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"You are out there stroking your d**k over the Columbus statue, I am trying to keep Chicago police officers from being shot and you are trying to get them shot," ~~Lightfoot~~Mamdani allegedly said on a Zoom call, according to Smyrniotis' complaint. "My d**k is bigger than yours and the Italians, I have the biggest d**k in Chicago."

Hexbear, we need to have a serious discussion about the issue with Hava. in c/chat@hexbear.net

[–] LeninsBeard@hexbear.net 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

say-the-line-bart-2 What's Hava?

The Anti-Mamdanis Are Still Fighting Among Themselves in c/politics@hexbear.net

[–] LeninsBeard@hexbear.net 50 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“He already had an army on the streets. They were already in the college campuses. They were already protesting on our streets. The Palestinian movement was already underway. There was already this energy in the streets, the anti-Trump movement,” he said. “All he had to do was pop his head up and say, ‘Hey, I’m in favor of all the stuff you guys are doing. Come join me.’ And people joined.”

This is a chefs-kiss encapsulation of Democratic party thought. Literally just "he has popular policies, that's cheating!"

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Good Places to host a Spreadsheet? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by LeninsBeard@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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I'm looking for a website to host a spreadsheet for book recommendations. Ideally something where I could add people as approved editors but is good for privacy (so no Google). Any good options out there?

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Visiting Cuba as a Tourist (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by LeninsBeard@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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I was looking into visiting Cuba in 2024 but there seems to be a lot of conflicting information. Does anybody have good resources on how best to visit without being put onto a watch list or whatever?

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You Can Now Apply to Chicago's $500 Monthly Cash Assistance Program (blockclubchicago.org)

submitted 3 years ago by LeninsBeard@hexbear.net to c/poverty_finance@hexbear.net

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CHICAGO — Residents can now apply to the Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot, which will provide households with $500 per month.

Applications for the program opened 9 a.m. Monday. The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. May 13. Eligible residents who apply at any point during this period will be entered into a lottery, with the program’s participants picked in May, according to a city news release

Click here to go to the application page

Households that get picked to participate in the pilot will receive $500 per month for one year, according to the city. There will be 5,000 low-income households in the pilot

Eligibility requirements:

Applicants must be a Chicago resident.

Applicants must be 18 or older.

Applicants must have experienced an economic hardship from COVID-19.

Applicants must have a household income at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty level

Only one applicant per household can be entered into the lottery, according to the city. The program is meant to help people — particularly low-income residents — with financial support as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

More information is available online.The program will be administered by GiveDirectly, a nonprofit.

Interested residents can sign up online to get updates on the program.