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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 15h

According to a new @WSJ.com scoop, our Felon Idiot President knew if he revealed his enemies list publicly & called them "guilty" before trial, it would hurt his ability to successfully put them on trial. Then he accidentally put it on the internet⬇️, "he leaked it on himself," as @AriMelber says🤣

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 15h

With new flimsy vindictive charges against Jim Comey & Leticia James that numerous U.S. Attorneys said not enough evidence existed to try, it’s obvious Trump, who used to complain with no evidence about weaponization of the DOJ is now actively pursuing weaponization of the DOJ.
WATCH AG Tish James:

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 16h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 16h

true

Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 16h

BREAKING from @carolleonnig.bsky.social:
NY Atty Gen Letitia James was indicted today on fraud. Widespread reporting indicates strongly⬇️that everyone else who saw the case felt it was weak, including DOJ officials. It does look that it was brought mostly as a matter of revenge for Trump.

Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 17h

Despite two U.S. Attorneys in Virginia saying there was not enough evidence to bring a serious case, Trump’s personal lawyer Halligan presented charges anyway to a grand jury today as she did for Comey, last wk--as vengeful Trump ordered her to do, acc. to @carolleonnig.bsky.social's
reporting.

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 16h

could be, he's a smart guy who realizes the risk I'm sure--MAGA does hate being proven wrong or dumb

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 16h

sounds true to me also

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 16h

good point

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 17h

amen

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 17h

Despite two U.S. Attorneys in Virginia saying there was not enough evidence to bring a serious case, Trump’s personal lawyer Halligan presented charges anyway to a grand jury today as she did for Comey, last wk--as vengeful Trump ordered her to do, acc. to @carolleonnig.bsky.social's
reporting.

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 20h

An insightful segment from @Lawrence, running down history of Vietnam War protest & how today, @AOC is using some of their spirit when she advises that when we look at Trump’s cruel ridiculous authoritarian aides like Vance,Miller,Homan etc, we should “laugh at them.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXw5...

Lawrence: AOC on how to deal with insecure men like Trump. 'Laugh at them. Make them small.'

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 20h

“As the experience of loss contradicts the modern promise of never-ending progress, a sense of grievance prevails. [With this], the rise of right-wing populism makes sense...appealing to fears of decline, promising restoration: “Make America great again”🤮
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...

Opinion | The West Is Lost

www.nytimes.com

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 20h

“Post-Cold War expectation of liberal democracy & globalization advancing unchallenged has collapsed. Russia’s wars, China’s authoritarian assertiveness, retreat of multilateral institutions signal erosion of a liberal order once thought irreversible...Historical reversal looms:"

Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 20h

For decades in the West, it was taken as a given that with individual & government effort, the future will always surpass the past. Increasingly now, people are feeling we must endure “less and worse….Loss has become a pervasive condition of life” in U.S. & Europe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...

Opinion | The West Is Lost

www.nytimes.com

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 20h

For decades in the West, it was taken as a given that with individual & government effort, the future will always surpass the past. Increasingly now, people are feeling we must endure “less and worse….Loss has become a pervasive condition of life” in U.S. & Europe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...

Opinion | The West Is Lost

www.nytimes.com

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 20h

The idea of the AI financial bubble getting to a dangerous popping point as the dot-com bubble did at the turn of the century is convincingly explored in this @nilspratley.bsky.social column, which argues the numbers now look as silly & risky as they did in 2000.
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

The AI valuation bubble is now getting silly | Nils Pratley

The broad parallels are genuinely close to the madness of the late-1990s dotcom bubble

www.theguardian.com

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 20h

Ana, she DID at her recent hearing: she’s Trump’s slave, will do anything to protect him, openly lie about cases the public cares about that will likely incriminate her boss, will unleash balderdash personal attacks against Senators to do so. She’s in the tank, NOT for justice.

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 1d

“The right has turned a movement based on compassion & love into a mean, self-worshipping tax-free clique. The intolerance of right-wing Christianity is what’s driving young people away from religion…it’s time to take the Bible back from hypocrites.”
--John Fugelsang
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FvP...

John Fugelsang: Right-wing Christians use the Bible ‘as a prop’ & ignore Jesus’ message

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 1d

“Spiritual people use religion to become better people; fundamentalists use religion to prove they’re better than you.” [email protected]

Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 1d

With a LOT of Biblical evidence, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social’s new book demonstrates how Christianity “has been hijacked” by @GOP right-wingers and Christian nationalists whose ideology actually runs counter to the teachings of Jesus, siding with hatefulness.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FvP...

John Fugelsang: Right-wing Christians use the Bible ‘as a prop’ & ignore Jesus’ message

YouTube video by MSNBC

www.youtube.com

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 1d

With a LOT of Biblical evidence, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social’s new book demonstrates how Christianity “has been hijacked” by @GOP right-wingers and Christian nationalists whose ideology actually runs counter to the teachings of Jesus, siding with hatefulness.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FvP...

John Fugelsang: Right-wing Christians use the Bible ‘as a prop’ & ignore Jesus’ message

YouTube video by MSNBC

www.youtube.com

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 1d

The reason Trump has been talking so much lately about the Insurrection Act of 1807 is it allows a president to deploy troops domestically, even over a court declaring the action illegal—which Trump’s military actions in American states clearly have been.
robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-plan.

Trump's Plan

To invoke the Insurrection Act

robertreich.substack.com

Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 1d

Less than an hour old, the new Gorillaz single excitingly mixes accents from India, Argentina, and Detroit--auspicious for their new album arriving in March:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JIv...

Gorillaz - The Manifesto ft. Trueno & Proof (Official Visualiser)

YouTube video by Gorillaz

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 1d

Historian Timothy Shenk is correct to encourage today’s Democrats to look at FDR’s welcoming the hatred of economic royalists, who are basically the same as today’s controlling oligarchs. Handled correctly, this can be a winning strategy people relate to.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...

Opinion | Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer.

www.nytimes.com

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 1d

As this article reports, Bernie is the most popular politician in America, 10% of Trump’s voters in 2020, which greatly helped drive him to victory, were “Bernie Bros.” Surely now that Trump so clearly betrayed those voters, @TheDemocrats can devise strategy to bring them back.

Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 1d

From an excellent study by Tim Shenk on how @TheDemocrats can steal votes from Trump in future elections to gain a lasting edge, using the insights of FDR, Obama and the present day to nab liberal as well as conservative economy-minded swing voters
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...

Opinion | Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer.

www.nytimes.com

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 1d

From an excellent study by Tim Shenk on how @TheDemocrats can steal votes from Trump in future elections to gain a lasting edge, using the insights of FDR, Obama and the present day to nab liberal as well as conservative economy-minded swing voters
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...

Opinion | Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer.

www.nytimes.com

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 1d

From an excellent study by historian Tim Shenk on how @TheDemocrats can steal votes from Trump in future elections to gain a lasting edge, using the insights of FDR, Obama and the present day to nab liberal as well as conservative economy-minded swing voters
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...

Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 2d

The latest international collaboration from the @AfricaExpress org, "Bahidora," takes place in Mexico, with selected musicians from Africa and Europe. Highly danceable, various cultures colliding pleasantly, nothing else quite like it. One of my fave albums of 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUC1...

Africa Express Presents...Bahidorá (Album Trailer)

YouTube video by World Circuit Records

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