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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 59m

Song currently stuck in my head

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYir...

Beach Bunny - Entropy (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Beach Bunny

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Fricking Delight (No Refunds) @blikethecheese.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you @markey.senate.gov and @warren.senate.gov, I wish more of your colleagues had the right priorities.

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 1h

We are in the most embarrassing timeline

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1h

“The Nobel Committee is an independent body and the Norwegian government has no involvement in determining the prizes. But I’m not sure Trump knows that. We have to be prepared for anything from him.”

That they have to say this...

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 8h

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1h

Only 10 senators voted for Bernie Sanders's amendment to reduce the Pentagon budget by 10% and instead expand veteran dental care:

Baldwin (D-WI)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Sanders (I-VT)
Smith (D-MN)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Welch (D-VT)
Wyden (D-OR)

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1h

Here's Warren on the amendment: www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/min...

On Senate Floor, Warren Urges Colleagues to Prohibit Fed from Cutting Checks to Big Banks At the Expense of American Families | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

The Official website of The United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

www.banking.senate.gov

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1h

I love strange bedfellows votes.

14 senators voted for Rand Paul's "End the Fed’s Big Bank Bailouts" amendment to the NDAA:

Cantwell
Durbin
Hawley
Lee
Lummis
Markey
Marshall
Merkley
Murphy
Paul
Sanders
Scott
Warren
Welch

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1h

“The Nobel Committee is an independent body and the Norwegian government has no involvement in determining the prizes. But I’m not sure Trump knows that. We have to be prepared for anything from him.”

That they have to say this...

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1h

Slow clap

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 4h

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Zach Schonfeld @zachschonfeld.bsky.social · 2h

You would've seemed like a crazy alarmist a year ago if you predicted that Trump 2.0 would brazenly abuse the courts to get revenge on his enemies and send the National Guard into Portland and Chicago, right

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 4h

The President of the United States is openly seeking revenge on his political opponents.

First Jim Comey. Now Tish James. Anyone who seeks to hold Donald Trump accountable could be next.

Trump is ripping a page right out of the authoritarian handbook.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6h

Breaking News: Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, is said to have been indicted after President Trump pushed the Justice Department to seek charges against her. James, who is accused of committing mortgage fraud, brought a civil case against Trump in 2022. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Attorney General Letitia James of New York is in front of a microphone. A headline reads: "New York Attorney General Letitia James Indicted After Pressure From Trump."

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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 1d

More than 100 top Trump administration officials in charge of energy and environmental policy have ties to the fossil fuel industry. One of them described her job as as offering “concierge, white-glove service” to oil, gas, and coal companies.

Trump Admin Has Hired 100+ 'Fossil Fuel Insiders' to Fill Top Energy, Environmental Agency Roles

One of them described her job as offering “concierge, white glove service” to oil, gas, and coal companies seeking permits from regulators.

www.commondreams.org

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1h

At this point it would come as a shock if a Trump appointee didn’t have a history of sexual assault or harassment.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment

Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia ...

www.politico.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you to Senators Will Brownsberger, Sal DiDomenico, Cindy Friedman, and Pat Jehlen and Rep. Mike Connolly for joining us!

Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven was here earlier.

#mapoli

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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 3h

Phineas Baxandall of @massbudget.bsky.social explains the Corporate Fair Share bill and how we can combat offshore corporate tax dodging. #mapoli

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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 3h

Rachel Plummer of the Cambridge Economic Center, talks about how federal cuts are worsening poverty. #mapoli

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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 3h

Alyssa Damiani, a math interventionist in Cambridge Public Schools: If our Cambridge schools are dealing with only one math interventionist, I can’t imagine what less resources districts are facing and will face.” #mapoli

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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 3h

Colette Berard, Somerville resident and Andover Public Schools teacher: “Even with all Fair Share has done, we are facing a fiscal perfect storm in education.” #mapoli

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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 3h

Will Cail, a personal care attendant: “Not everyone gets the chance to be an elder. These cuts would make it so fewer people have that opportunity.” #mapoli

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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 4h

Christina Sandling, who works at Cambridge Rehab: “What happens to us caregivers when Medicaid is cut?” #mapoli

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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 4h

Tinika Dottin, a DTA worker and @seiu509.bsky.social member: “I have so many success stories from people who have benefited from SNAP, from child care.” #mapoli

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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 4h

Vicky Negus of Mass Law Reform Institute talks about being angry every day thinking of the harms that cuts from SNAP will cause, highlights the major benefits of SNAP to the economy and so many individuals’ lives. #mapoli

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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 4h

George Teshu of Mass Senior Action talks about his fear of losing access to critical health care programs. #mapoli

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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 4h

Kate Symmonds of the Mass Law Reform Institute is talking about the devastating impact of potential health care cuts, from loss of access to care, to closed hospitals, to strained emergency rooms. #mapoli

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