Patricia Cohen
@patcohen.bsky.social
Global Economics Correspondent for the New York Times and based in London.
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Congressman Jamie Raskin just conducted an unannounced oversight visit to an ICE facility — and what he witnessed raises serious questions.
Dozens of men were packed shoulder-to-shoulder in a single room with one toilet, no showers, and aluminum foil blankets — despite a massive federal budget.
Dozens of men were packed shoulder-to-shoulder in a single room with one toilet, no showers, and aluminum foil blankets — despite a massive federal budget.
February 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Congressman Jamie Raskin just conducted an unannounced oversight visit to an ICE facility — and what he witnessed raises serious questions.
Dozens of men were packed shoulder-to-shoulder in a single room with one toilet, no showers, and aluminum foil blankets — despite a massive federal budget.
Dozens of men were packed shoulder-to-shoulder in a single room with one toilet, no showers, and aluminum foil blankets — despite a massive federal budget.
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Disgusting. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Disgusting. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
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ICE officers claimed they shot a Venezuelan man out of self-defense. Today, that case has been dismissed and those officers are under investigation for lying under oath—according to acting ICE Director Todd Lyons. trib.al/RRdaWwU
February 14, 2026 at 12:41 AM
ICE officers claimed they shot a Venezuelan man out of self-defense. Today, that case has been dismissed and those officers are under investigation for lying under oath—according to acting ICE Director Todd Lyons. trib.al/RRdaWwU
really worth listening to or reading
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
The journalist Anand Giridharadas examines the power and influence that Jeffrey Epstein brokered and that the latest batch of Epstein files puts on display.
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The journalist Anand Giridharadas examines the power and influence that Jeffrey Epstein brokered and that the latest batch of Epstein files puts on display.
open.spotify.com/episode/0PZe...
youtu.be/eBnQ6qxoMr8?...
What the Epstein Files Reveal About How Elite Worlds Work | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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February 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
really worth listening to or reading
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Homeland Security is said to have sent Google and Meta hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or criticize ICE.
Homeland Security Demands Social Media Sites Reveal Names Behind Anti-ICE Posts
The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.
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February 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Homeland Security is said to have sent Google and Meta hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or criticize ICE.
Americans Are Paying the Bill for Tariffs, Despite Trump’s Claims www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
Americans Are Paying the Bill for Tariffs, Despite Trump’s Claims
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February 12, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Americans Are Paying the Bill for Tariffs, Despite Trump’s Claims www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
My latest: Trump's threats to Greenland and seizure of Venezuelan oil are clear threats, but there are other, less obvious risks to countries' financial and tech sovereignty. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
Trump’s Disdain for Borders Is Triggering Alarms Over Financial and Tech Sovereignty
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February 12, 2026 at 4:58 PM
My latest: Trump's threats to Greenland and seizure of Venezuelan oil are clear threats, but there are other, less obvious risks to countries' financial and tech sovereignty. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
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As ICE hired droves of new agents last year, the immigration system lost staffers who process asylum claims and preside over court hearings, according to a New York Times analysis of government work force data.
Under Trump, ICE’s Work Force Grew as Other Immigration Agencies Shrank
With more ICE agents and fewer judges and asylum officers, the balance of the federal immigration apparatus has shifted.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
As ICE hired droves of new agents last year, the immigration system lost staffers who process asylum claims and preside over court hearings, according to a New York Times analysis of government work force data.
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New: Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against the SAVE Act, the Trump-backed election bill www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against Trump's election bill, with a warning to her party
The Alaskan reminded her fellow Republicans that they claimed to oppose any new federal election laws just a few years ago, insisting that the issue should be left to states.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
New: Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against the SAVE Act, the Trump-backed election bill www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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He doesn't know if the Census Bureau is part of the department he runs?! Or he doesn't know the Census Bureau establishes the poverty line?
Either way, that's the kind of staggering admission of utter cluelessness that should get this ass-kissing toady shown the door
Either way, that's the kind of staggering admission of utter cluelessness that should get this ass-kissing toady shown the door
KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right?
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
February 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM
He doesn't know if the Census Bureau is part of the department he runs?! Or he doesn't know the Census Bureau establishes the poverty line?
Either way, that's the kind of staggering admission of utter cluelessness that should get this ass-kissing toady shown the door
Either way, that's the kind of staggering admission of utter cluelessness that should get this ass-kissing toady shown the door
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Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @patcohen.bsky.social and John Everard on the prospects of peace in Ukraine and the day's other stuff, and an excerpt from the first episode of our new Olympics-adjacent pop-show, Monocle In Milan. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
What’s in a number? Volodymyr Zelensky warns of $12trn deal between US-Russia - Monocle
Panellists Patti Cohen and John Everard assess the Ukrainian president’s claim that a US-Russia economic deal is in the works....
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February 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @patcohen.bsky.social and John Everard on the prospects of peace in Ukraine and the day's other stuff, and an excerpt from the first episode of our new Olympics-adjacent pop-show, Monocle In Milan. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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The Epstein files “illuminate, in indelible detail, the ways in which Epstein’s money and connections appeared to count for more than his well-earned reputation as a sexual predator and procurer,” John Cassidy writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/MPMVz8
Jeffrey Epstein’s Bonfire of the Élites
His correspondence illuminates a rarefied world in which money can seemingly buy—or buy off—virtually anything, and ethical qualms are for the weak-minded.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The Epstein files “illuminate, in indelible detail, the ways in which Epstein’s money and connections appeared to count for more than his well-earned reputation as a sexual predator and procurer,” John Cassidy writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/MPMVz8
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There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
ICE Uses Disguises and Fake Plates for Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not respond to inquiries about whether the men were federal immigration officers. As the sweeping imm...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:18 AM
There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
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Jamie Raskin said he reviewed an email sent from Epstein to co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell that was a forwarded conversation between Epstein’s lawyers and lawyers for Donald Trump.
The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files.
What else are they hiding?
The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files.
What else are they hiding?
Rep. Raskin Confirms ‘Troubling’ And ‘Unnecessary’ Epstein File Redactions
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February 9, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Jamie Raskin said he reviewed an email sent from Epstein to co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell that was a forwarded conversation between Epstein’s lawyers and lawyers for Donald Trump.
The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files.
What else are they hiding?
The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files.
What else are they hiding?
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Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Renee Good’s vehicle after an immigration agent fatally shot her, but Trump administration officials ordered them to stop investigating. About a dozen prosecutors have since resigned, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Renee Good’s vehicle after an immigration agent fatally shot her, but Trump administration officials ordered them to stop investigating. About a dozen prosecutors have since resigned, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil.
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‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
![…
25. This Cibola jail was horrible. It was cramped. I was chained up again.
The officers mocked
me and called me their enemy. They laughed at me. I was kept at the jail for what felt like around three hours. I wasn't given an explanation for why I was there.
26. Security
guards then put me on a bus. I think it was around January 27.
No one said
anything about where I was going. I was handcuffed. It felt like the middle of the night. It was freezing cold in the bus because the driver had the AC on. We had no jackets. The bus eventually took me back to El Paso in the carly morning of Tuesday, January 27th.
27. I was put in a cold cell where I had to sleep on the bare cement floor. Around 10 in the morning my cellmate asked to speak to an ICE officer. Three officers came into the cell so I had a chance to speak to them too. One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." She told me that if I fought my case, I would spend two to three more months here in El Paso. She offered me $2600 to self-deport. I refused. I wanted to talk to my attorney. They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota. If I hadn't managed to talk to my attorney who told me a while back that I was ordered released. I might have given up at this point and signed the self-deportation forms because the conditions were so unbearable.
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30. When I was taken back to the detention center from the airport, after missing the flight, I overheard an ICE officer saying in English, "the judge in Minnesota wants this one back." I was put in a cold jail cell again until early next morning (January 28). But again no one had told me directly that a judge had ordered my release
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32. When I arrived in Minneapolis, I was handed off to ICE
… I had to sign lots of papers saying that I wasn't going to be a part of any "groups." I didn't know what they meant by "groups." They never told me why I was detained](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5cn3kbi4g5blrtahon34xbu4/bafkreiccqxmfncofjqinoveiqscwale2ox5xpiqt46veqjdh3jmimkrxhq@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 6:04 AM
‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
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Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
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Watch this, it's astonishing.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Watch this, it's astonishing.
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Trump now demands $1B from Harvard
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Trump Says He’s Seeking $1 Billion From Harvard University
President Donald Trump said he’s seeking $1 billion in “damages” from Harvard University after the New York Times reported that his administration had backed off demands for $200 million to satisfy ac...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Trump now demands $1B from Harvard
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Binance is effectively paying 20% annual interest to holders of a Trump family-linked stablecoin, David Kirkpatrick reports in the New Yorker. The circulation volume of the stablecoin, World Liberty Financial's USD1, has since risen from $2 billion to $5 billion. www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
February 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Binance is effectively paying 20% annual interest to holders of a Trump family-linked stablecoin, David Kirkpatrick reports in the New Yorker. The circulation volume of the stablecoin, World Liberty Financial's USD1, has since risen from $2 billion to $5 billion. www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
If you want to understand Trump's governing style, forget James Monroe, Metternich or Machiavelli. Think Henry VIII and Emperor Charles V. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump
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February 4, 2026 at 11:34 AM
If you want to understand Trump's governing style, forget James Monroe, Metternich or Machiavelli. Think Henry VIII and Emperor Charles V. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
How the White House is doctoring photos to spread disinformation and smear citizens. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo
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February 3, 2026 at 11:46 AM
How the White House is doctoring photos to spread disinformation and smear citizens. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
The Global Economy’s Warning Signals Are Kerflooey.....it's as if everyone were to start speeding up at a flashing light instead of slowing down. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/b...
The Global Economy’s Warning Signals Are Broken
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February 3, 2026 at 11:18 AM
The Global Economy’s Warning Signals Are Kerflooey.....it's as if everyone were to start speeding up at a flashing light instead of slowing down. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/b...