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Robert Cooper

@robertcooper-us.bsky.social
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Enjoyed a long career as a bilingual community advocate. Gay papa of five wonderful kids. Lifelong progressive. Love to cook and travel. Follow me on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram: @CubanPapaCooks. 👨🏼‍🍳🍳🥘

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump keeps getting richer while families can’t afford gas, groceries, housing or healthcare. Republicans have done nothing to lower prices. None of them give a damn about everyday Americans — they just care about keeping their wealthy donors happy. #StopTrumpCorruption
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In just 50 days, we have a chance to reject Trump’s chaos, corruption, and extremism — and elect leaders who will actually fight for working families, protect our freedoms, and defend democracy. Let’s make it count. Organize, register, donate, and vote. 💙 #BlueWaveIn50Days
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My family’s pet cockatiel, Nibbles, just passed away. She adopted us back in 2001, when she appeared in our driveway, hungry and scared. She hopped onto my extended arm, and has been a member of our family ever since. Nibbles was at least 30 years old — an extraordinarily long life for a cockatiel!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
⛽️ Over the past two weeks, gas prices in my Orlando neighborhood rose by 33–35 cents per gallon, or about 9%. Diesel fuel went up 75–80 cents, or about 14%. This gas station has the CHEAPEST prices I’ve found around here. Other stations have prices 5 cents or more higher! 🤬
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"He said that I’m disrespecting Jesus. You want to know what actually disrespects Jesus? Kicking the sick off their healthcare to give tax cuts to billionaires. Bombing innocent schoolchildren in Iran, and sending our brave men and women off to die in another forever war." PLEASE WATCH AND SHARE!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
James Talarico calls out Ken Paxton for repeatedly refusing to debate him. Paxton is so corrupt — and such a coward! 👀 PLEASE WATCH AND SHARE.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🔥 President Obama will be a tremendous asset on the campaign trail for Democrats this midterm election cycle. The former president excites crowds, motivates voters, raises money, and helps win close races. Watch the clip.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 👀
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🎙️ My podcast today travels to Adelaide, Australia, where, on a summer day in 1966, three young siblings left home for what should have been an ordinary trip to the beach—and simply vanished. Their disappearance shocked an entire nation. Over six decades later, the Beaumont children remain missing. 🔎
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The Beaumont Children: Australia's Greatest Unsolved Mystery
Podcast Episode · Echoes of the Unknown · September 8 · 45m
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Trump and his family have raked in billions off the presidency — crypto deals, a $400M Qatari jet, tax immunity, and Pentagon contracts steered to his sons. You get higher grocery, gas, and healthcare bills. And Republicans in Congress don’t care. That’s the #CostOfCorruption.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ken Paxton has spent more than a decade running from debates. He said he’d debate James Talarico. Then he missed deadline after deadline. Today Talarico accepted CNN’s invitation. Paxton still hasn’t. A coward who won’t stand on a stage and answer questions isn’t ready to represent Texas.
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Talarico accepts CNN debate invitation. Will Ken Paxton join him?
Paxton’s campaign says he plans to debate, but he has not publicly committed to the invitations Talarico has accepted.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Hakeem Jeffries said it plainly: Trump is focused on enriching himself, his family, his friends, and his big donors—everyday Americans pay the price. Trump called the affordability crisis a “hoax,” doesn’t give a damn about your financial situation, and “loves” inflation. #TrumpsCorruptionCostsUS
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My new podcast travels to Oakville, Washington in 1994, the site of one of the strangest events ever reported. During a rain shower, something bizarre fell from the sky. Soon, people and animals reportedly fell ill, scientists collected samples, and a mystery was born that remains unexplained today.
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The Oakville Blobs: The Mystery That Rained From Above
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
While everyday Americans skip meals and ration their meds, a new class of American oligarchs is getting obscenely richer every single day. They write the rules. You pay the price. #HoldTheCrooksAccountable
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Trump and the Republicans didn’t just break norms—they turned the government into a protection racket for themselves and their wealthy donors. While families struggle, the crooks cash in, cover up, and walk free. Enough. It’s time to hold the crooks accountable. #HoldTheCrooksAccountable
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Millions of Americans are facing skyrocketing premiums and the real risk of losing coverage because Republicans let the enhanced ACA tax credits expire. Healthcare should never be a luxury. Restore these credits. Families can’t afford another year of this. #RestoreACATaxCredits
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: Democrat Brandon Dukes has won the Pennsylvania House District 12 special election, flipping a seat Republicans had held since the 1990s.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
My podcast today travels to Fort Worth, Texas, just a couple of days before Christmas in 1974. Three girls left home for what should have been an ordinary afternoon of holiday shopping. They never returned. More than fifty years later, no one knows what became of them. On ALL podcast platforms. 🎙️🔎
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The Fort Worth Missing Trio: Vanished Before Christmas
Podcast Episode · Echoes of the Unknown · August 18 · 23m
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Jack the Ripper terrorized London in 1888, murdering five women. Texarkana had the Phantom Killer in 1946— terrorizing the city & murdering five people. The Ripper became part of worldwide folklore, while Texarkana’s Phantom is far less well known. Maybe London fog sells better than Texas dirt. 🤷‍♂️
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The Texarkana Moonlight Murders: The Hunt for the Phantom Killer
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The FBI should not have “back-burnered” a 2005 tip from Playboy founder Hugh Hefner that Jeffrey Epstein had trafficked and sexually abused Playmate Audra Christiansen, a former federal agent says.
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No excuse for FBI ignoring Hef’s 2005 Epstein tip: Ex-agent - AOL
“To wait 15 years to conduct this interview and to actually get down to the nitty gritty … that is just too long to wait,” Jennifer Coffindaffer says.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The countdown is on. 80 days to flip the House and Senate, make America affordable, protect healthcare, and send a message. No more excuses. No more sitting this out. Organize. Vote. Win. #BlueWaveIn80Days
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Check out my latest podcast: In 1946, over ten terrifying weeks in Texarkana, a shadowy gunman attacked eight people—killing five and leaving three others fighting for their lives. The crimes became known as the Texarkana Moonlight Murders. The killer? The Phantom Killer. On ALL pod platforms. 🎧
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The Texarkana Moonlight Murders: The Hunt for the Phantom Killer
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Republicans just voted to slash food assistance for millions of American families while protecting tax breaks for the ultra-rich. Kids going hungry isn’t a budget issue. It’s a choice. #RepublicansStarveUS
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Struggling American families are skipping meals while Republicans protect billionaire tax cuts and corporate price-gouging. The cost of groceries is way too high — and it’s NOT an accident. #RepublicansStarveUS
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
We’re inside of 100 days and House Democrats are clear: We’re fighting for an affordable America. Trump’s economy is a complete & total failure. Hardworking people playing by the rules can barely survive. Democrats want lower prices—for groceries, gas, housing and healthcare. That’s the fight! 💪
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Under the Trump regime, we’ve already seen multiple months of actual job LOSSES—just like his first term. Under Joe Biden? 48 straight months without a SINGLE month of job losses. Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress have totally wrecked the economy! #TrumpsJobsCrisis
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🚨 Damn. Mike Collins just fled his own press conference the moment reporters asked about his close ties to a white nationalist, neo-Nazi propagandist. He had no answers. Just an abrupt exit. Georgia deserves better than this.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🚨Republicans just cut Medicare — again! Seniors will pay the price. Families will feel it. And with less than 100 days until the midterms, voters are going to remember exactly who did this. Political malpractice. Republicans just don’t give a damn. #RepublicansCutHealthcare
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Ken Paxton hasn’t debated in over a decade. I wonder why. Maybe it’s because he’d have to explain how his corruption crisis became Texas’ affordability crisis. James Talarico is ready. Paxton is still hiding. Debate him. Or keep running.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The momentum is real. Voters are done with the chaos, the cruelty, the corruption, and the grift. In 100 days, we’re flipping the House, holding the line, and sending a message that can’t be ignored. Organize. Donate. Vote early. Talk to everyone you know. #BlueWaveIn100Days
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
On Sunday, House Democrats are launching 100 Days of Action. Focused on one thing: an affordable America. • Lower prices for groceries, gas and housing • Affordable healthcare for ALL Americans • Holding the crooks who’ve been robbing working people blind accountable This is the fight. Let’s go!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🚨House Republicans will be voting at 4pm ET today to choose reckless wars over daycare, Medicaid, and Medicare. America’s priorities should be our people — not endless wars. RT if you agree: #HealthcareNotWarfare Watch this powerful takedown! 👇
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🚨The SAVE Act is nothing but a Republican voter suppression scheme dressed up as “election integrity.” It’s #PayToVote — forcing barriers that hit working families, students, seniors & minorities hardest. ☎️ Call your reps NOW at (202) 224-3121 to kill this bill. Demand NO paywall! #PayToVoteSaveAct
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has the constitutional authority to temporarily appoint someone to fill Mitch McConnell’s seat. If GOP lawmakers want to challenge that, they can do so. This will be the first big test to see whether Beshear really is presidential material. I hope he passes the test.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
James Talarico just challenged Ken Paxton to THREE televised debates. Paxton — who hasn’t appeared on a debate stage in over a decade — is almost certainly too scared to accept. Puppet politicians answer to their billionaire donors, not the people of Texas. Time to debate or keep hiding, Ken.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
My new podcast delves into the case of six experienced hikers who died within minutes of one another on a remote mountain in Siberia. Only one survived to tell the story. Was it simply hypothermia—or something far more mysterious? 🏔️ This is one of the strangest wilderness mysteries ever recorded. 🎧
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The Khamar-Daban Incident: Death on the Mountain
Podcast Episode · Echoes of the Unknown · July 14 · 18m
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🚨 House Republicans led by MAGA Mike Johnson are once again plotting to slash your healthcare to fund an unpopular war — this time using reconciliation. Call the Capitol Switchboard TODAY at (202) 224-3121. Tell your rep to oppose this reckless GOP effort! #FundHealthcareNotWars
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Susan Collins voted to give ICE and CBP $70 billion. She owns the consequences of that vote.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
She should have spent today laughing, playing, and feeling safe in her daddy’s arms. Instead, this three-year-old watched her father die. No child should ever have to carry a memory like that. #ICEOutOfControl #AbolishICE
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🎉🎙️Exciting news! My podcast now has over 100,000 downloads! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has listened, subscribed, shared an episode, or left a review. Your support made this incredible milestone possible. Here’s to many more mysteries to explore together! 🕵️‍♂️ echoesoftheunknownpodcast.com
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
As Trump’s 2nd term began to unfold, Ami Fields-Meyer and Julia Angwin interviewed dissidents on 5 continents to learn what everyday Americans can do to defend our democracy. I’m reading their new book, On Courage, and it’s absolutely riveting. Highly recommend. www.harpercollins.com/products/on-...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Ceasefire over? Again? Trump’s ego-driven Iran fiasco is back on. No exit strategy, just chaos and higher gas prices. ⛽️ This was always #TrumpsWarOfChoice — reckless, unnecessary, and disastrous for America.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Hakeem Jeffries just nailed it: Gas prices exploded because of Trump’s reckless war of choice. From $2.98 before Trump launched it → now $3.93–$4.20+. Working families are feeling the pain at the pump while Trump fails to deliver. This is #TrumpsWarOfChoice.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Republicans couldn’t get the votes for their voter suppression bill — so now they’re trying to ram the SAVE Act into law through budget reconciliation. Forcing Americans to pay for passports and birth certificates just to vote? That isn’t election security. That’s a poll tax! #SAVEActIsPayToVote
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🚨 House Republicans are a complete disaster — they’re reckless rubber stamps for Trump’s extreme agenda, while Americans struggle with the affordability crisis. Their corruption is the problem! 
Pass it on… #TrumpRepublicanCorruption
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Today on my podcast: In 1966, inside a Kenilworth, Illinois mansion, the daughter of a U.S. Senate candidate was found murdered in her bedroom after her stepmother glimpsed a shadowy figure standing over the bed. Nearly 60 years later, this case remains one of Chicago’s greatest unsolved mysteries.
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The Valerie Percy Murder: The Crime That Shook Kenilworth
Podcast Episode · Echoes of the Unknown · June 30 · 20m
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
🏠Trump is holding the bipartisan housing bill hostage like a political terrorist — all to rig voting against us. This is pure desperation from a loser who knows he’s finished. We can’t let this maniac sabotage millions of American families. #SaveHousingFromTrump
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
💔 Heartbreaking. ProPublica reports that more than 776,000 kids just lost SNAP benefits under the Big Ugly bill. Families can’t buy groceries. Kids are starving. Republicans’ priority? Funding masked thugs who terrorize our streets. Shameful. #RepublicansStarveChildren
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Cartoon by @drawnandquartered.bsky.social. #TrumpLovesTheInflation
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Trump said it out loud: “I love the inflation.” While American families struggle with higher grocery bills and soaring gas prices, he’s celebrating it. Straight from his own mouth — no wonder Americans are suffering from prices that are way too high! 😡 #TrumpLovesTheInflation
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🔥Hakeem Jeffries torches GOP’s $70 BILLION blank check to Trump’s mass deportation machine: “Taxpayer dollars should make life more affordable—NOT fund brutality against American citizens, law-abiding families, kids & veterans.” No oversight. No guardrails. Pure cruelty. Please watch and share! 👀
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