@dmcohen.bsky.social
Lifelong Democrat. Husband, father,former diplomat, current lawyer.
If you DM me, I can’t guarantee you that I won’t automatically block you, but it will definitely be on the table.
If you DM me, I can’t guarantee you that I won’t automatically block you, but it will definitely be on the table.
Pinned
Back in the 80s, when I was a Foreign Service Officer in West Berlin, I was asked by a German what really was the difference between the USSR and the USA. I told her that the difference in our values was reflected in the nature of the biggest annual parades we threw. In the Soviet Union, …
Trump keeps calling the war in Iran an “excursion”. OK, from now on, Pete Hegseth is the Secretary of Excursions, or, alternately, the Chief Travel Officer (CTO).
March 21, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Trump keeps calling the war in Iran an “excursion”. OK, from now on, Pete Hegseth is the Secretary of Excursions, or, alternately, the Chief Travel Officer (CTO).
Am I the only one who saw that the announcement of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten- Windsor had come from the Thames Valley Police and immediately wondered if Inspector Morse was on the case?
February 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Am I the only one who saw that the announcement of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten- Windsor had come from the Thames Valley Police and immediately wondered if Inspector Morse was on the case?
Let’s go easy on John Fetterman. He does, after all, represent the pro-fascist wing of the Democratic Party.
Oh, right!
He IS the pro-fascist wing!
Oh, right!
He IS the pro-fascist wing!
February 13, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Let’s go easy on John Fetterman. He does, after all, represent the pro-fascist wing of the Democratic Party.
Oh, right!
He IS the pro-fascist wing!
Oh, right!
He IS the pro-fascist wing!
Today would be a good day to reveal who killed Alex Pretti
January 31, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Today would be a good day to reveal who killed Alex Pretti
Reposted
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Either Kristi Noem was badly misinformed and needs to fire the people who lied to her or she’s a lying sack of shit.
My bet is on the latter.
My bet is on the latter.
January 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Either Kristi Noem was badly misinformed and needs to fire the people who lied to her or she’s a lying sack of shit.
My bet is on the latter.
My bet is on the latter.
There could be no more effective means to destroy the NATO alliance than to pit its ultimate guarantor - the US - vs the rest of the alliance. Ultimately, this is what Vladimir Putin sought by whispering in Trump’s ear about alliance members “not paying their dues” (a false assertion, but 1/X
January 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
There could be no more effective means to destroy the NATO alliance than to pit its ultimate guarantor - the US - vs the rest of the alliance. Ultimately, this is what Vladimir Putin sought by whispering in Trump’s ear about alliance members “not paying their dues” (a false assertion, but 1/X
Reposted
Langston Hughes still speaking to us...
June 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Langston Hughes still speaking to us...
The title of the speech?
Desperate Lies
Desperate Lies
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The title of the speech?
Desperate Lies
Desperate Lies
I feel like they are going to have to use a hook to get him off.
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I feel like they are going to have to use a hook to get him off.
His tone is one of desperation.
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
His tone is one of desperation.
Today (November 19) is World Toilet Day, according to the UN.
Time to flush the Orange Turd.
Time to flush the Orange Turd.
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Today (November 19) is World Toilet Day, according to the UN.
Time to flush the Orange Turd.
Time to flush the Orange Turd.
"They were careless people,… they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
From The Great Gatsby (h/t Heather Cox Richardson)
From The Great Gatsby (h/t Heather Cox Richardson)
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"They were careless people,… they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
From The Great Gatsby (h/t Heather Cox Richardson)
From The Great Gatsby (h/t Heather Cox Richardson)
The Nobel committee should immediately announce that any head of state initiating nuclear weapons tests will be permanently disqualified from consideration for the Peace Prize.
October 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Nobel committee should immediately announce that any head of state initiating nuclear weapons tests will be permanently disqualified from consideration for the Peace Prize.
Stamford CT No Kings
October 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Stamford CT No Kings
Perhaps, if the US paid its dues to the UN, they would have the money to fix the freaking escalator.
September 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Perhaps, if the US paid its dues to the UN, they would have the money to fix the freaking escalator.
Under Kash Patel & Bingo Bongo, FBI now stands for Fumbling Bunch of Idiots
September 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Under Kash Patel & Bingo Bongo, FBI now stands for Fumbling Bunch of Idiots
The Foreign Service promotion list came out yesterday. At least 10 of the 264 FSOs unceremoniously fired last month were on the list, proving that merit played no role whatsoever in the firings.
It was a purge.
afsa.org/statement-20...
It was a purge.
afsa.org/statement-20...
Statement on the 2025 Foreign Service Promotion Lists | American Foreign Service Association
For Immediate Release August 26, 2025 Contact: Communications Director Nikki Gamer | Cell #: (978) 884-0003 | [email protected] Washington, D.C. – The American Foreign Service Association congratulates a...
afsa.org
August 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Foreign Service promotion list came out yesterday. At least 10 of the 264 FSOs unceremoniously fired last month were on the list, proving that merit played no role whatsoever in the firings.
It was a purge.
afsa.org/statement-20...
It was a purge.
afsa.org/statement-20...
@joe-scarborough.bsky.social showing what a one dimensional thinker he truly is. He wasted 10 minutes of the interview with Chicago’s mayor insisting that he accept 5000 new cops. With a force of 14,000, that number, which he pulled out of his ass, would represent an increase of 35%.
August 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
@joe-scarborough.bsky.social showing what a one dimensional thinker he truly is. He wasted 10 minutes of the interview with Chicago’s mayor insisting that he accept 5000 new cops. With a force of 14,000, that number, which he pulled out of his ass, would represent an increase of 35%.
Zohran Mamdani should troll Trump by endorsing Trump’s forced US government acquisition of 10% of Intel.
August 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Zohran Mamdani should troll Trump by endorsing Trump’s forced US government acquisition of 10% of Intel.
Shorter presser : the summit was a nothingburger
August 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Shorter presser : the summit was a nothingburger
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This is Lentil, who crossed the rainbow bridge last night. He had the sweetest disposition. We miss him.
July 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
This is Lentil, who crossed the rainbow bridge last night. He had the sweetest disposition. We miss him.