Andrew J. Cohen
@andrewjcohen.bsky.social
VP of tech at Hillel International.Technologist, progressive, cyclist, Zionist. He/him 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Well, when you put it that way, it all becomes so clear.
The administration is deliberately starving poor people so that Dems will agree to radically slash the healthcare available to poor people.
Do not let its familiarity dull your outrage. This is monstrous, unforgivable shit.
Do not let its familiarity dull your outrage. This is monstrous, unforgivable shit.
The Trump administration told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, in a move that added to the chaos surrounding the nation’s largest anti-hunger program during the government shutdown. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Well, when you put it that way, it all becomes so clear.
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The administration is deliberately starving poor people so that Dems will agree to radically slash the healthcare available to poor people.
Do not let its familiarity dull your outrage. This is monstrous, unforgivable shit.
Do not let its familiarity dull your outrage. This is monstrous, unforgivable shit.
The Trump administration told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, in a move that added to the chaos surrounding the nation’s largest anti-hunger program during the government shutdown. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The administration is deliberately starving poor people so that Dems will agree to radically slash the healthcare available to poor people.
Do not let its familiarity dull your outrage. This is monstrous, unforgivable shit.
Do not let its familiarity dull your outrage. This is monstrous, unforgivable shit.
Sleepy Don.
During an event on Thursday, Donald Trump seemed to repeatedly struggle to keep his eyes open.
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent roughly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open.
New video w/ @ddiamond.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent roughly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open.
New video w/ @ddiamond.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Sleepy Don.
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Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Yes. We. Can.
Over 7,000 Virginians joined me and President @barackobama.bsky.social in Norfolk yesterday to rally for the future of our Commonwealth.
This Tuesday, let's send a clear message: Virginians are ready for leadership who will put them first.
This Tuesday, let's send a clear message: Virginians are ready for leadership who will put them first.
November 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Yes. We. Can.
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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Happy Halloween, Virginia! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Happy Halloween, Virginia! 🎃
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Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
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🚨OUR FINAL AD: Service is a tradition in my family — and across Virginia.
I’m ready to continue that tradition by serving your families as Virginia’s next Governor.
I’m ready to continue that tradition by serving your families as Virginia’s next Governor.
October 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🚨OUR FINAL AD: Service is a tradition in my family — and across Virginia.
I’m ready to continue that tradition by serving your families as Virginia’s next Governor.
I’m ready to continue that tradition by serving your families as Virginia’s next Governor.
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In Virginia, prices are going up, unemployment is rising, and health clinics are closing. And what is @winwithwinsome doing? According to her official calendar, nothing.
Virginia, you deserve a Governor who will stand up for you — and show up to work.
Virginia, you deserve a Governor who will stand up for you — and show up to work.
Winsome Earle-Sears’ Official Schedule Is Empty for Months at a Time
Unredacted calendar documents obtained by NOTUS show large gaps of time where Earle-Sears lists no meetings, events or governmental engagements.
www.notus.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
In Virginia, prices are going up, unemployment is rising, and health clinics are closing. And what is @winwithwinsome doing? According to her official calendar, nothing.
Virginia, you deserve a Governor who will stand up for you — and show up to work.
Virginia, you deserve a Governor who will stand up for you — and show up to work.
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
Meanwhile Meta just laid off 100 people in its risk review organization.
New: a $60 mod to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses disables the privacy LED light. This is supposed to light when people are filming with the glasses. We bought the mod, verified it works. Now you can never be sure whether someone wearing Meta Ray-Bans is filming you or not
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses usually include an LED that lights up when the user is recording other people. One hobbyist is charging a small fee to disable that light, and has a growing list of customers ar...
www.404media.co
October 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Meanwhile Meta just laid off 100 people in its risk review organization.
"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.
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.
n.pr
October 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
"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.
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
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.
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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
messagebox.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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?"
I mean if you’re the guy who DOGE-ed the U.S. Institute of Peace, you don’t get the Prize.
October 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I mean if you’re the guy who DOGE-ed the U.S. Institute of Peace, you don’t get the Prize.
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.”
October 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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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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
October 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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
This is totally normal, right?
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
October 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is totally normal, right?
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!
September 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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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He lied. Gotta use the word
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...
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
September 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
He lied. Gotta use the word
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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.
They are also drinking heavily.
September 13, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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.
They are also drinking heavily.
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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.
September 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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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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.
September 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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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![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.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qjoddtmp5jxzkzvt3hoqz3tt/bafkreigi2e6uxrt67htjbrfcmtpbasfuz4jvetyyecnqvxxyt45zile72y@jpeg)
September 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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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.
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.
September 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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.
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.