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Andrew J. Cohen @andrewjcohen.bsky.social · 1d

"It'll be near it but not touching it and pays total respect to the existing building, which I'm the biggest fan of," he said of the White House.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom. n.pr/48AUON2

The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom

Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom.

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Andrew J. Cohen @andrewjcohen.bsky.social · 1d

Spoiler much? Thankfully I watched that episode last night. Finishing the season tonight. Nothing further from you until then!

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Andrew J. Cohen @andrewjcohen.bsky.social · 9d

Dan asks: "At a time when voters hate politicians, are down on Democrats, and are yearning for younger leaders, is a 77-year-old, two-term incumbent governor really the best choice?"

Dan Pfeiffer @danpfeiffer.bsky.social · 9d

Dan Pfeiffer
For the life of me, I cannot figure out what the hell the Senate Democrats are doing in Maine — the most important Senate race in the country. Their decision to back Janet Mills suggests they have learned no lessons from our loss in 2024.
messagebox.substack.com/p/are-democr...

Are Democrats About to Blow It in Maine?

By backing Janet Mills over a grassroots outsider, party leaders may be repeating the same mistakes from 2024

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Andrew J. Cohen @andrewjcohen.bsky.social · 9d

I mean if you’re the guy who DOGE-ed the U.S. Institute of Peace, you don’t get the Prize.

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Andrew J. Cohen @andrewjcohen.bsky.social · 10d

Got my flu shot and Covid booster. I bonded with my vaccinator at the pharmacy. “I’m from Sudan,” she said. “I’m not going to go through another civil war. It took a lot of therapy to get where I am now.”

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 10d

Many historians of Rome identify Roman generals becoming the personal sources of payment for their armies as a key step in the downfall of the Republic, since it personalized military authority and freed armies to fight for their immediate leader, who paid them, instead of for the Republic

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Andrew J. Cohen @andrewjcohen.bsky.social · 10d

This is totally normal, right?

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Andrew J. Cohen @andrewjcohen.bsky.social · 22d

I canvassed 89 doors this past weekend for Abigail Spanberger for Virginia governor. What are you doing? Get off the socials and join me in the fight for responsible leadership!

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 24d

He lied. Gotta use the word

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 24d

NEW: Trump falsely suggested today that rank-and-file FBI agents fomented the Jan. 6 attack that a mob of his supporters unleashed on the Capitol, leaning into conspiracy theories as he accuses a second FBI director of committing crimes

w/ @iriesentner.bsky.social

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Trump falsely suggests FBI agents to blame for igniting Jan. 6 violence

The president’s baseless claim continued a yearslong effort to rewrite the history of the Capitol attack.

www.politico.com

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · Sep 13

You’re think *you’re* depressed? Try being at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association right now with 5,000 political scientists presenting their work on the state of democracy, public opinion, and media.

They are also drinking heavily.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · Sep 10

My main observation from the last few hours of monitoring US social media is that Democrats are universally denouncing political violence and calling for calm while MAGA are escalating language and openly lusting for retribution against broad categories of people they identity as their enemies.

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · Sep 10

Congressman James Walkinshaw was just sworn in by the Speaker, with the Virginia delegation standing behind him including my former boss, former Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton. The House now stands at 219 R - 213 D.

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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · Sep 10

On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · Jun 14

With alt text:

Breaking News Consumer's Handbook

1. In the immediate aftermath, news outlets will get it wrong.
2. Don't trust anonymous sources.
3. Don't trust stories that cite another news outlet as the source of the information.
4. There's almost never a second shooter.
5. Pay attention to the language the media uses.
- "We are getting reports"... could mean anything.
- "We are seeking confirmation"... means they don't haveit.
- "[News outlet] has learned"... means it has a scoop or is going out on a limb.
6. Look for news outlets close to the incident.
7. Compare multiple sources.
8. Big news brings out the fakers. And photoshoppers.
9. Beware reflexive retweeting. Some of this is on you.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Sep 10

I'm sick after seeing the video of Charlie Kirk being shot.

Violence against civilians is never okay. Political violence — no matter who is hurt — will always beget worse political violence. And it has no place in our country.

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Andrew J. Cohen @andrewjcohen.bsky.social · Sep 10

This is terrifying, inflammatory rhetoric in response to a horrific, tragic event.

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · Sep 10

Very, very bad stuff coming from leading right-wingers

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · Sep 7

I would like to thank Napier for encouraging Florida's students to devote more time to their classes until basketball season starts

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Andrew J. Cohen @andrewjcohen.bsky.social · Sep 7

@jpmendelson.bsky.social Billy Napier’s entry on Wikipedia right

William Hall Napier (born July 21, 1979)is, unfortunately a American football coach currently trying to single handily destroy the University of Florida.

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · Sep 6

This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Sep 2

My tweet from 8/6/2019 that says: “There’s a reason you separate the military and the police. One fights the enemy of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.” -Adama, BSG

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Andrew J. Cohen @andrewjcohen.bsky.social · Aug 19

They are not sending their best.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Independent has identified Eric Lendrum as the DHS PR officer responsible for a relentless flood of social media posts on DHS pages using Nazis memes, slogans and images. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

DHS speechwriter linked to hateful social accounts

‘They are not migrants. They are not ‘undocumented.’ They are an invading army. The largest invasion in American history,’ DHS speechwriter writes on X

www.independent.co.uk

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Gallifrey Stands @drgallifreystands.bsky.social · Aug 19

Top nonpartisan professional military leaders forced out.
Top nonpartisan civil servants
& scientists forced out, replaced by ideological loyalists & quacks.
Judicial rulings one after another narrowing path for citizens’ redress of executive abuses in court or by voting for new representatives.

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Andrew J. Cohen @andrewjcohen.bsky.social · Jul 26

Arggggggh!

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jul 26

Beattie first gained attention while working as a speechwriter for Trump. He was dismissed after CNN reported that he had spoken at the 2016 H.L. Mencken Club conference, a gathering

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · Jul 25

POLITICO compiled a list of all the Washington Post staffers who have left in the past eight months. It’s at least a hundred names, many of them among the biggest names in journalism. This is the fastest erosion of a major outlet ever.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · Jul 25

This is the person the @washingtonpost.com chose to keep, who apparently never heard of batteries. Mark Thiessen is a truly obtuse clod.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jul 25

Thiessen: Just so people understand wind and solar only work when there is wind and sun. We don't have technology to store the energy from wind and solar…

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Andrew J. Cohen @andrewjcohen.bsky.social · Jul 19

The cruelty continues… www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Trump administration ends 988 Lifeline's special service for LGBTQ+ young people

Callers to 988 used to be able to press 3 to reach counselors specially trained to help LGBTQ+ young people. The service had been reaching 70,000 people a month.

www.npr.org