Paul Cohen
@paulecohen.bsky.social
Historian of France, the Atlantic world, language, food. Squirrelly cyclist, slowfooted defenseman, working dad. Worried about the 21st century.
https://utoronto.academia.edu/PaulCohen
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*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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No notes….nailed it 🎯
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
No notes….nailed it 🎯
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This Washpost oped is every bit as awesome as its headline
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This Washpost oped is every bit as awesome as its headline
he wants to go down in history as America's Holdomor President
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
he wants to go down in history as America's Holdomor President
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After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
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no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
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imagine how much harder the post would have hit if Elon knew who Joyce Carol Oates was
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
imagine how much harder the post would have hit if Elon knew who Joyce Carol Oates was
imagine how much harder the post would have hit if Elon knew who Joyce Carol Oates was
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
imagine how much harder the post would have hit if Elon knew who Joyce Carol Oates was
men of honor, I tell you, every last one
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
men of honor, I tell you, every last one
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Hang on, when did reading become so performative?
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hang on, when did reading become so performative?
Hang on, when did reading become so performative?
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Hang on, when did reading become so performative?
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Someone said that the only way to create mass backlash against fascism was through general acceptance that the old political world is gone & something new is required
a lot of the Democratic Senate caucus's calculus (as well as much of the discourse) seem to be predicated on the assumption that Congress will continue to be the central space for political confrontation and that the traditional electoral timelines will continue to shape our political life
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November 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Someone said that the only way to create mass backlash against fascism was through general acceptance that the old political world is gone & something new is required
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is he playing 12d chess?
TRUMP OFFICIALS SAY SUPREME COURT SHOULD CONTINUE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING FOOD AID PROGRAMS.
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
is he playing 12d chess?
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France Universités exprime sa vive inquiétude après l’annulation d’un colloque scientifique au Collège de France.
franceuniversites.fr/actualite/fr...
#LibertéAcadémique
franceuniversites.fr/actualite/fr...
#LibertéAcadémique
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
France Universités exprime sa vive inquiétude après l’annulation d’un colloque scientifique au Collège de France.
franceuniversites.fr/actualite/fr...
#LibertéAcadémique
franceuniversites.fr/actualite/fr...
#LibertéAcadémique
Let us assume for a moment that Democrats take both houses of Congress in 2026, hold onto them in 2028 and win bacl the White House
What will they do when they are back in power?
What will they do when they are back in power?
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Let us assume for a moment that Democrats take both houses of Congress in 2026, hold onto them in 2028 and win bacl the White House
What will they do when they are back in power?
What will they do when they are back in power?
inch by inch, step by step, matty is radicalizing himself
This is what's so aggravating — yes, it was not working in extracting a policy concession but it was working in *driving down trump's numbers and provoking GOP infighting* which is what's important if you take Dem rhetoric about the perils of MAGA remotely seriously.
weirdly honest messaging from the breakaway mod/institutionalist leaders who blew up the party strategy
they're explicitly giving up. "It wasn't working so we quit" that's the message
they're explicitly giving up. "It wasn't working so we quit" that's the message
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
inch by inch, step by step, matty is radicalizing himself
if you can't beat 'em join 'em!
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
if you can't beat 'em join 'em!
"I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate"
Shaheen on Fox & Friends: "I believe there are number of Republicans who are gonna join us in trying to address healthcare costs ... we are gonna be able to continue to right about healthcare because we're gonna have a vote in December."
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate"
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a lot of the Democratic Senate caucus's calculus (as well as much of the discourse) seem to be predicated on the assumption that Congress will continue to be the central space for political confrontation and that the traditional electoral timelines will continue to shape our political life
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November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
a lot of the Democratic Senate caucus's calculus (as well as much of the discourse) seem to be predicated on the assumption that Congress will continue to be the central space for political confrontation and that the traditional electoral timelines will continue to shape our political life
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
looks to me like you're fighting the wrong war Senator
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
looks to me like you're fighting the wrong war Senator