Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.

‪Other polling tidbits from Biss’ team ‬ ‪Biss favorables - 59/24‬ ‪Fine - 46/28‬ ‪Abughazaleh 36/31‬

We’re in the lead, but there’s a long way to go before Election Day. Let’s keep knocking doors, making phone calls, and talking to our neighbors every day until March 17!

Chicago Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth has sent a cease and desist to the dark money Super PAC Elect Chicago Women for including her imagine on a pro-Laura Fine mailer last week Manaa-Hoppenworth has endorsed State Rep. Hoan Huynh in #IL09

More super PAC conflict: @leniann.bsky.social just posted to IG that her lawyer sent a cease/desist to Elect Chicago Women demanding it stop using her image in mailers supporting Laura Fine for Congress, which was done without her permission. LMH is backing Hoan Huynh in IL-9.

Real Estate: Mystery House

HOOOOOO boy. Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.): "Do you consider yourself a religious man?" Lyons: "Yes ma'am." McIver: "How do you think Judgement Day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?" "Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"

This is what we need in Evanston! @evanstoneta.bsky.social

The race for #IL09 is complicated! Happy to break it down tonight on @wgntv.com

This is the plot of the new Strange Brew rebooot

My hope is that most people haven’t started paying attention to the primaries yet. That’s the impression I’ve received going door to door. Vote for @julianastratton.bsky.social !

Look, all I'm saying is that if you just spent the last six years being frustrated with Durbin and you think there's a chance he's about to be replaced with a guy who thanks ICE for their service and takes AIPAC and crypto money, you should treat it like a very serious emergency

The democracy movement already has leaders. It would be to the benefit of all if Democrats find new and novel ways to join them. trib.al/mEg0FdC

WaPo editorial board when TX imposes a legislative gerrymander: don't freak out guys! Not a threat to democracy! When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship. There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.

There’s no reason @julianastratton.bsky.social shouldn’t be running away with this race, other than that people haven’t started paying attention yet. It’d be criminal for Illinois to be represented by a centrist like Raja.

The White House did a dishonest y-axis so I fixed their y-axis for them, you’re welcome White House www.howtoreadthisch.art/lets-conside...

Evanston Township High School student Ryan McComb built a really cool real-time aggregator site that collects data points on prediction markets, fundraising data and a bunch of other stuff for #IL09 👇🏼 Super cool stuff il9.org

Trump Defends Racist Video As Racist

AIPAC also knows this. That’s why none of their political ads discuss their actual issue at all and why they use vaguely named Super PACs so people don’t connect them with their own stated political mission and intent.

I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend. They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.

Juliana Stratton is the obvious pick. I hate even having to weigh in here. It's plain as day, and the frontrunner is so bad. Folks, this needs to get turned around. Like desperately. Phone bank for Stratton, talk to your friends, anything, just please, Illinois, NO.

Biss campaign's take on the results in #NJ11 tonight:

A brand new Super PAC — Elect Chicago Women — just dropped hundreds of thousands of dollars into this race. Why? Because it’s actually a front for AIPAC dark money. And they’re doing everything they can to buy my race:

Let’s be clear: Elections belong to the people. Trump is trying to rig the system and attack democracy. Let’s show up louder and stronger as we fight to protect our voices and our votes.

Biss' campaign seized on one of Fine's comments tonight in response to an attack from Biss, when she said, "I don't know who a Trump donor is who's donating" [to her campaign]. Biss' campaign issued this press release immediately after the forum:

For the first time publicly, Daniel Biss pressed Laura Fine directly about AIPAC support of her campaign in response to a question about Israel/Palestine relations, saying the group is supporting her because she "supports a blank check to Israel" #IL09

Biss then responded to Fine asking, "So is it a coincidence that so many Trump donors are funding your campaign?" His campaign has pointed to about $60,000 in donors with a history of donating to Trump/Trump committees Fine: "I don't know who a Trump donor is who's donating"

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I, for one, am shocked that the right-wing Tribune Editorial Board endorsed the candidate furthest to the right in the race.

Evanston has maintained its Silver status for a Bicycle Friendly Community. We’re grateful for the strides our city has made, but there’s still much work to do! Attend the Bike Plan Update Meeting tonight at Crown Center (1801 Main St) from 7 to 9 PM to voice support for future improvements!

Quick numbers comparison between Biss/Fine in #IL09 (Although if the past three reports told us anything, a significant portion of Abughazaleh's donations are <$200 and thus not itemized, so far more difficult to break down these details)

🚨‼️We need to abolish ICE. No immunity. No more funding.

Like. Sam Pinkleton and the casting team. Your minds!

@govjayinslee.bsky.social off the top rope with the right policy advocacy. Add this to your calls to Congress!

While this is a good start, I think there needs to be something in the new law about ICE not targeting legal immigrants without criminal records, and making clear what the mission is. We have to attack the outrageous fiction that Trump-Miller are targeting only criminal migrants.

Our next senator! Level up ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ from Durbin

Bye, Gregory!

Don’t worry Greg, just because you’re out of work doesn’t mean we won’t haul you in front of Congress next year. Hold on to those records!

next speaker is @mrscottroberts.bsky.social, boosting the duplexes by right that the plan will allow, says the housing options that were previously legal to build are why people choose evanston over other, more exclusive suburbs, points out biss ran & won on EE 2045, as did Iles.

First: clear the sidewalks Second: clear the bike lanes Third: double-check the sidewalks Fourth: clear the streets

@danielbiss.bsky.social has been a strong advocate and ally in zoning reform. He personally asked me to get involved in the effort 18 months ago, which led to the Say YES! To Duplexes campaign. Evanston hopefully will become one of the first IL cities to legalize missing middle, thanks to him.

Abundant Housing Illinois is excited to endorse Daniel Biss for U.S. Congress in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District! 🏘️

Anti-ICE vigil in Evanston this afternoon - Rachel Ruttenberg, @danielbiss.bsky.social and Mike Simmons among the many out in the blowing snow

Evanston Community Vigil today at 4pm

Congress is not powerless. Democrats must unify around an actual agenda. 1. Vote no on DHS funding bill. 2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE. 3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents. 4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.