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Sam Cohen

@samcohen.bsky.social

Teaching, writing about books, book banning, book publishing, music. Views mine, all mine, nobody else's, least of all my employer's. https://samuelscohen.com/

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So do I

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Rubio: β€œLet me tell you, Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.”

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Also I'm pretty sure she says "behalfs"

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WHICH MEANS

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Make America Smart Again

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Definitely not MarkTwain

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I see him going more the Markymarkwayne route

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Noem is apparently being fired and is set to be replaced by Markwayne Mullin - Lawyers, Guns & Money Who achieves the remarkable status of β€œdumb by the standards of recent Oklahoma senators.” I’m guessing what happened here is that Trump was fed up with Noem, but somebody convinced him to do this fau...

Noem to be replaced by someone similarly evil, notably stupider:
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/03/noem...

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Pretty sure he would say words mean whatever he wants them to mean

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"Peaceable" β‰  peaceful. They come from different roots and mean different things. Miller, &c., are depending on us to be peacable in its root sense of pleasing, i.e., to avoid conflict over their trampling of the Constitution. But being pleasing β‰  bringing peace. It's rolling over. Let's not.

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"Peaceable" β‰  peaceful. They come from different roots and mean different things. Miller, &c., are depending on us to be peacable in its root sense of pleasing, i.e., to avoid conflict over their trampling of the Constitution. But being pleasing β‰  bringing peace. It's rolling over. Let's not.

05.03.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Now I know how to save the English major

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How We Actually Pay for War and Billionaire Tax Cuts
Trump is launching us into what could be another costly and deadly forever war.Meanwhile, he and Republicans are making How We Actually Pay for War and Billionaire Tax Cuts

At more than $5 billion and counting, the cost of Operation Epic Fury so far could cover SNAP benefits for more than 2 million Americans.

But instead of feeding hungry people at home, we're cutting food stamps in order to lower taxes for the rich and boost military spending to record levels.

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Toby Oler Toby Oler was a songwriter, banjo player, and multiinstrumental artist. He died in Nov. 2025. His brother Andy now manages this page. All proceeds to Backline, a nonprofit providing mental health and wellness resources to people in the music industry. In Toby's words, "All the best to you. Stay observant."

Toby's Bandcamp page is back up and running. All proceeds directly to Backline, a nonprofit providing mental health and wellness resources to people in the music industry. Currently the page includes four instrumental albums, and we will release more of his records over time. tobyoler.bandcamp.com

05.03.2026 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Literally any one of you reading this post would make a better president

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That is what happens when the host and executive producer or whatever the title was of season 3 of Celebrity Apprentice is put in charge of regional bloodbaths

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Despite Promises, Veterans Affairs Department Cut Thousands of Roles for Doctors and Nurses

Got it. There's plenty of funding to send troops into harm’s way, but not to take care of their health afterwards. This is shameful.

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Missouri @momsdemandaction.org volunteers are headed to the Capitol this afternoon, to testify against yet another dangerous gun bill, HB 3070--which aims to nullify critical federal gun laws in our state, putting Missourians at an even greater risk of gun violence. #moleg 🧡

04.03.2026 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

... who has nuclear weapons

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Says crazy person

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New CBS merch just dropped.

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An Invitation: Know Your Governing Board POSTED ON BEHALF OF THE COALITION FOR ACTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION On behalf of the Coalition for Action in Higher Education (CAHE), we share with you a template titled Know Your Governing Board. Thi…

Boards of Trustees (usually unelected, not faculty), hold the power in universities. Find out what corporations your trustees also board, find out what their spouses own,+ you've found why universities enter into contracts for tech, security, R&D.

FIND OUT!

academeblog.org/2026/03/03/a...

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Insurmountable as in obstacles?

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"happened"

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"The American writer . . . has his hands full in trying to understand, describe, and then make credible much of American reality. It stupefies, it sickens, it infuriates, and finally it is even a kind of embarrassment to one's meager imagination."- Philip Roth, "Writing American Fiction," 1963

04.03.2026 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I, for one, would like to stop paying for the nu-metal era.

04.03.2026 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This cartoonishly childish Hegseth persona is an insult to the American military, the American people, the Iranian people, and just about everybody affected by this war. It is absolutely incredible, in the literal sense, that this man is at the hinge of the chain of command in this spiraling war.

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