March 27, 2023 Woman accused of killing partner in domestic violence incident streamed on Facebook A woman in Mississippi is being held without bond on charges of killing a man in a domestic violence incident, with the whole incident streamed live on Facebook.
March 24, 2023 TIMELINE: Trump reinstated from ‘permanent’ social media bans, but will that last? Donald Trumpās long, turbulent relationship with social media platforms has been on the up and up in recent months, but will it last? That question was raised over the past week.
March 7, 2023 ‘Boy Meets World’ actor Ben Savage trying to move from sitcom to Congress A former child star wants to leave “La La Land” to work in the nation’s capital. Actor Ben Savage has made it official he’s running for Congress.
March 2, 2023 Montana rep files bill to ban blood donations from people vaccinated against COVID-19 A lawmaker is worried about blood transfusions from people who’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19, so he filed a bill to end donations from people who got the shot.
February 2, 2023 Fast food restaurant tries banning teens, pays the price with poor publicity Sometimes there are dress codes to enter a place. Or age restrictions. And even requiring young people to have their parents with them. But one fast-food franchise may have taken the cake.
June 9, 2022 Beyond the U.S. Capitol doors – window, in one case – and the Florida rioters’ sentences Authorities say many of the Jan. 6 riot suspects ended up in handcuffs after friends and coworkers turned them in. Many also appeared in social media photos of the spectacle.
April 23, 2022 Deputies: Crisis counselor sent girl explicit pics, videos and asked for nude photos back A man who was supposed to be helping people who are struggling with thoughts of depression or suicide is charged with victimizing one instead.
March 21, 2022 Male prostitutes and porn on duty: Ex-girlfriend’s tell-all leads to PBSO deputy’s firing An extremely bad breakup led to a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy getting into deep trouble. His ex-girlfriend gave a laundry list of allegations to the sheriff’s office, which found he violated policy after policy.
March 11, 2022 DeSantis roundtable against Venezuela turns anti-Facebook, anti-Fauci Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable to rally against the U.S. buying oil from Venezuela, but election law, social media and Covid-19 got a lot of air time, as well.
February 15, 2022 ‘Operation Wanderlust’ ends with 2 girls safe, men arrested for sex trafficking One teenage victim of human trafficking is safe, and a potential victim has also been rescued, after a three-month undercover investigation fighting the online solicitation of minors.
November 5, 2020 Hey Trump! Call it quits or history will judge you even more harshly Two days have passed since the election for President of the United States, about a third of the 100 Senators and all 435 members…
May 1, 2020 Is Facebook facing the fact its Community Standards struck out with me 3 times in one night? If youāre a longtime reader, then youāve probably seen the phase I went through, ending articles with this phrase: If you appreciate what you…
November 28, 2019 To Thanksgiving, and the best TV episode ever dedicated to it This year, I reposted a Facebook memory from all the way back in 2018. It contrasts my good feelings about the holiday growing up…
October 18, 2019 Haven’t been in touch for a while. This is partly the reason. To those of you eager to read more blog posts here (this is blog #150!), and news on ThePhillyFiles.com, I’m temporarily sorry. No, I…
June 13, 2019 Adding my own few points to Nexstar’s ‘Digital First’ strategy The phrase “Digital First” is nothing new. Managers in TV station news departments have been saying it for years, but they really hadn’t practiced…
May 3, 2019 Lenny’s update, and the writing and posting you may have missed You may have actually looked at the homepage of this blog, CohenConnect.com, and thought I hadn’t been writing. It may have looked that way,…
March 16, 2019 Control of the media after the mosque attacks in New Zealand THANK YOU to the two new followers from over the past week, bringing the total up to 116. I hope you like what you…
January 22, 2019 Martin Luther King Day, a victim of the (official) Women’s March First off, yes, I may be a day late, but this is definitely not a dollar short! I wanted to make sure this post…
January 11, 2019 Anniversary means time to start something new It’s Jan. 11 and that means today marks four years since my very first blog post at www.CohenConnect.com. Back then, when I started, I…
January 7, 2019 Odds, ends and new beginnings It’s always good to be remembered, and hopefully being your last new year’s message of the year will keep some of my thoughts on…
January 2, 2019 Banned from Facebook pages twice in 2 days! Sometimes, interesting things happen when you read friends’ Facebook pages. I’m not talking about going to look on purpose, which I’ve done before. I’m…
December 12, 2018 Exposing hate, close to home (as if acceptable anywhere) My interest started when I was looking at my Facebook feed over the weekend and saw this post from a former coworker. Obviously, we’re…
November 28, 2018 Level-headed moderation needed now in The Birthplace of America Philadelphia is a great place to live. It has so much, so close-by: history, museums, sports. It’s walkable, livable, has green space. No, it…
November 4, 2018 Difficult week, from anger to sadness, as election approaches I don’t remember a seven-day period like the time since last Saturday. That’s when I woke up, turned on the TV, and saw what…
October 28, 2018 Not a good day for political thoughts, the USA as a whole I’ve known I had another blog post “due” before the election, if you know how I think, but too much on my mind and…
October 16, 2018 Political pondering, 3 weeks before Election Day The “game” of politics is no fun anymore. Discussing anything having to do with it used to be educating and entertaining, and sometimes enlightening,…
