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Chris Koob
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Partner at MBA Consulting Group and political compliance professional. Husband, dad, believer in democracy and fighting every day for progressive values.
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NEWS: A person is in custody after allegedly firing a gunshot at the home of Democratic state Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel, a state lawmaker in Illinois. There are no reported injuries.
September 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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michelleroy78.bsky.social
They had kids too and the GOP laughed.
September 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Today is the day of the special election to fill the seat of former MN State Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot by a right-wing extremist.
September 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
cdkoob.bsky.social
In other countries they hold people accountable for their involvement with Epstein. In the US, we elect him President. We are so fucked.
September 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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tmftx.bsky.social
September is Suicide Prevention Month, and today, 9/8, is National #988Day to raise awareness of the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline you can call, text, or chat with 24/7.
September 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
cdkoob.bsky.social
Hell yeah!
tmftx.bsky.social Trey Martinez Fischer @tmftx.bsky.social · Aug 22
You’ve heard a lot about these rigged maps hurting minority communities, but here’s two specific examples.

The Republicans packed a Black district so that they aren’t voting and using their voting power in any other district.
August 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Please consider donating to support the dems who have had to flee the state of Texas to shut down the Republican gerrymandering scheme. THANK YOU @tmftx.bsky.social!!!
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August 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Gerrymandering is one of the most significant threats to free and fair elections in the United States. It’s time to end the partisan games and put people before power. Let’s draw the line…quite literally.
#Endgerrymandering #EthicalCampaigning #DemocracyMatters #Politicalreform #politics #fyp #ifec
July 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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July 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Let’s go @ny-knicks.bsky.social come on @ben
May 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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April 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
cdkoob.bsky.social
Ok SW. don’t tell me we’re taking off when it’s after the time you’re telling me we’re taking off. . . . SMH.
March 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
cdkoob.bsky.social
Ok, SW. you can’t say we’re leaving at 5:01 when it’s 5:03 and there’s a tornado warning until 7:00. Just be honest. Smh . . .
March 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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walkerbragman.bsky.social
I’ve said it before but it’s worth repeating:

This is the nightmare scenario Justice Stevens warned about in his blistering dissent in Citizens United v. FEC.

This puts the lie to the court’s reasoning in Buckley that independent expenditures cannot create corruption or the appearance of it.
March 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Mar 12
GOVERNING is negotiating with the other side when you need 60 votes and you only have 53.

Refusing to negotiate when you don’t have the votes is incompetence.

That is why Republicans can’t govern.
March 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
cdkoob.bsky.social
The GOP is an opposition party, not a governing party. They. Cannot. Govern.
briantylercohen.bsky.social Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Feb 23
Remember when Senator Banks attacked a president who wasn’t engaged in litigation against almost half a dozen press outlets and stayed silent against one who was?
February 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
cdkoob.bsky.social
I’m old enough to remember when driving a Tesla and shopping at Whole Foods were good things. How fast the world changes!
February 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
My open letter to Elon Musk.👇

Mr. Musk,

You recently criticized me and another prominent lawyer fighting for the rule of law and democracy in the United States. I am used to being attacked for my work, particularly on the platform you own and dominate. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com
February 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
cdkoob.bsky.social
What a dipshit. It affects world peace which is in our best interest. He’s just too stupid to understand how politics works. Ugh! Who voted for this loser, really??
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 22
Trump on Ukraine: "I want them to give us something for all of the money that we put up and I'm gonna try and get the war settled and I'm try and get all that death ended. We're asking for rare earth and oil, anything we can get. But we feel so stupid. It affects Europe. It doesn't really affect us"
February 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Trump on Ukraine: "I want them to give us something for all of the money that we put up and I'm gonna try and get the war settled and I'm try and get all that death ended. We're asking for rare earth and oil, anything we can get. But we feel so stupid. It affects Europe. It doesn't really affect us"
February 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
cdkoob.bsky.social
Wow.
joshuajfriedman.com Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Feb 13
READ Danielle Sassoon's letter to AG Pam Bondi, via @nytimes.com:

"Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
Dear Attorney General Bondi: On February 10, 2025, I received a memorandum from acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, directing me to dismiss the indictment against Mayor Eric Adams without prejudice, subject to certain conditions, which would require leave of court. I do not repeat here the evidence against Adams that proves beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed federal crimes; Mr. Bove rightly has never called into question that the case team conducted this investigation with integrity and that the charges against Adams are serious and supported by fact and law. Mr. Bove's memo, however, which directs me to dismiss an indictment returned by a duly constituted grand jury for reasons having nothing to do with the strength of the case, raises serious concerns that render the contemplated dismissal inconsistent with my ability and duty to prosecute federal crimes without fear or favor and to advance good-faith arguments before the courts. When I took my oath of office three weeks ago, I vowed to well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I was about to enter. In carrying out that responsibility, I am guided by, among other things, the Principles of Federal Prosecution set forth in the Justice Manual and your recent memoranda instructing attorneys for the Department of Justice to make only good-faith arguments and not to use the criminal enforcement authority of the United States to achieve political objectives or other improper aims. I am also guided by the values that have defined my over ten years of public service. You and I have yet to meet, let alone discuss this case. But as you may know, I clerked for the Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and for Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court. Both men instilled in me a sense of duty to contribute to the public good and uphold the rule of law, and a commitment to reasoned and thorough analysis. I have always considered it my o…
February 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
cdkoob.bsky.social
More of this please!
malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · Feb 13
Hey, here’s some of what @thedemocraticparty.bsky.social did today 👋🏽
February 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
cdkoob.bsky.social
The problem with the GOP is that they can’t govern. They are only good as an opposition party. Senate GOP leadership will focus on judges and Trump will focus on executive orders and regulatory actions, but as a party they can’t pass meaningful legislation.
January 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
cdkoob.bsky.social
This is exactly the type of independent reporting we need. Legacy media will talk about how “important” his executive orders are without calling them out for what they are. A disaster!
January 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM