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Kevin Coughlin

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Comms Dir for CT Senate Democrats. Just trying to read the news, learn something every now and then, and not be inundated with fascists

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Community meme: I CAN EXCUSE FASCISM.
BUTI DRAW THE LINE AT MERCANTILISM.

Community meme: I CAN EXCUSE FASCISM. BUTI DRAW THE LINE AT MERCANTILISM.

The Supreme Court:

20.02.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 23754 πŸ” 4854 πŸ’¬ 175 πŸ“Œ 118

i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals

19.01.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 17481 πŸ” 3416 πŸ’¬ 201 πŸ“Œ 151

The number of doors I knocked in my district who told me they were going to vote for Trump because he would get us - and keep us out of wars cannot be understated.

04.01.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

More housing = lower rents for everyone

The only way out of the #CThousingcrisis is to build our ass off. The goal should be to 5x our current building rate, we are short 250,000 homes in Connecticut alone

Building at present 5k homes per year = a perpetual simmering crisis

29.11.2025 12:31 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Toured a couple of awesome Biotech companies. Unfortunately, Trump has kneecapped this industry. Connecticut has an opportunity here.

20.11.2025 23:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion: In CT, housing advocacy is a political asset Voters have spoken: ignoring the housing crisis and caving to the loudest voices in the room comes with significant political peril.

Turns out, acting to solve the housing crisis is extremely popular. The discomfort of being yelled at by 7 people on a Tuesday night <> political liability

Tell your friends, tell your electeds

ctmirror.org/2025/11/12/h...

15.11.2025 13:18 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Famous murderer to meet with least popular POS in the world in hopes to rehabilitate image

21.10.2025 19:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not a good list to be on ⬇️

05.10.2025 13:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Connecticut Republicans downplay Trump's Medicaid cuts while families feel the pain.

12.09.2025 13:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Explaining Connecticut’s updated COVID vaccine guidance for the upcoming season CT’s new guidelines recommend 2 COVID doses for unvaccinated kids 6–24 months and 1 dose for pregnant patients.

What to know about Connecticut’s new COVID-19 vaccine guidelines for 2025–26. More below.:
www.ctpost.com/connecticut/...

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Maria Pereira prevails in Bridgeport Democrats' council primary against endorsed candidates Maria Pereira and Keyla Medina got the most votes against town committee-backed candidates Kevin Monks and Councilwoman Samia Sulliman.

THREAD - 1. Maria Pereira prevails in Bridgeport Democrats' council primary despite arrest over alleged absentee ballot crimes. More below.:
www.ctpost.com/news/article...

10.09.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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What Montana Can Teach Us About Housing Reform Two years ago, lawmakers in the Big Sky State passed one of the most comprehensive state-level housing reform packages in the country. This year, they doubled down on their success.

"While anti-housing politics can win in public meetings where land-use decisions are made by a small group of similarly minded people, state-level policymakers who reform this system have maintained & gained popularity by representing a broader... constituency."
www.governing.com/urban/what-m...

03.09.2025 12:06 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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CT recovery coaches help people live. Will federal cuts upend that? The future of CT’s recovery coaches, who help people navigate sobriety and stay safe, is in flux. One man’s story shows what could be lost.

The Republican budget will increase drug use, homelessness, crime, and death right here in CT

Because Republicans don't actually care about addiction. They just needed an excuse to deport hard-working, law-abiding immigrants

ctmirror.org/2025/08/24/c...

24.08.2025 16:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Had Baldy, the best in the game at breaking down film, break down our league draft order. He's electric as always

20.08.2025 17:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
 First slide is a β€œGovernor Breaking News” graphic showing an outlined image of Governor Jared Polis speaking over a collage background of housing and a Pew Charitable Trust article clipping. White text reads: β€œGovernor Polis, State Legislators: Housing Analysis Showing More Housing Built Increases Options and Saves Coloradans Money.” The Colorado Governor’s β€œC” logo appears in the bottom right corner.

First slide is a β€œGovernor Breaking News” graphic showing an outlined image of Governor Jared Polis speaking over a collage background of housing and a Pew Charitable Trust article clipping. White text reads: β€œGovernor Polis, State Legislators: Housing Analysis Showing More Housing Built Increases Options and Saves Coloradans Money.” The Colorado Governor’s β€œC” logo appears in the bottom right corner.

Article clipping from the Pew Charitable Trust with text next to it reading, β€œfindings from an analysis done by the Pew Charitable Trust found that not allowing for more homes to be built pushes up rent prices across the board and increases hardships on low-income residents and neighborhoods.”

Article clipping from the Pew Charitable Trust with text next to it reading, β€œfindings from an analysis done by the Pew Charitable Trust found that not allowing for more homes to be built pushes up rent prices across the board and increases hardships on low-income residents and neighborhoods.”

White text on a black background reading: β€œThe analysis stated the U.S. faces a shortage of 4 million to 7 million homes due to restrictive zoning ordinances.” Below the text is an image of affordable houses tinted in purple and green, with the Colorado Governor’s β€œC” logo in the corner.

White text on a black background reading: β€œThe analysis stated the U.S. faces a shortage of 4 million to 7 million homes due to restrictive zoning ordinances.” Below the text is an image of affordable houses tinted in purple and green, with the Colorado Governor’s β€œC” logo in the corner.

White text on black background reads: β€œColorado is lowering housing costs and removing government barriers. Governor Polis signed landmark laws to allow more housing near transit, cut red tape, and expand options like ADUs, transit-oriented communities, starter condos, and smart-stair apartments, while ending discriminatory occupancy limits and costly parking requirements.

White text on black background reads: β€œColorado is lowering housing costs and removing government barriers. Governor Polis signed landmark laws to allow more housing near transit, cut red tape, and expand options like ADUs, transit-oriented communities, starter condos, and smart-stair apartments, while ending discriminatory occupancy limits and costly parking requirements.

A new @pewtrusts.org analysis shows restrictive zoning drives up rent and worsens hardships. The U.S. is short 4–7M homes. Breaking down barriersβ€”like parking mandates and outdated zoningβ€”can lower costs and help more Coloradans achieve homeownership.
www.pew.org/en/research-...

18.08.2025 18:10 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump's corruption, all while fucking over regular people, is unfathomable

Via @rebeccaballhaus.bsky.social

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Bronin opens campaign against Larson: 'We don't have time to wait' Luke Bronin announced his candidacy against U.S. Rep. John Larson in a 90-second video posted on social media at 5:30 a.m.

Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin opens Democratic primary challenge to 14-term Congressman John B. Larson, CT-1, offering respect but saying, β€œAt a certain point it’s just time to let some new voices i!in.' ctmirror.org/2025/07/30/l...

30.07.2025 12:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Affordable housing nonprofit set to buy former Holiday Inn in downtown Bridgeport, developer says Bridgeport developer John Guedes said the deal is not yet finalized but the buildingΒ willΒ be turned into an affordably priced development.

Affordable housing nonprofit set to buy former Holiday Inn in downtown Bridgeport a year-and-a-half after it reopened as market rate apartments. Article below.:
www.ctpost.com/news/article...

30.07.2025 12:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The @wsj.com this summer

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Lawmakers call for release of Afghan interpreter detained by ICE Democratic lawmakers gathered with advocates to call for the release of Afghan interpreter who was recently detained by ICE in Connecticut.

An Afghan interpreter came to Connecticut last year because he feared the Taliban, @blumenthal.senate.gov said Tuesday.

Now he faces possible deportation back to Afghanistan. It's an "abhorrent violation of basic decency," Blumenthal said.

My latest at CT Insider: www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

23.07.2025 17:58 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

The thing that stands out here is so many Dems run campaigns terrified of (and thus buying into) the Fox News framing.

Mamdani is rightly mocking that framing as ridiculous and it resonates. He's not running scared. He's running proud of who he is and what he stands for.

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Obama’s blunt message for Democrats: β€˜Toughen up’ | CNN Politics Former President Barack Obama issued a call to action for Democrats at a private fundraiser in New Jersey on Friday evening, urging those frustrated by the state of the country under President Donald ...

β€œI don’t care how much you love working people. They can’t afford a house because all the rules in your state make it prohibitive to build. And zoning prevents multifamily structures because of NIMBY,” [Obama] said. www.cnn.com/2025/07/14/p...

15.07.2025 15:32 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Opinion | As the Texas Floodwaters Rose, One Indispensable Voice Was Silent The National Weather Service put out good forecasts. But a vital employee was missing.

"The Weather Service employee whose job it was to make sure those warnings got tractionβ€”Paul Yura, the long-serving meteorologist in charge of β€œwarning coordination”—had recently taken an unplanned early retirement amid cuts pushed by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency."

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this app just got a whole lot more useful

08.07.2025 15:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I grew up with Republicans lying about how Democrats are baby killers and setting up death panels for grandma

Now Republicans are just out here gleefully actually doing that

03.07.2025 18:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The next year of local news will be constant state budget fights as the GOP federal budget's draconian cuts hit and state legislatures and Governors determine who to tax more, what programs to cut, and who to let die

03.07.2025 18:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Republicans Want to Cut Food Stamp Errors. Their Bill Could Backfire.

What a horrible way to report this. Republicans want to cut food assistance plain and simple. That's how they voted. We're a decade into Trump and we're still reporting what liars say out loud like a bunch of chumps

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...

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Red states, blue states and purple states can get housing reform done. Just not in Connecticut.

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