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
https://utoronto.academia.edu/PaulCohen
Pinned
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
I hope Trump sees it in his heart to visit Jair Bolsonaro in prison and comfort an old friend
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I hope Trump sees it in his heart to visit Jair Bolsonaro in prison and comfort an old friend
"The United States of America, it's just like watching Brazil!"
Breaking News: Brazil’s top court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to begin a 27-year prison term for a failed plot to stay in power. nyti.ms/3LSSs2S
Bolsonaro To Start Serving 27-Year Prison Sentence Over Coup Plot
Brazil’s Supreme Court court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving a prison term for conspiring to remain in power after losing the last election.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"The United States of America, it's just like watching Brazil!"
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“exiting the market”
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“exiting the market”
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Trump’s approval collapses nationwide, turning several deep-red states negative — Economist tracker
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump’s approval collapses nationwide, turning several deep-red states negative — Economist tracker
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The only response is, "So you're saying service members SHOULD comply with illegal orders?"
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The only response is, "So you're saying service members SHOULD comply with illegal orders?"
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Timeline.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Timeline.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
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🚲🚌Life After Cars makes its first New England stop at Providence’s Uptown Theater in just two weeks!
Get tickets today for the show featuring the hosts of @thewaroncars.bsky.social and @billbartholomew.bsky.social in conversation about freeing ourselves from the tyranny of the automobile!
Get tickets today for the show featuring the hosts of @thewaroncars.bsky.social and @billbartholomew.bsky.social in conversation about freeing ourselves from the tyranny of the automobile!
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🚲🚌Life After Cars makes its first New England stop at Providence’s Uptown Theater in just two weeks!
Get tickets today for the show featuring the hosts of @thewaroncars.bsky.social and @billbartholomew.bsky.social in conversation about freeing ourselves from the tyranny of the automobile!
Get tickets today for the show featuring the hosts of @thewaroncars.bsky.social and @billbartholomew.bsky.social in conversation about freeing ourselves from the tyranny of the automobile!
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Bravo The Times, bravo.
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Bravo The Times, bravo.
SHOW (trial) TIME!
🚨BREAKING: The FBI has requested interviews with a group of Democratic lawmakers who reminded U.S. military and intelligence service members in a video last week that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
FBI Investigating Dems Who Warned Military of Unlawful Orders
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
SHOW (trial) TIME!
tHe aNcIeNt cOnStItUtIoN
Jury trials in England and Wales to be scrapped except for most serious cases on.ft.com/3LY1Ceq
Jury trials in England and Wales to be scrapped except for most serious cases
Proposed changes unlikely to apply for trials of serious offences such as rape and murder
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
tHe aNcIeNt cOnStItUtIoN
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We @uam-umd.bsky.social won. Faculty packed town halls, talked to their colleagues and collected hundreds of petition signatures. Now UMD is coughing up $8.75m, during a deficit, to fund faculty whose research is under attack. Not enough, but a helluva thing for a union the state calls illegal.
$8.75M Investment Supports ‘Research Resilience’… | Maryland Today
UMD, MPower Funds Combine to Help Preserve Institutional Capabilities, Lab Operations and More
today.umd.edu
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We @uam-umd.bsky.social won. Faculty packed town halls, talked to their colleagues and collected hundreds of petition signatures. Now UMD is coughing up $8.75m, during a deficit, to fund faculty whose research is under attack. Not enough, but a helluva thing for a union the state calls illegal.
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Another direct hit from Hegseth.
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Another direct hit from Hegseth.
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my goodness:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
a man in a hospital gown with the words i 've made a huge mistake behind him
ALT: a man in a hospital gown with the words i 've made a huge mistake behind him
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
my goodness:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
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I hope Khan doesn't hear about this
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I hope Khan doesn't hear about this
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Vahid Abedini has now been released.
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Vahid Abedini has now been released.
Lunatic Upside-Down Day of the Jackal
tiens, le GIGN serait aux trousses du complotiste facho américain Candace Owen et la Légion étrangère aurait assassiné Charlie Kirk
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Lunatic Upside-Down Day of the Jackal
tiens, le GIGN serait aux trousses du complotiste facho américain Candace Owen et la Légion étrangère aurait assassiné Charlie Kirk
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
tiens, le GIGN serait aux trousses du complotiste facho américain Candace Owen et la Légion étrangère aurait assassiné Charlie Kirk
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What time do you get in?
Officially moving to Chicago tomorrow. I assume JB Pritzker will be waiting for me at the airport
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What time do you get in?
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when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
Has the CIA found any yellowcake in Caracas yet?
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Has the CIA found any yellowcake in Caracas yet?
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Enrollment by international students from China dropped by 3 percent, from India by 4 percent, and enrollment from students from Mexico has flatlined. Here are the likely consequences for Texas' education and economy:
The High Cost of Targeting International Students in Texas
The Trump administration’s bans and airport detentions are derailing the academic dreams of students who carry out important research—and sometimes pay hefty tuition—to attend Texas institutions.
www.texasobserver.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Enrollment by international students from China dropped by 3 percent, from India by 4 percent, and enrollment from students from Mexico has flatlined. Here are the likely consequences for Texas' education and economy: