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1 / After Proud Boy vandalism to her business, Uprising Bakery is told to stop hosting ALL events by Village of Lake in the Hills based on not being zoned for events.
Owner states she has been openly hosting events since the inception of her business.
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Uprising Bakery has a line out the door today after having to close yesterday over anti-LGBTQ vandalism to their business for standing by their decision to host drag performance.
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THE ILLINOIS HOUSE HAS PASSED THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN.
The Bill is now in the Illinois Senate (SB2226).
Please call and/or write your State Senator to encourage them to support SB2226. Find your IL Senator here:
@MomsDemand
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Oswego Public Library meeting this evening had wall-to-wall support against banning books, including children.
During public comment period, 11 of 14 speakers expressed support for the library & against bans.
The 3 dissenting speakers were not from the community.
@ILSecOfState
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4 / By doing this, Lake in the Hills emboldens the Proud Boys to choose which businesses may be left free to operate without criminal harm or undue governmental scrutiny.
No business is safe if zoning law can be invoked arbitrarily.
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If the media isn’t reporting what is happening at Uprising Bakery at this point, it is a complete abdication of your journalistic duty to cover the news.
People shouldn’t be hearing this first from our account,
@chicagotribune
@Suntimes
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3/ This Ordinance invocation by Lake in the Hills directly follows the vandalism of Uprising Bakery by a Proud Boy on HER business.
Uprising is forced to cancel a Disney-themed event and a Resume Workshop.
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2/ Owner of Uprising Bakery states that the Village has informed both her landlord and herself that the Village may pursue remedies, including suspension or revocation of business license, if ANY, events are held.
See Facebook Post:
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This sign is worth more than dark donor scripts and front group galas.
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All Awake-endorsed candidates were defeated in D99 (Downers Grove).
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All Awake-endorsed, Action PAC candidates were defeated in District 220 (Barrington).
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Democrat Danica Roem has won the Virginia SD-30 race, defeating Republican Bill Woolf.
Roem will become the first transgender member of the Virginia Senate. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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With 79% reporting, Awake-endorsed candidates in District 308 (Oswego) are being defeated across the board.
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Protesters right now outside Union League Club calling out Paul Vallas’ involvement with Awake Illinois.
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Big thanks to Jeannie Ives for showing everyone where they can obtain a safe and legal abortion in Illinois.
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Nothing says “motherhood” like having 14 men on your 19-person panel to discuss your agenda, Moms for Liberty.
*Event space provided by
@Marriott
.
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Uprising Bakery reopens today with limited hours and “zero tolerance for fuckery today and everyday.”
Good for them.
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All four Awake-endorsed candidates were defeated in Park Ridge-Niles D64.
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Moms for Liberty wants to team up with Patrick Sheridan (affiliated with Gays Against Groomers) to “work on something in Chicago.”
How about teaming up to stay the f*ck out of Chicago? Neither of you even live or work here.
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Sentiments have been made clear how we feel about LGBTQ+ pride in Illinois.
Round of applause for
@GovPritzker
and the
@ILSecOfState
.
#PrideMarch2023
#ChicagoPrideParade
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Libs of TikTok is a textbook example of stochastic terrorism.
Take this dirtbag account down,
@X
.
They know what they are doing - it’s now a matter of Twitter doing nothing to stop it.
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THREAD: 🧵 We’d to address Awake’s claim that their “grassroots” advocacy is being diluted by a $500k effort by Dems to help statewide candidates.
Let’s begin with “Americans for Prosperity,” a Koch org with $114M in 2021 gross receipts, sending a helper to SD308 candidates. 1/
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Brandon Johnson is out there offering more mental health centers, childcare for all, affordable housing and fully-funded public schools.
People are still mulling that over?
There should be lines down the block to vote for
@Brandon4Chicago
.
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SPLC published it’s annual hate group list and included Moms for Liberty in the “Anti-Student Inclusion Group” category.
Congrats to Dupage Chair of Moms for Liberty, Shannon Adcock. It couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person.
Pls read thread by
@jeff_tischauser
👇
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“From Oswego to Barrington…and beyond, organized slates of conservative candidates backed by right-wing groups such as Awake Illinois, Moms for Liberty and the national 1776 Project…saw defeat, according to unofficial election results.” -
@PetrellaReports
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Both Awake-endorsed candidates were defeated in U46 (Elgin), the second largest school district in the state outside of Chicago.
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With Hjerpe pulling ahead by 27 votes, ALL candidates on the Ives/Awake-affiliated slate are currently losing in CUSD 200.
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Uprising Bakery reports that will likely be forced to close as a result of attacks, harassment and misinformation.
Awake, Proud Boys and “Stand Up Opt Out” all encouraged harm to this bakery.
Pls consider donating to help Uprising:
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Congratulations, Brandon Johnson!
Let’s work to get
@Brandon4Chicago
to the fifth floor on April 4th.
#ChicagoElection
#BrandonIsBetter
#BrandonOnTheBlock
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UPDATED: All Awake-endorsed candidates appear to be defeated in District 300.
Fiorentino, Gauthier, Makinde and Zettler are currently winning.
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All four Awake-endorsed candidates were defeated in Elmhurst SD 205.
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If one parent can cause 444 books to be removed, it’s time to change your book removal policy.
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Chicago Tribune delivers a scathing accounting of extremist attempts to target school boards, including attacks on board members, influence of outside money and far-right talking points being used by certain candidates.
Must read. 🔥🔥🔥
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Darren Bailey loses his primary bid to be the GOP candidate for the 12th Congressional District in Illinois.
Let’s move on and celebrate.
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With 100 of 111 Precincts Reporting, 3 of 4 candidates endorsed by Moms for Liberty are currently losing their school board races in Loudoun County, VA.
We hope the Virginia RW donors are ticked, especially with their “School Board Workshops.”
Looking at you,
@LeadershipInst
.)
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Thank you to the
@ACLUofIL
for stepping up to help Uprising Bakery.
UpRising Bakery was vandalized for hosting a drag show and supporting LGBTQ+ folks. Lake in the Hills wants to use threats of violence by anti-LGBTQ+ organizations to curtail the bakery’s message of tolerance. This retaliation by the Village is unconstitutional.
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Uprising Bakery has hit their fundraising goal and is deciding whether to stay open.
Either way, this sends a clear message to Awake and Proud Boys that businesses won’t be held hostage by extremist demands and attacks.
Full story:
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THREAD: Who funds “Moms for Liberty?”
In April of 2021, a political science professor in Boston wrote a blog post on this subject and he told everyone how this would play out and who was paying for it.
Meet Maurice Cunningham.
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Dupage Clerk shows all Awake/Ives CUSD 200 candidates have been defeated as of 4.12.2023
We don’t see much changing in VBM trends.
Congrats to the winners who overcame the influence of big donors, Proft faux news, Ives’ “Ian Prior” event, Heritage Action & Awake IL.
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This morning,
@il_fps
,
@EqualityILL
and several other orgs joined together with parents to call out extremism.
They did it by holding a press conference directly outside the Moms for Liberty School Board Candidate Training Seminar.
You can’t buy our silence, Leadership Council.
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83 Percent of Invest in Kids vouchers went to students that were NOT low-income at Joliet Catholic, per reporting by Capitol Fax.
Let’s solve the “huge unknown” for the 83% of wealthier parents who are confused what to do without a voucher: PAY TUITION OR UTILIZE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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Bomb threats at Evanston Library and multiple Aurora libraries.
Police, with K-9 unit, currently outside Harold Washington Library in Chicago. We do not know reason for police outside Harold Washington or if it is related.
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Plainfield Park District issues statement that there will be no special meeting on Wednesday.
Pride Fest, hosted by Plainfield Pride, will move forward as planned (presumptively with Drag Storytime).
Good work,
@plainfieldparks
.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Charlie Kirk will be in St. Charles this Wednesday at 7 pm at the Arcada Theater for a free anti-mask, misinformation event.
It would be a shame if outdoor protesters drowned out his message with Dr. Dre, Snoop and Eminem. (You have a car and a 360 speaker for a reason.)
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“INVEST IN KIDS” ILLINOIS TAX CREDIT FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL DONATIONS WILL END ON JANUARY 1ST. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
IFT Applauds Illinois General Assembly for Ending Invest in Kids Voucher Program
FULL STATEMENT from
@iftaft
President
@DanJMontgomery
:
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@_dofd
If only there were a way to tell the Chairman of the Board at Marriott how people feel about their hotel chain embracing Moms for Liberty.
Link:
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Thank you to the New York-based 1776 Project PAC for telling everyone which extremist candidates they endorse.
Now people know which candidates don’t deserve their vote.
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You want to reduce crime?
More treatment.
More mental health care.
More education.
More housing.
More love.
Vote
@Brandon4Chicago
.
#treatmentnottrauma
#brandonontheblock
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THREAD: 🧵🪡 Last week, a household in St. Charles, Illinois received an anonymous door hanger.
It encouraged a vote against Amendment 1, while also attacking schools for “sexualization” and the St. Charles library for SEl and DEI programs.
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All three Awake-endorsed candidates were defeated in Brimfield 309 (Peoria).
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Pamela Adams, self-proclaimed attendee of the insurrection, is running for School Board in Antioch Elementary District 34 (Lake County, IL).
We absolutely reject candidates who believe the insurrection was “peaceful” and the attendees were “patriots.”
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THREAD: 🧵🪡 Uprising Bakery has protesters outside (AGAIN) today, just as they did yesterday.
It’s time to discuss the group “Stand Up, Opt Out” AGAIN.
It’s also time to discuss how we protect the LGBTQ+ community. AGAIN.
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Dupage County Sheriff has decided he doesn’t need courts to decide the constitutionality of things. He’s deciding on his own, with no court order.
This is a violation of separation of powers.
Judges decide constitutionality - Police enforce laws. Do you effing job.
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🧵 In 2021, Moms for Liberty Co-Founder, Tina Descovich, claimed their org was funded mostly by small donors and that they “sell a lot of t-shirts.”
She stated that M4L & Koch affiliations were “completely untrue.”
Let’s look at the “small donors” of the 2023 M4L Summit. 1/
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If they are using fear to get your vote, imagine how they will act if they gain power.
Chicago Police Union Leader Warns of Resignations, ‘Blood in the Streets' if Brandon Johnson is Elected Mayor
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The “enemy” is a small group of hateful moms that decided all parents are required to agree with them.
It’s not power to take dark money and be a mouthpiece for it.
Power is refusing it.
They have miscalculated us.
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Awake-Endorsed candidates defeated across the board in HS Dist. 155 and D26 (Cary).
(*Results close between Swart and Darling in D26. VBM may impact final total.)
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We’re wondering why
@NaperChamber
is proud to welcome Shannon Adcock’s 501(c)(3) “Awake Americans” to their membership.
She picked on a children’s hospital and the transgender community the same day you welcomed her organization.
You should be ashamed,
@NaperChamber
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We’re proud to introduce 6 NEW Members to the Chamber! Our goal is to be your resource as you navigate your new business ventures. We can’t wait to support you as you
#BusinessForward
!
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Young Illinois voters have the right to:
1 - Secrecy of the ballot (Art. III of IL Constitution); and
2- 26th Amendment protection (the right to vote of citizens 18 & older shall not be denied or ABRIDGED.)
It’s not a family discussion and they don’t need parental approval.
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Congratulations to Justices O’Brien and Rochford, both filling the Illinois Supreme Court vacancies with pro-choice women.
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We’d like to ask where Chaya Raichik lives in Illinois and why this is her business?
We don’t govern by Libs of TikTok or appreciate some former NY real estate agent proposing what we do with our children.
Stick to selling houses and stay out of those that aren’t yours, Chaya.
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THREAD: 🧵🪡 We’d like to thank
@Hilton
for being the first hotel to turn down money from this group that has attacked local libraries (plural), the LGBTQ+ community and ambushed school boards during COVID over safety measures.
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“Every school should have a library and a librarian, adequate clinicians and counselors, thriving arts offerings and sports programs and teams.” -
@Brandon4Chicago
It’s Election Day in Chicago and we’re all in for
#brandonontheblock
.
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We asked “school choice expert,” Corey DeAngelis how he can tell parents and schools what to do, having no children of his own.
He responded by retweeting his echo chamber 37 times in the last two hours, never answering our question.
What a tough guy. 😂
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Paul Vallas sure helps with a lot of events where he has “nothing to do” with the people.
Vallas was on a Host Committee with Betsy DeVos + James Perry in 2021.
Perry has given $400k to Vallas and DeVos’ PAC recently gave $59k to him.
We’re wondering if he remembers Perry.
The Vallas campaign says it would reject Betsy DeVos endorsement and has nothing to do with her IE spending money to support his campaign.
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Awake endorsees lost more than won in IL.
Project 1776 endorsees lost more than won in IL.
Culture wars don’t win school board races. The numbers don’t lie.
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Uprising Bakery was vandalized by a Proud Boy after Awake targeted them on social media for drag events.
This revisionism by Awake is vile.
Does anyone think small business owners will be safe if Awake’s conduct helps kill this business? What did the Proud Boy or Adcock lose?
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Ron Onesti, operator of Des Plaines Theater, recently posted a photo w/ Paul Vallas.
For reference, Onesti has hosted several far-right events in the last two years, including Charlie Kirk, Restore IL and booked the recently cancelled “For The Kids” event.
This is who Paul is.
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With 95% reporting in CUSD 200 (Wheaton), 3 of 4 Ives-supported candidates are losing.
Hjerpe remains within striking distance, hanging 61 votes behind Erkenswick.
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Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity’s TN liasons “won’t protect you” as a legislator if you vote against school vouchers.
Legislators just “won’t have jobs” if they vote against it,” according to AFP staff member’s alleged memo obtained by press.
You call that safety?
REVEALED: Secret recording shows pressure on Republican lawmakers to vote for school vouchers
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By the current count, Paul Vallas received roughly 11% of votes of all registered Chicago voters, NOT 33% of Chicago.
If you want to send him back to Palos Heights, work toward voter turnout in the April 4th Mayoral Election.
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THREAD: 🧵🪡 “Sent to The Librarian B*tch and The Mayor.”
- Email from Terry Newsome, referring to DG Library Director Julie Milavec and Mayor Bob Bennett, 1/24/2022.
This is an FOIA barn burner…
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The Illinois Education Association (IEA) claims a nearly 90 percent success rate in the races for which they recommended candidates.
HUGE WIN FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
This election update from
@capitolfax
is a must-read.
UPDATE: IEA claims 90 percent success rate in school board elections
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“In our community, we value its diversity and we applaud our teachers, They are not groomers or indoctrinating our children. If a candidate has ever used those terms, they don’t deserve to sit on a school board.”
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Chicago Tribune endorses Paul Vallas for mayor because being anti-mask during a pandemic and cozying up to national school privatization advocates will save public schools and “more police” will solve crime.
Why didn’t anyone one else think of “more police” if it was that easy?
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Awake Event at Des Plaines Theater is CANCELLED.
Operator
@RonOnesti
says event backed by
@Awake_IL
at city-owned Des Plaines Theatre is canceled after controversy, threats
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We asked Moms for Liberty to review this specific photo to ensure they had NO affiliation to any extremist groups.
Rather than simply deny any affiliation, they limited our ability to view their tweets.
That says a lot.
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We support this Ron DeSantis initiative.
Please take all the Illinois police officers that are willing to move to Florida for Ron DeSantis.
Every. Last. One.
More Illinois police officers are making the move to Florida.
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@DarrenBaileyIL
Darren Bailey’s first campaign video was a TikTok featuring him shooting the Illinois budget with a long gun.
He should be the last person to weigh in on mental health, guns and the state budget after
#HighlandPark
shooting.
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In 1900, Mark Twain gave a speech entitled “I am a Boxer,” where he delivered his famous words, “Out of the public school grows the greatness of a nation.”
Today, we endorse candidates fighting for good in various competitive school board races, starting with Barrington.
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Local parents and advocates showed up today in District 308 to protest Awake and national influence in local elections. 1/
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I’d like to remind Awake Illinois that deleting their tweets will not help after attacking Francis Parker school for several days.
We like collecting and we collected all of them.
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When Paul Vallas says he’s a “lifelong Democrat,” he means “panelist” at an Awake event alongside Corey Deangelis, Tom Devore and Darren Bailey.
The panel event was sponsored by the local Moms for Liberty group and the radio home of Dan Proft’s show.
That’s not very Democrat.
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A Short Thread: 🧵🪡
Yesterday, advocacy groups + parents held a press conference to oppose the Moms for Liberty agenda.
They did this outside the M4L School Board Candidate Training at the Marriott.
Since then, people can’t resist debating which side had larger numbers.
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There is no Illinois law being proposed that mandates the courts release people who are a flight risk or that are dangerous to the community.
The SAFE T ACT misinformation campaign is a GOP scare tactic, delivered to your doorstep by
@danproft
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▪️Affordable Housing for All
▪️Mental Health Clinics 4 All
▪️Child Care for All
▪️Fully-Funded Schools 4 All
▪️Public Health Clinics 4 All
That’s a Chicago for All.
Voting ends at 7 pm today and we’re all in for
@Brandon4Chicago
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If parents receive this backlash when they voice their school board funding concerns regarding Awake and outside money, we really need to question Awake and outside money.
Dissent is not hate.
Protest is not bullying.
Speech is not defamation.
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@JackLombardi
One time I was in “gay class,” and the teacher told us to never trust politicians who couldn’t figure out simple things like love all children and don’t talk about children’s sexuality all day long, especially if doesn’t pertain to your own child.
It just makes you look creepy.
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UPDATE: Three votes separate Erkenswick and Hjerpe in CUSD 200 after today’s count.
If Hjerpe were to surpass Erkenswick, all of the Ives/Awake-affiliated candidates in CUSD 200 (Wheaton) would be defeated.
(Three of four Ives/Awake-affiliated candidates have already lost.)
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We’re thankful for the folks that push back against Moms for Liberty.
It’s working.
Listen to full
@NPR
story here:
Special thanks to
@MassPolProfMo
,
@_dofd
and
@splcenter
discussed in this segment.
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Let’s be clear - Awake Illinois is pointing their members to target this LGBTQ+ event at the Downers Grove Library.
Their members have a history of ambushing a library and their opposition to Uprising resulted in Proud Boy vandalism.
You see how this works yet,
@chicagotribune
?
FFS did they seriously not learn anything from this bs with the bakery?
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Thread: “History will ‘remember those who so blindly devoted to ideology and the pursuit of personal celebrity that they made an enemy of science and reason.” – Gov. Pritzker, April. 2020
We remember who fixed things and it wasn’t Awake or Darren Bailey.
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District 308 school board candidate just got off probation for domestic battery in 2022, per WSPY News.
We’re wondering if Awake and the 1776 Project PAC would like to do a criminal background check before making future endorsements.
Full Story:
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You want to be tough on crime?
-Fully-fund public schools
-Provide child care for all
-Affordable housing for all
-Expand mental health services
-Provide affordable healthcare
Anything else is just tough on people.
VOTE BRANDON JOHNSON.
#BrandonIsBetter
@Brandon4Chicago
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Christian Ziegler is reportedly being investigated for sexual battery.
His wife, Bridget Ziegler, is a co-founder of Moms for Liberty and Staff Member at The Leadership Institute.
WE WON’T CO-PARENT WITH THESE PEOPLE.
LINK:
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Thank you to
@ACLUofIL
for challenging Awake Illinois on their practice trying to silence dissent.
We also commend those who spoke out about receiving these letters.
Awake Illinois send letters threatening legal action against our clients if they did not “cease and desist” from criticizing the group and remove existing online posts. These letters are empty threats with zero legal basis.
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