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Jonathan Cohen
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I was greatly influenced by one of my teachers. She had a zeal not so much for perfection as for steady betterment-she demanded not excellence so much as integrity. Edward R. Murrow
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 2h
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Through a Glass, Darkly: Trump, Columbus, and the War Over Memory
When history forgets the conquered, the conqueror gets to look like a hero.
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 10h
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Gaza Ceasefire Deal Highlights News Updates: Hamas to skip formal signing of Gaza peace deal, warns of upcoming 'difficulties' in negotiations - The Economic Times
Gaza Ceasefire Deal Highlights News Updates: Hamas to skip formal signing of Gaza peace deal, warns of upcoming 'difficulties' in negotiations
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 11h
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South Carolina shooting at crowded bar leaves 4 dead
Four people were killed and at least 20 injured, several critically, after a shooting at a crowded bar in South Carolina on Sunday.
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 11h
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
What is the new EU border system EES, and how will it work?
Digital entry and exit scheme means most travellers will have to register biometric information at the border
www.theguardian.com
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 11h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Cavalier and aggressive’: why are border agents flooding into US cities?
Border agents have become a key force in Trump’s migrant crackdown – operating far from their traditional rural range
www.theguardian.com
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 11h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump officials reportedly consider selling student loan debt to private investors
Experts say the move could eliminate the federal government’s power to cancel educational loans
www.theguardian.com
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 11h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Using us as political pawns’: federal workers reel over threats of firings and withheld back pay
Employees express growing anxiety over their pay – and the future of their jobs – amid the US government shutdown
www.theguardian.com
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 11h
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Gaza ceasefire live: Trump to meet with Israeli hostages after their release by Hamas on Monday, says Vance
US vice-president JD Vance says release could happen ‘any moment’ and that ‘we are on cusp of a sustainable Middle East peace’
www.theguardian.com
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 11h
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Jim Crow with GPS
The Supreme Court eyes the Voting Rights Act, Kushner eyes Gaza, and the odds of Trump lasting the term keep shrinking.
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 1d
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Six people dead with multiple injured in three shootings at Mississippi homecoming weekends
Four people were killed in an attack in Leland, while two were killed in Heidelberg, amid a third attack in Rolling Fork
www.theguardian.com
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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · Apr 7
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 1d
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
The legendary actor best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and Book Club, has died
www.theguardian.com
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 1d
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The Price of Everything, the Value of Nothing
Trump’s Oval Office spectacle, Milei’s stadium encore, and the auctioning of a nation
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 1d
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
At Least 4 Dead and a Dozen Wounded in Mississippi Shooting, Official Says
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 1d
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/b...
How China Powers Its Electric Cars and High-Speed Trains
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 1d
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The Canadians Are Angry. Other Tourists Might Be, Too.
Early in President Donald Trump’s first term, there was much talk about whether his xenophobic utterances and immigration restrictions would decimate tourism to the US. In the end, they really didn’t.
www.bloomberg.com
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 1d
American spirit exports to Can...
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American spirit exports to Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group | CBC News
American spirit exports to Canada "plummeted" 85 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States calling the situation "very troubling" as consumers in ...
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 1d
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Four killed in mass shooting after Mississippi football game
Twelve others were injured in the incident, which happened at around midnight.
www.bbc.com
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 1d
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump officials cancel major solar project in latest hit to renewable energy
Esmeralda 7 in Nevada would have produced enough energy to power 2m homes
www.theguardian.com
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 1d
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The mortgage fraud case against Letitia James is ‘bupkis’, experts say
‘Are you really going to believe the attorney general of New York would commit this over $600 a year?’ says one lawyer
www.theguardian.com
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 1d
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump is ‘obsessed’ with seeming pro-worker – but his actions suggest otherwise
Agriculture and other sectors are suffering under the administration’s policies, adding up to a grim outlook
www.theguardian.com
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 1d
✅⚖️ oh yes? #NYT #Musk
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d
The Pentagon has to provide The New York Times information about Elon Musk’s security clearances, a federal judge ruled Wednesday—and the billionaire’s own posting habits helped decide the case. trib.al/f74QkIn
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 1d
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Chicago TV journalist pushed to ground and arrested during Ice raid, later released
Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents, ‘absolutely horrifying’
www.theguardian.com
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 1d
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing
The president and his Maga allies have used the rightwing influencer’s killing to justify attacks on critics, experts say
www.theguardian.com
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Jonathan Cohen @jonups.bsky.social · 1d
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Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?
It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.
www.construction-physics.com