Anne Caprara
@annecaprara.bsky.social
Chief of Staff for Governor JB Pritzker. A continually aggravated Philadelphian making her way in the great city of Chicago.
Posted this over a year ago and nothing has changed. When voters are mad it’s usually best to understand why they are mad as opposed to telling them to just not be mad.
Anne Caprara@annecaprara.bsky.social · last yr.The fight going on in the Democratic Party right now is not between hard left, left and moderate. It’s between those who want to fight and those who want to cave. And Team Fight stretches across all ideological aspects of the Party. Misread this at your own peril.
The question was “what is the plan for safety?” So maybe answer that question, Vic, as opposed to adding to the hate directed at an old guy who still gets death threats for trying to save us all from a pandemic. As an @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social I’d love to know what the plan is for safety.
Mediaite@mediaite.com · last wk.Eagles Coach Drags Fauci for Taking the Fifth: ‘Did You Guys See That?! Oh My God!’
Truly impossible to overstate how much JB enjoyed this
Governor JB Pritzker@govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2w agoThis is certainly a first for me — proud to meet the JB Splitzkers tonight at Diversey River Bowl.
I fight so hard for this country because I love it fiercely - with all its flaws and all its wonders. We’ve made it 250 years and I’m going to do everything I can to make sure we make it 250 more! Happy 4th of July!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎆🎇🎆🎇
Me, 3 hours ago: “What is soccer? Where is it played?” Me now: “Most egregious red card in football history…no one is calling that on Messi!”
Find someone who loves you the way @jbpritzker.bsky.social loves the Chicago Pride Parade
Another year, another Chicago Pride Parade, another MK Pritzker killer look
These kids just going to bring this traumatic brain exercise back without consulting Gen X?
I mean this is insane and ridiculous and all the things. But also it’s just really bad political messaging. Going out and being like “ha ha ha we do like ten Watergates a day now isn’t it a gas” is not going to help you win elections.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."
My favorite thing about our World Cup visitors this summer - they needed less than 30 days to dismantle the lies Trump and Stephen Miller have told about how we should feel about foreigners.And the American people needed less than 30 days to dismantle the lies this admin has told the world about us.
If some network doesn’t embed Jason Kelce with rabid soccer fans from some obscure country we are missing a generational entertainment opportunity during the World Cup.
This is unhinged behavior. Anyone who listens to or watches this man and thinks he’s doing well has blinders on so thick you cannot see the world as it is.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoWOW - Trump crashes out & cuts his interview w/ Welker short as she presses him on his lack of evidence for claiming elections are rigged "You're either crooked or you're stupid. I've had enough. Thank you darling," he tells her" "I traveled all the way to Wisconsin for this interview," she pleads
Parker is right that Mr Bailey wants it both ways. Let me add…anyone who thinks my boss and his team haven’t spent considerable time gauging public opinion on the stadium issue and just how far voters want their elected officials to go in negotiations has not spent much time around us.
Parker Molloy@parkermolloy.com · 2mo agoI wasn't sure whether this fall was going to be wall-to-wall Darren Bailey ads saying "Can you believe JB Pritzker let the Bears move to Indiana?!?" or "Can you believe JB Pritzker gave the Bears our tax dollars to stay in Illinois?!?" and now it seems like it'll be the former.
Chicago Winter is like the bad ex who leaves but as soon as you get a taste of something better decides to show back up
Before I moved to Chicago I had spent one day here. 9 years after packing up and coming here it’s hard to imagine living anywhere else.
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3mo agoI always am blown away by how lovely it is
Occasionally I pop back into the hellsite to comment on something (keeps the trolls on their toes) and the responses are predictably nutty. They are also basically like “OMG A WOMAN HAD AN INFORMED OPINION SHE MUST BE BRAINWASHED”
Saw 😈 Wears Prada 2 - loved it for the fashion, Meryl/Ann/Emily return, but mostly bc it’s one of the few movies I’ve ever seen that shows women who love their jobs unapologetically & whose stories don’t completely revolve around a love interest. It really struck a chord in this Gen Xer.
What kind of weird ass restaurants are these people going to?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoBlanche: "There's a lot of things we can be doing, like voter ID. Every time you walk into a restaurant you have to show ID. How about you have to show your idea to vote? That's not anything that's crazy."
The Governor’s office is aware. Local authorities have been notified. We await your jokes.
WCIA 3 News@wcia3news.bsky.social · 3mo agoA cow was roaming the University of Illinois’ campus on Wednesday but officials said it is currently cornered near Foellinger Auditorium.
Glad that @jbpritzker.bsky.social pitch for Sani-Ties™️ (which I’ve heard 8,000 times) made it in: At Lou Mitchell’s diner…he reflexively shields his mint green tie.”This is my genius business idea for after I’m governor,”he says, describing a tie that unfolds into a bib.“You can get in on it.”
Julia Terruso@jterruso.bsky.social · 3mo agoI spent a cold and colorful St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago with Gov. Pritzker and then dig into his progressive policies in Illinois, battles with Trump and a possible path for him in 2028 for @timemagazine.bsky.social time.com/article/2026...
This is more than legislation. This work is personal to me. theonion.com/illinois-bec...
Illinois Becomes First State To Require Haircut Leave While Bob Grows Out
SPRINGFIELD, IL—As the landmark bipartisan legislation passed into law Thursday, Illinois became the first state in the union to mandate paid haircut leave while an employee’s new bob grows out. “Effe...
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My hot take on the campaign Twitter discourse is that these social media apps have always been bubbles and now Twitter is 5 people who have never run campaigns arguing with each other over the dumbest shit possible while voters are like - hey could you focus on the potential developing nuclear war?
Some in the political press: Are Democrats not attractive enough to win elections anymore? Donald Trump: “A whole civilization will die tonight…”
Lesson #8,010 on why in @jbpritzker.bsky.social office we do not try and appease the Trump administration
Every single room I walk into these days with anyone focused on the future of our economy, the first question that comes up is about what we are going to do when AI comes for middle class jobs. And that conversation inevitably turns to talk of what jobs we will want to grow in a post-AI world.
Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 4mo agoI feel like this is illegal. Congress creates and shutters federal agencies, not the president.
