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[Augusta Label @augustalabel]

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[Paul Vallas @PaulVallas]

Hours after both delivered tepid statements in response to Chicago’s nation-leading 41st mass shooting of 2026, Mayor Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker swiftly returned to politics with the mayor releasing a statement revealing a “special announcement” and Pritzker pouring drinks for supporters at a Chicago bar.

Johnson and Pritzker’s response to another grisly weekend in Chicago shows both men have Ph.Ds. in tone deafness.

[Dante 🇺🇸 @DanteTheDon]

Here’s the entire thing. H/t “kevbot”

[Chicago Blackhawks @NHLBlackhawks]

ladies and gentlemen, this is the moment you’ve waited for… 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝟖𝟖‼️‼️

[Farm Girl Carrie™️👩‍🌾 @FarmGirlCarrie]

True story friends 👌

[Brian Costin @BrianCostin]

Cheers to Governor Pritzker for being the best Governor in America. Illinois is #1!

#1 in Highest Property Taxes
#1 in Property Tax Task Forces
#1 in Highest Combined State and Local Taxes
#1 in Highest Cell Phone Tax
#1 in Highest Proposed Corporate Income Tax Rate
#1 in Units of Local Government
#1 in Fiscal Instability
#1 in Lowest Bond Rating
#1 in Lowest State Pension Funding Percentage
#1 in Most Public Corruption in a Federal District (Northern Illinois)
#1 in the Biggest Gas Tax Increase Since 2019
#1 in Eliminating School Choice Programs for Families

@GovPritzker is proudly presiding over the most taxed, least solvent, and most dysfunctional state government in American history - he's #1 where it hurts the citizens of Illinois the most.

[The Real Mike Rowe @mikeroweworks]

I want to apologize for not responding to any of the 22 thousand comments my last post inspired. I’ve been filming all week and just noticed my observations about Jimmy Kimmel and a former plumber named Markwayne Mullin have gone viral. I've also noticed that many of the comments are from people who genuinely seem to believe that Jimmy wasn’t belittling plumbers at all, but was instead, simply trying to point out that Mullin is not qualified to lead the DHS. Here's a small smattering...

Roger Bicknell...
Mikey stop. Kimmel wasn't making fun of plumbers he was making fun of Mullin.

Rebecca Piatt Gonzalez...
Dearest Mike, it's not anything to do with his being a plumber. It's him NOT being skilled in Homeland Security.

Patrick Wise...
Being a plumber qualifies you to be a plumber. Period. The issue Jimmy and the rest of us at the adult table recognize is that jobs require certain training and experience and being a plumber does not qualify you to be Sec of DHS.

Had Roger, Rebecca, Patrick and all the others who rushed to Jimmy’s Kimmel’s defense actually read what I had written, they would see that I did not suggest - even remotely - that a plumber was inherently qualified to hold a cabinet position. What I said was that being a plumber should not disqualify a person from holding such a position. Big difference. Doctors, lawyers, veterinarians, fireman, and university professors are no more or less qualified to run the DHS than plumbers, electricians, or carpenters – but should they all be dismissed as “unqualified” simply because they made a living in some other vocation?

As I wrote in my original post, credentials and diplomas are great ways to bolster a person’s credibility, especially if we’re talking about mastering a specific skill. I think we can all agree that plumbers, accountants, mechanics, and surgeons should all have to prove themselves competent before hanging out a shingle. But what do their credentials and diplomas have to do with their actual competency? Are we not already surrounded by a legion of perfectly qualified experts who don't know what the hell they're doing? Moreover, what do credentials and experience have to do with wisdom, honesty, common sense, integrity, courage, the ability to lead, or any other virtue we’d like to have in our elected officials?

There are plenty of legitimate reasons to question Mullin’s suitability for this role. But there’s no legitimate reason to disqualify him simply because he used to be a plumber. Just as there was no legitimate reason to dismiss AOC because she used to tend bar. As for the joke itself, here’s an honest question. If Senator Mullin was a retired doctor instead of a retired plumber, do you believe he would have would made the same joke?

Roger, Rebecca, Patrick...be honest. Do you really think Jimmy would have said to his audience, "So, now we have a DOCTOR in charge of protecting us from terrorism? Hey – it worked for Dr. Suess – maybe it’ll work for Markwayne!"

Personally, I don't. Not in a million years. Why? Because no one would have found it funny, that’s why. Even though doctors are no more “qualified” to protect us from terrorists than plumbers are, Jimmy knows that doctors are widely respected in society, and that plumbers are not. He knows that medical degrees and doctorates are aspirational credentials, whereas plumbing certificates are not. The entire premise of his joke was based on a personal bias that he knew his audience shared – a bias that presupposes plumbers are uneducated, one-dimensional workers who never made it to college, and are therefore "unqualified" to do anything but plumb.

Jimmy is entitled to his opinion, along with anyone else who believes that Mullin is unqualified to lead the DHS. The Constitution, however, says otherwise, and so does the Senate. Likewise, reasonable people can disagree as to what is funny and what isn’t. Frankly, I couldn’t care less. What I do care about, is the extraordinary shortage of plumbers and electricians our country is facing, and the longstanding stigmas and stereotypes that continue to discourage people from considering a lucrative career in the skilled trades. Jimmy’s joke – and his audience’s reaction to it – is proof positive that those stigmas and stereotypes are alive and well.

PS. We have a lot of money set aside to help train the next generation of plumbers. Apply for a scholarship at https://t.co/vidLSYXCf6 Who knows? Could be the first step on your road to President..

[Phil Mickelson Tracker @TrackingPhil]

Classy statement from Chairman Ridley. #TheMasters

[John Kass @John_Kass]

Illinois is dying. How can Democrats justify voting for Ali G or Pritzker? They laugh at Illinois taxpayers. Vote @TedForIllinois

[Zoe Leigh 🇺🇸🌹 @mrstealyourwig1]

So no 2026 candidates want to talk about this?

Chicago has the highest Black unemployment rate among the nation’s 15 largest cities.
Black unemployment rate — 2024.

But we’re debating slogans?

We’re debating “abolish ICE”?

We’re debating national talking points?

What about jobs?

What about economic mobility?

What about why Black unemployment in one of the most powerful cities in America is still leading the wrong list?

You can’t chant your way out of economic failure.
You can’t hashtag your way into employment.

If you want to lead Illinois — start with outcomes.

https://t.co/A3qUOzvomV

#ChicagoFlipsRed

[Ted For Illinois @TedForIllinois]

We're paying the nation's highest property taxes under Gov. Pritzker, yet most schoolchildren can't read at grade level.

I told Southern Illinois' Tom Miller I'm going to champion school choice for all families, just as I have for the past decade.

Illinois schools need to focus on literacy and numeracy again. Vote @TedForIllinois on March 17.

#twill #propertytaxes #schoolchoice @ILGOP @GovPritzker

[Jeanne Ives @JeanneIves]

She'll bankrupt all of us. And her potty-mouth is no example for our children.

[LIZ CROKIN @LizCrokin]

Every single time!

[CHGO Bears @CHGO_Bears]

Ben Johnson on his message in the locker room of "Fuck The Packers" to the team:

"I don't like that team. George and I have talked and we're on the same page."

[Augusta Label @augustalabel]

Ryan seacrest has had more work done than the 294 tollway system

[The Wieners Circle @TheWienerCircle]

‘The city of Chicago is hungry too’
-Ben Johnson

[Nick Sortor @nicksortor]

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump just had Air Force One do a FLYOVER at the Lions vs. Commanders NFL game

Now THAT’S a once in a lifetime experience for this crowd 🤣🔥

[Augusta Label @augustalabel]

https://t.co/C1FyvwtShR

[Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius]

Democrats hardest hit.

News at 11.