With Congress back in session, students back in school, and redistricting battles dominating headlines, the School Board Integrity Project's @kyrsielaine.bsky.social explains how school board races are quietly shaping America's future. Must-read for progressives: couriernewsroom.com/news/kyrstin...

"'At the end of the day, elections are binary choices,' says DJ Koessler, a Democratic strategist who worked on Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign…To effectively convey their message, he and others add, Democrats will need to build a new media ecosystem." www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...

While Americans hang flags and light fireworks to celebrate #July4th, Republicans are gutting Medicaid and ripping health care from millions to fund tax breaks for billionaires. It's a betrayal of the values we celebrate on the 4th: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

🚨Next week SCOTUS will hear the Braidwood case, which could dismantle part of the ACA requiring insurance companies to fully cover the cost of preventive care like PrEP—reducing access & spiking costs for 150M Americans Follow @lambdalegal.org @glaad.bsky.social @prep4allnow.bsky.social for updates

Spoke with McClatchy News / @miamiherald.com about Dems and podcasts — and the race to win the information war: “Most Americans aren’t seeking political content but it’s finding them.”

"It's a lie to the country." — @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social to Gabbard on claims intel in Signal chat was unclassified

"I deployed three times to combat in service to this nation ... [Signalgate] is outrageous and it is a leadership failure. Secretary Hegseth, who undoubtedly transmitted classified, sensitive operational information via this chain, must resign." —Rep. Jason Crow

If Jeff Bezos truly believes he is "of America and for America," and if he truly believes in freedom, he wouldn't be cowering to Donald Trump, waging Trump's information war, or fighting for tax breaks for billionaires at the expense of the American people and our nation's values

Trump is the commander in chief of a militant media machine determined to win the information war and reshape American society. Dems don't stand a chance if we don't get serious about winning the information war, I write in a #PresidentsDay op-ed for @couriernewsroom.bsky.social:

This moment demands a proliferation of progressive media projects designed to champion the truth and win the information war, writes @djkoessler.bsky.social for @couriernewsroom.bsky.social.

In today's fragmented media environment, it will take more than a new message and new party leaders for Democrats to resist Trump 2.0 and win, writes @djkoessler.bsky.social in a new op-ed for @couriernewsroom.bsky.social. It will take a proliferation of progressive media projects.

“Democrats didn’t just lose the last election, we’re losing the information war,” writes @djkoessler.bsky.social for @couriernewsroom.bsky.social. Resisting Trump 2.0 will take more than a new message, new party leadership, and mobilization strategies. Read more: couriernewsroom.com/news/dj-koes...

A major win for the American people. Score one for the Resistance. Now, our job is to make sure the country doesn't forget what Trump and Republicans tried to do.

Our hearts are with our partners and all those affected by the firestorms devastating the Los Angeles area. The LA Fire Department Foundation urgently needs funding to equip firefighters with lifesaving tools and supplies. Please join us in donating today: supportlafd.org

Nearly 50% of Facebook users regularly get their news on the platform, and of those regular news consumers, 22% are ages 18-29 and 40% are ages 30-49, according to @pewresearch.org It's not just a platform for grandparents and crazy old uncles. Not great.

With the holiday season soon behind us, a special thanks to Kathy Hilton for hosting this year’s @glaad.bsky.social Tidings in support of LGBTQ+ visibility, an urgent cause as we head into 2025 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

2025 may be just around the corner, but the work to win in 2026 is already underway. Democrats need a new approach. We're here to help.

It's time to do things differently, and we're ready to help.

One month ago today, Americans awoke to the news of a second Trump presidency. For Courier, @djkoessler.bsky.social wrote about the GOP's anti-LGBTQ+ messaging, the need for visibility, and why Democrats should build a media ecosystem to better tell our stories. couriernewsroom.com/news/dj-koes...

Today marks one month since Election Day. As Democrats look to the future, @djkoessler.bsky.social penned an Op-Ed for Courier Newsroom about visibility and the road ahead: couriernewsroom.com/news/dj-koessler-the-election-is-over-but-the-fight-for-lgbtq-rights-and-freedoms-is-as-important-as-ever/

What can we do for you? Let's break new ground together in 2025 → koesslerstrategies.com

What digital lessons can non-profits learn from presidential campaigns? Before Election Day, @djkoessler.bsky.social spoke with the Missions to Movements podcast about what it takes to galvanize grassroots donors and meet your goals. This #GivingTuesday, give it a listen 🎧 →