Martin Cohen
@docmartincohen.bsky.social
Author, editor & freelancer: philosophy and social science = applying philosophy to everyday life. Best known book "101 Philosophy Problems" Bylines at Guardian, Independent, TES and Higher. Definitely also @ForDummies http:www.martincohenauthor.com No DMs
Always amazing how many truly evil peopel there are, just waiting to come out of the woodwork
MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
December 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Always amazing how many truly evil peopel there are, just waiting to come out of the woodwork
There definitely needs to be a legal reckoning. Otherwise, there are no limits to the horrors of the next little Trump.
In Illinois, ICE goons will be personally liable and sued for abuse and lawlessness. More States should pass similar laws.
December 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
There definitely needs to be a legal reckoning. Otherwise, there are no limits to the horrors of the next little Trump.
In which @the-independent.com turns two multimillionaires, Meghan and Harry, into, yes "victims" of the media. Haven't we been there before? It's a class thing. Don't celebrate Meghan's podcast selling out, look at the kids in Africa used as props for the brand
www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/c...
www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/c...
Can Meghan Sussex Ever Win?
In this episode of Decomplicated by The Independent, we dive into the online hate machine targeting Meghan Sussex. As her latest podcast faces fresh backlash, we unpack how criticism turns into clicks...
www.independent.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
In which @the-independent.com turns two multimillionaires, Meghan and Harry, into, yes "victims" of the media. Haven't we been there before? It's a class thing. Don't celebrate Meghan's podcast selling out, look at the kids in Africa used as props for the brand
www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/c...
www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/c...
Israel up to its tricks again… "In 2018, Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu boasted: “Cybersecurity as a business is tremendous…We spent an enormous amount on our military intelligence and Mossad and Shin Bet. …We think there is a tremendous business opportunity in the neverending quest of security”
December 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Israel up to its tricks again… "In 2018, Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu boasted: “Cybersecurity as a business is tremendous…We spent an enormous amount on our military intelligence and Mossad and Shin Bet. …We think there is a tremendous business opportunity in the neverending quest of security”
All of these arguments (putting the Ballroom beyond legal review) would apply to the White House itself too. In effect, Trump is saying he can knock it down too - and of course his "National Security" lackeys are going along with it. But this judge shouldn't www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is matter of national security
Court filing was response to lawsuit asking judge to halt project until it goes through independent reviews and wins approval from Congress
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
All of these arguments (putting the Ballroom beyond legal review) would apply to the White House itself too. In effect, Trump is saying he can knock it down too - and of course his "National Security" lackeys are going along with it. But this judge shouldn't www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Martin Cohen
August 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"They showed me ponds HS2 had dug, already home to wading birds, dragonflies, mayflies and purple loosestrife." They were surrounded by “basking banks” for grass snakes, water voles and kingfishers…"within one day, a kingfisher was seen perching on the edge"
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"They showed me ponds HS2 had dug, already home to wading birds, dragonflies, mayflies and purple loosestrife." They were surrounded by “basking banks” for grass snakes, water voles and kingfishers…"within one day, a kingfisher was seen perching on the edge"
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Psychologist John Gartner is the only person who has really grasped the scale of the problem (and the evil) of Trump. Around 17' here, he correctly points out that Trump has actually embraced death camps - offshore ones. Stephen Miller and ICE are willing parts of it www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OtO...
'Trump will not make it to the end of this term compos mentis' | Psychologist analyses Trump
YouTube video by Times Radio
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Psychologist John Gartner is the only person who has really grasped the scale of the problem (and the evil) of Trump. Around 17' here, he correctly points out that Trump has actually embraced death camps - offshore ones. Stephen Miller and ICE are willing parts of it www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OtO...
Reposted by Martin Cohen
"When the Israeli army closes this gate, 35,000 people are shut out from the world"
Nour Odeh reports on life under apartheid & occupation in the occupied West Bank
Nour Odeh reports on life under apartheid & occupation in the occupied West Bank
December 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"When the Israeli army closes this gate, 35,000 people are shut out from the world"
Nour Odeh reports on life under apartheid & occupation in the occupied West Bank
Nour Odeh reports on life under apartheid & occupation in the occupied West Bank
"the TikTok ban, for all of its novelty, is actually just a familiar example of the government exploiting the rhetoric of national security to intimidate courts into giving it power that the constitution puts off limits" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... What is the value of a paper constitution…?
The US supreme court’s TikTok ruling is a scandal | Evelyn Douek and Jameel Jaffer
The decision means TikTok now operates under the threat that it could be forced offline with a stroke of Trump’s pen
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"the TikTok ban, for all of its novelty, is actually just a familiar example of the government exploiting the rhetoric of national security to intimidate courts into giving it power that the constitution puts off limits" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... What is the value of a paper constitution…?
They can make this Trumpist racist the next leader. But they can't get her elected.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Tony Blair gives Shabana Mahmood stamp of approval amid Labour leadership speculation
The former prime minister praised the home secretary’s ‘radical’ style and the ‘political philosophy’ behind her immigration crackdown, comparing it to his own approach in power
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
They can make this Trumpist racist the next leader. But they can't get her elected.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Glimmer of decency…
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Glimmer of decency…
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Members of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party on the Knesset National Security Committee wore noose-shaped pins during a discussion on a bill to execute Palestinian detainees.
www.reddit.com/r/Palestine/...
www.reddit.com/r/Palestine/...
December 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Members of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party on the Knesset National Security Committee wore noose-shaped pins during a discussion on a bill to execute Palestinian detainees.
www.reddit.com/r/Palestine/...
www.reddit.com/r/Palestine/...
Pity debate has to be conducted like this, and yet still the Republicans deny reality
Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported?
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
December 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Pity debate has to be conducted like this, and yet still the Republicans deny reality
Ghastly Starmer and the Red Tories writing the NHS's epitaph. Turning the NHS from an "organisation devoted to saving lives" into a tool for trade deals, "its precious resources and structural integrity haggled away to multinational companies and foreign bullies" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty
More than £3bn that could have been used for UK patients will go to big pharma for its branded products, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Ghastly Starmer and the Red Tories writing the NHS's epitaph. Turning the NHS from an "organisation devoted to saving lives" into a tool for trade deals, "its precious resources and structural integrity haggled away to multinational companies and foreign bullies" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thing about most Americans, indluding Trump, is they literally know nothing about Europe. Italy is as much part of the EU as France and Germany. Poland and Austria also share many deep cultural and economic links. Only Hungary might leave - and good riddance.
uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-moves-...
uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-moves-...
Trump ‘to persuade four countries to leave EU’, leaked document shows
The Trump administration intends to pull four countries away from the European Union (EU), according to a leaked copy of the US National Security Strategy (NSS).
uk.news.yahoo.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Thing about most Americans, indluding Trump, is they literally know nothing about Europe. Italy is as much part of the EU as France and Germany. Poland and Austria also share many deep cultural and economic links. Only Hungary might leave - and good riddance.
uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-moves-...
uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-moves-...
Looks like a plan prepared by and for American business. And it's daft. Russia will seize the zone and a lot more, and certainly won't give away the booty. uk.news.yahoo.com/us-wants-ukr...
US wants Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas and create ‘free economic zone’, says Zelenskyy
Ukrainian president says plan would not be fair without guarantees that Russia would not simply take over zone
uk.news.yahoo.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Looks like a plan prepared by and for American business. And it's daft. Russia will seize the zone and a lot more, and certainly won't give away the booty. uk.news.yahoo.com/us-wants-ukr...
Not only should no one visit the US, we should put up our own bridges and stop Americans visiting Europe, switch off the tech giants, end the media poison, match economic restrictions. Definitely long overdue to shut the bases and sent the occupation forces back. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media
Some warn proposal will decimate US tourism industry as free speech advocates say it will lead to people self-censoring
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Not only should no one visit the US, we should put up our own bridges and stop Americans visiting Europe, switch off the tech giants, end the media poison, match economic restrictions. Definitely long overdue to shut the bases and sent the occupation forces back. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The study leader said the 'main possible harm' to participants is a decrease in bone mineral density, and that there are also 'theoretical risks' to 'fertility and sexual development' and 'brain development' www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article... Sounds like Big Pharma business as usual then
Stop Labour's 'grotesque' puberty drug experiment on children - Tory
Campaigners say the testing of the controversial drugs on gender-questioning youngsters is unlawful and unethical, as the Tories branded the NHS-backed experiment as 'grotesque'.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The study leader said the 'main possible harm' to participants is a decrease in bone mineral density, and that there are also 'theoretical risks' to 'fertility and sexual development' and 'brain development' www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article... Sounds like Big Pharma business as usual then
@nmbetancur.bsky.social great collection of posts!
December 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
@nmbetancur.bsky.social great collection of posts!
Irreplacable www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future
Tapanuli orangutans survive only in Indonesia’s Sumatran rainforest where a mine expansion will cut through their home. Yet the mining company says the alternative will be worse
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Irreplacable www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The scope of immigration enforcement is only set to increase under the Trump administration which has steered $170 billion to ICE and the Border Patrol as part of the Big Beautiful Bill"
Only in America is rounding up minorities turned into a cashcow
uk.news.yahoo.com/ice-arrested...
Only in America is rounding up minorities turned into a cashcow
uk.news.yahoo.com/ice-arrested...
ICE arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal record during first nine months of Trump’s presidency, records show
The data shows how arrests haven’t always matched with administration’s vow to go after the worst of the worst and violent criminals
uk.news.yahoo.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"The scope of immigration enforcement is only set to increase under the Trump administration which has steered $170 billion to ICE and the Border Patrol as part of the Big Beautiful Bill"
Only in America is rounding up minorities turned into a cashcow
uk.news.yahoo.com/ice-arrested...
Only in America is rounding up minorities turned into a cashcow
uk.news.yahoo.com/ice-arrested...
Really says it all…
After Eurovision’s move to let the israelis to compete in 2026, Spain broadcast a split screen to expose the TRUTH of who they are: killers
December 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Really says it all…
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I stand with Francesca Albanese. No one should be punished for reporting the truth.
Silencing her doesn’t change the reality; it only exposes the pressure to hide it.
Silencing her doesn’t change the reality; it only exposes the pressure to hide it.
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I stand with Francesca Albanese. No one should be punished for reporting the truth.
Silencing her doesn’t change the reality; it only exposes the pressure to hide it.
Silencing her doesn’t change the reality; it only exposes the pressure to hide it.
Should killing half a million people be an obstacle to singing in the Eurovision? Apparently not, for so many of the unbearably corrupt and hypocritical ruling elite..
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Martin Rowson on Israel’s participation in Eurovision – cartoon
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands will boycott next year’s Eurovision after Israel was given the all-clear to compete
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Should killing half a million people be an obstacle to singing in the Eurovision? Apparently not, for so many of the unbearably corrupt and hypocritical ruling elite..
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...