. It seems to me that this high profile announcement is just another PR stunt to create a new boogeyman.

The public's focus has shifted to inflation, crippling interest rates, unaffordable housing, spiraling crime and homelessness. These are all situations where the government is at fault and they cannot convince us to give them more power if they are the problem.

The pResident (The Great Unifier) has repeatedly stated that White Supremacy and systemic white privilege are the greatest threats to America. He uses the bully-pulpit to spread hatred and fear at every opportunity.

So, I think the new Boogeyman-Of-Doom will be the fraudulent/made-up narrative of impending white terrorism.... just in time for 2024.

I hope I'm wrong.

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INVASION! ... and Hypocrisy

5/20/2023

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As the invasion at our southern border continues, the number of illegals crossing the northern border has also doubled in recent months. Like the Ukraine we are facing an invasion on multiple fronts.

While Texas and Oklahoma are hardest hit, research done by the Heritage Foundation last December shows that the illegals have already spread to every congressional district in the United States.

The study was done by geofencing Border Patrol processing stations as well as NGO processing facilities and then tracking the movement of the cell phones given to the illegals at taxpayer expense.

The map shown below illustrates the destinations that the illegals traveled to.

I find it interesting that the vast majority have entered via Texas even though New Mexico, Arizona and California have extensive borders with Mexico. It seems that the torrent has been intentionally designed to overwhelm and burden Texas.

Chicago, New York City and other Democrat Sanctuary cities are screaming about the migrant burden even though they have received only 1 or 2% of the migrants that Texas has to deal with.

Chicago (Sweet Home Chicago) parents are furious that the city is closing public parks to create homeless camps for migrants and Black residents are protesting the city's plan to house asylum seekers at a vacant high school in their neighborhood.

"Why would any leader put our Black communities already riddled with crime, at further risk by placing unvetted, non-taxpayers steps away from our seniors, our children, and our homes we've worked so hard on our own to secure," said J. Darnell Jones, a resident of South Shore.
www.foxnews.com/media/black-chicago-residents-infuriated-migrant-surge-enough
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/avondale-park-migrants/

Well, Mr. Jones, I agree except for your racist tone. Why should we put ANY community (Black, Brown, Asian or white) at risk by placing unvetted, non-taxpayers steps away from...etc.. ??

Meanwhile, in humanitarian New York City, Mayor Eric Adams is attempting to revoke the Sanctuary City status on the basis that the law was put into place before he was even Mayor. In other words... it's not his fault.

The good Mayor is bussing the migrants to suburban and rural areas outside his Sanctuary City. Shamefully, homeless American veterans being housed in hotels are being evicted to make room for the illegals. That's right folks we (well Democrats) are tossing veterans who have served our country out on the street to make room for illegals. How Fucked up is that?

As a matter of full disclosure... Progressive media claims the story is a hoax but it has been corroborated by Newsweek and by a veteran advocacy group.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-york-hotels-evicting-homeless-veterans-to-house-migrants/ar-AA1bcCKq

SO... I am pleased to announce that Mayor Eric Adams is the recipient of my first Hypocrite-Of-The-Month award for 2023. Congratulations Mayor!

It seems that Democrats are all in favor of open borders as long as the asylum seekers go to someone else's neighborhood.

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The Book Of Exodus

5/20/2023

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The utopian cities of Progressive Urban Socialists (aka Democrats) are literally dissolving before our eyes.

There is an ongoing exodus from Democrat cities to 'Red' states and cities which offer lower taxes, better services and safety.

Of course the population loss is not balanced. In general, the poor cannot afford to relocate. The cities are losing productive middle-class people and retirees.... and they are taking their income, savings and future spending with them. This creates a vicious cycle... loss of economic activity, loss of jobs, loss of restaurants, shops, culture and other amenities that made the cities desirable.

New York City
New York City (with a population of 8.3 million) lost about 468,000 residents (5.3%) in the roughly two year period from April 2020 to July 2022. AND, the exodus continues in 2023.

If this trend continues, NYC will lose at least three congressional seats by the 2030 census.

The IRS estimates a loss of $19.5 BILLION in wealth and future economic activity.
www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/new-york-city-has-lost-nearly-half-a-million-residents-since-start-of-covid-pandemic/ar-AA1bofE4

San Francisco
Wow, SF actually had a bigger percentage loss than NYC. It lost 7.5% of its population and the deterioration is getting worse. Commercial real estate in the city is plunging in value due to extreme vacancy.

Last week, an office building in the financial district sold for approximately $67 Million... a $180 Million loss from the original asking price of $250M. The building has been 75% vacant due to the exodus of people/jobs from the city.

Of course there is a ripple effect. The plunge in office workers has led restaurants, stores and other small business to lay off or shut down.
therealdeal.com/sanfrancisco/2023/05/09/sks-buys-350-california-street-in-san-francisco-paying-60m-to-68m/

Chicago
I have saved the very best for last. Sweet Home Chicago.

So many people and businesses have left Illinois that April 2023 income tax collections were $1.8 Billion lower than last year! They expect to make up part of this by increasing corporate taxes but still expect that the revenue in 2023 will be $802 Million less than last year. YIKES!

The City of Chicago is in even worse shape than the state overall. An utterly insane budget plan has been proposed by Saqib Bhatti, a member of Mayor Johnson’s transition team. The title of the proposal is disturbing “First We Get The Money”.

This is the kind of racist non-sense I have come to expect from Democrats. Please, don't take my word for it... read the 10-page report for yourself.

Here is a brief summary of a few of the 'high' points:

$12 Billion in new taxes
Reducing the ‘bloated’ police budget. “Chicago must stop criminalizing Black and Brown youth”
Eliminating the Shotspotter project that helps locate shooters in shit (I mean inequitable) neighborhoods.
Create a Chicago Public Bank to fund Chicago bureaucracies.
BEST OF ALL, place all the pension funds under ‘equitable’ management. It will save BILLIONS. This is where the real magic happens.
The new Chicago Public Bank would take over the pension funds so they could be "invested" in Chicago bonds which will grow EXPONENTIALLY.

Let me make this perfectly clear. They will create a "Bank" that has no money. That Bank will loot the various Chicago pension funds and invest those funds in Social Justice projects that have no return. Theft by any other name is still theft.
acrecampaigns.org/press-release/johnson-allies-push-12-billion-new-tax-package-including-wealth-and-income-taxes/

The very, VERY best part of this scam is that the Chicago pensions funds are actually broke. The City has been short-changing the pension funds for years and the City now owes over $33 Billion to the funds.

I feel a great disturbance coming to The Force.
The sound of 2.6 million toilets all flushing at once.

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Victory Garden Update

5/19/2023

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The Victory Garden is complete but there are many small tasks and preparations for next year.

As an aside, I have been writing about bug-burgers and the fallacy of synthetic, fake food. I don't know if I will have the ambition to keep the Victory Garden going as I get older... but the idea of eating fresh, heirloom vegetables is very appealing.

Current Status
I've planted tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, potatoes and brussels sprouts. The broccoli doesn't seem to be doing well but everything else is better than I expected.

As a crazy experiment, Ms Terra suggested that I should plant the carrot tops left over from canning beef stew. I was skeptical... but here ya go! Generic Kroger Carrots!

I also planted two varieties of pole beans from seed. I'm amazed at how fast they sprouted! I'm so frugal (or perhaps rational) that I used left-over welded-wire mesh to wrap over the entry arbor so they'll have a trellis to climb on.

I must admit, it isn't the most picturesque solution. BUT, it is functional, it actually stiffens the flimsy arbor and, best of all, it was FREE!.

Damn!... look at how lush the forest has become over the past few weeks.

Preps For Next Year
I ordered another 10 yards of top soil with the intent to triple the size of the garden next year. I moved the 5-yard pile on the left (west) on Wednesday. I definitely overdid it and I've been paying the price for the last two days. However, I did plant a few hostas yesterday and made that trellis today... so I don't feel like a total elderly wimp.

My theory is that it will be easier to have ambition in the future if I do most of the heavy-lifting in the present. Today is the youngest that you shall ever be. Don't Waste It.

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Mayhem and Theft

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