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Small Mercies: The Stories We Wrote That We Loved

We wrote a lot of blogs, but these are the ones that stood out (to us)

ByJezebel Staff

PublishedDecember 22, 2021

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The Passionate, Lightly Rabid Subculture of Jen Psaki Superfans

These are the online subset of Democratic Party loyalists acting as resident Twitter cheerleaders for all things…

Ashley Reese

PublishedMay 12, 2021

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Remembering Rahmbamarama, the Obama Era's Most Zealous Fan Community

“OH HOLY MOTHER OF HOT, THIS GODDAMN SLOE-EYED VIXEN,” reads the first comment of the Livejournal post titled “GONNA…

Ashley Reese

PublishedJanuary 26, 2021

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Amy Klobuchar Inserts Herself Into the George Floyd Case Without Saying 'George Floyd,' 'Police' or 'Murder'

Four Minnesota police officers have been fired after video footage from the arrest of George Floyd, who died as a…

Emily Alford

PublishedMay 26, 2020

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7/5/17

Chicago Will Withhold High School Diplomas Unless Students Have a Job, College, or Military Plans

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made Chicago Public Schools the first big-city system to require a job, a college acceptance…

Aimée Lutkin

PublishedJuly 5, 2017

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4/13/16

Task Force Investigating Chicago Police Finds They're Racist, Ineffective at Their Jobs

In 2015, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel assembled an independent task force to investigate city police when protestors…

Hillary Crosley Coker

PublishedApril 13, 2016

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3/15/16

Anita Alvarez Didn't Charge 68 Cops in Fatal Shootings, Still Wants Your Vote

In Chicago, the Laquan McDonald fallout continues as election day comes for Cook County State’s Attorney Anita…

Hillary Crosley Coker

PublishedMarch 15, 2016

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2/5/16

Cook County State's Attorney Thinks Laquan McDonald's Shooting Was Handled Just Fine

Following Rahm Emanuel’s fumbling around the fatal shooting of LaQuan McDonald by Chicago police in 2014 and the…

Hillary Crosley Coker

PublishedFebruary 5, 2016

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1/21/16

Steely Black Lives Matter Activist Disrupts Press Conference to Call For Rahm Emanuel's Resignation

A Black Lives Matter protester named April Goggans disrupted the United States Conference of Mayors on Wednesday in…

Anna Merlan

PublishedJanuary 21, 2016

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12/30/15

Mayor Rahm Emanuel to Give Chicago PD Tasers in 2016

In Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants Chicago police to carry tasers and become trained to defuse non-lethal…

Hillary Crosley Coker

PublishedDecember 30, 2015

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12/29/15

Chicago Cop Pleads Not Guilty in Laquan McDonald's Death

Just one day after an Ohio grand jury declined to bring charges against two officers who fatally shot 12-year-old…

Hillary Crosley Coker

PublishedDecember 29, 2015

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12/10/15

Rahm Emanuel Won't Step Down But a New Proposal Might Force His Hand

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he won’t relinquish his post, but an Illinois State Representative is calling his…

Hillary Crosley Coker

PublishedDecember 10, 2015

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12/9/15

Rahm Emanuel Gives a 'Healing' Speech, as Chicago Residents Protest Outside

On Wednesday, embattled Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel spoke publicly about the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald…

Hillary Crosley Coker

PublishedDecember 9, 2015

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12/1/15

Rahm Emanuel Fires Chicago Police Superintendent, Keeps Himself

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has fired the city’s police superintendent, Garry F. McCarthy, following a botched…

Kara Brown

PublishedDecember 1, 2015

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11/25/15

Reporter Who Sued for Laquan McDonald's Video Release Banned from Presser About the Shooting

On Tuesday, the journalist whose lawsuit forced Chicago police to release video of the fatal shooting of Laquan…

Hillary Crosley Coker

PublishedNovember 25, 2015

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5/1/15

Obama Picks Chicago for Library Site. New York Still Great

President Obama has selected Southside Chicago as the residence for his Presidential Library and Museum, reports…

Clover Hope

PublishedMay 1, 2015

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7/18/13

Take a Moment and Watch Rahm Emanuel Dance to ‘Blurred Lines'

At last week's Taste of Chicago, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel took the opportunity to put that dance major at Sarah…

Kate Dries

PublishedJuly 18, 2013

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5/22/13

Amazing 9-Year-Old Gives Impassioned Speech to Protest School Closures

Here is a video of Asean Johnson, an unfathomably eloquent 9-year-old, giving a speech in protest of Mayor Rahm…

Callie Beusman

PublishedMay 22, 2013

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9/16/12

Looks Like School’s Out for at Least a Few More Days in Chicago

After a week of staring directly into Mayor Rahm Emanuel's soulless, inkwell eyes, the Chicago teachers union has…

Doug Barry

PublishedSeptember 16, 2012

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7/1/12

Gang Member Arrested in Murder of 7-Year-Old Chicago Girl Killed While Selling Candy

Last week we were introduced to the tragic story of Heaven Sutton, a seven-year-old girl who was shot and killed…

Cassie Murdoch

PublishedJuly 1, 2012

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