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Rae Loren

@aspwriter85.bsky.social

Home cook, data engineer, transit geek, Chicagoan, and mom x2

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A graphic from Citizens' Impeachment introducing a Courage Candidate. The graphic prominently displays a photo of the candidate. The top of the reads "CITIZENS' IMPEACHMENT" in small text. Below that, the words "COURAGE" and "CANDIDATE" appear in large, bold, stacked letters. Beneath that, the text "UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY." At the bottom, the candidate's name and district are prominently displayed: "Morgan Coghill (IL-10)"

A graphic from Citizens' Impeachment introducing a Courage Candidate. The graphic prominently displays a photo of the candidate. The top of the reads "CITIZENS' IMPEACHMENT" in small text. Below that, the words "COURAGE" and "CANDIDATE" appear in large, bold, stacked letters. Beneath that, the text "UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY." At the bottom, the candidate's name and district are prominently displayed: "Morgan Coghill (IL-10)"

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01.03.2026 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A graphic from Citizens' Impeachment introducing a Courage Candidate. The graphic prominently displays a photo of the candidate. The top of the reads "CITIZENS' IMPEACHMENT" in small text. Below that, the words "COURAGE" and "CANDIDATE" appear in large, bold, stacked letters. Beneath that, the text "UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY." At the bottom, the candidate's name and district are prominently displayed: "Morgan Coghill (IL-10)"

A graphic from Citizens' Impeachment introducing a Courage Candidate. The graphic prominently displays a photo of the candidate. The top of the reads "CITIZENS' IMPEACHMENT" in small text. Below that, the words "COURAGE" and "CANDIDATE" appear in large, bold, stacked letters. Beneath that, the text "UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY." At the bottom, the candidate's name and district are prominently displayed: "Morgan Coghill (IL-10)"

Why Morgan?
βœ… "I am not bought." β€” No corporate PAC money
βœ… Expand the House, fair redistricting
βœ… Real oversight and 24/7 accountability
βœ… Medicare for All
βœ… Fix our broken immigration system

It's time for leaders who answer only to the people.

01.03.2026 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A graphic from Citizens' Impeachment introducing a Courage Candidate. The graphic prominently displays a photo of the candidate. The top of the reads "CITIZENS' IMPEACHMENT" in small text. Below that, the words "COURAGE" and "CANDIDATE" appear in large, bold, stacked letters. Beneath that, the text "UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY." At the bottom, the candidate's name and district are prominently displayed: "Morgan Coghill (IL-10)"

A graphic from Citizens' Impeachment introducing a Courage Candidate. The graphic prominently displays a photo of the candidate. The top of the reads "CITIZENS' IMPEACHMENT" in small text. Below that, the words "COURAGE" and "CANDIDATE" appear in large, bold, stacked letters. Beneath that, the text "UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY." At the bottom, the candidate's name and district are prominently displayed: "Morgan Coghill (IL-10)"

Meet Morgan Coghill β€” Courage Candidate for IL-10.

Morgan is running on a pro-democracy, anti-tyranny platform and has pledged to support impeachment from day one. No corporate PAC money. No foreign interests. Just real accountability.

01.03.2026 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry, you can’t have healthcare or supportive housing or anything because 50 billion dollars have been set aside to ensure ample munitions for Operation Vanquished Toddler

01.03.2026 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 225    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Oh btw ICE activity today at Whipple was fucking nuts. Large convoys of masked agents leaving every so often with a constant stream of single ICE vehicles in between.

This 'drawdown' was clearly just a brief hiatus to pacify liberals and get bourgeois media/politicians to completely lose interest.

28.02.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 678    πŸ” 276    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4

And this: a PAC supporting Raja is spending $250k just to run ads boosting Kelly, because they figure that will hurt Stratton and give Raja the win.

bsky.app/profile/capi...

28.02.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Hundreds packed into Chicago's Federal Plaza this evening in protest of the U.S.-Israeli massacre in Iran.

01.03.2026 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 899    πŸ” 251    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I can't doomscroll because my friend is over with her toddler and every few minutes the baby comes over to solemnly offer me a truck and then immediately repossess the truck. Very effective

28.02.2026 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1445    πŸ” 92    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 3

What "it's a distraction" people fundamentally need to understand about fascism is that fascism's entire mode of operation is diverting popular anger/anxiety/despair into channels of violence against the Other (both internal and external).

It's not flailing, it's the whole strategy.

28.02.2026 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1380    πŸ” 447    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 8

so much cultural and political effort gone towards making a project of pacifism and an end to war seem like a soft, prosaic concern of comfortable people rather than an essential part of the project of justice and human flourishing

28.02.2026 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 439    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I know you all think this is stupid, but it's the actual power of Congress. If the war powers act doesn't pass it means the war is officially, indisputably, unequivocally, illegal.

28.02.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1171    πŸ” 223    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 4

thread of IL-09 candidate statements on Iran strikes here (will update as I see them) 🧡

28.02.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This. Let’s end endless foreign interventions that fuel the military industrial complex and invest in what actually matters: Medicare for All, strong public schools, and tackling the affordability crisis at home.

We have money for war, but not for our communities?

28.02.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The American people are sick and tired for forever wars abroad while people struggle at home.

No War in Iran!

28.02.2026 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

"In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not."

28.02.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 636    πŸ” 181    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5
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DCCC Rakes in Millions From Palantir Lobbyists as Protests Target the Company’s ICE Surveillance Tools A new FEC filing reveals the House Democrat campaign arm's latest Palantir lobbying firm fundraising haul.

New statement on Iran strikes from Rep. Jeffries: "The Trump administration must explain itself to the American people and Congress immediately..."

Palantir lobbyists gave $2.9 million to the DCCC in January alone, on top of millions bundled last year.

28.02.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

IF ALL YOU WANT IS A DIRECTION FOR WHERE THE BOMBING OF IRAN IS GOING TO GO, THAT'S SUPPORT, AND IF YOU'RE SUPPORTING TRUMP'S PSEUDO WARS, FUCK OFF INTO THE VOID FOREVER.

28.02.2026 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

It is unacceptable that we have a president who uses war as a method of distraction.

He and his β€œsecretary of war” must be removed, and Congress must pass the war powers resolution.

28.02.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some Zen to the feed.

28.02.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some Zen to the feed

28.02.2026 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Millennial nostalgia did not include a wish for another pointless war with devastating consequences.

28.02.2026 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 120    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

They raced for responses. Theres no unified position. They arent working together. Senate dems are STILL voting yes on Trump judicial appointments.

The only thing they are unified on seems to be, "we only care about midterms"

28.02.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Someday I will be able to edit my text.

Alt-text should resd:

A photo of a sticker on a light pole. It reads:
DONALD J. TRUMP IS A PUNK-ASS CHUMP

28.02.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WOW. 19 people, all who were imprisoned and mistreated in a foreign prison at the direct command of the United States, are brave enough to say β€œWe are innocent, and we will endure more time imprisoned to prove that.”

I can only admire the enormous courage such a move takes.

28.02.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4369    πŸ” 1304    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 13
A photo of a sticker on a light pole that says 

"DONALD J. TRUMP IS A PUNK-ASS CHUNP"

A photo of a sticker on a light pole that says "DONALD J. TRUMP IS A PUNK-ASS CHUNP"

More Chicago stickers.

28.02.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hold the vote anyway.

28.02.2026 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe β€œDepartment of War” was a pretty good clue where this clown car was driving to.

28.02.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 936    πŸ” 137    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 1

They did this when they lost against Trump in November. We are STILL at a point where dems have no unified plan or message to combat this administration.

28.02.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think the truly damning thing about the Dem comms response is that they had months to prepare for today and there's zero coordination, no unified message. Just every D leader responding like they quickly hammered out a statement in a panic at 6 am this morning

28.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2098    πŸ” 337    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 35

Rep. Green brought articles of impeachment against Trump for his unilateral strikes on Iran back in June of 2025. Congress voted to table that resolution. So here we are, 8 months later, murdering schoolchildren.

Congress's refusal to act murders people. Replace them all.

28.02.2026 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1