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Lenny Cohen
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Uncle to 9. Frisky & Scorpy's dad.
Blog: CohenConnect.com
News: FloridaFreaks.com
"Every person's story deserves to be a masterpiece, even if they don’t want it told."
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It’s like all Jewish museums are the same!

The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History was vandalized, but WCAU reported the story with video calling the place a Holocaust museum.
It’s like all Jewish museums are the same!
The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History was vandalized, but WCAU reported the story with video calling the place a Holocaust museum.
cohenconnect.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
‘Very big force’: Will the news media be attacked for not showing Trump’s military parade?

The question is absolutely appropriate. Here are the reasons.
‘Very big force’: Will the news media be attacked for not showing Trump’s military parade?
The question is absolutely appropriate. Here are the reasons.
cohenconnect.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
What is conscience? Elusive in the media, unfortunately

It seems every day in the news, I read about another powerful man resigning, taking time off from a high-profile job, or under police investigation for inappropriate sexual conduct. The stories just keep coming, or the allegations against the…
What is conscience? Elusive in the media, unfortunately
It seems every day in the news, I read about another powerful man resigning, taking time off from a high-profile job, or under police investigation for inappropriate sexual conduct. The stories just keep coming, or the allegations against the men simply increase. CNN offered a list of recent cases more than a week ago, on Nov. 1. In the news these days are Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein, James Toback, Ben Affleck, President George H.W.
cohenconnect.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The news has moved!

Regular readers looking for news from Florida and not finding it here at CohenConnect.com should not be disappointed.
The news has moved!
Regular readers looking for news from Florida and not finding it here at CohenConnect.com should not be disappointed.
cohenconnect.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Remembering Mom

I feel so lost in a way I never felt before. If there was anyone central to the family, my mom was it.
Remembering Mom
I feel so lost in a way I never felt before. If there was anyone central to the family, my mom was it.
cohenconnect.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Remembering Dad

I’ve been lucky. It sure doesn’t feel that way now, but this is something other people had to do well before they were my age. Like my father did.
Remembering Dad
I’ve been lucky. It sure doesn’t feel that way now, but this is something other people had to do well before they were my age. Like my father did.
cohenconnect.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Would you pay for local news on Netflix?

That's the question I saw on LinkedIn. Sounds like a win-win. Can you come up with a successful business model?
Would you pay for local news on Netflix?
That's the question I saw on LinkedIn. Sounds like a win-win. Can you come up with a successful business model?
cohenconnect.com
May 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Deep thoughts: The value of journalistic integrity; South Africa and genocide; politicizing anti-Semitic murder

The news hasn’t stopped in he past 24 hours, at least on issues that interest me. This is what I want to know about value of journalistic integrity; South Africa and genocide; and…
Deep thoughts: The value of journalistic integrity; South Africa and genocide; politicizing anti-Semitic murder
The news hasn’t stopped in he past 24 hours, at least on issues that interest me. This is what I want to know about value of journalistic integrity; South Africa and genocide; and politicizing anti-Semitic murder.
cohenconnect.com
May 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The day I saw Queen Elizabeth

This future journalist was interning in the newsroom at WFLA-TV during the summer semester of 1991. Queen Elizabeth II was about to visit and it was an exciting time.
The day I saw Queen Elizabeth
This future journalist was interning in the newsroom at WFLA-TV during the summer semester of 1991. Queen Elizabeth II was about to visit and it was an exciting time.
cohenconnect.com
May 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Abortion by ‘dismemberment,’ DeSantis says. And, ‘They are literally chopping off the private parts of young [transgender] kids’

The governor gives an anatomy lesson, a jury gets a field trip, a guy arrested twice in a week gets released only once, and more news, July 31-Aug. 4, 2022.
Abortion by ‘dismemberment,’ DeSantis says. And, ‘They are literally chopping off the private parts of young [transgender] kids’
The governor gives an anatomy lesson, a jury gets a field trip, a guy arrested twice in a week gets released only once, and more news, July 31-Aug. 4, 2022.
floridafreaks.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Couple invited 14-year-old girl to a movie but performed a sexual nightmare, police say

A girl's accusations, "Boo Cat" is captured, what not to do in a grocery store, and more news, Sept. 6-7, 2022.
Couple invited 14-year-old girl to a movie but performed a sexual nightmare, police say
A girl's accusations, "Boo Cat" is captured, what not to do in a grocery store, and more news, Sept. 6-7, 2022.
floridafreaks.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Arrested twice after traffic stops, and he wasn’t even driving both times

One man's unusual arrest circumstances, another's lawyers call their client "mentally ill and brain damaged," and more news, Aug. 15-23, 2022.
Arrested twice after traffic stops, and he wasn’t even driving both times
One man's unusual arrest circumstances, another's lawyers call their client "mentally ill and brain damaged," and more news, Aug. 15-23, 2022.
floridafreaks.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
‘I will burn your trailer and kill you’ threat lands man in jail for 5th time in a year

A handful of arrests in a year, an abortion law in court, indecent exposure in a mall, and more news, Aug. 5-14, 2022.
‘I will burn your trailer and kill you’ threat lands man in jail for 5th time in a year
A handful of arrests in a year, an abortion law in court, indecent exposure in a mall, and more news, Aug. 5-14, 2022.
floridafreaks.com
May 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
2 teens losing 5 fingers among July 4th fireworks accidents

Finding fingers on the 4th, sheriff's deputies in hot water, a lot of new laws, and more, June 28-July 5, 2022.
2 teens losing 5 fingers among July 4th fireworks accidents
Finding fingers on the 4th, sheriff's deputies in hot water, a lot of new laws, and more, June 28-July 5, 2022.
floridafreaks.com
May 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
‘You need to be a good girl;’ Therapist describes 15 hours of hostage horror, suspect shot

A therapist's sexual torture from a patient, a woman's dead mom in the freezer, a graphic look at monkeypox, and more news, July 6-9, 2022.
‘You need to be a good girl;’ Therapist describes 15 hours of hostage horror, suspect shot
A therapist's sexual torture from a patient, a woman's dead mom in the freezer, a graphic look at monkeypox, and more news, July 6-9, 2022.
floridafreaks.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Hundreds of gallons for $1.10 with a pried open gas pump, remote control

Men find cheap gas, a woman gets free food, moms gift DeSantis a sword, and more news, July 10-16, 2022.
Hundreds of gallons for $1.10 with a pried open gas pump, remote control
Men find cheap gas, a woman gets free food, moms gift DeSantis a sword, and more news, July 10-16, 2022.
floridafreaks.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
In jail for ‘abundance of messages … vile and aggressive behavior’ against husband’s ex

Women in a family feud, school killer Nikolas Cruz's life-or-death trial starts, trouble getting Denny's hash browns, and other news, July 17-23, 2022.
In jail for ‘abundance of messages … vile and aggressive behavior’ against husband’s ex
Women in a family feud, school killer Nikolas Cruz's life-or-death trial starts, trouble getting Denny's hash browns, and other news, July 17-23, 2022.
floridafreaks.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Students involved in racial slur photo won’t be back at school this year

The news, July 24-30, 2022.
Students involved in racial slur photo won’t be back at school this year
The news, July 24-30, 2022.
floridafreaks.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
🎁MY FIRST BIG PROJECT on FloridaFreaks.com has been going back to the future, looking through and publishing some of my older articles. Here is a collection of Internal Affairs stories. floridafreaks.com/internal-aff...
May 16, 2025 at 4:37 AM
NOPE.. I haven't been on vacation! 🤣
👷BEEN BUSY moving the news to my new website FloridaFreaks.com. Soon, CohenConnect.com will be going back to its roots.
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May 16, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Life sentence, not death for Nikolas Cruz: The end of the school killer’s penalty trial

Oct. 12-14 and Nov. 1-2, 2022: Edited testimony and reaction from loved ones of those murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
Life sentence, not death for Nikolas Cruz: The end of the school killer’s penalty trial
Oct. 12-14 and Nov. 1-2, 2022: Edited testimony and reaction from loved ones of those murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
floridafreaks.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Judge quoted Cruz: ‘B is for bitch, A is for anus’ before testimony, and things went downhill from there

The Nikolas Cruz defense, a Ron DeSantis anatomy lesson, and other news, Aug. 1-Sept. 5, 2022.
Judge quoted Cruz: ‘B is for bitch, A is for anus’ before testimony, and things went downhill from there
The Nikolas Cruz defense, a Ron DeSantis anatomy lesson, and other news, Aug. 1-Sept. 5, 2022.
floridafreaks.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Teen charged in crash that killed 6 denied travel to meet expert defense witnesses

The news, Sept. 6-12, 2022.
Teen charged in crash that killed 6 denied travel to meet expert defense witnesses
The news, Sept. 6-12, 2022.
floridafreaks.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Nikolas Cruz defense rests, judge to lawyers: ‘You’ve been insulting me the entire trial’

The news, Sept. 13-20, 2022.
Nikolas Cruz defense rests, judge to lawyers: ‘You’ve been insulting me the entire trial’
The news, Sept. 13-20, 2022.
floridafreaks.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
DeSantis on sending ‘the unwashed masses’ to sanctuary cities: ‘They don’t want to pay’

The news, Sept. 21-30, 2022.
DeSantis on sending ‘the unwashed masses’ to sanctuary cities: ‘They don’t want to pay’
The news, Sept. 21-30, 2022.
floridafreaks.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM