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David S. Cohen
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feminist "law" professor, reproductive rights scholar/activist, avid cyclist, husband, dad, indie rock enthusiast, Vermont lover, Phillies fan, he/him

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David Samuel Cohen is an American attorney who served as deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2021 to 2025, previously holding the position from February 9, 2015 to January 20, 2017. He served as acting director of the CIA from January 20 to March 19, 2021 until the Senate confirmation of William J. Burns. .. more

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · Mar 17
My new book with @carolejoffe.bsky.social -- After Dobbs: How the Supreme Court Ended Roe But Not Abortion -- comes out in just over a week. Pre-order now from your favorite booksellers, like Bookshop.org!

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Liz Kukura @lizkukura.bsky.social · 1h
Honored to testify before the Philly City Council today about new legislation to prohibit menopause discrimination! Grateful for the leadership of @ninaahmadphl.bsky.social and the commitment of her colleagues on the Public Health Committee to normalizing menstruation + peri/menopause

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 1h
If I were AJ I‘d just leave the stadium right now.

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 1h
No, no it’s not.
dsc250.bsky.social David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 1h
Now do we throw the ball to AJ?

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 1h
Now do we throw the ball to AJ?

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 1h
That was so close to being an all time moment.

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 2h
That’s the most understated thing you could say about this pathetic display and play calling.

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 6h
He's just always game for blowing shit up. "Sure, Neil, I'm in!"

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 8h
This is powerful.

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 10h
When you've lost Ezra Klein....
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10h
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“If I were in the Senate, I wouldn’t vote for this compromise,” our columnist @ezraklein.bsky.social writes. “Shutdowns are an opportunity to make your arguments, and the country was just starting to pay attention.”
Opinion | What Were Democrats Thinking?
This is how the shutdown ends?
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10h
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“If I were in the Senate, I wouldn’t vote for this compromise,” our columnist @ezraklein.bsky.social writes. “Shutdowns are an opportunity to make your arguments, and the country was just starting to pay attention.”
Opinion | What Were Democrats Thinking?
This is how the shutdown ends?
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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 12h
Correct. But there's never a guarantee of anything in law or the Court or the future. Everything is contestable and contested.

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 13h
To Trump, language is just a way to convey emotion. Words and numbers do not correspond to any fixed meaning or reality in the world.

Pointing out how he fails to use this word or that number correctly is both absolutely essential and utterly banal.

That's just not how he uses language.
parkermolloy.com Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 13h
I really hate how Trump refers to everything as a "hoax." The "Democrat Shutdown Hoax?" The government was shut down. It wasn't a "hoax." Demented shithead.
justinbaragona.bsky.social Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 13h
Now we have Trump blasting air traffic controllers, telling them they hate this country for not showing up without pay.

"I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU. You didn’t step up to help the U.S.A. against the FAKE DEMOCRAT ATTACK... You will have a negative mark, at least in my mind, against your record."

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 13h
I really hate how Trump refers to everything as a "hoax." The "Democrat Shutdown Hoax?" The government was shut down. It wasn't a "hoax." Demented shithead.
justinbaragona.bsky.social Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 13h
Now we have Trump blasting air traffic controllers, telling them they hate this country for not showing up without pay.

"I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU. You didn’t step up to help the U.S.A. against the FAKE DEMOCRAT ATTACK... You will have a negative mark, at least in my mind, against your record."

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 14h
Good! But not at all surprising. The media run-up to this was unnecessarily inflammatory.
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14h
Breaking news: The Supreme Court has declined to consider a challenge to its landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

The challenge came from a county clerk who stopped issuing marriage licenses shortly after the ruling.
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to landmark gay marriage ruling
The announcement indicates there is not an appetite among the high court’s conservative majority to revisit one of the court’s most significant decisions in recent years.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14h
Breaking news: The Supreme Court has declined to consider a challenge to its landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

The challenge came from a county clerk who stopped issuing marriage licenses shortly after the ruling.
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to landmark gay marriage ruling
The announcement indicates there is not an appetite among the high court’s conservative majority to revisit one of the court’s most significant decisions in recent years.
www.washingtonpost.com

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 16h
Rule of people, not of law.

We need to understand that and act accordingly.

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 16h
Exactly right.
adamserwer.bsky.social Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · Mar 14
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17h
NEW: President Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, Trump's pardon attorney says.
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others involved in bid to overturn 2020 election, pardon attorney says
The pardons may be largely symbolic as none of the people listed were convicted of federal crimes, which the presidential pardon covers.
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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 1d
So does the House have to come back in session finally? Meaning swearing in the new AZ rep and forcing the Epstein vote?

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 1d
Exactly what compassionate, good-hearted people do.

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 1d
If only there were reporters interested in covering the limits of aging Presidents. Too bad no one has experience on that beat!
mollyjongfast.bsky.social Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 3d
It was right there in the Seneca Falls Declaration!

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 3d
I am in law school espousing my antifeminist views thanks to the work of feminists who came before me, who I disagree with. Thus, I am a feminist.

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 3d
"If I thought the executive branch had overstepped by suspending the Constitution and turning our country into a monarchy, I would've stepped in. That's my job. That didn't happen because I love King Trump and will do anything for his approval."

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 3d
Sure, Jan.

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 3d
ffs
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3d
BREAKING: Cornell caved.

Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
SIGNATURES For Cornell University: Michael I. Kotlikoff President of Cornell University Office of the President 300 Day Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Ben the Winited States (including but not limited to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Servives and the U.S, Department of Education): /N istant Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 For the Department of Health and Human Services: Paula Matana S Paula M. Stannard Director, Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Effective Date: 14/7/2025.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3d
BREAKING: Cornell caved.

Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
SIGNATURES For Cornell University: Michael I. Kotlikoff President of Cornell University Office of the President 300 Day Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Ben the Winited States (including but not limited to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Servives and the U.S, Department of Education): /N istant Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 For the Department of Health and Human Services: Paula Matana S Paula M. Stannard Director, Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Effective Date: 14/7/2025.

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 3d
The voice of reason on the right? 🤯
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "It's absolutely the worst political move to have the House in recess & for us to not be here working...there's a lot of disenfranchised 2024 voters & that was obvious in Tuesday's election. I'm from Georgia & we lost 2 statewide Public Commission seats & lost them heavily."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "It's absolutely the worst political move to have the House in recess & for us to not be here working...there's a lot of disenfranchised 2024 voters & that was obvious in Tuesday's election. I'm from Georgia & we lost 2 statewide Public Commission seats & lost them heavily."