Jonathan Cohn
@jonathancohn.bsky.social
Editor. Political director for Progressive Mass. Opinions are my own. Phone-banking-while-walking evangelist.
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Amodei on Face the Nation called for using taxpayer funds on the same technology his employees are calling apocalyptic, while Altman pitched AI for defending from cyberattacks which could be generated by the same AI.
"One way to react to these demands for public money, cartel-like behavior...
"One way to react to these demands for public money, cartel-like behavior...
"As former FTC Chair Lina Khan has indicated, companies are already liable for creating dangerous products. Any other company whose employees announce publicly that their products will destroy humanity would be shut down and its products discontinued."
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Congressional Democrats in Hysterics About Saving the World From AI - The American Prospect
Why panic when you could just use existing laws?
prospect.org
September 15, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Amodei on Face the Nation called for using taxpayer funds on the same technology his employees are calling apocalyptic, while Altman pitched AI for defending from cyberattacks which could be generated by the same AI.
"One way to react to these demands for public money, cartel-like behavior...
"One way to react to these demands for public money, cartel-like behavior...
"Staff at Alligator Alcatraz called them “calming areas.” They were really cages."
newrepublic.com/post/215398/...
newrepublic.com/post/215398/...
ICE Locked People in Outdoor Cages the Size of Phone Booths
Apparently, the outdoor cages were meant to keep people calm.
newrepublic.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:58 AM
"Staff at Alligator Alcatraz called them “calming areas.” They were really cages."
newrepublic.com/post/215398/...
newrepublic.com/post/215398/...
"As former FTC Chair Lina Khan has indicated, companies are already liable for creating dangerous products. Any other company whose employees announce publicly that their products will destroy humanity would be shut down and its products discontinued."
prospect.org/2026/09/15/a...
prospect.org/2026/09/15/a...
Congressional Democrats in Hysterics About Saving the World From AI - The American Prospect
Why panic when you could just use existing laws?
prospect.org
September 15, 2026 at 11:29 AM
"As former FTC Chair Lina Khan has indicated, companies are already liable for creating dangerous products. Any other company whose employees announce publicly that their products will destroy humanity would be shut down and its products discontinued."
prospect.org/2026/09/15/a...
prospect.org/2026/09/15/a...
Emmy winners I've seen and definitely recommend:
Pluribus (s/o to Rhea Seehorn)
Hacks (s/o to winner Jean Smart)
The Beast in Me (s/o to winner Matthew Rhys)
The Traitors
Pluribus (s/o to Rhea Seehorn)
Hacks (s/o to winner Jean Smart)
The Beast in Me (s/o to winner Matthew Rhys)
The Traitors
September 15, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Emmy winners I've seen and definitely recommend:
Pluribus (s/o to Rhea Seehorn)
Hacks (s/o to winner Jean Smart)
The Beast in Me (s/o to winner Matthew Rhys)
The Traitors
Pluribus (s/o to Rhea Seehorn)
Hacks (s/o to winner Jean Smart)
The Beast in Me (s/o to winner Matthew Rhys)
The Traitors
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Jean Smart has won lead actress in a comedy for all five seasons of “Hacks,” becoming the first woman to win an acting Emmy for every season of a multi-season TV series. https://wapo.st/4xUQv9f
September 15, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Jean Smart has won lead actress in a comedy for all five seasons of “Hacks,” becoming the first woman to win an acting Emmy for every season of a multi-season TV series. https://wapo.st/4xUQv9f
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Thomas, who should have been impeached years ago, but our congresspeople refused (and even mocked us).
Broken clock can be right twice a day, but of course Alito and Thomas still dissented.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/p...
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to change how mail ballots are sent to voters across the country, rebuffing a proposal that election officials warned w...
www.cnn.com
September 15, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Thomas, who should have been impeached years ago, but our congresspeople refused (and even mocked us).
Broken clock can be right twice a day, but of course Alito and Thomas still dissented.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/p...
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to change how mail ballots are sent to voters across the country, rebuffing a proposal that election officials warned w...
www.cnn.com
September 15, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Broken clock can be right twice a day, but of course Alito and Thomas still dissented.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/p...
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The fact that both Democrats and Republicans are racing to the 10 side of a 90-10 issue really tells you a lot about the state of our democracy (it's a corporatocracy), and how both parties view democracy in general (as a nuisance).
NEW: As AI companies provoke intense scrutiny, former Obama White House official Jay Carney has joined an effort to “rebuild bonds” between Democrats and the AI industry.
Dem operatives are joining the AI industry in droves – we’ve tracked over 100 former Biden officials who made similar moves.
Dem operatives are joining the AI industry in droves – we’ve tracked over 100 former Biden officials who made similar moves.
September 14, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The fact that both Democrats and Republicans are racing to the 10 side of a 90-10 issue really tells you a lot about the state of our democracy (it's a corporatocracy), and how both parties view democracy in general (as a nuisance).
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Within three days of initiating the Pilot, BPD became aware that other law enforcement agencies were able to access license plate and vehicle information,” the report said, blaming an “error” by Flock."
Flock, Axon, they are all untrustworthy and, clearly, not as "secure" as they claim.
Flock, Axon, they are all untrustworthy and, clearly, not as "secure" as they claim.
September 14, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Within three days of initiating the Pilot, BPD became aware that other law enforcement agencies were able to access license plate and vehicle information,” the report said, blaming an “error” by Flock."
Flock, Axon, they are all untrustworthy and, clearly, not as "secure" as they claim.
Flock, Axon, they are all untrustworthy and, clearly, not as "secure" as they claim.
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My Massachusetts friends, y'all voting
"No on Ballot Question #3", right?
"No on Ballot Question #3", right?
Boston's financial Oligarchs would like more say over who makes the ballot in Massachusetts. Here is the big money behind Q3 on the ballot, the "jungle primary" question. mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/boston-oli...
Boston Oligarchs Fund Another Hostile Takeover of Our Democracy
Welcome to OligarchPalooza2026!
mauricecunningham153.substack.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:53 PM
My Massachusetts friends, y'all voting
"No on Ballot Question #3", right?
"No on Ballot Question #3", right?
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I need younger generations to understand how weird it is that trump is such a unique terrible fuck up that it’s actually correct to blame the president for a demonstrably shittier economy and costs
September 14, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I need younger generations to understand how weird it is that trump is such a unique terrible fuck up that it’s actually correct to blame the president for a demonstrably shittier economy and costs
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You know who else thought the Treaty of Versailles was a betrayal?
That's not a rhetorical question, the answer is Hitler, and Jack consciously cites Versailles as a shoutout to Nazism because that's who Jack is
That's not a rhetorical question, the answer is Hitler, and Jack consciously cites Versailles as a shoutout to Nazism because that's who Jack is
“The Civil Rights Act was the Treaty of Versailles for white people,” MAGA personality Jack Posobiec blurted out in January 2024.
That’s utterly ridiculous - but it just perfectly captures the sentiment that is driving the revanchist project of both MAGA and the AfD.
That’s utterly ridiculous - but it just perfectly captures the sentiment that is driving the revanchist project of both MAGA and the AfD.
September 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
You know who else thought the Treaty of Versailles was a betrayal?
That's not a rhetorical question, the answer is Hitler, and Jack consciously cites Versailles as a shoutout to Nazism because that's who Jack is
That's not a rhetorical question, the answer is Hitler, and Jack consciously cites Versailles as a shoutout to Nazism because that's who Jack is
I noticed that a lot of the big donors to Q3 were major charter school donors. I appreciate this more systematic look.
mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/boston-oli...
mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/boston-oli...
Boston Oligarchs Fund Another Hostile Takeover of Our Democracy
Welcome to OligarchPalooza2026!
mauricecunningham153.substack.com
September 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I noticed that a lot of the big donors to Q3 were major charter school donors. I appreciate this more systematic look.
mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/boston-oli...
mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/boston-oli...
I’ve always been of the mind that the decline in party registration in MA was a knock-on effect of the way our Automatic Voter Registration system is designed. Sharp piece explaining that.
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/mass...
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Massachusetts political parties stand by as their membership rolls evaporate
Why Massachusetts parties are allowing the slow-moving self-destruction to continue is anyone’s guess.
commonwealthbeacon.org
September 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I’ve always been of the mind that the decline in party registration in MA was a knock-on effect of the way our Automatic Voter Registration system is designed. Sharp piece explaining that.
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/mass...
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/mass...
"Yet before our eyes, the environmental agency has been transformed into an eager yes-man for an industry with both antisocial implications and a pollution problem."
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The EPA’s Dark Embrace of the AI Industry - The American Prospect
Under Zeldin’s leadership and Musk’s influence, an unlikely federal agency has become a key enabler of AI data centers.
prospect.org
September 14, 2026 at 11:59 AM
"Yet before our eyes, the environmental agency has been transformed into an eager yes-man for an industry with both antisocial implications and a pollution problem."
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Don Jr. is rich. He could easily afford the lavish wedding he wanted. Instead, a Russian oligarch close to Putin that *Don Jr. only recently met* financed the wedding.
Uh......
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Uh......
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Don Jr. is rich. He could easily afford the lavish wedding he wanted. Instead, a Russian oligarch close to Putin that *Don Jr. only recently met* financed the wedding.
Uh......
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Uh......
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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“This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.”
A Russian oligarch close to Putin bankrolled Don Jr.’s wedding.
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
A Russian oligarch close to Putin bankrolled Don Jr.’s wedding.
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 11:09 AM
“This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.”
A Russian oligarch close to Putin bankrolled Don Jr.’s wedding.
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
A Russian oligarch close to Putin bankrolled Don Jr.’s wedding.
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
Breaking News: The E.P.A. is said to be planning to announce that the U.S. will no longer limit climate pollution from power plants.
E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
nyti.ms
September 14, 2026 at 3:12 AM
The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
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All of Trump’s endless crimes pale compared to the precious time he has not just squandered but dedicated to turning up the heat. This is mass murder on an incalculable scale.
September 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
All of Trump’s endless crimes pale compared to the precious time he has not just squandered but dedicated to turning up the heat. This is mass murder on an incalculable scale.
*feeling masochistic on BlueSky today*
I'll bite. Who is Will Stancil?
I'll bite. Who is Will Stancil?
September 14, 2026 at 3:04 AM
*feeling masochistic on BlueSky today*
I'll bite. Who is Will Stancil?
I'll bite. Who is Will Stancil?
