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Ben Cohen

@bencohenbanter.bsky.social
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Brit, Jew(ish), living in Washington DC, editor of The Banter newsletter: thebanter.substack.com

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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An important read from @bobcesca.bsky.social today: Bill Maher, Useful Idiot thebanter.substack.com/p/bill-maher...
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Bill Maher, Useful Idiot
Maher’s “badass” Trump fantasy collapses when you look at the evidence.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The latest from @bobcesca.bsky.social: Shitty Donald Can’t Stop Trying To Steal JFK’s Awesomeness thebanter.substack.com/p/shitty-don...
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Shitty Donald Can’t Stop Trying To Steal JFK’s Awesomeness
Trump is a merit leech.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The latest from @bobcesca.bsky.social: The Leopard Is Eating Their Faces thebanter.substack.com/p/the-leopar...
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The Leopard Is Eating Their Faces
Some people only learn when their bullshit finally boomerangs around and clubs them in the skull.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The latest from @bobcesca.bsky.social: Breaking! Good News Actually Exists! thebanter.substack.com/p/breaking-g...
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Breaking! Good News Actually Exists!
The Supreme Court rejected Trump again, plus other great news.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The latest from @bobcesca.bsky.social: Donald Trump Is Stealing Your Land thebanter.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
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Donald Trump Is Stealing Your Land
Trump is bulldozing America and stealing your property.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A fantastic chat with @bobcesca.bsky.social: Trump's Wealth Surged by 273% open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Trump's Wealth Surged by 273%
While Americans got poorer, Trump made billions. Does anyone care?
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The latest from @bobcesca.bsky.social: Trump Is the COVID Villain, Not Fauci open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Trump Is the COVID Villain, Not Fauci
Don’t let Donald wash the blood from his stumpy hands.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The latest from @bobcesca.bsky.social: God Damn Donald Trump open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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God Damn Donald Trump
The standards changed when Donald Trump arrived.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The latest from @bobcesca.bsky.social: Don’t Let Donald’s Corruption Get Flushed Down the Memory Hole open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Don’t Let Donald’s Corruption Get Flushed Down the Memory Hole
Trump’s latest alleged bribe is hiding in plain sight—and everyone will forget about it by next week.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This really is a horrendous story. Great piece from @bobcesca.bsky.social today: The Most Tragic and Most Ignored Story of the Week (So Far) open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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The Most Tragic and Most Ignored Story of the Week (So Far)
Trump's great deal with Iran is a humanitarian disaster.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The latest from @bobcesca.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Trump’s Second-Term Curse Has Finally Arrived
Trump is drowning in the consequences of his own stupid choices.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A phenomenal piece from @bobcesca.bsky.social today: Donald Trump Lost the Iran War, and Here’s How open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Donald Trump Lost the Iran War, and Here’s How
After tearing up Obama’s Iran deal, Trump bombed his way into a no-win war — and then surrendered to a deal worse than the one he destroyed.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The latest from @bobcesca.bsky.social: Biden's Economy Was Better open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Biden's Economy Was Better
Trump inherited lower inflation from Biden, drove prices higher, and now says he “loves” it.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The latest barnstormer from @bobcesca.bsky.social: The Price of Trump’s Vast Dumbness open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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The Price of Trump’s Vast Dumbness
Don’t ever let Trump off the hook for the higher prices he caused.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
An absolute must-read from @bobcesca.bsky.social today: open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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There Is No Bottom to Trump’s Corruption
Trump has turned the Justice Department and IRS into his personal ATM
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The latest from @bobcesca.bsky.social: The Creepy Politics of “Trump Babies” open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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The Creepy Politics of “Trump Babies”
Republicans want you to have more babies. They just won't help pay for them.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
A great idea from @bobcesca.bsky.social: We Could Call It “Project 2029” open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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We Could Call It “Project 2029”
by Bob Cesca
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The unvarnished truth from @bobcesca.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Donald Trump’s Economy is Shit
It's time to be honest about what Trump has accomplished while in office.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
A fantastic piece from @bobcesca.bsky.social today: Trump’s Tariff Scam: Corporations Get Paid Twice—You Get Nothing open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Trump’s Tariff Scam: Corporations Get Paid Twice—You Get Nothing
Price hikes for you, payouts for them.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A blistering piece from @bobcesca.bsky.social today: "By now it should be obvious: the status of the war is whatever Donald Trump decides to blurt. There’s no plan." open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
A hugely important piece from @bobcesca.bsky.social today: How Donald Trump Continues to Manipulate the Stock Market open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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How Donald Trump Continues to Manipulate the Stock Market
by Bob Cesca
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The latest from @bobcesca.bsky.social is now out!: The Break-Shit-And-Walk-Away President open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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The Break-Shit-And-Walk-Away President
America might soon be done with Iran, but Iran won’t be done with us.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Don't say we don't publish the controversial stuff on The Banter... "Donald Is The Mass Shooter In Nine Sandy Hook Massacres" - @bobcesca.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Donald Is The Mass Shooter In Nine Sandy Hook Massacres
175 children in Minab, Iran were incinerated or crushed to death in a war that Trump still calls "an excursion".
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
A fantastic piece from @bobcesca.bsky.social today: "Trump’s Iran War Was Built on a Lie" open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Trump’s Iran War Was Built on a Lie
U.S. intelligence said Iran wasn’t about to attack—Trump bombed anyway.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
A super important piece from @bobcesca.bsky.social today: "It’s Either Billionaires or Democracy. Take Your Pick." open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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It’s Either Billionaires or Democracy. Take Your Pick.
Enough is enough.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
A powerful piece from @bobcesca.bsky.social: "The Middle Class Is Dying. Tax Billionaires to Save It" open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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The Middle Class Is Dying. Tax Billionaires to Save It.
Bring back the 90 percent tax bracket for the oligarchs.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Some brutal statistics in here! The latest from @bobcesca.bsky.social: Donald Trump Sucks At Creating Jobs open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Donald Trump Sucks At Creating Jobs
Joe Biden created 16.1 million jobs. How many has Trump created? Hint: Not that many.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
A powerful piece from @bobcesca.bsky.social: 'Donald’s Racism Has Always Been The Point' open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Donald’s Racism Has Always Been The Point
The president shared a meme depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. Yes, really.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Another scorcher from @bobcesca.bsky.social: Turns Out MAGA Supports Exceptions To The Second Amendment open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Turns Out MAGA Supports Exceptions To The Second Amendment
MAGA believes that the murder of Alex Pretti was justified because he was carrying a legally concealed weapon.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The Murder Of Alex Pretti Is A Turning Point #alexpretti open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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The Murder Of Alex Pretti Is A Turning Point
The fascist MAGA project has finally gone too far.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The latest corker from @bobcesca.bsky.social: "Surprise, Surprise. Donald’s Greenland Deal Is A Scam" open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Surprise, Surprise. Donald’s Greenland Deal Is A Scam.
The "master negotiator" has negotiated nothing.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Bob Cesca is on fire: @bobcesca.bsky.social youtu.be/cKX3WpsQSR0?...
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No, I Will Not Forgive The Voters Who Did This To My Country
YouTube video by The Banter Network
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
New video out on why Europe won't fold over Greenland: open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Trump Believes Europe Will Fold Over Greenland. He's Wrong.
Europe has been fighting wars long before America was even conceived of.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Another corker from @bobcesca.bsky.social: "No, I Will Not Forgive The Voters Who Did This To My Country" open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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No, I Will Not Forgive The Voters Who Did This To My Country
George Carlin observed that stupid ignorant voters give us stupid ignorant politicians.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
F**king Mondays: The Murder of Renee Nicole Good, Iran Protests Aren't About You, and a New Anti-Trump Hero open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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F**king Mondays: The Murder of Renee Nicole Good, Iran Protests Aren't About You, and a New Anti-Trump Hero
What you are seeing is not what you are seeing.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The latest must-read from @bobcesca.bsky.social: "That nauseous, acidic feeling in your gut is absolutely a normal reaction to what we’re reading in the news." open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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The Crisis Is Real, And It’s Not Your Fault
The shooting of Renee Nicole Good is what happens under fascist rule. Trump’s supporters want you to believe it’s your fault.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Fascinating piece from @bobcesca.bsky.social today: Trump’s Venezuela Crisis Has a Dark and Racist Precedent open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Trump’s Venezuela Crisis Has a Dark and Racist Precedent
How 19th-century slave-state filibusters explain Trump’s escalation in Venezuela
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Make sure to read @bobcesca.bsky.social's ominous warning on the economy: "Be Careful What You Wish For, Donald" open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Be Careful What You Wish For, Donald
Trump has been demanding rate cuts for months. Now he's got them, but at what cost?
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
F**king Mondays: Socialist Revolutionaries, Tucker vs Cruz, and Russia's Economic Catastrophe open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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F**king Mondays: Socialist Revolutionaries, Tucker vs Cruz, and Russia's Economic Catastrophe
Britain's far left party is imploding, Ted Cruz attacks Tucker Carlson, and Russia's economy is in free fall.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
"The Trump Killings: Why the President’s Mob Justice Can Never Be Normalized" @bobcesca.bsky.social absolutely nails it: open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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The Trump Killings: Why the President’s Mob Justice Can Never Be Normalized
Trump and Pete Hegseth’s extrajudicial killings at sea aren’t just atrocities — they’re a warning.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Fantastic piece from @julieroginsky.bsky.social in The Banter today: Peace Talks For Crypto Cash? open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Peace Talks For Crypto Cash?
When the people negotiating Ukraine’s future are also profiting from Trump’s crypto empire.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The latest corker from @bobcesca.bsky.social: Donald Trump Hearts Mohammed bin Salman open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Donald Trump Hearts Mohammed bin Salman
Just watch the video. And grab the sick bag...
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Democrats Need a Party Like it's 1929 open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Democrats Need a Party Like it's 1929
Democrats should learn from our last major crisis how to deal with our current one
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
F**king Mondays: RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!! (But Not Really!!), Trump's Idiot Healthcare "Plan", and Marjorie Taylor Greene is a Normie? open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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F**king Mondays: RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!! (But Not Really!!), Trump's Idiot Healthcare "Plan", and Marjorie Taylor Greene is a Normie?
Does Trump really want the Esptein files released? Almost certainly not.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
The evidence is utterly damning. @bobcesca.bsky.social nails it: "Donald Trump Is Guilty As Hell" open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Donald Trump Is Guilty As Hell
The latest tranche of Epstein emails indicating Donald Trump's involvement in sexual abuse are damning beyond belief.
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Julie Roginsky @julieroginsky.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
If Democratic leaders in Washington have a unifying principle these days, it isn’t progressivism or pragmatism — it’s fear. Fear of bad headlines. Fear of Wall Street. Fear of Fox News. Fear of Donald Trump. Fear, most of all, of their own shadows.
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“Standing Up To Donald Trump Didn’t Work”
An urgent message to Democrats: This is not how you negotiate.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
A message to Democrats: this is NOT how you negotiate. The latest must-read from @julieroginsky.bsky.social: “Standing Up To Donald Trump Didn’t Work” open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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“Standing Up To Donald Trump Didn’t Work”
An urgent message to Democrats: This is not how you negotiate.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Fantastic piece by @bobcesca.bsky.social on The Banter today!: Reports Of Democracy’s Death Were Greatly Exaggerated open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Reports Of Democracy’s Death Were Greatly Exaggerated
One of the most important takeaways from the election is…the existence of the election itself.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
F**king Mondays: Tucker's Nazi Chat, Proof of Life, and Premium Healthcare for Trumpsters open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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F**king Mondays: Tucker's Nazi Chat, Proof of Life, and Premium Healthcare for Trumpsters
An Election Day test for Democrats, Tucker's friendly chat with Nick Fuentes, and Trump gets a MAGA supporter the life saving healthcare he needs.
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Ben Cohen @bencohenbanter.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Trump is hurting his own supporters to "own the libs". @bobcesca.bsky.social explains: open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
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Donald’s Dumbest Grift Yet: Owning His Own People
Trump keeps punishing MAGA voters so he can "own the libs"
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