Host of @21stshow, Illinois’ statewide public radio talk show and podcast → 21stshow.org.
Joined October 2008
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Brian Mackey retweeted
7 May 2025
Emma Shafer was a friend. I wrote this after she was killed in 2023. Sharing it again to remind folks of what she stood for. In short, she was a friend ally of immigrants and would've hated her death being exploited in a political stunt to demonize them.
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Brian Mackey retweeted
23 Apr 2025
The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job of being a United States Senator.
But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch.
So, I am announcing today that I will not be seeking re-election at the end of my term.
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Brian Mackey retweeted
27 Jan 2025
.@GovPritzker did not take questions from journalists, so no fresh comment from him on the recent ICE activity. But here's an excellent interview from last week on @21stShow with @BrianMackey will.illinois.edu/21stshow/s… and Pritzker was on @CNNSOTU Sunday cnn.com/2025/01/26/politics/…
27 Jan 2025
At a Water Tower pump station new lobby ribbon cutting, @gglasstheatre founder David Schwimmer says the company was nomadic at its start then made its home here. Then COVID hit theaters like a truck. Company’s future was uncertain. “But this is Chicago.” Lookingglass is reopening
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14 Jan 2025
I could be getting ready for today's @21stShow, or I could be obsessively hitting Cmd-R on @SeidelContent's riveting trial coverage.
14 Jan 2025
Madigan explains that he'd had a disagreement with Cullerton about negative advertising.
Bhachu: "After that disagreement started … you elected to put a knife into Mr. Cullerton's back, is that right?"
Madigan: "Figuratively."
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Brian Mackey retweeted
8 Jan 2025
I joined @BrianMackey yesterday to talk about what is being contemplated for Medicaid.
Four More Years: Looking at proposed changes to Medicaid under incoming Trump administration one.npr.org/i/1264435089:126…
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18 Nov 2024
I have created accounts on most of the Twitter alternatives over the last couple years. Threads. Post (RIP). Even Truth.
For the first time, it seems like one of these could be reaching critical mass: bsky.app/profile/brianmackey….
A short 🧵 …
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18 Nov 2024
As @capitolfax said today: "It feels like a tipping point might — *might* — be coming."
capitolfax.com/2024/11/18/ab…
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18 Nov 2024
What happens next is up to you.
If you decide to try it out, I hope you'll say hello at bsky.app/profile/brianmackey….
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Brian Mackey retweeted
18 Nov 2024
OK, OK. A lot of people are asking me about where we stand with the new state flag commission. A 🧵. (1/1000)
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Brian Mackey retweeted
15 Nov 2024
Among the most important charts for thinking clearly about the 2024 election — and politics in general.
The hardest divide to cross isn't left vs. right. It's interested vs. uninterested. dataforprogress.org/insights…
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Election Touchscreen Map Takes Deeper Look Inside Key Swing Voter | Onion News Network
ONN political analyst Jason Copeland breaks down the latest presidential polling trends going on inside Pennsylvania resident Nick Camden.
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Brian Mackey retweeted
6 Oct 2024
Forty years ago this week, an insurance salesman's debut novel began appearing on shelves around DC.
That book was THE HUNT FOR THE RED OCTOBER. It launched Tom Clancy's publishing empire — with a nudge from The Post.
Come with us on this deep dive…
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Brian Mackey retweeted
16 Sep 2024
I'm sitting next to a Lincoln impersonator at the airport bar. He's watching MSNBC reporting on yesterday's assassination attempt. This is easily the most surreal thing I've ever witnessed.
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Brian Mackey retweeted
11 Sep 2024
A key point missing in a lot of post debate analysis is that Trump’s claim about immigrants eating pets almost perfectly syncs up to the piano in the Peanuts theme song.
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Why have so many Illinois politicians been corrupt? will.illinois.edu/21stshow/s… @BrianMackey & I chat about @chicagotribune series, Culture of Corruption
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28 Aug 2024
I'd love to know the redemption rate on @Menards' 11% rebate. I'm pretty maniacal about it — just mailed in a receipt on Monday — but are there people who just leave that money on the ground?
27 Aug 2024
I'm obsessed with @Tim_Walz singing the Menards theme song and then ranting about keeping your receipts to get the rebate. Incredible content.
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28 Aug 2024
Summer of ’97. Working lumber yard security at a Menards. I heard that theme song … so … many … times.
♫︎♩︎Plumbing, electrical, appliances too.
The savings will always come right back to you.
You'll save - big money. You'll - save - big - money.
When you shop Menards! 🫠
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