Stephen Cohen
@smcohen.bsky.social
Managing editor for enterprise, The Athletic. Colorado State, Newhouse, Seattle P-I alum.
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Stephen Cohen
@smcohen.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Intro post: I’m Steve, an enterprise editor for @theathletic.bsky.social, where I get to work with some of the best writers in the business on some of their best stories. It’s a decent gig. Before that I covered some fairly good Seahawks teams. I live in the PNW with my wife and two kids under 4.
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still wild how many companies/media organizations/thought leaders etc. seem to be operating under the assumption this guy and his movement have the mandate of the American people when it's clear that most of us hate him
November 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
still wild how many companies/media organizations/thought leaders etc. seem to be operating under the assumption this guy and his movement have the mandate of the American people when it's clear that most of us hate him
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Our reporters interviewed 40 of the men the Trump administration sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador: They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Our reporters interviewed 40 of the men the Trump administration sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador: They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
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The Portland Trail Blazers hand the Oklahoma City Thunder their first loss of the season.
Deni Avdija: 26 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
Deni Avdija: 26 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The Portland Trail Blazers hand the Oklahoma City Thunder their first loss of the season.
Deni Avdija: 26 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
Deni Avdija: 26 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
The Portland Trail Blazers
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The Portland Trail Blazers
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Oregon’s most diverse county, Washington County, declared a state of emergency this week because of increased immigration enforcement that has cloaked much of the community in fear over the past few weeks.
Washington County declares emergency over increased ICE activity
Hillsboro, Washington County set aside a combined $400,000 to help communities impacted by immigration arrests.
www.opb.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Oregon’s most diverse county, Washington County, declared a state of emergency this week because of increased immigration enforcement that has cloaked much of the community in fear over the past few weeks.
This is sick.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is sick.
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Mike Trout is a generational MLB talent, a player who should have been plastered on Times Square billboards and cereal boxes.
But he's faded from the sport’s consciousness.
How?
But he's faded from the sport’s consciousness.
How?
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Mike Trout is a generational MLB talent, a player who should have been plastered on Times Square billboards and cereal boxes.
But he's faded from the sport’s consciousness.
How?
But he's faded from the sport’s consciousness.
How?
I know it won’t last, but being able to watch a competitive Blazers team for free via antenna is awesome.
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I know it won’t last, but being able to watch a competitive Blazers team for free via antenna is awesome.
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In case you missed the news late last night, the National Guard in Portland is still being held back with an injunction until at least Friday.
Federal judge blocks National Guard deployment to Portland through Friday
In her 16-page order granting the preliminary injunction, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut said she needed more time to go through the case. The block now goes until 5 p.m. on Nov. 7.
www.opb.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
In case you missed the news late last night, the National Guard in Portland is still being held back with an injunction until at least Friday.
I don’t know what to do with myself.
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I don’t know what to do with myself.
Toilet paper, in this economy?
The one silver lining about inflation is that you don’t have to worry about your house getting egged anymore because no parent would let their kid waste perfectly good eggs.
November 1, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Toilet paper, in this economy?
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Perfect match of subject and writer 👇🏼
A few years ago, stuck in a writing slump, The National frontman Matt Berninger started scribbling song lyrics on baseballs.
It helped him find something.
From @bfquinn.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
A few years ago, stuck in a writing slump, The National frontman Matt Berninger started scribbling song lyrics on baseballs.
It helped him find something.
From @bfquinn.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
Matt Berninger traded his notebook for a baseball. And the words kept coming
For The National’s frontman, the way forward was written on rawhide.
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Perfect match of subject and writer 👇🏼
A few years ago, stuck in a writing slump, The National frontman Matt Berninger started scribbling song lyrics on baseballs.
It helped him find something.
From @bfquinn.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
A few years ago, stuck in a writing slump, The National frontman Matt Berninger started scribbling song lyrics on baseballs.
It helped him find something.
From @bfquinn.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
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A few years ago, The National’s Matt Berninger was stuck — writer’s block.
“I started getting depressed by notebooks.” So he wrote on the baseball instead.
🔗: http://dlvr.it/TNxx84
“I started getting depressed by notebooks.” So he wrote on the baseball instead.
🔗: http://dlvr.it/TNxx84
October 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A few years ago, The National’s Matt Berninger was stuck — writer’s block.
“I started getting depressed by notebooks.” So he wrote on the baseball instead.
🔗: http://dlvr.it/TNxx84
“I started getting depressed by notebooks.” So he wrote on the baseball instead.
🔗: http://dlvr.it/TNxx84
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An exceptional look from @bkubena.bsky.social into what makes A.J. Brown tick:
What does A.J. Brown want? Eagles’ star WR chases greatness — on his terms
Brown needs the football, but not for the reasons you think.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
An exceptional look from @bkubena.bsky.social into what makes A.J. Brown tick:
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A new story I'm pretty pumped to share. It's about words, and our pastime, and changing your traumas by changing your patterns.
On Matt Berninger, and the baseballs of writing:
On Matt Berninger, and the baseballs of writing:
Matt Berninger traded his notebook for a baseball. And the words kept coming
For The National’s frontman, the way forward was written on rawhide.
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A new story I'm pretty pumped to share. It's about words, and our pastime, and changing your traumas by changing your patterns.
On Matt Berninger, and the baseballs of writing:
On Matt Berninger, and the baseballs of writing:
Got better with every replay.
October 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Got better with every replay.
If Isaac Chotiner calls to interview you, hang up immediately.
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
If Isaac Chotiner calls to interview you, hang up immediately.
The Portland Trail Blazers
October 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The Portland Trail Blazers
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Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
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Last, but not least, I published an essay on Substack, "The Absurdity," about living in Portland and grappling with our doppelganger — what I call "Internet Portland." leahsottile.substack.com/p/64-the-abs...
64. The Absurdity
There are two Portland, Oregons. I live in the real one.
leahsottile.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Last, but not least, I published an essay on Substack, "The Absurdity," about living in Portland and grappling with our doppelganger — what I call "Internet Portland." leahsottile.substack.com/p/64-the-abs...
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a reminder as always that indictments are NOT descriptions of things that actually happened, they are descriptions of what PROSECUTORS say happened
October 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
a reminder as always that indictments are NOT descriptions of things that actually happened, they are descriptions of what PROSECUTORS say happened
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DJ Mike Llama - Llama Whippin' Intro in Winamp in Windows XP
YouTube video by Web Design Museum
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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NEWS: ICE arrests Chicago man whose teenage daughter is fighting cancer: “He belongs with her.” I spent yesterday afternoon with Ofelia Torres and her mother, Sandibell, talking about Ruben Torres. Here’s the story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/21/i...
ICE arrests Chicago man whose teenage daughter is fighting cancer: ‘He belongs with her’
Ofelia Torres has spent almost every day of the past month at Lurie Children’s Hospital, where the 16-year-old Lake View High School student is fighting cancer.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
NEWS: ICE arrests Chicago man whose teenage daughter is fighting cancer: “He belongs with her.” I spent yesterday afternoon with Ofelia Torres and her mother, Sandibell, talking about Ruben Torres. Here’s the story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/21/i...
Sorry, Mariners fans. Also I might be one of you now 😭
October 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Sorry, Mariners fans. Also I might be one of you now 😭