Dave Cohen
@potusprof.bsky.social
Akron PoliSci Prof; Akron Press Club Board. Focus: #POTUS (esp #WHStaff & #WHCOS) & #Congress. Posts my own; Reposts/likes ≠ endorsement. #CountryOverParty; politics by day, dynasty baseball & fantasy football enthusiast by night @Wallbangers82.bsky.social
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Dave Cohen
@potusprof.bsky.social
· Feb 23
www.beaconjournal.com
My op-ed on the weakness of the White House chief of staff and the press conference that should of never happened.
#susiewiles #Trump #ElonMusk #DonaldTrump
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#susiewiles #Trump #ElonMusk #DonaldTrump
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An absolutely horrifying and heartbreaking must-read…
"I Want You to Understand Chicago"
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I Want You to Understand Chicago
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November 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
An absolutely horrifying and heartbreaking must-read…
Bipartisan deal on Ohio congressional map redraw. It’s a slightly more gerrymandered map that will likely result in 1 R seat giving them an 11-4 edge. It was the best map Ds could get given the supermajority Rs have. It also preserves CD-13 & Summit Co remains whole.
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Bipartisan deal reached on new Ohio congressional map - Signal Akron
The deal boosts Republican odds of flipping three Democratic seats while blocking Democrats' threats to put the map up for a statewide vote.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Bipartisan deal on Ohio congressional map redraw. It’s a slightly more gerrymandered map that will likely result in 1 R seat giving them an 11-4 edge. It was the best map Ds could get given the supermajority Rs have. It also preserves CD-13 & Summit Co remains whole.
signalakron.org/ohio-republi...
signalakron.org/ohio-republi...
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BREAKING:
Trump makes clear why he is attacking mail-in voting.
Trump: "If you have mail in voting, you're not going to have many Democrats get elected."
Trump makes clear why he is attacking mail-in voting.
Trump: "If you have mail in voting, you're not going to have many Democrats get elected."
August 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
BREAKING:
Trump makes clear why he is attacking mail-in voting.
Trump: "If you have mail in voting, you're not going to have many Democrats get elected."
Trump makes clear why he is attacking mail-in voting.
Trump: "If you have mail in voting, you're not going to have many Democrats get elected."
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Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
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AP footage of Senator Alex Padilla being physically removed from Kristi Noem's press conference about the LA @schiff.senate.gov @congresstran.bsky.social
Thank you, Senator @padilla.senate.gov
Thank you, Senator @padilla.senate.gov
June 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
AP footage of Senator Alex Padilla being physically removed from Kristi Noem's press conference about the LA @schiff.senate.gov @congresstran.bsky.social
Thank you, Senator @padilla.senate.gov
Thank you, Senator @padilla.senate.gov
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a woman just trying to get home gets shot
June 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
a woman just trying to get home gets shot
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“LAPD officers bull rush protesters and press, hitting them along the way indiscriminately.”
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@sergioolmos.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
“LAPD officers bull rush protesters and press, hitting them along the way indiscriminately.”
@sergioolmos.bsky.social
@sergioolmos.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
June 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
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LAPD when they think nobody is watching
June 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
LAPD when they think nobody is watching
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How on earth can this country still hold the World Cup and Olympics next year??
She is a tourist from Chile, and these cops left her teenage daughter on the streets of New York City alone. Why anybody would come to this country right now blows my mind.
June 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How on earth can this country still hold the World Cup and Olympics next year??
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She is a tourist from Chile, and these cops left her teenage daughter on the streets of New York City alone. Why anybody would come to this country right now blows my mind.
June 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
She is a tourist from Chile, and these cops left her teenage daughter on the streets of New York City alone. Why anybody would come to this country right now blows my mind.
The cruelty is the point 😡😡😡
Los Angeles school worker shares frustration over parents having to leave their children’s graduation ceremony because ICE raided an elementary school’s graduation today
June 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The cruelty is the point 😡😡😡
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The heads of the Teamsters endorsed Trump. The head of the longshoremen's union wrongly praised Trump, then refused to endorse Harris.
And now, both their memberships are about to be decimated.
newrepublic.com/article/1946...
And now, both their memberships are about to be decimated.
newrepublic.com/article/1946...
Trump’s Recession Has Begun
It’s already in Seattle. It will now travel east.
newrepublic.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The heads of the Teamsters endorsed Trump. The head of the longshoremen's union wrongly praised Trump, then refused to endorse Harris.
And now, both their memberships are about to be decimated.
newrepublic.com/article/1946...
And now, both their memberships are about to be decimated.
newrepublic.com/article/1946...
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This is where we are headed.
April 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is where we are headed.
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There’s just so much shady shit in this story, but this really sticks out. Folks in NLRB’s IT unit were so freaked out by what they saw DOGE doing that they wanted to notify the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Then this happened:
April 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
There’s just so much shady shit in this story, but this really sticks out. Folks in NLRB’s IT unit were so freaked out by what they saw DOGE doing that they wanted to notify the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Then this happened:
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Zeteo warned about Project Esther six months ago.
As with Project 2025, everything that was promised by the far right is coming to pass.
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As with Project 2025, everything that was promised by the far right is coming to pass.
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'Project Esther': The Right-Wing Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crack Down on America's Pro-Palestine Movement
The Trump-aligned Heritage Foundation is now going after what they call the “Hamas Support Network” – groups like Jewish Voice for Peace and American Muslims for Palestine.
zeteo.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Zeteo warned about Project Esther six months ago.
As with Project 2025, everything that was promised by the far right is coming to pass.
zeteo.com/p/project-es...
As with Project 2025, everything that was promised by the far right is coming to pass.
zeteo.com/p/project-es...
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THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole.
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
April 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole.
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
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Sen. Jim Banks told a laid off U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employee who approached him that they “probably deserved it” and they “seem like a clown.”
April 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Sen. Jim Banks told a laid off U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employee who approached him that they “probably deserved it” and they “seem like a clown.”
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Listen to why this “MAGA junkie”—and others—regret voting for Trump after losing their jobs to DOGE cuts. It’s always the same: they expected better for themselves, not the rest of us. They were warned.
March 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Listen to why this “MAGA junkie”—and others—regret voting for Trump after losing their jobs to DOGE cuts. It’s always the same: they expected better for themselves, not the rest of us. They were warned.
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So this is reprehensible, but it's actually worse than it looks, if you can believe that.
See, there are laws that allow private attorneys who litigate cases against the federal government that serve the public interest to recoup their fees from the government if they win.
See, there are laws that allow private attorneys who litigate cases against the federal government that serve the public interest to recoup their fees from the government if they win.
NEW: Trump directs AG Pam Bondi to inform the White House of "frivolous" lawsuits against the admin or agencies -- as she sees fit -- so Trump can consider punitive exec orders that revoke security clearances as he did against Paul Weiss, Perkins Coie and Covington, per new memo
March 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
So this is reprehensible, but it's actually worse than it looks, if you can believe that.
See, there are laws that allow private attorneys who litigate cases against the federal government that serve the public interest to recoup their fees from the government if they win.
See, there are laws that allow private attorneys who litigate cases against the federal government that serve the public interest to recoup their fees from the government if they win.
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Wired - New internet restrictions at the embattled Social Security Administration have cut off access to Wired, along with other “general news” websites such as The Washington Post and The New York Times. https://www.wired.com/story/social-security-workers-arent-allowed-to-read-this-story/
Social Security Workers Aren’t Allowed to Read This Story
New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.
www.wired.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Wired - New internet restrictions at the embattled Social Security Administration have cut off access to Wired, along with other “general news” websites such as The Washington Post and The New York Times. https://www.wired.com/story/social-security-workers-arent-allowed-to-read-this-story/
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Trump signed an executive order Thursday suspending the security clearances of employees at Perkins Coie, citing the law firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Trump signs order suspending security clearances for employees of Perkins Coie, citing DEI practices | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday suspending the security clearances of employees at Perkins Coie, citing the law firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
www.cnn.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Trump signed an executive order Thursday suspending the security clearances of employees at Perkins Coie, citing the law firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
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The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
March 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
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SCOOP: Some of the DOGE staffers are drawing salaries from the agencies they are cutting. We got some new details: www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
SCOOP: Some of the DOGE staffers are drawing salaries from the agencies they are cutting. We got some new details: www.wired.com/story/doge-g...