Debra Rae Cohen

@debraraecohen
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Distinguished Professor of English Emerita, University of South Carolina; former co-editor, M/m; president, CELJ. She/her. Opinions emphatically my own.
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Debra Rae CohenOct 4, 2023
Show threadKim ScheinbergOct 4, 2023

@SaschaFreud
"more than half their caucus did compromise to get the CR passed on a bipartisan basis"

They did NOT "compromise to get it passed on a bi-p basis" they merely kept (mostly) to the deal they signed off on months ago. Why are they getting credit for the bare minimum simply because they constantly lower the bar?

I grew up with an abusive father so this shit just makes me crazy. Their "goals" (such as they are) do not in any way resemble our goals

How does @JuliusGoat put it?

Debra Rae CohenJul 24, 2023
Qasim Rashid, Esq.Jul 23, 2023
The MAGAs screaming "stop making everything about race" just repealed affirmative action, claim slavery benefitted Black people, ordered drowning of brown migrant kids, defied a SCOTUS redistricting order, & threatened to sue Fortune 100 companies for "anti-white" discrimination.
Debra Rae CohenJun 18, 2023
PwnallthethingsJun 17, 2023

In the past week, a lot of supporters for former President Trump have argued that the current administration has violated the norm against prosecuting former presidents.

The problem? That norm doesn't actually exist.

So I decided to dismantle it properly. Apart from anything else, criminal investigations of former presidents is probably a lot more common than you think:

https://www.pwnallthethings.com/p/there-is-no-norm-against-prosecuting

There is No Norm against Prosecuting Former Presidents in the United States

In the past week, many supporters of former President Trump have made an argument in his defense that his indictment violates the norm against prosecuting former presidents. There is no such norm, and there never was.PwnAllTheThings is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.

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Debra Rae CohenMay 7, 2023
MarmelMay 6, 2023

In the future, if not the present, an AI will be able to pre-program a tweet, spout or message from an NRA/GOP/MAGA that offers "thoughts and prayers" while commending first responders.

They won't even have to pretend to care.
They'll be in Cancun.
#Allen #AllentTx #ItsTheGuns

Debra Rae CohenMar 7, 2023
Jeff JarvisMar 7, 2023
"From the coverage, you would never understand how incoherent he sounds, how far divorced his statements are from reality, and how entirely abnormal this all is. Talk about burying the lead."
Timid media and GOP figures are again, dangerously, normalizing Trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/06/trump-cpac-media-gop-failure/
Timid media and GOP figures are again, dangerously, normalizing Trump

The ex-president gave an unhinged speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Most headlines evaded the issue.

The Washington Post
Debra Rae CohenMar 2, 2023
RIP the brilliant, recombinant, multi-generic Wayne Shorter. I hate 2023.
Debra Rae CohenFeb 28, 2023
Qasim Rashid, Esq.Feb 28, 2023

1869: Congress refused to seat Congressman-Elect John Willis Menard from Louisiana District 2 b/c he was Black

Today: SCOTUS approves extreme gerrymandered Louisiana map that gives Black people only 16% rep even though they’re 33% of voters

Systemic white supremacy alive & well.

Debra Rae CohenFeb 28, 2023
Karl(sad trombone enjoyer)Feb 27, 2023
Smith and wesson using a proud boy shirt in an ad is pretty on the nose. The fact a literal rightwing terror organization is being used to sell guns is… it’s telling and a serious problem. Fascism has seeped into everything.
Debra Rae CohenFeb 23, 2023
Max KennerlyFeb 22, 2023

we did it guys, we created a new gilded age

"By 2021, the top 1% income share has reached an all-time high of 27.4% much higher than the previous record of 23.9% in 1928"

https://eml.berkeley.edu/~saez/saez-UStopincomes-2021.pdf

Debra Rae CohenFeb 17, 2023
Parker MolloyFeb 17, 2023
Remember when NYT got rid of the Public Editor, a position that existed to respond to feedback about the paper's coverage and whatnot? And replaced it with, "Hey, readers can just use social media!" And then whenever they'd get criticized on social media all the reporters would circle around to accuse critics of trying to silence them? And then they told their reporters to pay less attention to social media, making it effectively impossible to question the decisions of the people at the paper?