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Markos "kos" Moulitsas is the founder and publisher of Daily Kos.

Real Name: Markos Moulitsas

DOB: 9/11/1971

Gender: Male

Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

Occupation: Writer

Groups: Daily Kos Elections, Daily Kos, Meatless Advocates Meetup, Velocipede Vanguard, LatinoKos, Comics, Daily Kos Liveblogs

Hobbies: Piano, Cycling, Aquascaping

Twitter: markos

Diaries published: 15774 (61 days since last diary on Tue Dec 02, 2025 at 12:05 PM PST)

Comments posted: 20799 (76 days since last comment on Sun Nov 16, 2025 at 09:02 PM PST)

Diary frequency: frequent

Comment frequency: frequent

Total Recommends: 233951

Total Comment Ratings: 42317

Most Recommended Diary: Nebraska wanted the GOP's agenda. Is this the cost?, 209 comments, 432 recommends

People Following kos: 2949

kos's Most Recent Diaries:

In yet another sign the electorate is rejecting MAGA’s culture-war politics, Democrats swept school board elections in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. “From Texas to Pennsylvania to Ohio, ...
by kos
Comment Count 0 comments on Tue Dec 02, 2025 at 12:05 PM PST with 1 Recommend
Nebraska has been on a roll. After voting big for President Donald Trump in 2024 and Republicans since forever, the state is now reaping what it so eagerly sowed. Its economy is collapsing . ...
by kos
Comment Count 209 comments on Sat Nov 29, 2025 at 08:00 AM PST with 432 Recommends
It was funny, in hindsight, seeing how excited Republicans were before the meeting between President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.� “Mamdani is acting like he is the ...
by kos
Comment Count 147 comments on Fri Nov 28, 2025 at 08:00 AM PST with 361 Recommends
President Donald Trump is losing America, as his inability to focus on affordability is fueling his continued downward slide in the polls.� As Americans clamor for relief from high prices, Trump ...
by kos
Comment Count 194 comments on Tue Nov 25, 2025 at 05:01 PM PST with 371 Recommends
Democrats appear to be inching toward one of the biggest changes to their presidential nominating process since the advent of primaries.� Party leaders are beginning to explore whether ranked ...
by kos
Comment Count 283 comments on Mon Nov 24, 2025 at 05:01 PM PST with 418 Recommends
Republicans across the country, spurred by President Donald Trump and encouraged by House Speaker Mike Johnson, are pushing hard to redraw as many congressional districts as possible in order to ...
by kos
Comment Count 127 comments on Sun Nov 23, 2025 at 08:00 AM PST with 332 Recommends