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Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 1h

Thank you! We can do it! 🏳️‍⚧️

Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 1d

I feel like if you didn't grow up on Country Crock, shelf stable 'maple' syrup, Crisco, and Goldhen eggs, you shouldn't be an elected official.

Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 2d

Y'all. Because I can't keep still and do way too much darn stuff, I'm so excited for a local project coming up soon that I am a part of! Can't say yet, but watch out!

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Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 2d

As a descendent of those who took land from the Peewaareewa(Peoria), Myaamia(Miami), Kaskaskia, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Kiikaapoi(Kickapoo), oθaakiiwaki‧hina‧ki(Sauk) and Meškwahki·aša·hina(Fox) people to create their new home, I make sure I know, learn, and understand who came before me.

Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 2d

Let's celebrate, and honor those people. If you want to learn who called home before you, visit native-land.ca

And Happy and Solemn Indigenous Peoples Day!

Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land

Native Land is a resource to learn more about Indigenous territories, languages, lands, and ways of life. We welcome you to our site.

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Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 2d

As a descendent of those who took land from the Peewaareewa(Peoria), Myaamia(Miami), Kaskaskia, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Kiikaapoi(Kickapoo), oθaakiiwaki‧hina‧ki(Sauk) and Meškwahki·aša·hina(Fox) people to create their new home, I make sure I know, learn, and understand who came before me.

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Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 4d

As an Illinoisan and an American, self expression has always been important. From Stonewall to the Lavender District, everyone deserves to be themselves, no matter what.

Happy Coming Out Day!

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Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 11d

Spent the day at the Peoria County Bicentennial, celebrating 200 years of Peoria County! Of course I had to take a picture with the Pekin Community High School District 303 bison. Here's to another 200 more!

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Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 13d

Hey friends! Are you going to be in or around Lombard, IL (Chicagoland) on the twelfth? Join @Transupfrontil, @the.tmasc, and myself among other amazing speakers for a fun filled family day celebrating queer joy and resilience!

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Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 14d

Thank you Jane. From the backyard to Antarctica, you helped show a little girl deep in the Midwest that even though our journies may differ, the land that we traverse that journey on is all of ours to protect and cherish.

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Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee researcher and animal advocate, dies at 91

"Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," the Jane Goodall Institute said in a…

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16d

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

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Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 18d

Now to celebrate the rich and vibrant Hispanic community here in Kewanee! We will be at the Hispanic Heritage Festival until 11p tonight!

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Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 18d

Come on out to Country Morning Coffee Cafe' & Roasting Shop for some coffee and chats, learn about the campaign, and join us for trivia at 10!

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Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 19d

Since the far right likes to co-opt historical flags, let me share my favorite. A naval flag from 1813 during the war of 1812, it is a naval symbol of not giving in. Never surrendering.

My community, my state is my ship. And I won't give up my ship.

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Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 20d

You can take the lab out of the field, but you can't take the field out of the lab. 💜

Dolly, a yellow Labrador, watches birds and squirrels while sitting on a couch on an open porch

Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 21d

Let's get this working class candidate on the ballot and elected to office!

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Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 21d

Hey y'all! We are close to the end of the month, and I have a small ask of you. Even though this campaign is scrappy and is chugging along, we are still running against a lot of old money. So $100, $50, or even $25 or $5 goes a long way.

secure.actblue.com/donate/zoey-...

Lets Get Zoey to Springfield!

Donate today so, together, we can make this A Better Illinois.

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Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 21d

Are you really a Midwesterner if your favorite chips aren't either Sterzings/Kitchen Cooked/Jays or Corn Chips?

Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 22d

Zoey Carter @tothatzoey.net · 23d

Come on by this Saturday morning in Kewanee for some coffee and conversation! And at 10am, join in on some central Illinois trivia! Think you know more about the greatest place on earth than I do? Then test it out!