Jonathan Dean for Senate
@dean4il.bsky.social
I am running for the U.S. Senate in Illinois because I don't trust our elected representatives to look out for our kids futures. We cannot afford to wait for them to figure it out.
Lawyer, solar entrepreneur, activist for survivors, and adventurer.
Lawyer, solar entrepreneur, activist for survivors, and adventurer.
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Jonathan Dean for U.S. Senate!
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I am running for U.S. Senate because I have had it with our elected Democrats. Affording a comfortable life, earning a living wage, hope for our kids' futures--are under threat.
Elected Democrats aren't getting the job done. Join me and let's do it ourselves.
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Elected Democrats aren't getting the job done. Join me and let's do it ourselves.
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Tune in live at 5pm CT to watch me IN ACTION at today's US Senate candidate debate!
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Open Seat in Illinois Round Two: U.S. Senate Select Republican & Democratic Candidate Debate
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February 12, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Tune in live at 5pm CT to watch me IN ACTION at today's US Senate candidate debate!
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Residents of Minneapolis/St Paul deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Residents of Minneapolis/St Paul deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
I don’t understand Pam Bondi’s pride in being Attorney General if she is just going to be the worst one ever.
Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
February 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I don’t understand Pam Bondi’s pride in being Attorney General if she is just going to be the worst one ever.
Extreme wealth corrupts absolutely and has no place in liberal democracy.
This horrifying scandal proves it in spades.
This smug administration demonstrates it everyday with their contempt for American values.
This horrifying scandal proves it in spades.
This smug administration demonstrates it everyday with their contempt for American values.
Raskin: To promote justice for the people, you've got to listen to the victims like the women seated behind you today. Those are just some of the hundreds of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's global sex trafficking ring. You still haven't with them.
February 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Extreme wealth corrupts absolutely and has no place in liberal democracy.
This horrifying scandal proves it in spades.
This smug administration demonstrates it everyday with their contempt for American values.
This horrifying scandal proves it in spades.
This smug administration demonstrates it everyday with their contempt for American values.
Every F-ing Day.
In the Senate, I will fight to tax billionaires out of existence.
In the Senate, I will fight to tax billionaires out of existence.
February 10, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Every F-ing Day.
In the Senate, I will fight to tax billionaires out of existence.
In the Senate, I will fight to tax billionaires out of existence.
This scandal is going to shake the very foundations of our society.
And I am ready for it.
And I am ready for it.
“That’s my story,” Howard Lutnick said of meeting Epstein once and never having anything to do with him again. It might be his story, but the facts are not sticking to it.
The latest edition of Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3MwT9zo
The latest edition of Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3MwT9zo
So You Lied About Your Relationship With a Sex Trafficker. Now What?
Howard Lutnick searches for a way out of his Epstein pickle.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:06 PM
This scandal is going to shake the very foundations of our society.
And I am ready for it.
And I am ready for it.
This scandal is going to shake the very foundations of our society.
And I am ready for it.
And I am ready for it.
Rep. Ro Khanna just read on the House floor the names of the six 'wealthy, powerful men' whose names were originally redacted in the Epstein files:
Leslie Wexner
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Leslie Wexner
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
www.politico.com/live-updates...
House Dem identifies ‘wealthy, powerful men’ DOJ redacted in Epstein files
Rep. Ro Khanna read out the names of the six individuals on the House floor, where they will now be entered into the Congressional Record.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
This scandal is going to shake the very foundations of our society.
And I am ready for it.
And I am ready for it.
Elite Republicans lie and gaslight to consolidate power.
Democrats need to destroy their charade.
I am running for US Senate to do that.
Democrats need to destroy their charade.
I am running for US Senate to do that.
February 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Elite Republicans lie and gaslight to consolidate power.
Democrats need to destroy their charade.
I am running for US Senate to do that.
Democrats need to destroy their charade.
I am running for US Senate to do that.
America is undergoing a moral test.
Will we prioritize victims or the perpetrators and their enablers, including those amongst the elite?
I choose the victims.
Will we prioritize victims or the perpetrators and their enablers, including those amongst the elite?
I choose the victims.
NYTimes share:
Representative Thomas Massie, KY Republican, among other GOP members of Congress, will view the un-redacted Epstein Files.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Epstein’s Longtime Companion Refuses to Answer Lawmakers’ Questions www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Representative Thomas Massie, KY Republican, among other GOP members of Congress, will view the un-redacted Epstein Files.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Epstein’s Longtime Companion Refuses to Answer Lawmakers’ Questions www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Epstein’s Longtime Companion Refuses to Answer Lawmakers’ Questions
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
America is undergoing a moral test.
Will we prioritize victims or the perpetrators and their enablers, including those amongst the elite?
I choose the victims.
Will we prioritize victims or the perpetrators and their enablers, including those amongst the elite?
I choose the victims.
What MAGA hates the most is seeing people they don’t like happy, having fun, and living their best life.
This halftime show is awesome.
#badbunny
This halftime show is awesome.
#badbunny
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
What MAGA hates the most is seeing people they don’t like happy, having fun, and living their best life.
This halftime show is awesome.
#badbunny
This halftime show is awesome.
#badbunny
The thing that “rehabbed” Ep***en’s public image is that same thing destroying America:
Elites’ insatiable egos.
Elites’ insatiable egos.
“Buried in a footnote of Ghislaine Maxwell’s court filing, she makes the bombshell claim that there are twenty-five accomplices of Jeffrey Epstein who entered into secret settlements and that there are four unnamed employee co-conspirators of Epstein.”
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February 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The thing that “rehabbed” Ep***en’s public image is that same thing destroying America:
Elites’ insatiable egos.
Elites’ insatiable egos.
Because making our security dumber to please fragile male egos is somehow now a priority.
February 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Because making our security dumber to please fragile male egos is somehow now a priority.
Elite Republicans are actively fighting against American values—rule of law, personal freedoms, free market competition, small business, etc.
The elite Republican vision for America is New Russia—oligarchy, industry consolidation, economic inequality, lack of personal autonomy.
The elite Republican vision for America is New Russia—oligarchy, industry consolidation, economic inequality, lack of personal autonomy.
February 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Elite Republicans are actively fighting against American values—rule of law, personal freedoms, free market competition, small business, etc.
The elite Republican vision for America is New Russia—oligarchy, industry consolidation, economic inequality, lack of personal autonomy.
The elite Republican vision for America is New Russia—oligarchy, industry consolidation, economic inequality, lack of personal autonomy.
Search the files and arrest the most weasely, lack of spine, guilty as hell person and throw the book at him…..unless he sings against everyone else.
After latest release country should move on to Epstein trials.
February 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Search the files and arrest the most weasely, lack of spine, guilty as hell person and throw the book at him…..unless he sings against everyone else.
Trump is trying to distract from the files and MPLS with outrage bait. It’s shameful and the guy is a POS.
But don’t let the tactic work.
But don’t let the tactic work.
February 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Trump is trying to distract from the files and MPLS with outrage bait. It’s shameful and the guy is a POS.
But don’t let the tactic work.
But don’t let the tactic work.
Republicans are continually giving up American leadership on key energy, security, an innovation priorities and our competitors then take America’s place.
And we all fall behind. It’s that simple.
And we all fall behind. It’s that simple.
February 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Republicans are continually giving up American leadership on key energy, security, an innovation priorities and our competitors then take America’s place.
And we all fall behind. It’s that simple.
And we all fall behind. It’s that simple.
Things Congress should have subpoenaed in the last month and has not:
1. Orders re Minneapolis surge
2. Comms re Good murder
3. Orders to Napoleon for Minneapolis surge
4. Comms re Pretti murder
5. Unredacted files.
DO YOUR JOBS! Or step aside for someone who will.
1. Orders re Minneapolis surge
2. Comms re Good murder
3. Orders to Napoleon for Minneapolis surge
4. Comms re Pretti murder
5. Unredacted files.
DO YOUR JOBS! Or step aside for someone who will.
February 5, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Things Congress should have subpoenaed in the last month and has not:
1. Orders re Minneapolis surge
2. Comms re Good murder
3. Orders to Napoleon for Minneapolis surge
4. Comms re Pretti murder
5. Unredacted files.
DO YOUR JOBS! Or step aside for someone who will.
1. Orders re Minneapolis surge
2. Comms re Good murder
3. Orders to Napoleon for Minneapolis surge
4. Comms re Pretti murder
5. Unredacted files.
DO YOUR JOBS! Or step aside for someone who will.
Excited to talk with David Rych about our campaign this evening at 6pm on Let's Talk Lake County!
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February 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Excited to talk with David Rych about our campaign this evening at 6pm on Let's Talk Lake County!
www.youtube.com/@letstalklak...
www.youtube.com/@letstalklak...
Failing to fully investigate and prosecute pedophiles endangers children everywhere.
February 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Failing to fully investigate and prosecute pedophiles endangers children everywhere.
Life is unaffordable because our economy and tax codes redistribute money from the middle class to the top 1%.
Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes."
February 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Life is unaffordable because our economy and tax codes redistribute money from the middle class to the top 1%.
It’s so cute how Republicans want to hear all about Epstein from the president from 30 years ago but not the current one.
Rep. Lisa McClain begins today's House GOP press conference: "Strongest president ever. I have complete trust in President Trump."
February 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
It’s so cute how Republicans want to hear all about Epstein from the president from 30 years ago but not the current one.
BREAKING: Trump threatens to sue entire world.
In case you were wondering what joke Trevor Noah told at the Grammys that now has President Trump threatening to sue him…
February 3, 2026 at 2:36 AM
BREAKING: Trump threatens to sue entire world.
Republican lying is destroying our country.
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Republican lying is destroying our country.
Republicans are inciting violence.
A white man in Dillard, Oregon was arrested for stopping people on the freeway to demand at gunpoint that they tell him if they were citizens. He shot and missed one + attempted to get another in his truck to bring to police. Before his spree, he called local PD to complain about "foreign" people.
Defendant contacted police before freeway shooting
Charles Glen Simmons, 53, of Dillard, is in the Douglas County Jail on $1 million bail after Thursday morning’s alleged crime spree. According to a press release from the Oregon
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February 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Republicans are inciting violence.
When we defeat fascism and Rs are all like “we made some mistakes….”
I will be in the Senate to SHOUT that they knew exactly what they were doing, did it anyways, and cannot be trusted.
I will be in the Senate to SHOUT that they knew exactly what they were doing, did it anyways, and cannot be trusted.
February 1, 2026 at 6:09 PM
When we defeat fascism and Rs are all like “we made some mistakes….”
I will be in the Senate to SHOUT that they knew exactly what they were doing, did it anyways, and cannot be trusted.
I will be in the Senate to SHOUT that they knew exactly what they were doing, did it anyways, and cannot be trusted.