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  • City Exodus: Americans Flock to Red States as Blue States Grapple with Economic Woes

    03/04/2024 5:08:35 AM PST · by davikkm · 33 replies
    A noticeable trend is emerging as people pack their bags and relocate, with a clear pattern of migration from Democrat-controlled cities to Republican-leaning havens. The top destinations for those seeking greener pastures include Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tampa, Orlando, and Sacramento, signaling a shift in residential preferences. Conversely, the cities experiencing an exodus are predominantly from Democratic strongholds – San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and Chicago. What’s driving this migration pattern?
  • Laken Riley might still be alive if it wasn’t for NYC’s sanctuary city laws under ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio, lefty City Council members: critics

    03/02/2024 5:08:02 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 8 replies
    Nypost ^ | 03/02/2024 | Rich Calder
    Murdered Georgia nursing student Laken Riley might still be alive if it wasn’t for sanctuary city policies pushed by former Mayor Bill de Blasio and left-wing extremists on the City Council — who have “blood on their hands,” critics told The Post. Nearly six months before the 22-year-old Riley was found dead Feb. 22 on the University of Georgia’s campus, her alleged killer Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, was arrested in Queens on Aug. 31 and charged with endangering a child. However, because of migrant-friendly changes made to the sanctuary city policy in both 2014 in 2017 by de Blasio and...
  • Democrat NYC Mayor Eric Adams Calls for Changing ‘Sanctuary City’ Law that Protected Laken Riley’s Accused Killer

    02/27/2024 2:02:56 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 10 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 02/27/2024 | John Binder
    New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) is calling for changes to the city’s “sanctuary” policy that helped an illegal alien walk free, without being turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, who is now accused of kidnapping and murdering 22-year-old Laken Riley in Athens, Georgia. “For those who are committing crimes, we need to modify the sanctuary city law that if you commit a felony or a violent act, we should be able to turn you over to ICE and have you deported,” Adams said at a town hall on Monday in Brooklyn. Canarsie Brooklyn NY During...
  • Chicago residents speak out against migrants welcomed by city: 'Junking up our country'

    02/22/2024 6:55:28 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 34 replies
    MSN ^ | 02/21/2024 | Chris Pandolfo
    Angry Chicago residents railed against local leaders at a city council meeting Wednesday as tensions run high over the national illegal immigrant crisis. City and state officials have approved hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to feed, clothe and house more than 35,000 migrants who have been transported to Chicago and its suburbs in the past year and a half. The overwhelming influx of people has drained city resources and upset residents who told council members they have neglected needy American communities in favor of foreign asylum seekers. "All this asylum-seeking lie, all this about refugees – no, no no....
  • City gave $1,000 a month to 135 families to spend however they choose

    02/01/2024 6:08:25 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 36 replies
    kxxv.com ^ | 01/30/2024 | Justin Boggs
    The city of Austin, Texas, helped provide a guaranteed income of $1,000 a month to 135 households for a one-year period. According to a new report prepared by the Urban Institute, most of the money went toward housing. According to the report, nearly 60% of the money used in the UpTogether program was spent on housing, while 20% went to basic needs, 10% went to other bills, and the remainder was put into investments or given to help others.
  • Ancient ‘lost valley of cities’ found in Amazon rainforest

    01/12/2024 1:17:18 PM PST · by Red Badger · 32 replies
    Global News ^ | Posted January 12, 2024 3:14 pm | By Kathryn Mannie
    This LIDAR image provided by researchers in January 2024 shows complexes of rectangular platforms arranged around low squares and distributed along wide dug streets at the Kunguints site, Upano Valley in Ecuador. Antoine Dorison, Stéphen Rostain via AP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A study based on over 20 years of research into an ancient site in the Amazon rainforest has revealed evidence it was once a large-scale hub of interconnected cities that date back more than 2,500 years. The findings were published Thursday in the journal Science and detail the researchers’ work in mapping the network of settlements, which may be the earliest...
  • St. Paul swears in all-female City Council in historic first

    01/10/2024 12:38:26 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 60 replies
    The Hill ^ | 01/10/2024 | LAUREN IRWIN
    The St. Paul, Minn., city council made history Tuesday when each of its seven seats were filled by women for the first time in the city’s history. Four of the seven members sworn in at an inauguration ceremony were incoming freshman. Anika Bowie, Saura Jost, HwaJeong Kim and Cheniqua Johnson joined incumbents Mitra Jalali, Rebecca Noecker and Nelsie Yang, MPR News reported. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan addressed the crowd at the inauguration event and said her “heart is overflowing.” “I’m honored to be here today to celebrate these incredible leaders, all that they have accomplished to get here and all...
  • TX Gov. Abbott: Sanctuary City Mayors ‘Should Be Embarrassed Because It Is Utter Hypocrisy’

    01/04/2024 10:37:45 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 14 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/24/2024 | Jeff Poor
    Thursday on Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Company,” Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) criticized the hypocrisy of blue state governors and mayors who have criticized him and his state’s effort to send illegal immigrants to their so-called sanctuary cities and states. “Some of the mayors of big sanctuary cities in America — they blame you for what’s going on, blame you for the migrants going to their cities,” FBN host Stuart Varney said. “You’re smiling, but would you like to give us a response?” “Yes, I mean, they should be embarrassed because it is utter hypocrisy,” Abbott replied. “For all —...
  • NYC Mayor Eric Adams: City on ‘Heightened Alert’ Following Suspected Terrorist Attack

    11/22/2023 6:12:47 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 34 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 11/22/2033 | HANNAH BLEAU KNUDSEN
    New York City is on “heightened alert” following the vehicle explosion that occurred on a bridge entering the U.S. from Canada, Democrat Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement posted to social media on Wednesday. “The NYPD and our team have been closely monitoring the situation on the ground in Buffalo after an explosion at the Rainbow Bridge, and we’ve already sent NYPD officers upstate to support efforts on the ground,” Adams said as concerns arise over the possibility of suspected terror, particularly given the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, which features the 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade taking place on Thursday...
  • Many Turn Against ‘Sanctuary City’ Status–Tulsa, OK Becomes State’s First ‘Welcoming City’

    11/10/2023 5:37:15 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 30 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 11/10/2023 | Warner Todd Huston
    As many cities have begun to turn away from being “welcoming” or “sanctuary” cities, the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, seems to be heading in the opposite direction. Activists for migrants were celebrating this week by designating Tulsa as its newest “Welcoming City.” The designation comes after Mayor G.T. Bynum and members of the city council enacted several measures since September to make the city a more desirable destination for illegal migrants.
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger Says Democrats ‘Want to *(&* Up Every City in America’

    10/11/2023 11:03:54 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 39 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 10/11/2023 | WARNER TODD HUSTON
    Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered a grave assessment of what Democrats stand for, saying that they want to ruin every city in America during his upcoming appearance on Rob Lowe’s Literally podcast. In the segment reported by Mediaite, Lowe mentions former California Republican Congressman David Dreier, who left office in 2013, who, Lowe says, once described Republican principles. Lowe told Schwarzenegger that Drier said Republicans stand for “in no particular order, strong military, low taxes, less government, more personal freedoms,” and then noted that he was forgetting one.
  • Portland Police Sgt.: ‘We Have a City That Is Just in Disarray’

    10/11/2023 5:56:00 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 25 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 10/11/2023 | IAN HANCHETT
    During a portion of an interview with PBS aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of “NewsHour,” Portland Police Bureau Sgt. Jerry Cioeta stated that the city is “just in disarray” as it deals with crime. “NewsHour” Correspondent Stephanie Sy asked, “Do you think that [Measure] 110 [the initiative decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs] increased demand?” Cioeta answered, “I think it’s too hard to tell. Because fentanyl hit when 110 hit, when COVID was here, it was the perfect storm for a drug epidemic like we’d never seen before.” Sy then said, “As part of Measure 110, police are directed to...
  • St. Louis Democrat Mayor Announces Plan to Ban AR-15s in City Limits

    08/23/2023 5:01:53 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 53 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 08/22/2023 | Awr Hawkins
    St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones (D) announced plans Tuesday to ban AR-15s and AK-47s inside city limits. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that a bill containing the ban will soon come before the Board of Aldermen and will contain other gun controls as well. Regulations on gun kits are some of the other controls expected in the bill. Jones said, “We’re ready to fight like hell at the local level to prevent gun violence, protect our babies, and to keep our communities safe.” Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) has already told Jones her attempt to exceed laws at the...
  • L.A. City Workers to ‘Shut Down’ City on Tuesday, Joining Hollywood, Hotel Strikes

    08/07/2023 6:00:25 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 18 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 08/07/2023 | JOEL B. POLLAK
    Thousands of municipal workers in Los Angeles plan to down tools on Tuesday, joining a summer of labor actions that has involved Hollywood writers, Hollywood actors, and hotel employees across the city. The Los Angeles Times reported: SEIU Local 721, a union representing county and city employees across Southern California, said that more than 11,000 Los Angeles city workers will participate, including sanitation workers, heavy duty mechanics, traffic officers and engineers. The city work stoppage comes amid a frenzy of organized labor activity in Los Angeles and across the country, including the first simultaneous strike of Hollywood writers and actors...
  • City sets up migrant shelter with 100 cots, baby supplies at McCarren Park in Brooklyn

    08/04/2023 10:40:06 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 11 replies
    NY Post ^ | 08/04/2023 | Jack Morphet, Khristina Narizhnaya, Bernadette Hogan and Natalie O'Neill
    The city began setting up a migrant shelter with 100 cots and baby supplies at Brooklyn’s McCarren Park Friday as Mayor Eric Adams refused to discuss the controversial move. Workers unloaded items from trucks to retrofit the park’s popular Play Center — which houses a basketball court and gym in hipster-friendly Williamsburg — and brought in “cots, military style,” cribs and baby formula. The facility, which Adams initially said would house “80 adult” migrants, appeared to be prepped for a family shelter — complete with baby wipes and toddler cots. There was no explanation from officials Friday about the discrepancy....
  • PENTAGON VIDEO WARNS OF “UNAVOIDABLE” DYSTOPIAN FUTURE FOR WORLD’S BIGGEST CITIES

    07/02/2023 4:04:10 AM PDT · by RaceBannon · 58 replies
    The Intercept ^ | October 13 2016, 10:53 a.m. | Nick Turse
    PENTAGON VIDEO WARNS OF “UNAVOIDABLE” DYSTOPIAN FUTURE FOR WORLD’S BIGGEST CITIES The video, used by the Joint Special Operations University, states that megacities will be breeding grounds for "adversaries and hybrid threats," and that the U.S. Army is unprepared.
  • The human suffering in our cities is a symptom of deep cultural rot. Here's how I plan to fix it

    06/28/2023 6:26:15 AM PDT · by Rummyfan · 58 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | 27 June 2023 | Vivek Ramaswamy
    We frequently evoke the ideals of American excellence and exceptionalism. But earlier this week when I visited Kensington, Pennsylvania , what I saw was a third-world reality within our own country. Those needle-ridden streets are the direct consequence of a porous southern border and disastrous domestic policies that pay people to do the opposite of what we want them to do. What I witnessed revealed to me the profound reality of the double consciousness that permeates our nation — the stark contrast between the grand ideals we champion versus the harsh realities faced by those dwelling in the depths of...
  • ‘Self-declared sanctuary city’ LA receives first busloads of migrants from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

    06/15/2023 5:14:57 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 53 replies
    NY Post ^ | 06/15/2023 | Marjorie Hernandez and David Propper
    The first busloads of migrants arrived in Los Angeles from Texas Wednesday in what Mayor Karen Bass called a “despicable stunt” by Lone Star State Gov. Greg Abbott. About 40 migrants that appeared to be families from Latin America and Haiti were seen getting off two buses as they headed to St. Anthony’s Croatian Church, Fox 11 reported. Abbott, in a statement, insisted Texas officials were sending migrants where they want to go, noting Los Angeles is a “self-declared sanctuary city.” It’s the latest major metro area in the US to take in migrants from Texas, with New York, Chicago...
  • Texas city council mandating use of preferred pronouns upon threat of 'termination'

    06/03/2023 8:44:57 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 70 replies
    Fox news ^ | 06/03/2023 | Timothy H.J. Nerozz
    Employees of the City of Dallas, Texas, must use people's preferred pronouns or risk termination, according to recently publicized documents. An internal document titled "Workplace Gender Transition Protocols & FAQ" explains the city's expectations for conduct regarding transgender individuals. The guidelines explain that "gender transition" can refer to a spectrum of situations, all of which are equally protected.
  • London’s Khan Says City Needs ‘More Migrants’, Demands Local Power to Import More Foreigners

    06/03/2023 8:24:00 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 35 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 06/03/2023 | Kurt Zindulka
    Far-left Mayor of London Sadiq Khan declared that London needs “more migrants” and that the government should give cities the power to set their own immigration policies. “I have no hesitation at all saying that we need more migrants in London, ” Kahn told Channel 4, going on to claim that there were social and cultural benefits to the city through mass migration.