Trump illegally declared war in Venezuela and kidnapped a world leader, putting troops and lives in peril, to distract from endless news cycles about how corrupt and incompetent he is. He is grasping power like so many despots, and the worst American presidents, do: war for oil.

Happy New Year!! Wishing everyone a great year ahead!

Happy Kwanzaa to all who celebrate!!!

Wishing a very merry Christmas to all who celebrate!!!

This year, the Grinch doesn’t look familiar at all. He’s orange, and old, and his heart’s three sizes too small Trump’s reckless trade wars are jacking up prices just in time for the holidays. As families struggle to get by, he has the nerve to call the affordability crisis a “hoax" #tariff #trump

So let's get this straight: Paramount owns CBS. Paramount needs Trump's support to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. So CBS kills a story about how the Trump Administration is sending human beings to be TORTURED. Media consolidation and monopoly power embolden fascism.

I’m excited to share with you that I officially sign the Green New Deal Champions Pledge 🌎✅ #greennewdeal #gndchamption @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social

There are few figures in the American politics as clear-eyed on fighting corruption and corporate power as Zephyr. She has dedicated her life to taking our democracy back from oligarchs and returning power to the people. I’m proud to be in this fight with her, and I’m honored to have her endorsement

Tim Wu has spent his career championing people's right to be free from the abusive consequences of corporate power, and is a generational figure in competition and technology policy. I’ve been proud to work alongside @superwuster.bsky.social for years and I am honored to have his endorsement.

ICE and CBP are back in Chicago. Their goal is to terrorize communities and distract from a broken immigration system. Stay vigilant and know your rights. Alert others nearby. Document everything. Don’t allow entry without a judge-signed warrant. Do not speak to ICE. Ask for a lawyer if detained.

This man is unwell, extremely weird, and he should be in jail for insurrection, not tweeting from a gold toilet in the Oval Office.

Wishing a very happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate. In a time when Jewish communities face threats to their safety, I know that the power of their light will overcome the darkness.

On a day meant to be filled with celebration and light, hatred cast a devastating shadow. We grieve alongside the families who lost loved ones in the tragic killing in Sydney. The rise of antisemitism is alarming, and staying silent in the face of it is not an option.

This is horrifying. Students at Brown are terrified for their lives while Trump spreads misinformation and cowardly politicians refuse to act. Blood is on their hands. College students should be worried about final exams, not whether their friends are alive. Enough.

It’s dangerously cold in Chicago. And for a lot of people staying warm isn’t just uncomfortable, it’s unaffordable. Electricity bills are up 11% in Trump’s second term, and this is forcing people to make impossible choices. You shouldn’t have to cut back on essentials to keep the lights on.🧵

I’m thrilled to support my friend and colleague Reed. Congress needs a new generation of leaders who put people ahead of monopolies. We need Reed!

Jonathan Kanter redefined antitrust enforcement at the DOJ, and I was fortunate to work alongside him taking on huge corporations that break the law and drive up costs for regular people. I am honored to have his endorsement, and I am looking forward to continuing our fight in Congress.

Volunteer this holiday season at your local food bank! We had a wonderful time and worked with wonderful people. Thank you very much to Circle Urban Ministries for having us! 💙 Here’s the link to their Amazon wish list. Please see if you can send them any gifts! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Justice requires real accountability. #MAHA

Today is the UN’s International Day of Remembrance and Prevention of Genocide.

My official statement on the Netflix Acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery and the Dangers of Media Consolidation.

Tonight, Dec. 5th, I will be on Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez talking about the Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros! Show starts at 6:30PM on WCPT 820 AM. See additional info here: heartlandsignal.com/programs/dri...

Grassroots movements win when we show up for each other. Aftyn Behn's willingness to stand up for people against corporate interests is the kind of leadership Tennessee’s 7th District deserves. Tennessee, get out the vote and send her to Congress!

I’m proud to be working with End Citizens United by joining their Unrig Washington campaign. I pledge to ban Congressional stock trading, refuse corporate PAC money, and crack down on dark money. #ecuunrigwashington

ICYMI: Last week, we dropped our November recap, which included the launch of our Q&A series with antimonopoly attorney, advocate, and Illinois congressional candidate @reedforcongress.bsky.social. 🇺🇲 Check it out on Substack: nextgencompetition.substack.com/p/top-hat-an...

NU's decision to cave to the Trump Admin by agreeing to massive payouts, halting important research, and silencing those raising concerns about Gaza is the opposite of leadership. Students deserve institutions that stand with them, not ones that silence them when it’s politically convenient.

Feel free to swing by our new campaign office! #chicago #illinois

Today, we’re grateful for public servants like @linamkhan.bsky.social, who work tirelessly to hold monopolies accountable, and for the next generation of leaders, like @reedforcongress.bsky.social, stepping up to protect competition, innovation, and democracy. Thanks for being in this fight! 💪

Happy Thanksgiving from Marina, Toast, Bubble, and me! I am thankful for the family and community that made me who I am today, and grateful for the the opportunity to continue to learn from and fight for the people who live here.

ICYMI: The Intercept reported on November 22nd that "more than 35 of [AIPAC's] donors have given money to [Jason] Friedman's campaign" for Illinois' 7th Congressional seat, totaling about $140,000 of his $1.5 million fundraising total. Here is my official statement:

“Showalter is a former anti-monopoly prosecutor who is running under an affordability platform. But, to his credit, he seems to genuinely care about trans people.” Can confirm.

Anti-monopoly is the answer to this moment. We can take on corporate power and create markets that actually work for people. I'm running for Congress b/c monopolies make our lives more expensive. The only way through the crisis is to unmake their power.

I guess the right-wing Israeli lobby is circling on Illinois' 7th District. "Friedman is running against 17 other Democratic candidates, including . . . former antitrust attorney Reed Showalter, who has pledged not to accept money from AIPAC." 👀 cc: @trackaipac.com

The grift that keeps on grifting.

This decision shows how our system is rigged toward Big Tech monopolies that have seized control over our daily lives. Meta, like Google, broke the law in plain sight, and our courts are letting them get away with it. We must dismantle this monopoly-first system.

Durbin deserves as much blame as Schumer for caving. His entire job in leadership is to whip votes and maintain solidarity. Instead he bailed out Republicans and sold out affordable healthcare. And he’s retiring, so this wasn’t his reelection politics, he just…wanted to

Mamdani’s win in NYC shows that the next generation of Dems will win by offering a happy warrior's vision for an affordable life. For years, I have seen corporate-backed politicians refuse to the do things to make people's lives better. I'm running for Congress in Chicago to actually do them.

You may have noticed that college sports weren’t on YouTube TV this weekend. That’s no accident. ESPN decided to hide its content behind a paywall to squeeze more money out of sports fans everywhere. Giant companies are rigging the game. I'm running for Congress to stop them.

The Village of Broadview threatened to remove activists’ supply tent at Broadview ICE Facility by 10am today, arguing that it’s being used as an illegal “campsite.” This is where people who have been tear-gassed, pepper sprayed, and assaulted are treated. It’s a makeshift hospital, not a campsite.

On Monday, November 3rd, Citizen Action Illinois is hosting a Candidate Forum at Malcolm X College for candidates in Illinois' 7th Congressional District. We are looking forward to sharing our vision for tackling the affordability crisis in IL-07. RSVP here >> www.mobilize.us/citizenactio...

We filed our petition for candidacy with the IL State Board of Elections! This wouldn’t have been possible without the help of the people who’ve stood with us from the start. To the people of IL-07: none of this would have been possible without you stepping up to take part in democracy. Thank you.

If you own enough of the internet that you can break it, you need to be broken up. This is the essential infrastructure of people’s lives. Leaving all of this in the hands of Amazon or any one corporation is a dangerous threat. Break them up.

We raised more than $100,000 in the first 14 days of this campaign—without taking any corporate PAC money. I am blown away and so grateful for the support for a campaign like ours: one that is committed to lowering costs for people by taking on corporate power.

The stories of riots and insurrection at ICE protests are fake. These are pastors, suburban moms and dads, university educators, and they are peacefully and joyfully singing.

Last night, I joined the River Forest teachers’ picket line. Our broken system pays educators barely enough to get by, and then fights them when they ask for what they deserve. The people we entrust with our children should be paid enough to afford a decent life.

Chicago: we will be at Half Sour on Monday, October 6, 5:30-6:30, for an IL-07 candidate Meet-and-Greet with Indivisible Downtown Chicago. Looking forward to sharing our vision to combat corrupt, powerful interests and tackle the affordability crisis in Chicago and beyond. Hope to see you there!

Monopolies are the backbone of fascism. When Apple can decide what you see on your phone, it’s easy for a lawless gov’t to collude with them to silence speech and target the organizers that dare to fight back.

Military police are marching on American suburbs. I grew up in these neighborhoods. Trump is invading my hometown and yours.

Trump wants to use his shutdown to starve hungry families — while wasting our tax dollars invading American cities. When our city is under attack, we stand up, and we fight back.

Chicago is not a war zone. Trump is declaring war on Chicago