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Andrew Wender Cohen

@awcohen.bsky.social

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History professor. CNY resident. Philadelphia sports fan. Books: The Racketeer’s Progress (2004) and Contraband (2015).

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Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 6h

Great piece. I hope it works!

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Kaivan Shroff @kaivanshroff.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: new racist Republican groupchat has been leaked to Politico featuring texts from Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel.

Ingrassia’s texts include vile pro-Nazi & racist messages targeting Black people, Chinese people, and Indian people.

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Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 7h

We’re learning that an astonishing number of people who are nostalgic for a society run by bullies, with a clear pecking order, where they can give swirlies to the nerd and reduce the non-conforming girls to anorexia.

They root for Biff Tannen, Johnny Lawrence, and Regina George.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 8h

By law the Republicans were required to have a budget for the new fiscal year in place on September 30th.

Anyone seen the budget? Are they are here in DC working on one?

Don't we think media, commentators should be asking Rs where their budget is? Do they intend to actually create one?

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Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 9h

And so damned smoove.

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Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 10h

Yes, but it’s very possible his hamstring was still bugging him the first few games.

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Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 15h

Denver (#1), KC #3), MIN (#6), and LA (#7) all have top defenses, according to FPI.

In that context, the Eagles have played well. I mean, except for the Giants game. That was trash.

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Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 15h

The Eagles beat MIN by six and ended the game on the Vikings ten yard line. They never trailed in the game.

Anyone who saw the Broncos game knows why the Eagles lost. Even national reporters commented on it.

They did suck against the Giants

Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 15h

Oh, I posted to show that people are freaking out over nothing. The Iggles are still contenders.

But yes, the Pack have played only one team with a winning record: Detroit.

Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 17h

Vegas has the #Eagles the fifth or sixth most likely team to win the Super Bowl.

Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 1d

This is Philadelphia Athletics erasure!

Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 1d

Jalen Effing Hurts

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Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 1d

#Eagles

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Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 1d

Adoree

Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 1d

#Eagles

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Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 1d

I’m watching The Boys season one right now. It’s way better than I realized. Arguably more enjoyable than Peacemaker. Villains suited to our moment. Action.

But I do credit Gunn for showing a person really struggling to throw off his upbringing and past and connect with other humans.

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Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 1d

I will check it out!

Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah. The cliffhanger wouldn’t bug me if they were going to do a Season 3! But Gunn gets us to care, then leaves him in limbo.

Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 1d

If Gen-X meatheads are capable of any kind of any kind of meaningful contrition or redemption, then Peacemaker Season 2 shows the way. I mostly loved it.

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Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 1d

I apologize for being a terrible pedant, but WV didn’t ban slavery until 1865. The issue in 1861 was loyalty to the US and the federal Union.

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Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 1d

In fairness, that guy is at Eagles and Syracuse Orange games as well.

Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 1d

Giants fans 🤷‍♂️

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Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe one of the team’s three Jewish players: Stubbs, Lazar, and Bader. But that isn’t as predictive as it once was.

Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 4d

I think we can agree that two datapoints don’t tell us much.

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Andrew Wender Cohen @awcohen.bsky.social · 4d

So you say. It’s easy to make statements! For instance, I say that the Patriots got caught cheating twice, with actual evidence, and should have been punished much more severely.

COYS!