Fox Valley DSA Branch

This is a good place. :-)

What better way to end this year out than with a chapter social? Come join us! This Sunday we'll be at Church Street this Sunday at 12:30 pm! See you there! https://actionnetwork.org/events/wsildsa-end-of-2022-social?source=direct_link&

If you live in Aurora and have time, please go to the meeting at 3 pm either online or in-person and push for the city to not bailout the casino using city bonds. If the casino wants to move it needs to pay for itself.

Today, PENN Entertainment executives will present the company's proposal for the Relocation and Expansion of Hollywood Casino Aurora to the Aurora City Councils' Finance Committee:

Finance Committee Meeting
Thursday, October 13, 2022
3 p.m.

•In-Person: Aurora City Hall | 44 E. Downer Place
•Online: www.facebook.com/CityofAuroraIL

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PENN Entertainment announced Monday its intention to move the Hollywood Casino from downtown Aurora closer to the I-88 expressway. The proposed $360 million development would be located on Farnsworth Avenue on Aurora’s east side - across from the Chicago Premium Outlet Mall on the land of the former Motel 6 and Fox Valley Inn - is expected to include:

• a modern, best-in-class casino with approximately 900 slots, 50 live table games, and a Barstool Sportsbook.

• a best-in-class hotel with approximately 200 hotel rooms.

• a 10,000-square-foot event center with a full-service spa, high-quality bars, and restaurants.

The proposal includes the transfer of certain parcels of land from the City, and up to $50 million of the project will be funded by the City through a new bond issuance, all of which is subject to final approval by the Aurora City Council.

Today's meeting begins the Aurora City Council process.

I think this will be a very interesting conversation.

I can't believe this. https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242676/instacart-firing-every-union-employee-coronavirus-pandemic?fbclid=IwAR0Sm_Y_kFptG48f-vWZxPt8rDB92M5PXcS9wRFlmfnGyhYBCAObR_6Tw3U

Instacart is firing every employee who voted to unionize Instacart is shutting down some of its in-store operations in favor of curbside pickups amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Sad news of the day. :(

Tribal Elders Are Dying From the Pandemic, Causing a Cultural Crisis for American Indians The virus has killed American Indians at especially high rates, robbing tribes of precious bonds and repositories of language and tradition.

Feel good news of the day. https://deadline.com/2021/01/parler-ceo-says-service-dropped-by-every-vendor-and-could-end-the-company-1234670607/

Parler CEO Says Service Dropped By “Every Vendor” And Could End His Business Parler CEO John Matze said today that his social media company has been dropped by virtually all of its business alliances after Amazon, Apple and Google ended their agreements with the social medi…

We need to take as much action as possible in times like these. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/add-your-name-impeach-expel-investigate?source=group-ilhan-for-congress&referrer=group-ilhan-for-congress&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.actblue.com%2Fdonate%2Fio-wfp-petition%3Frefcode%3DIO_em_20210108X_PET_WFP_X_all_US_all_all_WFP_IO_v1&fbclid=IwAR3u9SmRsLq88rMWcXYlyAawVNevmzKAndqfAfpP-eU85pccxJhk_dSAlY8

ADD YOUR NAME: Impeach. Expel. Investigate. #ThrowThemOut We, the undersigned, call on members of Congress to immediately: 1. Support the pending Articles of Impeachment against Trump sponsored by Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib.​ 2. Support Rep. Cori Bush's resolution to expel Members of Congress who are opposing the certif...

We need to get rid of Mary Miller. Hate has no home in Illinois. https://www.change.org/p/rep-mary-miller-demand-rep-mary-miller-resign

Sign the Petition Demand U​.​S. Rep. Mary Miller(IL) Resign

Let's help out the student in ! We can't be irresponsible about people's lives.

Stay Remote & Save Lives! Illinois School District U-46 Paciencia NO pacientes! ~~~Español abajo At the beginning of the school year there was an agreement to close schools if the positivity rate reached a certain number. There is no limit now and we are the highest positivity rate since the pandemic started. This is a public health emergency for everyone: 1. Students being ba...

Another bites the dust.

Google removes right-wing app Parler from app store, Apple gives warning Google has removed Parler from its app store and Apple has given the app 24 hours to regulate its content more closely, according to reports.

Show this to people who still follow Donald for some reason. https://youtu.be/s56aQFykD1E

The culmination of Trumpism: MAGA riots at the Capitol ► Read the full article at Mother Jones: https://bit.ly/35iTpJr"This is what Donald Trump has unleashed upon the United States," writes our D.C. bureau chief...

Learn your history.

Simone Segouin, mostly known by her codename, Nicole Minet, was only 18-years-old when the Germans invaded. Her first act of rebellion was to steal a bicycle from a German military administration, and to slice the tires of all of the other bikes and motorcycles so they couldn't pursue her. She found a pocket of the Resistance and joined the fight, using the stolen bike to deliver messages between Resistance groups.

She was an extremely fast learner and quickly became an expert at tactics and explosives. She led teams of Resistance fighters to capture German troops, set traps, and sabotage German equipment. As the war dragged on, her deeds escalated to derailing German trains, blocking roads, blowing up bridges and helping to create a German-free path to help the Allied forces retake France from the inside. She was never caught.

Segouin was present at the liberation of Chartres on August 23, 1944, and then the liberation of Paris two days later. She was promoted to lieutenant and awarded several medals, including the Croix de Guerre. After the war, she studied medicine and became a pediatric nurse. She is still going strong, and this October (2021) she will turn 96. ❤️

Do you think this will actually happen?

Nation’s Largest Manufacturing Group Calls On Pence To Invoke 25th Amendment "This is sedition and should be treated as such."

This is definitely a lot of us right now.

There are protesters in State Capitol right now!?!? Why was this allowed to happen?

Stay home people. Illinois can't be this far behind.

Los Angeles Ambulances Instructed To Leave Patients With Little Chance Of Survival There are only 17 ICU beds left in the entire county.

Alright! When the working class bands together, anything is possible.

‘We’ve Had Enough’: Google Employees Form Union The union’s leaders say that employee concerns have been ignored by the company’s executives for “far too long.”

This is how we enter 2021. We can't let me get away with this.

Trump urges Georgia election officials to ‘find’ votes In audio from a Saturday phone call obtained by The Washington Post, the president is heard pressuring Georgia election officials to reverse his election loss.

Time to speak up and fight back!

$2000 checks is a matter of life and death for millions of Americans.

Call your Senator at (202) 224-3121 and demand the Senate vote NOW on the bipartisan $2,000 direct payment legislation passed by the House of Representatives.

If you want to hit the 'fiscal responsibility' people over the head facts, this the article to do it with.

A New Congressional Budget Office Study Shows That Medicare for All Would Save Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Annually The most exhaustive study on Medicare for All just came out. Its conclusion: a single-payer system would guarantee health insurance to all people while reducing overall health spending by hundreds of billions of dollars every year.

You think it would you never do something like this until it's you.

Stealing to survive: More Americans are shoplifting food as aid runs out during the pandemic Mikyung Lee for The Washington Post By Abha Bhattarai and Abha BhattaraiReporter covering the retail industryEmailBioFollowHannah DenhamHannah DenhamBusiness reporterEmailBioFollowDec. 10, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. UTCEarly in the pandemic, Joo Park noticed a worrisome shift at the market he manages near d...

Happening today.

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Is the break of good news we have been hoping for in 2020?

U.S. government calls for breakup of Facebook

Can't to see you there!

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We need Medicare for All.

This is a reminder to please stay safe and social distance. The health care workers of America can't take much more.

More than 100,000 in U.S. hospitalized with Covid The U.S. has hit a record number of hospitalizations due to the coronavirus.

Essential workers deserve fair treatment and shouldn't risk their lives for simply going to work. These that Amazon can easily do for their workers but doesn't. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/hazard-pay-for-illinois-amazon-warehouse-workers-during-the-pandemic?link_id=0&can_id=e08514b143707d22d3aa7559a9533989&source=email-stand-with-wwj-support-amazon-warehouse-workers&email_referrer=email_1003052&email_subject=stand-with-wwj-support-amazon-warehouse-workers&fbclid=IwAR1wHeFk6PPa0fAWRAeHWd7QUfcwmaOrjOQEGGmhLPzx9h1GXBtihFq0mk4

HAZARD PAY for Illinois Amazon Warehouse Workers During the Pandemic!!! With Covid-19 cases spiking and stay-at-home orders going back into place, Amazon warehouse workers are still going to work. The warehouse workers in the Chicagoland area, and across the country, have made Amazon’s staggering profits possible during this global pandemic. In October, Amazon reporte...

Give them to all the communities that have hit the hardest.

P.S. We need Medicare for All.

Coronavirus vaccines are coming. Who should get them first? Public health officials are hashing out how to prioritize within their countries.

Oof! This hit me hard!
Ummm... This is your daily reminder to join the Democratic Socialists of America. https://act.dsausa.org/donate/membership2020?akid=s1682..99qSOl

Feeling this a lot right now... sigh

This is the moment that will go down in history when the coup started. How far will it go? https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/10/politics/pompeo-transition-trump/index.html

Pompeo refuses to acknowledge Biden has won election, sparking furor and 'disgust' among diplomats Secretary of State Mike Pompeo refused to acknowledge Joe Biden's victory as President-elect, saying at the State Department Tuesday that "there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration," igniting a furor and roiling diplomats.

Meme of the day.

Rise up!

Fox Valley group holds Elgin rally to keep the vote count going in the presidential election Members of the Fox Valley Citizens for Peace & Justice held a rally in Elgin Wednesday afternoon to urge officials around the country to not bow to Donald Trump’s legal pressure to curb presidential vote counting efforts.

How will you prepare for the next 4 years?

Biden is President-elect. Now let's make sure we continue to fight for Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, making Black Lives Matter, and legalizing Ma*****na. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-elections/president-results?icid=election_usmap%3Ficid%3Delection_usmap&cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR0YGn4cB5FBM-7nub6WpNoJLECI_ZFuWXHy-_8C5WSoC56V0IHAuCneOrE&fbclid=IwAR1DfC75uG9zsBpAXecQdoCHIGeKh0LVY-pllss1USUS7HbG-4umf19WXKA

This is your daily reminder that the Lincoln Project is not your freind!

How The Lincoln Project Set Liberals’ Money On Fire The group run by GOP operatives said it would reduce Republican support for Trump — instead, Trump consolidated his base as the group burned $67 million that could’ve been spent better anywhere else.