Lewis Cohen
@lc13.bsky.social
Arm chair critic, worked in journalism, education and local government. Now I just like to complain.
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The #TeslaTakedown worked.
Now it's time for the #PalantirPowerdown.
This company is an flagrant threat to democracy and freedom.
Now it's time for the #PalantirPowerdown.
This company is an flagrant threat to democracy and freedom.
NYT: Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans (Gift Link)
“Mr. Trump could potentially use such information to advance his political agenda by policing immigrants and punishing critics, Democratic lawmakers and critics have said.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...
“Mr. Trump could potentially use such information to advance his political agenda by policing immigrants and punishing critics, Democratic lawmakers and critics have said.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...
Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The #TeslaTakedown worked.
Now it's time for the #PalantirPowerdown.
This company is an flagrant threat to democracy and freedom.
Now it's time for the #PalantirPowerdown.
This company is an flagrant threat to democracy and freedom.
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Virtually everything Trump and Musk claim is demonstrably false yet Swann and Haberman continue to treat their nonsense as fact. Musk, who is steering contract after contract to himself, “set out to do — reducing waste, fraud and abuse in government.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/u...
Inside the Explosive Meeting Where Trump Officials Clashed With Elon Musk
Simmering anger at the billionaire’s unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room meeting. The president quickly moved to rein in Mr. Musk.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Virtually everything Trump and Musk claim is demonstrably false yet Swann and Haberman continue to treat their nonsense as fact. Musk, who is steering contract after contract to himself, “set out to do — reducing waste, fraud and abuse in government.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/u...
Is any Democrat going to comment on the US supporting Russia against Ukraine at the UN today?
February 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Is any Democrat going to comment on the US supporting Russia against Ukraine at the UN today?
“It simply doesn’t track that ideas that helped Democrats win over three cycles can be blamed for their loss in the year they disavowed them. “
Wrote about the morally vacuous, strategically unsound (and also wrong!) anti-“woke”diagnosis everyone’s still sticking with, even in the midst of civil rights apocalypse.
Wokeness Is Not to Blame for Trump
How a misdiagnosis of the 2024 election has calcified into self-defeating conventional wisdom.
nymag.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“It simply doesn’t track that ideas that helped Democrats win over three cycles can be blamed for their loss in the year they disavowed them. “
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The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
February 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
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Folks trying to save USAID are trying to counterprogram Musk's $40 million Super Bowl ad. They're asking everyone to share this video as widely as you can today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Folks trying to save USAID are trying to counterprogram Musk's $40 million Super Bowl ad. They're asking everyone to share this video as widely as you can today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
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So if I’m understanding today correctly, the world’s richest person Elon Musk, whom no one elected, is taking over federal payment systems and employee data while the federal employees who investigate and prosecute public corruption are being fired en masse.
January 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So if I’m understanding today correctly, the world’s richest person Elon Musk, whom no one elected, is taking over federal payment systems and employee data while the federal employees who investigate and prosecute public corruption are being fired en masse.
Just because Caucasian Christians declare themselves the true Americans doesn’t mean anyone else has to play along.
January 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Just because Caucasian Christians declare themselves the true Americans doesn’t mean anyone else has to play along.
Can Democrats find it within themselves to call out the insurrectionist now in charge of the January 6th investigation or will they continue to believe they must defend all institutions no matter how corrupted they have become?
U.S. Attorney Opens Investigation Into Justice Dept.’s Jan. 6 Cases
The move was the latest example of how the prosecutor in charge in Washington, Ed Martin, has sought in recent days to wind down the office’s sprawling investigation of the Capitol attack.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Can Democrats find it within themselves to call out the insurrectionist now in charge of the January 6th investigation or will they continue to believe they must defend all institutions no matter how corrupted they have become?
“The important thing about the Hegseth confirmation is that we were civil and didn’t cause our Republican colleagues any discomfort “ - Senate Democrats
January 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“The important thing about the Hegseth confirmation is that we were civil and didn’t cause our Republican colleagues any discomfort “ - Senate Democrats
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It’s time to stop denying what we see with our own eyes and say plainly that Elon Musk is a fascist and the far-right project he’s pushing globally poses a serious threat.
He needs to be stopped before it’s too late.
He needs to be stopped before it’s too late.
Elon Musk is a fascist
The richest man in the world intends his far-right project to go global
www.disconnect.blog
January 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It’s time to stop denying what we see with our own eyes and say plainly that Elon Musk is a fascist and the far-right project he’s pushing globally poses a serious threat.
He needs to be stopped before it’s too late.
He needs to be stopped before it’s too late.
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It’s funny how Democratic Party failures are always the responsibility of obscure leftists, activists or junior staffers and never the fault of the people actually fucking in charge.
January 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It’s funny how Democratic Party failures are always the responsibility of obscure leftists, activists or junior staffers and never the fault of the people actually fucking in charge.
I don’t know if it’s a sign of gutlessness or just too clever by half but making Jan6 all about the cops and not the attempt to overthrow the government is another way Democrats got here.
January 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I don’t know if it’s a sign of gutlessness or just too clever by half but making Jan6 all about the cops and not the attempt to overthrow the government is another way Democrats got here.
It’s funny how Democratic Party failures are always the responsibility of obscure leftists, activists or junior staffers and never the fault of the people actually fucking in charge.
January 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It’s funny how Democratic Party failures are always the responsibility of obscure leftists, activists or junior staffers and never the fault of the people actually fucking in charge.
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social who could have foreseen that your collaboration on the border bill would create a permission structure for your Democratic colleagues to sign on to more heinous immigration legislation?
January 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social who could have foreseen that your collaboration on the border bill would create a permission structure for your Democratic colleagues to sign on to more heinous immigration legislation?
How much overt corruption from Supreme Court Justices does it take to cause Democrats to raise the alarm?
January 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
How much overt corruption from Supreme Court Justices does it take to cause Democrats to raise the alarm?
That “adults in the room” routine sure has paid off for the Democrats and the country.
January 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
That “adults in the room” routine sure has paid off for the Democrats and the country.
Defending corrupt and failed institutions, upholding norms and civility, throwing marginalized groups under the bus. Seems like just the ticket for Democrats. Now if only they can get some tired discredited hack to lead the party. I wonder if Rahm Emanuel is available?
December 5, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Defending corrupt and failed institutions, upholding norms and civility, throwing marginalized groups under the bus. Seems like just the ticket for Democrats. Now if only they can get some tired discredited hack to lead the party. I wonder if Rahm Emanuel is available?
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At his Euros press conference, Kylian Mbappé has called on the French youth to vote against Marine Le Pen.
“I’m calling to vote against extremists that want to divide the country. I want to be proud to wear this shirt, I don't want to represent a country that doesn't represent my values."
“I’m calling to vote against extremists that want to divide the country. I want to be proud to wear this shirt, I don't want to represent a country that doesn't represent my values."
June 16, 2024 at 9:56 PM
At his Euros press conference, Kylian Mbappé has called on the French youth to vote against Marine Le Pen.
“I’m calling to vote against extremists that want to divide the country. I want to be proud to wear this shirt, I don't want to represent a country that doesn't represent my values."
“I’m calling to vote against extremists that want to divide the country. I want to be proud to wear this shirt, I don't want to represent a country that doesn't represent my values."
So Clarence Thomas received gifts nearly equal to 20 years of salary and there aren’t universal calls for his resignation. What am I missing? Alito flies flags of treason and lies about it but no one thinks he should resign either.
June 8, 2024 at 6:34 PM
So Clarence Thomas received gifts nearly equal to 20 years of salary and there aren’t universal calls for his resignation. What am I missing? Alito flies flags of treason and lies about it but no one thinks he should resign either.
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"Liberal institutions — from universities to legacy media to large philanthropic nonprofits — have shown themselves to be cowardly fair-weather actors whose solidarity is conditioned on not offending too many powerful people or institutions," Adam Johnson writes. inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
Gaza Has Exposed Journalistic and Academic “Neutrality” as the Conservative Deflection It Always Was
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, elite liberal institutions had no problem picking a side. After 37,000 Palestinians are killed by Israel—things are now more complicated.
inthesetimes.com
June 6, 2024 at 3:41 PM
"Liberal institutions — from universities to legacy media to large philanthropic nonprofits — have shown themselves to be cowardly fair-weather actors whose solidarity is conditioned on not offending too many powerful people or institutions," Adam Johnson writes. inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
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when you accept your opponent’s framework on an issue it signals to voters that your opponent is right, and instead of giving you credit for your position they become more likely to vote for the person who has credibly held that position longest: your opponent
"Biden is falling into the same trap that Democrats can’t seem to avoid, in which apologetic moves to the right are deemed necessary to steal votes from the GOP’s camp and the betrayal of one’s own voters is presumed to have little effect." 🎯 @hayesbrown.bsky.social
Opinion | Biden is swinging right to beat Trump. That's a mistake.
The president is moving to the right on immigration and planning new tariffs against China, embracing a strategy that could cost him Democratic votes.
www.msnbc.com
May 15, 2024 at 1:12 AM
when you accept your opponent’s framework on an issue it signals to voters that your opponent is right, and instead of giving you credit for your position they become more likely to vote for the person who has credibly held that position longest: your opponent
Is Biden really going to let Netanyahu drag the US into a war with Iran?
April 2, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Is Biden really going to let Netanyahu drag the US into a war with Iran?