#  @HeartlandSignal Heartland Signal Heartland Signal posts on X about pritzker, donald trump, president donald, national guard the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-----] [#](/creator/twitter::19793134/interactions)  - [--] Week [------] +9.50% - [--] Month [-------] +48% - [--] Months [----------] -12% - [--] Year [----------] -44% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::19793134/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] +50% - [--] Month [---] +82% - [--] Months [---] +52% - [--] Year [---] +33% ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::19793134/followers)  - [--] Week [------] no change - [--] Month [------] +0.03% - [--] Months [------] +2.10% - [--] Year [------] +3.80% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::19793134/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) 6.9% [countries](/list/countries) 4.83% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 4.14% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 0.69% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 0.69% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 0.69% **Social topic influence** [pritzker](/topic/pritzker) 14.48%, [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) 13.79%, [president donald](/topic/president-donald) 6.9%, [national guard](/topic/national-guard) 6.9%, [ice agents](/topic/ice-agents) #160, [in the](/topic/in-the) 4.83%, [jb](/topic/jb) 4.83%, [government shutdown](/topic/government-shutdown) 4.14%, [shutdown](/topic/shutdown) 4.14%, [epstein files](/topic/epstein-files) 2.76% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@wcpt820s](/creator/undefined) [@wcpt820](/creator/undefined) [@tmftx](/creator/undefined) [@annieandrewsmd](/creator/undefined) [@chicagosmayor](/creator/undefined) [@demiforillinois](/creator/undefined) [@chrisbu29550966](/creator/undefined) [@smartyd8](/creator/undefined) [@markcannon7626](/creator/undefined) [@senatorhunley](/creator/undefined) [@drthomasfisher](/creator/undefined) [@heartlandsignalstreams](/creator/undefined) [@attorneyklg](/creator/undefined) [@jdgailliard](/creator/undefined) [@kristencrowell1](/creator/undefined) [@wisdems](/creator/undefined) [@kswo7news](/creator/undefined) [@niner4life_idc](/creator/undefined) [@cox_david26687](/creator/undefined) [@kseewer25](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "After ICE agents raided a Chicago day care Wednesday morning and arrested a teacher that has citizenship documents Alderperson Andre Vasquez says the city doesn't have time to wait for elections to fix the Trump administration's chaos and calls for Chicagoans to act now. "We're all crossing our fingers and hoping for elections to change things but we don't have that time right now . If you're anybody here in the city of Chicago and you don't have a whistle around your neck and you're not out here doing school patrol please find time to do so. We need everyone here."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1986190471828230404) 2025-11-05T21:54Z 73.6K followers, 2.9M engagements "Indiana State @SenatorHunley (D-Indianapolis) speaks against a Republican bill that would financially compel local law enforcement and government agencies to assist federal immigration authorities. Lets for a moment sit with the reality that hate and fear and inhumanity is sweeping across our country on the heels of politically motivated occupations of United States cities by the very agency that this legislation demands we align ourselves with. And by doing so we're not sending a message that we are dedicated to law and order. In fact the message that we'll be sending with this bill is just" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2016243657087590595) 2026-01-27T20:15Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Texas State Rep. @TMFtx (D-San Antonio) says it's "rich" for Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to be critical of the Trump administration's violence in Minneapolis when he enacted violence at the Southern border not long ago. "We can't fall for these false prophets operating in political circles to try to demonize these folks who want to have a better life." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017617458316632352 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017617458316632352" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2017617458316632352) 2026-01-31T15:14Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Texas State Rep. @TMFtx (D-San Antonio) says state Republicans have been scared of the Black and Hispanic communities rising up against them which is why they're using gerrymandering and ICE enforcement to silence their voices: "When Black and Brown communities come together there will be some real political reform and that's what these Republicans are scared about. They are so scared about this." 📻 @wcpt820 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018421074291999084 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018421074291999084" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2018421074291999084) 2026-02-02T20:27Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Brent Ganger brother of the late Renee Good reads the eulogy he gave at his sister's funeral to congressional Democrats. "There are billions of people who now know her name and it would be so easy to fall into the false belief that great heroic things are acquired to overcome difficult things in the world. But as Tolkien wrote 'It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk to keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.'" "That's why the image of dandelions feels so right. People try to pull them up overlook them dismiss them but they keep coming back stronger brighter" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2018797647310594269) 2026-02-03T21:24Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Aliya Rahman the disabled Minneapolis woman that was dragged out of her car and arrested while on her way to a doctor's appointment describes what happened after the viral incident including the nightmarish conditions at the Whipple detention center. "Approaching the Whipple Center I saw Black and Brown bodies shackled together chained together being marched by yelling agents outdoors. I continue to hear the word 'bodies' because that is how agents to us. 'We're bringing in a body.' 'They're bringing in bodies [--] at a time. Where do I put them' 'We can't use that room. There's already a body" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2018809552397869430) 2026-02-03T22:11Z 73.6K followers, 37.3K engagements "Illinois Democratic candidates U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton face off for the open U.S. Senate seat. Moderated by WCPT hosts Joan Esposito Patti Vasquez and Richard Chew the forum will cover a wide range of issues giving voters a direct look at where these candidates stand. Thank you to our sponsors: Ironworkers [--] and Plumbers Local [---] https://www.youtube.com/live/-tlDPopMJFIsi=0YSrwgb1EsxTiY16 https://www.youtube.com/live/-tlDPopMJFIsi=0YSrwgb1EsxTiY16" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2019864830770130989) 2026-02-06T20:04Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "The Department of Homeland Security calls two Minnesota women liars after they allegedly provided emergency medical attention to an ICE agent while he was having a seizure. The women's claims are supported by video evidence verified by NBC News" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2020894189366456359) 2026-02-09T16:14Z 73.6K followers, 39.5K engagements "Video from Unicorn Riot shows an ICE agent in Coon Rapids MN implying that ICE raids are intentionally removing residents in blue states. The reason why they dont want the population to go down in Minnesota is the more people that you lose in Minnesota you then lose a voting right to stay blue. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020900728768749754 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020900728768749754" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2020900728768749754) 2026-02-09T16:40Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Video from FreedomNewsTV shows ICE agents arresting three people at gunpoint in Minnesota because the day before they allegedly made hand gun gestures at agents. AGENT: Hand guns like threatening to shoot us. OBSERVER: Oh you mean like with hand symbols. AGENT: Pulling them out trying to engage us. OBSERVER: Pulling out literal guns AGENT: No. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020961105464418746 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020961105464418746" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2020961105464418746) 2026-02-09T20:40Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "REPORT: REPUBLICANS SET TO MAKE TENNESSEE A TESTING GROUND FOR STEPHEN MILLERS UNRULY IMMIGRATION AGENDA Republican leaders in Tennessee have been working with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller to test the limits of the Trump administrations anti-immigration agenda. Last month Knoxville News Sentinel reported that Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) has been meeting with Miller for months to craft new legislation that will be a blueprint for other Republican-controlled states. Its really alarming Lisa Sherman-Luna executive director of the Tennessee Immigrant" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2021005215999111521) 2026-02-09T23:36Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on CNN's "The Weekend" defends his executive order requiring documentation of federal agent misconduct. Never in a million years did we ever imagine that local municipalities would have to defend our residents against the attacks of the federal government. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021007841796948442 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021007841796948442" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2021007841796948442) 2026-02-09T23:46Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) says Ghislaine Maxwell invoking her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering lawmakers' questions involving Jeffrey Epstein shows she's a "monster." "In my opinion they have filed this writ of habeas corpus just to use it as an excuse to not answer more questions. Because again we know that she's a monster. We know that a jury was able to listen to all of the evidence and find that she should be found guilty and even Donald Trump's Supreme Court which that is saying a lot even his Supreme Court has decided to affirm every single thing that took place on the" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2021012814165401799) 2026-02-10T00:06Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN FLOATS BIZARRE CONSPIRACY CLAIM TYING DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS TO ICE SHOOTINGS Minnesota state Rep. Elliott Engen (R-Lino Lakes) recently accused Democratic lawmakers of being responsible for the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Engen [--] made the claims during an appearance on The Jon Justice Show last month. During the interview Engen claimed to have access to a donor list for a nonprofit called ICE Out Minnesota. This nonprofit helped coordinate the statewide protests in Minnesota on Jan. [--] in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions in the" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2021370277515431993) 2026-02-10T23:46Z 73.6K followers, 31.5K engagements "U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) doubles down on standing up against the Trump administration's intimidation after a grand jury refused to indict her over a social media video. "Sen. Mark Kelly and I have both served our country. We have risked our lives for our country. This country has given me everything. So if we have to sit here and take physical intimidation and legal intimidation to uphold the country we love we will happily do that." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021652300234731961 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021652300234731961" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2021652300234731961) 2026-02-11T18:27Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) exchange blows over why Les Wexner's name was originally redacted in the Epstein files by the Justice Department. BONDI: "Within [--] minutes you asked me a question. Within [--] minutes Wexner's name was added back." MASSIE: "Within [--] minutes of me catching you red handed" https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021655548769218875 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021655548769218875" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2021655548769218875) 2026-02-11T18:40Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "South Carolina Senate candidate @AnnieAndrewsMD (D) says if she's elected to the U.S. Senate her first priority would be to rebuild Medicare after what President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary RFK Jr. have done to it. "I don't see that as the long-term solution to fixing America's broken health care system but this is like you know the trauma surgery we have to do to America's health care system is refund Medicaid because that is the backbone of children's health care in this country." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021946327911846260 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021946327911846260" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2021946327911846260) 2026-02-12T13:55Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Democratic candidate in the Illinois 7th Congressional District @drthomasfisher talks with @wcpt820's Richard Chew about Medicare for All and increasing funding for research universities in order to medical prices down so people can afford to live. "I don't want to denigrate how much work it takes to create pure and reliable medications that extend across the entire country. But if they don't get in your body it doesn't matter." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021972613753421871 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021972613753421871" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2021972613753421871) 2026-02-12T15:40Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "RECORDS SHOW OHIO GOVERNOR CANDIDATE VIVEK RAMASWAMY DROPPED $780K ON PRIVATE JET FLIGHTS LAST YEAR Campaign expenditure filings for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy show that the Republican spent more than $780000 on private jet travel in [----]. https://bit.ly/4axJ9ht https://bit.ly/4axJ9ht" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022325837941395708) 2026-02-13T15:03Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Mark Wolf a former U.S. District Court judge who retired last year in protest of President Donald Trump tells @wcpt820's Joan Esposito he's "not confident that we're gonna have midterm elections in November" and it's up to the states to uphold liberty. "The states are crucially important. It's the states that are in charge under the Constitution of federal elections." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022339327691231576 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022339327691231576" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022339327691231576) 2026-02-13T15:57Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Virginia Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi (D) tells WCPT 820's Richard Chew that a priority for her and Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) is to provide stability for local businesses to make up for the Trump administration's tariff chaos. "Our efforts in the next four years are going to be to respond to the kind of support that our local economies need that we need to have in order to attract corporate investments in Virginia. And this is going to provide some degree of stability amidst the chaos that we see at the national level." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022457630766108977" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022457630766108977) 2026-02-13T23:47Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Missouri GOP Secretary of State candidate Valentina Gomez posts new campaign video: "In America you can be anything you want so don't be weak and gay." https://x.com/ValentinaForSOS/status/1789843564177838145/video/1 https://x.com/ValentinaForSOS/status/1789843564177838145/video/1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1790419252119273856) 2024-05-14T16:29Z 73.6K followers, 1.6M engagements "U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) after being ejected from President Trump's address: "I'll accept the punishment but it's worth it to let people know that there are some of us who are going to stand up against this president's desire to cut Medicaid Medicare and Social Security."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1897124430548984223) 2025-03-05T03:18Z 73.6K followers, 3.1M engagements "Stream our U.S. Senate Candidate Forum with the three leading Democratic candidates 🗓Friday Feb. [--] 1:002:15 p.m. CT 📻 Listen on 📺 Streaming live on Facebook: 📺 or Stream on Youtube: Brought to you by WCPT Heartland Signal Ironworkers [--] and Plumbers Local [---] https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal/streams https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820/ http://WCPT820.com https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal/streams https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820/ http://WCPT820.com" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2019525219996627390) 2026-02-05T21:35Z 73.6K followers, [---] engagements "South Carolina Senate candidate @AnnieAndrewsMD (D) tells WCPT 820's Richard Chew that she's running to oust four-term U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) because her state is "wasting a whole Senate seat" to someone "who doesn't care at all about South Carolina." "Lindsey Graham . is really the poster child for these like career corrupt swamp-creature politicians." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021616929287381445 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021616929287381445" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2021616929287381445) 2026-02-11T16:06Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Rodney S. Scott Customs and Border Protection commissioner says despite the video evidence Alex Pretti was somehow a threat to federal immigration officers when was face-down on the ground before being shot. SEN. GARY PETERS (D-MI): "So when he's on the ground with a bunch of officers on top of him after he's been hit with a canister he was somehow still possibly a harm to law enforcement. You're saying it's possible" SCOTT: "That's happened thousands of times yes." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022033336634405361 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022033336634405361" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022033336634405361) 2026-02-12T19:41Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) says that people highlighting the Trump administration's brutal policing "gets old" because incidents like the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are "thankfully rare." "It just gets old I'm sure for a lot of those agents that are trying to do their job because the few incidents and they are a few thankfully get highlighted." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022035773290127535 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022035773290127535" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022035773290127535) 2026-02-12T19:51Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson talks about the next steps after he signed an executive order that would hold federal immigration agents accountable for alleged criminal activity while on the job. He says there may be more executive orders to come. ".We are anticipating. A potential surge in the spring and we want to be as ready as we possibly can. These are unprecedented times." 📻 @ChicagosMayor @wcpt820 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022044275903475987 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022044275903475987" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022044275903475987) 2026-02-12T20:24Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "MICHIGAN U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE MIKE ROGERS RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM ICE-LINKED PRIVATE PRISONS Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show that Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R) has received $27625 from for-profit prisons who are working with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain immigrants. A recent report from The Gander newsroom shows that Rogers has received $22000 from entities associated with CoreCivic Inc one of the largest private prison operators in the United States. These contributions include $5000 from CoreCivic PAC last November and a combined" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022052988055966092) 2026-02-12T20:59Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers receives support from ICE-linked private prisons https://heartlandsignal.com/2026/02/12/michigan-u-s-senate-candidate-mike-rogers-receives-support-from-ice-linked-private-prisons/ https://heartlandsignal.com/2026/02/12/michigan-u-s-senate-candidate-mike-rogers-receives-support-from-ice-linked-private-prisons/" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022055651149852724) 2026-02-12T21:10Z 73.6K followers, [---] engagements ".@DemiforIllinois a Democratic congressional candidate and Illinois National Guard staff sergeant tells @wcpt820's Richard Chew that she has received deaths threats for saying she would refuse an illegal order to deploy to Chicago. "They're never National Guard members or service members who are sending the threats. It's always just MAGA. And then service members is where I get 'Thank you.' Like 'I'm so scared. My family depends on this' or 'That's how my family got papers was because of the military. I can't leave now. They said they would take it away. But thank you because you're crazy but" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022358583082430933) 2026-02-13T17:13Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) defends keeping ICE agents anonymous and masked saying it's to protect them from drug cartels. "You know people talk about the masks all the time. You got to remember that these ICE agents they are going out there enforcing the law and they are up against a international criminal organization called the cartels."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022376784574996600) 2026-02-13T18:26Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "After Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (DFL) lists the hundreds of millions of dollars in damage ICE's Operation Metro Surge caused alongside the human cost he asks the Trump administration if it was worth it. "Was this operation that has inflicted so much damage on our city that we can indeed calculate in real dollars was it worth it Was the chaos worth it Was the fear worth it Certainly this operation did not improve safety and it indeed decimated trust." "But I know this city. Minneapolis does not let hardship define us. We define ourselves by how we rise and how we respond. Our focus must now" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022445115587870999) 2026-02-13T22:57Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Dr. Roger Mitchell president of the National Medical Association (NMA) talks with @wcpt820's Richard Chew about how the NMA is working to make sure AI filters out racist debunked medical claims out of the algorithm. "We want to make sure that there's no bias in the algorithms that are being placed into that AI that old medicine that suggests that Black people's skin is thicker or our kidneys function at a different level or somehow our pain threshold is more than our white colleagues. We can't have those myths entering into algorithms that lead to diagnosis."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022706320919392450) 2026-02-14T16:15Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (DFL) says the best way for outsiders to help the city after ICE's Operation Metro Surge is to come visit the city. "People from around the country have asked 'What can we do to help' And the answer is upon this Operation Metro Surge ending come to Minneapolis. Support these local entrepreneurs support these immigrant-owned businesses that have added so greatly to the fabric of our communities and the fabric of these corridors. It's about the easiest ask that I could possibly make of you: buy some incredible food stay at a hotel." "Minneapolis is a tremendous city" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022751096335208952) 2026-02-14T19:13Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Virginia Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi (D) says she and Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) will prioritize reducing health care costs and finally raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour to help Virginians with affordability. "There is a serious need to address very very serious issues and what was happening in Washington particularly with the cuts to our federal workforce the dramatic cuts that we're going to see to health care all of that was sending shock waves through the system."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022771669954073082) 2026-02-14T20:35Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements ".@demiforillinois a Democratic Illinois state legislative candidate tells @wcpt820's Richard Chew that many Republican voters are voting against their own self-interests. ".You know a lot of military members vote Republican. A lot of labor votes Republican or voted for them. And it's like 'They're cutting you first babe. What are you doing'" https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023045533678379323 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023045533678379323" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2023045533678379323) 2026-02-15T14:43Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements ".@AttorneyKLG Democratic candidate for the Texas state House's 50th District tells @wcpt820's Richard Chew that if elected her top priority will be immigration and giving security to Texas' immigrants and people of color. "People forget about immigration during session because it's a hard and divisive issue. And my commitment my promise to the people of Texas is that I will never ever look away or forget about immigration as an issue. It's always going to be top of mind for me." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023050599130878024 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023050599130878024" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2023050599130878024) 2026-02-15T15:03Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Lavora Barnes former Michigan Democratic Party chair and current political director for Democracy Defenders Fund says the Democratic Party needs to be better with allowing the people to choose electoral candidates instead of letting the party establishment chase candidates out. "I think that we as a party are at our best when we allow the people who are the party to choose our candidates. And when the smoky back rooms put their fingers on the scale for candidates we lose."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2023066612559925256) 2026-02-15T16:07Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements ".@jdgailliard a Democratic candidate North Carolina state Senate says his campaign is "flipping the paradigm" in a possible $4 million race. "They can talk to the candidates interact with the candidates. It's year-round organizing." "People of color and particularly rural people we are not transactional we are relational. So fundamentally I just don't trust you when you come knocking at my door ringing my phone once every two or once every four years asking me for something. But if we're interacting at a community level my campaign right now while we speak is in a parking lot distributing" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2023398462302154775) 2026-02-16T14:06Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) compares people asking for ICE agents to be unmasked to Central American drug cartels. "You know in Central America I found out that if you're becoming a new police chief you get a DVD from the friendly drug cartels with your children and wife going to school and going to church. I mean it's an explicit threat; 'Hands off or we're going to do something.' Well there's such a demand for unmasking ICE officers but they've been doxxed." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022029749241954353 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022029749241954353" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022029749241954353) 2026-02-12T19:27Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) defends Attorney General Pam Bondi's disastrous testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee meeting yesterday to Newsmax. "I thought Attorney General Bondi really hit the nail on the head . when she said 'You guys just don't want to talk about interest rates coming down inflation coming down the economy getting stronger." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022038591396786266 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022038591396786266" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022038591396786266) 2026-02-12T20:02Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defends his reasoning for signing an executive order that would hold federal immigration agents accountable for alleged criminal activity while on the job by saying: "And what I have directed my police department to do is to collect evidence in the event where you know criminal misconduct is taking place or criminal conduct is taking place to preserve that evidence to also make sure that we know who the supervisor is on the scene to use their body cams to preserve as well as to ensure that evidence that could be used to bring charges that that is available. And" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022302344860385575) 2026-02-13T13:30Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements ".@KristenCrowell1 executive director of Fair Share America tells @wcpt820's Richard Chew that affordability becoming "the buzzword of 2026" is not an accident and it comes from billionaires and big corporations rigging the tax code to benefit them and hurt the working class. "Democrats have to understand that or anyone . Yes your costs went up. Well it went up because the system's rigged and the system's rigged because the billionaire class has hijacked politics and written laws that benefit them at our expense." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022798845252399584" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2022798845252399584) 2026-02-14T22:23Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements ".@WisDems Chair Devin Remiker speaks with @wcpt820's Joan Esposito about how Democrats get the job done on their own instead of some secretive national party. "But ultimately at the end of the day you know there isn't a smoke-filled room where a lot of this stuff gets hashed out. It's all people trying their best to make a difference and make a change in the world. And sometimes it's it's very thankless work. It's oftentimes misunderstood. But I think we've seen here in Wisconsin just the difference that a well-organized party infrastructure can make in helping to move the needle in a way" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/2023428525579997307) 2026-02-16T16:05Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements "ZACH NUNN FALSELY SAYS ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL REMOVES TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS During an interview with Lets Talk Greene County U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) falsely claimed that the One Big Beautiful Bill will feature no tax on Social Security benefits despite numerous debunkings. When asked about the topics discussed in his recent town hall event Nunn touted provisions in the Republican spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law in July. Nunn bragged about the financial impact of the Social Security provisions in the bill. We also talk about the impact of no tax on Social" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1967690952090571152) 2025-09-15T20:44Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "Zach Nunn falsely says One Big Beautiful Bill removes tax on Social Security benefits https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/09/15/zach-nunn-falsely-says-one-big-beautiful-bill-removes-tax-on-social-security-benefits/ https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/09/15/zach-nunn-falsely-says-one-big-beautiful-bill-removes-tax-on-social-security-benefits/" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1967690955953410360) 2025-09-15T20:44Z 72.5K followers, [----] engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on President Donald Trump flip-flopping on whether he is sending the National Guard to Chicago: "I have said before that you can't take anything he says seriously from one day to the next . Sometimes he forgets. I think he might be suffering from some dementia. The next day he'll wake up on the other side of the bed and stop talking about Chicago."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1968044080849473761) 2025-09-16T20:07Z 72.6K followers, 148.5K engagements "U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) lets FBI Director Kash Patel say with no pushback that the Epstein files contain no information saying that anybody else besides Jeffery Epstein trafficked victims" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1968047250799534347) 2025-09-16T20:20Z 72.5K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. Sen. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) on Republicans having a House Oversight Committee hearing on fringe weather manipulation technology while denying the basics of climate science: "I can tell you that other countries acknowledge that climate change is real and that we have real work to do and it is within the science realm instead of the conspiracy realm."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1968047913051025465) 2025-09-16T20:22Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to former CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Houry: "In Wisconsin there are currently [--] cases of measles. All in unvaccinated individuals [--] of whom are children. I am thankful that we have not seen any deaths yet as we have in Texas. What would an increase in vaccine preventable diseases mean for children and families across the country" HOURY: "It's gonna be heartbreaking . These diseases have long-term consequences and in the U.S. we have gone so far in reversing this. We don't want our children to die."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1968360313775906895) 2025-09-17T17:04Z 72.6K followers, 172.9K engagements "Minnesota State Sen. Jeff Howe (R) says he's skeptical to gun safety legislation because shooting firearms is fun. "I have a .223. I can put in a 30-round magazine. People say 'Why do you need that' Well you know the thing is I like plinking and I like shooting. It's fun."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1968393791078899724) 2025-09-17T19:17Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "On "Chew's Views" Retired Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner tells Richard Chew that he was "absolutely inspired" by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for giving hope to Chicagoans against President Donald Trump's threats. "If you live in Chicago or you live in Illinois you should be proud of those leaders that you've elected to stand up for what is right." 📻 @wcpt820" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1968696581705613793) 2025-09-18T15:20Z 72.5K followers, [----] engagements "VANCE TOUTS TARIFFS AT FACTORY OF COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURES IN CHINA AND MEXICO On Wednesday Vice President J.D. Vance spoke at Hatch Stamping Company a factory in Chelsea Mich. that supports many policies that Vance claims to vehemently disagree with including outsourcing jobs and addressing climate change. While speaking Vance thanked the owners of Hatch and called it a great American facility. But you guys this is a great facility Vance said. And one of the things they told me is that business got maybe a little tough a little uncertain when they had a president of the United States who" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1968705874664345602) 2025-09-18T15:57Z 72.5K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. REP. GLENN GROTHMAN (R-WI): Are we doing something to address that problem" FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION GREG JACKSON JR.: "That $812 million that was terminated by the Trump administration cut community violence intervention programs many of them do precisely that. So if that's a priority we should be funding doubling down and scaling out that work." GROTHMAN: "Um I'm not sure that's true."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1968710331741454749) 2025-09-18T16:14Z 72.6K followers, [---] engagements "U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-IL) calls out ICE & DHS after the murder of Silvio Gonzalez by their agents in Franklin Park: "First they said he drove at officers. Videos show otherwise. Then they said he dragged an officer. We've yet to see evidence . DHS's story doesn't add up."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1968733110129811803) 2025-09-18T17:45Z 72.6K followers, 57.1K engagements "C-SPAN'S MIMI GEERGES: "What would you have wanted to hear President Trump say right after Charlie Kirk's assassination" U.S. REP. DON BACON (R-NE): "We should realize there have been Democrats murdered in Minneapolis. The governor from Pennsylvania a Democrat was a victim of arson from an antisemitic person. And then we've had Republicans murdered. This is a problem that affects all of us and it's an evil in our society right now. And instead of pointing the finger at different political spectrums I think we'd be better off saying 'Hey this is all wrong.' We're all we're all victims of this."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1968754015665103015) 2025-09-18T19:08Z 72.6K followers, 148.4K engagements "NANCY MACES BIZARRE EFFORT TO CENSURE ILHAN OMAR FAILS AFTER GOP DEFECTIONS An effort to censure U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) led by her colleague U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has failed after several Republican members of Congress joined the Democrats in dissent. Mace introduced the resolution to strip Omar of all her committee assignments in response to alleged remarks made by Omar after Charlie Kirks assassination. Omar has denied making the remarks and reiterated her calls to end all political violence in America. After Kirks death Omar called the incident mortifying but criticized" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1968832274972999734) 2025-09-19T00:19Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "Nancy Maces bizarre effort to censure Ilhan Omar fails after GOP defections https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/09/18/nancy-maces-bizarre-effort-to-censure-ilhan-omar-fails-after-gop-defections/ https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/09/18/nancy-maces-bizarre-effort-to-censure-ilhan-omar-fails-after-gop-defections/" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1968832279024656521) 2025-09-19T00:19Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "MINNESOTA DEMOCRAT XP LEE WINS MELISSA HORTMANS SEAT In a special election held on Tuesday Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) candidate Xp Lee emerged victorious over Republican candidate and real estate agent Ruth Bittner. With all [--] precincts reporting Lee won over Republican Ruth Bittner with [----] votes (60.8%) compared to Bittners [----] votes (39.1%) according to the Secretary of States office. Lee a former Brooklyn Park City Council member will represent District 34B in the Minnesota House of Representatives which was held by the late Rep. Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park). Previously the" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1969047018741051551) 2025-09-19T14:32Z 72.7K followers, [----] engagements "On "The John Fredericks Show" U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) doubles down on calls to defund the Mayo Clinic over one employee's anti-Charlie Kirk social media post. When a constituent asks for any proof that the Mayo Clinic is inciting violence he tells him to find it himself. "You need to open your aperture and look at things . I'm not a research assistant buddy. I'm your congressman."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1969152553821618407) 2025-09-19T21:32Z 72.6K followers, 11.9K engagements "U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) triples down on threatening to pull federal funding from the Mayo Clinic and anyone who has employees that speak ill about Charlie Kirk. "Saying that we're threatening federal funding and I am saying we're going to remove federal funding from anybody who hires these people . By saying that I'm going to hurt them in the short term it's going to help us in the long term."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1970146365138227549) 2025-09-22T15:21Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "Michigan State Sen. Veronica Klinefelt (D-Eastpointe) calls out Sen. Joe Bellino (R-Monroe) after he blames the left for Charlie Kirk's assassination: KLINEFELT: "What happened to Charlie Kirk is a tragedy. It's unconscionable and unacceptable. What else is unacceptable is to stand up and again say 'the far left the far left conservatives will not be intimidated. When Nancy Pelosi's husband was beat with a hammer there were snickers and jokes about it. Recently we just had a state rep in in Minnesota murdered by somebody. You don't hear us standing up here and saying 'the radical right the" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1970506694477144324) 2025-09-23T15:13Z 72.6K followers, 41.1K engagements "On conservative radio Minnesota State Rep. Walter Hudson (R-Albertville) calls State Rep.-elect XP Lee (DFL) a "communist" and claims he wants President Donald Trump to be assassinated: "We just elected another one this week a vowed communist who put '8647' on social media. So I got one more I gotta deal with. I gotta share space and engage a debate with somebody who thinks the death of their political opponents is on the table."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1970536450174157308) 2025-09-23T17:11Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "On "Mornings with Brian Haldane" U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) criticizes President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claim that using Tylenol during pregnancy can cause autism. "I was talking to a woman. She goes 'Oh this is great. Two men telling me not to take the only thing I can take when my back's hurting and I'm pregnant. Two men telling me not to take something.' And she was just expressing her frustration."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1970558524930314296) 2025-09-23T18:38Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "OKLAHOMA REPUBLICANS PROPOSE MANDATING CHARLIE KIRK STATUES IN PUBLIC COLLEGES Republicans in the Oklahoma state Legislature have introduced a bill that would mandate public universities and colleges to erect statues of Charlie Kirk or pay a monthly fine. Senate Bill [----] which is sponsored by state Sens. Shane Jett (R-Shawnee) and Dana Prieto (R-Tulsa) also requires universities to create a Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza and signage explaining Kirks voice as a modern civil rights leader vocal Christian martyr for truth and faith and free speech advocate. Failure to comply would force" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1970567279512272899) 2025-09-23T19:13Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "On "Chew's Views" U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) tells Richard Chew what she saw in Broadview after protesters and ICE agents clashed outside an ICE facility. "Really a horror about what's going on to see a building boarded up and people inside . We were told there might be [---] people inside not very big room. We're trying to find out where they sleep what they are eating." 📻 @wcpt820" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1970834973625065946) 2025-09-24T12:57Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX) blasts Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for immediately characterizing the ICE shooting in Dallas as left-wing violence before the shooter's motive is proven. "If this is some sort of contest that we're having to see who can control the narrative and talking points on this instead of being transparent with the public the fact that two people died and they were migrants then I think that is absolutely sickening."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1970889307738017810) 2025-09-24T16:33Z 72.5K followers, 59K engagements "U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R) appears to reveal he suggested Trump should cancel a negotiations meeting with Democrats a week before a government shutdown. "What I suggest and I think the president came to the conclusion that it wouldn't be a productive meeting."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1970896422795973093) 2025-09-24T17:01Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "OHIO KICKS OFF REDISTRICTING PROCESS WITH REPUBLICANS LOOKING TO FURTHER GERRYMANDER MAPS On Monday the Ohio state Legislature held its first public hearings on the states redistricting process where Republicans rejected a map drawn by Democrats that would more evenly split Ohios congressional districts. Even though the GOP did not offer a map of their own yet they made it known that the Democrat-drawn map would not move forward. The new map would give Democrats the advantage in seven congressional seats and Republicans the edge in eight which proponents argue would reflect Ohios voting" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1970911473854796272) 2025-09-24T18:01Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) correctly pronounces "acetaminophen" and says President Donald Trump not only cannot pronounce the word right but also doesn't understand the science" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1971217094227247520) 2025-09-25T14:15Z 72.7K followers, [----] engagements "Ryan Walters who oversaw one of the worst-performing education systems in the country resigns from his position as Oklahoma state superintendent to join the conservative Teacher Freedom Alliance as it's CEO. "We will build an army of teachers to defeat the teacher's unions once and for all. This fight's going national and we will get our schools back on track. We will not allow any further union control."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1971254553073836461) 2025-09-25T16:44Z 72.7K followers, 58.7K engagements "U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) on House Republicans possibly using a government shutdown to fire more people: "They nakedly exposed what they really want to do: fire more federal employees after they have 'DOGE'd' tens of thousands of federal employees. This is on the Republicans. The House Republicans have skipped town. House Democrats will be in Washington D.C. and the Senate Republicans and Democrats are ready to do our job. We've got three of us ready to do our job. Republicans are on vacation."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1972673896047329433) 2025-09-29T14:44Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "When asked if he is ok with "mass firings" of federal employees after President Donald Trump threatened that if the government shuts down senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) dodges the question while saying he's "very comfortable with the position we have."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1972717115841954272) 2025-09-29T17:36Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "Illinois Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh tells Amy Goodman on "Democracy Now" that ICE is driving vehicles through protestors and lobbing tear gas into press areas. "They tried to ram the van through us. A man fell in front of the van. And the van was going to drive over his head and I helped him up before that happened. But they were totally willing to do that. They shot a man in the face with a pepper ball bullet. They tear gassed us as they were trying to drive a car through a crowd. And then after that they threw a tear gas canister at the press area very intentionally" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1972748747722428676) 2025-09-29T19:42Z 72.7K followers, [----] engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino admitting federal immigration agents are targeting people based on how they look: "They're not targeting violent criminals or gang members. They're arresting tamale vendors and delivery men and shaking down families."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1972772055704584529) 2025-09-29T21:14Z 72.7K followers, [----] engagements "ILLINOIS GOV. J.B. PRITZKER (D): "In any other country if federal agents fired upon journalists and protesters went unprovoked what would we call it If federal agents march down busy streets harassing civilians and demanding their papers what would we say I don't think we'd have any trouble calling it what it is authoritarianism so let's not pretend it's something else when it happens in our American cities."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1972777571386265995) 2025-09-29T21:36Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on federal immigration agents causing chaos in the Loop in Chicago yesterday: "On a beautiful weekend when families were out enjoying their day in Chicago armed border patrol agents were downtown marching up and down Michigan Avenue harassing and intimidating residents and tourists."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1972778472469680189) 2025-09-29T21:40Z 72.7K followers, [----] engagements "ILLINOIS GOV. J.B. PRITZKER (D): "I refuse to stay silent about this and let the slow encroachment of our freedoms and liberties continue unabated. The state of Illinois and all of us will continue to fight this with everything that we have."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1972778798232850513) 2025-09-29T21:41Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) tells CNNs Wolf Blitzer that instead of the National Guard what Memphis really needs are long-term solutions: fixing mental health care improving education and boosting economic development. "The long-term solutions in both D.C. and Memphis and other cities is in health care. It's in mental health. It's in education. It's in business opportunities and economic development. And we're not seeing those at all."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1972828076359770337) 2025-09-30T00:57Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "PENNSYLVANIA STATE REP. JOSH SIEGEL (D): "They gave us the weekend. They gave us child protection against child labor. They gave us fair worker standards and safe working conditions a livable wage and good health care. And it is the American labor movement that is going to save this country again."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1972979882041676242) 2025-09-30T11:00Z 72.6K followers, 94.2K engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) calls for Illinoisans to record everything they see with federal immigration agents post footage to social media and ask for badge numbers and identification. "We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1973017586871775692) 2025-09-30T13:30Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "HEARTLAND REPUBLICANS SAY EXTENDING ACA TAX CREDITS WOULD BE A COLOSSAL MISTAKE In an op-ed published by Newsweek last Thursday U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) and other Heartland Republicans indicated they believe extending the Affordable Care Acts (ACA) advanced premium tax credits would be a colossal mistake. These tax credits which were implemented under President Joe Biden and approved by Democrats are set to expire at the end of the year. A KFF analysis suggests that the loss of the tax credits could be responsible for as much as an 18% median rate increase in insurance premiums" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1973045010619642208) 2025-09-30T15:19Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) on House Republicans fleeing Washington D.C. hours before a government shutdown: "There are more mentions of Donald Trump in the Epstein Files than there are House Republicans here in Washington D.C. today."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1973054567706161223) 2025-09-30T15:57Z 72.8K followers, 31.1K engagements "Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on the ICE operation that happened in the city's South Shore neighborhood early this morning: "What we simply know is that you have masked men with large weapons that are simply disappearing people from their homes. We're talking about children being stripped away from their parents. We're talking about workers that are being targeted."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1973074971841704437) 2025-09-30T17:18Z 72.7K followers, 50.1K engagements "Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on President Donald Trump saying that he would use Chicago as a "training ground for our military": "This is absolutely appalling. This president is an unstable human being. And it's right for this moment to check him. And we're calling on Congress to do its job. There is no way that anyone in this country should be okay with armed militarized troops being sent to cities."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1973076697974186391) 2025-09-30T17:25Z 72.8K followers, [----] engagements "Broadview (IL) Police Chief Thomas Mills on ICE attacking first responders and citizens in the village: "We are experiencing immediate public safety crisis. The deployment of tear gas pepper spray mace and rubber bullets by ICE near the processing center in the village of Broadview is creating a dangerous situation for the community and all first responders. Broadview residents police officers and firefighters paramedics are being exposed to these agents. Our own Broadview police are routinely being exposed to ICE tear gas."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1973093504902431145) 2025-09-30T18:32Z 72.7K followers, 42K engagements "Pennsylvania State Rep. Tim Bonner (R-Grove City) speaks in favor of ghost guns saying American revolutionaries used them to defeat England. "We call them 'ghost guns' today. Our founding fathers and our true patriots call them 'homemade guns.'"" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1973106059976769969) 2025-09-30T19:21Z 73.4K followers, 37.7K engagements "ILLINOIS GOV. J.B. PRITZKER (D): "What we can do when it comes to troops being sent into Chicago and to the state of Illinois is immediately go to court. We're prepared to do that . Believe me when I tell you that the law is on our side when it comes to keeping troops out of the city and out of the state."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1973108338662478254) 2025-09-30T19:31Z 72.6K followers, 11.7K engagements "Minnesota House DFL Leader Zach Stephenson on his GOP counterpart saying there's not a single Republican vote for an assault weapons ban effectively killing it: "I think we got the clarity that we're looking for that Republicans aren't willing to vote for meaningful measures to decrease gun violence in our state."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1973448612991426965) 2025-10-01T18:03Z 72.6K followers, 54K engagements "Vice President JD Vance downplays calls of racism in a meme posted by President Donald Trump putting a sombrero and mustache on House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). "Hakeem Jeffries said it was racist and I know that he said that. And I honestly don't even know what that means. Like is he a Mexican American that is offended by having a sombrero meme"" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1973455595039502524) 2025-10-01T18:30Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the Trump administration's anti-autism rhetoric: "More than ever autistic people and their families deserve our support. Autism is not an epidemic; it's a difference in how the brain works. A difference that with support allows people to thrive and contribute and have full lives."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1973803848897568915) 2025-10-02T17:34Z 73.4K followers, [----] engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) gets an applause after he teases President Donald Trump for not being able to pronounce "acetaminophen." "If you're pregnant and your doctor recommends acetaminophen let me repeat that word for anyone that doesn't know how to pronounce it."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1973804839583748391) 2025-10-02T17:38Z 73.4K followers, 39.1K engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) says he doesn't have a medical degree like President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary RFK Jr. But unlike them he listens to doctors and medical professionals. "I get my information from doctors and public health experts and I urge all of you to do the same. If you have medical questions ask your doctor. If you see some health care recommendation on social media that you aren't sure about ask your doctor. If you hear something about health that's confusing or incoherent or even scares you ask your doctor."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1973845637025116446) 2025-10-02T20:20Z 73.3K followers, 19.5K engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on President Donald Trump avoiding negotiating with Democrats during the government shutdown: "He wrote a book or supposedly wrote a book called 'The Art of the Deal' and says he's a good dealmaker. Time to go to work."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1973846595541111110) 2025-10-02T20:24Z 73.3K followers, [----] engagements "On conservative radio last month Virginia GOP lieutenant governor candidate John Reid said running mate Winsome Earle-Sears still opposes gay marriage. "She's not for gay marriage. You know she's 100% against it."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1974185371669049685) 2025-10-03T18:50Z 73.4K followers, 37.8K engagements "During a conversation about voluntary gun storage safety Oklahoma State Sen. Warren Hamilton (R-McCurtain) says suicide rates are going up because "we as a nation" have forgotten that "God is the giver of life and it is God who takes it away."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1974186201729958023) 2025-10-03T18:54Z 73.4K followers, [----] engagements "BREAKING: ICE arrested Chicago Alderwoman Jesse Fuentes after she questioned them on an arrest warrant at a hospital. (Video via Eric Reinhart)" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1974213592435028021) 2025-10-03T20:42Z 73.4K followers, 158.3K engagements "Illinois Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh to WCPTs Joan Esposito: "A lot of it is just doing things and it's very frustrating to watch our leaders not do that . I'm sick of a party that always seems to be reacting instead of being proactive. And if you don't want to react you can't take bad-faith arguments in good faith and you have to understand where those bad faith arguments come from. I do."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1974217273607872592) 2025-10-03T20:57Z 72.7K followers, [----] engagements "Chicago Alderperson Andre Vasquez on the conditions of the Broadview ICE facility: "In that building you've got anywhere from [---] to [---] people in rooms about the size of a conference room. They don't have enough space to sleep in. There's maybe a chair or two. The bathrooms in the same space. You got people with gauzes over their heads because they've been wounded by federal agents. They barely get fed. We know this because they've called when they're lucky enough to make a call to let people know what's going on."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1974234506346287205) 2025-10-03T22:06Z 72.8K followers, 61.5K engagements "CHICAGO ALDERPERSON ANDRE VASQUEZ (D): "What we know is that all these systems in place your jock bros with their weapons your drones your helicopters all these are the same weapons being built to basically attack every other population. We're just the first ones to be attacked. We've seen the rhetoric about trans folks for women seeking reproductive health. This isn't a moment for one community; it's for all of us as a community to step up."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1974238673521496437) 2025-10-03T22:22Z 72.7K followers, 18K engagements "Chicago Alderperson Maria Hadden describes a recent ICE raid in the South Side. "At one in the morning they hovered over a residential neighborhood in an American city and they repelled soldiers from Black Hawks. And they busted into people's homes. They took citizens and non-citizens. They ripped them from their homes. They zip-tied them. They went in without a warrant and they did it because they could. So we're saying they can't. Stand with us stand with Broadview stand with Chicago stand with the organizers who are fighting."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1974240445635907714) 2025-10-03T22:29Z 73.4K followers, 99.9K engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) tells Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE to "get the heck out of Chicago" in response to a militaristic raid on Chicago's South Side of Chicago last week that saw ICE agents repel from helicopters and children and elderly zip-tied in the back of U-Hauls" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975238675450437763) 2025-10-06T16:36Z 72.8K followers, [----] engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the militaristic raid on Chicago's South Side of Chicago last week that saw ICE agents repel from helicopters and children and elderly zip-tied in the back of U-Hauls: "What kind of country is this . They want mayhem on the ground. They want to create the war zone so that they can send in even more troops."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975241235443880292) 2025-10-06T16:46Z 73.4K followers, 12.1K engagements "BREAKING: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announces an executive order establishing "ICE-free zones" in Chicago. "That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as staging grounds for these raids."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975244391758315606) 2025-10-06T16:58Z 72.8K followers, [----] engagements "Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: "Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant . If Congress will not check this administration then Chicago will."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975257764692713852) 2025-10-06T17:52Z 73.4K followers, 63.5K engagements "Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announces the Trump administration is deploying members of the Texas National Guard to Chicago. "For now let me just say that we are unequivocally going to continue to reject the military occupation of our city. The Trump administration must end the war on Chicago."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975258603570294989) 2025-10-06T17:55Z 72.8K followers, [----] engagements "WGN'S TAHMAN BRADLEY: "President Trump has frequently insulted you your wealth your intelligence your weight. You've responded with harsh criticism." J.B. PRITZKER: "You know it's funny. Whenever the president talks about somebody critically it's often projection about what he himself is insecure about. So think about each of the things that he said about me. They're all true about him."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975260853415854085) 2025-10-06T18:04Z 73.4K followers, 100.2K engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem: "Grow up. She's the one cosplaying a social media influencer who's dragging with her cameras to catch her every move. She's dressing up as a law enforcement officer and jumping in as if she's trained to do any of this. She's not and she shouldn't be part of this . She's in fact ginning it up causing problems."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975261412906680446) 2025-10-06T18:06Z 72.8K followers, 11.2K engagements "ILLINOIS GOV. J.B. PRITZKER (D): "I helped to build a Holocaust museum and what I know is in the early days of the Nazi regime they started slowly but surely taking away people's rights. And what we're seeing now is the very same thing: They've gone into cities now with the military." "Think about that: In your lifetime have you ever seen anything like that Where the president of the United States is sending military or troops dressed as military ICE and CBP in camouflage with automatic weapons into our major cities. It's wrong. And especially at a time when it's the president of the United" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975262263222104069) 2025-10-06T18:09Z 73.4K followers, 32.4K engagements "U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) on ICE raids and protests against them: "We know the Trump administration lies consistently . ICE is being very aggressive. Remember that they are zip-tying children. They are raiding apartment blocks in the middle of the night separating children from their families pulling people out onto the streets naked. They are using Gestapo tactics in Chicago. And this is what Trump wants to do right He wants to intimidate the people of Chicago. That's not gonna happen."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975267411449332172) 2025-10-06T18:30Z 72.8K followers, [----] engagements "VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE IS 100% AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE SAYS RUNNING MATE Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears is evidently 100% opposed to gay marriage according to her running mate John Reid. Reid made the claim during an interview on "The Wilkow Majority Radio Show" last month. During the discussion the host asked Reid for an example of an issue where he and Earle-Sears disagree on and his response was same-sex marriage. Oh well shes not for gay marriage. Shes 100% against it Reid said. I think you know shes from Jamaica and her religious" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975312655851135446) 2025-10-06T21:30Z 73.2K followers, [----] engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) describes the murder of Silverio Villegas-Gonzlez by ICE agents and the agency's alleged cover-up as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. "The facts are coming out and they're raising even more questions . The agent said on camera his injuries were 'nothing major.'"" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975316209298985055) 2025-10-06T21:44Z 73.4K followers, 25K engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on ICE agents conducting raids without warrants: "They're not showing up with judicial warrant . They're using detainers. These are non-judicial warrants. They're literally written by an ICE agent . Just writing it themselves with no oversight and then coming to get you and arrest you."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975387693396738449) 2025-10-07T02:28Z 73.4K followers, 10.7K engagements "Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) cites the deficit while speaking against Congress extending ACA subsidies. "We probably can't afford it as a country."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975524094222225883) 2025-10-07T11:30Z 72.8K followers, [----] engagements "ILLINOIS GOV. J.B. PRITZKER (D): "They're going into buildings like the one on South Shore in which they took [---] people out of the building many of whom are U.S. citizens. They zip-tied children some of them half-naked and put elderly people into U-Hauls US citizens for hours." "You don't ransack the building break the windows of the building and create turmoil and mayhem. Why do you think they're doing that They're doing that because they want to create the pretext for bringing troops in for making it seem like there is a war zone in Chicago. They're the ones creating that war zone. They're" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975539212851060756) 2025-10-07T12:30Z 73.5K followers, 13.3K engagements "Attorney General Pam Bondi verbally attacks U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) for simply asking why President Donald Trump is sending National Guard troops to Illinois. DURBIN: "Why do you want to keep the secret The American people don't know the rationale behind the deployment of National Guard troops in my state . What's the rationale for that" BONDI: "Yeah Chairman as you shut down the government you voted to shut down the government and you're sitting here . I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump. And currently the National Guard are on the way to Chicago. If you're not" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975587140709830754) 2025-10-07T15:40Z 73.4K followers, 371.1K engagements "A federal immigration agent grabbed a Chicago citizen by the neck on Kedzie Avenue with four other agents dogpiling him. One of them says "she's next" to someone recording the interaction. (Video shared by Don Lemon)" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975590820091699586) 2025-10-07T15:55Z 73.5K followers, 44.4K engagements "ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI: "Ultimate weaponization and weaponization under Donald Trump has ended."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975611720409235807) 2025-10-07T17:18Z 72.8K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) says Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are illegally inciting violence against ICE and federal immigration officers after they called out violence perpetrated by ICE and federal immigration agents against Chicagoans: "I am wondering If Pritzker and Johnson understand that there are federal laws that criminalize inciting violence against law enforcement and federal agents . Anytime you start pitting your own people against their own government a government is only there at its core to protect rights and the safety of its people that" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975643890729234911) 2025-10-07T19:26Z 73.4K followers, [----] engagements "When asked if he has had any communication with the White House Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) says no. Secretary Pete Hegseth was supposed to call him and talk about National Guard deploying into the state but he never got a call and Pritzker later saw Hegseth attending a football game" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975685019097080088) 2025-10-07T22:09Z 72.8K followers, 21.2K engagements "Ohio State Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery) author of the "Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act" says the conservative activist was assassinated because history books don't talk about Christianity enough. "The farther back you go in history and you look our history books talked about our Christian origins the Christian heritage here in the United States of America. But the closer we get to the present the more we see that philosophy not just the philosophy but the historic facts have been omitted. They have been left out and history is being rewritten. And that leads to I think a lot of hate. I" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975894124826943939) 2025-10-08T12:00Z 73.2K followers, [----] engagements "Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) on President Donald Trump's chances of unconstitutionally running for a third term: "You think he's kidding when he talks about wanting to run again You think he built a ballroom so that you know J.B. Pritzker when he moves in can have that ballroom No he built it for himself."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975909277182074893) 2025-10-08T13:00Z 73.4K followers, 314K engagements "Last month an ICE agent shot Rev. David Black in the head with a pepper ball outside of the Broadview IL ICE detention facility for protesting peacefully. (Video via Kelly Hayes on Bluesky)" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1975954332169150467) 2025-10-08T15:59Z 73.4K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. REP. DELIA RAMIREZ (D-IL): "Over the last nine months Trump and Republicans in Congress have been very clear about their priorities and the pain that they're willing to inflict on the American people just to benefit their billionaire bosses. They have cut our health care. They are closing our hospitals. They are laying people off. They're stealing your bargaining rights snatching our loved ones off the street and driving our costs up. What part of that is golden age for the American people"" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1976004581327802677) 2025-10-08T19:19Z 73.3K followers, [----] engagements "Per ABC [--] Chicago [---] National Guard Troops arrive in Elwood IL. They are stationed in makeshift barracks preparing for their occupation of Chicago" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1976005567328964647) 2025-10-08T19:23Z 73.2K followers, [----] engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on President Donald Trump saying that him and Chicago Mayor Johnson should both be "jailed": "He's a coward. He says a lot of things to the camera. He likes to pretend to be a tough guy. Come and get me. Come and get me."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1976007825240347065) 2025-10-08T19:32Z 73.5K followers, [----] engagements "Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) says President Donald Trump sending the National Guards and ICE into Democrat-led cities is to distract from his numerous scandals. "They're meant to be a distraction from a government shutdown from an economy that's not working from soybean farmers collapsing from Epstein Files and all that. This is not meant to make an impact truly on crime truly on safety in communities."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1976053557032870124) 2025-10-08T22:34Z 73.3K followers, [----] engagements "Repeating disinformation regarding the ICE shooting of Marimar Martinez Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defends President Donald Trump's call to jail Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. "Any elected official that allows this to happen and gives cover to those kind of individuals who are perpetuating murder should absolutely be prosecuted in my opinion."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1976054173918536045) 2025-10-08T22:36Z 73.5K followers, [----] engagements "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on President Donald Trump's threats to jail him: "He's demented literally unhinged. And this is somebody so insecure that he lashes out pretending that he can come arrest people for no reason at all. He can't. He isn't going to do it. TACO. Trump Always Chickens Out."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1976079731838619987) 2025-10-09T00:18Z 73.5K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. REP. DELIA RAMIREZ (D-IL): "Donald Trump Kristi Noem Pete Hegseth and all those criminals in office they want to use their power to try to break our spirit. But here with federal workers here in the city of Chicago and our downtown we know something very clear: that the people united will never be defeated."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1976256471978422453) 2025-10-09T12:00Z 73.4K followers, 25.5K engagements "Maria Heavener a first-grade teacher at Funston Elementary School in Chicago describes the chaos from ICE agents that interrupted her class last week. "ICE agents rolled down the window to their white SUV and began throwing tear gas canisters at our community. They gassed many of our neighbors including a two-year-old who was out walking with their family. Tear gas filled the streets blowing into the parking lot of Rico Fresh and towards the direction of our playground across the street."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1976356998078747020) 2025-10-09T18:40Z 73.5K followers, 121.6K engagements "Maria Heavener a first-grade teacher at Funston Elementary School in Chicago on ICE agents deploying tear gas near the school last week: "Here's the truth: Friday was the first time that my students had ever seen that level of violence in our community taking place right there on the corner of Central Park and Armitage Avenue."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1976357910998389071) 2025-10-09T18:43Z 73.5K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. REP. DELIA RAMIREZ (D-IL): "There are two Johnsons that I have to talk about on a daily basis. One the speaker of the House of Representatives who doesn't care that there's a government shutdown because he doesn't want people to have health care. He wants to protect the pedophile. He wants to ensure that Epstein files are never released to confirm what we already know." "And then we have the courageous Johnson Mayor Johnson who has been standing with community always who I've had the opportunity to work with for a long time collectively fighting for our children. And I couldn't ask for a" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1976361462500143346) 2025-10-09T18:57Z 73.4K followers, 47.2K engagements "Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates commends local leaders for standing up to the Trump administration's occupation of the city. "When you have a government that loves humanity they listen. And in Chicago we have a government that has created executive orders saying 'Hands off our school communities hands off our young people.' And I want to appreciate that for a moment because we could have had someone else in this seat who would have sold us out."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1976391809879118069) 2025-10-09T20:58Z 73.3K followers, 10.1K engagements "Randi Weingarten president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) on ICE and federal immigration agents conducting operations and deploying tear gas near Chicago schools: "This federal government used to say drug-free zones gun free zones. They used to do this. They used to understand Republican and Democratic alike that schools had to be places where kids were protected where they felt safe and welcome. So now it is the local government it is the state government that is saying 'No we are going to protect kids.'"" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1976414227104489665) 2025-10-09T22:27Z 73.4K followers, 104.9K engagements "Gov. Tim Walz preparing for Trump to deploy National Guard in Minnesota https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/10/10/gov-tim-walz-preparing-for-trump-to-deploy-national-guard-in-minnesota/ https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/10/10/gov-tim-walz-preparing-for-trump-to-deploy-national-guard-in-minnesota/" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1976748887760142461) 2025-10-10T20:37Z 73.4K followers, [----] engagements "Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kim Lightford (D-Hillside) celebrates the fence coming down around the Broadview IL ICE facility that blocked local roads. "This fence went up without a permit without transparency and without accountability. It was built illegally on municipal property land that belongs to the people of Broadview. It has created a public safety hazard blocking fire department's access to local businesses and putting lives and livelihood at risk." "And for what To keep the public from seeing what is happening inside. To silence the cries of people who have been violently pulled" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1977842163019899076) 2025-10-13T21:01Z 73.4K followers, 84.6K engagements "ILLINOIS STATE REP NORMA HERNANDEZ (D-MELROSE PARK): "Even though so much harm trauma and heartbreak we've seen real victories victories that show what's possible when we organize and we refuse to back down. We've seen the courts block the deployment of National Guard onto our streets. We've seen the extension of the Castaon Nava consent decree protecting our people from ICE arrest without probable cause or a warrant. And we've seen a federal judge order the removal of this fence around the very center a powerful reminder that walls fall when people rise."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1977901736762233203) 2025-10-14T00:58Z 73.4K followers, [----] engagements "Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) broke with the President Donald Trump last week over his efforts to send Texas National Guard troops to Illinois. "Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration." (Video via @KSWO_7NEWS)" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1978236982389039617) 2025-10-14T23:10Z 73.5K followers, [----] engagements "Ana Guajardo executive director of Centro de Trabajadores Unidos speaks after ICE used tear gas on Chicago Southeast Side residents and CPD officers on Tuesday. "ICE agents began to terrorize local businesses workers community residents schools throughout the entire Southeast side of Chicago. ICE personally focused on communities of color. They are predominantly Latino Latinx and African American. ICE has been using public spaces such as parks school parking lots business corridors to intimidate and create fear among our community residents and business owners."" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1978517768191238353) 2025-10-15T17:46Z 73.5K followers, [----] engagements "In the wake of the dozens of ICE raids throughout Chicago immigration attorney Oscar Franco breaks down the rights every person has: "First and foremost you have the right to record ICE. You have the right to share that information with your loved ones and members of your community. And please contact ICIRR Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights if you do see ICE and do so at a safe distance. Do not antagonize or use force against ICE. ICE will use any excuse to continue to terrorize our community and it is important that we do so at a safe distance." "Secondly you have the right" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1978548988971229399) 2025-10-15T19:50Z 73.4K followers, 25K engagements "HEARTLAND STATES WHERE CONVERSION THERAPY BANS COULD BE REVERSED DEPENDING ON SCOTUS RULING The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments last week in a case that could see the court restrict the ability for states to prohibit conversion therapy. Last week the court heard oral arguments in the Chiles v. Salazar case which challenges a [----] Colorado law that bans conversion therapy for children in the state. Conversion therapy is an umbrella term that refers to the practice of attempting to change an individuals sexual orientation or gender identity. The methods involved can include" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1978861991713185988) 2025-10-16T16:33Z 73.5K followers, [----] engagements "We have the best healthcare system in the world. (If you're a hedge-fund manager looking to profit off the sick.) http://t.co/0dozDzkcUQ http://fb.me/7yvME0JlU http://fb.me/7yvME0JlU" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/646079409301012480) 2015-09-21T21:51Z 82.9K followers, [--] engagements "Check out the video from President Obama's press conference. A little long but full of debt ceiling DOMA Libya. http://fb.me/QrnwNxiB" [X Link](https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/86186920115306496) 2011-06-29T21:38Z 82.8K followers, [--] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"After ICE agents raided a Chicago day care Wednesday morning and arrested a teacher that has citizenship documents Alderperson Andre Vasquez says the city doesn't have time to wait for elections to fix the Trump administration's chaos and calls for Chicagoans to act now. "We're all crossing our fingers and hoping for elections to change things but we don't have that time right now . If you're anybody here in the city of Chicago and you don't have a whistle around your neck and you're not out here doing school patrol please find time to do so. We need everyone here.""
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"Indiana State @SenatorHunley (D-Indianapolis) speaks against a Republican bill that would financially compel local law enforcement and government agencies to assist federal immigration authorities. Lets for a moment sit with the reality that hate and fear and inhumanity is sweeping across our country on the heels of politically motivated occupations of United States cities by the very agency that this legislation demands we align ourselves with. And by doing so we're not sending a message that we are dedicated to law and order. In fact the message that we'll be sending with this bill is just"
X Link 2026-01-27T20:15Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Texas State Rep. @TMFtx (D-San Antonio) says it's "rich" for Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to be critical of the Trump administration's violence in Minneapolis when he enacted violence at the Southern border not long ago. "We can't fall for these false prophets operating in political circles to try to demonize these folks who want to have a better life." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017617458316632352 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017617458316632352"
X Link 2026-01-31T15:14Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Texas State Rep. @TMFtx (D-San Antonio) says state Republicans have been scared of the Black and Hispanic communities rising up against them which is why they're using gerrymandering and ICE enforcement to silence their voices: "When Black and Brown communities come together there will be some real political reform and that's what these Republicans are scared about. They are so scared about this." 📻 @wcpt820 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018421074291999084 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018421074291999084"
X Link 2026-02-02T20:27Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Brent Ganger brother of the late Renee Good reads the eulogy he gave at his sister's funeral to congressional Democrats. "There are billions of people who now know her name and it would be so easy to fall into the false belief that great heroic things are acquired to overcome difficult things in the world. But as Tolkien wrote 'It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk to keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.'" "That's why the image of dandelions feels so right. People try to pull them up overlook them dismiss them but they keep coming back stronger brighter"
X Link 2026-02-03T21:24Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Aliya Rahman the disabled Minneapolis woman that was dragged out of her car and arrested while on her way to a doctor's appointment describes what happened after the viral incident including the nightmarish conditions at the Whipple detention center. "Approaching the Whipple Center I saw Black and Brown bodies shackled together chained together being marched by yelling agents outdoors. I continue to hear the word 'bodies' because that is how agents to us. 'We're bringing in a body.' 'They're bringing in bodies [--] at a time. Where do I put them' 'We can't use that room. There's already a body"
X Link 2026-02-03T22:11Z 73.6K followers, 37.3K engagements
"Illinois Democratic candidates U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton face off for the open U.S. Senate seat. Moderated by WCPT hosts Joan Esposito Patti Vasquez and Richard Chew the forum will cover a wide range of issues giving voters a direct look at where these candidates stand. Thank you to our sponsors: Ironworkers [--] and Plumbers Local [---] https://www.youtube.com/live/-tlDPopMJFIsi=0YSrwgb1EsxTiY16 https://www.youtube.com/live/-tlDPopMJFIsi=0YSrwgb1EsxTiY16"
X Link 2026-02-06T20:04Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"The Department of Homeland Security calls two Minnesota women liars after they allegedly provided emergency medical attention to an ICE agent while he was having a seizure. The women's claims are supported by video evidence verified by NBC News"
X Link 2026-02-09T16:14Z 73.6K followers, 39.5K engagements
"Video from Unicorn Riot shows an ICE agent in Coon Rapids MN implying that ICE raids are intentionally removing residents in blue states. The reason why they dont want the population to go down in Minnesota is the more people that you lose in Minnesota you then lose a voting right to stay blue. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020900728768749754 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020900728768749754"
X Link 2026-02-09T16:40Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Video from FreedomNewsTV shows ICE agents arresting three people at gunpoint in Minnesota because the day before they allegedly made hand gun gestures at agents. AGENT: Hand guns like threatening to shoot us. OBSERVER: Oh you mean like with hand symbols. AGENT: Pulling them out trying to engage us. OBSERVER: Pulling out literal guns AGENT: No. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020961105464418746 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020961105464418746"
X Link 2026-02-09T20:40Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"REPORT: REPUBLICANS SET TO MAKE TENNESSEE A TESTING GROUND FOR STEPHEN MILLERS UNRULY IMMIGRATION AGENDA Republican leaders in Tennessee have been working with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller to test the limits of the Trump administrations anti-immigration agenda. Last month Knoxville News Sentinel reported that Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) has been meeting with Miller for months to craft new legislation that will be a blueprint for other Republican-controlled states. Its really alarming Lisa Sherman-Luna executive director of the Tennessee Immigrant"
X Link 2026-02-09T23:36Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on CNN's "The Weekend" defends his executive order requiring documentation of federal agent misconduct. Never in a million years did we ever imagine that local municipalities would have to defend our residents against the attacks of the federal government. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021007841796948442 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021007841796948442"
X Link 2026-02-09T23:46Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) says Ghislaine Maxwell invoking her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering lawmakers' questions involving Jeffrey Epstein shows she's a "monster." "In my opinion they have filed this writ of habeas corpus just to use it as an excuse to not answer more questions. Because again we know that she's a monster. We know that a jury was able to listen to all of the evidence and find that she should be found guilty and even Donald Trump's Supreme Court which that is saying a lot even his Supreme Court has decided to affirm every single thing that took place on the"
X Link 2026-02-10T00:06Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN FLOATS BIZARRE CONSPIRACY CLAIM TYING DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS TO ICE SHOOTINGS Minnesota state Rep. Elliott Engen (R-Lino Lakes) recently accused Democratic lawmakers of being responsible for the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Engen [--] made the claims during an appearance on The Jon Justice Show last month. During the interview Engen claimed to have access to a donor list for a nonprofit called ICE Out Minnesota. This nonprofit helped coordinate the statewide protests in Minnesota on Jan. [--] in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions in the"
X Link 2026-02-10T23:46Z 73.6K followers, 31.5K engagements
"U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) doubles down on standing up against the Trump administration's intimidation after a grand jury refused to indict her over a social media video. "Sen. Mark Kelly and I have both served our country. We have risked our lives for our country. This country has given me everything. So if we have to sit here and take physical intimidation and legal intimidation to uphold the country we love we will happily do that." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021652300234731961 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021652300234731961"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:27Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) exchange blows over why Les Wexner's name was originally redacted in the Epstein files by the Justice Department. BONDI: "Within [--] minutes you asked me a question. Within [--] minutes Wexner's name was added back." MASSIE: "Within [--] minutes of me catching you red handed" https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021655548769218875 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021655548769218875"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:40Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"South Carolina Senate candidate @AnnieAndrewsMD (D) says if she's elected to the U.S. Senate her first priority would be to rebuild Medicare after what President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary RFK Jr. have done to it. "I don't see that as the long-term solution to fixing America's broken health care system but this is like you know the trauma surgery we have to do to America's health care system is refund Medicaid because that is the backbone of children's health care in this country." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021946327911846260 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021946327911846260"
X Link 2026-02-12T13:55Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Democratic candidate in the Illinois 7th Congressional District @drthomasfisher talks with @wcpt820's Richard Chew about Medicare for All and increasing funding for research universities in order to medical prices down so people can afford to live. "I don't want to denigrate how much work it takes to create pure and reliable medications that extend across the entire country. But if they don't get in your body it doesn't matter." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021972613753421871 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021972613753421871"
X Link 2026-02-12T15:40Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"RECORDS SHOW OHIO GOVERNOR CANDIDATE VIVEK RAMASWAMY DROPPED $780K ON PRIVATE JET FLIGHTS LAST YEAR Campaign expenditure filings for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy show that the Republican spent more than $780000 on private jet travel in [----]. https://bit.ly/4axJ9ht https://bit.ly/4axJ9ht"
X Link 2026-02-13T15:03Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Mark Wolf a former U.S. District Court judge who retired last year in protest of President Donald Trump tells @wcpt820's Joan Esposito he's "not confident that we're gonna have midterm elections in November" and it's up to the states to uphold liberty. "The states are crucially important. It's the states that are in charge under the Constitution of federal elections." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022339327691231576 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022339327691231576"
X Link 2026-02-13T15:57Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Virginia Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi (D) tells WCPT 820's Richard Chew that a priority for her and Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) is to provide stability for local businesses to make up for the Trump administration's tariff chaos. "Our efforts in the next four years are going to be to respond to the kind of support that our local economies need that we need to have in order to attract corporate investments in Virginia. And this is going to provide some degree of stability amidst the chaos that we see at the national level." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022457630766108977"
X Link 2026-02-13T23:47Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Missouri GOP Secretary of State candidate Valentina Gomez posts new campaign video: "In America you can be anything you want so don't be weak and gay." https://x.com/ValentinaForSOS/status/1789843564177838145/video/1 https://x.com/ValentinaForSOS/status/1789843564177838145/video/1"
X Link 2024-05-14T16:29Z 73.6K followers, 1.6M engagements
"U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) after being ejected from President Trump's address: "I'll accept the punishment but it's worth it to let people know that there are some of us who are going to stand up against this president's desire to cut Medicaid Medicare and Social Security.""
X Link 2025-03-05T03:18Z 73.6K followers, 3.1M engagements
"Stream our U.S. Senate Candidate Forum with the three leading Democratic candidates 🗓Friday Feb. [--] 1:002:15 p.m. CT 📻 Listen on 📺 Streaming live on Facebook: 📺 or Stream on Youtube: Brought to you by WCPT Heartland Signal Ironworkers [--] and Plumbers Local [---] https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal/streams https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820/ http://WCPT820.com https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal/streams https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820/ http://WCPT820.com"
X Link 2026-02-05T21:35Z 73.6K followers, [---] engagements
"South Carolina Senate candidate @AnnieAndrewsMD (D) tells WCPT 820's Richard Chew that she's running to oust four-term U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) because her state is "wasting a whole Senate seat" to someone "who doesn't care at all about South Carolina." "Lindsey Graham . is really the poster child for these like career corrupt swamp-creature politicians." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021616929287381445 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021616929287381445"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:06Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Rodney S. Scott Customs and Border Protection commissioner says despite the video evidence Alex Pretti was somehow a threat to federal immigration officers when was face-down on the ground before being shot. SEN. GARY PETERS (D-MI): "So when he's on the ground with a bunch of officers on top of him after he's been hit with a canister he was somehow still possibly a harm to law enforcement. You're saying it's possible" SCOTT: "That's happened thousands of times yes." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022033336634405361 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022033336634405361"
X Link 2026-02-12T19:41Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) says that people highlighting the Trump administration's brutal policing "gets old" because incidents like the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are "thankfully rare." "It just gets old I'm sure for a lot of those agents that are trying to do their job because the few incidents and they are a few thankfully get highlighted." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022035773290127535 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022035773290127535"
X Link 2026-02-12T19:51Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson talks about the next steps after he signed an executive order that would hold federal immigration agents accountable for alleged criminal activity while on the job. He says there may be more executive orders to come. ".We are anticipating. A potential surge in the spring and we want to be as ready as we possibly can. These are unprecedented times." 📻 @ChicagosMayor @wcpt820 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022044275903475987 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022044275903475987"
X Link 2026-02-12T20:24Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"MICHIGAN U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE MIKE ROGERS RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM ICE-LINKED PRIVATE PRISONS Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show that Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R) has received $27625 from for-profit prisons who are working with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain immigrants. A recent report from The Gander newsroom shows that Rogers has received $22000 from entities associated with CoreCivic Inc one of the largest private prison operators in the United States. These contributions include $5000 from CoreCivic PAC last November and a combined"
X Link 2026-02-12T20:59Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers receives support from ICE-linked private prisons https://heartlandsignal.com/2026/02/12/michigan-u-s-senate-candidate-mike-rogers-receives-support-from-ice-linked-private-prisons/ https://heartlandsignal.com/2026/02/12/michigan-u-s-senate-candidate-mike-rogers-receives-support-from-ice-linked-private-prisons/"
X Link 2026-02-12T21:10Z 73.6K followers, [---] engagements
".@DemiforIllinois a Democratic congressional candidate and Illinois National Guard staff sergeant tells @wcpt820's Richard Chew that she has received deaths threats for saying she would refuse an illegal order to deploy to Chicago. "They're never National Guard members or service members who are sending the threats. It's always just MAGA. And then service members is where I get 'Thank you.' Like 'I'm so scared. My family depends on this' or 'That's how my family got papers was because of the military. I can't leave now. They said they would take it away. But thank you because you're crazy but"
X Link 2026-02-13T17:13Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) defends keeping ICE agents anonymous and masked saying it's to protect them from drug cartels. "You know people talk about the masks all the time. You got to remember that these ICE agents they are going out there enforcing the law and they are up against a international criminal organization called the cartels.""
X Link 2026-02-13T18:26Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"After Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (DFL) lists the hundreds of millions of dollars in damage ICE's Operation Metro Surge caused alongside the human cost he asks the Trump administration if it was worth it. "Was this operation that has inflicted so much damage on our city that we can indeed calculate in real dollars was it worth it Was the chaos worth it Was the fear worth it Certainly this operation did not improve safety and it indeed decimated trust." "But I know this city. Minneapolis does not let hardship define us. We define ourselves by how we rise and how we respond. Our focus must now"
X Link 2026-02-13T22:57Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Dr. Roger Mitchell president of the National Medical Association (NMA) talks with @wcpt820's Richard Chew about how the NMA is working to make sure AI filters out racist debunked medical claims out of the algorithm. "We want to make sure that there's no bias in the algorithms that are being placed into that AI that old medicine that suggests that Black people's skin is thicker or our kidneys function at a different level or somehow our pain threshold is more than our white colleagues. We can't have those myths entering into algorithms that lead to diagnosis.""
X Link 2026-02-14T16:15Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (DFL) says the best way for outsiders to help the city after ICE's Operation Metro Surge is to come visit the city. "People from around the country have asked 'What can we do to help' And the answer is upon this Operation Metro Surge ending come to Minneapolis. Support these local entrepreneurs support these immigrant-owned businesses that have added so greatly to the fabric of our communities and the fabric of these corridors. It's about the easiest ask that I could possibly make of you: buy some incredible food stay at a hotel." "Minneapolis is a tremendous city"
X Link 2026-02-14T19:13Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Virginia Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi (D) says she and Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) will prioritize reducing health care costs and finally raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour to help Virginians with affordability. "There is a serious need to address very very serious issues and what was happening in Washington particularly with the cuts to our federal workforce the dramatic cuts that we're going to see to health care all of that was sending shock waves through the system.""
X Link 2026-02-14T20:35Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
".@demiforillinois a Democratic Illinois state legislative candidate tells @wcpt820's Richard Chew that many Republican voters are voting against their own self-interests. ".You know a lot of military members vote Republican. A lot of labor votes Republican or voted for them. And it's like 'They're cutting you first babe. What are you doing'" https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023045533678379323 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023045533678379323"
X Link 2026-02-15T14:43Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
".@AttorneyKLG Democratic candidate for the Texas state House's 50th District tells @wcpt820's Richard Chew that if elected her top priority will be immigration and giving security to Texas' immigrants and people of color. "People forget about immigration during session because it's a hard and divisive issue. And my commitment my promise to the people of Texas is that I will never ever look away or forget about immigration as an issue. It's always going to be top of mind for me." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023050599130878024 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023050599130878024"
X Link 2026-02-15T15:03Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Lavora Barnes former Michigan Democratic Party chair and current political director for Democracy Defenders Fund says the Democratic Party needs to be better with allowing the people to choose electoral candidates instead of letting the party establishment chase candidates out. "I think that we as a party are at our best when we allow the people who are the party to choose our candidates. And when the smoky back rooms put their fingers on the scale for candidates we lose.""
X Link 2026-02-15T16:07Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
".@jdgailliard a Democratic candidate North Carolina state Senate says his campaign is "flipping the paradigm" in a possible $4 million race. "They can talk to the candidates interact with the candidates. It's year-round organizing." "People of color and particularly rural people we are not transactional we are relational. So fundamentally I just don't trust you when you come knocking at my door ringing my phone once every two or once every four years asking me for something. But if we're interacting at a community level my campaign right now while we speak is in a parking lot distributing"
X Link 2026-02-16T14:06Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) compares people asking for ICE agents to be unmasked to Central American drug cartels. "You know in Central America I found out that if you're becoming a new police chief you get a DVD from the friendly drug cartels with your children and wife going to school and going to church. I mean it's an explicit threat; 'Hands off or we're going to do something.' Well there's such a demand for unmasking ICE officers but they've been doxxed." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022029749241954353 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022029749241954353"
X Link 2026-02-12T19:27Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) defends Attorney General Pam Bondi's disastrous testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee meeting yesterday to Newsmax. "I thought Attorney General Bondi really hit the nail on the head . when she said 'You guys just don't want to talk about interest rates coming down inflation coming down the economy getting stronger." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022038591396786266 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022038591396786266"
X Link 2026-02-12T20:02Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defends his reasoning for signing an executive order that would hold federal immigration agents accountable for alleged criminal activity while on the job by saying: "And what I have directed my police department to do is to collect evidence in the event where you know criminal misconduct is taking place or criminal conduct is taking place to preserve that evidence to also make sure that we know who the supervisor is on the scene to use their body cams to preserve as well as to ensure that evidence that could be used to bring charges that that is available. And"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:30Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
".@KristenCrowell1 executive director of Fair Share America tells @wcpt820's Richard Chew that affordability becoming "the buzzword of 2026" is not an accident and it comes from billionaires and big corporations rigging the tax code to benefit them and hurt the working class. "Democrats have to understand that or anyone . Yes your costs went up. Well it went up because the system's rigged and the system's rigged because the billionaire class has hijacked politics and written laws that benefit them at our expense." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022798845252399584"
X Link 2026-02-14T22:23Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
".@WisDems Chair Devin Remiker speaks with @wcpt820's Joan Esposito about how Democrats get the job done on their own instead of some secretive national party. "But ultimately at the end of the day you know there isn't a smoke-filled room where a lot of this stuff gets hashed out. It's all people trying their best to make a difference and make a change in the world. And sometimes it's it's very thankless work. It's oftentimes misunderstood. But I think we've seen here in Wisconsin just the difference that a well-organized party infrastructure can make in helping to move the needle in a way"
X Link 2026-02-16T16:05Z 73.6K followers, [----] engagements
"ZACH NUNN FALSELY SAYS ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL REMOVES TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS During an interview with Lets Talk Greene County U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) falsely claimed that the One Big Beautiful Bill will feature no tax on Social Security benefits despite numerous debunkings. When asked about the topics discussed in his recent town hall event Nunn touted provisions in the Republican spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law in July. Nunn bragged about the financial impact of the Social Security provisions in the bill. We also talk about the impact of no tax on Social"
X Link 2025-09-15T20:44Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Zach Nunn falsely says One Big Beautiful Bill removes tax on Social Security benefits https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/09/15/zach-nunn-falsely-says-one-big-beautiful-bill-removes-tax-on-social-security-benefits/ https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/09/15/zach-nunn-falsely-says-one-big-beautiful-bill-removes-tax-on-social-security-benefits/"
X Link 2025-09-15T20:44Z 72.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on President Donald Trump flip-flopping on whether he is sending the National Guard to Chicago: "I have said before that you can't take anything he says seriously from one day to the next . Sometimes he forgets. I think he might be suffering from some dementia. The next day he'll wake up on the other side of the bed and stop talking about Chicago.""
X Link 2025-09-16T20:07Z 72.6K followers, 148.5K engagements
"U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) lets FBI Director Kash Patel say with no pushback that the Epstein files contain no information saying that anybody else besides Jeffery Epstein trafficked victims"
X Link 2025-09-16T20:20Z 72.5K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. Sen. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) on Republicans having a House Oversight Committee hearing on fringe weather manipulation technology while denying the basics of climate science: "I can tell you that other countries acknowledge that climate change is real and that we have real work to do and it is within the science realm instead of the conspiracy realm.""
X Link 2025-09-16T20:22Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to former CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Houry: "In Wisconsin there are currently [--] cases of measles. All in unvaccinated individuals [--] of whom are children. I am thankful that we have not seen any deaths yet as we have in Texas. What would an increase in vaccine preventable diseases mean for children and families across the country" HOURY: "It's gonna be heartbreaking . These diseases have long-term consequences and in the U.S. we have gone so far in reversing this. We don't want our children to die.""
X Link 2025-09-17T17:04Z 72.6K followers, 172.9K engagements
"Minnesota State Sen. Jeff Howe (R) says he's skeptical to gun safety legislation because shooting firearms is fun. "I have a .223. I can put in a 30-round magazine. People say 'Why do you need that' Well you know the thing is I like plinking and I like shooting. It's fun.""
X Link 2025-09-17T19:17Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"On "Chew's Views" Retired Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner tells Richard Chew that he was "absolutely inspired" by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for giving hope to Chicagoans against President Donald Trump's threats. "If you live in Chicago or you live in Illinois you should be proud of those leaders that you've elected to stand up for what is right." 📻 @wcpt820"
X Link 2025-09-18T15:20Z 72.5K followers, [----] engagements
"VANCE TOUTS TARIFFS AT FACTORY OF COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURES IN CHINA AND MEXICO On Wednesday Vice President J.D. Vance spoke at Hatch Stamping Company a factory in Chelsea Mich. that supports many policies that Vance claims to vehemently disagree with including outsourcing jobs and addressing climate change. While speaking Vance thanked the owners of Hatch and called it a great American facility. But you guys this is a great facility Vance said. And one of the things they told me is that business got maybe a little tough a little uncertain when they had a president of the United States who"
X Link 2025-09-18T15:57Z 72.5K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. REP. GLENN GROTHMAN (R-WI): Are we doing something to address that problem" FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION GREG JACKSON JR.: "That $812 million that was terminated by the Trump administration cut community violence intervention programs many of them do precisely that. So if that's a priority we should be funding doubling down and scaling out that work." GROTHMAN: "Um I'm not sure that's true.""
X Link 2025-09-18T16:14Z 72.6K followers, [---] engagements
"U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-IL) calls out ICE & DHS after the murder of Silvio Gonzalez by their agents in Franklin Park: "First they said he drove at officers. Videos show otherwise. Then they said he dragged an officer. We've yet to see evidence . DHS's story doesn't add up.""
X Link 2025-09-18T17:45Z 72.6K followers, 57.1K engagements
"C-SPAN'S MIMI GEERGES: "What would you have wanted to hear President Trump say right after Charlie Kirk's assassination" U.S. REP. DON BACON (R-NE): "We should realize there have been Democrats murdered in Minneapolis. The governor from Pennsylvania a Democrat was a victim of arson from an antisemitic person. And then we've had Republicans murdered. This is a problem that affects all of us and it's an evil in our society right now. And instead of pointing the finger at different political spectrums I think we'd be better off saying 'Hey this is all wrong.' We're all we're all victims of this.""
X Link 2025-09-18T19:08Z 72.6K followers, 148.4K engagements
"NANCY MACES BIZARRE EFFORT TO CENSURE ILHAN OMAR FAILS AFTER GOP DEFECTIONS An effort to censure U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) led by her colleague U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has failed after several Republican members of Congress joined the Democrats in dissent. Mace introduced the resolution to strip Omar of all her committee assignments in response to alleged remarks made by Omar after Charlie Kirks assassination. Omar has denied making the remarks and reiterated her calls to end all political violence in America. After Kirks death Omar called the incident mortifying but criticized"
X Link 2025-09-19T00:19Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Nancy Maces bizarre effort to censure Ilhan Omar fails after GOP defections https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/09/18/nancy-maces-bizarre-effort-to-censure-ilhan-omar-fails-after-gop-defections/ https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/09/18/nancy-maces-bizarre-effort-to-censure-ilhan-omar-fails-after-gop-defections/"
X Link 2025-09-19T00:19Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"MINNESOTA DEMOCRAT XP LEE WINS MELISSA HORTMANS SEAT In a special election held on Tuesday Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) candidate Xp Lee emerged victorious over Republican candidate and real estate agent Ruth Bittner. With all [--] precincts reporting Lee won over Republican Ruth Bittner with [----] votes (60.8%) compared to Bittners [----] votes (39.1%) according to the Secretary of States office. Lee a former Brooklyn Park City Council member will represent District 34B in the Minnesota House of Representatives which was held by the late Rep. Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park). Previously the"
X Link 2025-09-19T14:32Z 72.7K followers, [----] engagements
"On "The John Fredericks Show" U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) doubles down on calls to defund the Mayo Clinic over one employee's anti-Charlie Kirk social media post. When a constituent asks for any proof that the Mayo Clinic is inciting violence he tells him to find it himself. "You need to open your aperture and look at things . I'm not a research assistant buddy. I'm your congressman.""
X Link 2025-09-19T21:32Z 72.6K followers, 11.9K engagements
"U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) triples down on threatening to pull federal funding from the Mayo Clinic and anyone who has employees that speak ill about Charlie Kirk. "Saying that we're threatening federal funding and I am saying we're going to remove federal funding from anybody who hires these people . By saying that I'm going to hurt them in the short term it's going to help us in the long term.""
X Link 2025-09-22T15:21Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Michigan State Sen. Veronica Klinefelt (D-Eastpointe) calls out Sen. Joe Bellino (R-Monroe) after he blames the left for Charlie Kirk's assassination: KLINEFELT: "What happened to Charlie Kirk is a tragedy. It's unconscionable and unacceptable. What else is unacceptable is to stand up and again say 'the far left the far left conservatives will not be intimidated. When Nancy Pelosi's husband was beat with a hammer there were snickers and jokes about it. Recently we just had a state rep in in Minnesota murdered by somebody. You don't hear us standing up here and saying 'the radical right the"
X Link 2025-09-23T15:13Z 72.6K followers, 41.1K engagements
"On conservative radio Minnesota State Rep. Walter Hudson (R-Albertville) calls State Rep.-elect XP Lee (DFL) a "communist" and claims he wants President Donald Trump to be assassinated: "We just elected another one this week a vowed communist who put '8647' on social media. So I got one more I gotta deal with. I gotta share space and engage a debate with somebody who thinks the death of their political opponents is on the table.""
X Link 2025-09-23T17:11Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"On "Mornings with Brian Haldane" U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) criticizes President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claim that using Tylenol during pregnancy can cause autism. "I was talking to a woman. She goes 'Oh this is great. Two men telling me not to take the only thing I can take when my back's hurting and I'm pregnant. Two men telling me not to take something.' And she was just expressing her frustration.""
X Link 2025-09-23T18:38Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"OKLAHOMA REPUBLICANS PROPOSE MANDATING CHARLIE KIRK STATUES IN PUBLIC COLLEGES Republicans in the Oklahoma state Legislature have introduced a bill that would mandate public universities and colleges to erect statues of Charlie Kirk or pay a monthly fine. Senate Bill [----] which is sponsored by state Sens. Shane Jett (R-Shawnee) and Dana Prieto (R-Tulsa) also requires universities to create a Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza and signage explaining Kirks voice as a modern civil rights leader vocal Christian martyr for truth and faith and free speech advocate. Failure to comply would force"
X Link 2025-09-23T19:13Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"On "Chew's Views" U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) tells Richard Chew what she saw in Broadview after protesters and ICE agents clashed outside an ICE facility. "Really a horror about what's going on to see a building boarded up and people inside . We were told there might be [---] people inside not very big room. We're trying to find out where they sleep what they are eating." 📻 @wcpt820"
X Link 2025-09-24T12:57Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX) blasts Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for immediately characterizing the ICE shooting in Dallas as left-wing violence before the shooter's motive is proven. "If this is some sort of contest that we're having to see who can control the narrative and talking points on this instead of being transparent with the public the fact that two people died and they were migrants then I think that is absolutely sickening.""
X Link 2025-09-24T16:33Z 72.5K followers, 59K engagements
"U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R) appears to reveal he suggested Trump should cancel a negotiations meeting with Democrats a week before a government shutdown. "What I suggest and I think the president came to the conclusion that it wouldn't be a productive meeting.""
X Link 2025-09-24T17:01Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"OHIO KICKS OFF REDISTRICTING PROCESS WITH REPUBLICANS LOOKING TO FURTHER GERRYMANDER MAPS On Monday the Ohio state Legislature held its first public hearings on the states redistricting process where Republicans rejected a map drawn by Democrats that would more evenly split Ohios congressional districts. Even though the GOP did not offer a map of their own yet they made it known that the Democrat-drawn map would not move forward. The new map would give Democrats the advantage in seven congressional seats and Republicans the edge in eight which proponents argue would reflect Ohios voting"
X Link 2025-09-24T18:01Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) correctly pronounces "acetaminophen" and says President Donald Trump not only cannot pronounce the word right but also doesn't understand the science"
X Link 2025-09-25T14:15Z 72.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Ryan Walters who oversaw one of the worst-performing education systems in the country resigns from his position as Oklahoma state superintendent to join the conservative Teacher Freedom Alliance as it's CEO. "We will build an army of teachers to defeat the teacher's unions once and for all. This fight's going national and we will get our schools back on track. We will not allow any further union control.""
X Link 2025-09-25T16:44Z 72.7K followers, 58.7K engagements
"U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) on House Republicans possibly using a government shutdown to fire more people: "They nakedly exposed what they really want to do: fire more federal employees after they have 'DOGE'd' tens of thousands of federal employees. This is on the Republicans. The House Republicans have skipped town. House Democrats will be in Washington D.C. and the Senate Republicans and Democrats are ready to do our job. We've got three of us ready to do our job. Republicans are on vacation.""
X Link 2025-09-29T14:44Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"When asked if he is ok with "mass firings" of federal employees after President Donald Trump threatened that if the government shuts down senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) dodges the question while saying he's "very comfortable with the position we have.""
X Link 2025-09-29T17:36Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Illinois Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh tells Amy Goodman on "Democracy Now" that ICE is driving vehicles through protestors and lobbing tear gas into press areas. "They tried to ram the van through us. A man fell in front of the van. And the van was going to drive over his head and I helped him up before that happened. But they were totally willing to do that. They shot a man in the face with a pepper ball bullet. They tear gassed us as they were trying to drive a car through a crowd. And then after that they threw a tear gas canister at the press area very intentionally"
X Link 2025-09-29T19:42Z 72.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino admitting federal immigration agents are targeting people based on how they look: "They're not targeting violent criminals or gang members. They're arresting tamale vendors and delivery men and shaking down families.""
X Link 2025-09-29T21:14Z 72.7K followers, [----] engagements
"ILLINOIS GOV. J.B. PRITZKER (D): "In any other country if federal agents fired upon journalists and protesters went unprovoked what would we call it If federal agents march down busy streets harassing civilians and demanding their papers what would we say I don't think we'd have any trouble calling it what it is authoritarianism so let's not pretend it's something else when it happens in our American cities.""
X Link 2025-09-29T21:36Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on federal immigration agents causing chaos in the Loop in Chicago yesterday: "On a beautiful weekend when families were out enjoying their day in Chicago armed border patrol agents were downtown marching up and down Michigan Avenue harassing and intimidating residents and tourists.""
X Link 2025-09-29T21:40Z 72.7K followers, [----] engagements
"ILLINOIS GOV. J.B. PRITZKER (D): "I refuse to stay silent about this and let the slow encroachment of our freedoms and liberties continue unabated. The state of Illinois and all of us will continue to fight this with everything that we have.""
X Link 2025-09-29T21:41Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) tells CNNs Wolf Blitzer that instead of the National Guard what Memphis really needs are long-term solutions: fixing mental health care improving education and boosting economic development. "The long-term solutions in both D.C. and Memphis and other cities is in health care. It's in mental health. It's in education. It's in business opportunities and economic development. And we're not seeing those at all.""
X Link 2025-09-30T00:57Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"PENNSYLVANIA STATE REP. JOSH SIEGEL (D): "They gave us the weekend. They gave us child protection against child labor. They gave us fair worker standards and safe working conditions a livable wage and good health care. And it is the American labor movement that is going to save this country again.""
X Link 2025-09-30T11:00Z 72.6K followers, 94.2K engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) calls for Illinoisans to record everything they see with federal immigration agents post footage to social media and ask for badge numbers and identification. "We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it.""
X Link 2025-09-30T13:30Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"HEARTLAND REPUBLICANS SAY EXTENDING ACA TAX CREDITS WOULD BE A COLOSSAL MISTAKE In an op-ed published by Newsweek last Thursday U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) and other Heartland Republicans indicated they believe extending the Affordable Care Acts (ACA) advanced premium tax credits would be a colossal mistake. These tax credits which were implemented under President Joe Biden and approved by Democrats are set to expire at the end of the year. A KFF analysis suggests that the loss of the tax credits could be responsible for as much as an 18% median rate increase in insurance premiums"
X Link 2025-09-30T15:19Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) on House Republicans fleeing Washington D.C. hours before a government shutdown: "There are more mentions of Donald Trump in the Epstein Files than there are House Republicans here in Washington D.C. today.""
X Link 2025-09-30T15:57Z 72.8K followers, 31.1K engagements
"Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on the ICE operation that happened in the city's South Shore neighborhood early this morning: "What we simply know is that you have masked men with large weapons that are simply disappearing people from their homes. We're talking about children being stripped away from their parents. We're talking about workers that are being targeted.""
X Link 2025-09-30T17:18Z 72.7K followers, 50.1K engagements
"Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on President Donald Trump saying that he would use Chicago as a "training ground for our military": "This is absolutely appalling. This president is an unstable human being. And it's right for this moment to check him. And we're calling on Congress to do its job. There is no way that anyone in this country should be okay with armed militarized troops being sent to cities.""
X Link 2025-09-30T17:25Z 72.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Broadview (IL) Police Chief Thomas Mills on ICE attacking first responders and citizens in the village: "We are experiencing immediate public safety crisis. The deployment of tear gas pepper spray mace and rubber bullets by ICE near the processing center in the village of Broadview is creating a dangerous situation for the community and all first responders. Broadview residents police officers and firefighters paramedics are being exposed to these agents. Our own Broadview police are routinely being exposed to ICE tear gas.""
X Link 2025-09-30T18:32Z 72.7K followers, 42K engagements
"Pennsylvania State Rep. Tim Bonner (R-Grove City) speaks in favor of ghost guns saying American revolutionaries used them to defeat England. "We call them 'ghost guns' today. Our founding fathers and our true patriots call them 'homemade guns.'""
X Link 2025-09-30T19:21Z 73.4K followers, 37.7K engagements
"ILLINOIS GOV. J.B. PRITZKER (D): "What we can do when it comes to troops being sent into Chicago and to the state of Illinois is immediately go to court. We're prepared to do that . Believe me when I tell you that the law is on our side when it comes to keeping troops out of the city and out of the state.""
X Link 2025-09-30T19:31Z 72.6K followers, 11.7K engagements
"Minnesota House DFL Leader Zach Stephenson on his GOP counterpart saying there's not a single Republican vote for an assault weapons ban effectively killing it: "I think we got the clarity that we're looking for that Republicans aren't willing to vote for meaningful measures to decrease gun violence in our state.""
X Link 2025-10-01T18:03Z 72.6K followers, 54K engagements
"Vice President JD Vance downplays calls of racism in a meme posted by President Donald Trump putting a sombrero and mustache on House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). "Hakeem Jeffries said it was racist and I know that he said that. And I honestly don't even know what that means. Like is he a Mexican American that is offended by having a sombrero meme""
X Link 2025-10-01T18:30Z 72.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the Trump administration's anti-autism rhetoric: "More than ever autistic people and their families deserve our support. Autism is not an epidemic; it's a difference in how the brain works. A difference that with support allows people to thrive and contribute and have full lives.""
X Link 2025-10-02T17:34Z 73.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) gets an applause after he teases President Donald Trump for not being able to pronounce "acetaminophen." "If you're pregnant and your doctor recommends acetaminophen let me repeat that word for anyone that doesn't know how to pronounce it.""
X Link 2025-10-02T17:38Z 73.4K followers, 39.1K engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) says he doesn't have a medical degree like President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary RFK Jr. But unlike them he listens to doctors and medical professionals. "I get my information from doctors and public health experts and I urge all of you to do the same. If you have medical questions ask your doctor. If you see some health care recommendation on social media that you aren't sure about ask your doctor. If you hear something about health that's confusing or incoherent or even scares you ask your doctor.""
X Link 2025-10-02T20:20Z 73.3K followers, 19.5K engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on President Donald Trump avoiding negotiating with Democrats during the government shutdown: "He wrote a book or supposedly wrote a book called 'The Art of the Deal' and says he's a good dealmaker. Time to go to work.""
X Link 2025-10-02T20:24Z 73.3K followers, [----] engagements
"On conservative radio last month Virginia GOP lieutenant governor candidate John Reid said running mate Winsome Earle-Sears still opposes gay marriage. "She's not for gay marriage. You know she's 100% against it.""
X Link 2025-10-03T18:50Z 73.4K followers, 37.8K engagements
"During a conversation about voluntary gun storage safety Oklahoma State Sen. Warren Hamilton (R-McCurtain) says suicide rates are going up because "we as a nation" have forgotten that "God is the giver of life and it is God who takes it away.""
X Link 2025-10-03T18:54Z 73.4K followers, [----] engagements
"BREAKING: ICE arrested Chicago Alderwoman Jesse Fuentes after she questioned them on an arrest warrant at a hospital. (Video via Eric Reinhart)"
X Link 2025-10-03T20:42Z 73.4K followers, 158.3K engagements
"Illinois Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh to WCPTs Joan Esposito: "A lot of it is just doing things and it's very frustrating to watch our leaders not do that . I'm sick of a party that always seems to be reacting instead of being proactive. And if you don't want to react you can't take bad-faith arguments in good faith and you have to understand where those bad faith arguments come from. I do.""
X Link 2025-10-03T20:57Z 72.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Chicago Alderperson Andre Vasquez on the conditions of the Broadview ICE facility: "In that building you've got anywhere from [---] to [---] people in rooms about the size of a conference room. They don't have enough space to sleep in. There's maybe a chair or two. The bathrooms in the same space. You got people with gauzes over their heads because they've been wounded by federal agents. They barely get fed. We know this because they've called when they're lucky enough to make a call to let people know what's going on.""
X Link 2025-10-03T22:06Z 72.8K followers, 61.5K engagements
"CHICAGO ALDERPERSON ANDRE VASQUEZ (D): "What we know is that all these systems in place your jock bros with their weapons your drones your helicopters all these are the same weapons being built to basically attack every other population. We're just the first ones to be attacked. We've seen the rhetoric about trans folks for women seeking reproductive health. This isn't a moment for one community; it's for all of us as a community to step up.""
X Link 2025-10-03T22:22Z 72.7K followers, 18K engagements
"Chicago Alderperson Maria Hadden describes a recent ICE raid in the South Side. "At one in the morning they hovered over a residential neighborhood in an American city and they repelled soldiers from Black Hawks. And they busted into people's homes. They took citizens and non-citizens. They ripped them from their homes. They zip-tied them. They went in without a warrant and they did it because they could. So we're saying they can't. Stand with us stand with Broadview stand with Chicago stand with the organizers who are fighting.""
X Link 2025-10-03T22:29Z 73.4K followers, 99.9K engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) tells Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE to "get the heck out of Chicago" in response to a militaristic raid on Chicago's South Side of Chicago last week that saw ICE agents repel from helicopters and children and elderly zip-tied in the back of U-Hauls"
X Link 2025-10-06T16:36Z 72.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the militaristic raid on Chicago's South Side of Chicago last week that saw ICE agents repel from helicopters and children and elderly zip-tied in the back of U-Hauls: "What kind of country is this . They want mayhem on the ground. They want to create the war zone so that they can send in even more troops.""
X Link 2025-10-06T16:46Z 73.4K followers, 12.1K engagements
"BREAKING: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announces an executive order establishing "ICE-free zones" in Chicago. "That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as staging grounds for these raids.""
X Link 2025-10-06T16:58Z 72.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: "Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant . If Congress will not check this administration then Chicago will.""
X Link 2025-10-06T17:52Z 73.4K followers, 63.5K engagements
"Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announces the Trump administration is deploying members of the Texas National Guard to Chicago. "For now let me just say that we are unequivocally going to continue to reject the military occupation of our city. The Trump administration must end the war on Chicago.""
X Link 2025-10-06T17:55Z 72.8K followers, [----] engagements
"WGN'S TAHMAN BRADLEY: "President Trump has frequently insulted you your wealth your intelligence your weight. You've responded with harsh criticism." J.B. PRITZKER: "You know it's funny. Whenever the president talks about somebody critically it's often projection about what he himself is insecure about. So think about each of the things that he said about me. They're all true about him.""
X Link 2025-10-06T18:04Z 73.4K followers, 100.2K engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem: "Grow up. She's the one cosplaying a social media influencer who's dragging with her cameras to catch her every move. She's dressing up as a law enforcement officer and jumping in as if she's trained to do any of this. She's not and she shouldn't be part of this . She's in fact ginning it up causing problems.""
X Link 2025-10-06T18:06Z 72.8K followers, 11.2K engagements
"ILLINOIS GOV. J.B. PRITZKER (D): "I helped to build a Holocaust museum and what I know is in the early days of the Nazi regime they started slowly but surely taking away people's rights. And what we're seeing now is the very same thing: They've gone into cities now with the military." "Think about that: In your lifetime have you ever seen anything like that Where the president of the United States is sending military or troops dressed as military ICE and CBP in camouflage with automatic weapons into our major cities. It's wrong. And especially at a time when it's the president of the United"
X Link 2025-10-06T18:09Z 73.4K followers, 32.4K engagements
"U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) on ICE raids and protests against them: "We know the Trump administration lies consistently . ICE is being very aggressive. Remember that they are zip-tying children. They are raiding apartment blocks in the middle of the night separating children from their families pulling people out onto the streets naked. They are using Gestapo tactics in Chicago. And this is what Trump wants to do right He wants to intimidate the people of Chicago. That's not gonna happen.""
X Link 2025-10-06T18:30Z 72.8K followers, [----] engagements
"VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE IS 100% AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE SAYS RUNNING MATE Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears is evidently 100% opposed to gay marriage according to her running mate John Reid. Reid made the claim during an interview on "The Wilkow Majority Radio Show" last month. During the discussion the host asked Reid for an example of an issue where he and Earle-Sears disagree on and his response was same-sex marriage. Oh well shes not for gay marriage. Shes 100% against it Reid said. I think you know shes from Jamaica and her religious"
X Link 2025-10-06T21:30Z 73.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) describes the murder of Silverio Villegas-Gonzlez by ICE agents and the agency's alleged cover-up as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. "The facts are coming out and they're raising even more questions . The agent said on camera his injuries were 'nothing major.'""
X Link 2025-10-06T21:44Z 73.4K followers, 25K engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on ICE agents conducting raids without warrants: "They're not showing up with judicial warrant . They're using detainers. These are non-judicial warrants. They're literally written by an ICE agent . Just writing it themselves with no oversight and then coming to get you and arrest you.""
X Link 2025-10-07T02:28Z 73.4K followers, 10.7K engagements
"Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) cites the deficit while speaking against Congress extending ACA subsidies. "We probably can't afford it as a country.""
X Link 2025-10-07T11:30Z 72.8K followers, [----] engagements
"ILLINOIS GOV. J.B. PRITZKER (D): "They're going into buildings like the one on South Shore in which they took [---] people out of the building many of whom are U.S. citizens. They zip-tied children some of them half-naked and put elderly people into U-Hauls US citizens for hours." "You don't ransack the building break the windows of the building and create turmoil and mayhem. Why do you think they're doing that They're doing that because they want to create the pretext for bringing troops in for making it seem like there is a war zone in Chicago. They're the ones creating that war zone. They're"
X Link 2025-10-07T12:30Z 73.5K followers, 13.3K engagements
"Attorney General Pam Bondi verbally attacks U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) for simply asking why President Donald Trump is sending National Guard troops to Illinois. DURBIN: "Why do you want to keep the secret The American people don't know the rationale behind the deployment of National Guard troops in my state . What's the rationale for that" BONDI: "Yeah Chairman as you shut down the government you voted to shut down the government and you're sitting here . I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump. And currently the National Guard are on the way to Chicago. If you're not"
X Link 2025-10-07T15:40Z 73.4K followers, 371.1K engagements
"A federal immigration agent grabbed a Chicago citizen by the neck on Kedzie Avenue with four other agents dogpiling him. One of them says "she's next" to someone recording the interaction. (Video shared by Don Lemon)"
X Link 2025-10-07T15:55Z 73.5K followers, 44.4K engagements
"ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI: "Ultimate weaponization and weaponization under Donald Trump has ended.""
X Link 2025-10-07T17:18Z 72.8K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) says Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are illegally inciting violence against ICE and federal immigration officers after they called out violence perpetrated by ICE and federal immigration agents against Chicagoans: "I am wondering If Pritzker and Johnson understand that there are federal laws that criminalize inciting violence against law enforcement and federal agents . Anytime you start pitting your own people against their own government a government is only there at its core to protect rights and the safety of its people that"
X Link 2025-10-07T19:26Z 73.4K followers, [----] engagements
"When asked if he has had any communication with the White House Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) says no. Secretary Pete Hegseth was supposed to call him and talk about National Guard deploying into the state but he never got a call and Pritzker later saw Hegseth attending a football game"
X Link 2025-10-07T22:09Z 72.8K followers, 21.2K engagements
"Ohio State Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery) author of the "Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act" says the conservative activist was assassinated because history books don't talk about Christianity enough. "The farther back you go in history and you look our history books talked about our Christian origins the Christian heritage here in the United States of America. But the closer we get to the present the more we see that philosophy not just the philosophy but the historic facts have been omitted. They have been left out and history is being rewritten. And that leads to I think a lot of hate. I"
X Link 2025-10-08T12:00Z 73.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) on President Donald Trump's chances of unconstitutionally running for a third term: "You think he's kidding when he talks about wanting to run again You think he built a ballroom so that you know J.B. Pritzker when he moves in can have that ballroom No he built it for himself.""
X Link 2025-10-08T13:00Z 73.4K followers, 314K engagements
"Last month an ICE agent shot Rev. David Black in the head with a pepper ball outside of the Broadview IL ICE detention facility for protesting peacefully. (Video via Kelly Hayes on Bluesky)"
X Link 2025-10-08T15:59Z 73.4K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. REP. DELIA RAMIREZ (D-IL): "Over the last nine months Trump and Republicans in Congress have been very clear about their priorities and the pain that they're willing to inflict on the American people just to benefit their billionaire bosses. They have cut our health care. They are closing our hospitals. They are laying people off. They're stealing your bargaining rights snatching our loved ones off the street and driving our costs up. What part of that is golden age for the American people""
X Link 2025-10-08T19:19Z 73.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Per ABC [--] Chicago [---] National Guard Troops arrive in Elwood IL. They are stationed in makeshift barracks preparing for their occupation of Chicago"
X Link 2025-10-08T19:23Z 73.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on President Donald Trump saying that him and Chicago Mayor Johnson should both be "jailed": "He's a coward. He says a lot of things to the camera. He likes to pretend to be a tough guy. Come and get me. Come and get me.""
X Link 2025-10-08T19:32Z 73.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) says President Donald Trump sending the National Guards and ICE into Democrat-led cities is to distract from his numerous scandals. "They're meant to be a distraction from a government shutdown from an economy that's not working from soybean farmers collapsing from Epstein Files and all that. This is not meant to make an impact truly on crime truly on safety in communities.""
X Link 2025-10-08T22:34Z 73.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Repeating disinformation regarding the ICE shooting of Marimar Martinez Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defends President Donald Trump's call to jail Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. "Any elected official that allows this to happen and gives cover to those kind of individuals who are perpetuating murder should absolutely be prosecuted in my opinion.""
X Link 2025-10-08T22:36Z 73.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on President Donald Trump's threats to jail him: "He's demented literally unhinged. And this is somebody so insecure that he lashes out pretending that he can come arrest people for no reason at all. He can't. He isn't going to do it. TACO. Trump Always Chickens Out.""
X Link 2025-10-09T00:18Z 73.5K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. REP. DELIA RAMIREZ (D-IL): "Donald Trump Kristi Noem Pete Hegseth and all those criminals in office they want to use their power to try to break our spirit. But here with federal workers here in the city of Chicago and our downtown we know something very clear: that the people united will never be defeated.""
X Link 2025-10-09T12:00Z 73.4K followers, 25.5K engagements
"Maria Heavener a first-grade teacher at Funston Elementary School in Chicago describes the chaos from ICE agents that interrupted her class last week. "ICE agents rolled down the window to their white SUV and began throwing tear gas canisters at our community. They gassed many of our neighbors including a two-year-old who was out walking with their family. Tear gas filled the streets blowing into the parking lot of Rico Fresh and towards the direction of our playground across the street.""
X Link 2025-10-09T18:40Z 73.5K followers, 121.6K engagements
"Maria Heavener a first-grade teacher at Funston Elementary School in Chicago on ICE agents deploying tear gas near the school last week: "Here's the truth: Friday was the first time that my students had ever seen that level of violence in our community taking place right there on the corner of Central Park and Armitage Avenue.""
X Link 2025-10-09T18:43Z 73.5K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. REP. DELIA RAMIREZ (D-IL): "There are two Johnsons that I have to talk about on a daily basis. One the speaker of the House of Representatives who doesn't care that there's a government shutdown because he doesn't want people to have health care. He wants to protect the pedophile. He wants to ensure that Epstein files are never released to confirm what we already know." "And then we have the courageous Johnson Mayor Johnson who has been standing with community always who I've had the opportunity to work with for a long time collectively fighting for our children. And I couldn't ask for a"
X Link 2025-10-09T18:57Z 73.4K followers, 47.2K engagements
"Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates commends local leaders for standing up to the Trump administration's occupation of the city. "When you have a government that loves humanity they listen. And in Chicago we have a government that has created executive orders saying 'Hands off our school communities hands off our young people.' And I want to appreciate that for a moment because we could have had someone else in this seat who would have sold us out.""
X Link 2025-10-09T20:58Z 73.3K followers, 10.1K engagements
"Randi Weingarten president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) on ICE and federal immigration agents conducting operations and deploying tear gas near Chicago schools: "This federal government used to say drug-free zones gun free zones. They used to do this. They used to understand Republican and Democratic alike that schools had to be places where kids were protected where they felt safe and welcome. So now it is the local government it is the state government that is saying 'No we are going to protect kids.'""
X Link 2025-10-09T22:27Z 73.4K followers, 104.9K engagements
"Gov. Tim Walz preparing for Trump to deploy National Guard in Minnesota https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/10/10/gov-tim-walz-preparing-for-trump-to-deploy-national-guard-in-minnesota/ https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/10/10/gov-tim-walz-preparing-for-trump-to-deploy-national-guard-in-minnesota/"
X Link 2025-10-10T20:37Z 73.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kim Lightford (D-Hillside) celebrates the fence coming down around the Broadview IL ICE facility that blocked local roads. "This fence went up without a permit without transparency and without accountability. It was built illegally on municipal property land that belongs to the people of Broadview. It has created a public safety hazard blocking fire department's access to local businesses and putting lives and livelihood at risk." "And for what To keep the public from seeing what is happening inside. To silence the cries of people who have been violently pulled"
X Link 2025-10-13T21:01Z 73.4K followers, 84.6K engagements
"ILLINOIS STATE REP NORMA HERNANDEZ (D-MELROSE PARK): "Even though so much harm trauma and heartbreak we've seen real victories victories that show what's possible when we organize and we refuse to back down. We've seen the courts block the deployment of National Guard onto our streets. We've seen the extension of the Castaon Nava consent decree protecting our people from ICE arrest without probable cause or a warrant. And we've seen a federal judge order the removal of this fence around the very center a powerful reminder that walls fall when people rise.""
X Link 2025-10-14T00:58Z 73.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) broke with the President Donald Trump last week over his efforts to send Texas National Guard troops to Illinois. "Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration." (Video via @KSWO_7NEWS)"
X Link 2025-10-14T23:10Z 73.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Ana Guajardo executive director of Centro de Trabajadores Unidos speaks after ICE used tear gas on Chicago Southeast Side residents and CPD officers on Tuesday. "ICE agents began to terrorize local businesses workers community residents schools throughout the entire Southeast side of Chicago. ICE personally focused on communities of color. They are predominantly Latino Latinx and African American. ICE has been using public spaces such as parks school parking lots business corridors to intimidate and create fear among our community residents and business owners.""
X Link 2025-10-15T17:46Z 73.5K followers, [----] engagements
"In the wake of the dozens of ICE raids throughout Chicago immigration attorney Oscar Franco breaks down the rights every person has: "First and foremost you have the right to record ICE. You have the right to share that information with your loved ones and members of your community. And please contact ICIRR Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights if you do see ICE and do so at a safe distance. Do not antagonize or use force against ICE. ICE will use any excuse to continue to terrorize our community and it is important that we do so at a safe distance." "Secondly you have the right"
X Link 2025-10-15T19:50Z 73.4K followers, 25K engagements
"HEARTLAND STATES WHERE CONVERSION THERAPY BANS COULD BE REVERSED DEPENDING ON SCOTUS RULING The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments last week in a case that could see the court restrict the ability for states to prohibit conversion therapy. Last week the court heard oral arguments in the Chiles v. Salazar case which challenges a [----] Colorado law that bans conversion therapy for children in the state. Conversion therapy is an umbrella term that refers to the practice of attempting to change an individuals sexual orientation or gender identity. The methods involved can include"
X Link 2025-10-16T16:33Z 73.5K followers, [----] engagements
"We have the best healthcare system in the world. (If you're a hedge-fund manager looking to profit off the sick.) http://t.co/0dozDzkcUQ http://fb.me/7yvME0JlU http://fb.me/7yvME0JlU"
X Link 2015-09-21T21:51Z 82.9K followers, [--] engagements
"Check out the video from President Obama's press conference. A little long but full of debt ceiling DOMA Libya. http://fb.me/QrnwNxiB"
X Link 2011-06-29T21:38Z 82.8K followers, [--] engagements
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