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berniesandersmittens

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6. From the article:

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2025, 10:10 AM

Aug 31

“If it sounds to you like I am alarmist, that is because I am ringing an alarm, one that I hope every person listening will heed, both here in Illinois and across the country.”

More alarms need ringing.

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JB Pritzker Just Set Himself Apart From All Other Democrats [View all] mucifer Aug 31 OP

This is what we need. This is what real resistance looks like. lees1975 Aug 31 #1

Our JB! murielm99 Aug 31 #2

Yes he did! samplegirl Aug 31 #3

Pritzker's family roots are from Ukraine & I can assure you he hates all ruskie assets! SheltieLover Aug 31 #4

Plus he is one of the founders of the Illinois Holocaust Museum. Not a fan of dictators. mucifer Aug 31 #5

Right! SheltieLover Aug 31 #7

Mine too! not fooled Aug 31 #18

From the article: berniesandersmittens Aug 31 #6

Paul Revere was an alarmist Envirogal Aug 31 #20

There needs to be real accountability for these traitors newdeal2 Aug 31 #8

+1... myohmy2 Aug 31 #9

I loved that line ecstatic Aug 31 #10

Trump, like most bullies, is a coward. Joinfortmill Aug 31 #27

Yep, that's the minimum sentiment we're looking for uponit7771 Sep 1 #37

Pritzker and Newsom will be the salvation of Democrats, and the nation. Paladin Aug 31 #11

This. The governors seem to be trickling into the power vacuum. Scrivener7 Aug 31 #12

And I am profoundly grateful for their efforts, for their providing templates... Paladin Aug 31 #21

NJ desperately needs Mikie Sherrill to win the governor race this November Wicked Blue Aug 31 #23

I keep hearing how great she is, and I don't even live in NJ. I hope you get your wish. Scrivener7 Aug 31 #24

and we've got this coming up: NJCher Aug 31 #26

Excellent! Martin68 Aug 31 #13

love my gov. mopinko Aug 31 #14

Yes yes...happy and proud to have such a wonderful governor! PortTack Aug 31 #15

Your governor is a hero mountain grammy Aug 31 #16

The dig (by the columnist) at Whitmer was undeserved. LisaM Aug 31 #17

He's my guy Lulu KC Aug 31 #19

Pritzker - and the Pritzker family - are everything ]Redacted[ wants to be and is NOT TygrBright Aug 31 #22

He's meeting me where I'm at JustAnotherGen Aug 31 #25

The more we see of him, the more I like him! calimary Aug 31 #28

Gavin is now second fiddle -- hell, he's in the viola section. paulkienitz Aug 31 #29

Hey, as long as they're both in our orchestra, playing loudly and in tune! (nt) Paladin Aug 31 #30

Governor Pritzker had me already. Morbius Aug 31 #31

So lucky to have him as my governor Chicagogrl1 Aug 31 #32

Both Newsom and Pritzker are using their Executive Power Dem4life1970 Aug 31 #33

He has that FDR thing about him. UTUSN Aug 31 #34

He seems okay.nt jfz9580m Sep 1 #35

A plain speaking, confident MAN... some_of_us_are_sane Sep 1 #36