But it was “real and beyond parody.” “The union, entrusted with educating Chicago’s children,” was mourning “the death of a convicted cop killer.” The post “is a glaring sign that the CTU can’t be trusted to educate children.” “Chicago Public Schools are failing spectacularly” and “not a single child is proficient in math.” CTU President Stacy Davies Gates claims public-school kids belong to her union; were that true, she “would be in jail for child abuse, given the horrifying academic outcomes.” Chicago “children deserve a chance to succeed, not a union that honors killers while failing them in the classroom.” “recognition stunt does nothing at all for the Palestinians”; only the US/Israeli approach “treats the Palestinians as if they are something more than a reality TV show.” Netanyahu’s commitment to the process “will make it easier even for skeptics to picture the light at the end of this tunnel.” Tina Kotek claims the city faces no public-safety threat that warrants “military intervention.” Counters Russell: “Violent protests” targeting federal facilities prove “local leaders and law enforcement are either unable or unwilling to maintain law and order.” Shootings have also trended up since 2019, and “Oregonians have reported some of the highest rates of substance-abuse disorder in the nation.” Local officials “have the responsibility to provide Portlanders with public safety”; if they don’t, “particularly with federal agents and property, it is Trump’s right and duty to employ the National Guard to reinstate order.”
Author: Post Editorial Board
Published at: 2025-10-01 22:59:45
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