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Sam Weinberg
@samweinberg.bsky.social
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board chair, etc. @pathtoprogress.bsky.social
henchman to @katmabu.bsky.social
helper to non-bad campaigns and causes
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It’s all so fucking grim
October 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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We’re like six weeks away from this being the norm
The Von Trapp family as depicted in the Sound of Music fleeing Austria through the Alps
October 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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not quite sure who this candidate is but she seems to have a lot of energy behind her
August 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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If you want to bring young men back into Democratic politics, look no further than at how @katmabu.bsky.social campaigns. Progressive policies, community-centered efforts, and creative events are bringing people back.
Dozens of young people at Kat’s Board Games for Progress event today at our campaign headquarters
August 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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yo @danielbiss.bsky.social @laurafine4congress.bsky.social @bushraamiwala.bsky.social get on Kat’s level and come by the AEW show
Kat trying to be cute in a photo at AEW Kat holding up a shirt that says “North Side Is All Elite”
August 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Those advocating for a $15 minimum wage in the year of our lord 2025 need to get their shit together.

$15 had always been the compromise and as the goalposts shift, the goals need to as well.

I’m proud to be managing the only campaign in the country that pays ALL staff at least $25 per hour.
CPI Inflation Calculator result showing that $15 in June, 2015 has the same buying power as $20.28 in June, 2025
July 19, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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I’m doing work here, not just ignoring everyone. I promise!
Me in a swivel chair with my back turned to the circle of people
July 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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The energy today for @katmabu.bsky.social in Skokie, Glenview, and Evanston was absolutely electric!

As someone who grew up going to the Evanston Fourth of July parade, I’ve never seen so many people with so much enthusiasm turn out for a candidate.

Get in on the good vibes at katforillinois.com
Kat and 47 supporters waiting to walk in the Evanston Fourth of July parade
July 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Not many people know this but the way I was hired is that @bencollins.bsky.social showed up at my door Andy Garcia Ocean’s 13 style in his Lambo wearing a monocle and held his cane to my neck until I agreed to be Kat’s campaign manager
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
I have an ethics question. Your partner, Kat Abughazaleh, is running for Congress in Illinois. I was just wondering if you'll abuse your power to endorse her through the through the paper of record. I've been threatening all of everyone in Illinois with personal punishment if they don't say that she's the coolest person who's ever lived. I'm extremely rich. What I do is I drive my Lamborghini to everyone's house and I just berate them at their doorstep. So that's my plan. If you haven't been berated yet by me at your doorstep, or had me shouting at you from the Lamborghini, then, frankly, I haven't done my job. She's fucking great. I'm proud of her. She's doing so good. And yeah, the second that we get into internecine local politics at The Onion is the second that we've lost the plot. Though it is a Chicago paper, after all.
June 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Within single digits of the lead, @katmabu.bsky.social has the most room to grow her support among the leading candidates. With 267 days to go, we’re right where we need to be as we continue to build this momentum!
Screenshot from an Evanston Now article that says “In a statement, Abughazaleh's campaign manager, Sam Weinberg, said the poll ‘shows we have a real path to victory,’ noting that ‘it won't be easy... We know we're the underdogs in this race.’”
June 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Live from the the green room! @katmabu.bsky.social is doing what she does best: pushing back on Republican bullshit and holding Elon Musk accountable.
Kat on CNN on a TV in the studio’s green room (doing amazing!)
June 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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she bombed
June 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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@katmabu.bsky.social just practiced her standup routine for me and I must say it’s incredible! See it live for yourself TONIGHT: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-standup
Kat practices her standup on Google Meet as I smile at a slide that refers to an unhinged right-wing website
June 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
samweinberg.bsky.social
“Sam Goldberg”

Does Kat’s opponent only know one Jewish name?
From a Republican candidate running for the Ninth District: To my democrat opponent: STOP 🛑 using my name to raise funds for your sham campaign. Quit exploiting my name to pay your so-called "professional victim" campaign manager, Sam Goldberg, and to rent pointless office space. Let's be real-you don't need security. No one is coming after you because no one cares about your campaign. A homeless person throwing up on your sidewalk isn't a political threat-it's the direct result of failed radical Democrat policies that worsened the homeless crisis. If you're profiting off my name, where's my 10% commission?
May 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
samweinberg.bsky.social
> born in the south
> abnormal height
> worked service jobs
> moved to Illinois
> bitch wife (ben)
> elected to House of Representatives
Abraham Lincoln Kat Abughazaleh
May 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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yeah
Bluesky post that says “People will mourn Biden. Zero people will mourn @bencollins.Baku.social. Even his fuck buddy Kat Abu”
May 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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got a label maker :)
Photo of a label maker in Kat’s office and labels that say “holy fucking fuck Kat is actually running for office and we have an office and everything and we raised over $500K and oh my goshhhh” without any spaces
May 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Our volunteers are AWESOME
A wonderful volunteer painting “Abby Gazebo” in the style of Kat’s wordmark on the wall of our office The completed painting of “Abby Gazebo” in the style of Kat’s wordmark on the wall of our office
May 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Tucker Carlson fuming over ~something~ with a chyron that says “Ben Collins Owes A Lot Of People An Explanation”
May 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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bought a chair today
Part of the box of an office chair from Costco that says “Manager Chair” with “Campaign” written in Sharpie above it so the whole thing reads as “Campaign Manager Chair”
May 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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@katmabu.bsky.social STATEMENT ON REP. SCHAKOWSKY’S DECISION NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION:
May 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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This is how I’m celebrating the news that @katmabu.bsky.social is now the only declared candidate in her race
Me shoulders-deep in freezing cold Lake Michigan smiling and giving a thumbs up
April 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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STATEMENT FROM @katmabu.bsky.social ON REP. SCHAKOWSKY DROPPING OUT OF RACE AFTER BEING OUT-RAISED
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 23, 2025 CONTACT: press@katforillinois.com KAT ABUGHAZALEH THANKS REP. JAN SCHAKOWSKY FOR DECADES OF SERVICE, INVITES OTHERS TO RUN The candidate invites other passionate citizens to run against her in the race for lilinois Ninth District EVANSTON, IL - On Wednesday, following news that Rep. Jan Schakowsky will not seek re-election in 2026, congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh issued a statement thanking Rep. Schakowsky for her decades of service to her community and encouraging other candidates to emerge, giving voters options in what Kat hopes will be the first competitive Democratic primary in the District since 1998. "I want to thank Rep. Schakowsky for her decades of exceptional public service, both in the Illinois state legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives," Kat Abughazaleh said. "While I don't agree with any politician completely, I applaud Rep. Schakowsky's track record on key issues from Social Security to Palestinian human rights. I pledge that if elected I will improve upon Rep. Schakowsky's already excellent commitment to providing robust constituent services, holding authoritarians accountable, and advancing progressive policy goals. "In our first two weeks, my campaign raised over $400,000 from over 11,000 individual donors and attracted over 1,000 volunteer sign-ups, more than half of which are in the Chicagoland area. This is because the people of Illinois' Ninth District and the entire country see that what Democratic leaders are doing right now isn't just not working but also moving us forward on the road to fascism. My campaign has been successful for no small reason because people nderstand that we need a Democratic Party that actually embraces democracy instead of kowtowing to authoritarians or pushing young people out of elections because they haven't 'waited their turn'. I'm glad that Rep. Schakowsky understands that this moment calls for new leadership and I'm looking forward to pushing for even bolder, progressive change for the Ninth District and for the entire country. "I am sick of politics as usual and in the spirit of making the Democratic Party truly democratic, lurge any and all passionate citizens and Illinois leaders to enter this race. From the beginning, my campaign has been about giving voters real options, not just the illusion of choice or no choice at all. To be as clear as possible, I want this primary to be competitive because I want the best person for the job to win and represent this District in Congress. Though I am confident that I am the right person for this District in this historical moment, I am also teadfast in my belief that voters deserve choices. "Anyone in the District interested in running can reach out to my campaign directly at hello@katforillinois.com and we will give you the support you need to run against me. )No, I'm not kidding!)
April 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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@katmabu.bsky.social’s campaign just got all the more historic! We out-raised the incumbent by 78% with an average donation of less than $34. We have a long way to go until Election Day but we couldn’t be off to a better start!
Bar graph comparing Kat’s fundraising haul ($379K) to the incumbent’s ($213K) with text that says “Thanks to 11,000 grassroots donors, we praised the incumbent in the Ninth District. This is because of you.”
April 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Here she is speaking to 130 of them. We almost had to stop letting people in because of the fire code.
Kat speaking in Evanston at a campaign event that attracted around 130 people and collected more than 5,600 period products for those in need
April 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM