Chicago cordially invites the Mad King to go fuck himself

Chicago will not comply with Donny’s police state fascism

the poet Carl Sandburg famously described Chicago as the ‘City of the Big Shoulders.’ he also called it

‘Hog Butcher for the World,
Tool maker, Stacker of Wheat,
Player with Railroads and the Nation’s Freight Handler.’

if old Carl were writing that poem today, he’d have to add a new line — because Chicago has now become the City of Go Fuck Yourself, Donny Convict.

oh look — America’s Mad King isn’t the only person who gets to sign executive orders.

The mayor of Chicago has signed an order detailing how the city will resist a potential immigration crackdown threatened by the Trump administration.

“We do not need nor want an unconstitutional and illegal military occupation of our city,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat. The order directs city agencies on how to respond to possible immigration enforcement actions.

do not fuck with the Hog Butcher for the World, Donny. they’re busy Stacking Wheat and Making Tools. they don’t have time for your fascist bullshit.

good for the mayor. he’s making plans. he sees what’s going on in DC, and what went on in Los Angeles, and he’s getting all proactive. most importantly, Mayor Johnson has ordered the Chicago Police Department not to aid and abet Donny’s storm troopers.

let’s listen to some highlights from the speech the mayor gave yesterday.

“I do not take this executive action lightly. I would have preferred to work in a more collaborative approach. I would have preferred to do with work with our allies in the city council to pass legislation, ultimately — and we were doing just that. some of the leaders who we are working with are standing behind me today. but unfortunately, we do not have the luxury of time. we have received credible reports that we have days, not weeks, before our city sees some type of militarized activity by the federal government.”

“our people have not asked for this. but nevertheless, we find ourselves having to respond to this.”

“I’m signing an executive order today that will launch the Protecting Chicago Initiative. this is a project that builds on the months of preparation we have done that has led up to this very moment. Protecting Chicago will ensure that every Chicagoan knows their rights, that every single family is prepared, and every part of city government is directed to protect the people of Chicago from federal action. this sweeping executive order directs our Department of Law to pursue any and every legal mechanism to hold this administration accountable for violating the rights of Chicagoans. this order affirms that the Chicago Police Department will no collaborate with military personnel, on police patrols or civil immigration enforcement. we will not have our police officers, who are working hard every single day to drive down crime, deputized to do traffic stops and checkpoints for the president. this order affirms that CPD officers will be directed to wear CPD uniforms, and refrain from wearing masks, so that residents can clearly distinguish them from federal agents.”

“we do not want to see tanks in our streets. we do not want to see families ripped apart. we do not want grandmothers thrown into the back of unmarked vans. we don’t want to see homeless Chicagoans harassed or disappeared by federal agents. we don’t want to see Chicagoans arrested for sitting on their porch. it’s not who we are as a city, and that’s not who we are as a nation. my team and I have spoken to the governor, the county president, and with our federal delegation, and we are in complete alignment. the time for action is now.”

okay, that was pretty long — so if you chose to scroll past it, here are the bullet points:

• City department of law are directed to pursue every legal mechanism, to resist unconstitutional efforts & hold them accountable

• Demands Trump stand down from deploying the military in Chicago

• Chicago PD not to wear masks or collaborate with ICE on patrols, arrests, or immigration enforcement

that last one is the biggie. Americans have a right to know who is legitimate law enforcement, and who is one of Donny’s goons.

we are through the looking glass, folks. this is what it’s come to: a mayor of a major city now has to protect his constituents from a lawless federal government.

our founders would be shitting their breeches if they could see what’s become of their grand experiment in representational democracy.

in the city of the big shoulders, Mayor Johnson’s are fucking huge right now. the mayor is a brave man, and he has earned our support.

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hey, remember how, all through Joe Biden’s presidency, the worthless scribblers of the corporate-controlled press treated Joe as if he were old and icky and probably already dead? for fuck’s sake, they even turned his shoes into a major scandal.

oh my god, a seventy-nine-year-old, choosing to wear shoes that provide additional support. the horror.

remember how in 2016, the Email Lady tripped on a curb, and the worthless scribs pretty much wrote her obituary on the spot?

spoiler alert: nine years later, Hillary Clinton is very much alive.

given all that, wouldn’t it be awesome if the press paid that much attention to current President Cankles McRottinghand’s obvious physical and cognitive decline?

Donny’s been virtually missing in action for days. he’s been avoiding the press — he hasn’t spoken with them since his cabinet meeting last Tuesday. that’s really bizarre behavior from the attention hog who generally can’t go a single day without gibbering like a loon to a roomful of reporters.

yesterday, he was photographed leaving the White House, on his way to his Virginia golf motel — but he didn’t stop to talk to the press.

so what the fuck is going on? why is Donny in hiding? what is the White House not telling us? why does Couchfuck McGee feel the need to reassure everyone that he’s totally prepared to step into Donny’s demented shoes?

above all, why is our media so unconcerned about this? these are the same people who would shit a brick if Joe Biden went two days without talking to them.

Donny — who never shuts the fuck up — has now gone silent for five days, and not one reporter seems interested in what should be a major story. in fact, they all pretty much orgasmed on the spot over yesterday’s photo of Donny gingerly shuffling towards his waiting limo. they fell all the fuck over each other in a mad dash to assure everyone that Donny was still alive.

oh, and MAGA is totally incensed that anyone would dare speculate about why Donny is suddenly nowhere to be found.

“It’s sickening to see so many leftists on social media spreading false rumors about President Trump and his health. The Democrats have no class.”

yo, Brig — is this you?

I’m sorry, Brig, what was that you were saying about having no class?

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oh look, Sundowning Uncle Crazypants has slithered out of his spider hole long enough to tweet out this nonsense:

what’s coming that’s so unstoppable, Big Guy? is it the Epstein Files?

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here’s your daily reminder that I can be found on Blue Sky at this link.

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this is going to be my closing message for the foreseeable future:

practice self-care. do what you need to do to keep sane. if that means you need to disengage with my daily posts for a while, I get it. this community of ours will still be here when you return.

to all the people who have signed on in the days since the election, welcome aboard. settle in as we all try to deal with the shitfuckery that’s ahead of us.

we are all in this together, and we are all here for each other.

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