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PI does commentary + alerts on issues important to Illinois Progressives. Criticism of the Left and the Right is welcome here. Good government is the goal.

Chicago, IL
Joined September 2008
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Why do you Neo Libs hate this guy so much? He followed your rules. He ran in your Primary and won. That makes him a Democrat. Progressives have held their noses for years and voted for the likes of Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Hillary Clinton. Now do the same, friggin crybabies.
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Apparently I’m not the only one disgusted by Haley Stevens betrayal. Most of her staff have quit in protest. I suppose they are “cosplaying” as well. She must be sanctioned by the party and kicked out if rules allow it. aol.com/articles/more-half-h…
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Replying to @ILPollster
So says the pollster who no one I know has ever hired. You must do great work.
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Replying to @SweetMelissa606
Sister, I was electing Progressives in Illinois when you were in diapers. I have helped tens of thousands of workers join a union and much more. Wtf have you done, and please be specific if you don’t mind.
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Replying to @SweetMelissa606
She is a Neo liberal POS! And he is a Democrat. You know how I know this? He won the Democratic Primary. That is what makes a Democrat. You declare and run in the party primary. Now shut up and go away.
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Democrats should drum Haley Stevens out of the party. She has got to go. This is about control of the Senate and she is acting on personal beefs. This is the kind of shit that got Trump elected in the first place.
Haley Stevens appears at event with Mike Rogers. Source: @samueljrob
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Replying to @RogerFord163776
You are out-classed here, Roger. In a close election ballot position matters. It is not meaningless. Campaign professionals care about every aspect of the campaign. You clearly were not a professional.
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Trade unionists and union members should be appalled by this. Most unions outlawed the practice of double dipping salaries decades ago. Just another example of the lack of respect SDG has for her own members.
Recent pay hike approved by @iftaft for @stacydavisgates bumping her from $180K to $250K. Most recent published reports say she also received $195K as head @CTULocal1 in 2025 for a total now of $445K
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Replying to @RogerFord163776
Oh really Roger? How many campaigns have you managed? What is close to meaningless? If it is worth a few thousand votes, which it certainly is, it could be the margin of victory for a candidate.
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Replying to @elinar1
You mean vote for HDO, Mike Madigan, Ed Burke, Danny Solis and all the other corrupt pols and organizations Susana has been associated with through the years. A hard pass.
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Replying to @JimmDispensa
I think this was done on purpose. We know the Mayor didn’t want to run. They looked for another candidate all summer. He didn’t announce until mid September and he only has $300K. If you wanted to drop out of the race without actually dropping out, this is a good way to do it.
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Very good placement for Alexi. Bad for Susana. With a large field of candidates, campaigns prefer top of ballot or bottom. Susana is smack-dab in the middle with little hope of improving much. Her campaign spork won’t do her much good w that placement.
Chicago mayor ballot order: 1 John Kelly 2 Alexi Giannoulias 3 Matt Brewer 4 Willie Wilson 5 Mike Quigley 6 Brandon Johnson 7 Susana Mendoza 8 Lisa Nee 9 Bill Quinlan 10 John Kitover 11 Maria Pappas 12 Joe Holberg 13 Zoe Ma 14 D. Carter-Walters 15 George Cardenas 16 J. Maronto
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Working Families and DSA are anti Black organizations with zero class consciousness. Read yourself a little Marx and Engels. Nowhere do they talk about school teachers with masters degrees leading the revolution. You children have been brain washed by Stacey David Gates.
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Replying to @Chicagofan76
Want to bet, Todd?
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Johnson’s petitions are perhaps the worst mess ever seen. It makes you wonder if his people turned that garbage in on purpose so he has an excuse to get out of the race. We know Stacey wouldn’t take no for an answer and spent the summer looking for a replacement candidate.
What we found in @Brandon4Chicago petitions … another candidate’s petitions tossed in as well as photocopies. You must file originals. Look for a challenge. Story next on @nbcchicago
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Recent pay hike approved by @iftaft for @stacydavisgates bumping her from $180K to $250K. Most recent published reports say she also received $195K as head @CTULocal1 in 2025 for a total now of $445K
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Replying to @Stealx
The bros in the Patagonia vests to the rescue!
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Now that rideshare drivers have a pathway to unionization Susana wants to pay her new patrons for their largesse by screwing thousands of working class Chicagoans. Classic Susana. Just ask the window washers she stabbed in the back a few years ago.
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So Susana the spork Mendoza gave her big policy speech today at the City Club luncheon and guess what she’s pushing? Her new handlers, the venture capital bros want data centers and Waymo in Chicago so Susana has to oblige. But here is where those policies originated:
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Replying to @blockbyblock27
Ok buddy. Whatever that friggin means.
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