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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

5 months

Joe Biden campaign officially dies tonight. With a naked and brutal display of fascism in the nation's largest city, mobilized against unarmed students on their own campus. This is what he said he would prevent Trump from doing. This is why we said there was no difference.

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A couple of weeks ago I was open to the possibility that Kamala would play this strategically; she may think she doesn't need to call for an arms embargo now, just before the election in order to win over #Uncommitted voters. But the DNC changed my mind. 1/X

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

9 years

Time to remind folks that there have been more US Senators arrested for sexual misconduct in bathrooms than trans people #NorthCarolina

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 month

Voters are sick of forever wars. Voters are sick of spending money on Israel when that money could fund healthcare, fixes to the climate, transit and infrastructure, free college, debt relief, social security, and more. Kamala would WIN VOTERS by standing up to Netanyahu. 4/X

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1 month

The Dem platform on foreign policy represents a lurch to the right, teeing up the US to support Israel in a war against Lebanon and Iran. Refusing to allow a Palestinian speaker at the DNC was a huge unforced error and deeply racist. Then there's Kamala's speech. 2/X

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Stephanie Skora

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1 month

Doubling down on "we will continue to ensure Israel has the means to defend itself" isn't a positive shift in rhetoric, it's a refusal to consider an arms embargo as policy. A policy that 70% of Dems & 50%+ of Independents and swing voters support. 3/X

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Stephanie Skora

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1 month

Unfortunately the strategy doesn't seem to be "string them along and then reel 'em in" it seems to be "fuck em, we don't need these people". That absolutely reeks of Hillary and 2016. No #Uncommitted voter is going to go for Trump instead. But a lot will stay home or abstain. 5/X

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

5 months

@progressIL Eat a dick, Jerry. Nobody cares what you think. Any feeble legacy you may have had in this city is forever tarnished by you laughing at and cheering on police while they beat young people for opposing a genocide. For shame.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 month

Dems need to actually learn the lessons of 2016. Fear of Trump alone was enough to squeak by I'm 2020, who knows if it'll work again. They need to win ppl back, or they risk literally everything just so they can spit in the face of Palestinians. Dems... is it worth the risk? 6/6

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

5 months

I'll say this right now, loud and clear. Any day now, encampments will spring up at a university in Chicago. Brandon, you better make sure CPD knows that you will not tolerate public funds (their salaries) being used to brutalize student Chicagoans, or suppress their speech.

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Stephanie Skora

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1 month

I'll make this clearer. If Kamala doesn't call for an immediate ceasefire, AND call for an arms embargo at the minimum, I will tell every single one of the ~100k people who read #GirlIGuess not to vote for her, or any Congressperson that doesn't call for the same. Y'all's move.

Scott Fornek

@sfornek

1 month

'Illinois congressional Democrats worried Gaza could keep progressives from voting.' @mitchtrout reports.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

3 months

I love Chicago Twitter. An Alderperson can tweet shit like "I visited a local elementary school, and my staff helped get an old lady's cat down from a tree" & every third reply is a white guy from the suburbs saying "Waste of time. What are you doing about THE GANGS?? Resign!"

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 months

YES THIS IS A HUGE WASTE OF PRITZKER!!! Illinois needs to keep our first competent and non-embarrassing governor in a generation, not lose him to a second-potato White House role!!

Natalie Shure

@nataliesurely

2 months

I feel like this is sort of a waste of Pritzker

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Y'all, this one nearly took me out, but it's HERE. All the drama, intrigue, mess, and glory of the 2023 Municipal edition of #GirlIGuess . All your reading can be found at !!

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Chicago needs a new Mayor. One who's a *real* progressive. Someone who can lower and reallocate the police budget, expand housing and mental health services, improve public transportation infrastructure, and protect our environment.

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Stephanie Skora

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11 months

If you didn't know... now you know. #GirlIGuess is the nation's largest independent voter guide. "Independent" as in it is written by PEOPLE, not by a political party, or a PAC, or an organization. People who are part of the Chicago grassroots Left.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 month

It's extremely unfortunate that we're seeing Kamala's campaign decide in real time that they're now so popular that they can completely ignore #Uncommitted voters. If she stumbles later, it will be EXTREMELY difficult to win them back after squandering her chance at the DNC.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

5 months

Just so we're clear, public funding for a sports stadium is always a bad idea, and it would be monumentally stupid to give the Bears a cent of public money after the stunts they've pulled. There are a lot of things Chicago needs that money for... this ain't it.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Dude holy shit... put aside the policy and political differences for a second. One of the biggest reasons that Lori failed as a Mayor is that she couldn't work with her colleagues. Yes, this video is from 12 years ago. But if we want to move forward, this should be concerning.

chicago.teacher.memes

@ChiTeacherMemes

2 years

During a 2010 LA state school board meeting, Paul Vallas flips out on community members who voiced their grievances over his take-over style policies with charter schools in New Orleans.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

IT'S BAAAAAAACK!!!! The latest edition of the #GirlIGuess Progressive Voter Guide is here, covering races up and down the ballot for the 2022 General Election in Cook County and beyond. Share the Google Doc far and wide, or tell your friends to go to !

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

5 months

"BiDeN dOEsn'T cOnTroL tHe NyPD" yes, obviously. But he did, in fact, release several statements condemnming the Columbia protests specifically. He could have said students had a right to protest & he disagrees blah blah but instead he encouraged folks who wanted police involved.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 year

Once again, whoopsie @PaulVallas

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 year

We did this together, Chicago. This is the City we deserve, the future we fought for, and the love that we have for each other. I'm so lucky to have been part of it. Tomorrow is Day 1 of a new world for every Chicagoan ❤️

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 month

You know what? Most of the trolls in the comments are right; this won't make a difference and what I do doesn't matter a damn bit overall, even if I am the editor and co-writer of the most-read indy voter guide in the country. I'll still do it because it's the right thing to do.

Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 month

I'll make this clearer. If Kamala doesn't call for an immediate ceasefire, AND call for an arms embargo at the minimum, I will tell every single one of the ~100k people who read #GirlIGuess not to vote for her, or any Congressperson that doesn't call for the same. Y'all's move.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 year

10% of the vote still yet to report but it really looks like we did it, Chicago #BrandonIsBetter

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Well this is cool as fuck 🤯

Jake Sheridan

@JakeSheridan_

2 years

Here are Google's top election searches in Illinois: The usual how-to-vote questions, + people looking for voting info in Spanish and folks trying to find @Stephanie_Skora 's "Girl, I Guess" progressive voter guide.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 year

Doubling down on yesterday's #BrandonIsBetter Gay Gloat: not only did Brandon win the 44th Ward, but excluding the Loop he won every single Ward that contains a citywide LGBTQ org or significant gay community. THAT is what a dynamite ground game and a damn good platform gets you.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 year

My official Gay Gloat of today is that @Brandon4Chicago won the 44th Ward, a huge slap in the face to Tom Tunney and his GayOP Log Cabin Leanings. #LGBTQ4Brandon Bennett Lawson, this is your chance to get on the right side of history. Be another Tunney, and we'll replace you.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

I'm a trans Lesbian. I loss my human rights every time I cross the Illinois state borders. But I live in Chicago, and encourage people to come here because this City has made a promise to let us live in safety and dignity. Paul Vallas cannot be trusted to keep that promise.

Carlos Ramirez-Rosa 🇵🇸

@CDRosa

2 years

This morning, I joined LGBTQ leaders to call on Paul Vallas to stop misinforming Chicagoans on his record on LGBTQ issues & bring attention to his 25+ yr pattern of anti-LGBTQ actions. When Vallas has been in a powerful position, he's used that power to harm the LGBTQ community:

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 year

So many so-called progressives on the Chicago City Council should be ashamed of themselves for being outflanked to the left by Jim Gardiner on the matter of Palestinian human rights. JIM FUCKING GARDINER.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 year

#GirlIGuess Key Election Wins: @Brandon4Chicago ✅️ Lamont Robinson ✅️ @yancyforthe5th ✅️ @WilliamHallfor6 ✅️ Ronnie Mosley ✅️ Ruth Cruz ✅️ (Cruz was rated as a Yellow but the more I get to know her the more she's a Green) @ClayFor46 ✅️ @lenifor48th ✅️ 🧵

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

8 months

BREAKING: Chicago City Council ceasefire resolution passes on a tiebreaker vote cast by @ChicagosMayor

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

11 months

Hi Ray. Once again, Jew here. Fearmongering and flailing may earn you points with our feckless community "institutions," but Chicago Jews know justice and solidarity when we see it. While you were hobnobbing with antisemite Ed Burke, Rossana was in the streets with us. Fuck off.

Ald. Raymond Lopez

@RaymondALopez

11 months

. @ChicagoMayor , this is your Chair of the Committee on Health & HUMAN RELATIONS. How do you think, after this call to eliminate our Jewish brothers and sisters, can she be expected to bring our city together? #NeverAgainIsNow

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Fascinating to see Paul Vallas, after playing the "Lifelong Democrat" schtick so ardently, make a HARD pivot to MAGA Republican over the last two weeks of the election. Difficult to see him parlaying a Darren Bailey endorsement into a situation that ends well for him.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 year

It's Election Day, Chicago!! Let's hit the polls and vote for @Brandon4Chicago for a Better, Stronger, Safer Chicago #BrandonIsBetter #GirlIGuess

Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

#EarlyVoting starts TODAY Chicago!! Y'all know what to do. Show up, vote, and let's get progressives onto City Council, and @Brandon4Chicago to the 5th Floor. For details about each race, head to

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Stephanie Skora

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2 years

#Chicago , the #Runoff is here!! #GirlIGuess is releasing a Runoff Guide later in the week (delayed for candidate evaluation), but the Green endorsement graphics are here!! Every Chicagoan should be voting @Brandon4Chicago for Mayor, & helping elect these folks to City Council!

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Holy shit. @PaulVallas failed to disclose SEVERAL conflicts of interest in his candidate filings. In fact, he disclosed ZERO. He's invested in & leading, charter school orgs across the Midwest, and has at least 1 school in Chicago. @ChicagoOIG @ChicagoElection VERY concerning.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

For those somehow still unaware, @RossanaFor33 is one of the best sitting electeds anywhere in Illinois right now. She's authentic, rooted, and unapologetically committed to liberation and dignity for all people in need. To oppose her is to oppose the best Chicago has to offer.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

The Municipal Election is nigh, and after an amazing showing by #GirlIGuess 's Shrug Faithful in the Midterms, we're talking MAYOR AND ALDERS NOW!! The Girl, I Guess Municipal Election coverage will look a bit different this time around, so spread the word!

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Big "polling at 11%" energy from Lori Lightfoot this week

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 year

Hey, Ray! Jew here. Family's got a 150 history in the City and all of that. On behalf of Jews in Chicago, keep our names out of your fucking mouth you simpering fascist toad.

Ald. Raymond Lopez

@RaymondALopez

1 year

Antisemitism may be a socialist principle but when did it become a plank of the Democratic Party’s platform also?

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Congrats to all the #GirlIGuess Green endorsees who came up big last night!! @Brandon4Chicago @Ramirezfor12 @taylorfor20th @rodriguezfor22 @SigchoFor25 @jessiefor26th @RossanaFor33 @Andrefor40th @Mariafor49 We've got a damn good group of folks here 🔥🔥🔥

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 year

This whole water bill business is silly. It doesn't matter that Brandon was behind on a bill (which he paid!), and we have no idea what his personal finances are like. The man has a huge family, 3 young kids of his own... many marginalized people are expected to help support 1/3

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

The #ChicagoElection is HERE!!! And with it come the #GirlIGuess Incumbent Endorsements for Alderperson!! We've made huge gains on City Council in the last election, and now it's time to defend them. These 9 Alders deserve progressive support for their re-election bids!

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 month

The #DNC2024 platform appears to be to the right of the 2020 platform on pretty much every single issue, proving once again that the Dems have learned nothing from the last 25 years of politics except that a younger, more diverse face lets you get away with a lot more bullshit.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

8 months

IT'S HERE!!! The latest edition of #GirlIGuess is LIVE NOW on ! Get all the hottest goss on Cook County Politics from myself and Raeghn, and stay tuned for the Judicial Update in a couple of weeks. Early voting starts next week, so read up!

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Are you an LGBTQ person who wants to fight to elect @Brandon4Chicago ? Hit me up; we've got work to do

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Paul Vallas never balanced the CPS budget. He just stopped paying some of the expenses and kicked the can down the road. This man mortgaged the future of CPS to pay for the present in the 90s, and now he's trying to paper over his mismanagement and become Mayor. #StopVallas

Wendy Katten

@wjk1971

2 years

You’ll hear a lot of BS about Paul Vallas being a good fiscal manager. ⁦ @kiannahsepeda ⁩ informed us that Vallas doubled down on the pension holiday under Daley and skipped out to Philly before markets went South. It’s funny how the $ focuses on 2001.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 months

Not only is gay marriage not legal in Israel, the religious courts there can invalidate a gay marriage performed elsewhere if the marriage is between a born Jew and a convert, and then invalidate the conversion itself and deport the converted spouse.

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Netanyahu: Some of these protesters hold up signs that say 'Gays for Gaza,' they may as well hold up signs that say 'Chickens for KFC'

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

I'd be really interested to know who the last person (not running for President in a General Election) was that got the endorsements of both Bernie Sanders AND Jim Clyburn... that's one hell of a combo that @Brandon4Chicago pulled off today

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

5 months

Nothing but respect for the students at my alma mater 🫡🫡🫡 Oh, and it's *Champaign 😉

Escalate Network

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5 months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne protesters have encircled police using reinforced banners & signs

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

The #GirlIGuess Digital Endorsement List is live! Remember that #EarlyVoting opened up in all 50 Wards this week, and you can vote early at *ANY* Ward site, plus the two extra ones in the Loop. Increased turnout leads to more progressive electeds and fairer results!

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

The latest edition of #GirlIGuess is live!! The full guide can be found at . Happy voting, Cook County, and remember to hit the streets after you hit the polls. Your ballot is just one tool in the Leftist toolbox.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

7 years

Trans women are 9x more likely than other prisoners to be victims of sexual harassment or assault. Strawberry Hampton is one of those women. She has suffered enough – tell IDOC to transfer her to a women’s prison. #FreeStrawberry

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

8 years

Hey, look, even the FBI is saying the #Orlando shooting wasn't abt Islam. Can we please talk about homophobia now?

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 year

A thread of election-night scenarios and Vote By Mail breakdown to consider as voting continues for the Runoff:

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

It's key here that Chuy's endorsement also comes with the support of the rest of Team Mustache. Consolidating support on the low-turnout SW Side, where Chuy had his strongest performance, will take as many big names as possible. #BrandonIsBetter

Erin Hegarty

@erin_hegarty

2 years

At La Villita Community Church where @RepChuyGarcia is endorsing @Brandon4Chicago in the runoff for mayor. Ald. @rodriguezfor22 is kicking off this presser and says this endorsement “represents an important moment of unity and coalition building for our city.”

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 year

It's an incomplete estimate, and includes some assumptions, but as I work to upgrade my data infrastructure for #GirlIGuess this is about as accurate an impact report as I can get! A conservative estimate of 82,919 voters engaged over the whole Municipal cycle 🤯

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

5 months

CPD has no place on Chicago campuses. @ChicagosMayor you were brave, principled, and correct when you voted to break a tie in City Council and pass the ceasefire resolution. I implore you to continue that bravery and ensure that CPD is not used to shut down student protests.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Chicago not-yet-voters, did you know that you can vote at ANY Ward Early Voting location in the City on election day tomorrow? You don't even have to go to your precinct or home Ward site. You can vote from any Early Voting site anywhere. Make sure to hit the polls!!

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Jason Ervin is another HUGE endorsement for Brandon, and along with Taliaferro this morning helps stem the tide of Moderate/Conservative Black Alders going for Vallas. Something big changed in the calculus for these folks over the weekend.

Brandon Johnson

@Brandon4Chicago

2 years

City Council Black Caucus Chairman Alderman Jason endorses Brandon Johnson for mayor alongside Black elected officials at all levels of government. Watch:

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

C'mon @JBPritzker , now is the perfect time to jump in 👀

Bill "worst comms guy in history" Neidhardt

@BNeidhardt

2 years

NEW: AG Raoul, Sen. Aquino, Rep. Cassidy, Ald. Pat Dowell all speak out against Bailey's new endorsement of Paul Vallas following Vallas’ attacks against Gov. JB Pritzker

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 months

Do I think Kamala Harris is the best person ever? No. Do I think I'll agree with her on a lot of major issues that I care about the most? No. Do I think she's better than Donald Trump AND can win? Yes. That's the best we're gonna do for POTUS.

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Stephanie Skora

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10 months

This genuinely shocks me. I didn't think Schakowsky would move. Still, even though she's doing the right thing now, we cannot forget that it took her nearly two whole months of massacres to get here.

Andrew Solender

@AndrewSolender

10 months

Jewish Rep. Jan Schakowsky calls to extend the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to "secure the release of all remaining hostages, to broker a long-term and sustainable cessation of violence, and to build a pathway for the creation of a democratic and sovereign Palestinian state"

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Stephanie Skora

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1 year

What's come across time and time again when Jake does these amazingly thorough stories for Block Club is that Vallas's supporters are stuck pointing to things he did for LGBTQ people in the 90s, or in 2002. But he's not running for Mayor of Chicago in the 90s.

Jake Wittich

@JakeWittich

1 year

As Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas work to earn LGBTQ peoples' votes in the Chicago mayoral runoff, I looked over both candidates' LGBTQ-related platforms, records and controversies for @BlockClubCHI .

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Stephanie Skora

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5 months

Hey um... @ChicagosMayor , what the fuck is this? Call off the dogs, now. This is unacceptable. Municipal resources must NOT be used to stifle the free speech of students and protestors.

Jinx Press 🎃

@JinxPress

5 months

In downtown Chicago this afternoon, students attempting to set up a Gaza solidarity encampment at SAIC were immediately met with brutal arrests from CPD. This was a strikingly different response than we've seen in the past week to other camps.

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1 year

People who are starting their lives and putting down roots in #Chicago know who we want for Mayor. We know that #BrandonIsBetter . And today, we're voting. That's the #GirlIGuess demographic, y'all 🔥

Jake Sheridan

@JakeSheridan_

1 year

First look at Chicago Mayor election turnout by age: Young people have turned out hard so far for the Brandon Johnson v Paul Vallas runoff (left). Compare it with age group turnout at the same point on Election Day (9 am) in February (right).

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Stephanie Skora

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2 years

#EarlyVoting starts TODAY Chicago!! Y'all know what to do. Show up, vote, and let's get progressives onto City Council, and @Brandon4Chicago to the 5th Floor. For details about each race, head to

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Morning Update #ILElections : Worker's Rights Amendment ✅️ IL Supreme Court: ✅️ Cook Co. Forest Preserves: ✅️ IL House Dems Expand Lead: ✅️ Casten: ✅️ Underwood: ✅️ Foster: ✅️ @rashidforil : ✅️ @NabeelaforIL : ✅️ @ElectVentura : ✅️

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Jim Clyburn is onel of, if not THE most, prominent political moderates in the United States. There's an argument to be made that he's the individual singularly most responsible for Joe Biden being President today.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Perhaps the biggest question of the final week of this election: is Lori Lightfoot inept enough to allow a major union to go on strike and disrupt city services immediately before an election?

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Stephanie Skora

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2 years

The full text of @Brandon4Chicago 's #LGBTQ platform. Name a better candidate for LGBTQ rights y'all. This guy needs to be the next Mayor. Lori could never 🔥

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

This is another huge get for @Brandon4Chicago ! Conyears-Ervin was a major ally of Lightfoot, and will help Brandon consolidate moderate and conservative Black voters, especially as many conservative Black alders have been going with Vallas over the last week.

Heather Cherone

@HeatherCherone

2 years

NEW: Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin endorses @Brandon4Chicago Johnson in the race for mayor, calling him the best candidate "to move Chicago forward and create a stronger economic future for all Chicagoans." (1/3)

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Put it on your calendars: the #GirlIGuess Guide to the Chicago Municipal Election is dropping on the 23rd! That's my best guess for when #EarlyVoting will start in the Loop. Its time to turn out to the polls and make a more progressive Chicago 🔥🔥🔥

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@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

I have the utmost respect for Kam Buckner. His work in Springfield has changed the lives of millions for the better, and he's a real, committed, progressive. But transit is his signature issue, and I think now is the time for some soul-searching about why he's still in the race.

Better Streets Chicago Action Fund

@bscactionfund

2 years

We believe @Brandon4Chicago is the right choice for Mayor of Chicago. He listens and collaborates — and builds bridges instead of raising them. He understands that our transportation systems are failing us, and we believe he will fight for better for all Chicagoans.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

4 years

The #GirlIGuess General Election Guide is live!!! Go to to read the guide, and check out the endorsements!! Lord save us all!!

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

7 months

Y'all had a TON of questions, so we're trying to give you some answers. In collaboration with the folks behind the write-in and Leave It Blank campaigns, #GirlIGuess gives you the #Illinois Guide to Your "Uncommitted" Vote for President.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

8 months

#Chicago , we can't afford to lose this one. #GirlIGuess is giving an extra #GoldenShrug to the @BringChiHome ballot measure. It would LOWER taxes on 95% of properties, and raise taxes ONLY on properties of $1m or more, usually bought by the very wealthy.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 months

The next moves for Kamala are clear: - Demand and enforce a ceasefire now, and end unconditional support for Israel - Proceed with rent capping, SCOTUS reform, and other recent social proposals - Win.

Joe Biden

@JoeBiden

2 months

My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

If absolutely nothing else, I really hope that @Brandon4Chicago 's candidacy becomes the moment when people finally learn what Cook County Commissioners do.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

8 months

Reminder that between 2016 and 2021, the JUF gave over $4.1 million to anti-Muslim, anti-gay, and right-wing groups. I wouldn't exactly consider them experts on fighting hate.

ChicagoJCRC

@ChicagoJCRC

8 months

A truly sad day for those who care about a real pursuit of peace and an end to violence. ⁦ @ADLMidwest ⁩

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 year

It's fascinating to see Vallas supporters giving him credit for the creation of Payton and Jones prep schools while simultaneously supporting an anti-teacher candidate. Who... do they think put in the work that made those schools sought-after in the first place? Hint: not Vallas.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Here we go again, y'all! Who will be this year's nominee for the Libertarian Silly Name Caucus?? Which Republicans can we kick out of seats in Cook County?? Which judges will get the boot?? Who will be awarded the coveted Golden Shrugs?? Less than 40 days until y'all find out 🔥

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

7 months

The #GirlIGuess Digital Palm Card is here!! Use this as the quickest of cheat sheets to our shrug-based recommendations when you're in the polling booth, and check out for in-deph coverage of each race!

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

5 months

The ADL spied on ACT UP in the 90s. Hillel International directed chapters to expel LGBTQ Jewish groups for even being NEAR Palestinians. For years, every single A Wider Bridge funder also funded anti-Muslim groups. The Jewish mainstream has always seen gays as political pawns.

Jason Rosenberg

@mynameisjro

5 months

The 92nd Street Y handing Bari Weiss a prestigious keynote, the ADL CEO platforming Abigail Shrier, major Jewish institutions and organizations are letting us know they don’t give a damn about LGBTQIA+ Jews if it means protecting Zionism.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

The Runoff Guide is here!! Let's bring home some more progressive wins, Chicago 🔥 for all your runoff voting needs!

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

In a race where Paul Vallas has desperately been trying to brand himself as a moderate who seeks to curb the influence of progressivism in Chicago, Clyburn's endorsement of @Brandon4Chicago & choice to team up with Bernie and Elizabeth Warren by doing so is a DAMNING rebuke.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 months

Welp. Confirmation that even though she may move on a ceasefire and aid to Israel, that she won't consider moving beyond that. Team Uncommitted, time to ratchet up the pressure!

Vice President Kamala Harris

@VP

2 months

Read my full statement on the protests in Washington, D.C. yesterday.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

1 year

#GirlIGuess we voted, and we won 🔥

Jake Sheridan

@JakeSheridan_

1 year

One big thing that changed this election: The age of voters. Here's a great graphic from @ClaireMalon that compares turnout from February with turnout today by age. This mattered in a close race.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

11 months

When Russia does this (to be clear, BAD), folks lose their minds over espionage and election interference. When Israel does it? Oh totally fine and cool. Btw, Illinois has one of these laws. It has to go.

The_Real_Fly

@The_Real_Fly

11 months

Pretty wild thing for a foreign government to say out loud

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 months

Kamala Harris declined to attend the Netanyahu joint address of Congress... are we... are we seeing... STRATEGY EMERGE from national Dems??

Juliegrace Brufke

@juliegraceb

2 months

One senior source involved in planning the Netanyahu joint address tells me: “Below is all factual: - VP Harris declined - we were informed on Monday, July 15th - PPT Patty Murray also declined to preside- we were informed on Tuesday, July 16th - The Senate is currently

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

8 months

I refuse to explain this to everyone on Twitter (read the Guide on Thursday if you want a full explanation) but #BringChicagoHome is NOT about property taxes. It involves changes to a ONE TIME tax called the "real estate transfer tax" which occurs when a property is bought/sold.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

For someone who says he's not a racist or a homophobe, Paul Vallas seems to find himself in close company with racists and homophobes pretty frequently 👀

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

5 months

Wonder if there's going to be a call for Silverstein to lose her Committee Chair for refusing a meeting with the Mayor because she's more interested in representing the interests of a foreign government than actually doing her job 🤔

Mary Ann Ahern

@MaryAnnAhernNBC

5 months

NEW: Scathing letter from three Jewish elected leaders explaining to ⁦ @ChicagosMayor ⁩ why they’re refusing his request for meeting next week. Read it here⬇️

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

10 months

It's that time again, y'all! With the 2024 Democratic Primary officially underway, it's time to introduce the 2024 Primary Election #GirlIGuess #GoldenShrug endorsements! This cycle, 5 powerful progressives are getting #gilded , and they're a transformative bunch.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

11 months

As a practicing Jew who opposes #Israel on moral, cultural, and religious grounds, its been EXTRA wild these last few days to see the same Zionists who call me a kapo for opposing genocide turn around and do retroacive PR for Nazis and literal SS soldiers.

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

2 years

Send some love today to @MattMartinChi , the first of Chicago's progressive Alder incumbents to be re-elected to City Council after nobody filed to challenge him in the 47th Ward! Going unopposed after your first term is a huge accomplishment, and Matt is VERY deserving!

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Stephanie Skora

@Stephanie_Skora

6 months

Eileen O’Neill Burke, absolutely drunk off her noggin two days before the election. Aren't we trying to have... FEWER embarrassing elected officials? Don't vote in another one.