Matt Cohen
@mattdcohen.bsky.social
Senior Reporter @DemocracyDocket.com, covering voting rights, far-right extremism and threats to democracy (lol). Collector of records, plants, tattoos, horror movies.
My good pal @scottmeslow.bsky.social’s new Twin Peaks book gets a ringing endorsement from none other than Mark Frost! Go buy Scott’s book, y’all!!!
Hey Peakies, OG and new, if you’re looking for the whole story… look no further. #scottmeslowbksy.social
February 5, 2026 at 11:08 PM
My good pal @scottmeslow.bsky.social’s new Twin Peaks book gets a ringing endorsement from none other than Mark Frost! Go buy Scott’s book, y’all!!!
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Hey Peakies, OG and new, if you’re looking for the whole story… look no further. #scottmeslowbksy.social
February 5, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Hey Peakies, OG and new, if you’re looking for the whole story… look no further. #scottmeslowbksy.social
everything is so insane right now that i legit did not know the Winter Olympics were happening. and i fucking LOVE the Winter Olympics.
February 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM
everything is so insane right now that i legit did not know the Winter Olympics were happening. and i fucking LOVE the Winter Olympics.
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I cannot stand the "this is a good start" discourse. The Democrats in Congress do not want to abolish ICE. They have proposed a series of bog-standard reforms regurgitated by a think tank. Everyone knows they do not work. The Democrats supporting this do not care. They just want to move on.
February 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I cannot stand the "this is a good start" discourse. The Democrats in Congress do not want to abolish ICE. They have proposed a series of bog-standard reforms regurgitated by a think tank. Everyone knows they do not work. The Democrats supporting this do not care. They just want to move on.
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He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years
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February 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
One of the few things bringing me joy these days is playing loud music with my friends.
DC pals: My band, Witch’s Mirror, is thrilled to be a part of this lineup at @rhizomedc.bsky.social later this month. Join us for a night of sonic catharsis. www.rhizomedc.org/new-events/2...
DC pals: My band, Witch’s Mirror, is thrilled to be a part of this lineup at @rhizomedc.bsky.social later this month. Join us for a night of sonic catharsis. www.rhizomedc.org/new-events/2...
Wrekmeister Harmonies / Sadness / Oldest Sea / Witch's Mirror — Rhizome DC
Monday February 23 * doors at 6:30, music at 7pm sharp * $15-25 * TICKETS Wrekmeister Harmonies : Pastoral doom, droning metal, sonic maximalism from Kingston, NY. On Thrill Jockey Records ...
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February 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
One of the few things bringing me joy these days is playing loud music with my friends.
DC pals: My band, Witch’s Mirror, is thrilled to be a part of this lineup at @rhizomedc.bsky.social later this month. Join us for a night of sonic catharsis. www.rhizomedc.org/new-events/2...
DC pals: My band, Witch’s Mirror, is thrilled to be a part of this lineup at @rhizomedc.bsky.social later this month. Join us for a night of sonic catharsis. www.rhizomedc.org/new-events/2...
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i’m going to be so sad and so fucking angry about the Washington Post for a long time.
February 4, 2026 at 11:26 PM
i’m going to be so sad and so fucking angry about the Washington Post for a long time.
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Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
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I want to do the best writing I’ve ever done and I’d be honored to have you as my reader
First proper electronic missive goes out Monday, February 9
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February 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I want to do the best writing I’ve ever done and I’d be honored to have you as my reader
First proper electronic missive goes out Monday, February 9
Subscribe here:
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THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE
First proper electronic missive goes out Monday, February 9
Subscribe here:
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THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE
i’m going to be so sad and so fucking angry about the Washington Post for a long time.
February 4, 2026 at 11:26 PM
i’m going to be so sad and so fucking angry about the Washington Post for a long time.
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Also: We have a 'submit resume for future openings' now, and are going to be posting more jobs later this year.
We're funded by our 50K+ members paying $120/year, plus some YouTube ads, not a billionaire's whims. Legit, openly left-leaning, independent news outlet full of veteran journalists.
We're funded by our 50K+ members paying $120/year, plus some YouTube ads, not a billionaire's whims. Legit, openly left-leaning, independent news outlet full of veteran journalists.
I wish independent media outlets had the capacity to absorb all the talent being laid off today at the WaPo (and recently elsewhere, like CBS).
We don’t.
But: @democracydocket.com is hiring a part time weekend journalist position right now.
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We don’t.
But: @democracydocket.com is hiring a part time weekend journalist position right now.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Also: We have a 'submit resume for future openings' now, and are going to be posting more jobs later this year.
We're funded by our 50K+ members paying $120/year, plus some YouTube ads, not a billionaire's whims. Legit, openly left-leaning, independent news outlet full of veteran journalists.
We're funded by our 50K+ members paying $120/year, plus some YouTube ads, not a billionaire's whims. Legit, openly left-leaning, independent news outlet full of veteran journalists.
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The election denial movement relies on propaganda and urging their believers into action based on genuine belief that they are in the right.
People saying "there aren't enough ICE agents" are kinda missing the point. The point is to get people to distrust the results of the election.
People saying "there aren't enough ICE agents" are kinda missing the point. The point is to get people to distrust the results of the election.
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
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February 4, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The election denial movement relies on propaganda and urging their believers into action based on genuine belief that they are in the right.
People saying "there aren't enough ICE agents" are kinda missing the point. The point is to get people to distrust the results of the election.
People saying "there aren't enough ICE agents" are kinda missing the point. The point is to get people to distrust the results of the election.
To anyone who was laid off today at the Washington Post: @democracydocket.com is hiring of just a couple positions right now, but we're quickly growing and will be hiring much more throughout the year. It's a wonderful place to work, with great colleagues: ats.rippling.com/democracy-do...
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February 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
To anyone who was laid off today at the Washington Post: @democracydocket.com is hiring of just a couple positions right now, but we're quickly growing and will be hiring much more throughout the year. It's a wonderful place to work, with great colleagues: ats.rippling.com/democracy-do...
The Washington Post just laid off a third of its newsroom, Trump said he wants to nationalize elections, and Steve Bannon just said they're going to send ICE to polling places in November. jesus fucking christ, what are we doing here.
February 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The Washington Post just laid off a third of its newsroom, Trump said he wants to nationalize elections, and Steve Bannon just said they're going to send ICE to polling places in November. jesus fucking christ, what are we doing here.
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I've never been a conspiracy theory guy, but you're never gonna convince me that there hasn't been a specific cabal of ultra-rich dullards trying to buy, strangle, and bring to heel all of the most important reality-shaping machines since the uptick in power labor had during COVID
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I've never been a conspiracy theory guy, but you're never gonna convince me that there hasn't been a specific cabal of ultra-rich dullards trying to buy, strangle, and bring to heel all of the most important reality-shaping machines since the uptick in power labor had during COVID
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🚨BREAKING: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) echoed electoral conspiracy theories espoused by President Donald Trump, saying election results in “blue states” like California “just look[] on its face to be fraudulent,” even though there’s no proof. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
House Speaker welcomes Trump call to ‘take over’ elections, claims Dem wins appear ‘fraudulent’
“It just looks on its face to be fraudulent," Johnson said. “Can I prove that? No."
www.democracydocket.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
🚨BREAKING: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) echoed electoral conspiracy theories espoused by President Donald Trump, saying election results in “blue states” like California “just look[] on its face to be fraudulent,” even though there’s no proof. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Incredible accounting of all the ways that Trump is trying to rewrite, abolish, bulldoze, destroy America's history and gaslight the public by @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's war on history
As America's 250th anniversary approaches, the president wants to control the country's future by bulldozing its past.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Incredible accounting of all the ways that Trump is trying to rewrite, abolish, bulldoze, destroy America's history and gaslight the public by @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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NEW: In one of his most explicit signals of election interference yet, Trump falsely claimed on a radio interview that immigrants “were brought to our country to vote and they vote illegally” and urged Republicans to control elections by placing them under national authority.
Trump: ‘We should take over the voting'
Trump, as usual, offered no evidence for any of his claims.
www.democracydocket.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
NEW: In one of his most explicit signals of election interference yet, Trump falsely claimed on a radio interview that immigrants “were brought to our country to vote and they vote illegally” and urged Republicans to control elections by placing them under national authority.
An editor's note for the ages.
February 1, 2026 at 11:08 PM
An editor's note for the ages.
Full report from the Bondi/Noem/Gabbard no-show at NASS today 👇👇👇
NEW: Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem and Tulsi Gabbard inexplicably canceled their appearance at the Secretaries of State conference in D.C.
They were expected to address the administration’s attacks on voting and elections. Matt Cohen, who was on site, dives into the spectacle👇
They were expected to address the administration’s attacks on voting and elections. Matt Cohen, who was on site, dives into the spectacle👇
Trump admin officials promised to address state election leaders. They bailed.
“Noem, Bondi, and Gabbard are cowards for not showing up today and answering the questions from election officials from across the country about this administration's abuses of power,” Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Full report from the Bondi/Noem/Gabbard no-show at NASS today 👇👇👇
Greetings! I’m back at the National Secretaries of State conference where, in about 15 minutes, AG Pam Bondi, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and DNI Tulsi Gabbard will address the secretaries. This… will be interesting.
January 30, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Greetings! I’m back at the National Secretaries of State conference where, in about 15 minutes, AG Pam Bondi, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and DNI Tulsi Gabbard will address the secretaries. This… will be interesting.
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NEW: Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon is preparing for an increasingly concerning scenario for the midterms: Election interference.
He sat down with @mattdcohen.bsky.social to discuss his game plan, the recent ICE killings and Pam Bondi’s blackmail attempt for the state’s voter data.
He sat down with @mattdcohen.bsky.social to discuss his game plan, the recent ICE killings and Pam Bondi’s blackmail attempt for the state’s voter data.
Minnesota secretary of state, other Dems preparing for Trump to interfere in the midterms
Simon also spoke about the recent killings of Minnesota residents Renée Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:21 PM
NEW: Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon is preparing for an increasingly concerning scenario for the midterms: Election interference.
He sat down with @mattdcohen.bsky.social to discuss his game plan, the recent ICE killings and Pam Bondi’s blackmail attempt for the state’s voter data.
He sat down with @mattdcohen.bsky.social to discuss his game plan, the recent ICE killings and Pam Bondi’s blackmail attempt for the state’s voter data.
Jared Borg's response to this tense exchange: "Thanks. I'll take that feedback back."
Utah's Republican lieutenant governor Deidre Henderson (who oversees elections in her state instead of a SOS) just blasted the Trump administration for officials' comments about states' election integrity and voter list maintenance efforts.
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Jared Borg's response to this tense exchange: "Thanks. I'll take that feedback back."
CONFIRMED: AG Pam Bondi, DHS Sec. Kristi Noem, and DNI Tulsi Gabbard will all speak at the National Association of Secretary of States conference tomorrow.
Bummer: DHS Election Integrity Dept. Assistant Secretary Heather Honey is a no-show. But rumor is that Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, and Tulsi Gabbard will be at the conference tomorrow.
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
CONFIRMED: AG Pam Bondi, DHS Sec. Kristi Noem, and DNI Tulsi Gabbard will all speak at the National Association of Secretary of States conference tomorrow.
I'm at the annual conference for the National Association of Secretaries of State today. This morning's presenters include: Sen. Alex Padilla, DHS Election Integrity Dept. Secretary Heather Honey, and U.S. Election Assistance Commission Chairman Don Palmer... stay tuned for updates.
January 29, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I'm at the annual conference for the National Association of Secretaries of State today. This morning's presenters include: Sen. Alex Padilla, DHS Election Integrity Dept. Secretary Heather Honey, and U.S. Election Assistance Commission Chairman Don Palmer... stay tuned for updates.