80,000 people told to evacuate.
Blazes 0% contained.
Eight months since the area has seen rain.
The scale of damage and loss is unimaginable.
Climate change is real, not “a hoax.”
Donald Trump must treat this like the existential crisis it is.
Still thinking about the “cheese-caster” who was bathing in a vat of Cheez-It’s and tossing them like confetti at the Illini Cheez-It #CitrusBowl on New Year’s Eve. The chaotic energy we needed. #goals2025#GoIllini#2025Goals
Trump spent his entire presidency trying to end Obamacare. He never improved it, never had a replacement for it and - thanks to every democrat and one republican senator - never ended it.
Extraordinary for JD Vance to invoke a friend who needed an abortion, while appearing on behalf of the president who ended American women’s right to choose.
The family of Amber Thurman, one of the two Black women from Georgia who died due to the state’s abortion ban, thanked Walz for telling Amber’s story during the VP debate tonight.
@elonmusk It’s Trump who lost even more credibility for spreading racist rumors about immigrants during the debate, and for doubling down on his dangerous lies about the 2020 election being stolen. And it’s irresponsible for you to be amplifying his lies on this platform.
@WorldAndScience Yes. Most winters here in Chicago are not much like I remember them being 30 years ago. We get uncomfortably hot days now in June, May, and sometimes earlier, more than we ever used to. We had months of weird drought last summer with almost zero rain, very hard on new plants.
And this is why we don’t watch Fox News. Caring about #AbortionRights and voting accordingly is not “marinating in propaganda.” It’s wanting yourself and your female friends & family to be able to choose whether and how we have children. A fundamental aspect of life as a woman.
Hey DuPage friends…and anyone nearby too! Excited to be a part of making change in #Election2024? Follow and join this group! I am moderating the account 😊
Hi, we’re Swing Left DuPage. We are a group of fired-up DuPage County residents, deploying our people power together to elect Democrats in the most important races, districts, and swing states during #Election2024 and beyond. Join us! https://t.co/bA1PHR21Sk
@SenDuckworth@SenatorDurbin@SeanCasten calling on you to advance the #JohnLewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Native American Voting Rights Act, Freedom to Vote Act, and Washington DC Admission Act to make sure everyone in our country has a voice & their vote is protected.
I went to the John Lewis National Day of Commemoration & Action event in Bolingbrook last night. So glad I did! It was one of 3 events in Illinois to honor John Lewis’ legacy, on the 4th anniversary of his passing. Attendees encouraged to help pass four #VotingRights bills.
Congressman Danny Davis speaking at the #JohnLewis event: “Our country is facing one of the most severe tests of our lifetime. As a nation we need to protect the gains we have made, knowing we must refuse to go backwards.” #CivilRights#VotingRights#Vote
Having to constantly rally against climate doomerism I’m used to.
Having to rally against climate *and* political doomerism at the same time, I have to say, is starting to break my spirit a bit.
Obviously these things are related. I am tired and frustrated.
Hey wanna see something not terrible?
One of the Moth Appreciators brought a rosy maple moth stuffed animal for good luck, then we found a rosy maple moth.
Gathering around the moth on a stick is a nice & wholesome activity.
Sometimes things are good.
A group of 30+ people gathered in Lombard today for the @swingleft DuPage kickoff meeting! So excited by the skills/energy in the room, & the focus on targeted strategy to reach voters in the most important swing districts/states!! Can’t wait to do more. #Election2024