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Colin Cole, Magister ☔

@colinjcole.bsky.social
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Proportional Representation evangelist working at More Equitable Democracy. Co-host of @futureformerdem.bsky.social and morelikeusshow.bsky.social alum: WA Alliance for Gun Responsibility (2014), Bernie 2016, WA Dems, and FairVote WA (2017)

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Colin Cole, Magister ☔ @colinjcole.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm excited to reveal the newest show from More Equitable Democracy, @morelikeusshow.bsky.social, where I interview people from around the country to talk about how we can make U.S. democracy better. The first episode drops on Friday, October 16th: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUR_...
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What If Democracy Looked More Like Us?
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Colin Cole, Magister ☔ @colinjcole.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
@tobyfox.undertale.com it is very important you know about these INCREDIBLE banjo covers of your work on YouTube. they are all SO good. i have never felt compelled to send you a cover before. idk which to share so here's Who Might You Be?: youtu.be/lk7TeLsj3Qg and Running Sky: youtu.be/d7t2oAfjy1w
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Who might you be?/Deltarune#banjo #deltarune #music
YouTube video by 土田一樹(Kazuki Banjo Channel)
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Colin Cole, Magister ☔ @colinjcole.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
@seattleparksandrec.bsky.social there is a busted sprinkler and sprinkler pipe at the newly renovated Maple Wood play area. And the sprinklers have been running for 24+ hours. The park has been closed for nearly two years of renovation, please don't let it flood within 16 days of reopening...
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Colin Cole, Magister ☔ @colinjcole.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
@legaleagle.tv your team is needed to help us learn more about the recently revealed Channel 5/Andrew Callaghan v. Bill Joiner defamation etc lawsuit! youtu.be/WKQ2FD7rMN4
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We're Being Sued
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Let’s fucking gooooooooo
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Colin Cole, Magister ☔ @colinjcole.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
@iwriteok.bsky.social will you have guests on your 40k podcast? Shameless pitch: I'm often in Portland. I have 0 clout and my participation would bring in maybe 10 listeners. I was a guest on 1 episode of The Daily Zeitgeist Jamie Loftus happened to co-host. I play Thousand Sons and Eldar Corsairs.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Please remember that the ultimate aim of any authoritarian force is to erode our will to resist. They want us to conclude we're fucked so we stop fighting. Fuck that and fuck them. We have not yet begun to fight.
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Colin Cole, Magister ☔ @colinjcole.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
As usual, Jon Stewart of @thedailyshow.com has precisely articulated one of the biggest problems plaguing American democracy. So what do we do about it? youtube.com/shorts/jFpHO...
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How we fix our broken electoral system
Jon Stewart is exactly right about our broken electoral system. Here’s how we fix it.
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Colin Cole, Magister ☔ @colinjcole.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I've been watching Cenk and @theyoungturks.bsky.social for about 20 years. Pretty wild to have the opportunity to get interviewed by him! You can watch our conversation at this link: www.youtube.com/live/0L60j1G... or jump to 2:13:54 in the video.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I can tell the United States doesn't have the world's best political system because we put the dumbest motherfucker alive in charge of the most powerful government on earth.
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Colin Cole, Magister ☔ @colinjcole.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Had the amazing privilege to record a podcast with @jamieloftus.bsky.social and @milesofgray.bsky.social for @dailyzeitgeist.bsky.social. Amongst other things we talked about Warhammer, Little Shop of Horrors, the US-Israel war in Iran, and big tech. Give it (and everything Jamie does tbh) a listen
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More Equitable Democracy @equitabledemocracy.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
In winner-take-all elections, millions of votes effectively don’t count. Proportional representation offers a better way — where voters get a fair share of seats and more real choices. Check out this quick explainer from @sightline.org breaks it down: bit.ly/4sr86Tg
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 31/03/2026
Trump’s latest EO restricting mail-in voting aims to legitimize conspiracies that our elections are fraudulent. It's part of the "Executive Override"strategy laying groundwork for overturning results the admin doesn't like, @alexandrachandler.bsky.social explains: More: protdem.org/executive-ov...
"This executive order is more like an attempted executive override of the states’ authority to run our elections. Meant to solve for a problem that exists only in the false rhetoric of the Trump administration and its political fortunes..."the EO is a classic example of their playbook to deceive the American people and disrupt the election process in order to deny any future results that don’t suit them."

-Alexandra Chandler, director of Impact Programs, Free and Fair Elections, Protect Democracy
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Colin Cole, Magister ☔ @colinjcole.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
In 2024, I had the phenomenal privilege to visit the island of Ireland to observe their elections. There's a lot the US can learn from Ireland. We made a documentary — American Troubles: A Tale of Two Democracies — about what we saw. I hope you'll check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfbN...
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American Troubles: A Tale of Two Democracies
YouTube video by More Equitable Democracy
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
We should abolish the United States Senate. It serves no purpose.
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Lee Drutman @leedrutman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Correction. Orwell never said this. He did however, warn that: "political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” (That's Politics and the English Language, one of my favorite essays)
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Colin Cole, Magister ☔ @colinjcole.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The first episode of the new season of the award-winning podcast I co-host, The Future of Our Former Democracy, is out! I hope you'll check it out and share with someone who needs to hear it. Big thanks to the guests who make our show possible. Listen here! play.megaphone.fm/xmcxc3q5sha2...
The Future of Our Former Democracy Episode 1 (The Democracy Frog is Boiling) with hosts Heather Villanueva and Colin ColeWho you will hear from: Nicola Hieke, Bavaria State Coordination Office Against Right-Wing Extremism, Martin Lange, Tour with a Berliner, Brendan MacGurk, Tour Guide, Professor Thomas Gschwend, Univeristy of Mannheim, and Jonny Pechstein, Geschichte für Alle
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.
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More Equitable Democracy @equitabledemocracy.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Folks, you can now catch the first episode of The Future of Our Former Democracy on our YouTube channel! Check it out today and be sure to subscribe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEng-bOb0gE
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FFD EP 1 - The Water We Swim In: America’s Winner-Take-All Electoral System
The Future of our Former Democracy EP 1 - The Water We Swim In: America’s Winner-Take-All Electoral System American Democracy sucks right now! More specifically, the United States' electoral system is outdated and needs reform to better represent its diverse population. George Cheung and Colin Cole from More Equitable Democracy probe what the U.S. can learn from Northern Ireland's adoption of proportional representation to overcome political divisions and achieve fairer representation. The episode examines the origins of the American electoral system, critiques its current inefficiencies, and makes a case for rethinking democracy by looking at Northern Ireland. Through historical context, personal stories, and expert interviews, the podcast seeks to inspire listeners to consider radical changes that can lead to a more equitable and representative democracy.
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Colin Cole, Magister ☔ @colinjcole.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
“Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.”
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More Equitable Democracy @equitabledemocracy.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Voting doesn’t solve all of the problems facing our democracy. BUT — it’s encouraging that several state & local governments have adopted RCV because, as this analysis shows, it can serve as a stepping stone to RP: thefulcrum.us/electoral-reforms/ran…
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Ranked Choice Voting May Be a Stepping Stone to Proportional Representation
Voter support for ranked choice voting transfers into support for proportional representation in ways that support for other reforms do not. They need not be seen as in conflict.
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Colin Cole, Magister ☔ @colinjcole.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
So, since we in the US are now in the business of banning apps that take and sell user's data, the US government is going to ban all of the Meta, Twitter, and Google platforms next, right? Right?
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Stephan Kyburz 🏛 Rules of the Game @skyburz.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
🏛️ Rules of the Game | Episode 46 📜 More Equitable Democracy with Colin Cole @colinjcole.bsky.social We discuss the important work of the U.S. organization More Equitable Democracy to advance racial equity by transforming electoral systems. Spotify: spoti.fi/40BI3NX Apple: apple.co/3CmmkA1
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I can’t stop thinking about how Justice Democrats tried to bring a new generation of working class, populist elected officials and organizers into the Democratic Party—and they were crippled by AIPAC funded, Trump affiliated billionaires as the establishment stood aside.
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