Reposted by Ben CohenMike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 5hRemember when Republicans said DEI was hiring an unqualified person based on their looks? ANYWAY. 562703423
Reposted by Ben CohenJohn Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 58mIs there no vetting of these loons? 2615542
Reposted by Ben CohenAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 5hSix in ten Americans believe Baal the Soul Consumption Demon may be consuming souls, three in ten say Baal would never do that, one in ten say they don’t know bsky.app/profile/carl... 1135653
Reposted by Ben CohenJohn Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 6h“when placed under mild authoritarian pressure, an extraordinary number of powerful Americans, ostensibly honorable and right-thinking, quickly revealed themselves to be cowardly and unprincipled and made of the wrong stuff.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/b...nytimes.comWhy Did These Powerful People Kowtow to Donald Trump?In “Profiles in Cowardice,” Jacob Weisberg offers a grim twist on John F. Kennedy’s collection of heroic biographies. 2320773
Reposted by Ben CohenThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18h"I’m not even sure this is a bandaid on a bullet hole. It’s more like a bandaid on an open-heart surgery. And Trump is too dumb to understand it."lnk.thebulwark.comHe’s Desperate, Stupid, Weak, and DesperateTrump panics over diesel and begs Putin for help. 1424858
Reposted by Ben CohenAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12hIn 1987 Trump visited Moscow. Since then, "He has changed his mind about abortion and crypto, he has supported different political parties, but his dislike of America’s democratic allies and his preference for Russia have remained remarkably consistent." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comTrump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal ClearThe president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender. 832028803
Reposted by Ben CohenMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/10/2026🚨BREAKING: Georgia appeals Court REJECTS Republican effort to restrict ballot return access in the state's second-largest county. A victory for DSCC and Jon Ossoff for Senate! www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...democracydocket.com🚨Republican National Committee v. HancockLearn more here. 4831981070
Reposted by Ben CohenAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/10/2026"The amount of fuel Russia could export is too small, the impact on pricing too slight, the narrative too late to shape electoral outcomes: This looks, instead, like something very different: an abrupt, Hail Mary attempt to force Ukraine to surrender" www.theatlantic.com/idea/2026/10...theatlantic.comTrump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal ClearThe president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender. 1332167968
Reposted by Ben CohenJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Executing a search warrant while early voting is underway in Minnesota, on an old, moldy "crime" is all you need to know about the motivation here. Absolutely no reason not to wait until the second week of November. It's abundantly clear that this is about politics, not a legitimate prosecution. 722009580
Reposted by Ben CohenMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This is simply not generating either the volume or tone of scandal coverage that effectively ended Joe Biden's presidency when he was unable to produce a surgically-clean implementation of Donald Trump's totally unplanned & poorly timed withdrawal from Afghanistan: bsky.app/profile/mcop... 24913298
Reposted by Ben CohenTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Everything about the raid on Rep. Omar’s residence is shameful. Everyone involved should lose their jobs. For a start. 583593729
Reposted by Ben CohenAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/10/2026There is, writes @davidfrum.bsky.social, an "implicit quid pro quo in these lucrative deals offered to Trump’s family and friends: If you compel Ukraine to surrender, we will enrich you beyond reckoning" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comTrump Is an Easy Mark for PutinThe president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans. 781649724
Reposted by Ben CohenJohn Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 12/10/2026With Toby Harnden. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...podcasts.apple.comt Was Never About Oil: Iraq, Afghanistan and the Conspiracy Theories That Followed (Toby Harnden)Podcast Episode · Mission Implausible · October 12 · 51m 44918
Reposted by Ben CohenAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...apnews.comFederal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources sayFederal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter. 14973581759
Reposted by Ben CohenTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/10/20261/ It looks like Putin told Trump that Ukraine was causing high gas prices, a lie that is convenient for Trump. 301450362
Reposted by Ben CohenMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The Trump administration must stop buying and airing taxpayer-funded advertisements featuring President Donald Trump for the pivotal midterm elections, a federal judge said in a win for pro-democracy groups. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comTrump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda ads halted by federal judgeThe Trump administration must stop buying and airing taxpayer-funded advertisements featuring President Donald Trump for the pivotal midterm elections, a federal judge said in a win for pro-democracy ... 281122278
Reposted by Ben CohenBrian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Can’t post this enough times 134189
Reposted by Ben CohenAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026An irony of this era is that Trump’s opponents and Trump share the same exact opinions about Trump supporters bsky.app/profile/acyn... 251020153
Reposted by Ben CohenNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center? 672259545515
Reposted by Ben CohenTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026"Weakness is dangerous, and Trump is dangerously weak. And, as weaklings do, he blames others for his own failures, and thereby makes everything worse." My latest essay: "War Through Weakness: Trump’s Superpower Suicide in Iran and Russia" snyder.substack.com/p/war-throug...snyder.substack.comWar Through WeaknessTrump’s Superpower Suicide in Iran and Russia 321150425
Reposted by Ben CohenAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 11/10/2026Ukraine has repeatedly offered cease fires and Russia has always refused 1502069645
Ben Cohen @partisanusa.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Diesel fuel is the least. I hope this puppet is not begging satan for a false flag operation on US soil. 000
Reposted by Ben CohenAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Mike Rogers spent over two decades in Washington advocating for forever wars in the Middle East and has been a staunch advocate for Donald Trump's illegal war in Iran. Watch our new ad, "War." 3326661075
Reposted by Ben CohenTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Very refreshing to hear an elected official speaking articulately. I reckon we will be hearing a lot more from Senator Ossoff in the next few years. 352062389
Reposted by Ben CohenNicolas Tenzer @nicolastenzer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trump is a filthy bastard. His collusion with russia amounts to high treason. While Moscow continues to escalate its massacres of Ukrainians, Trump is offering criminals money. It's a strong incentive for the Ukrainians to bomb russian refineries even more—the Europeans must help them decisively. 20417157
Reposted by Ben CohenTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This is what Christo-fascism looked like — specifically the Romanian fascism of the 1930s. Hegseth is a Christo-fascist. (1/3) 621397454
Reposted by Ben CohenMichael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Reuters: “The Republican president filed his appeal after a federal judge threw out the case and imposed nearly $1 million in sanctions against Trump and one of his lawyers for bringing a ‘frivolous’ suit.”reuters.comTrump takes suit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election to Supreme CourtPresident Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to revive his dismissed lawsuit against his 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton accusing her of conspiring along with former FBI Director... 2126184
Reposted by Ben CohenTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The crowd for Turnstile’s show was fired up for James Talarico 🔥 362014399
Reposted by Ben CohenAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Mt. Pleasant! YOU did that. WE are going to win. 8846261177
Reposted by Ben CohenCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trump announces that the U.S. will buy Russian oil. This is just a few weeks after Trump signed the Lindsey Graham Russia Sanctions bill, which authorized him to place 100% tariffs on countries that are the biggest importers of Russian oil/gas. Are we going to tariff ourselves now? 1822526771
Reposted by Ben CohenMAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 09/10/2026❗️ After Trump-Putin talks, Russia will receive $4.5 billion, — Russian media 169228
Reposted by Ben CohenAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 09/10/2026Team of Mercenaries by @GrahamDavidA www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comTrump’s Team of MercenariesPeople around the president are using their roles to cash in. They learned it by watching him. 34691296
Reposted by Ben CohenLauren McGaughy @lmcgaughy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Scoop: In 2014, Ken Paxton sat for a deposition where federal lawyers quizzed him about his growing wealth and investment tactics. The depo has never been made public. We got a copy. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/u...nytimes.comInside Ken Paxton’s Private Testimony About His MoneyA leaked deposition from a fraud inquiry in 2014 provides insight into the Senate candidate’s growing wealth and his tactics for defending himself. 241015426
Reposted by Ben CohenBen Cohen @partisanusa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Anything coming out of the WH is Super Stupid! 011
Reposted by Ben CohenAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Are you winning yet? 702206837
Reposted by Ben CohenTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 08/10/2026BREAKING: Willie Nelson endorses James Talarico: “I've gotten to know James Talarico. He's a good man, who will be a good senator for the state of Texas. Please vote and vote for James Talarico.“ 7962561731
Reposted by Ben CohenScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Before he was appointed, Kash Patel was flagged by FBI counterintelligence agents as being deeply enmeshed in influence operations run by the Russians and Chinese. After he took over, Patel began systematically eliminating all Russian and Chinese counterintelligence capacity. What to make of that?npr.orgAs Trump focuses the FBI on immigration, counterintelligence is falling behindThe cuts come as a consequence of President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel's focus on violent crime and immigration, leaving other priorities understaffed. 421264640
Reposted by Ben CohenAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Trump Civil Rights Division exists mostly to encourage racial discrimination rather than prevent it bsky.app/profile/carl... 19990288
Reposted by Ben CohenBen Cohen @partisanusa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Drop off your ballots at a polling place! 021
Reposted by Ben CohenMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🚨BREAKING: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, according to new records analyzed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comICE probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them. 22037502328
Reposted by Ben CohenCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Ahead of a $39 billion 10-year note auction at 1p. 2034776
Reposted by Ben CohenCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026What a hedline: @apnews.com apnews.com/article/midt... 661506382
Reposted by Ben CohenJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026She speaks the truth. 💯 👇 131142371
Reposted by Ben CohenAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There is a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia. Yes, you read that right. And we cannot trust RFK Jr. and the Trump administration to be prepared to deal with this. We need a Democratic public health doctor in the US Senate.axios.comScoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in RussiaAdministration is "aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options," an official told Axios. 657160514933
Reposted by Ben CohenJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The FBI pushed out the executive over its cyber division. Reassigned up to half its cyber agents to immigration raids. Then got robbed through its own help-wanted page. Today: how to build the perfect victim, one pink slip at a time. www.jackhopkinsnow.com 311205523
