Rep. Kelly Cassidy
@RepKellyCassidy
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Illinois’ lesbian lawmaker, arch nemesis of the good, the true, & the beautiful. Beloved by IFI. Under-educated, over-loved, cat (and dog) lady. She/her. #twill
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Abortion remains legal in the state of Illinois. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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I’m liking this pattern of
@ewarren
shouting out bills I sponsored and passed. Hey
@RobertJPeters
- look who digs our bill!
Private immigration detention centers are exploitation for profit, and I’m glad to see Illinois ban them. My plan to end private prisons would require the rest of the country to do the same.
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It would be super cool if
@NikkiFried
was elected Governor of my home state so I can maybe go visit my family without fear.
Today I qualified to become your next governor. Thank you for believing in me. I can’t wait to win this with you.
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@AngryBlackLady
Once had a new “neighbor” come by with a cake & a lot of questions about our relationship. Upon learning that “partner” didn’t mean we owned a business & that my work involved abortion rights, she turned and took her cake back across the street.
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@laurenthehough
I needed a root canal to save my tooth. I needed an abortion to save my life & preserve my fertility. I needed Mohs surgery to remove skin cancer & save my life. Reproductive care is healthcare. It’s really that simple.
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When you ask the crowd at
#Pridefest
to help you tell Gov. DeFascist how Chicago feels about his attacks on the LGBTQ community & they immediately understand the assignment.
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This is disqualifying. Full stop. Fundamentally, I oppose anyone who thinks their opinion about what goes on in my body is any of their damned business.
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Let me see if I have this straight: Billionaire businessman doesn’t like the last stadium we built for him & wants us to pay for a new one. Couldn’t even bother with the usual not quite a billion demand and just going full Dr. Evil. Not a penny, pal.
#ReadTheRoomJerry
#twill
NEW: Springfield source says Jerry Reinsdorf will be in Springfield tomorrow as he courts support for $1B💰in public funds to build new
@whitesox
ballpark.
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In IL, we trust patients & providers. We say gay. We protect our trans siblings. Thank you to the Dobbs Working Group,
@GovPritzker
@RepChrisWelch
@KwameRaoul
for the months of work to craft the Patient and Provider Protection Act. On to the Senate
#PassPAPPANow
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Yesterday in a nutshell. Quite literally all the feelings.
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Married a unicorn. Yep. I did.
@rugger4equality
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Hey there
@Walgreens
how about standing up for the people you claim to care for instead of caving into bullies. You’re an Illinois based company and here we believe this is a decision for patients and providers, not outsiders hell bent on sending us backward.
#twill
BREAKING: Walgreens confirmed to
@politico
that they will not dispense abortion pills in several states where they remain legal. The decision follows pressure and threats of legal action from GOP AGs and anti-abortion groups.
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Protestors: the LaSalle Street bridge has been lowered for those trying to get out of downtown.
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This is me during my last skin cancer surgery. Today, I advanced HB3113 which would allow skin cancer screening to be treated as preventative care by insurance, making it more likely that folks will get checked.
#twill
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Sometimes we sponsor bills that really make a difference. I’m so proud to have led this fight as lead sponsor of this bill. It failed by 1 vote in my 1st term. Never give up. IL becomes first state to ban private immigration detention centers - CNNPolitics
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In the face of grave threats to the rights to privacy, reproductive care and bodily autonomy of Americans everywhere, Illinois once again has stepped up.
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What a day!
@RepKellyCassidy
is in the middle of a celebratory group hug with other supporters of the adult-use cannabis legalization bill after it passed the 60-vote mark in the House.
@GovPritzker
says he will sign it, making Illinois the 11th state to allow recreational pot.
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@ParkerMolloy
I didn’t think I could hate the whole gender “reveal” party idea more but here we are.
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I hear some are saying I’m speaking up about Ald. Gardiner bc I’m putting up a candidate against him. This is incorrect. I understand there is a candidate—I have yet to even meet her. I’m speaking up bc it’s the right thing to do. Y’all should try it sometime.
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Eldest just called from campus. His friend from Missouri is afraid & he hoped I could reassure her. The best I could do was promise to keep her safe here in Illinois.
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This is horrifying. This investigation better be swift, thorough, and transparent af. After everything these folks have been through, now this?!
A Chicago police officer has been accused of impregnating a migrant teen living in a West Side station, reports say.
An investigation is ongoing, and whether the teen is a minor is not yet known.
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An update on the race for Mayor of Chicago from the Democratic Party of the 49th Ward:
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Hey
@Suntimes
, let me help you out. A “sexual relationship with an underage lifeguard” is rape. Stop downplaying this monstrous behavior please.
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This checks many boxes
Let me see if I understand this: you want to know very personal details about my body to even consider treating me with basic respect and dignity, but you’ll immediately accept it when the quad-indicted guy says he’s 6’3 and 215 pounds?
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Was awakened by endless horn honking…apparently this is the result of Willie Wilson’s latest stunt. Cars are backed up nearly a mile from the station he’s doing his giveaway at. I wonder how much fuel is being wasted in this ridiculous traffic jam.
#twill
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This jackass needs to keep my name out of his mouth.
Bill Morton says
@RepKellyCassidy
was assaulted on the Red line.
#FactCheck
: we just asked
@RepKellyCassidy
about this directly and she has informed us she was never assulated on the Red line.
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This is the news I needed tonight.
Republican Mark Curran has conceded to Democrat Elizabeth Rochford in the 2nd Illinois Supreme Court District
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The life of a Committeeperson is never dull. Let’s do this 49th Ward!
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Follow up on the “pop up” testing sites issues of poor protocols, delayed results, etc. I asked
@IDPH
for info on what oversight exists for these facilities and got some helpful information. A thread: 1/9
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This would be super, except she doesn’t think I should be able to marry my spouse, raise our kids, control my body or be paid equally. I’m with
@KwameRaoul
bc he has put in the work for equality & isn’t gonna stop anytime soon.
#teamKwame
98-yrs-ago today, women secured the rt to vote. On Nov. 6, I have the chance to become the 1st Black woman elected IL Attorney General. I'm grateful for women who've blazed political trails + am committed to putting another crack in our political glass ceiling.
#WomensEqualityDay
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Weird. I just met with my intern about researching concerns over ranked choice voting’s impact on representation of communities of color, how to help constituents navigate IDES issues, & planning town hall meetings for the summer. Also,
#OCDIsNoJoke
My staff says I have OCD when it comes to office cleanliness. I say I have standards. Today I taught my summer intern how to correctly:
☑️ use a broom
☑️ polish wood furniture
☑️ mop a floor
☑️ maintain plants
☑️ clean a common kitchen
#CleanlinessMatters
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Best Scandal? Really,
@Chicago_Reader
?! Anjanette Young is a human whose trauma shouldn’t be used to drive clicks, not a “situation.” Do better.
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When the LG sees all the names you’ve been called by the Illinois Family Institute on the back of your tshirt. Your shirt will be in soon
@LtGovStratton
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Parents: if you haven’t heard from your teens in a while and miss them, change the passwords to your streaming services. Amazing response time.
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There is no place for misogyny & homophobia in our city council or our county party. I am disgusted by Ald/Committeperson Gardiner’s actions and words here. Your constituents deserve better, your city and your party deserve better.
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Was just mistaken for an employee while shopping
@ClarkDevon
hardware & think this should satisfy my Continuing Lesbian Education credits for the year. Can I get a ruling from the chair?
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Good to know, especially since you just disclosed accepting a $1000 donation from extreme anti-choice politician Stephen Daday. Not the kind of campaign cash that inspires confidence in your commitment to protecting abortion rights.
On this 51st anniversary of Roe v Wade, a worthwhile reminder: I’m 100% pro-choice. As the Cook County State’s Attorney, I’ll always stand with women and their right to make their own healthcare decisions.
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Excited to finally get my new plates for the new session. It feels like just yesterday I was 118C & am now 19 in seniority. But more than that, I’m loving the poetry of getting this number as a member of the forever family the 19 has become!
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Tomorrow I’ll be finishing a task I started a very long time ago. Also, knowing I’ll never be finished, bringing the boys with me so they know what’s ahead.
Tomorrow:
@GovPritzker
to sign the Reproductive Health Act, making IL the most progressive state in the nation for
#ReproRights
📍 10am at the Chicago Cultural Center
#twill
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For folks looking to give a hearty Chicago welcome to the folks Greg Abbott treats like freight, here’s a way to sign up.
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Proud to support
@ewarren
& eager to get to work. Jack is waiting till he gets to grab a bone with
@FirstDogBailey
before he makes his final endorsement decision though.
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Here it comes. This is why anything we do to protect patients and providers needs to be inclusive of repro and gender affirming care.
Chilling phrase from the Alabama lawsuit that cites Dobbs (overturning Roe v Wade) to medically detransition all trans teenagers:
"No one, adult or child, has the right to transitioning treatments deeply rooted in our nation's history and tradition."
Trans adults are next.
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Wow. That happened. Thanks for the shout-out
@ewarren
& thanks for always fighting the tough battles at the federal level!
I’m glad to see Illinois take a stand for women’s reproductive health care. Now, we need Congress to pass new federal laws that protect access to reproductive care across the country.
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Today, 50+ handmaids came to the Capitol to demand a vote on the Reproductive Health Act.
@SenatorBush
& I walked out to the rally w/them, blown away by the power of their message & the threat we’re facing. Make no mistake, those were angry tears and we are ready for this fight
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Congratulations to our new Senator
@MikeSimmonsChi
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What a moment for this kid. I got to meet
@fergieajenkins
for the briefest of moments when the
@Cubs
came to the White House and nearly lost my mind. This kid’s experience is amazing!
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Standing with our indigenous and environmental allies in support of our
#NoDAPL
Resolution introduced in the Illinois House
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Anyone else making a list of annoying repairs/home improvement tasks that you won’t really get done during this time of social distancing but totally should?
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Standing with
@SenatorBush
as she runs the Reproductive Heath Act late on what we thought would be the last day of session.
#PassTheRHA
#twill
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Some last moments of quiet before heading to the UIS campus to be sworn in for my 7th term in the Illinois House. Reflecting on the honor of being chosen by my neighbors to represent them & fight to protect our most vulnerable communities. I’m proud to represent the 14th district
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@Diamond_Jax
That’s way better than my react back in the day: “my doctor suggested I take it up as a way to adjust to giving up crack.” It shut folks up but didn’t shame them in the beautiful way this does.
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Filing this today along with a companion version w/
@HeatherSteans
- IL needs to be smart about cannabis regs
#twill
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Rogers Park showed up tonight. After a hateful attack at our local
@rpublichouse
it was great to show up with
@ChiAlderwoman
@MikeSimmonsChi
@MaureenHickey
& so many of our Democratic Party of the 49th Ward friends. Our neighbors step up and support. It’s really that simple.
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Thank you to
@bikelaneuprise
&
#bikechi
for fierce allyship. If you love someone with a uterus or just hate bullies, be kind to a cyclist, use the Dutch reach to avoid dooring a bike, and ffs DON’T BLOCK BIKE LANES!
HELP NEEDED NOW: A pro-life group uses the
@DesplainesBkLn
to harass people going to the women’s clinic. They’ve amped up in recent months. Police keep letting them do this. The clinic is asking
#bikechi
for help & to come here now. Desplaines & Washington
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@laurenthehough
Had a blind chocolate lab that ate, in one afternoon, the contents of the kitchen garbage from under the sink, putting the can back & closing the door after, a newspaper, a 12 pack of blue pens, a mortgage application, a month of paid but not mailed bills & a pillow.
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@OldManChalmers
Taking LSD past the Sears Tower on your way to Fields to pick up a jacket to wear to Comiskey. Sounds about right.
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I couldn’t find words to write a reaction statement yesterday. Thankful to the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus for finding the perfect ones.
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Over here trying to figure out what makes
@joannaklonsky
&
@pielebowski
different than the folks he did call to apologize. It’ll come to me eventually, I’m sure.
To be very clear, neither
@joannaklonsky
nor I, (aka the bitches in question) have received an apology.
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Spent part of my drive down to Springfield telling
@MikeSimmonsChi
the truly important things he needs to know to hit the ground running: the exits on 55 for
@dunkindonuts
, how to avoid critters in the buildings, apt vs hotel for session & the joys of Mel-o-Cream Donuts
#twill
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I think we’re done too. Illinois is a pro-choice state. Period. So thankful to
@JBPritzker
for his partnership in building a firewall around Illinois protecting reproductive freedom!
MUST WATCH |
#ILGOV
Republican candidate Richard Irvin freezes when asked specifics about his stance on abortion, then abruptly tries to end the interview by saying “I think we’re done”
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An
@EileenCookCnty
supporter posted a picture of my face and attacked me for backing
@ClaytonforCook
. I knew her campaign was fueled by the same right wing accounts that rallied for Paul Vallas. Here’s how they’re showing up in my mentions.
#twill
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What my pal
@BrianSimsPA
said.
THE TRUTH: As a lawmaker I know without question that my words have results that are predictable & observable. So do every single one of these Seditious Conspirators in Congress who’ve beat the drum of violence & insurrection for weeks. We know what we do and why. They did this.
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At our bill signing today,
@GovPritzker
& his comms team had had enough…
This, right here, is *exactly* how you deal with rightwing reporters more focused on spreading misinformation than keeping people alive.
Thank you
@GovPritzker
and team.
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As part of the surveillance testing in the Capitol, I tested positive for Covid today. Thankful for my booster, so far just some mild symptoms. I’ve got the remote legislative session command center set up in the Springfield apartment & ready to power through this week.
#Twill
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News flash Alexi: This is them achieving their goals - the declaration of war was a long time ago. Like when you were endorsing anti-choice republicans for statewide office so they could set this plan in motion. They played the long game and you helped them.
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Took a walk around the Capitol this morning. If you thought the boarding up was hard to see, try having trucks & soldiers on every corner. Took a minute to thank the
@ILNationalGuard
soldiers &
@ILStatePolice
troopers protecting our house & prayed for a peaceful day.
#twill
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Yesterday, a colleague rose & gave a speech attacking trans youth. Today, I ran a bill removing the barrier for name change facing many of our trans siblings & got a bipartisan supermajority. He can keep his ugly words, I’ve got lifesaving policies & know how to work a roll call.
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If I’m gonna get outscored on
@ratemyskyperoom
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@ThisIsJayBrown
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@rugger4equality
& I will be upping the unicorn game & coming for our 10/10.
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Introductions are underway. Here’s Nick doing what neither of the other 2 cats have done, even when Jack was smaller than them. I think these 2 are gonna do just fine.
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Today’s head scratcher: a Republican colleague just voted no, remotely, on a motion to allow 2 of his fellow Republican caucus members to…vote remotely
#twill
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This is a long thread, but one I urge every one of my colleagues in the IL General Assembly to read. It’s exactly why I have said from the beginning that our post Dobbs work must protect repro & gender affirming care patients providers & families. It’s a life or death matter.
Henry Berg-Brousseau, a transgender rights advocate & deputy press secretary for politics for
@HRC
, has died. He was 24.
🧵 Here's a little bit about him & why his life - and death - matter:
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I love my neighbors. Many have spent years pushing back on
@ChicagoParks
excuses & slow walking. Someone got fed up & did the work only to have CPD take it down. If liability is really the issue, explain to me how there are flotation devices on bridges across the city?
After a 19-year-old drowned near a Rogers Park beach, a neighbor installed a life ring.
The Park District removed it.
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I honestly have no idea which one of them started this but they are seriously ridiculous.
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We just passed the LGBTQ inclusive curriculum bill. Way to go & great job by Rep. Anna Moeller &
@EqualityILL
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How much more could I love my Congresswoman
@janschakowsky
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Happy first day of the 118th Congress! I can’t wait to continue my work on behalf of Illinois’ 9th Congressional District. It could be a long day, plus I want to celebrate my 35 new Democratic colleagues, so I brought Chicago’s best,
@GarrettPopcorn
, to share with everyone!
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Today,
@GovPritzker
signed PAPPA, HB4664:
“Our mission is clear. If you want to come after people seeking care or their providers, if your mission is to torment trans kids and their families, you’re gonna have to get through all of us first.”
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Mike McClain has done it again w/his bottomless well of toxic email soup. If he has knowledge of a rape, he needs to fully cooperate w/any investigation & should be liable for damages to the victim if his cover up blew the statute of limitations.
#TimesUp
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I love me some 6am voters. Y’all are just the most hope inspiring folks out there.
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So - I baked chocolate chip cookies, & like always, I put a piece of bread in with the cookies to keep them fresh. I’m horrified to realize someone actually ate the bread. Somewhere in the chamber, someone’s wondering what all the fuss is about my cookies after that!
#twil
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I have thoughts here. Not about John or any of the other specific folks we’ve heard similar stories about, but about our obsession with making sure that the guys in these stories are ok. Let me be clear, I don’t believe that anyone deserves a death sentence in these stories. 1/4
Columnist Kristen McQueary: When you fall into a pit of despair, you survive only if someone kneels at the rim and extends a hand. For former state Rep. John Anthony, the hands were scarce. But they were strong. And now he is back with a radio show.
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Just had a 5-6 car anti-Trump caravan/parade/protest go by the house. Have I mentioned how much
#ILoveRogersPark
lately?
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Finally, let’s spend a minute looking inward & wonder why we aren’t hearing about folks going out of their way for the victims in these stories & why so few victims are willing to come forward. Maybe, to borrow from the editorial, try kneeling at the rim & offering a hand? 4/4
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In the 3 hour hearing on the RHA, one member repeatedly asked me why the word woman was being replaced with individual in the bill - I lost count of how many times I said “people with ovaries and a uterus can get pregnant,” that day...
Transgender men and other gender-nonconforming folks get abortions, too. But no one’s discussing how the recent abortion bans will affect them.
@HuffPost
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You’re so pretty, Illinois. Even through a dirty windshield on 55S.
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When life serves up lemons in the form of a
#Southwestmeltdown
the pros declare an impromptu road trip & all the goodness that entails! The boys haven’t tried it before, so we’ve got a few
@WaffleHouse
newbies here!
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I’d like to thank the folks at the Illinois Family Institute for starting my day with a hearty chuckle. But sure, whip your members into a frenzy. Maybe some of them don’t know marriage equality already passed.
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Today, after years of work, IL ended cannabis prohibition. These pics include some of the hundreds of people who left their mark on this historic piece of legislation - no state has done this legislatively & none with the focus on equity & restorative justice like we did.
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One of many moments when emotions took over today. Watching
@SAKimFoxx
present the first 1012 expungement petitions for low level cannabis convictions was so powerful. I won’t soon forget the first name she read, or the reverential tone of the courtroom as each was taken up.
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