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Gregory Koger

@gregorykoger.bsky.social
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Author of Filibustering & Strategic Party Government, U.Miami political scientist. Director of Hanley Democracy Center. Brings a lightsaber to a knife fight.

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Through the end of August 2026, the House was in session for roughly 383 hours total. That’s an average of about 48 hours per month. Their average monthly floor time is well below the 80-hour monthly threshold the same Congress imposed on Medicaid recipients.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Heads up: The Russian government has been targeting Americans with covert online disinformation operations seeking to undermine public confidence the midterms — using a familiar playbook in an attempt to inject chaos into the voting season, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
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Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds
The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.
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Gregory Koger @gregorykoger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How bad must her internal polls be that a REPUBLICAN is running an anti-Trump ad?
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Nick Carnes @carnes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Alexis de Tocqueville “His theory and analysis are based entirely on anecdotal evidence. Does he have any quantitative skills? Can he do causal inference? Seems unable to advise our graduate students.”
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Florida - Senate Polling: 🔵Nixon: 47% 🔴Moody: 47%* Change Research / Sept 9, 2026 (Current model result in FL-SEN is GOP 50% - DEM 46%) usapolling.substack.com/p/trump-keep...
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Trump Keeps Making the Midterms Harder for Republicans
While Democrats lead across several key races, Republicans can ill afford another drag from an unpopular president
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
What Trump gets about voters that Democrats don't usually 1. Wildly malleable 2. Require repetition 3. Need a story with a villain 4. Want a catharsis (in his case, dominating others) 5. Require repetition
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I don't think the news has made it here: bluesky political scientist Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social 's _Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History_ (Princeton) was recognized with the Richard Neustadt award for best book published on the presidency!
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Only dictators need to advertise themselves with triumphal arches when they don’t have any triumphs to celebrate www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
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Plans Announced to Break Ground on Trump’s Triumphal Arch Before Final Approval (Gift Article)
Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, announced plans to start work on the site of the 250-foot-tall triumphal arch. Final approval of the project is still pending.
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Gregory Koger @gregorykoger.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
All across America, Republican politicians are re-reading--for the 1000th time--the fine print of the contract they signed with Dr. Faust.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
There’s lots of empty land in and near Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster, and for that matter at the very spacious estates of the tech oligarchs and the nice campuses of the tech companies. Those seem like easy places to put data centers.
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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
People focus on how dark money prevents voters from learning who is sponsoring the speech they just heard which prevents them from evaluating it. While this is quite bad, creating a pathway for anonymous money to enter politics also shifts which part of the party coalition are most influential.
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‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election
At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It’s a new @adambonica.bsky.social joint! data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-bulwar...
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The Bulwark Killed an Investigation into Political Fundraising Spam After Its Publisher Took the Consultants’ Side
This is a story about the Democratic Party captured by its consultants, and about what happens when the pro-democracy press is asked to say so.
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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
On the latest Roberts folly. Also how presidential (un)popularity works, beef dumping, Canada flailing. And links! @dandrezner.bsky.social @mirandayaver.bsky.social @dcinbox.bsky.social @smotus.bsky.social @davekarpf.bsky.social etc. goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/supreme-bl...
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Gregory Koger @gregorykoger.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Ok people, why do you think Trump is sitting on $400M in super PAC money? A) Trump 2028! B) to choose the 2028 nominee C) transfer to the Presidential Library D) it’s for the ballroom www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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MAGA Inc. sits on campaign cash as donors indicate only Trump can save Paxton
President Donald Trump’s super PAC added $3 million last month and did not spend on any candidates.
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Gregory Koger @gregorykoger.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
To be fair, Joe Biden jacked up tariff rates, slashed taxes for the ultra-rich, and started an unending war of choice with Iran that bottled up the Strait of Hormuz. Trump, who was just elected yesterday, only inherited this mess.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/08/2026
High interest rates and elevated prices are souring voters’ views on President Trump’s handling of the economy, prompting the Treasury Department to try various approaches to lower the cost of living in the U.S. But it is finding that success does not come easily. nyti.ms/4gaC76m
Scott Bessent, dressed in a blue suit, stands in front of a white wall. A headline reads: "Treasury Turns to Interventionist Tactics to Lower Interest Rates." Photo by Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times.
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I wrote this because most journalists facing this pressure can’t. The paper we count on to check authoritarianism spiked an investigation into the Democratic Party because the party’s lawyers threatened to sue. Holding authoritarians accountable starts with holding your own side accountable.
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With Fear and Favor
Institutions don’t have courage. They have incentives.
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Tom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · 17/08/2026
This is a truly important post. You should read it if you want to understand what the hell is happening to DNC fundraising, and the nasty consequences for country and party
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Here’s who ordered lockdowns
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The COVID Amnesia Project III:  The Plot to Erase Who Ordered Lockdowns in 2020
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is full of contempt and vitriol for doctors who worked in hospitals, but he literally “loves” lockdowners.
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Gregory Koger @gregorykoger.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This should be item #1 if FL governor flips
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Super Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
President Toddler
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Gregory Koger @gregorykoger.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I eagerly await Sheldon Whitehouse chairing a Senate Judiciary hearing in 2027 with Todd Blanche. www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release...
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Whitehouse Speech on Trump-Epstein-Russia Triangle Goes Viral - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Forty-eight-minute speech tops 2.2 million views on Whitehouse’s YouTube channel Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) on Thursday delivered a 48-minute speech on the Senate floor la...
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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It turns out insurance companies believe in climate change whether you do or not
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Gregory Koger @gregorykoger.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Nancy Reagan warned us about the dangers of hallucinogenic drugs.
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 26/07/2026
A letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after he was murdered by ICE.
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Today marks the six-month anniversary of Alex's murder. No one has been held accountable, no apologies, not a single phone call from any governmental official, hospital personnel, or the mpls police dept. Six-months of pain, a roller-coaster of trauma over and over. Every time another a death, another mention, a picture, a tribute, a sorrow so deep. I wonder how to move forward. Will I ever get over this loss and this pain?
Will I ever be able to enjoy life again? How does one live knowing that I have no power to change what has happened?

And yet the outreach not only from Minnesota, but from around the world has been nothing less than spectacular. Every card, every gift, every heartfelt letter has been read, touched, held, and cherished by us all. The kindness you've all shown us is beyond words. Please never forget Alex and what he believed in ~ equality and peace for all. I will remember the things that made you, you. It will never take your memory. As long as I'm here, you will never be forgotten.

For all you asking what you can do. Continue this fight. Never give up your right to speak out, protect your neighbor, your community and don't forget to spend time with those you love...
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Jason Garcia @jasongarcia.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
New: Data center interests have spent more than $22 million on campaign contributions in Florida ahead of the 2026 elections. Roughly a quarter of the money ($5.8 million) has been spent boosting Byron Donalds, the leading Republican candidate for governor. jasongarcia.substack.com/p/data-cente...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Any chance Spain could edit him out of all of these scenes, too? #Glory-Hog-In-Chief
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Image from the illuminated edition of the Trump Bible.
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Defend The Vote @wedefendthevote.org · 17/07/2026
This was the biggest threat to the 2020 election.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The news should be covering ICE like a serial killer on the loose
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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
"The ugly meaning of collaborator carries an implication of treason: betrayal of one’s nation, ideology, morality, values. It was Graham who played golf w/Trump, made excuses for him, supported the president even as he slowly destroyed the American alliances that Graham had defended all his life."
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 10/07/2026
Tom the Dancing Bug — A Busy, Busy Fourth of July By @rubenbolling.bsky.social
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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
DAWG WE'RE DOING STATE-RUN GAS PRICES AT PRICE CONTROLLED RATES DESPITE INCREASING SHORTAGES TO PACIFY THE PEOPLE AND THEY'RE SCREAMING ABOUT HOW THEIR OPPONENTS WANT COMMUNISM I AM GOING TO LOSE MY ENTIRE GODDAMN MIND
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/07/2026
NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” with @texastribune.org
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Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...
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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"The conservatives of our times, who, to-day, are making the most ostentatious demonstrations of their veneration for the Declaration, are filled with distress and horror at the thought of 'radicalism'.... Blind, selfish, besotted idolators of the past!" William Lloyd Garrison, #otd, 1854
The conservatives of our times, who, to-day, are making the most ostentatious demonstrations of their veneration for the Declaration for 1776, are filled with distress and horror at the thought of "radicalism," either in Church or State. Blind, selfish, besotted idolators of the past! If that Declaration is worthy of your homage, then you are committed in principle to the most radical political instrument in the world; by which outlawry is pronounced against every oppressive government, and therefore against every existing government on the face of the earth, for they are all oppressive. In its denunciation of injustice and tyranny, in its vindication of human equality and freedom, that Declaration is not American, but universal—not geographical, but world-wide. To that extent it is to be maintained.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Basically the Supreme Court is 5-4 on whether America is white man's country
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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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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/06/2026
Just here to say ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good as she was driving away. Sue me.
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Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I was really sad to hear about Dave Rohde's passing. Dave was, of course, an incredible scholar. He was also a great advisor and so many of us owe him a debt of gratitude for helping launch our careers. When I'm puzzled by something, I'll often think to myself, what would Dave do. It usually helps.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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E.J. Fagan @ejfagan.com · 18/06/2026
First poll that I’ve seen with Dems matching Republicans in Florida.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Wealth concentration was already way off the rails before Musk became a trillionaire. The wealthiest megabillionaires in the country have basically been doubling their wealth annually in recent years. Feels near impossible to maintain a liberal democracy in this kind of situation.
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
When Trump went to war with Iran, I watched every speech anyone in the administration gave and made a chart of every reason given for going to war "Eliminate ballistic capability" was the #1 reason given: more even than preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon
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Iran War Reasons Chart.xlsx
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Gregory Koger @gregorykoger.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Honestly I’m surprised RFKjr hasn’t already been swimming laps in the Reflecting Pool (wearing jeans, of course).
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Phil Reitinger @philr.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
What a snowflake.
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