Gregory Koger
@gregorykoger.bsky.social
Author of Filibustering & Strategic Party Government, http://U.Miami political scientist. Director of Hanley Democracy Center. Brings a lightsaber to a knife fight.
When your best strategy is to grab the coattails of a POTUS with a -16 net approval, 2026 may not be your year. (data: @fiftyplusone.news)
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
When your best strategy is to grab the coattails of a POTUS with a -16 net approval, 2026 may not be your year. (data: @fiftyplusone.news)
I'm not saying that Clay Higgins is consistently pro-child trafficking, but in March 2024 he was one of nine Representatives who voted against a resolution to condemn Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children.
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I'm not saying that Clay Higgins is consistently pro-child trafficking, but in March 2024 he was one of nine Representatives who voted against a resolution to condemn Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children.
So, like…my own personal Jesus? Someone to hear my prayers? Someone who cares?
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
So, like…my own personal Jesus? Someone to hear my prayers? Someone who cares?
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
Marriage Couseling By Zeus
Pandora’s home organizer. Hire us and all your boxes will be emptied.
Sisypheus hauling services. You’ll keep calling us back.
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Marriage Couseling By Zeus
On passage of the CR in the House: All Republicans "aye" except (voting nay):
Thomas Massie (KY)
Gregory Steube (FL)
All Democrats "nay" except (voting aye)
Henry Cuellar (TX)
Donald Davis (NC)
Jared Golden (ME)
Adam Gray (CA)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA)
Thomas Suozzi (NY)
Thomas Massie (KY)
Gregory Steube (FL)
All Democrats "nay" except (voting aye)
Henry Cuellar (TX)
Donald Davis (NC)
Jared Golden (ME)
Adam Gray (CA)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA)
Thomas Suozzi (NY)
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
On passage of the CR in the House: All Republicans "aye" except (voting nay):
Thomas Massie (KY)
Gregory Steube (FL)
All Democrats "nay" except (voting aye)
Henry Cuellar (TX)
Donald Davis (NC)
Jared Golden (ME)
Adam Gray (CA)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA)
Thomas Suozzi (NY)
Thomas Massie (KY)
Gregory Steube (FL)
All Democrats "nay" except (voting aye)
Henry Cuellar (TX)
Donald Davis (NC)
Jared Golden (ME)
Adam Gray (CA)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA)
Thomas Suozzi (NY)
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“In the Situation Room”?!
Highly restricted access and no cell phones allowed.
White House officials needed to meet with Lauren Boebert in the room where highly sensitive National Security issues are handled? To talk about the Epstein Files?!
Highly restricted access and no cell phones allowed.
White House officials needed to meet with Lauren Boebert in the room where highly sensitive National Security issues are handled? To talk about the Epstein Files?!
Q: "Why are White House officials…meeting with Rep. Boebert in an effort to try to get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the [Epstein] files?"
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“In the Situation Room”?!
Highly restricted access and no cell phones allowed.
White House officials needed to meet with Lauren Boebert in the room where highly sensitive National Security issues are handled? To talk about the Epstein Files?!
Highly restricted access and no cell phones allowed.
White House officials needed to meet with Lauren Boebert in the room where highly sensitive National Security issues are handled? To talk about the Epstein Files?!
So the meeting reported by CNN took place in the most secure site in the White House and not, say, the Oval Office? I would love to know why.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
So the meeting reported by CNN took place in the most secure site in the White House and not, say, the Oval Office? I would love to know why.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
What kind of anti-American fool would embrace Nordic paganism?
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What kind of anti-American fool would embrace Nordic paganism?
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Following up from my September post on shutdown politics - what I got wrong and (I think) right. My latest @misofact.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
Lessons from the longest shutdown ever
What I got wrong and (arguably) got right
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Following up from my September post on shutdown politics - what I got wrong and (I think) right. My latest @misofact.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
Your occasional reminder that the current president is certain that he is not going to heaven.
They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
November 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Your occasional reminder that the current president is certain that he is not going to heaven.
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Communism was clearly not a topic on the dementia exam.
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Communism was clearly not a topic on the dementia exam.
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I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.
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Remember, we learned in 2021 that a win by the out party in a Virginia gubernatorial election fully nullifies any presidential mandate. I don’t make the rules
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Remember, we learned in 2021 that a win by the out party in a Virginia gubernatorial election fully nullifies any presidential mandate. I don’t make the rules
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Literally Trump and his DOJ set free January 6 defendants who beat policemen and tried to overturn the election, while this case is being adjudicated
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Literally Trump and his DOJ set free January 6 defendants who beat policemen and tried to overturn the election, while this case is being adjudicated
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Turns out the sweetheart deal that Trump's former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta gave Epstein back in 2008 was even worse than we thought. Epstein's emails show Acosta tanked an investigation that had Epstein dead to rights on money laundering, and other financial crimes.
🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Jeffrey Epstein Went to War Over Money Laundering Probe in 2007 Sex Case
Federal prosecutors opened a financial-crimes investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 amid their larger sex-trafficking probe. The financier and his legal team waged a war against them, his emails ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Turns out the sweetheart deal that Trump's former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta gave Epstein back in 2008 was even worse than we thought. Epstein's emails show Acosta tanked an investigation that had Epstein dead to rights on money laundering, and other financial crimes.
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“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess...”
Per Danny Kemp via press pool
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
November 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess...”
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Federal Judges have ruled a) that the President does have the authority to release emergency SNAP funds during the shutdown & b) that Trump *Must* do so.
That means if payments don't go out, it's because Trump & the republicans defied the Judiciary to refuse to use their authority to send them out.
That means if payments don't go out, it's because Trump & the republicans defied the Judiciary to refuse to use their authority to send them out.
October 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Federal Judges have ruled a) that the President does have the authority to release emergency SNAP funds during the shutdown & b) that Trump *Must* do so.
That means if payments don't go out, it's because Trump & the republicans defied the Judiciary to refuse to use their authority to send them out.
That means if payments don't go out, it's because Trump & the republicans defied the Judiciary to refuse to use their authority to send them out.
Nothing says "I am very serious about this issue" like a POTUS asking members of a different branch--from a chamber that hasn't met since Sept--to head this effort. Rep. Moore is a freshman member and not even on the subcommittee of jurisdiction.
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Nothing says "I am very serious about this issue" like a POTUS asking members of a different branch--from a chamber that hasn't met since Sept--to head this effort. Rep. Moore is a freshman member and not even on the subcommittee of jurisdiction.
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Let the campaigning begin.
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Let the campaigning begin.
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Boy, North Carolina Republicans sure don't want the attached story to circulate. I sure hope that this stupid threat from their spokesperson doesn't boomerang on them and have a lot more people read and share the story, which once again, is conveniently attached below. That would be a shame.
October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Boy, North Carolina Republicans sure don't want the attached story to circulate. I sure hope that this stupid threat from their spokesperson doesn't boomerang on them and have a lot more people read and share the story, which once again, is conveniently attached below. That would be a shame.
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When @gregorykoger.bsky.social writes about the filibuster, you should read it. @misofact.bsky.social
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You love me. You hate me. I'm the Ross & Rachel of Capitol Hill.
The Senate filibuster is adored when parties are in the minority and despised when parties are in the majority. If the filibuster could talk, it wants you to think long and hard before reforming it.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
When @gregorykoger.bsky.social writes about the filibuster, you should read it. @misofact.bsky.social
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Pike was prosecuted by the CSA for insubordination and treason. He was a traitors' traitor.
October 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Pike was prosecuted by the CSA for insubordination and treason. He was a traitors' traitor.
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