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Progressive, activist, and former candidate for U.S. Congress in the Illinois 5th district.

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    Jul 11

    Some thoughts below on language and police power. I’m curious if others think this matters or have other word choice issues relevant in this context. Leave a comment if you do!

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  2. Retweeted
    Jul 12

    At the beautiful Delaware beaches & everyone is wearing a mask AND doing normal things: going to the beach, boardwalk, restaurants etc We are a freedom loving country & a free market economy - requiring people to wear masks during a pandemic does NOT undermine those freedoms.

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  3. Retweeted
    Jul 11

    Bernie and the Squad's $2,000 a month UBI during COVID would have reduced so much misery and pain but instead we did a bi-partisan bailout of landlords and steakhouses.

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  4. Jul 12

    If you haven't watched Sarah Cooper's videos mimicking Trump, please do yourself a favor and do so.

    If they want to ban TikTok cuz it’s owned by China shouldn’t they ban Trump since he’s owned by Russia
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  5. Jul 11

    3. Ordinances with titles like, CIVLIAN Police Accountability Council (“CPAC”) reinforce the misconception that police are not civilians. No matter how they dress, or act, or what sort of tank-like vehicles they ride in, police are not soldiers. They are civilians.

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  6. Jul 11

    2. Chicago’s municipal code states, “All complaints of CITIZENS regarding ... members of the department of police shall be investigated.” (2-84-430). Non-citizens have a right to police accountability too, and any ordinance to reform police oversight should change this language.

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  7. Jul 11

    1. Police referring to non-police as SUBJECTS (i.e., “one that is placed under authority or control”) is demeaning and mischaracterizes the relationship between a free people to their government. Police exist because we allow them to. I am no one’s subject, and neither are you.

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  8. Retweeted
    Jul 11

    Unprecedented, historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president.

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  9. Jul 10

    Conservatives: "Freedom of speech. Personal choice. Platforms shouldn't take sides. Let the market decide, snowflakes." 80 million Americans: [download TikTok] Conservatives: "It hurts my feelings, ban it."

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    Jul 9

    ⁣Two people who collaborate well will be about three times as effective as each of them operating independently, because each will see what the other might miss—plus they can leverage each other’s strengths while holding each other accountable to higher standards.

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  11. Retweeted
    Jul 6

    He ran for President four years ago promising to build a wall to keep the rest of the world out. Four years later, because of his incompetence & narcissism, the rest of the world is keeping us out.

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  12. Jul 5

    Weird how the “broken windows” theory (punish small crimes to discourage big ones) was never applied to police misconduct. The result? Lots of entitled cops who think their owed a job, your respect, and your immediate compliance. They’re not. They serve us. We deserve better.

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    Jul 3

    BREAKING: There's an inexpensive treatment that can reduce transmission of by up to 85%. It's called wear the damn mask.

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  14. Jul 4

    Serious question to my elected officials (or anyone else with knowledge): Why doesn't CPD report the number of drones it owns? ,,,,,

    Why doesn't report the number of drones it owns ? State law requires law enforcement agencies to report and ICJA publishes information annually here: .. Is CPD exempted for some reason?
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  15. Jul 3

    Why doesn't report the number of drones it owns ? State law requires law enforcement agencies to report and ICJA publishes information annually here: .. Is CPD exempted for some reason?

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    Jun 12

    Oh look, a looting in progress ⬇️

    Puerto Rico's beleaguered electric power authority has hired a new consultant ... Chris Christie. The former NJ Gov.'s consulting firm is charging $28k a month for its services and is contracted through the end of this year.
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  17. Retweeted
    Jun 11

    Dear Republicans, You can't call yourselves "the party of Lincoln" AND wave the Confederate flag. Love, History

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  18. Retweeted
    Jun 10

    Don't worry about those Confederate statues being torn down. They're getting what they always wanted: out of America.

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  19. Jun 10

    The mindset of modern police departments is dangerous. This former officer does a good job explaining it so that us "sheep" (a cop word for non-cops) can understand how serious this problem is.

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    Jun 9

    On you

    Chicago is now the largest city in the U.S. where leaders have not promised to cut funding for police in the wake of heated protests over George Floyd’s death.
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