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Jillian Gilchrest
@jilchrest.bsky.social
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Raising women up, championing public policy, bringing folks together. Candidate for U.S. Congress & State Representative in CT. #socialworker #feminist
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 4h
Latinas are paid, on average, 54 cents to every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men. On average, Latina workers stand to lose about 1.2 million over the course of a 40-year career due to the wage gap. #latinaequalpay #Trabajadoras
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 7h
When will these elected Republicans stop abdicating their power to Trump and stand up for their constituents and our country?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9h
I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 20h
As alarmed as people may be, they aren't alarmed enough. Trump just escalated this crisis from a fight between the federal government and a state, to a situation where one state is deploying armed forces to impose its will on another state. www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next
We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 23h
Agreed! Congress must fix the healthcare crisis and put people first.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 5d
“Front line workers are scared - and you should be, too.”

Listen to health care workers like @aft.org member Heather: Congress needs to fix the health care crisis and put working people first! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 1d
We’re in Wethersfield this week! Join us on Thursday or Saturday for coffee & conversation!
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you @ctfoodshare.bsky.social
CT Foodshare Releases $1M For Federal Employees Affected By Shutdown | CT News Junkie
Though Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits have not been impacted for the month of October, a prolonged government shutdown could jeopardiz...
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 1d
I've been talking to people in the district everyday for a month and haven't found a single person whose main concern is fundraising totals...
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 2d
The cost of living is too high already… Congress needs to continue the affordable care act subsidies for working families!
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 3d
WTF is this video? It is the pure engorged id of MAGA.

For Noem — and Trump, and Miller, and Hegseth, and Patel — the brutality is a made-for-tv movie. It’s entertainment. And they get off on the raw, naked will to power.

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The Attack on Chicago
People need to look at these pictures and ask, is this America?
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 3d
Children are starving in Gaza because of Israeli government policies. Hundreds of people from around the world organized a civilian flotilla to try to deliver food. Israel arrested them.

The United States must demand the immediate release of all detained Americans.
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 5d
Join us in Cromwell this Saturday! We’ll be at Pierson Park and then Tony’s Flour Shop!
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 6d
Check out my latest Substack! Our Health is Not for Sale.
Our Health is Not for Sale
We don't have to accept the awful state of American health care
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 7d
Just naked and brazen corruption. All states represented by Democrats in the Senate.

Time to stiffen our spines and demand that we only fund a government that obeys the law.
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Mayor Karen Bass @mayor.lacity.gov · 6d
Stephen Miller told officers armed with guns that they are "unleashed."

Nothing about this is normal. This is a threat to our democracy.
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 7d
The goal of the Trump Administration & Republicans in Congress has always been to destroy the government’s ability to serve the public and protect people from harm.

When government stops working for the people, it’s not an accident. It’s the plan.

It’s up to us — the people — to speak out.
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 7d
Great conversation earlier this week on the importance of government investment in early childhood programs— what we’ve done and where we need to go! @seanscanlonct.bsky.social
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 8d
Help us send a message! #peoplepower #moneyoutofpolitics #politics #yourvoicematters #congress voteforjillian.com
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 12d
“I believe that no human is illegal. I believe that every person in this country is entitled to their basic human rights. I believe that when the state of Connecticut offers health care and offers licenses, we need to protect your information and your data … ” Gilchrest said.
ICE seizes community leader at CT court check-in, immigrant groups say
Hartford immigrant advocates are calling for the release of a community activist who was reportedly taken by federal ICE agents during a routine immigration check-in Wednesday. Victor Sanchez, a membe...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13d
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 12d
One month on the campaign trail! Check out my Substack!
One Month Down
Coffee, chaos, and common cause on the campaign trail
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 13d
Check out another edition of Kitchen Table Issues… this week #healthcare #health #universalhealthcare #insurance
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 13d
Check out my substack!
Why I Wouldn’t Have Voted to Honor Charlie Kirk
Congress’s obsession with appearances over principles is failing all of us.
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 13d
Join us next week for a Walk with a Purpose!
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Jillian Gilchrest @jilchrest.bsky.social · 14d
Wonderful discussions at our first Cafe Conversation! Thanks to the Dream Cafe in Rocky Hill. The Dream Cafe gives the students of The Dream Academy and the Rocky Hill Public Schools hands on work experience to help them build the skills needed to be successful when entering the workforce.
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