Normalize Kindness
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Stubbornly kind. Intolerant to intolerance. Want nothing more than to enjoy a solid laugh each and every day. Can you say the same? 😳😁🤪
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In 2023, I proposed the Illinois Grocery Initiative to lower food prices and provide options in food deserts across the state. www.ksdk.com/article/news...
Pritzker breaks ground on state-backed grocery in Venice, calling it a 'revival' for forgotten towns
The Illinois governor says the project proves government can help the free market work where private investors walked away.
www.ksdk.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
In 2023, I proposed the Illinois Grocery Initiative to lower food prices and provide options in food deserts across the state. www.ksdk.com/article/news...
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What can Dems learn from Mamdani?
1. He is an authentic human.
2. He cares about people.
3. He has a sense of humor.
4. He focuses on econ inequality.
5. He rejects corporate politics.
6. His policy proposals & messaging are laser-focused on affordability.
www.americaamerica.news/p/six-lesson...
1. He is an authentic human.
2. He cares about people.
3. He has a sense of humor.
4. He focuses on econ inequality.
5. He rejects corporate politics.
6. His policy proposals & messaging are laser-focused on affordability.
www.americaamerica.news/p/six-lesson...
Six Lessons from Zohran Mamdani
The results of Tuesday's elections in New York, New Jersey and Virginia should tell us whether a significant change in Democratic politics is underway
www.americaamerica.news
November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
What can Dems learn from Mamdani?
1. He is an authentic human.
2. He cares about people.
3. He has a sense of humor.
4. He focuses on econ inequality.
5. He rejects corporate politics.
6. His policy proposals & messaging are laser-focused on affordability.
www.americaamerica.news/p/six-lesson...
1. He is an authentic human.
2. He cares about people.
3. He has a sense of humor.
4. He focuses on econ inequality.
5. He rejects corporate politics.
6. His policy proposals & messaging are laser-focused on affordability.
www.americaamerica.news/p/six-lesson...
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Today and every day, we recognize the hardworking Illinoisans who work around the clock to put food on our tables and carry on our proud agricultural traditions.
Know that we’ll always have your back.
Happy National Farmer’s Day!
Know that we’ll always have your back.
Happy National Farmer’s Day!
October 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Today and every day, we recognize the hardworking Illinoisans who work around the clock to put food on our tables and carry on our proud agricultural traditions.
Know that we’ll always have your back.
Happy National Farmer’s Day!
Know that we’ll always have your back.
Happy National Farmer’s Day!
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What's happening in Chicago is not normal.
The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.
The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.
October 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
What's happening in Chicago is not normal.
The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.
The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.
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My message to Kristi Noem is clear: Get out of Chicago.
October 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My message to Kristi Noem is clear: Get out of Chicago.
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Sheer stupidity and a horrific waste of “resources.”
October 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Sheer stupidity and a horrific waste of “resources.”
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ICE Zip-Ties Children in Horrific Raid on Chicago Apartment Building newrepublic.com/post/201258/... via @newrepublic.com
ICE Zip-Ties Children in Horrific Raid on Chicago Apartment Building
ICE agents forced everyone out of a Chicago apartment building in the dead of night.
newrepublic.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
ICE Zip-Ties Children in Horrific Raid on Chicago Apartment Building newrepublic.com/post/201258/... via @newrepublic.com
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Hopefully every military personnel understands their OATH & understands UMCJ.
October 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Hopefully every military personnel understands their OATH & understands UMCJ.
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ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'
A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.
blockclubchicago.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
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At a time when federal agents are sowing chaos in Chicago, the Trump administration is holding bipartisan funding hostage.
It’s attempting to score political points but is instead hurting our economy and the hardworking people who rely on public transit to get to work or school.
It’s attempting to score political points but is instead hurting our economy and the hardworking people who rely on public transit to get to work or school.
CTA Red Line Extension funding frozen as Trump administration withholds $2.1 billion from Chicago
Two major Chicago transit projects are in jeopardy after the White House froze $2.1 billion in federal funding over an investigation into racial preferences in contracting.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
At a time when federal agents are sowing chaos in Chicago, the Trump administration is holding bipartisan funding hostage.
It’s attempting to score political points but is instead hurting our economy and the hardworking people who rely on public transit to get to work or school.
It’s attempting to score political points but is instead hurting our economy and the hardworking people who rely on public transit to get to work or school.
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Donald Trump's militarization of our city streets isn't about fighting crime or public safety — it's about consolidating power in his hands.
What he plans to do with that, now or during the 2026 elections, should worry all of us.
What he plans to do with that, now or during the 2026 elections, should worry all of us.
September 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Donald Trump's militarization of our city streets isn't about fighting crime or public safety — it's about consolidating power in his hands.
What he plans to do with that, now or during the 2026 elections, should worry all of us.
What he plans to do with that, now or during the 2026 elections, should worry all of us.
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This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
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Where did Donald Trump's money really come from? I did a deep dive. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhIl...
Where Did Trump's Money Come From?
YouTube video by Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian
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September 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Where did Donald Trump's money really come from? I did a deep dive. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhIl...
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Apparently, the only thing that Americans agree upon is: Release the Epstein Files.
September 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Apparently, the only thing that Americans agree upon is: Release the Epstein Files.
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Grateful for the opportunity to meet some of the folks at the Institute for Nonviolence in Austin who’ve changed their own lives and others to make a safer Chicago.
September 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Grateful for the opportunity to meet some of the folks at the Institute for Nonviolence in Austin who’ve changed their own lives and others to make a safer Chicago.
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The real issue isn’t left vs right.
It’s not white vs black.
It’s not citizen vs immigrant.
It’s not gay vs straight.
The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.
It’s not white vs black.
It’s not citizen vs immigrant.
It’s not gay vs straight.
The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.
September 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The real issue isn’t left vs right.
It’s not white vs black.
It’s not citizen vs immigrant.
It’s not gay vs straight.
The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.
It’s not white vs black.
It’s not citizen vs immigrant.
It’s not gay vs straight.
The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.
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September 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Today, I had the opportunity to meet with the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council and other leaders to support their critical work during this uncertain moment.
Let's stand together and we'll get through this, Illinois.
Let's stand together and we'll get through this, Illinois.
September 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Today, I had the opportunity to meet with the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council and other leaders to support their critical work during this uncertain moment.
Let's stand together and we'll get through this, Illinois.
Let's stand together and we'll get through this, Illinois.