Heath Brown
@heathbrown.bsky.social
CUNY John Jay & Grad Center—author of Roadblocked: Joe Biden’s Rocky Transition to the Presidency due out in 2024 https://a.co/d/en5ESkV Co-edit 3Streams blog: https://medium.com/3streams
Hard to square this approach with what Dean Ball had to say on Hard Fork last week
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Hard to square this approach with what Dean Ball had to say on Hard Fork last week
“Rather than one tent located in Lower Manhattan, dozens of tents should be set up in all five boroughs. The goal should be to get a half a million New Yorkers of all ages, partisan affiliations, and political ideologies to help the new mayor get ready to govern.”
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“Rather than one tent located in Lower Manhattan, dozens of tents should be set up in all five boroughs. The goal should be to get a half a million New Yorkers of all ages, partisan affiliations, and political ideologies to help the new mayor get ready to govern.”
“Many of the New Yorkers who showed up at the tent (just under 40 percent) hadn’t voted in the 2013 election.”
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“Many of the New Yorkers who showed up at the tent (just under 40 percent) hadn’t voted in the 2013 election.”
“Nearly 70,000 people showed up for that experiment in shared governance”
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“Nearly 70,000 people showed up for that experiment in shared governance”
Even in 2024 one of Christie’s top donors was Tepper Sports which lobbied for sports gambling in NC www.opensecrets.org/2024-preside...
Top Contributors, federal election data for Chris Christie, 2024 cycle
This page highlights the top contributors to Chris Christie for the 2024 presidential election cycle. For more information, click through to the page.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Even in 2024 one of Christie’s top donors was Tepper Sports which lobbied for sports gambling in NC www.opensecrets.org/2024-preside...
NY Times itself broke the story
““Having the George Washington of legalized gaming in the U.S. was obviously something we thought would be helpful,” said Jeremy Kudon, who worked for DraftKings and a rival, FanDuel” www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/u...
““Having the George Washington of legalized gaming in the U.S. was obviously something we thought would be helpful,” said Jeremy Kudon, who worked for DraftKings and a rival, FanDuel” www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/u...
The Business of Being Chris Christie (Published 2023)
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NY Times itself broke the story
““Having the George Washington of legalized gaming in the U.S. was obviously something we thought would be helpful,” said Jeremy Kudon, who worked for DraftKings and a rival, FanDuel” www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/u...
““Having the George Washington of legalized gaming in the U.S. was obviously something we thought would be helpful,” said Jeremy Kudon, who worked for DraftKings and a rival, FanDuel” www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/u...
Business Insider reported “Scientific Games, paid Christie $30,000 a month as a consultant in 2018.” www.businessinsider.com/chris-christ...
Chris Christie's appeal with moderates and previous ties to Trump helped make him the 'George Washington' of sports betting, former lobbyist said
DraftKings, an online sports betting forum, paid Christie to speak to state legislators to promote the interests of sports gambling, The New York Times reported.
www.businessinsider.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Business Insider reported “Scientific Games, paid Christie $30,000 a month as a consultant in 2018.” www.businessinsider.com/chris-christ...
Aiming to be the next athletics director at LSU
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Aiming to be the next athletics director at LSU
As Church Avenue goes so goes New York
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
As Church Avenue goes so goes New York