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lees1975

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1. This is what we need. This is what real resistance looks like.

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2025, 09:53 AM

Aug 2025

And I believe it will be effective in achieving its ends of directing and ramping up the pressure to get the petty little man out of the White House.

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JB Pritzker Just Set Himself Apart From All Other Democrats [View all] mucifer Aug 2025 OP

This is what we need. This is what real resistance looks like. lees1975 Aug 2025 #1

Our JB! murielm99 Aug 2025 #2

Yes he did! samplegirl Aug 2025 #3

Pritzker's family roots are from Ukraine & I can assure you he hates all ruskie assets! SheltieLover Aug 2025 #4

Plus he is one of the founders of the Illinois Holocaust Museum. Not a fan of dictators. mucifer Aug 2025 #5

Right! SheltieLover Aug 2025 #7

Mine too! not fooled Aug 2025 #18

From the article: berniesandersmittens Aug 2025 #6

Paul Revere was an alarmist Envirogal Aug 2025 #20

There needs to be real accountability for these traitors newdeal2 Aug 2025 #8

+1... myohmy2 Aug 2025 #9

I loved that line ecstatic Aug 2025 #10

Trump, like most bullies, is a coward. Joinfortmill Aug 2025 #27

Yep, that's the minimum sentiment we're looking for uponit7771 Sep 2025 #37

That IS a good line. calimary Oct 2025 #39

Pritzker and Newsom will be the salvation of Democrats, and the nation. Paladin Aug 2025 #11

This. The governors seem to be trickling into the power vacuum. Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #12

And I am profoundly grateful for their efforts, for their providing templates... Paladin Aug 2025 #21

NJ desperately needs Mikie Sherrill to win the governor race this November Wicked Blue Aug 2025 #23

I keep hearing how great she is, and I don't even live in NJ. I hope you get your wish. Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #24

and we've got this coming up: NJCher Aug 2025 #26

Excellent! Martin68 Aug 2025 #13

love my gov. mopinko Aug 2025 #14

Yes yes...happy and proud to have such a wonderful governor! PortTack Aug 2025 #15

Your governor is a hero mountain grammy Aug 2025 #16

The dig (by the columnist) at Whitmer was undeserved. LisaM Aug 2025 #17

He's my guy Lulu KC Aug 2025 #19

Pritzker - and the Pritzker family - are everything ]Redacted[ wants to be and is NOT TygrBright Aug 2025 #22

He's meeting me where I'm at JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #25

The more we see of him, the more I like him! calimary Aug 2025 #28

Gavin is now second fiddle -- hell, he's in the viola section. paulkienitz Aug 2025 #29

Hey, as long as they're both in our orchestra, playing loudly and in tune! (nt) Paladin Aug 2025 #30

This! calimary Oct 2025 #38

Governor Pritzker had me already. Morbius Aug 2025 #31

So lucky to have him as my governor Chicagogrl1 Aug 2025 #32

Both Newsom and Pritzker are using their Executive Power Dem4life1970 Aug 2025 #33

He has that FDR thing about him. UTUSN Aug 2025 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Sep 2025 #35

A plain speaking, confident MAN... some_of_us_are_sane Sep 2025 #36