October 20, 2023 Swaying public opinion by releasing 2 of 200 hostages. Will the world fall for humanitarian Hamas? Hamas freed an American woman and her teenage daughter who they took hostage. A spokesperson for the Israeli army wants to make sure Hamas doesn’t fool the world.
October 18, 2023 BBC criticized for avoiding ‘terrorists,’ investigating reporters’ social media sympathetic to Hamas Reporting during a war is never easy but the British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, has come under fire for a decision it made and for some of its reporters’ social media activities.
March 30, 2023 ‘Blatant abuse of power’ say Republicans on Trump indictment, Dems: Not ‘above the law’ Republicans are coming to Donald Trump’s defense as news of his indictment by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York spreads. Democrats feel differently.
March 24, 2023 TIMELINE: Trump reinstated from ‘permanent’ social media bans, but will that last? Donald Trump’s 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.
August 12, 2022 ‘Now, the gloves are off’: DeSantis press secretary joins his reelection campaign Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ controversial press secretary will be working for his reelection campaign, rather than for the state.
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.
January 27, 2022 Kids’ acting apprentice arrested, admits fantasizing about ‘children in a sexual manner’ A man who police say worked as an acting apprentice at a children’s theater is under arrest after admitting he shared “nude photos back and forth online.”
January 4, 2022 DeSantis says Florida is a vacation hotspot, even for his critics Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s not surprised to see some of his critics visit Florida for a getaway.
December 5, 2020 Dan Rather: Raising a ruckus in a good way from Texas to TV, and now the Twitterverse You may not have heard much about Dan Rather lately. I don’t remember seeing him on TV except as a guest on NBC News,…
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…
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…
July 11, 2019 Netroots Nation’s national conference in town, and how I heard of it Lots of people interested in politics and next year’s Democratic presidential nomination will have their eyes focused on the Pennsylvania Convention Center through Saturday….
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 29, 2019 Would you want Mueller’s words about Trump said about you? Wednesday, special counsel Robert Mueller spoke out for the first time, saying he was resigning and closing down the special counsel’s office. His investigation,…
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 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 2, 2018 News starting out good but going downhill fast It’s a happy moment at CohenConnect.com. (Online definition of moment: “a very brief period of time.” The italics are mine.) September’s blog numbers were…
September 14, 2018 Eric Trump and his shekels I try not to go more than a week without posting something. Unfortunately, it has been 11 days dues to holidays that won’t be…
September 3, 2018 Labor Day weekend leftovers I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure you’ve had a busy week, between getting used to having your kids in school or planning what…
August 2, 2018 Cher’s surprise: Stopping by The Cher Show while it gets ready for Broadway Hi! This is Lenny with the first of what I’m hoping will be regular guest columns. Just use the contact form to let me…
July 17, 2018 More moderation in politics, not so in casting calls I’ve had a lot on my mind lately. There’s too much going on, between job stuff, the news and that last blog post I…
May 31, 2018 Where have you gone, Sasha Savitsky? I don’t know why TV stations (and networks) allow mistakes to remain without corrections but it’s certainly a disservice to viewers and readers. One…
May 29, 2018 The lousiness of laziness and liars I hate lazy people (and stupid ones, but that’s a blog for another time). I can understand being sick. Last year, I showed up…
May 25, 2018 Follow-Up Friday, plus David Hogg defeats Publix First, I want to thank you for all your reading. This is my 99th blog and so far there have been more than 14,100…
May 18, 2018 It happened again, and again There’s never a good time to write a story like this. We know there has been a school shooting in Texas, apparently between Houston…