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After a long day, it's nice to check out new small businesses like Sattvic in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. 😋
#IL08 #localfood #smallbusinesses

Donald Trump told Congress that voting was a privilege. My life's work is defending voting as a fundamental right.

I started Democracy Docket in 2020 as a vital tool in the fight for voting rights and free and fair elections. Support its work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Signal is a great, private secure app. I could create a private group chat for Posties. Is there an interest in one?

Cutie!

After last night's State of the Swamp event, headed to Old Ebbitt for a nightcap with film legend, democracy warrior, and my friend Robert De Niro (photo by one of my absolute favorite people, Lewis Friedman).

Reviving the American dream is key to Krishnamoorthi's Democratic bid for U.S. Senate Illinois U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, who holds a massive fundraising advantage, is among three leading Democrats in the primary to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.

“I'm running to preserve, protect and defend the American Dream, which I think is slipping out of the grasp of millions of people, especially now during the chaos of Donald Trump."

The President isn't fooling most Americans: he is actively making life in this country more expensive.

The President continues to threaten to jail me.

My job is to stand up for the people of Illinois and stand in the way of him harming them.

An official letter from the Kansas Division of Vehicles dated February 23, 2026, with a redacted recipient address. The letter notifies the recipient that due to the enactment of Senate Bill 244, all Kansas driver's licenses and IDs must reflect the holder's sex at birth. It states that the recipient's current credential will become invalid immediately upon the law's publication on February 26, 2026, with no grace period. The recipient is directed to surrender their current ID to receive a new one matching their sex assigned at birth. The document concludes with instructions on how to appeal the notice if received in error, along with contact information for the department.

Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license.

This is pure cruelty.

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“We’ve actually seen @walshfreedom.bsky.social speak more vocally against the attacks on our Constitution, our civil liberties and freedoms than [Melissa Bean] did in the last 15 years.”
#Illinois #politics #Congress

Crowded primary for Krishnamoorthi's suburban House seat underscores Democrats' generational divide As former U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean looks to retake a seat she lost 16 years ago, candidates with more progressive platforms are calling for a new generation of leadership.

“We’ve seen health care under attack, #LGBT rights under attack, reproductive freedoms under attack — I’ve been involved in taking steps to push back against every one of those attacks,” said Morrison, the county board’s first openly gay member. #IL08

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On the other side of the bridge is an America that lives up to its values.

@defiance.org @couriernewsroom.bsky.social

Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez, Feb. 25 2026 YouTube video by Heartland Signal

👉🏻 TUNE IN TO THE @pattivasquez.bsky.social show on WCPT 820AM now!
I'll be up shortly! 😘
#IL08 #Illinois #Congress
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BREAKING: The Florida House of Representatives voted to advance a sweeping voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise tens of thousands of state voters.

The move comes two weeks after the U.S. House passed the GOP-led SAVE America Act, which the measure closely mirrors.

Dr Oz, with Vance standing behind him, announces that "we're going to for the first time take a massive action to defer funds to a state," then details they are defending $259m of funding for Medicaid programs in Minnesota that take care of pregnant women, seniors, and people with disabilities

I realize it’s immaterial given the history of this administration, but there is no way this is legal and no way that it will not end up hurting people who have nothing to do with whatever revenge they are attempting to take. 

Dr Oz: "We're announcing a 6 month national moratorium blocking all new enrollments for durable medical equipment -- prosthesis, orthotics -- supplies across the board."

Combover Caligula and the $10 Billion Shake-Down Trump v. Every American Who Actually Pays Taxes

It’s public kleptocracy, on a whim.
Combover Caligula is treating the US like an ATM that owes him an apology.

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MOTHER PLUCKERS 🤬

Copeland's Corner - Weekly Live Recording YouTube video by Copeland's Corner Podcast

I'm Live on Copeland's Corner
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Just had our wonderful cast & crew screening of “Alley Cats” 🐈‍⬛ in London. I’m afraid you’ll still have to wait months while Netflix translate it into 160 languages. You’ll love it though ❤️

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No words. They really speak for themselves, don't they?

Jury Finds CPD Officers Used Excessive Force During Botched 2018 Raid, Awards $5.7M to Family The eight-member jury found that nine CPD officers acted improperly and used excessive force against Ebony Tate, her mother, Cynthia Eason, and four children on Aug. 9, 2018, when a CPD SWAT team set ...

BREAKING: A federal jury ordered the city of Chicago on Wednesday to pay $5.7 million to a family with four children, determining that a botched 2018 Chicago Police raid of their Back of the Yards apartment violated their civil rights. @wttw.bsky.social

With what happened in Palatine last year, this was always going to be a somber moment. Shoutout to the students of Palatine High who made their voice clear today that they want ICE off of their streets. #ICEout #walkout #illinois

Footage, documents at odds with DHS accounts of immigration enforcement incidents • Stateline As a growing number of encounters between civilians and Department of Homeland Security agents — including the widely scrutinized fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis — are scrutinized in court...

What a shock.

Donald Trump and his lackeys will be held responsible for the violence and damage they’ve done to our nation — and the Illinois Accountability Commission will make sure of it.

WATCH: "We've never needed someone like Raja in the Senate more."

I'm honored to have earned the support of these local leaders, who have seen me fight for Illinoisans and deliver real change for our communities.

5 years ago, the House passed the #EqualityAct to include protections for LGBTQI+ people in federal law. Unfortunately, it was blocked in the Senate. But the fight continues! I'm committed to seeing this bill become law so that EVERY American can have a fair shot at success, no matter who they love.

Tortie cat with a light brown must and curled white whiskers

Charlie would like to present her pretty curled whiskers for #whiskerswednesday 😺
#cats #CatsofBluesky

Trans man jumps in frigid lake & saves baby from drowning: “I wasn’t going to let that baby die” - buff.ly/v3mYuRz