Rep. Kelly Cassidy
@kmcchicago.bsky.social
Only openly gay member of the IL House, mom of 3 adult sons, a bunch of cats, and a gigantic dog. Abortion defender for every gender.
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🚨CHICAGO SNAP ASSISTANCE🚨 (link to article in next post)
November 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🚨CHICAGO SNAP ASSISTANCE🚨 (link to article in next post)
It’s crank the air to keep everyone awake o’clock in the House chamber. Breaking out the blankets…
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It’s crank the air to keep everyone awake o’clock in the House chamber. Breaking out the blankets…
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Immigration bill clears House on final passage
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Immigration bill clears House on final passage
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NEW — In response to the pause in SNAP benefits scheduled for Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, Gov. JB Pritzker signed an order to designate $20 million in state funding for 2,600 food pantries across Illinois.
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Pritzker taps into state funds to help Illinoisans with food assistance during federal SNAP pause • The TRiiBE
The executive order also addresses forthcoming changes to the food stamp program.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
NEW — In response to the pause in SNAP benefits scheduled for Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, Gov. JB Pritzker signed an order to designate $20 million in state funding for 2,600 food pantries across Illinois.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/prit...
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The money is there. There are contingency funds. Trump is simply not releasing it because he wants people to starve and blame Democrats even though Republicans hold both chambers of Congress and the White House. And the media will happily go along.
In the 60-year history of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, it’s never run out of money. Here are the states suing the federal government over it.
October 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The money is there. There are contingency funds. Trump is simply not releasing it because he wants people to starve and blame Democrats even though Republicans hold both chambers of Congress and the White House. And the media will happily go along.
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Yesterday in Shilling v. Trump (the 9th Circuit case about the military transgender ban), the government admitted that it has found no evidence to support any of the "traits" that the Secretary of Defense attributed to transgender servicemembers.
October 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Yesterday in Shilling v. Trump (the 9th Circuit case about the military transgender ban), the government admitted that it has found no evidence to support any of the "traits" that the Secretary of Defense attributed to transgender servicemembers.
The weekly Friday morning visibility action in our neighborhood had a very special visitor today!
October 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The weekly Friday morning visibility action in our neighborhood had a very special visitor today!
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The only thing you really need to remember about Chiles v. Salazar is that ADF couldn't find any children harmed by not being able to find counselors who will practice conversion therapy—
so they rely on anonymous complaints on Reddit.
It's a fucking joke.
so they rely on anonymous complaints on Reddit.
It's a fucking joke.
October 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The only thing you really need to remember about Chiles v. Salazar is that ADF couldn't find any children harmed by not being able to find counselors who will practice conversion therapy—
so they rely on anonymous complaints on Reddit.
It's a fucking joke.
so they rely on anonymous complaints on Reddit.
It's a fucking joke.
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Yet another day of needless cruelty towards queer kids, who are perfect just the way they are. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Yet another day of needless cruelty towards queer kids, who are perfect just the way they are. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”
October 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”
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In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.
September 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.
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14 years ago, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," was repealed!
But we still have work to do. As the author of the Restore Honor to Service Members Act, I’m committed to giving veterans who were dishonorably discharged under this policy the benefits and dignity they deserve.
But we still have work to do. As the author of the Restore Honor to Service Members Act, I’m committed to giving veterans who were dishonorably discharged under this policy the benefits and dignity they deserve.
September 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
14 years ago, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," was repealed!
But we still have work to do. As the author of the Restore Honor to Service Members Act, I’m committed to giving veterans who were dishonorably discharged under this policy the benefits and dignity they deserve.
But we still have work to do. As the author of the Restore Honor to Service Members Act, I’m committed to giving veterans who were dishonorably discharged under this policy the benefits and dignity they deserve.
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OK, @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social, this is perfect…
September 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
OK, @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social, this is perfect…
Thank you @danielbiss.bsky.social for joining our wacky band of morning resistors this morning! We’re out every Thursday afternoon and Friday morning!
I was proud to join neighbors in Rogers Park this morning protesting Donald Trump's authoritarian plan to deploy masked federal agents into our streets. Silence is compliance, we must be LOUD. #HandsOffChicago
September 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Thank you @danielbiss.bsky.social for joining our wacky band of morning resistors this morning! We’re out every Thursday afternoon and Friday morning!
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It's not normal for an American president to send troops to American cities in times of peace.
Chicago, document what you see and be loud for America.
Chicago, document what you see and be loud for America.
September 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It's not normal for an American president to send troops to American cities in times of peace.
Chicago, document what you see and be loud for America.
Chicago, document what you see and be loud for America.
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Texas loaded busses with desperate migrants and dropped them off in Chicago like trash in the middle of winter. We welcomed them into our communities. Now Texas is sending its National Guard to terrorize them on our streets. In our neighborhoods. What the fuck.
September 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Texas loaded busses with desperate migrants and dropped them off in Chicago like trash in the middle of winter. We welcomed them into our communities. Now Texas is sending its National Guard to terrorize them on our streets. In our neighborhoods. What the fuck.
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“I refuse to accept this is normal.” - JB Pritzker.
Amen, governor. Amen.
Amen, governor. Amen.
September 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“I refuse to accept this is normal.” - JB Pritzker.
Amen, governor. Amen.
Amen, governor. Amen.
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Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"
September 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"
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Things feel uncertain right now, Illinois.
I want you all to know we’re doing everything we can to protect your rights.
Make sure you know how to stand up for yourself and others at illinoisimmigrationinfo.org.
I want you all to know we’re doing everything we can to protect your rights.
Make sure you know how to stand up for yourself and others at illinoisimmigrationinfo.org.
September 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Things feel uncertain right now, Illinois.
I want you all to know we’re doing everything we can to protect your rights.
Make sure you know how to stand up for yourself and others at illinoisimmigrationinfo.org.
I want you all to know we’re doing everything we can to protect your rights.
Make sure you know how to stand up for yourself and others at illinoisimmigrationinfo.org.
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Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
August 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
Make today great y’all!
August 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Make today great y’all!
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I did this bike ride 20 years ago, @kmcchicago.bsky.social @robertpeters.bsky.social . I was inspired by Philip Howard, avid cyclist and husband of Connie A. Howard, a very kind woman.
Interested in bicycling from the 95th/Dan Ryan terminal to Howard Station via the lakefront, stopping at all 26 beaches along the way? We've got you covered.
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August 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I did this bike ride 20 years ago, @kmcchicago.bsky.social @robertpeters.bsky.social . I was inspired by Philip Howard, avid cyclist and husband of Connie A. Howard, a very kind woman.
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As promised, here's my column on why marriage equality is not safe and why you should ignore people who are telling you it is:
Same-Sex Marriage Is Absolutely On the Chopping Block rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/08/13/s...
Same-Sex Marriage Is Absolutely On the Chopping Block rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/08/13/s...
August 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
As promised, here's my column on why marriage equality is not safe and why you should ignore people who are telling you it is:
Same-Sex Marriage Is Absolutely On the Chopping Block rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/08/13/s...
Same-Sex Marriage Is Absolutely On the Chopping Block rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/08/13/s...
Massive shout out to my Chief of Staff who set up a tour of a cat shelter for Friday. It was great to see how The Tree House has grown since moving into Rogers Park. But seriously, hanging with @doctor1hundred.bsky.social and a bunch of kittens is a good day by any measure!!
August 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Massive shout out to my Chief of Staff who set up a tour of a cat shelter for Friday. It was great to see how The Tree House has grown since moving into Rogers Park. But seriously, hanging with @doctor1hundred.bsky.social and a bunch of kittens is a good day by any measure!!
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You do not under any circumstances have to hand it to transphobes.
Eat shit, Pete.
Everybody who loves this man better start working now to get his ass on board with trans liberation because I’m not voting for this fucking milquetoast bullshit.
It’s on y’all now. You love him? You train him.
Eat shit, Pete.
Everybody who loves this man better start working now to get his ass on board with trans liberation because I’m not voting for this fucking milquetoast bullshit.
It’s on y’all now. You love him? You train him.
"I think in order to bring people together on this, we also have to take everyone seriously."
He's talking about bigots, let's not mince words.
He's talking about bigots, let's not mince words.
Pete Buttigieg Doubles Down on Comments About the “Fairness” of Trans People in Sports
“I think in order to bring people together on this, we also have to take everyone seriously."
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August 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
You do not under any circumstances have to hand it to transphobes.
Eat shit, Pete.
Everybody who loves this man better start working now to get his ass on board with trans liberation because I’m not voting for this fucking milquetoast bullshit.
It’s on y’all now. You love him? You train him.
Eat shit, Pete.
Everybody who loves this man better start working now to get his ass on board with trans liberation because I’m not voting for this fucking milquetoast bullshit.
It’s on y’all now. You love him? You train him.