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Colin McRoberts

@colinmcroberts.bsky.social
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Running for Congress in the Big First District in Kansas. My own posts. www.colinforkansas.com

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Jennifer Raff @jenniferraff.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
AND he's gotten the endorsement of all those candidates in other races who he's consistently showing up for. Not to mention organizations and people from across the political spectrum: ranging from Indivisible Manhattan to Kathleen Sibelius (iykyk). They see his talent.
Photos of people and organizations endorsing Colin, including Kathleen Sebelius (former Governor and Secretary of Health and Human Services) John Carlin (former Governor of Kansas), Sandy Spidel Neumann, Erick Murray, and Damon Anderson (all candidates for the US senate race in KS), Matt Beat (Kansas Educator and Streamer), Cannibis Justice Coalition, Douglas County Young Democrats, and Cloud County Young Democrats.
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Jennifer Raff @jenniferraff.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
My hot take: Let's not make fun of people who can't afford to quit their jobs to become full-time politicians. Having regular people (and teachers!) run for office is Good, Actually.
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Jennifer Raff @jenniferraff.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
My husband, @colinmcroberts.bsky.social , is running in KS-01 to unseat Tracey Mann, the Republican incumbent. Yesterday his primary opponent sneered at him for not quitting his teaching job to run the campaign full time.
A photo of a blond woman in a black jacket sitting at a conference table. The caption reads "Since I declared my candidacy in January, I have committed to running this race full-time. This is a tough race in a HUGE congressional district (the 14th largest, out of all 435). I firmly believe the people who nominate the Democratic challenger to Tracey Mann deserve a candidate who will not treat campaigning like a side hustle. Today we learned that my primary challenger, Colin McRoberts, is teaching Monday through Thursday at the KU Lawrence campus for the Fall semester. Although I have said since Day One that Colin would be a much better congressman than Tracey Mann, I'm concerned that our chances of beating Mann are severely diminished if the challenger is a part-time candidate."
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Colin McRoberts @colinmcroberts.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
State-supplied fuel and price controls aren't exactly a sign that things are going well. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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White House launches 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations in this region
The White House launched gas stations, it announced on July 7, but the prices aren't much lower than the national average. See where they're located.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This is the voter fraud they warned us about
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Mr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This should have been 9-0. Shame on justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch for not voting with the majority in this case. If you are born here, you're a citizen. Plain and simple.
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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I will once again remind folks that a very sizable chunk of what looks like Congress not doing anything to push back against the president is in fact a consequence of the Court disabling/destroying all the ways Congress has tried to push back.
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
YIKES: The OPM is proposing new NDAs for federal workers, this means scientists cannot talk about their work. They can't share their data, or talk to journalists. But it's still open for public comment! Comment by June 26. www.regulations.gov/search?filte...
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Jennifer Raff @jenniferraff.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Friends, my husband @colinmcroberts.bsky.social is running for Congress and is the only candidate in the race who advocates abolishing ICE. He could use your support in this straw poll if you’re willing and on Facebook! www.facebook.com/share/1BDVhz...
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Science Magazine @science.org · 22/06/2026
Exclusive: The National Science Foundation is trimming this year’s budgets for hundreds of its traditional basic science programs by roughly 20% to 30%, even though its overall budget is down just 3%. scim.ag/4xY2KCm
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Exclusive: NSF slashes research programs to support new tech initiative, insiders say
Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year
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Colin McRoberts @colinmcroberts.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Our first yard sign!
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Prices are rising faster than paychecks.⁣ ⁣ Average wages haven't kept pace with inflation, which means the purchasing power of the typical paycheck is falling.⁣ ⁣ I explain what's driving it: newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Colin McRoberts @colinmcroberts.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Going over a list of donors so we can send out thank-you cards, I discovered that Don Henley of the Eagles was VERY generous to us. If I had a nickel for every Grammy nominee who donated to us, I'd have two nickels. Which is AMAZING. Take it to the limit one more time.
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Trump voter on C-Span criticizes him on economy and Social Security: “Everything that I thought he stood for and the people, he has backed his family and his pocketbook ahead of us”
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Kansas Dems @kansasdems.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
June kicks us off with plenty of events to attend to across the state, plus many more throughout the summer! Make sure to reach out to your county party for more detailed information for each event. County Party information here: kansasdems.org/counties #DemocratsUnited
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Get yourself a co-worker that stand up like Scott Pelley did here for Sharyn Alfonsi , Cecelia Vega, Tanya Simon and Draggan Mihailovich, etc.
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Kansas Dems @kansasdems.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
On Memorial Day, we remember and honor the fallen heroes who sacrificed for our country. 🇺🇸
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/05/2026
congrats to jared polis for getting played like a chump
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Colin McRoberts @colinmcroberts.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Maybe I'm just not thinking hard enough, but I literally can't think of a single thing that's ever been done by any American politician that's more corrupt than this.
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Miller Lite stat o’ the day $24 billion The amount China spent on US agricultural product purchases in 2024.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/05/2026
Trump: "Americans' financial situation -- I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing. We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all."
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Colin McRoberts @colinmcroberts.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I am a negotiation expert, and this is exactly right.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
These two things are completely unrelated, so don’t even think of trying to make a connection between them
Aaron Rupar O @atrupar.com
Dr Oz: "One in three Americans are under-babied"
In 3 0:20cans are under babied. What does under babied mean? ThatWhy Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave
Deloitte and Zoom are among the employers reducing support for working parents, signaling a retreat from a “golden age of benefits.”


Listen · 6:54 min
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Claire Cain Miller has covered family policies like paid leave since 2014.
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Colin @kolyin.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Today is his birthday but every day he marches on. I may have done some tributes over the years.
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Colin McRoberts @colinmcroberts.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Two signatures of the Trump administration: doing a bad job and lying about it.
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Mr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Hey Tracey, a lot of folks know who you are now. But you're not becoming famous. You're becoming infamous. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUny...
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Time to make Congress bigger? Mr. Beat thinks so
YouTube video by FOX 35 Orlando
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Mr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Not a bad showing by all the candidates I endorsed. The political winds are certainly changing direction.
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Mr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
It's Day 124 of Project No Cap Beginning today, I'm taking a different approach. I'll still be writing my Congressman, Tracey Mann, every day. But instead of trying to change his mind about Uncapping the House, I'll bring up a different reform to see how long it takes for him to respond.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
We fought. We won. Others can too. www.mediamatters.org/angelo-carus...
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Media Matters secures complete and total victory against the Federal Trade Commission
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
These are absolutely hideous numbers for Trump in the latest ABC/WaPo/Ipsos polling. His approval is miles underwater on inflation, the cost of living, Iran, the economy, taxes, even immigration.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Release that reads: 

APRIL 29, 2026

TODAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DISMISSED THEIR FELONY CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY AGAINST MYSELF AND THREE OTHERS - INCLUDING MY CAMPAIGN FIELD DIRECTOR - WHO PROTESTED ICE.

This was unexpected, and appears to have happened so the government would not have to release the unredacted grand jury transcripts that brought these charges in the first place.
While I still have my trial next month for our misdemeanor charges, this dismissal is not just a win but an enormous weight off my shoulders.Release that reads: 

APRIL 29, 2026

ALL OF US AS DEFENDANTS HAVE SPENT THE LAST SIX MONTHS ENDURING CONSTANT STRESS, FEAR, AND LEGAL FLES, WHILE BEING ACCUSED OF A BASELESS CRIME WE DIDN'T COMMIT THAT COULD PUT US IN PRISON FOR YEARS.

The psychological and financial toll is immeasurable and one that is becoming too familiar to Americans being targeted by our federal justice system for the mere act of dissent.

And while that toll has not disappeared, this win is exactly that: a win. A big one.

And we plan to celebrate another win next month when a jury of our peers finds us not guilty.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 29/04/2026
The Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board earlier this year, a rare intervention by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that three of the women suspected was because of their gender.
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Trump administration rejects women picked for soybean board, appoints men instead
The Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board earlier this year, a rare intervention by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that three of the women suspected was because of their gender.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/04/2026
Breaking news: The Trump administration’s move to drop the long-standing recommendation for newborn hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours of birth will likely lead to additional infections and millions in added health care costs, new studies show.
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CDC delay of infant hepatitis B shot likely to raise infections, studies show
Federal vaccine advisers to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted in December to recommend delaying the first shot until at least two months of age for infants born to mothers who test negative...
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Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
OMG @dnetolitzky.bsky.social is actually On Here and still talking about pseudolaw and other cool stuff! And so is the author, @colinmcroberts.bsky.social who's running for Congress like a badass!
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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Mr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Day 104 of #projectnocap It was great to see Colin McRoberts again tonight. In case y'all forgot, he has added Uncapping the House to his platform, and so I have endorsed him.
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Colin McRoberts @colinmcroberts.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The storm tonight was awe-inspiring. And the head of FEMA sometimes regains consciousness in Waffle Houses and believes that it's because mysterious powers are teleporting him there. That inspires a kind of awe, too. Here's hoping no one needs FEMA until we clean up government.
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Colin McRoberts @colinmcroberts.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
You think the Pope is weak on crime? You should see what Jesus did for a thief.
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Jennifer Raff @jenniferraff.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
THIS is what democracy looks like. Rural Kansans gathering together to hear from candidates and build NEW progressive networks in the western part of the state. @colinmcroberts.bsky.social
A group of people in an auditorium listening to gubernatorial candidates with two moderators standing on a stage.
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Mr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
OMG HOLY CRAP ARE YOU TELLING ME TARIFFS MADE THINGS MORE EXPENSIVE IT'S ALMOST AS IF WE SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO ECONOMISTS OH WELL
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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
BREAKING: Following the American threat of an “Avignon Papacy,” Robert Kennedy has begun a Diet of Worms
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Kansas Dems @kansasdems.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
ANNOUNCEMENT: Join the Kansas Democratic Party as we kick the 2026 cycle into high gear with an evening featuring Pete Buttigieg! For more information visit: kansasdems.org/pete
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Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
No earth scientists, no astronomers, no one with expertise in biotechnology or medicine, no climate scientists, no materials scientists, no field biologists, no ocean scientists, no atmospheric scientists, no biochemists, no developmental biologists, no evolutionary biologists.
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Jennifer Raff @jenniferraff.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
(Governor Carlin endorsed Colin, which is really cool. He’s a lovely person).
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Jennifer Raff @jenniferraff.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Our son Ox came too. He and John Carlin, the 40th governor of Kansas, agreed that there should be no kings except Godzilla.
John Carlin, Colin McRoberts, and a small child in a Godzilla costume stand together under a tree.
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Jennifer Raff @jenniferraff.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Between the last #Nokings rally and this one, @colinmcroberts.bsky.social became a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. Today he was a featured speaker at the rally in Manhattan. Ad astra per aspera! #stepup
A man standing in a stage next to four American flags, giving a speech.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/03/2026
SCHLAPP: Who wants to see impeachment hearings? CPAC CROWD: *cheers* SCHLAPP: No. That was the wrong answer.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/03/2026
Trump: "We love the American farmer. I just gave you $12 billion. I don't know if you know that or not. You make enough money, it doesn't matter to you, right?"
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Jennifer Raff @jenniferraff.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I am SO grateful to my hardworking colleagues for creating this agreement. I know what it took. Proud to be a #Jayhawk, proud to be #UnionStrong. Ad astra!
An affirmative vote for a collective bargaining agreement for United Academics of KU
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Jennifer Raff @jenniferraff.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Special shoutout to @colinmcroberts.bsky.social who worked on the bargaining team.The amount of work they put into this was almost beyond belief.
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