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John Cohen

@jccohen.bsky.social
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Library director. Nerd.

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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If someone described me as very nice, or full of love, he'd call bullshit on that for me.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Emmett is my brother by choice, I love him, but no, he's not very nice or kind. At least not always. I missed the full of integrity, he is that. Love... we're back to not always. None of that is meant to insult, just to acknowledge.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Every single part of those descriptions (except the genius part) is wrong.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Of course she was a music legend, but honestly, her promotion of literacy programs and frankly, her commitment to showing what ethical wealth could do makes this a big loss. www.cnn.com/2026/08/25/e...
cnn.com
Dolly Parton, queen of country music and humanitarian hero, dead at 80 | CNN
Dolly Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, has died. She was 80.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Seen elsewhere: Sam Neill died. We probably have enough of his DNA to bring him back. My addition: Sure but we have wait 65 million years.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The phone also screamed at you. The scream was a warning that we no longer heed.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
When I started here and first told a librarian to hang up on such people, they balked. When I explained that they were no longer a patron, they were a problem, it was like a revelation. You could see it in their eyes.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I'm pretty sure Byrne is full of shit. cosmicbook.news/x-men-civil-...
cosmicbook.news
X-Men Were Never Created As A Civil Rights Allegory Confirms Marvel Writer - Cosmic Book News
John Byrne says the X-Men were never created as a civil rights allegory, debunking the long-running Professor X and Magneto fan myth.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I also like all the other answers here.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I wrote a screed on facebook in 2016 called "Truth. Service. Access." It was political (and very anti-Trump) and probably isn't appropriate to republish here but the philosophy behind it boiled down to we help people find true information, we offer excellent customer service, and access to all.
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Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Who could have seen this com— Wait, I’m being told we all saw this coming 😑 www.nbcnews.com/business/cor...
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SpaceX stock tumbles 23% from its high, as average investor sees gains wiped out
Just 10 days after the company’s blockbuster IPO, buyers of its initial public shares are in the red.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The 80s were a weird time to be a kid. I watched a cartoon based on Gummi Bears, for some reason.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The smartwatch goes online and buys springs with your amazon account.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I’m fine with those.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Well now we have to know.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
"Right, that's bad. Okay, important safety tip. Thanks, Egon."
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
@antonkromoff.com did you see this madness?
A magic card representing Thanos.  Has deathtouch, lifelink, and can wipe out half the creatures in play.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Hey hey, Anton. We called it.
A picture of the Squirrel Girl card for magic.  4/4, creates squirrel tokens.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Holiday, by a country mile. If only for the "I had a bad day too, once." line, but really, its just the better episode and the more Harleycentric episode.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This is delightful. Definitely not going to end badly at all. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...
nytimes.com
Kennedy Starts a Push to Help Americans Quit Antidepressants
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
A-Lister: Beast, especially since his heel turn. D-lister: This guy. Beak.
A mutant with a birds head, depicting "Beak" from the X-Men.  It also contains the word useless next to the head shot.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The admin is pulling its usual excuse out and blaming Biden for Spirit's collapse because the merger with JetBlue was blocked. That's really interesting, considering the President of JetBlue said they'd have both gone under if they had merged.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
fuckin' jurassic bark.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
while @emmett.click is talking about cartoons, I'll just remind everyone that the reveal at the end of "Almost Got 'im" (Batman: the Animated Series) is a really, really great moment.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Its fine. Can't give it a better grade than fine. As others have noted, at 3am, fine is great.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
everyone should be watching the artemis launch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_U...
youtube.com
NASA's Artemis II Crew Launches To The Moon (Official Broadcast)
YouTube video by NASA
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I have stolen 12T of KitKats that were in transit and which you were probably hoping to buy in Poland forgive me the world is stressful and I needed a break
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Had cause to bust this out yesterday, and figure it can't hurt to share it again more widely.
An image that says "The Paradox of Tolerance disappears if you look at tolerance not as a moral standard, but as a social contract.  If someone does not abide by the terms of the contract, then they are not covered by it.  In other words: the intolerant are not following the rules of the social contract of mutual tolerance.  Since they have broken the terms of the contract, they are no longer covered by the contract, and their intolerance should not be tolerated.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Agree with above, that's cool.
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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
This dreadful book banning bill, H.R. 7661, has made it out of committee and into the House. It's time to call your reps.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
I dress in business casual at work, but so many young librarians embody this philosophy, and I couldn't be happier about it.
An image that depicts text stating "the legally blonde mentality isn't just for law students.  u can bring that attituee with you into every field of work.  be the whimsical force of positive change.  wear that neon outfit.  snaps for us all.  this post was inspired by my boss telling me she can't take me seriously in a pair of dinosaur print overalls.  sorry i have two degrees and a dope wardrobe.  you don't need to take me seriously but you will take me.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Seems like a decent way to announce you're a sociopath.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
How do you get a card if you can't get in the library? Also, they mention the upcoming board meeting. Does requiring a card to enter (and then get to the meeting) violate open meeting laws? I honestly don't know the answer, those are just the two questions that pop out to my mind immediately.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I apologize, as I did tell someone else, so I am especially to blame.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Fake headline announcing that the groundhog predicts an eternity of darkness from which we will never escape.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Remember that terror is the point. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPl2...
youtube.com
Coast Guard veteran wrongly detained on Carnival cruise by ICE
YouTube video by 12 News
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Weeps for his poor, broken teeth.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
@gregdoucette.bsky.social I assume this is absolute bullshit,legally?
A tweet from Homeland Security saying ICE officers have immunity in the conduct of their duties.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
While I zipped out to the bank, Conservative Talk Radio was, based on the success of the Venezuela raid, endorsing invading Cuba and Greenland.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
We also do snacky new years. Cheeseball, Mini beef wellingtons, pics in blankets, arancini, cookies, pretzel bites.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Sideshow Bob of the Simpsons yelling "You'll live to regret this!:
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
To be fully accurate, mostly people who aren’t patrons but could be (live in the area)
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Mostly patrons.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Transphobia at the library is the big problem for me right now.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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Adele Buck @adelebuck.com · 21/12/2025
*deep breath* Okay. I am cranky on a lot of levels today, so. But I got a comment on another platform that said, "you are going to save us in the future. Libraries and librarians are the backbone of society." Let me tell you why I hated this seemingly innocuous comment.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
This is not original to me, but I can't find the original creators. If anyone knows, please comment with it.
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Miriam/Markus (she/her, he/him, ze/hir) @magerightsactivist.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
The Parental Entitlement Industrial Complex is one of the most powerful political forces of the modern world and has been for a long time. Everything, from fearmongering about trans kids to internet censorship to "anti-wokeness" is driven by people who demand ownership over their children.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I mean, no guarantees.
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John Cohen @jccohen.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I will say nice things about you, but try to make it a long time from now.
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