Mika Cooper
@mikacooper.bsky.social
Once an English professor, now a layabout, laying stuff about.
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Congressional statutes don’t matter, judicial orders don’t matter. The only branch is the executive. This is the reality we need to teach in Intro to American Politics these days
November 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Congressional statutes don’t matter, judicial orders don’t matter. The only branch is the executive. This is the reality we need to teach in Intro to American Politics these days
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Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
The Price of Remission: This Cancer Drug Saves Lives — but Costs a Fortune. I Wanted to Know Why.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
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It is tragic that this person was put in a position where she lost her life for no reason other than to serve the vanity of a man determined to establish dominance over a city that hates him
"In the months leading up to the D.C. deployment, Beckstrom worked for a community health center that serves people with mental illness and substance abuse disorders." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It is tragic that this person was put in a position where she lost her life for no reason other than to serve the vanity of a man determined to establish dominance over a city that hates him
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This would be a war crime even if there were an actual war and these people were actual combatants, which there isn't and they weren't.
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This would be a war crime even if there were an actual war and these people were actual combatants, which there isn't and they weren't.
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
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The Trump administration effectively says that no one should ever work with Americans during wartime; that our promises mean nothing, our word is dust, and we will throw our allies under the bus the moment we want.
In any future armed conflict, who would ever trust us again?
In any future armed conflict, who would ever trust us again?
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The Trump administration effectively says that no one should ever work with Americans during wartime; that our promises mean nothing, our word is dust, and we will throw our allies under the bus the moment we want.
In any future armed conflict, who would ever trust us again?
In any future armed conflict, who would ever trust us again?
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When I think "where the vast majority of Americans actually are," I think about the millionaire lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein & Harvey Weinstein & Donald Trump who was recently in the news for threatening to sue a pierogi seller in Martha's Vineyard, where he has one of his homes.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
When I think "where the vast majority of Americans actually are," I think about the millionaire lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein & Harvey Weinstein & Donald Trump who was recently in the news for threatening to sue a pierogi seller in Martha's Vineyard, where he has one of his homes.
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Weird, I thought it was totalitarian censorship to sideline people with views you don’t agree with
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Weird, I thought it was totalitarian censorship to sideline people with views you don’t agree with
Interesting 🧵 from Dr. Volts on how a widespread sense of precariousness & contingency seems a significant component of the modern condition, including some speculation about the causes & consequences of this sense.
A theory about vibes:
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Interesting 🧵 from Dr. Volts on how a widespread sense of precariousness & contingency seems a significant component of the modern condition, including some speculation about the causes & consequences of this sense.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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The entire debate about whether Democrats should moderate or focus on economic vs identity issues is moot if the media is just going to report that they're doing SJW Shit irregardless
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The entire debate about whether Democrats should moderate or focus on economic vs identity issues is moot if the media is just going to report that they're doing SJW Shit irregardless
Sorry, @tomtomorrow.bsky.social: I don't know how to message you directly. But I thought you might want to be reminded that we're now 10 months, not 11, into the Trump presidency. Of course, it feels like at least 11—indeed, way more. And two MAGAts talking about Trump would probably say 11 anyway.
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Sorry, @tomtomorrow.bsky.social: I don't know how to message you directly. But I thought you might want to be reminded that we're now 10 months, not 11, into the Trump presidency. Of course, it feels like at least 11—indeed, way more. And two MAGAts talking about Trump would probably say 11 anyway.
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I'll be writing about all of this shortly for Constitutional Perspectives once I get to Level Two, but: the fight over election systems at the federal Convention was a fight about the nature of the Union
If you follow Lincoln's view of the Union, neither the Senate nor the EC are defensible
If you follow Lincoln's view of the Union, neither the Senate nor the EC are defensible
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I'll be writing about all of this shortly for Constitutional Perspectives once I get to Level Two, but: the fight over election systems at the federal Convention was a fight about the nature of the Union
If you follow Lincoln's view of the Union, neither the Senate nor the EC are defensible
If you follow Lincoln's view of the Union, neither the Senate nor the EC are defensible
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Dream Vacation Turns Deadly For Area Houseplant
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Dream Vacation Turns Deadly For Area Houseplant
One of the dumbest pangrams to appear in the 🐝 has appeared again today, exactly 363 days after it 1st affronted the world. At least this time I was prepared. Please, Sam, don’t make this an annual thing! @bcdreyer.social & @feldmanadam.bsky.social, be forewarned!
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
One of the dumbest pangrams to appear in the 🐝 has appeared again today, exactly 363 days after it 1st affronted the world. At least this time I was prepared. Please, Sam, don’t make this an annual thing! @bcdreyer.social & @feldmanadam.bsky.social, be forewarned!
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Wonderful tribute to a teacher: young Sofonisba Anguissola paints herself being created by Bernardino Campi -- yet at same time, she is of course creating him! Today is her day.
November 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wonderful tribute to a teacher: young Sofonisba Anguissola paints herself being created by Bernardino Campi -- yet at same time, she is of course creating him! Today is her day.
It's acually a plausible list of shit that's fun to ponder when you're really stoned. Or maybe it seems that way because right now I'm really stoned.
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 AM
It's acually a plausible list of shit that's fun to ponder when you're really stoned. Or maybe it seems that way because right now I'm really stoned.
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sorry but i think it’s newsworthy every time someone wants to fuck rfk jr. and we’re never going to fully understand human psychology if we don’t figure it out
It rocks that all 20 people who genuinely think the Olivia Nuzzi stuff is interesting have editorial discretion at major media outlets. Just publish your group chats
November 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
sorry but i think it’s newsworthy every time someone wants to fuck rfk jr. and we’re never going to fully understand human psychology if we don’t figure it out
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Offspring just announced that “carrots are Nature’s Cheetos” and attributed the line to Kant.
November 15, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Offspring just announced that “carrots are Nature’s Cheetos” and attributed the line to Kant.
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Connie had shown up for the caroling, but it turned out that the others were more interested in making out. By Cornelis van Haarlem, 1594.
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Connie had shown up for the caroling, but it turned out that the others were more interested in making out. By Cornelis van Haarlem, 1594.
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I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
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Eight Senate Democrats saw charts like these and decided "oh yes, now that public opinion is on our side and our opponent is facing electoral consequences for their policy choices, now is a great time to give up all of our leverage in health care negotiations" www.gelliottmorris.com/p/donald-tru...
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Eight Senate Democrats saw charts like these and decided "oh yes, now that public opinion is on our side and our opponent is facing electoral consequences for their policy choices, now is a great time to give up all of our leverage in health care negotiations" www.gelliottmorris.com/p/donald-tru...
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🚨 Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta describes evidence of systematic organ theft from Palestinian bodies recently returned from Israeli custody, saying hearts, lungs, kidneys, and corneas were surgically removed from those killed in Gaza. He noted surgical cuts and stitching from the chest to the abdomen...
November 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🚨 Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta describes evidence of systematic organ theft from Palestinian bodies recently returned from Israeli custody, saying hearts, lungs, kidneys, and corneas were surgically removed from those killed in Gaza. He noted surgical cuts and stitching from the chest to the abdomen...