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AnneTheWriter<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BREAKING" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BREAKING</span></a> - Staunchly <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Progressive</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BrandonJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BrandonJohnson</span></a> WINS <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Chicago</span></a>&#39;s Mayoral race.</p><p>&quot; <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Johnson</span></a> ran on a platform of taxing the wealthy to boost citywide services and investing in neighborhoods and schools across the city. He walked back past comments about slashing funding to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>police</span></a> departments, saying he wanted to bolster the ranks of detectives but also wanted to invest in mental health response services.&quot;</p><p>Anti- <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicEducation</span></a> and &quot;law &amp; order&quot; opponent <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PaulVallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PaulVallas</span></a> has confirmed he has called <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Johnson</span></a> to congratulate him on his victory. &quot;I called Brandon Johnson and told him I absolutely expect him to be the next mayor,&quot; said Vallas. </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Vallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Vallas</span></a> is best known for having been in charge of both Chicago and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NewOrleans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewOrleans</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>school</span></a> systems, and having driven them into the ground. He&#39;s also known for having some distinctly <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Republican</span></a> political positions, and having lost multiple elections in various political campaigns.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElectionResults" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ElectionResults</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Election2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Election2023</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/4/4/23670664/chicago-mayor-election-johnson-defeats-vallas" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall</span><span class="invisible">/2023/4/4/23670664/chicago-mayor-election-johnson-defeats-vallas</span></a></p>
Jim<p>"And just like that...</p><p>We find out the truth about <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PaulVallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulVallas</span></a>. </p><p>Today, Vallas received an almost $60,000 contribution from Trump's former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's Super PAC. </p><p>Don't believe the hype, a "lifelong Democrat" would never take $$$ from DeVos."<br><a href="https://twitter.com/CTULocal1/status/1641233474181898241?t=w1XzwNC57UQZvfourcfnDg&amp;s=09" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/CTULocal1/status/1</span><span class="invisible">641233474181898241?t=w1XzwNC57UQZvfourcfnDg&amp;s=09</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chicago</span></a></p>
Jason Pettus :blobrainbow:<p>Your desperate reminder that Chicago mayoral candidate and all-around piece of shit Paul Vallas spent the pandemic going on conservative talk shows and slagging on Governor Pritzker for being cautious about public mask mandates. We're all in store for a huge amount of trouble if this fascist actually gets elected, so please turn out to the runoff election and do your part! <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-criticism-paul-vallas-chicago_n_641a3192e4b01ea5cd90d0df" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/illinois-go</span><span class="invisible">v-jb-pritzker-criticism-paul-vallas-chicago_n_641a3192e4b01ea5cd90d0df</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/PaulVallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulVallas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/mayor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mayor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/SecretConservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecretConservative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/worthless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worthless</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MaskDenier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaskDenier</span></a></p>
BeachwoodReport<p>What did <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PaulVallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulVallas</span></a> *really* say about abortion? I've got it here: <a href="https://twitter.com/BeachwoodReport/status/1633934094038958080" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/BeachwoodReport/st</span><span class="invisible">atus/1633934094038958080</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ChiMayor23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChiMayor23</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a></p>
BeachwoodReport<p>I've got a long thread on last night's <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ChiMayor23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChiMayor23</span></a> debate over on Twitter -&gt; <a href="https://twitter.com/BeachwoodReport/status/1633835845856940035" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/BeachwoodReport/st</span><span class="invisible">atus/1633835845856940035</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BrandonJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrandonJohnson</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PaulVallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulVallas</span></a></p>
Keith Ammann<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/PaulVallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulVallas</span></a> was once IN CHARGE of the Chicago Public Schools, and these are the best answers he can give? What an embarrassment. <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> needs to give that guy a good clobbering in April. <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/BrandonJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrandonJohnson</span></a> for <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ChicagoMayor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChicagoMayor</span></a>! <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/03/03/chicago-mayoral-election-2023-how-johnson-vallas-answered-10-important-education-questions/?utm_source=Pico&amp;utm_campaign=c502cabf74-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_3_3_morninglist1&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_b6b84a5cee-c502cabf74-127229445&amp;mc_cid=c502cabf74&amp;mc_eid=38a3e973e9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blockclubchicago.org/2023/03/0</span><span class="invisible">3/chicago-mayoral-election-2023-how-johnson-vallas-answered-10-important-education-questions/?utm_source=Pico&amp;utm_campaign=c502cabf74-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_3_3_morninglist1&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_b6b84a5cee-c502cabf74-127229445&amp;mc_cid=c502cabf74&amp;mc_eid=38a3e973e9</span></a></p>
Poetry News<p>Paul Vallas, for years an afterthought<br>Was suddenly thrust into the spotlight<br>His opponent a progressive, Brandon Johnson in sight<br>A runoff was set, the stakes were high<br>Vallas' views on crime, his support would buy<br>Once a non-factor, now a front-runner, no surprise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/paulvallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paulvallas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chicago</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/us/paul-vallas-chicago-mayor-election.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/03/01/us/paul</span><span class="invisible">-vallas-chicago-mayor-election.html</span></a></p>
Mufasa<p>Former <a href="https://betweenthelions.link/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> schools CEO <a href="https://betweenthelions.link/tags/PaulVallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulVallas</span></a> and former teacher <a href="https://betweenthelions.link/tags/BrandonJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrandonJohnson</span></a> have advanced to an April runoff in the city's mayoral race after voters denied incumbent <a href="https://betweenthelions.link/tags/LoriLightfoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoriLightfoot</span></a> a second term.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/chicago-mayor-election-2023-73b7ffa6da2ad2f301674c5c23e08560" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/chicago-may</span><span class="invisible">or-election-2023-73b7ffa6da2ad2f301674c5c23e08560</span></a></p>
BeachwoodReport<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PaulVallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulVallas</span></a>'s answers are far more detailed and knowledgeable, like it or not. The rest just spew rhetoric.</p><p>(I'm not voting for Paul Vallas. That doesn't make this not true.)</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ChiMayor23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChiMayor23</span></a></p><p>-</p><p>Responses | 2023 Chicago Mayoral Candidates Civil Rights Survey - Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts</p><p><a href="https://www.chicagoappleseed.org/chicago-mayoral-candidates-civil-rights/#5-vallas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chicagoappleseed.org/chicago-m</span><span class="invisible">ayoral-candidates-civil-rights/#5-vallas</span></a></p>
ChicagoSib<p>Hey <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Chicago</span></a> mayoral candidates; &quot;more cops on the street&quot; is not a solution to crime. &quot;Policing&quot; with the same ineffective policies while expecting a different outcome is insane. WHAT WILL YOU DO DIFFERENTLY? <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/KamBuckner" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KamBuckner</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ChuyGarc%C3%ADa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChuyGarcía</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JaMalGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JaMalGreen</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BrandonJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BrandonJohnson</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SophiaKing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SophiaKing</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Lightfoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lightfoot</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RoderickSawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RoderickSawyer</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PaulVallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PaulVallas</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WillieWilson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WillieWilson</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EarnMyVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EarnMyVote</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/30DaysLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaysLeft</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VoteSmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VoteSmart</span></a></p>