Harvey G. Cohen

Author/historian (Duke Ellington's America, Who's In The Money?) musician/songwriter, Yankee in London, Sr Lecturer
Fighting fascists. Flying in Sky, same name

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

If you're voting mostly because of economic affordability issues in the upcoming midterm elections, don't vote for Republicans. And you shouldn't have voted for them in the last 40 years. FACTS:

[Steve Rattner @SteveRattner]

Since 1981, Democratic presidents have overseen the creation of 3 times as many private-sector jobs as their Republican counterparts.

Excluding Reagan, the net private-sector job growth of the past 3 GOP presidents is zero.

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

@king_moodyy yes but will future presidents want to even use it? the history that trump trashed illegally is what's most important IMHO

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

TRUE. But its also evidence of Trump's massive unjustified ego. He sees himself as bigger than the White House & its history, when actually he'll be seen as the least of presidents w/no positive accomplishments. I do not foresee future presidents using or keeping this monstrosity

[jezz @JezziiB]

I don’t think you understand how awful, ugly, and unecessary this money laundering Ballroom Bunker thing is.

THIS is the priority over your food, health, and housing. Wild.

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

@sawmillWill @Harvard1988 @samstein there's much evidence for trump and hegseth's disrespect for veterans. get real.

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

@king_moodyy hard to imagine a Dem in the White House living with that ballroom but we'll see

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

@conniewhitcher_ fair point

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

@Harvard1988 @samstein yessir am with ya

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

@milneice best laugh on twitter today

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

@VALUBULL28 @SenSchumer He's not as useless as Mitch but he should not be majority leader

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

Last week, just after the election, I expressed in a short tweet that @SenSchumer must not be Senate Majority Leader in the next Congress. It ended up being my biggest tweet in weeks. For context, here’s the top 10 reasons people feel strongly about this:
https://t.co/5vdymDZ7Sb

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

Special treat from Mali:
The last LP from long-time kora master Toumani Diabaté is coming in January, backed by his three sons--it’s dreamy and magical⬇️. Every Toumani album, especially the ones with his pal Ali Farka Toure, are worth hearing, treasuring.
https://t.co/Kw3UBWbSKu

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

How @LALakers went from being a legendary franchise owned by Jerry Buss for 33 yrs (half in the NBA Finals), to “becoming enmeshed w/entities under FBI investigation, reviled by the international sports community, shiny asset in a larger portfolio.” Sad.
https://t.co/JR2XpcFsUn

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

With a “shellacking” as bad as the midterm election was, Republicans are officially not changing any strategies, including Trump’s most unpopular actions. One of the reasons there was a tsunami was Trump went too far & voters snapped back. Cool with me if it also happens in 2028.

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

.@JRPsaki shows that even after @GOP’s worst election in 50 yrs, they are not changing ANY of their approach, esp. in selecting Stephen Miller & Jim Jordan as key leaders, people that historically divide and berate, not unite, Americans. Crazy in many ways
https://t.co/cWnt9wl3RJ

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

.@JRPsaki shows that even after @GOP’s worst election in 50 yrs, they are not changing ANY of their approach, esp. in selecting Stephen Miller & Jim Jordan as key leaders, people that historically divide and berate, not unite, Americans. Crazy in many ways
https://t.co/cWnt9wl3RJ

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

A landmark book that changed America. Influential on the Vietnam War.

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

Senator-elect @AbdulElSayed is particularly billiant on health care. Below, he explains a complicated problem so clearly and briefly. And you gotta dig his subtle imitation of @SenSanders' Brooklyn Jewish accent.

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

Some evocative gorgeous black and white photos of the 2-Tone and ska bands in the early 1980s by photographer Janette Beekman, most of these artists were such heroes to me as a young person and right now. And a young Sade also makes a memorable appearance.
https://t.co/7nhXn3HRvJ

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

Author Michael Lewis on his new book on the government workers & scientists that Trump & Musk sought to get rid of with DOGE, how they were the unsung “best among us,” curing diseases, many of them effectively fighting back against these MAGA/Musk cretins.
https://t.co/YIKlMYuXGB

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

.@PaulRieckhoff, today:
With “Hegseth, it's about politics, not nat'l security...defending his own ass...if Congress really want accountability, to stand with our troops on Veterans Day [tomorrow], start by getting rid of Hegseth” in House impeachment vote
https://t.co/C7bGBfhvlV

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

We’re finally finding out about previously secret “newly invented criteria” Hegseth used in firing of dozens of predominantly female & non-white senior officers in the last 2 years. Previously, he gave no reason for these abuses of exemplary officers.
https://t.co/8WcdlQrN63

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

Basically, if these exemplary officers ⬇️ supported diversity, or the Covid mandate, or had a connection to Gen. Mark Milley, or other non-relevant experiences, they were fired, but Hegseth did not have the guts to publicly say why. Now it looks like such decisions were illegal.

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

Am for impeaching Hegseth but unsure if Iran War should be the focus (which Trump mostly started). His management of Defense Dept should take precedence w/his firing of dozens of senior officers evidently because of gender & race, horrible treatment of soldiers on USS Lincoln etc

[Harvey G. Cohen @CultrHack]

If you want to understand the huge national security risk of Jensen Huang, head of Nvidia, having an affair w/head of Chinese internet company Megaspeed that could be a Chinese spy, they're explained well by experts⬇️. And Trump doesn’t seem to give a damn
https://t.co/N0Rkmg40fP