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As parents we complied with masks and quarantines because we were told by the schools they would lose their state license and would lose sports programs if we broke the “ rules “

For the love of God , I was so angry when my husband wanted our son to play basketball in a mask. And my son was so angry with me when I asked him not to join the school’s basketball team and play masked. High cardio in a mask ?

One mom told me “ a mask is a small price to pay for the ability to play basketball ...it is this or nothing. “

Kids suffered , parents suffered , friendships suffered. Kids told on each other for having the mask under the nose. And some parents avoided families who did not mask , test , socially distance and /or vaccinate to their satisfaction. So much self righteousness and judgement.

It was all evil. A truly terrible time for families in Illinois.

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People will deny these things ever occurred - or tell themselves/others that it was all necessary.

Truth is, it was all for nothing and hurt thousands of kids.

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Thank you Jess!! You truly are a hero!

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Contra Ayala, executive orders are never "the law," because the executive branch can't make laws. I don't know the relevant Illinois statutes, but I am guessing Pritzker could assert power over the schools 1 year ago only because he was maintaining his emergency declaration. That was due to negligence by the Illinois legislators.

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I’ve always contended that the governor has zero authority under Illinois law to tell school boards to follow a guidance document - emergency or not. https://woodhouse.substack.com/p/can-jb-pritzker-dictate-school-dress

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Thank you! Thank you for going the distance and exposing the lies! Every middle and high schooler should watch/listen to Mr Kinkead’s comments and then write about how the “recommendations” affected their lives. For those ready Go to 1:58:16 in this video https://youtu.be/aZ1dAsJSX34

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Awesome, as always!

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I'm determined to not let people forget what happened.

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Phenomenal reporting. Thanks for all of the receipts and for showing absurdity of the IDPH lawyer’s statements. I watched a lot of the hearing (boy was he slick) and I’m glad the fight continues on. Btw I followed you as optoutmom on TwitterWe had corresponded a few times and I’m glad you’re starting to do more on Substack!

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Thank you for this analysis, and everything you’ve contributed over these past years. You’ve impacted more lives than you probably realize.

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Very kind, thank you.

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How is this lawsuit being funded? Many, including some of us outside Illinois, would help.

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Parents funded it. I’m not sure if more funds are needed.

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Darren Kinkead didn't miss the opportunity to insult a small business “hole-in-the-wall type of place”. Hardworking Americans, many who are small business owners, have paid a heavy price because of these illegal mandates.

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The most ridiculous aspect of this outrageous episode is that there is no virus. If you dig deep enough, you will find the government admitting in its own documents that no samples from sick people were used for study. If you dig even deeper, you will find there is no evidence of isolating any virus at any time....ever. Get informed and check Dr. Andrew Kaufman, Dr. Tom Cowan, Dr. Stephan Lanka, Dr. Sam Bailey, and Dr. Amandha Vollmer. Think for yourself. Virology is a scam to pump us full of poison and make $$$$.

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