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Robert Cohen

@kodacohen.bsky.social

Kinda retired. Formerly @stltoday, @memphisnews and another newspaper that is now a Holiday Inn. WhoDat faithful. Pulitzer Prizer. www.kodacohen.com

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Former Mayor Tishaura Jones sued over unpaid campaign bills Moxie Media says the former St. Louis mayor owes it $98,000, with interest.

Moxie Media says the former St. Louis mayor owes it $98,000, with interest.

05.03.2026 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I've always been influenced by the work of Edward Hopper and Norman Rockwell. To my surprise, and frankly delight, two were side-by-side at the Sheldon Museum of Art today in Lincoln, Neb.

27.02.2026 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

According to Nielsen, 'CBS Evening News' just recorded its lowest-rated February of the 21st century, averaging 4.4 million total viewers and 538,000 in the key 25-54 demographic.

27.02.2026 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3279    πŸ” 646    πŸ’¬ 319    πŸ“Œ 386
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Most Americans don’t pay for news and don’t think they need to For a new report released Wednesday, the Pew Research Center surveyed 3,560 U.S. adults in December 2025 about their relationship to the news and how they perceive its value in everyday life. The stud...

If this surprises you then you haven’t been paying attention to the past 20 years. This isn’t about the demise of perceived left or right leaning news outlets. It’s about a perceived 1A right that doesn’t exist. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/most...

14.02.2026 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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33rd Annual Pet Parade in Soulard. #mardigras

09.02.2026 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

06.02.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 27707    πŸ” 8158    πŸ’¬ 433    πŸ“Œ 300
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Trump Deletes Racist Video of Obamas After Outcry

β€œAcross Mr. Trump’s administration, racist images and slogans have become common on official sites. The White House, Labor Department and Homeland Security Department have all promoted social media posts that echo white supremacist messaging.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

06.02.2026 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No struggling newspaper ever saved itself by becoming a worse and less essential product. But what's happening today at the @washingtonpost.com is not just the latest devastating contraction of the news industry; it's the gutting of an American institution vital for a healthy society

04.02.2026 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1673    πŸ” 434    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 22
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St. Louis promised apartments for tornado victims by winter. It didn't make it. It's a rough start for one of the city’s first programs aimed at housing tornado survivors as they wait for broader rebuilding.

90 apts were promised. Only 30 were delivered.

www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

30.01.2026 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?

29.01.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 21017    πŸ” 5077    πŸ’¬ 547    πŸ“Œ 180

Nothing will launch them from that train.

27.01.2026 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Time has pretty much run out on Anselm Kiefer's 'Becoming the Sea' at the St. Louis Art Museum, which closes Sunday. A couple dapper visitors looked over the sculpture hall last night. This one has been a treat.

24.01.2026 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Here's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE.

πŸ“·οΈ: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune

24.01.2026 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2428    πŸ” 958    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 89

Social media CAN be magic. It just performed a good service as the community helped to find a lost dog. Have a good week all!

21.01.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Twitter crashed. The day is looking up.

16.01.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This morning's suggestion.

16.01.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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St. Louis water costs are soaring, rates not keeping up, officials say www.stltoday.com/news/local/g... via @ahuguelet

15.01.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s promised manufacturing boom is a bust so far Manufacturing employment has declined every month since April, when the president said tariffs would bring factories β€œroaring back.”

Introducing the highest U.S. tariffs since the Great Depression, President Trump made a clear promise in the spring: β€œJobs and factories will come roaring back into our country.”

They haven’t.

15.01.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1018    πŸ” 312    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 32
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Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent, and the department’s reluctance to investigate the shooter, according those with knowledge of their decision. nyti.ms/4qUl36Z

13.01.2026 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 425    πŸ” 131    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 32

Nice that someone stops at that intersection at all.

08.01.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How one man fed St. Louis from a street corner after the tornado After the May tornado, he found his purpose by feeding his neighbors. "Without Larry, I wouldn’t eat."

How one man fed St. Louis from a street corner after the tornado, via Liz Rymarev www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

08.01.2026 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.

"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

07.01.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3580    πŸ” 1941    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 166

@charlotteclymer.bsky.social is spot on:

β€œIt's 2025, and we're sharing bootlegs of a β€œ60 Minutes” segment broadcast in other countries because our own nation is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers.”

23.12.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 368    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

When newsroom leadership is tied into ppl of power, coverage is tainted.

I’ve seen this firsthand at local media in my old newsrooms.

Maybe it starts w/ an editor cutting a line from a story or saying β€œx isn’t newsworthy enough.”

That thinking quickly becomes embedded. Death by a thousand cuts

22.12.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.

CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls 60 Minutes story

Weiss said investigation had to include comments from Trump administration

60M's ⁦β€ͺSharyn Alfonsi‬⁩ said multiple US agencies refused to comment - and this lets WH veto coverage

My NPR story

www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...

22.12.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 764    πŸ” 258    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 68

I'm so thoroughly confused.

18.12.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh wow! I was fortunate to follow the church's final weeks back in 2005 for the newspaper. We did a big story back then. I remember seeing the transformation into the ad agency before that owner got in trouble.

18.12.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it no longer an ad agency?

18.12.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is about 1/4 of the line at the STL County building for tax payments. Got in line online, given a 2 hour wait, then texted to window 18 to pay, finding another huge line. Workers say it's a temporary glitch but there's paper on the wall indicating it's not new.

16.12.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025: 1/3 of a Year in Pictures

After exiting daily journalism in April after 38 years at 4 newspapers, this year's installment of 'A Year in Pictures' is a bit stunted, mixing news photos with those later found on the road. www.kodacohen.com/14089033-202...

16.12.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0