@stcohen.bsky.social
She/her. Part time classicist. I spend a lot of time thinking about ancient Rome but not the way you think.
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I am brimming with holiday spirit
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I am brimming with holiday spirit
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MORE OFFICIAL FONT UPDATES www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
December 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
MORE OFFICIAL FONT UPDATES www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.
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Trumpism is fundamentally opposed to everything academia is about - critical thinking, reasoned debate, advancement and sharing of knowledge. Universities can’t reach accommodation with Trumpism without sacrificing everything that makes them universities. The only option is to push back.
December 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Trumpism is fundamentally opposed to everything academia is about - critical thinking, reasoned debate, advancement and sharing of knowledge. Universities can’t reach accommodation with Trumpism without sacrificing everything that makes them universities. The only option is to push back.
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
My son was in the scouts for literally one year, and at 6:30 am I got an email from them about this. I really don’t think Hegseth should be messing with the Scouts.
Documents show the U.S. Military plans to cut support to the Boy Scouts. And, a judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James. n.pr/43MiquX
U.S. plans to cut ties with Boy Scouts. And, Comey and James' criminal cases dismissed
Documents show the U.S. Military plans to cut support to the Boy Scouts. And, a judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My son was in the scouts for literally one year, and at 6:30 am I got an email from them about this. I really don’t think Hegseth should be messing with the Scouts.
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U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes, in dismissing Midway Blitz-related charges against Dana Briggs last week, said he was lifting restrictions on relevant video.
Today he made the video available through the clerk's office at no cost to the public. Here's the first.
Today he made the video available through the clerk's office at no cost to the public. Here's the first.
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes, in dismissing Midway Blitz-related charges against Dana Briggs last week, said he was lifting restrictions on relevant video.
Today he made the video available through the clerk's office at no cost to the public. Here's the first.
Today he made the video available through the clerk's office at no cost to the public. Here's the first.
10/10 no notes
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 AM
10/10 no notes
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Atrocities committed against civilians during Sudan’s civil war require urgent investigation, UN officials said on Friday, as they warned the international community that it was doing too little to stop the worsening humanitarian crisis.
Atrocities in Sudan Require World’s Attention, U.N. Says
The United Nations’ top human rights body ordered an inquiry into mass killings and sexual violence during the country’s worsening civil war.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Atrocities committed against civilians during Sudan’s civil war require urgent investigation, UN officials said on Friday, as they warned the international community that it was doing too little to stop the worsening humanitarian crisis.
Absolutely. Ideally with jail time for the criminals involved.
i’ve said this before and i remain convinced it’s true, the 2028 platform that would deliver obama 08 results is “i am gonna
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Absolutely. Ideally with jail time for the criminals involved.
You know, it’s really disheartening to realize that there actually is a conspiracy to keep women out of power and protect men who abuse them. Like, I knew this, but seeing it in black and white is somehow making it worse.
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
You know, it’s really disheartening to realize that there actually is a conspiracy to keep women out of power and protect men who abuse them. Like, I knew this, but seeing it in black and white is somehow making it worse.
This tracks with what is see in my moderate corner — people who, 15 years ago, would say things like, well, I might be ok with Romney, are now out for blood. They want people to do jail time.
Really seeing once again, it seems, that the real divide in the Democratic coalition is not left/lib/moderate or anything like that.
It's the fight/no-fight divide. And the 'fight' dems are the ones winning elections.
It's the fight/no-fight divide. And the 'fight' dems are the ones winning elections.
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This tracks with what is see in my moderate corner — people who, 15 years ago, would say things like, well, I might be ok with Romney, are now out for blood. They want people to do jail time.
I’m pretty sure Dr Seuss didn’t mean it as a fictional children’s book.
It was always a big mistake to read Yertle the Turtle as a fictional children’s book.
October 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I’m pretty sure Dr Seuss didn’t mean it as a fictional children’s book.
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As the Border Patrol heads to the Bay Area, Nancy Pelosi today said local law enforcement may arrest federal troops who break California law.
The idea comes from San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins who says she will prosecute them.
W/ @kellen.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
The idea comes from San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins who says she will prosecute them.
W/ @kellen.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Pelosi Says Police May Arrest Federal Agents Who Violate California Law
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
As the Border Patrol heads to the Bay Area, Nancy Pelosi today said local law enforcement may arrest federal troops who break California law.
The idea comes from San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins who says she will prosecute them.
W/ @kellen.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
The idea comes from San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins who says she will prosecute them.
W/ @kellen.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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"What do we do in the face of a pro-massacre, pro-segregation, pro-eugenics government? I have a few suggestions." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-pro-mass...
The Pro-Massacre, Pro-Segregation, Pro-Eugenics Administration
The Trump administration is seeking to rewind the clock on an entire century of legal—and moral—progress.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"What do we do in the face of a pro-massacre, pro-segregation, pro-eugenics government? I have a few suggestions." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-pro-mass...
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You spend all this time, reading Clausewitz and Mahan and Thucydides, studying campaigns and thinking hard about the roots of victory and defeat, the experience of war and what that means for policy and then you look over and the policy movers are strategy cheese and infantrydork.
October 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
You spend all this time, reading Clausewitz and Mahan and Thucydides, studying campaigns and thinking hard about the roots of victory and defeat, the experience of war and what that means for policy and then you look over and the policy movers are strategy cheese and infantrydork.
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JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."
Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'
Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."
n.pr
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."
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Portland is a peaceful, vibrant city with no need for federal agents on our streets. I urge Oregonians not to fall into Trump’s attempt to incite violence. Just as I did in 2020, I will lead our delegation and state officials to oppose any unjustified increase in federal forces.
September 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Portland is a peaceful, vibrant city with no need for federal agents on our streets. I urge Oregonians not to fall into Trump’s attempt to incite violence. Just as I did in 2020, I will lead our delegation and state officials to oppose any unjustified increase in federal forces.
I don’t know, it looks safe to me!
September 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I don’t know, it looks safe to me!
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Every Minnesotan* has similar posts attempting to say something that might persuade. I haven’t found it yet.
*well me, anyway
*well me, anyway
I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.
September 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Every Minnesotan* has similar posts attempting to say something that might persuade. I haven’t found it yet.
*well me, anyway
*well me, anyway
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Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
The state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids.
www.theatlantic.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
Can I vote for this? I think the ability to understand the ablative absolute should be a requirement to sit on the Supreme Court, too
I’m not saying everyone with a prestigious education should be learning Greek and Latin again, but our system of government clearly relies upon our political class knowing who Nero and Sulla and the Thirty Tyrants were.
August 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Can I vote for this? I think the ability to understand the ablative absolute should be a requirement to sit on the Supreme Court, too
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"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."
It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”
Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.
cmarmitage.substack.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."
I just watched them march by!
Turns out there are a lot of Ethiopians in San Francisco- and they are mostly on Bush Street today! (Relocating the Ark from their church on Sutter to the new Orthodox Church on Polk.)
August 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I just watched them march by!