This is the personal account of the former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and Chicago's 55th Mayor. Views shared are personal opinions.https://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.social/post/3m27uhpax5s2vNothing beats a day at Wrigley Field! ⚾️🍿 The energy, the history, the sound of the crowd—it’s Chicago at its best. Grateful to cheer on the Cubs yesterday!02 Oct 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:n2elm4noz5alkvhy67y5ystd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27uhpax5s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.social/post/3lzyknx5dkc25The American Dream is unaffordable and inaccessible, and that is unacceptable. In the past, you could strive to achieve a middle-class life, but today it’s a struggle. Our children are at a 30-year low in reading and math scores, and no one in Washington has noticed.29 Sep 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:n2elm4noz5alkvhy67y5ystd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzyknx5dkc25https://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.social/post/3lz7rujkmss2bCongress found additional resources to enhance their own personal security (a worthy expenditure) but cannot find resources for the American public’s health care security.19 Sep 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:n2elm4noz5alkvhy67y5ystd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7rujkmss2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.social/post/3lyokua4ppc2dEach of us has a responsibility to act with the civic and moral code that comes with our citizenship, and no one gets a pass. In the past, Presidents have led the nation by strengthening the threads that bind Americans.13 Sep 2025 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:n2elm4noz5alkvhy67y5ystd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyokua4ppc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.social/post/3ls2i6msfcs2eOur city and our children were blessed because Sister Rosemary and Misericordia called Chicago home. She took the call of caring for those who were less fortunate and made it her life's mission. Her direct counsel and guidance made me a better public servant. She will be missed greatly. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jun 2025 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:n2elm4noz5alkvhy67y5ystd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls2i6msfcs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.social/post/3lprml5n6vk2sAmy and I want to share our deep condolences to the parents, the families, and the friends of Sarah Lynn Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, who lost their lives in the nation's capital last evening.22 May 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:n2elm4noz5alkvhy67y5ystd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprml5n6vk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.social/post/3lpn47gjmck2wOn Amy Walter's podcast last week, I shared my thoughts on what Democrats need to do to restore faith in the American dream and start winning elections again. Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rahm-emanuel-has-a-message-for-democrats/id1672406213?i=1000709110938 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2025 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:n2elm4noz5alkvhy67y5ystd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpn47gjmck2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.social/post/3lpi47it7mk27As President Biden often reminds us, his father would say, "When you get knocked down, you get back up." Joe, we know you'll get back up and back to work on the cancer moonshot. Amy and I are rooting for you.18 May 2025 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:n2elm4noz5alkvhy67y5ystd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpi47it7mk27https://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.social/post/3ln46wwm7d22lHarvard, Columbia, Cornell, Northwestern, Brown. Notice Trump has not said a word about Yale, the alma mater of JD Vance, Secretary of Treasury Bessent and Trump donor Stephen Schwarzman. Are we fighting antisemitism or is this political retribution? https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/08/30/looking-back-a-year-of-protests-on-israel-and-palestine-at-yale/18 Apr 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:n2elm4noz5alkvhy67y5ystd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln46wwm7d22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.social/post/3lmzhhev32c2vTrump's tariffs represent the largest tax increase in memory. Years from now, historians will see this moment as the most glaring example of a president squandering America’s geostrategic advantages and our chance to alter the US-China competition in our favor. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/16/trump-china-tariffs-emanuel-weaker/17 Apr 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:n2elm4noz5alkvhy67y5ystd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmzhhev32c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.social/post/3lmwswnfyyk2dReal talk. We got ourselves into a cultural cul-de-sac. We weren’t good on kitchen table issues or the family room. The only place we did well in the house was the bathroom. That’s the smallest room in the house.16 Apr 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:n2elm4noz5alkvhy67y5ystd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwswnfyyk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.social/post/3llrbxfs6h22nA picture is worth a thousand words. What could possibly go wrong? Steady as she goes 😱01 Apr 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:n2elm4noz5alkvhy67y5ystd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrbxfs6h22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.social/post/3llm5bkki4k2hIs it Groundhog Day for Secretary of Defense Hegseth, or a good idea has a thousand fathers? You pick, but this tough-on-China move was delivered by the Biden Administration while Pete Hegseth was sitting on the sofa at Fox. https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/27/asia/us-austin-trilateral-japan-south-korea-intl-hnk/index.html [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Mar 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:n2elm4noz5alkvhy67y5ystd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llm5bkki4k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahmemanuel.bsky.social/post/3lljo2loeoc2ySpring break is almost over. Heck of a job, Vancey, posing in a parka on a frozen island. Meanwhile back here in America the Trump Administration has broken Social Security, leaving seniors out in the cold and IRS checks frozen. They care more about Greenland than Grandma.29 Mar 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:n2elm4noz5alkvhy67y5ystd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljo2loeoc2y