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Matt Cohen

@mattdcohen.bsky.social
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Senior Reporter @DemocracyDocket.com, covering voting rights, far-right extremism and threats to democracy (lol). Collector of records, plants, tattoos, horror movies.

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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
you're going to want to take the time to read jen's ken paxton story...
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
don’t much post personal stuff here but I got engaged at the beginning of the summer at our favorite drive-in @mahoningdit.bsky.social. went back a couple weeks ago for their annual slasher festival and our pal took these “engagement photos,” and i gotta post because damn we cute.
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
update: i bought this sweatshirt
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
chat should i buy this dumb sweatshirt y/n
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
taken together, Jackson's dissents scattered throughout this SCOTUS term read like a very grim glimpse into the present and future of the court. not great!
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
how have i not heard of any of these shows??? sheesh, i'm out of the loop i guess
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
DC friends: me 'n @totalvibration.bsky.social are doing a Smashing Pumpkins cover band with a couple pals next month for the annual Halloween Cover Show. Lots of other friends are doing AFI, Nirvana, and Sublime (lol) sets. And it's a benefit show! Come on out: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-hallowee...
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
By destroying Voting Rights Act and gutting 14th & 15th amendments the Roberts Court is recycling legal arguments once used by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction Please read my deep dive w/ @pemalevy.bsky.social in @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
James Talarico.... your new campaign just wrote itself.
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Jim Saksa @jimsaksa.com · 22/09/2026
I created a starter pack for the kind of people who'd want to follow @democracydocket.com and votebeat and the Election Law Blog, basically: go.bsky.app/DXpD8ya
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
inject this movie directly into my eyeballs rn
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026
If you're on here telling trans people to shut up and vote, you should be angry that Republicans have manipulated you to such a degree. Why aren't you angry about it
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026
You should be angry about this. Everyone should be angry about this.
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026
I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
about to see Grouper live with my pregnant fiancée, all but guaranteeing our kid’s going to grow up to be a prominent ambient artist
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Happy new Carly Rae Jepsen record day to all who celebrate 🫡
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
...what (derogatory)
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For the morning crowd: Last night's scoop that the Trump admin quietly disinvited international election observers for the upcoming midterms. This is the first time OSCE has not been invited to send an election observation mission to the US in 2 decades — not a good sign for the state of democracy.
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
a lil late-night scoop for your doom-scrolling
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Resharing because I think this deserves more attention: Joey Norris, an Iowa poll worker in 2024, had a disagreement with the auditor over ballot counting. 2 years later, he was arrested, charged with felony election misconduct, and faces 5 years in prison. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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An election worker tried to protect mail ballots. Now he faces prison amid Trump's push for voting cases
The prosecution would be concerning during any administration, but it’s particularly alarming at a moment when Trump is engaged in an unprecedented nationwide assault on voting.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/09/2026
yes. i would wager that these people genuinely believe that the country is MAGA and that there is a vast and untapped audience to be appealed to. incidentally, these people also exist in an impenetrable bubble of sycophants.
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One can only wonder who it is that Patel wanted to hire that he had to change the FBI's policy on bestiality for.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
i'm not sure if robert kraft quite grasps what he started
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I am so fucking sad and angry about this. I've seen some of the best live performances of my life here: Sun Ra Arkestra, Solange, Philip Glass leading a live score of Koyaanisqatsi, Suzanne Ciani... I'm probably forgetting some others. Man, this really sucks.
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A wild story I've been working on for a bit: Joey Norris was an Iowa poll worker in 2024. He had a verbal disagreement with fellow officials about rules for counting ballots. Two years later, cops showed up and arrested him for election misconduct. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
An election worker tried to protect mail ballots. Now he faces prison amid Trump's push for voting cases
The prosecution would be concerning during any administration, but it’s particularly alarming at a moment when Trump is engaged in an unprecedented nationwide assault on voting.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14/09/2026
NEW: Amid Trump's ongoing attack on voting is a push to make probing election crime a top priority — a message heard loud and clear by state prosecutors. This is the story of Joey Norris, an Iowa election worker who's facing five years in prison for trying to protect ballots in the 2024 election.
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An election worker tried to protect mail ballots. Now he faces prison amid Trump's push for voting cases
The prosecution would be concerning during any administration, but it’s particularly alarming at a moment when Trump is engaged in an unprecedented nationwide assault on voting.
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
‘ed sheeran nuked from orbit by ms rachel,’ i mutter to myself, descending deeper into impenetrable madness
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: A whistleblower is alleging that immigration agency USCIS directed officers to misrepresent themselves to access state voter records, then label people "unlawful voters" — including U.S. citizens — using unreliable data. Story to come.
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A wild story I've been working on for a bit: Joey Norris was an Iowa poll worker in 2024. He had a verbal disagreement with fellow officials about rules for counting ballots. Two years later, cops showed up and arrested him for election misconduct. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
An election worker tried to protect mail ballots. Now he faces prison amid Trump's push for voting cases
The prosecution would be concerning during any administration, but it’s particularly alarming at a moment when Trump is engaged in an unprecedented nationwide assault on voting.
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Huge 🫨
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The @democracydocket.com team is currently covering: -Legal fight over MO's congressional map -Legal fight over Trump's mail voting EO -DOJ continuing to threaten states over sensitive voter data -Denver suing to prevent ICE at the polls -Like a hundred other things Say a lil prayer for us plz
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
[eddie vedder voice] gotta find a better man
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 09/09/2026
AI* has a >10%** chance to kill us all *not the AI we're working on but some other AI that we'll build for sure if you keep funding the company I work at **number I made up based on a still-theoretical technology that nobody has but we all love talking about
Evan Hubinger & @EvanHub • 10h
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To be clear, as we say in our latest Risk Report (x.com/AnthropicAI/st...), | think the risk from present models is low. What I am worried about is superintelligence arising from recursive self-improvement, as we have said is happening faster than we thought
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Anthropic @AnthropicAI • Aug 14
As part of our Responsible Scaling Policy, we publish regular Risk Reports. These share detailed information on the risks of our systems and how prepared we are to address them.
Our second Risk Report is now available: anthropic.com/aug-2026-...
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Shot:
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Jim Saksa @jimsaksa.com · 03/09/2026
The hearing has just begun in Courtroom 9. As a preliminary matter, lawyer for DOJ just notified Judge Talwani that they intend, if a PI is issued, that they will immediately appeal to SCOTUS
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
my mom called me sobbing about this yesterday, inconsolable about what's happening to the country. we can't go on like this.
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
May be the single-most important court hearing of the midterms happening today. My colleague @jimsaksa.com is in the courtroom reporting live. Follow along 👇
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Why did DHS create this website? More importantly, why since Democracy Docket published its story, is it now down? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS posts ‘Citizenship Lists Portal’ to advance Trump’s anti-voting order
It’s the latest sign that the federal government is hurtling forward with Trump’s anti-voting executive order.
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
this absolutely rules
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We had boots-on-the-ground coverage over at @democracydocket.com: bsky.app/profile/demo...
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
SCOOP, from me and @yuniorarivas.bsky.social: Karen DiSalvo, a leading PA election denier, is working at DHS in the same office as Heather Honey. DiSalvo appears to have drafted a DHS letter Markwayne Mullin sent threatening states over voting audits. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Exclusive: Another election denial leader, hired by DHS, drafted letter threatening states over voting audits
The letter is the latest evidence that key figures from the election denial movement are helping drive, from the inside, the Trump administration’s efforts to assert control over voting as the midterm...
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Matthew Kupfer @matthewkupfer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
‼️ EXCLUSIVE: Last year, @democracydocket.com reported that election conspiracy theorist Heather Honey was appointed to a senior post at Homeland Security. Now, we can reveal that Karen DiSalvo, her close associate in the election denial movement, was also hired by DHS.
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Exclusive: Another election denial leader, hired by DHS, drafted letter threatening states over voting audits
The letter is the latest evidence that key figures from the election denial movement are helping drive, from the inside, the Trump administration’s efforts to assert control over voting as the midterm...
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
So many amazing things Tim Curry did but an often overlooked one is his 1979 glam-rock album FEARLESS. just a ripper of a rock record through and through. youtu.be/bkcyn78K_gw?...
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Right On The Money
YouTube video by Tim Curry - Topic
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
this week, man 💔
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
this one is going to fuck me up for a while. Rest in power to the absolute queen.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases!
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thatraleighguy.bsky.social @thatraleighguy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Counterpoint: Waffle House is open 24-7 so polls should too
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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
truly one of the most astounding pieces of neoslopulism I've read this primary season www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The ‘Resistance’ Is Over
The insurgent left cares more about its own factional agenda than the president’s threats to democracy.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20/08/2026
NEW: The Trump administration has appointed an unprecedented number of election deniers to prominent roles, but the proverbial call isn't coming from just the White House. Matt Cohen highlights the top anti-voting activists directly influencing the administration's efforts to undermine elections👇
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The election deniers influencing Trump’s anti-voting policy from outside the White House
Read more here.
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