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Phil Rocco
@philiprocco.bsky.social
politologue // yinzer // co-editor of Publius: The Journal of Federalism // author of "Counting Like a State" https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700638758/counting-like-a-state/

Most posts are first drafts, comments welcome.
I’m paying special attention to what the Governors Public Health Alliance is doing — or, more importantly, could potentially do — in reaction to this rolling disaster. govactalliance.org/news/pha-aci...
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Agh — can’t believe I missed that. Love that band.
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Were Dry Cleaning in town? Absurd that I missed this if so
November 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Reposted by Phil Rocco
Op ed published today on shifting mindsets about what #states and #cities can do to mitigate their increasingly uncertain relationship with the US federal government. In @washingtonmonthly.com with @philiprocco.bsky.social and Jay Rickabaugh washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/27/t...
Trump’s Washington Is Ghosting States and Cities
States and cities are being abandoned by DC. Here’s how local leaders are building new alliances to survive Trump’s unpredictable federalism.
washingtonmonthly.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM