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Alex Nelson

@aenelson4

The real infrastructure is the friends we make along the way. Free Palestine. She/Her. ✶✶✶✶

 Chicago, IL
Joined May 2015
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Robert Garcia
@RobertGarciaNov 7
when they go low this is me
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David Klion@DavidKlionNov 4
Now that woke is back, I just want everyone who abruptly started using the r-word again 2 years ago to know I remember who you are and it will always define you in my mind
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Conor Rogers
@conorjrogersNov 4
Austin Texas sounds like an Eastern European city that just overthrew a dictator
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Daniel Biss@DanielBissOct 20
I was proud to join Michigan Jews for Democracy in Detroit last night to talk about why I’m supporting @AbdulElSayed for Senate. With antisemitism rising, Abdul has shown a real commitment to Jewish safety. He’s the right choice for our community and our country.
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The only thing to do is double the size of the proposed building
Midwest Antiquarian (@Eric_Erins) profile pictureMidwest Antiquarian
@Eric_ErinsAug 23
The buildings in this flyer are existing towers. The proposed tower is less than half the height of the towers already there. It isn’t building on the public beach, and the proposal actually INCLUDES concession spaces and public bathrooms which the beach currently lacks. Insane
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CDOT
@ChicagoDOTJun 6
We are deeply saddened by the loss of our beloved colleague, Riley. He was a cherished member of CDOT's Complete Streets team and a dedicated public servant committed to making Chicago's streets safer and more accessible for everyone. He will be greatly missed.
Riley O'Neil riding a Divvy bike, wearing a helmet, giving a "peace" sign with right hand

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David Powe (@frasiertrain) profile pictureDavid Powe@frasiertrainJun 6
CDOT lost the best of our team yesterday. We're heartbroken. In memory of Riley O'Neil, please refer to these bike racks as "Riley Racks". He led Chicago's bike parking program for several years. Our hearts are broken but we want to make sure his legacy lives on 💙🚲
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If AIPAC is trying to defeat Bushra why are they paying for positive ads supporting her? Because they know it will take from Kat’s margins. They’re banking on that actually! Kat is the only viable path to truly defeating AIPAC in IL-09. There’s a reason Biss isn’t even listed.
Marc Rod (@marcrod97) profile pictureMarc Rod@marcrod97Mar 16
A source close to AIPAC says the group's main goal in Chicago is stopping who it sees as 6 potential Squad members: Robert Peters, Kina Collins, Junaid Ahmed, Yasmeen Bankole, Kat Abughazaleh and Bushra Amiwala. That's an apparent strategy shift from the NJ-11 special election.
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•R•S•@Ay_Blinkin31 Dec 2025
Party After Snowfall (1955) by Ben Kimberly Prins
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Marysia@marysia_cc31 Dec 2025
#HappyNewYear2026 ill. Charles Monnier
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Apartment Dwellers on New Year's Eve (1948), by John Falter
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Former Congresswoman Melissa Bean lives in Barrington in IL05 (her house is at the red dot), and is running for Congress in the Schaumburg and Elgin based IL08.
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Animals in Chicago zoo delight in fresh snowfall

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Frank creating and posting AI slop while pretending to hold a moral high ground.
Frank Calabrese (@FrankCalabrese) profile pictureFrank Calabrese
@FrankCalabrese28 Nov 2025
Only in Cook County can you get arrested for a DUI, fined by the Board of Ethics, and get a vanity PBS interview, because we have no standards for our elected officials.
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“I gotta lock in and write a bunch of stuff before next week’s holiday,” I think and then immediately do this:
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the ‘23 mayoral be damned; Chuy still knew BALL
Nicholas Wu (@nicholaswu12) profile pictureNicholas Wu@nicholaswu1218 Nov 2025
new - Rep. Chuy García has denied purposely clearing a path for his chief of staff to take his seat without facing a primary, but a document filed with Illinois elections officials shows he was the first to sign her nominating petitions, days before he announced his retirement.
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All of the names on this page being Chuy machine electeds who kept this under wraps lmaooooo. Is this ethical? Probably not. Is this knowing ball? Hell yeah, he should be fucking minority leader for the rest of his term. We need more knife cutters who make moves again.
Nicholas Wu (@nicholaswu12) profile pictureNicholas Wu@nicholaswu1218 Nov 2025
new - Rep. Chuy García has denied purposely clearing a path for his chief of staff to take his seat without facing a primary, but a document filed with Illinois elections officials shows he was the first to sign her nominating petitions, days before he announced his retirement.
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Impossible to understand our moment in history without grasping that for many people reality is increasingly a marginal phenomenon that happens around the edges of screen time.
David Algonquin (@surplustakes) profile pictureDavid Algonquin
@surplustakes16 Nov 2025
US adults now watch over 8 hours of video content PER DAY
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Pre-pandemic I produced ads for down ballot legislation around the country and childcare in New Mexico was a big focus. So happy to see it blossom.
More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) profile pictureMore Perfect Union
@MorePerfectUS14 Nov 2025
New Mexico is the first state in the country to implement universal free childcare, and the program will save families an estimated $12,800 a year.
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Pics or it didn't happen.
Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) profile pictureJon Levine
@LevineJonathan12 Nov 2025
NEW from me Some NYPD officers openly wept after Zohran Mamdani's election victory — hundreds are preparing to leave the force, multiple NYPD cops tell me
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