Citizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn
@citizencohn.bsky.social
Writer at The Bulwark
Author of The Ten Year War
Fan of Red Sox, Dolphins, Wolverines & Billy Joel
Proud husband & dad
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Dynamic young orator, Muslim, progressive, criticizes Israel, goes after corporations, focuses on affordability.
Sounds familiar. But this time the election is in Michigan, writes @citizencohn.bsky.social. And the candidate is "asking the state to elect the kind of progressive it simply never has."
Sounds familiar. But this time the election is in Michigan, writes @citizencohn.bsky.social. And the candidate is "asking the state to elect the kind of progressive it simply never has."
This State Will Determine If Dems Win the Senate—and Give an MRI of Their Soul
A three-way contest for the nomination in Michigan is a microcosm of the debate over the party’s future.
www.thebulwark.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Dynamic young orator, Muslim, progressive, criticizes Israel, goes after corporations, focuses on affordability.
Sounds familiar. But this time the election is in Michigan, writes @citizencohn.bsky.social. And the candidate is "asking the state to elect the kind of progressive it simply never has."
Sounds familiar. But this time the election is in Michigan, writes @citizencohn.bsky.social. And the candidate is "asking the state to elect the kind of progressive it simply never has."
NEW at @thebulwark.com
I wrote about the three Democrats running for Senate in Michigan -- each one with big strengths, each facing big questions
And why the debate over them is such a microcosm of the debate Democrats nationally are having about their future www.thebulwark.com/p/michigan-s...
I wrote about the three Democrats running for Senate in Michigan -- each one with big strengths, each facing big questions
And why the debate over them is such a microcosm of the debate Democrats nationally are having about their future www.thebulwark.com/p/michigan-s...
This State Will Determine If Dems Win the Senate—and Give an MRI of Their Soul
A three-way contest for the nomination in Michigan is a microcosm of the debate over the party’s future.
www.thebulwark.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
NEW at @thebulwark.com
I wrote about the three Democrats running for Senate in Michigan -- each one with big strengths, each facing big questions
And why the debate over them is such a microcosm of the debate Democrats nationally are having about their future www.thebulwark.com/p/michigan-s...
I wrote about the three Democrats running for Senate in Michigan -- each one with big strengths, each facing big questions
And why the debate over them is such a microcosm of the debate Democrats nationally are having about their future www.thebulwark.com/p/michigan-s...
I'm supposed to feel bad the Dolphins just hurt their own draft position but oh my that was fun
I *do* feel bad for @gzornick.bsky.social @aterkel.bsky.social -- sorry!
I *do* feel bad for @gzornick.bsky.social @aterkel.bsky.social -- sorry!
November 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I'm supposed to feel bad the Dolphins just hurt their own draft position but oh my that was fun
I *do* feel bad for @gzornick.bsky.social @aterkel.bsky.social -- sorry!
I *do* feel bad for @gzornick.bsky.social @aterkel.bsky.social -- sorry!
Right now Washington is full of talk about ACA subsidy alternatives because of a series of Trump social media posts, which are being taken as serious cues about policy
Here is an illustration of the deep, careful thinking that goes into those posts
Here is an illustration of the deep, careful thinking that goes into those posts
With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Right now Washington is full of talk about ACA subsidy alternatives because of a series of Trump social media posts, which are being taken as serious cues about policy
Here is an illustration of the deep, careful thinking that goes into those posts
Here is an illustration of the deep, careful thinking that goes into those posts
Some Republicans senators are saying Rick Scott will come up with their new ACA subsidy alternative
Yes, that Rick Scott... www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
Yes, that Rick Scott... www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Some Republicans senators are saying Rick Scott will come up with their new ACA subsidy alternative
Yes, that Rick Scott... www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
Yes, that Rick Scott... www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
So yeah temperature has dropped a bit
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
So yeah temperature has dropped a bit
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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So, once again Republicans are pushing the fantasy that the Affordable Care Act, and the entire health insurance industry generally, can be replaced by a system of high-deductible catastrophic insurance + health savings accounts.
Every few years this zombie idea comes back from the grave.
Every few years this zombie idea comes back from the grave.
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
So, once again Republicans are pushing the fantasy that the Affordable Care Act, and the entire health insurance industry generally, can be replaced by a system of high-deductible catastrophic insurance + health savings accounts.
Every few years this zombie idea comes back from the grave.
Every few years this zombie idea comes back from the grave.
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The new GOP talking point again premium tax credits is an argument against *all* demand-side assistance.
Don’t help people buy health insurance because money flows to insurers?
That’s also an argument against SNAP and WIC — dollars flow to grocery stores.
Just an excuse to not help people.
Don’t help people buy health insurance because money flows to insurers?
That’s also an argument against SNAP and WIC — dollars flow to grocery stores.
Just an excuse to not help people.
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The new GOP talking point again premium tax credits is an argument against *all* demand-side assistance.
Don’t help people buy health insurance because money flows to insurers?
That’s also an argument against SNAP and WIC — dollars flow to grocery stores.
Just an excuse to not help people.
Don’t help people buy health insurance because money flows to insurers?
That’s also an argument against SNAP and WIC — dollars flow to grocery stores.
Just an excuse to not help people.
Seriously
What a comeback and what a catch
What a comeback and what a catch
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Seriously
What a comeback and what a catch
What a comeback and what a catch
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For those confused by state of play on SNAP right now: You're not alone
Yesterday, *before* SCOTUS paused order telling Trump admin to send out SNAP $$, a handful of states rushed to issue full SNAP benefits to at least part of their caseload.
This includes CA, OR, WA, MI, and WI—all blue states (🧵)
Yesterday, *before* SCOTUS paused order telling Trump admin to send out SNAP $$, a handful of states rushed to issue full SNAP benefits to at least part of their caseload.
This includes CA, OR, WA, MI, and WI—all blue states (🧵)
November 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
For those confused by state of play on SNAP right now: You're not alone
Yesterday, *before* SCOTUS paused order telling Trump admin to send out SNAP $$, a handful of states rushed to issue full SNAP benefits to at least part of their caseload.
This includes CA, OR, WA, MI, and WI—all blue states (🧵)
Yesterday, *before* SCOTUS paused order telling Trump admin to send out SNAP $$, a handful of states rushed to issue full SNAP benefits to at least part of their caseload.
This includes CA, OR, WA, MI, and WI—all blue states (🧵)
Republicans waged a relentless, decades-long campaign to privatize Medicare and Medicaid
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Republicans waged a relentless, decades-long campaign to privatize Medicare and Medicaid
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
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Nancy Pelosi had boundless energy, and just shadowing her as a reporter was exhausting for @citizencohn.bsky.social. Cohn and @samsteindc.bsky.social discuss her retirement and legacy with Barbara Comstock:
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Nancy Pelosi had boundless energy, and just shadowing her as a reporter was exhausting for @citizencohn.bsky.social. Cohn and @samsteindc.bsky.social discuss her retirement and legacy with Barbara Comstock:
“Everyone is staying home, everyone is scared. There’s so much uncertainty. COVID was bad, but this is way worse.”
Waitress at a Chicago restaurant, to @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-has-cr...
Waitress at a Chicago restaurant, to @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-has-cr...
ICE Has Created a ‘Ghost Town’ in the Heart of Chicago
Local communities are stepping up to save neighborhood restaurants and stores.
www.thebulwark.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“Everyone is staying home, everyone is scared. There’s so much uncertainty. COVID was bad, but this is way worse.”
Waitress at a Chicago restaurant, to @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-has-cr...
Waitress at a Chicago restaurant, to @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-has-cr...
Fascinating gaze into the MAGA future -- and Greene's place in it -- from @jonathanbchait.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Knows Exactly What She’s Doing
The “Jewish space lasers” lady may be positioning herself to lead the MAGA movement.
www.theatlantic.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Fascinating gaze into the MAGA future -- and Greene's place in it -- from @jonathanbchait.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Must-read debut @crampell.bsky.social newsletter for @thebulwark.com explains the hidden costs of Trump’s tariffs…
…and asks whether he’ll be smart enough to let the Supreme Court kill them
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-the-su...
…and asks whether he’ll be smart enough to let the Supreme Court kill them
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-the-su...
How the Supreme Court Could Save Christmas
If Trump lets them.
www.thebulwark.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Must-read debut @crampell.bsky.social newsletter for @thebulwark.com explains the hidden costs of Trump’s tariffs…
…and asks whether he’ll be smart enough to let the Supreme Court kill them
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-the-su...
…and asks whether he’ll be smart enough to let the Supreme Court kill them
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-the-su...
“Denial is a river that runs through Bucks County”
— @cheetah.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...
— @cheetah.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...
Republicans Are in Denial About Tuesday
What happens when your party gets killed in an election but you can’t admit that anything is actually wrong?
www.thebulwark.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
“Denial is a river that runs through Bucks County”
— @cheetah.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...
— @cheetah.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...
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In VA and NJ, 7 percent of 2024 Trump voters flipped to vote for the Dem gubernatorial candidate. And in a recent CNN poll, 7 percent of Republicans said their next congressional vote was meant to send a message of opposition to Trump.
www.pbump.net/o/tuesday-an...
www.pbump.net/o/tuesday-an...
Tuesday and the anti-Trump Republicans
As I mentioned earlier this week, the poll numbers I'm paying the closest attention to at the moment are those showing President Trump's support softening among Republicans (as opposed to the idea tha...
www.pbump.net
November 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
In VA and NJ, 7 percent of 2024 Trump voters flipped to vote for the Dem gubernatorial candidate. And in a recent CNN poll, 7 percent of Republicans said their next congressional vote was meant to send a message of opposition to Trump.
www.pbump.net/o/tuesday-an...
www.pbump.net/o/tuesday-an...
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Get ready: Receipts, our new economic newsletter from @crampell.bsky.social, is dropping the first edition tonight! Subscribe now to get it in your inbox: www.thebulwark.com/subscribe
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Get ready: Receipts, our new economic newsletter from @crampell.bsky.social, is dropping the first edition tonight! Subscribe now to get it in your inbox: www.thebulwark.com/subscribe
Lots more on Pelosi here from biographer @mollyesque.bsky.social www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
Molly Ball | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
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November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Lots more on Pelosi here from biographer @mollyesque.bsky.social www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
So much to say about Nancy Pelosi, now retiring
Plausibly the most effective House leader of modern times
A telling episode, from early 2010 when Democrats were *this* close to giving up on what eventually became the ACA
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Plausibly the most effective House leader of modern times
A telling episode, from early 2010 when Democrats were *this* close to giving up on what eventually became the ACA
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
So much to say about Nancy Pelosi, now retiring
Plausibly the most effective House leader of modern times
A telling episode, from early 2010 when Democrats were *this* close to giving up on what eventually became the ACA
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Plausibly the most effective House leader of modern times
A telling episode, from early 2010 when Democrats were *this* close to giving up on what eventually became the ACA
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Republicans looking for someone to blame should look at Trump
@saletan.bsky.social breaks down Tuesday’s results www.thebulwark.com/p/hey-republ...
@saletan.bsky.social breaks down Tuesday’s results www.thebulwark.com/p/hey-republ...
Hey, Republicans: Blame Trump
Exit polls show Tuesday’s election was a referendum on the president and his policies.
www.thebulwark.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Republicans looking for someone to blame should look at Trump
@saletan.bsky.social breaks down Tuesday’s results www.thebulwark.com/p/hey-republ...
@saletan.bsky.social breaks down Tuesday’s results www.thebulwark.com/p/hey-republ...
Democratic leaders now have their eyes firmly on winning back the Senate
@lauren-egan.bsky.social on what they’re saying — and where they see new opportunities
www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
@lauren-egan.bsky.social on what they’re saying — and where they see new opportunities
www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
Dems Are Suddenly Very Serious About Retaking the Senate
“We are so back.”
www.thebulwark.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Democratic leaders now have their eyes firmly on winning back the Senate
@lauren-egan.bsky.social on what they’re saying — and where they see new opportunities
www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
@lauren-egan.bsky.social on what they’re saying — and where they see new opportunities
www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate @abdulelsayed.bsky.social has recreated and adapted the (in)famous Harry and Louise ad
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYJk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYJk...
Harry and Louise
YouTube video by Abdul El-Sayed
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November 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate @abdulelsayed.bsky.social has recreated and adapted the (in)famous Harry and Louise ad
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYJk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYJk...
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Nationwide, 1 in 5 child care workers are immigrants, most of them Latinas. In Chicago, it’s 1 in 4.
@chabeli.bsky.social reports.
@chabeli.bsky.social reports.
‘I have papers’: Child care worker detained by ICE officers inside a Chicago day care
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
19thnews.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Nationwide, 1 in 5 child care workers are immigrants, most of them Latinas. In Chicago, it’s 1 in 4.
@chabeli.bsky.social reports.
@chabeli.bsky.social reports.