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Jim Cohen
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retired professor, irate citizen, resident of France since 1977, dual national, voter in Massachusetts, leans democratic socialist; identifies with no ethnonational homeland, especially any that engages in [the G-word]; opposes border walls with neighbors .. more

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Jim Cohen is an American human rights activist, attorney, environmentalist, and former candidate for the United States Senate seat from Minnesota then held by Republican Norm Coleman. Cohen sought the endorsement of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, but withdrew his candidacy after trailing far behind Al Franken, who subsequently was elected U.S. Senator. Following his withdrawal, in 2008-09 Jim created Access Justice a nonprofit(501 ),(501 ), public interest law firm dedicated to providing "low-bono" legal services to low and moderate income working families. .. more

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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · 10h
All about the contact man, according to Le Monde, between the Tr*mp administration and the French far right in all its...

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 4d
Official U.S. military film footage shows ace of spades “death cards” being placed in the mouths of dead Vietnamese people in South Vietnam’s Quảng Ngãi province.

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Senator John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.senate.gov · 5d
ICE agents leaving behind “death cards” in the cars of people who they’ve detained is cruel for the sake of being cruel. We need an immediate investigation and a total overhaul of this agency.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23d
Sen. Warren is right that her party's too beholden to the donor class: It was a Democratic Congress that rejected Biden’s proposed minimum wage increase from $7.25 to $15. It was a Democratic Congress that killed Biden’s attempt to eliminate the carried interest loophole. trib.al/SDVUfxA

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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · 26d
Here is the programme (click to download the PDF on this page): ilcea4.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/actualites/t...
Trump et les frontières : quel bilan un an après son retour à la Maison-Blanche ? | ILCEA4 - Université Grenoble Alpes
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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · 26d
Academic event taking place at the Université Grenoble Alpes, February 5-6, 2026. Program below in comments.

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 26d
BREAKING: New York AG shuts down pro-Israel extremist group Betar US for biased harassment and threats of violence toward Arabs, Muslims and Jews.

Letitia James said Betar U.S. would be forced to close its New York operations in a settlement announcement.

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New York Attorney General Shuts Down Pro-Israel Group Betar U.S. for Biased Harassment of Arabs, Muslims
New York AG Letitia James shut down the pro-Israel group Betar U.S. for biased harassment and violence against Arabs, Muslims, and others.
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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · Dec 3
Sign of the times: a 2-day colloquium on left-wing politics in the U.S., with historians, sociologists, political scientists and some activists as well.

Campus Condorcet, Aubervilliers, 4-5 décembre.

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Engaging in Left-Wing Politics in the United States: The Left, Social Movements and Institutional Politics (19th-21st centuries) International Conference Program
4-5 December, 2025 Campus Condorcet (Aubervilliers, France) Room 100, Centre de Colloques Access and practical information: https://www.campus-condorcet.fr/en/practical-information Place du Front Popu...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Dec 3
Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."

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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · Nov 28
Excellent, merci ! Réflexion originale à la hauteur du moment + carnet de terrain !

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Edward Blumenthal @edublum.bsky.social · Nov 28
Ce lundi 1 déc, Isabela Rodrigues de Souza parlera dans le séminaire ADET sur "La révolution et l’abolitionnisme atlantique : fondements idéologiques de la transformation du travail libre"
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La révolution et l’abolitionnisme atlantique : fondements idéologiques de la transformation du travail libre
Isabela Rodrigues de Souza (Universidade de Sâo Paulo) Lundi 1 décembre 2025 de 17h à 19h, Campus Condorcet, Bâtiment recherche sud, salle 6.040 A Revolução Haitiana é um caso privilegiado de análise ...
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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · Nov 17
Scaremongering is for losers. @NYCMayor

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In Israel, Adams Raises Doubts About Safety of Jews in New York
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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · Nov 4
He finally got ONE thing right.

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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · Oct 22
Not easy to discuss U.S. targeting of Venezuela in brief TV format, but "The Debate" (English-language version of "Le Débat") on France 24 gives you a bit more time. Nothing is simple about Venezuela but the motives and methods of U.S policy need to be questioned.

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The Debate - Gunning for Maduro? Trump targets vessels off Venezuela, Colombia
Why is the United States suddenly in the business of blowing boats out of the water in the Caribbean? And why without summation? More than 30 people have been killed in seven strikes that started in…
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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · Oct 11
To the astonishment of the French, Macru has just named Lecornon prime minister, whereas a few weeks ago it was Cornon who had named Lemacru.

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Edward Blumenthal @edublum.bsky.social · Sep 29
La saison 2025-26 du séminaire ADET démarre avec l'intervention de Antonieta Vera (Universidad de Chile) sur les femmes missionnaires en Araucanía, le lundi 6 oct
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Programme ADET 2025-2026 : Circulations et régimes de travail
Lundis, 17h-19h, Campus Condorcet, Bâtiment de recherche sud 5 Cours des Humanités, 93322 Aubervilliers. Métro Front Populaire, Ligne 12 Cette année, le séminaire ADET entamera l’exploration des diffé...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Sep 19
Using Charlie Kirk’s assassination as a pretext, the Trump administration is planning on “an organized strategy to go after left-leaning organizations” that had nothing to do with his murder.

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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · Sep 18
Almost feels like springtime.

Scenes from streets of Paris on the national strike day of September 18, 2025.

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · Sep 6
From the president of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Center and the HHS Secretary’s sister:

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Rebecca Vilkomerson @rvilkomerson.bsky.social · Aug 29
makes me feel slightly less insane to read this by @ahjohnson.bsky.social in @inthesetimes.com

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Why Does the New York Times Keep Ignoring Polls Showing Mamdani Leading with Jewish Voters?
Polling shows mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in a commanding lead with Jewish New Yorkers, but you won’t read about it in the paper of record.
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Omar Fateh @omarfatehmn.com · Aug 21
28 party insiders met privately and voted to overturn our endorsement.

Let me be clear, we’re still in this fight. And we’re going to win.

Donate and sign up for a shift today. www.fatehformayor.com/donate

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · Aug 13
Last week, Donald Trump dismissed five of the seven members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board. The move is part of a hostile takeover of the territory made possible by its corrupt neoliberal elite.
Trump Is Launching a Hostile Takeover of Puerto Rico
Donald Trump dismissed five of the seven members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board last week. The move is part of a hostile takeover of the territory made possible by its corrupt neoliberal elite.
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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · Aug 9
Que chingue su madre el DHS.

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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · Aug 2
From the Dallas News, co-authored by a friend of mine:
"Preserve the Texas-Mexico relationship"
Tariffs threaten successful partnership rooted in decades, even centuries, of trade. Economic integration, like the golden goose, needs care and feeding.

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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · Aug 2
Yours. Ciao.

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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · Jul 31
That's a non-reply.

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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · Jul 31
You really think so? Get some sense of history.

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Jim Cohen @jimcohen226.bsky.social · Jul 23
Not worth the trouble for the left to get divided over your vote. Yes, it's revolting to support anything that MTG supports, but it's also true that financing Israel's defense is a way of supporting its offense at a time when they need first of all to be halted.

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Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social · Jul 23
Snapshots from ICE detentions today. The Trump immigrant kidnapping policy is an abomination.