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#Illinois Gov. Pritzker is combing through hundreds of pages of Project 2025 — shoring up legal resources and finding ways to further expand reproductive rights and environmental protections.
"I would remind you that a happy warrior is still a warrior."
"You come for my people, you come through me." chicago.suntimes.com/elections…
JB Pritzker studies Project 2025 and Trump, ponders own political future
Donald Trump’s win forges a path for the Illinois governor to run for president in 2028. But first he’ll have to decide whether he’ll seek a third term — which remains the best way for him to stay in the spotlight and fight Trump’s policies.Tina Sfondeles (Chicago Sun-Times)
Because we needed more bad news:
A federal judge has overturned #Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, which was adopted after a gunman killed seven people at a 2022 Independence Day parade -AP
ADDED: [Yes, #Trump judge] “Judge Stephen P. McGlynn issued the lengthy finding in a decree that he said applied universally, not just to the plaintiffs who brought the lawsuit challenging the ban.” apnews.com/article/b115223e9e4…
US judge tosses Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons
A federal judge has overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that strictly interpret the Second Amendment right to keep and bear firearms. U.S. District Judge Stephen P.JOHN O'CONNOR (AP News)
100% resist. I luckily live in a state with a governor that just told Trump, "If you come for my people, you will have to go through me!"