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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Democrats are in denial. Neither mass protests nor lawsuits will stop ICE. It has virtually unlimited funds, support of a rubber-stamp Congress, and strategic direction by a bitter, determined clique around Trump.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Democrats are fanning out to hold town halls in red districts & states, a duty forsaken by Republicans. The goal is to further discredit an unhinged "mad king," turn up the heat on GOP lawmakers, and build the resistance. 2/2

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Not only in the courts, but in the public square Democrats are finding their footing against Trump and his attempts to hollow out our govt. The unofficial battle cry: "Victims of Trump are out there in the thousands. Democrats just need to find them—and be their champion." 1/2

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Click here to see this great video: www.instagram.com/reel/DGRPkzD...

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Trump identifies with authoritarian leaders, esp Putin. He shares their worldview and aspires to be one of them. For such authoritarians—as Ben-Ghiat points out—democracies are the problem. Trump wants to remake the US into an authoritarian regime, so it won't be a problem, and he can join the club.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

We can take inspiration from these Hungarians...

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Trump described Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as “genius” and “savvy.” He now wants to emulate Putin's imperialist agenda.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I’ve not always been a Bernie fan, but I feel he’s pointing Democrats in the right direction, now. And they’re beginning to follow his lead, with plans for Democratic town halls in all 50 states, starting with red ones.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

The Democratic Party is planning an extensive series of town halls in Republican-held districts in all 50 states to draw attention to the Republican leadership’s recent warning that GOP lawmakers should avoid such open forums. -NYTimes www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...

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Democrats Plan Nationwide Blitz of Town Halls in Republican Districts (Gift Article)

A series of events in all 50 states aims to capitalize on a recent warning from Republican leadership that its lawmakers should avoid such public forums.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

"They never answered Schumer's core argument that if we shut down govt, Trump will have expanded power to furlough nonessential workers, and he won't bring them back," David Brooks says. "By shutting the govt you're expanding his power to decimate the govt." to.pbs.org/41tkHJt tinyurl.com/4cvjsyxv

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Brooks and Capehart on the Democratic division over the stopgap funding bill

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the Senate passes a bill to avert a government s...

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Democratic rank-and-file want performative politics to provide them a much-needed catharsis. But one thing is clear to me. The economy is tanking, and voters are pinning it on Trump. A government shutdown facilitated by the Democrats would muddle the one issue that can pull Trump down.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Many who voted for Trump were not committed MAGA voters. They did not vote for dismantling the govt, nor taking over the Gaza Strip. Many of them are now expressing remorse. They must be brought into a broad coalition to preserve our democracy. 1/2

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Repubs propose $4.5 trillion in tax cuts that go mainly to wealthy, paid by $1.5 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, education and other programs that help average Americans. Dems are flailing; they can’t see beyond beltway. Why not a national media campaign denouncing this cynical budget proposal?

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

A farmer who's lost his market for surplus grain that he sold to USAID. A mother who lost the special ed program for her child. Daily interviews of real people caught up in Trump's web of destruction. 1/2

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

For years, I’ve argued that Trump is a cult leader. If he loses credibility, the cult fever will break, and his followers drift away. But readers replied, “MAGA base will never change.” Well, some are now changing, expressing remorse for supporting Trump. Maybe there’s hope for democracy after all.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

In Saturday night email obtained by RealClearPolitics, acting CFPB Director Russ Vought directs Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staff to issue no new rules, suspend effective dates of all final rules and cease any new investigations: -Philip Wegmann on "X" x.com/PhilipWegman...

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do. Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Dems have long struggled with messaging. Painting Trump as enemy of working class and democracy has fallen on deaf ears. But something fundamental has changed. Voters can now see for themselves what Trump cares about. And Musk has become the icon for his self-aggrandizement. tinyurl.com/5feaxwmm

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Democrats Take Aim at Elon Musk (Gift Article)

It’s the first sign of unified opposition for a rudderless and leaderless Democratic Party.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

When food and gas prices spike, when vaccines are no longer available, or special ed is dropped at school, voters will become angry and disillusioned. Party labels will become less important. Democrats must make sure voters know who is responsible, starting now with constituent town halls.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Voter anger is white hot and growing. Democrats must channel that anger toward Trump, as the best way to fight his rolling coup. Constituent town halls are a start. Among party leaders, that’s the emerging consensus. wapo.st/42OQfvE

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Opinion | The Democrats’ wishy-washy fight against Trump and Musk

The Democratic Party should contest Trump’s actions.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

"BREAKING: Americans are now going to grocery stores and putting “Trump did that” stickers on the shelves. Trump has skyrocketed grocery prices all across the country." -Democratic Wins Media on "X" x.com/DemocraticWi...

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Spontaneous demonstrations all over the country, calls to Congress numbering in thousands per minute, all expose white hot anger among many voters—many, but not all. The rest will have to experience firsthand what loss of government services means before they, too, take to streets.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Trump & Musk are taking wrecking ball to govt. What motivates them? Retribution? Firing thousands of employees, & closing agencies certainly smells of that. But main goal is larger & more sinister, a so-called "unitary executive." With all institutional restraints & competing power centers gone, 1/2

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Senate Dems held floor all night to protest one cabinet nomination, delayed another for a week. Senate Dems need new, dynamic leader who, like House counterpart, understands solution to current crisis does not lie in DC, but with American people, and who'll send members home to talk w/ constituents.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Dem House Leader Jeffries has instructed his caucus to go home and hold town halls about current crisis. He understands solution does not lie in DC, but among American people. Dems need a new Senate leader with same outward vision—like Sen Chris Murphy of CT, who can deliver a rousing call to arms.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Trump wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip, expel the two million residents, and develop a Middle East Riviera. Who do you think would get the development contracts?

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

1/2 Trump is taking a wrecking ball to our govt. How can he be stopped? The courts are slow and will probably be ignored by Trump. What’s worked in other countries are daily mass protests. Such protests will erupt if Trump continues to overstep, e.g. by closing Educ Dept or tampering with SS pmts..

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

BREAKING: Massive protests have erupted in front of the USAID building following Trump’s and Musk’s unlawful attempts to shut USAID down. At the same time, members of Congress are trying to enter the building. Resistance to Trump-Musk malfeasance is growing. -For video, go to: tinyurl.com/5at7x8np

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

NEW: Musk just said on X broadcast that he asked Trump for buy-in on shutting down USAID and Trump agreed to “shut it down.” -John Hudson on “X” x.com/john_hudson/...

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 01/02/2025

“Trump gutted the Aviation Safety committee last week,” AOC wrote. “Air traffic controllers—already understaffed—got Trump’s ‘buyout’ this week with a 1 week ultimatum to decide. It’s not DEI—it’s him. And Elon too.” newrepublic.com/post/190969/...

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AOC Rips Trump a New One Over Lies About D.C. Plane Crash

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and their peddling of lies.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

This is a five alarm fire. The people elected Trump to be President - not Elon Musk. Having unelected billionaire, with own foreign debts & motives, raiding US classified info is a grave threat to national security. This should not be a partisan issue. -Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on "X" x.com/AOC

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Repubs in Congress have abdicated responsibility to Constitution. They’re mere toadies to deranged & dangerous president. In just two weeks he's inflicted enormous damage on this country. But that will pale before the damage soon caused by tariffs. At what point will these Republicans say, "Enough"?

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Elon Musk now has access to govt paymt systems used to deliver SS & Medicare benefits, among others. He not only has access, but control too. This gives him & Trump power to cut off funds selectively to any dissident individual or group they want to control or punish. This is path to a police state.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

"Exclusive: Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the US government human resources agency locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials." -Reuters tinyurl.com/2jfvuzrb

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Sen Chuck Schumer is a good man and an effective legislator, but the times call for a leader more feisty, more combative, with greater communication skills. I call upon him to step down in favor of someone like Sen Chris Murphy of Connecticut, who can deliver a powerful call to arms.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

If Trump goes ahead with his tariff plan, the economy may fall into recession and/or inflation may spike. It will be a time of peak precarity for Trump and his allies. All Americans of good will must take the opportunity to pressure Congress—Democrats and Republicans alike—to rein in this tyrant.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

"Donald Trump is very bad at doing the job of president, but he is quite good at playing the role of president. His nonstop barrage of executive orders and displays of power serve only to curate the image of political strength, while he lacks the strength itself." -Dan Pfeiffer tinyurl.com/mvj8jtk3

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Laken-Riley gives Trump cover to round up criminals & non-criminals alike. Accused of any theft-related crime undoc immigrants can be detained w/o court hearing. And Trump proposes a big, new detention camp at Gitmo. The similarity to the Nazi roundup of Jews can't go unremarked. Where’s the outcry?

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Not all Trump voters are MAGA cult followers. Many are naifs who were hoodwinked, but now see error of their ways. To save democracy, we need broad coalition. If Trump raises tariffs, economy may be see recession and/or inflation. We’ll need all Americans of good will to rise up against this tyrant.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Is there any human tragedy that Trump won't try to politicize—using racist or misogynous tropes? Now he claims the midair crash over the Potomac that took 67 lives was due to DEI initiatives at the FAA—implying that people of color and/or women at the agency must be implicated. Despicable!

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

A population that has become sick is less able to resist authoritarian takeover, experts tell us. If Bobby Kennedy is approved by the Senate for Health and Human Services secretary, we may see a dramatic falloff in vaccination rates—even in the face of a bird flu pandemic.

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

With the signing of Laken-Riley, many more innocents will be swept up in Trump's deportation frenzy. And many more will be sent to a proposed new detention camp at Guantánamo Bay, despite Trump's assertion that only the "worst criminal illegal aliens" will be sent. -The Hill tinyurl.com/3nthmu7b

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Here's a thought experiment: Would Trump win the election if it were held tomorrow? The answer is obvious, and puts to rest the canard that all Trump voters are irretrievably lost to the MAGA cult. Trump is trying to steal our democracy. 1/2

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

POLICE STATE WATCH: U.S. attys’ have been told to investigate officials who defy fed immigration enforcement. How many opponents of Trump’s immigration policies will be prosecuted under cover of this policy? It’s another step to silence opponents and solidify a police state. -WaPo wapo.st/40sA3xb

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RonCohen @roncohencom.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

POLICE STATE WATCH: Tariffs on goods from China (10%), Mexico (25%) and Canada (25%) will begin Feb.1. They will cause a new round of inflation. How will Trump’s base react to rising prices? This will test Trump's hold on power, whether he can solidify a police state. -NYTimes tinyurl.com/5n7bpkz8

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