Marsha B Cohen (Cohenection)
@mcohenection.bsky.social
World traveler; lecturer; philosopher: blogger
Has Vance invoked the 25th Amendment? NY Times (9/30) photo caption refers to him as "President J.D. Vance"
September 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Has Vance invoked the 25th Amendment? NY Times (9/30) photo caption refers to him as "President J.D. Vance"
No one is talking about the horrific consequences of the bombing of Iran with depleted uranium "bunker busters" to the environment of Central Asia and to the lives of Iranians, their children and grandchildren. lobelog.com/consequences...
Consequences of an Attack on Iran are no Joke – LobeLogConsequences of an Attack on Iran are no Joke – LobeLog
lobelog.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
No one is talking about the horrific consequences of the bombing of Iran with depleted uranium "bunker busters" to the environment of Central Asia and to the lives of Iranians, their children and grandchildren. lobelog.com/consequences...
Trump demands end to PM's graft trial: 'The US saved Israel, and now is going to save Bibi'
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-jun...
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-jun...
Trump demands end to PM’s graft trial: ‘The US saved Israel, and now is going to save Bibi’
Echoing Netanyahu's rhetoric, US president slams criminal case against the premier as a 'ridiculous Witch Hunt' * Witkoff repeats prediction that more nations will soon join Abraham Accords
www.timesofisrael.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump demands end to PM's graft trial: 'The US saved Israel, and now is going to save Bibi'
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-jun...
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-jun...
Bunker busters are nuclear weapons that derive their power to penetrate from spent uranium. Current cheet estimates claim environmental damage, but these may not be not be known for years or generations to come
Please share!
lobelog.com/consequences...
Please share!
lobelog.com/consequences...
Consequences of an Attack on Iran are no Joke – LobeLogConsequences of an Attack on Iran are no Joke – LobeLog
lobelog.com
June 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Bunker busters are nuclear weapons that derive their power to penetrate from spent uranium. Current cheet estimates claim environmental damage, but these may not be not be known for years or generations to come
Please share!
lobelog.com/consequences...
Please share!
lobelog.com/consequences...
The world cannot allow another Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Iran.
Written 12 years ago, it's what pundits and news media ought to be talking about this morning. (Please share.)
lobelog.com/hiroshima-na...
Written 12 years ago, it's what pundits and news media ought to be talking about this morning. (Please share.)
lobelog.com/hiroshima-na...
Hiroshima, Nagasaki and “Bomb Iran” – LobeLogHiroshima, Nagasaki and “Bomb Iran” – LobeLog
lobelog.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The world cannot allow another Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Iran.
Written 12 years ago, it's what pundits and news media ought to be talking about this morning. (Please share.)
lobelog.com/hiroshima-na...
Written 12 years ago, it's what pundits and news media ought to be talking about this morning. (Please share.)
lobelog.com/hiroshima-na...
Israel's Dream of Iranian Regime Change Could Quickly Become a Nightmare(gifted--no paywall)
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
Israel's dream of taking down the Iranian regime could quickly become a nightmare
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www.haaretz.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Israel's Dream of Iranian Regime Change Could Quickly Become a Nightmare(gifted--no paywall)
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
The attack was “clearly intended to scuttle the Trump administration’s negotiations with Iran,” said Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, and is “further evidence of how little respect world powers – including our own allies – have for President Trump."
Israel’s strikes on Iran show Trump is unable to restrain Netanyahu as Middle East slips closer to chaos
Critics have said the US decision to retreat from the region has led to a greater likelihood of conflict
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The attack was “clearly intended to scuttle the Trump administration’s negotiations with Iran,” said Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, and is “further evidence of how little respect world powers – including our own allies – have for President Trump."
Cherry blossoms in peak bloom, Hakodate, Japan
May 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Cherry blossoms in peak bloom, Hakodate, Japan
TALK
How sharply our children will be ashamed
taking at last their vengeance for these horrors
remembering how in so strange a time
common integrity could look like courage.
—Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Moscow, 1956. Selected Poems, Penguin. 1962.
How sharply our children will be ashamed
taking at last their vengeance for these horrors
remembering how in so strange a time
common integrity could look like courage.
—Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Moscow, 1956. Selected Poems, Penguin. 1962.
March 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
TALK
How sharply our children will be ashamed
taking at last their vengeance for these horrors
remembering how in so strange a time
common integrity could look like courage.
—Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Moscow, 1956. Selected Poems, Penguin. 1962.
How sharply our children will be ashamed
taking at last their vengeance for these horrors
remembering how in so strange a time
common integrity could look like courage.
—Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Moscow, 1956. Selected Poems, Penguin. 1962.
Greenland: It's not just about the rare minerals
taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics...
... the United States established an agreement with the Danish government in 1960 to begin construction of what would be a large military facility built under the ice of Northern Greenland.
taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics...
... the United States established an agreement with the Danish government in 1960 to begin construction of what would be a large military facility built under the ice of Northern Greenland.
Inside America’s secret nuke tunnels beneath the ice of Greenland
Camp Century had a “Main Street,” a chapel, a movie theater, a gym, and 600 nuclear missiles.
taskandpurpose.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Greenland: It's not just about the rare minerals
taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics...
... the United States established an agreement with the Danish government in 1960 to begin construction of what would be a large military facility built under the ice of Northern Greenland.
taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics...
... the United States established an agreement with the Danish government in 1960 to begin construction of what would be a large military facility built under the ice of Northern Greenland.
Florida Mayor Drops Threat to Evict Cinema Over Israeli-Palestinian Film
Florida Mayor Drops Threat to Evict Cinema Over Israeli-Palestinian Film (Gift Article)
After an emotional city meeting, the mayor of Miami Beach dropped his effort to end a theater’s lease over its showing of “No Other Land.”
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Florida Mayor Drops Threat to Evict Cinema Over Israeli-Palestinian Film
Norouz Pirouz to. all who celebrate!
March 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Norouz Pirouz to. all who celebrate!
Reposted by Marsha B Cohen (Cohenection)
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
"End of an era"
www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/c...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/c...
March 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"End of an era"
www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/c...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/c...
Reposted by Marsha B Cohen (Cohenection)
March 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The U.S. strategy tariff unmasked
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
What's Trump's endgame with global tariffs? Canadian officials say they have a clearer idea | CBC News
After a lengthy meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s top trade officials on Thursday, Canadian representatives say they have a clearer understanding of the rationale behind Trump’s insistence on...
www.cbc.ca
March 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The U.S. strategy tariff unmasked
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
A really insightfu interview that is less about Israel than Trump and Musks's surhoritarian goals www.timesofisrael.com/tim-snyders-...
Tim Snyder’s warning: Israel depends upon a functioning US. Trump and Musk are destroying it
A deeply disturbing interview with the Yale historian, famed for offering 20th century lessons for protecting today's democracies. He also sees a surprising role for Netanyahu, potentially
www.timesofisrael.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A really insightfu interview that is less about Israel than Trump and Musks's surhoritarian goals www.timesofisrael.com/tim-snyders-...
Blooming avocado trees! Advice on keeping squirrels away welcome. Last year they ruined the entire tree full, taking a chomp out of each one, finding it wasn't ripe, then moving on to the next.They used to go for the ones that fell off tree. Now they ruin the ones not yet ready to be picked. 😡🐿️
February 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Blooming avocado trees! Advice on keeping squirrels away welcome. Last year they ruined the entire tree full, taking a chomp out of each one, finding it wasn't ripe, then moving on to the next.They used to go for the ones that fell off tree. Now they ruin the ones not yet ready to be picked. 😡🐿️