Justin Gibson
@jgibsondem.bsky.social
Pct. Committeeperson for Nameoki 5. He/Him/His
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https://linktr.ee/jgibsondem
⚾ Cards
🏒 Blues
⚽ Arsenal, STL City SC
🏈 Steelers, Battlehawks
🏀 🏈 Mizzou/Illini
🇺🇸 USA
https://linktr.ee/jgibsondem
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My 2026 #ILPrimary endorsements guide is out now.
Key endorsements:
#ILSen: @julianastratton.bsky.social
#ILComp: @hollykim.bsky.social
#IL02: @robertpeters.bsky.social
#IL07: Kina Collins
Full list and reasonings:
jgibsondem.substack.com/p/my-2026-el...
#Twill
Key endorsements:
#ILSen: @julianastratton.bsky.social
#ILComp: @hollykim.bsky.social
#IL02: @robertpeters.bsky.social
#IL07: Kina Collins
Full list and reasonings:
jgibsondem.substack.com/p/my-2026-el...
#Twill
@nberlat.bsky.social wrote a solid case on why @julianastratton.bsky.social is the best candidate for #ILSen. #twill
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/juliana-st...
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/juliana-st...
Juliana Stratton Understands the Assignment
IL Senate candidate knows you don’t find common ground with Trump
www.everythingishorrible.net
February 17, 2026 at 12:28 PM
@nberlat.bsky.social wrote a solid case on why @julianastratton.bsky.social is the best candidate for #ILSen. #twill
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/juliana-st...
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/juliana-st...
The lesson taught in Czechoslovakia (now Czechia/Czech Republic) under communist times is that lawyers are key to defeating the Trump Regime’s authoritarian regime… peacefully.
www.theunpopulist.net/p/czechoslov...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/czechoslov...
Czechoslovakia’s Lesson for America: Lawyers are Key to Peacefully Defeating Authoritarianism—Help Them
Romania had to kill its tyrant and his supporters to make room for democracy because it had no legal route to oust him
www.theunpopulist.net
February 17, 2026 at 12:22 PM
The lesson taught in Czechoslovakia (now Czechia/Czech Republic) under communist times is that lawyers are key to defeating the Trump Regime’s authoritarian regime… peacefully.
www.theunpopulist.net/p/czechoslov...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/czechoslov...
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Totally correct..... no matter how you sugar it, it is STILL TRUMPISM in all its racist, vengeful, hateful aspects. You cannot cover a pig with chocolate and pretend it is NOT a pig anymore.
Trumpism with a human face is still Trumpism.
Rubio Offers Europe Trumpism With a Human Face
All the talk of friendship and partnership masked a deeper hostility.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Totally correct..... no matter how you sugar it, it is STILL TRUMPISM in all its racist, vengeful, hateful aspects. You cannot cover a pig with chocolate and pretend it is NOT a pig anymore.
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Donald Trump is terrified of AOC.
February 17, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Donald Trump is terrified of AOC.
Savannah Guthrie is set to be considering a possible exit from her Today hosting role on NBC over the ongoing disappearance of her mother Nancy.
www.newsnationnow.com/entertainmen...
www.newsnationnow.com/entertainmen...
February 17, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Savannah Guthrie is set to be considering a possible exit from her Today hosting role on NBC over the ongoing disappearance of her mother Nancy.
www.newsnationnow.com/entertainmen...
www.newsnationnow.com/entertainmen...
Civil rights activist, former CNN host, Rainbow/PUSH founder, and 2-time Democratic Presidential candidate (1984, 1988) Jesse Jackson died at the age of 84.
www.huffpost.com/entry/jesse-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/jesse-...
Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Helped Launch Progressive Movement, Dead At 84
Jackson's presidential runs in 1984 and 1988 played a significant role in shaping the modern Democratic Party.
www.huffpost.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Civil rights activist, former CNN host, Rainbow/PUSH founder, and 2-time Democratic Presidential candidate (1984, 1988) Jesse Jackson died at the age of 84.
www.huffpost.com/entry/jesse-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/jesse-...
The SAVE America Act (or SAVE Act) is nothing but a disaster in the making, as its provisions make a passport necessary to even vote, yet at the same time make passports harder to get by barring nonprofit-run libraries from doing passport processing as part of Trump Regime’s war on voting rights.
You may soon need a passport to vote. Trump is making it harder to get one.
Have you been feeling like you need to rush to get a passport in case the SAVE Act voter suppression jamboree becomes law? What if, somehow, President Donald Trump signing a piece of paper means ...
www.dailykos.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:21 AM
The SAVE America Act (or SAVE Act) is nothing but a disaster in the making, as its provisions make a passport necessary to even vote, yet at the same time make passports harder to get by barring nonprofit-run libraries from doing passport processing as part of Trump Regime’s war on voting rights.
The FBI raid of Fulton County, Georgia's elections HQ was nothing more than authoritarian intimidation exercise to suppress voting.
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-fult...
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-fult...
The Fulton County raid is part of Trump's total war on voting
And it's disturbing that a magistrate judge signed off on it.
www.publicnotice.co
February 17, 2026 at 10:10 AM
The FBI raid of Fulton County, Georgia's elections HQ was nothing more than authoritarian intimidation exercise to suppress voting.
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-fult...
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-fult...
Ofelia Torres, who pushed for the successful release from ICE custody of father Rubén, died at 16 due to cancer.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US teen who pushed for her father’s release from ICE custody dies of cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, spotlighted her dad Ruben’s illegal detention last fall during Trump’s crackdown in Chicago
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Ofelia Torres, who pushed for the successful release from ICE custody of father Rubén, died at 16 due to cancer.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The national GOP and Florida’s chapter of the GOP put a disgraceful meme of JB Pritzker and his fatness for Valentine’s Day, in which even his likely opponent Darren Bailey condemned.
www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-va...
www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-va...
GOP Gets No Love Over ‘Disgraceful’ Valentine’s Day Swipe At Pritzker
Florida's GOP also got in on the act with a Valentine's Day post that was slammed as "so f**king dumb" and more.
www.huffpost.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:41 AM
The national GOP and Florida’s chapter of the GOP put a disgraceful meme of JB Pritzker and his fatness for Valentine’s Day, in which even his likely opponent Darren Bailey condemned.
www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-va...
www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-va...
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place themselves at odds with our responsibility to represent the electorate and the views of the majority of Americans, who find the genocide in Gaza an appalling affront to American values and do not want to see US taxpayer funded weapons used to perpetuate it.
February 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
place themselves at odds with our responsibility to represent the electorate and the views of the majority of Americans, who find the genocide in Gaza an appalling affront to American values and do not want to see US taxpayer funded weapons used to perpetuate it.
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They are a right-wing organization that undermines democracy. They have zero tolerance for any diversity of thought from their line, and pressure elected officials to increasingly-
February 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
They are a right-wing organization that undermines democracy. They have zero tolerance for any diversity of thought from their line, and pressure elected officials to increasingly-
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I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
February 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
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🚨🚨🚨 I want to abolish ICE. Period. @rajaforil.bsky.social thanked ICE, funded ICE, and took money from an ICE contractor.
February 17, 2026 at 1:19 AM
🚨🚨🚨 I want to abolish ICE. Period. @rajaforil.bsky.social thanked ICE, funded ICE, and took money from an ICE contractor.
Move over, AIPAC: A new pro-Palestinian lobby group PAL PAC has formed.
www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/...
www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/...
New political action committee launches to back pro-Palestine candidates in 2026 US midterm elections
PAL PAC makes its debut amid criticism over pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC’s political spending, endorses four Democratic Congress members - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Move over, AIPAC: A new pro-Palestinian lobby group PAL PAC has formed.
www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/...
www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/...
Happy Presidents' Day to all the presidents except for the current fascist felon pedophile occupying the office. #PresidentsDay
February 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Happy Presidents' Day to all the presidents except for the current fascist felon pedophile occupying the office. #PresidentsDay
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We need serious solutions – not empty slogans – to bring down the cost of living. Check out my op-ed with Rep. Chrissy Houlahan to learn more about our brand-new New Dems Affordability Agenda. www.foxnews.com/opinion/were...
We're Democrats. From food to housing, costs keep rising — here’s a serious fix
Affordability agenda from New Democrat Coalition targets rising costs in healthcare, housing, groceries and energy with plan to build four million homes.
www.foxnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM
We need serious solutions – not empty slogans – to bring down the cost of living. Check out my op-ed with Rep. Chrissy Houlahan to learn more about our brand-new New Dems Affordability Agenda. www.foxnews.com/opinion/were...
A report in the Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) reveals that the MAGA fascist cult’s toxic influence on the USA won’t disappear after Donald Trump is done with his “Presidency” or possibly his death.
www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2026/02/no-g...
www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2026/02/no-g...
‘No Going Back’: Report Warns Post-MAGA America Will Never Be the Same
A stark report from one of the main independent European think tanks says there is no going back to any sort of pre-MAGA America, and warns that even after the Trump years, unless drastic action is ta...
www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A report in the Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) reveals that the MAGA fascist cult’s toxic influence on the USA won’t disappear after Donald Trump is done with his “Presidency” or possibly his death.
www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2026/02/no-g...
www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2026/02/no-g...
Concerns about the USA’s slide towards Orbán-esque competitive authoritarianism from political scientists under Trump II are a very real and pressing issue.
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
Concerns over autocracy in the U.S. continue to grow
Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.
www.npr.org
February 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Concerns about the USA’s slide towards Orbán-esque competitive authoritarianism from political scientists under Trump II are a very real and pressing issue.
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
The special election for a Minnesota State House seat in which Democratic nominee Meg Luger-Nikolai won was under a backdrop of ICE’s brutal takeover of the Twin Cities. That election may serve as a precursor to what will likely happen this fall.
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-po...
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-po...
Minnesota Held An Election In The Middle Of The ICE Surge. It’s A Warning.
ICE didn't show up at the polls during a January special election in St. Paul, Minnesota. That doesn't mean their presence didn't threaten voters.
www.huffpost.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The special election for a Minnesota State House seat in which Democratic nominee Meg Luger-Nikolai won was under a backdrop of ICE’s brutal takeover of the Twin Cities. That election may serve as a precursor to what will likely happen this fall.
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-po...
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-po...
Local and state leaders are where to look for efforts to stop ICE.
newrepublic.substack.com/p/forget-con...
newrepublic.substack.com/p/forget-con...
Forget Congress—the Real Leaders Who Might Stop ICE Are Local
When Kentucky’s Andy Beshear says ICE should be withdrawn from its deployments, you know something interesting is happening out there.
newrepublic.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Local and state leaders are where to look for efforts to stop ICE.
newrepublic.substack.com/p/forget-con...
newrepublic.substack.com/p/forget-con...
February 16, 2026 at 6:09 PM
John Oliver used his Last Week Tonight perch to deliver truths about the critics of Trump Regime’s deportation policy: do something about it.
www.huffpost.com/entry/john-o...
www.huffpost.com/entry/john-o...
John Oliver Tells Critics Of Trump Deportations Exactly What To Do Next: ‘This Is F**king Wrong’
They need "to f**king do something about it," said the "Last Week Tonight" host.
www.huffpost.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:36 PM
John Oliver used his Last Week Tonight perch to deliver truths about the critics of Trump Regime’s deportation policy: do something about it.
www.huffpost.com/entry/john-o...
www.huffpost.com/entry/john-o...
A 3-judge panel on the ultra-right 5th Circuit Court ruled in Buenrostro-Mendez v. Bondi that permits the government to hold immigrants in ICE detention without ever providing a bond hearing, perhaps for years. This ruling is an abject disaster for human rights.
The ICE Prisons and Camps Are About To Get A Lot Worse
A head-spinning appellate decision just greenlit detentions without end, supercharging an already horrific human rights crisis.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
A 3-judge panel on the ultra-right 5th Circuit Court ruled in Buenrostro-Mendez v. Bondi that permits the government to hold immigrants in ICE detention without ever providing a bond hearing, perhaps for years. This ruling is an abject disaster for human rights.
