dave miniat

father of four great kids!

[Joe Abraham @angeldadjoe]

.@GovPritzker, I saw your post honoring lives lost in Minnesota—standing publicly, naming Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and laying flowers in their memory.

But where was that same compassion on January 19, 2025?

That is the day my 20-year-old daughter, Katie Abraham, was killed here in Illinois. She was innocent. She did not knowingly put herself in the middle of an ongoing law enforcement situation. She was not making a dangerous choice.

She was simply living her life—and it was taken from her.

You have never said her name. You have never come to where she died. You have never acknowledged her publicly.

And beyond that—you have never even responded to me.

I sent you a simple, non-political letter. Not for attention. Not for headlines. Just a father asking for clarity, for answers, and for understanding of the state’s position.

You never replied.

And now, in the wake of another tragedy here in Chicago, your public display of compassion elsewhere—while remaining silent about victims in your own state—feels deeply disconnected from the reality families like mine are living every day.

Instead, you continue to defend sanctuary policies that create the conditions where preventable tragedies like hers can happen.

This is not about politics. It’s about leadership and accountability.

When you choose to publicly mourn some victims while remaining silent about others—especially those lost under policies you support—it sends a message.

Whether intentional or not, it tells families like mine that our loss does not matter the same way.

So I am asking you directly:

Where is your compassion for my daughter? Where is your acknowledgment of victims here in Illinois? And when will you take responsibility for the consequences of the policies you defend?

Say her name: Katie Abraham.

Stand where she died. Show the people of Illinois that every life matters.

[dave miniat @dminiat]

@angeldadjoe @GovPritzker JB, you owe this father an answer!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Powerful words

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

One taxpayer funded daycare after another where there are literally zero kids, not even a few kids just for show!

[Chicago Flips Red @FlipChicagoRed]

Chicago Residents Went SCORCHED EARTH On Democrat Officials Blaming Trum... https://t.co/v2Pm6tK1Gc via @YouTube

[Today In History @historigins]

One of the greatest lecture in the world.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

This dad knocks on his kid's door and gives a "truth" bomb that's actually really good advice.

[📹 dad_gone_cosmic]

[💖 🌼Simple Symphony @Hoainguyen888]

🎤 Disturbed – “The Sound of Silence” (Live on Conan, March 28, 2016)
📍 A metal band. A classic ballad. A performance that stunned the world.🔥😍😍

[Nina Teicholz, PhD @bigfatsurprise]

South Park got it right.

The pyramid was flipped once before—on South Park, of all places.

Faced with America's "all-alarm" obesity emergency, animated officials decided to invert the diagram.

"Nutrition is stabilizing!”—or so they claimed.

That episode landed as satire a decade ago. Today, it feels prophetic. Americans are sicker, heavier, and more burdened by metabolic illness than ever.

[dave miniat @dminiat]

@bigfatsurprise Such a simple concept…thanks for sharing Nina!

[dave miniat @dminiat]

@bigfatsurprise @DrMakaryFDA Nina,
This is great news…thank you for your perseverance and passion…I have been waiting for this kind of Common sense for 40 years!
Dave

[Nina Teicholz, PhD @bigfatsurprise]

LinkedIn flagged my post on ultra-processed meat not causing cancer as "misinformation." Every factual statement in that piece is documented and true.

[dave miniat @dminiat]

@illinoispolicy A good explanation to a terrible truth

[Illinois Policy @illinoispolicy]

The single-biggest threat to public education in Illinois is the Chicago Teachers Union.

https://t.co/Ldm4hGvg5u

[dave miniat @dminiat]

@joeroganhq Livestock emissions are only a fraction of carbon emitted from private aircraft.

[dave miniat @dminiat]

@realTrumpNewsX No

[dave miniat @dminiat]

@bigfatsurprise Nina…you would perfect in that role…you have my support! Dave

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

Inspiration