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[Jen @IlliniJen]

Congrats, Illinois, on winning the one title no state should ever want: highest combined state and local tax burden in the country.

A median household forks over $13,099 a year straight to Springfield and City Hall. That’s 16.5% of every dollar earned and $4,472 (52%) above the national average.

Yet as lawmakers scramble through budget talks, progressives demand even more tax hikes on billionaires and corporations. You revel in the spending spree while working Illinoisans get bled dry by brutal property taxes, punishing sales taxes, and every creative fee you invent.

Other states look like bargains by comparison.

Keep squeezing us dry. At this rate, you’ll have the highest taxes on an empty state.

Source: @illinoispolicy

[ᗩᑎT ᗯᖇIGᕼT @itsAntWright]

Tough Illinois misses vs UConn

[Mark brown @volfiremark86]

@JWerner247 Gotta make the free throws. Been a better 2nd half team all tourney. Keep that up and make some free throws and the open shots. Will be ok.

[🆃ⓐ🅹🅷 ♕ @Recru1t1ng_Guru]

Silence the noise #illini

[ᗩᑎT ᗯᖇIGᕼT @itsAntWright]

Illinois small lineup is still

6’2”
6’6”
6’7”
6’9”
6’9”

[CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 @CBSSportsCBB]

Peja and Andrej Stojakovic celebrate the trip to the Final Four.

[Mark brown @volfiremark86]

@Champaign_Room He showed emotion today!! Baby steps lol

[Mark brown @volfiremark86]

@KedPrince4 Missing a lot of shots in the paint .. gotta see those fall in the 2nd half. Had 4 or 5 possessions where they could’ve tied or taken lead, I believe 3 times they missed close shots and other ones were 3 attempts. Need to get over that hump.

[C3 @C_3C_3]

No KINGS!!!

Their reign in power controlling America…

Chuck Grassley: 51+ years
Chuck Schumer: 45+ years
Mitch McConnell: 41+ years
Nancy Pelosi: 39+ years
Maxine Waters: 35+ years
Bernie Sanders: 35+ years
Etc

Trump: 5 years and 3 months

But Donald Trump is a King?

Scam.

[Nick Sortor @nicksortor]

🚨 HEGSETH: “It turns out, the regime who chanted ‘Death to America’ was gifted Death FROM America”

Holy crap, that goes hard.

🇺🇸🔥

[U.S. Senator John Fetterman @SenFettermanPA]

Every member in the U.S. Senate agrees we cannot allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon.

I’m baffled why so many are unwilling to support the only action to achieve that.

Empty sloganeering vs. commitment to global security — which is it?

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Grok Imagine

[ThePersistence @ScottPresler]

I need you to get mad.

What don’t you understand?

The democrats gerrymandered our maps for decades, while Republicans sat back and watched — “Midwest nice” — “Utah nice.”

The democrats took down our borders, cut down fences, and allowed millions of illegal aliens to invade us.

Then, they used the illegal immigration invasion to overcrowd our schools, hospitals, and housing.

Then, the democrats counted them — illegal aliens — in the Census for the specific purpose of diluting American votes — taking away House seats from legal Americans.

With 500,000 homeless and 50,000 homeless veterans, democrats pushed Americans into the streets and welcomed their new voters into taxpayer-funded homes and hotels.

Democrats watched as illegal aliens murdered our people; from rapes, to DUI, to death by opioids.

They welcomed the Cartel and MS-13 to grow like a cancer within our country.

We are nothing to the democrat party. Their own voters are nothing to them. Just pawns — just chess pieces in a game stacked against the American people.

Then, they tried to bankrupt President Trump.

Then, they stole an election from him.

Then, they fried to remove him from the ballot.

Then, they tried to imprison him.

Then, they tried to kill him.

Through immense peaceful blood, sweat, and tears, we gave President Trump the POPULAR vote in 2024.

We won everything — except Senate seats down ballot because it was never in the plan to allow us a 60-seat threshold.

Democrats may be a lot of things, but they know Republican Senators will always be weaker than they are.

Now, with a Republican White House, House, and Senate, our weak Republican Senate is on the verge of giving democrats ultimate power.

Even in control, Republican Senators are incapable of wield powering and delivering victories.

With 84% of Americans in agreement for photo ID and proof of citizenship, spineless jellyfish would rather deliver decline than seize this great opportunity handed to them on a golden platter.

Why aren’t you shouting to the rooftops?

Why are you scrolling social media instead of writing letters?

Why aren’t you planning a peaceful trip to DC to meet with your Members of Congress?

Why are you not calling and texting everyone you know to empower them to take action?

Courage is contagious.

We, American people, will simple not tolerate inaction. We expect results. We demand results. We will not sit back and watch our Republican Senate hand victories to the democrats because they are too busy taking weeks off instead of daring to work on behalf of the American people.

Get mad.

Be peaceful, but — for the love of our nation — take peaceful, positive action.

[Mark brown @volfiremark86]

@KedPrince4 Short handed but MAN .. Make the free throws!!! Game over if you make em .. no overtime

[Riley Gaines @Riley_Gaines_]

Remember a few weeks ago when the ACLU rolled out an ad with Megan Rapinoe defending men in women’s sports?

Here's our response:

[Mark brown @volfiremark86]

@JWerner247 And he still had 16 points. And if he got the fears whistle he would’ve had 25

[Mark brown @volfiremark86]

@detxspartan @TheIlliniFN I didn’t say saw win IN the tournament .. just doesn’t win the tournament. Or any big ten team really. Big ten officiating is just bad across the board. Doesn’t help any of the teams come tourney time.

[Mark brown @volfiremark86]

@wischlist He’s also got the freshman whistle .. the one that doesn’t get blown. Got mugged at least 4 times

[Mark brown @volfiremark86]

@KedPrince4 Crap officiating .. wagler, mirk, and stoj should’ve been to the line at least 5 more times than what they were (combined). Phantom fouls on Illinois too. Tomi fouled out on one even the announcers didn’t have an answer for. And fears bought 5 free throws for himself on flops.