Jan Rauen

Maybe they know that there won’t be any midterms.

It turns out a convicted felon, adjudicated rapist and financial fraudster does not make for a good President.

As a lawyer, who literally worships the constitution, those words give me life!

HBO promo advertising a new season of "The Gilded Age"

Not now, HBO

Looking on the bright side I've always wanted to read the sequels to John Steinbeck's books

Nope. This is not from today.

To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.

—With love,
Your American allies.

🐧✊

Excited for all the new American banana and coffee factories.

Whoever could’ve seen that coming? 😵‍💫

About time!

Such a crazy MF. So sad.

From who? You asshat.

No answer and no vm at Durbin’s office. 🙄

I’ve called Durbin 4x. No answer and no vm. Such a shame.

This. I’ve been saying this for months. Less than 1/3!

If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

#WhenWeFightWednesday

I stand with the ABA and the Rule of Law. ⚖️

Folks are frustrated with Dems in Congress right now.

Here’s my solution - get the hell out of DC and hold some hearings.

I love town halls, but we need to focus on people right now. Have folks come testify about how these cuts are affecting them.

Get local media there.

Make it real.

Dick.

But all the educated people are moving to blue states and cities like Chicago. (Per another study I recently saw). I’ll stay here with them.

To the DOJ/FBI who remain,

Your new bosses are going to order you to do unconstitutional things. Unlawful things. Things to achieve their fascist agenda.

Claiming "you were only following orders" did not cut it at the Nuremberg trials.

It will not work here either.

Proceed accordingly.

America

Trump, sensing a lack of solidarity, pushes the press down a slippery slope Donald Trump demands the Associated Press bend a knee — while the rest of the media falls back

You’re not at the White House to be popular. You’re not there to make friends. If you need a friend, then get a dog.

Do your job. Be ready to go to jail, lose your job and your access to do it. Otherwise, you’re part of the problem.

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USAID, currently being shut down by Elon Musk, purchases about $2 billion annually in rice, wheat, lentils, and peas from American farmers.

On the day after the election, I made a promise to the people of Illinois: when it comes to threats to our freedom, health, or security, if you come for my people, you come through me.