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Jul 23, 2022Liked by Jessica Hockett

#KeepItUp ! Nice job Emma b

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Jul 24, 2022Liked by Jessica Hockett

I refer to him as Governor Stay-Puft and he seems just as destructive. His governorship has been the most unfunny punchline to a joke that's gone on too long. 😒

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Jul 24, 2022·edited Jul 24, 2022Author

Most destructive governor in the state’s history. No one has done more damage to more Illinoisans in two years than he has.

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Jul 24, 2022Liked by Jessica Hockett

You know what has made me spit with anger lately? Those commercials with the teenage girl talking about how happy she is that Stay-Puft is providing mental health services for teenagers dealing with mental health issues from the pandemic. On the occasion that I'd see the ad I would just scream at the television, "HE HELPED TO CAUSE THOSE ISSUES!" As much as I like to hope teens, especially those who may be eligible to vote now, see through that garbage, but they seem to be all in on most of the Covid Craziness.

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Jul 23, 2022Liked by Jessica Hockett

Follow the money - What other connections are there?

Shield T3 performing on-going COVID testing for team Pritzker

Shield T3

The University of Illinois System received emergency use authorization (EUA #: EUA202555). EUA allows the U of I System to broadly expand its covidSHIELD testing beyond its universities in all of the Shield T3 laboratories across the country.

Donald J. Edwards (Democrat donor)

Chair of Shield T3’s nine-member Board of Managers

Chair of the U of I Board of Trustees (Appointed by Pritzker)

Chief executive officer of Flexpoint Ford, a Chicago-based private equity investment firm

https://www.shieldt3.com/background/

https://news.uillinois.edu/view/7815/1877095433

https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/bac/SitePages/AppointmentsDetail.aspx?BCID=908

https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2019/01/31/pritzker-appoints-5-to-u/6149238007/

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Yes, I’ve “followed the money” on Shield for awhile. I’d post some of my twitter threads, but I’m suspended :)

https://woodhouse.substack.com/p/from-the-archives-a-response-to-the

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Jul 23, 2022·edited Jul 23, 2022Liked by Jessica Hockett

Thanks - I've only started my twitter discovery in the last year or more. I valued your tweets so I'll dig into the past. This does work in part in case you need to collect old tweets. https://useqwitter.com/how-to-view-suspended-twitter-accounts/

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Thanks. I’ll be moving some content that was on Twitter over to substack - and expanding on that. That includes me emails to the FDA in 2020 re: U of I’s fake EUA

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Jul 23, 2022Liked by Jessica Hockett

I am dense about politics but I'm wondering why an entity organized around a governor's re-election pay for any testing - anywhere - at all?

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Agreed. This doesn’t strike me as ethical, let alone a wide or necessary use of campaign funds.

His defenders will say it’s a “small price to pay for keeping people safe.” Lol.

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So many greasy palms …

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Jul 23, 2022Liked by Jessica Hockett

Maybe his campaign had a bunch of cases in May and the first half of June, and did a lot of testing in response. It’s ironic that the campaign’s testing surge failed to keep Pritzker safe from the virus.

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“Outbreak” on the campaign trail?

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Doesn’t the Pritzker family have large investments in this Covid testing company? Double dipping; getting money from taxpayers and then profiting from the company’s profits!!! #firegovpritzker!!!

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Pritzker family is tied to two testing companies, but has not been tied to Shield per se.

https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-family-firm-has-ties-to-covid-19-testing-companies/

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If this is true, this is corruption at a very high level not seen since that Senate seat was sold.

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incredibly scandalous, this is fascism led by corrupt oligarchs

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That was reported in May 2020. Illinoisans don’t care. It takes a lot of corruption - and federal indictments - to move the needle here. Our electorate is the biggest problem.

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As you well know, they aren't done with him.

Cook/Chiraq and the collar counties will vote that fatass right back into office.

They don't care about anything except the Big Blue D.

You could tell them that they'll die if they vote for Pritzker, and they'll still vote for him.

This might seem hyperbolic, but it doesn't mean it isn't true.

I mean, look at NYC and a host of cities in Commifornia.

These people are insane, ignorant (some of them), ideologues.

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Illinois: Where Republicans are Democrats, and Democrats are Communists

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You are correct. All you have to do is read the comments on any of his posts and people are thanking him for keeping them safe.

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He rented Camp Aramoni in Tonica, IL for his daughter's graduation party....wonder if this was the same time period? That would have been a lot of people he invited and made test though for that much money. Whatever it is for, I'm sure it is crooked.

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If I'm not mistaken, his daughter graduated HS in 2021.

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Great questions that deserve answers Emma!

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I think Pritzker is a dishonest man. And the people of Chicago seem ready to re-elect him. Hopefully the rest of Illinois will vote for Bailey. Thank you 💕for information

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Great questions!

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