It has been awhile since I've seen @jortsthecat.bsky.social call Gavin "haircut" and tbh, I miss it. I don't think Jorts is suddenly pro-Newsom, fwiw. Orange doesn't run. I just miss the reality check in a sea of sudden Gavin support because he's moderately less bad than Trump.

Democrats: We’re better than this! [votes for someone better than this] Democrats: whoa whoa whoa not like that

this is what will show up if you invite me to your ai & copyright law conference

Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc

A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.

This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility. Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.

"Israel attacked first." This admission undercuts the Trump administration's collective self-defense justification for joining Israel's military campaign against Iran over the summer.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106. 12 days of work in 106 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

One of the most nauseating lines in history

If you tell your constituents that there are people you are willing to throw away, on some level they are hearing that, under future circumstances, they can be thrown away too. It’s abuser manipulation and there’s already a political party for people who want to live with that way.

Trump is on live TV saying he wants to rig elections so Democrats can’t return to power. The most corrupt, anti-American administration in our history.

i won't be reading any moldy-ass takes about this election from bitter has-beens who loathe progress. take at least this one day to bask in the glow of victory.

basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.

Amazing. He's saying the quiet part out loud without even realizing it. I know how absurd this is to say these days, but it's important to remember that officially, redistricting isn't supposed to unfairly favor one party over another.

Folks - let them think this. I’ve spent 25 years doing campaigns - when you think like this after a loss like last night, you are doomed to lose again.

I'm ready for apologies from pundits and politicians who showed their bigoted asses and suggested we needed to abandon trans people in order to win. looks like "fairness in girls' sports" wasn't the unbeatable wedge issue you thought it was, was it? kinda makes you look like a dumbass, huh?

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

This person took this when they called the race

Zohran Mamdani wins! He ran on an unabashedly pro-transgender platform, stood up for the most vulnerable, as so many have pushed for the Democratic Party to abandon trans people in order to win. Major win for trans New Yorkers - he has vowed for intense resistance to anti-trans Trump policies.

Just so y'all know... @katmabu.bsky.social is next.

Wait, did they edit an interview? Did they not air every second? I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit

“They were careless people, … they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made" - F Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Sweet. Easy congressional inquiry in 2027. Who is drafting the pardon paperwork? Who is briefing him before he signs them? What ethics checks are being done before these pardons are being drafted? Is he actually even signing? Are these all auto pen?

It’s a sad day when a judge has to order the President of the United States to feed vulnerable families and hungry children with funds already designated for that very purpose.

Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice against his political opponents. This is just the latest example. Everyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law needs to speak out loudly and clearly that this is wrong. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Hey, just curious, can we stop paying taxes if the government isn’t working anymore? Seems like I’d stop getting paid if I stopped working, so… no more taxes during shutdown, right?

“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten

Even if the House was fully functional, they're in session for an avg of 147 days and out for 218. Under Speaker Johnson, Congress has been in session only 12 of the last 97 days, and he still won't swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. These are the people who demand Work Requirements.😐

The only AI that I like stands for Abolish ICE.

public officials shouldn't lie

You’ve probably heard but I have been federally indicted by Trump’s DOJ. We now have to cover the costs of a campaign *and* a legal battle to preserve our First Amendment rights. Help us win this fight by chipping in at katforillinois.com/legal

With SNAP/EBT cuts looming I highly recommend downloading this app! Basically restaurants and other food businesses will have available bags of random food they don’t wanna waste for ppl to buy for hella cheap! This has saved me sooooo many times when I only have $5 and need some food.

Every one deserves to eat. It’s that simple.

Anyone can become disabled. Anyone can lose their job. Anyone can become homeless. Anyone can go hungry. These are not moral failings. They can happen in an instant. Most people are far closer to living in poverty than they realize. We must fight for one another & for the most vulnerable.

Very disappointing to see a candidate I liked turn into this shit.

I feel like more people living in the US need to say this part out loud. Living in the US under the Trump administration is fucking humiliating. And I was an adult in the Bush years, when that president bungled words and speeches all the time. To think of that time now is so quaint. Disgusting.

Just a thought, maybe the elderly should retire and not run the country.

Wells Fargo scammed millions of people by opening fake accounts. The Trump Administration just reduced a former Wells Fargo exec's $10 million fine to $0. Trump is making life more affordable for Wall Street executives — and more expensive for everyone else.

If you see a parent stealing baby formula these next few weeks, you better turn around and shut ya mouth

This is exactly the position that EVERY democratic world leader should adopt. There is no viable way of dealing with Trump. The only method (outright bribery, and ever-increasing displays of submission) is not suitable for any democracy. Only alternative: "Develop new partnerships."

during the 2016 campaign, the Boston Globe ran a scary mockup front page of what a world where Trump was president would look like, and it’s pretty tame compared to a random Friday morning’s headlines now

ICE is now the 13th largest military in the world on its own. Never ever accept the lie we cannot pay for Universal Healthcare.

It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.

Something that ran through my head as I saw descriptions for Steam Next Fest games: if the project uses gen AI, it’s an instant skip Yes, even if it’s “just” for store assets However it’s intended, it LOOKS like an active gap in your craft, and there’s infinite other games to spend my time on

If you need a whistle, please drop by our office (7016 N Clark Street) to pick up one for free. If you see ICE, blow three short bursts. If they are detaining someone, blow three long bursts.

If you want to support me (and oppose the anti-democratic organization known as AIPAC), you know what to do at the link below: katforillinois.com/donate

A Border Patrol official just told a federal judge that no agents have been disciplined for their conduct in Chicago.

They are currently demolishing part of the white house for the f**king ballroom Just bulldoze all of it, it doesn't stand for anything anymore.