Jake Lewis
@jake-lewis.bsky.social
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My plea to Charlotte and the rest of the country is simple: get ready.
Because when ICE or CBP shows up, fear will spread fast. But courage can spread faster.
Because when ICE or CBP shows up, fear will spread fast. But courage can spread faster.
Chicago-area mayor: Border Patrol and ICE terrorized our city. Here’s how you fight back, Charlotte
Chicago area mayor: There’s a lot Charlotte can do to assert values, enforce ordinances, and protect residents within the law. | Op-ed
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My plea to Charlotte and the rest of the country is simple: get ready.
Because when ICE or CBP shows up, fear will spread fast. But courage can spread faster.
Because when ICE or CBP shows up, fear will spread fast. But courage can spread faster.
A 3% surcharge on incomes over $1M baked into the IL state constitution. Avoids the “they’re just gonna suck up your rates” argument that killed the fair tax.
This is the way.
This is the way.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A 3% surcharge on incomes over $1M baked into the IL state constitution. Avoids the “they’re just gonna suck up your rates” argument that killed the fair tax.
This is the way.
This is the way.
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The third poll in a row shows our campaign out front, this time by double digits. We're pulling away from a crowded field, but there's still a long way to go in this race. Let's go!
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The third poll in a row shows our campaign out front, this time by double digits. We're pulling away from a crowded field, but there's still a long way to go in this race. Let's go!
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Throughout this shutdown, Democrats have shown that we have the backbone to actually fight for what we believe in: lower costs, accessible healthcare, and a Congress that can be a check on Trump’s chaos.
Vague Republican promises are not enough — no deal without real progress on healthcare.
Vague Republican promises are not enough — no deal without real progress on healthcare.
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Throughout this shutdown, Democrats have shown that we have the backbone to actually fight for what we believe in: lower costs, accessible healthcare, and a Congress that can be a check on Trump’s chaos.
Vague Republican promises are not enough — no deal without real progress on healthcare.
Vague Republican promises are not enough — no deal without real progress on healthcare.
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WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I hope we soon see larger local news orgs call for his release as well
NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility • The TRiiBE
Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents earlier this evening.
thetriibe.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I hope we soon see larger local news orgs call for his release as well
I have started a few brand new Twitter accounts recently and I have been struck by how new accounts are immediately inundated with right wing content.
I understand why people are still there but if that’s your primary source for news you are undeniably being manipulated.
I understand why people are still there but if that’s your primary source for news you are undeniably being manipulated.
September 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I have started a few brand new Twitter accounts recently and I have been struck by how new accounts are immediately inundated with right wing content.
I understand why people are still there but if that’s your primary source for news you are undeniably being manipulated.
I understand why people are still there but if that’s your primary source for news you are undeniably being manipulated.
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We’re sending a message to Trump: hands OFF Chicago. No military occupation. No ICE.
We’re Chicagoans. We stick together, and no one is going to intimidate us out of standing up for what’s right.
Join us and find resources and ways to get involved: www.handsoffchicago.com
#HandsOffChicago
We’re Chicagoans. We stick together, and no one is going to intimidate us out of standing up for what’s right.
Join us and find resources and ways to get involved: www.handsoffchicago.com
#HandsOffChicago
September 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We’re sending a message to Trump: hands OFF Chicago. No military occupation. No ICE.
We’re Chicagoans. We stick together, and no one is going to intimidate us out of standing up for what’s right.
Join us and find resources and ways to get involved: www.handsoffchicago.com
#HandsOffChicago
We’re Chicagoans. We stick together, and no one is going to intimidate us out of standing up for what’s right.
Join us and find resources and ways to get involved: www.handsoffchicago.com
#HandsOffChicago
chicago violent crime:
-- homicides down 30%
-- shootings down nearly 40%
-- carjackings down nearly 50%
-- homicides down 30%
-- shootings down nearly 40%
-- carjackings down nearly 50%
August 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
chicago violent crime:
-- homicides down 30%
-- shootings down nearly 40%
-- carjackings down nearly 50%
-- homicides down 30%
-- shootings down nearly 40%
-- carjackings down nearly 50%
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*Standing in front of a sign that says SAY NO TO POPEYES* This is not about the Popeyes
August 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
*Standing in front of a sign that says SAY NO TO POPEYES* This is not about the Popeyes
Referring to it as the “Griffin MSI” is a crime against Chicago
June 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Referring to it as the “Griffin MSI” is a crime against Chicago
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We need Democrats who aren’t afraid of the tough fights and have a record of winning the big ones.
May 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
We need Democrats who aren’t afraid of the tough fights and have a record of winning the big ones.
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I am humbled to be endorsed by one of my political heroes: Senator Bernie Sanders. Bernie is unfailing in his clarity about what this moment requires as we fight for the very future of our country, and I can’t wait to learn from him and work alongside him in Washington.
May 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I am humbled to be endorsed by one of my political heroes: Senator Bernie Sanders. Bernie is unfailing in his clarity about what this moment requires as we fight for the very future of our country, and I can’t wait to learn from him and work alongside him in Washington.
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BIG NEWS: I’m running for Congress to deliver bold, progressive change on behalf of the working families of Illinois’ Second District. Hear why I’m running and join me in our movement to make our government work for everyone >>>
May 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
BIG NEWS: I’m running for Congress to deliver bold, progressive change on behalf of the working families of Illinois’ Second District. Hear why I’m running and join me in our movement to make our government work for everyone >>>
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Let's set the record straight on the Obama Center and Chicago's hard-working and talented union construction workers.
May 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Let's set the record straight on the Obama Center and Chicago's hard-working and talented union construction workers.
seems good
Chicago finished this past month with 19 murders, the fewest of any April since 1962, a WBEZ analysis has found.
www.wbez.org/cpd/2025/05/...
www.wbez.org/cpd/2025/05/...
Chicago hasn’t seen an April with fewer murders since 1962
The city appears on pace to hit Mayor Johnson’s 2025 goal: fewer than 500 murders for the first time in a decade.
www.wbez.org
May 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
seems good
wait wait -- proponents want to use this new curfew ordinance to crack down on anti-trump protests?
in chicago?
in chicago?
wow: alder brendan reilly suggests that anti-trump protests will break out this summer and says police need the curfew ordinance to crack down on it.
proponents have repeatedly maintained it wouldn't be used for speech protected by the first amendment.
proponents have repeatedly maintained it wouldn't be used for speech protected by the first amendment.
April 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
wait wait -- proponents want to use this new curfew ordinance to crack down on anti-trump protests?
in chicago?
in chicago?
"The first three months of 2025 had the fewest robberies of any quarter in decades."
www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
Chicago’s robbery surge is over
A nearly three-year upswing ended last summer, WBEZ finds. The first three months of 2025 had the fewest robberies of any quarter in decades.
www.wbez.org
April 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"The first three months of 2025 had the fewest robberies of any quarter in decades."
www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
i feel like the fact that chicago homicides are down 20% and shootings are down 30% YTD should get perhaps slightly more attention
April 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
i feel like the fact that chicago homicides are down 20% and shootings are down 30% YTD should get perhaps slightly more attention
Very fun to be a part of the team that pulled off the Chicago #handsoff rally. Big shoutout to @chicagolabor.bsky.social @icirr.bsky.social PersonalPAC SierraClubIL EqualityIL and @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social
And please note that march banner was purposefully made to be evergreen!!!
And please note that march banner was purposefully made to be evergreen!!!
April 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Very fun to be a part of the team that pulled off the Chicago #handsoff rally. Big shoutout to @chicagolabor.bsky.social @icirr.bsky.social PersonalPAC SierraClubIL EqualityIL and @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social
And please note that march banner was purposefully made to be evergreen!!!
And please note that march banner was purposefully made to be evergreen!!!
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“Our exports are going to crater,” Reiter said. “What we’re doing is training countries to source from other markets.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
Trump Put Labor Unions on a Pedestal. Not All Are Sold on His Tariff Plan.
Teamsters endorsed the duties, but others aren’t so sure. “When the economy starts tanking, the first thing people don’t buy are cars,” said one UAW official.
www.wsj.com
April 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“Our exports are going to crater,” Reiter said. “What we’re doing is training countries to source from other markets.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
Chicago >>>>>>
April 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Chicago >>>>>>
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“…Donald Trump and Elon Musk have slashed thousands of jobs, gutted worker protections and destabilized the entire economy,” said Bob Reiter, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor. “We will not allow Trump and Musk to loot our government…”
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/04...
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/04...
Hands Off protest in downtown Chicago draws thousands criticizing Trump's policies
Also held in the suburbs and across the country, the demonstrations are taking aim at the administration's recent actions, including layoffs of federal workers, cuts in funding for social services and...
chicago.suntimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“…Donald Trump and Elon Musk have slashed thousands of jobs, gutted worker protections and destabilized the entire economy,” said Bob Reiter, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor. “We will not allow Trump and Musk to loot our government…”
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/04...
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/04...